Russia Moves to Expropriate Homes in Occupied Regions — Ann-Dorit Boy · DER SPIEGEL · May 7, 2024 Centrally organized land grab, a contemporary Kremli...
The barber paradox is also related to the Epimenides paradox ("damn Cretins") and the liar paradox. "You shall be careful with self-reference." I'm gu...
Some politainment: 'MAGA communism' derided as 'deranged fringe movement' – but it's winning converts — Travis Gettys · Raw Story · May 24, 2024 It's ...
, wait, that's (5,7)(9) propaganda in your book? No wonder you see propaganda and conspiracies everywhere. :grin: Especially against Putin. :chin: Try...
Figaro shaved Bartolo, but not Rosina though she didn't shave herself, at least I don't think she did, but what do I know — no matter, in a universe w...
It was an attempt to converge acceptability, not a recitation of an old proposal, but to revise bits, hypothesize, and derive whatever therefrom. :D H...
Russia shuts down Trump's brag that Putin will free jailed reporter if ex-president wins (— Matthew Chapman · Raw Story · May 23, 2024) Russia denies ...
As of typing, PlushForums is a bit skimpy on documenting supported formatting syntax. Most can be found (or reverse engineered) via the formatting opt...
I was just thinking of history books. Extreme examples could be: the Holocaust was unjust offense, the imprisonment of Jeffrey Dahmer was just defense...
, peace, more accommodating than the original, protection of people (was raised by the Kremlin), would show bona fide interest rather than neo-colonia...
A suggested revision of Ukraine's Peace Formula: 5. Donbas and Crimea to become free transparent independent democracies, under UN supervision (Europo...
, well, it's trivial to find examples of unjust offense and just defense. Anyway, I was trying to convey differentiating offense and defense, as oppos...
So, something is missing here. Is there such a thing as a just offense, and such a thing as a just defense? Heck, while at it anyway, what about an un...
Dozens of stars show signs of hosting advanced alien civilisations — Jonathan O’Callaghan · New Scientist · May 10, 2024 I find that quite speculative...
FYI, published a year ago, has takeaways: Kennan Cable No. 82: Putin’s Home War: Imperialism vs. Economy — Marsha McGraw Olive · Wilson Center · May 2...
Hmm Can't quite figure out if that's a :down: or a don't know or a :up: Leaning towards reading your comments as a :up: which is the most common anywa...
How far does this go I wonder... How about yourself, would you choose death before homicidal self-defense? (due to immorality of homicide) If they com...
, critique or (supposed) prophecy? Should such a time come, "hungry nice fascist/authoritarian powerhouses" would appreciate similar sentiments toward...
Incidentally, who do you think is eagerly trying to help that along? :D Thus sort of making full circle, well, in part at least? ? Virtual Hatred: How...
Telling a fine story as usual, @"boethius". :) Are you referring to the May 2014 gradual switch, observed in polls? 1991 · Ukraine-NATO relations star...
Attributions toward artificial agents in a modified Moral Turing Test — Eyal Aharoni, Sharlene Fernandes, Daniel J Brady, Caelan Alexander, Michael Cr...
Zooming in to individual persons, can homicide be justified? Self-defense is typically said to justify killing in some or many cases, where are the bo...
Foreign interference in Ukraine’s election — Jakub Kalenský, Laura Galante, Maksym Eristavi, John E Herbst, Geysha González · The Ukraine Election Tas...
Should anyone be interested ... The End of the Dark Universe? A new “post-quantum” theory of gravity says we can wave dark matter and dark energy good...
There are some vague similarities between Netanyahu and Putin, like their versions of lebensraum and destruction/killing to get it, Putin being heavie...
FYI, some events surrounding the 2014 election that Poroshenko won, plotted into a timeline of sorts (attached). The May 22-26 attacks were considered...
They don't know the charges (yet), so this ? is about that there may be upcoming charges, regardless of what they may be (and the justification thereo...
Apropos: The Simpsons in the 1950s — demonflyingfox · Apr 28, 2024 · 1m:7s https://twitter.com/demonflyingfox/status/1784553566495023180 I wouldn't ca...
UK Foreign Secretary gets together with Ukrainian most wanted man in public, for support. Meanwhile, Starbucks was renamed Stars. :D (? vague reminder...
Mercenaries ... Cuban mercenaries fighting for Russia eliminate their commander: report — TV Poland World · Apr 28, 2024 Earlier ... Putin signs decre...
Someone handed me this report, haven't had time to go over it yet, maybe someone will find it worthwhile The Corruption of the American Mind: How Fore...
Folks, there's bad more or less across the board, or, let's say on "both sides" here. Continuing to just point out the bad on "the other side" got rep...
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