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Yep, and evidence/arguments have been posted throughout the thread already.
February 13, 2023 at 14:20
... isn't up to you to decide on others' behalf. :grin: Ordinarily, people, including children, would mask up in public social settings, not at home f...
February 10, 2023 at 22:35
Median price of hepatitis C drug Harvoni (Statista) Cost of Insulin by Country (World Population Review); insulin was developed by a Canadian and a Sc...
February 09, 2023 at 06:48
There are various factors at play. You don't want to wait a couple of years for studies to come out when there's an outbreak. Besides, masking up isn'...
February 08, 2023 at 23:04
Despite USA's larger military budget, Toti opines: Who is the sleeping giant now? — William Toti · The Hill · Feb 7, 2023 Something odd about the US.....
February 07, 2023 at 23:21
Belarus leader says he has been asked to seal a non-aggression pact with Ukraine — Andrew Osborn, Mark Trevelyan · Reuters · Jan 24, 2023 Seems unlike...
February 05, 2023 at 19:42
Can we compare a (toy) heaven and a (toy) universe? We know our world; I guess heaven would fall back on definitions/uses. Religions often enough have...
February 05, 2023 at 18:56
There's something weird or off about the greater good theodicy. If it's for the greater good, then what business have doctors/researchers/psychiatrist...
February 04, 2023 at 04:10
Another of those sorts of reports: Ukraine: Russia sending civilians through landmine fields to find safe routes — Jerusalem Post, Reuters · Feb 1, 20...
February 01, 2023 at 21:37
Putin says military must stop Ukrainian shelling of Russian regions — Mark Trevelyan, Alexandra Hudson · Reuters · Feb 1, 2023 (well then ... no, not ...
February 01, 2023 at 19:26
Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity — Sprouts · Oct 15, 2021 · 5m:58s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww47bR86wSc
February 01, 2023 at 18:33
Let's see what comments if any this can generate: — Mearsheimer (paraphrased): Everyone should have known that Putin would have Russia attack Ukraine ...
February 01, 2023 at 03:20
Putin's Russia has been regressing ? :/ An off-the-books mercenary army is gaining power in Putin’s Russia — Zachary B Wolf · CNN · Jan 30, 2023 Insid...
February 01, 2023 at 00:26
Well, there are some degrees I guess... outlawed (punishable by law) loosely illegalized (can/will always find something?) censored out suppressed (li...
January 31, 2023 at 23:58
What's with all the "Lite" beer in the US anyways? Do they also have "Miller Strong"?
January 31, 2023 at 20:05
"Hello, old friend." they write: • Scientists Are Reincarnating the Woolly Mammoth to Return in 4 Years • Woolly Mammoth De-extinction Project & Proce...
January 31, 2023 at 20:04
Apparently, some are making a buck off the war with computer games: Battlefront: Black Sea Ukraine Defender Squad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNyK...
January 31, 2023 at 00:26
Apart from mercenaries, sociopaths, dictators, ..., I'd think most share the sentiment. What does that translate to, though, in real life, social life...
January 30, 2023 at 21:14
Isn't this more of an objection to most political/societal systems, except anarchy (maybe)? Defenders don't really have much choice, as attackers do. ...
January 30, 2023 at 17:43
:fire: :up: (you made me disturb the house)
January 30, 2023 at 16:31
War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine By the way, until now at least, Ukrainian areas have had better (international) coverage by teams o...
January 29, 2023 at 22:17
, what we have is a long thread (+ newspapers :smirk:) with observations, including and not limited to Crimea. Filtering most out in assessment and at...
January 29, 2023 at 16:24
Jocaxian’s time definition (pdf) — João Carlos Holland de Barcellos · Jan 27, 2023 The publisher seems a bit shady. At least the article is short.
January 28, 2023 at 05:53
Nah, , no need to artificially limit an assessment/evaluation like so. And we take what we have when trying to better understand the attacker/imposer ...
January 28, 2023 at 01:19
Not relevant. Nope: You missed: EU on government reshuffle: ‘We welcome Ukrainian authorities taking corruption allegations seriously’ — The Kyiv Inde...
January 26, 2023 at 23:04
I didn't feel anything. Anyone? :) Earth’s Inner Core: A Shifting, Spinning Mystery’s Latest Twist — Robin George Andrews · The New York Times · Jan 2...
January 24, 2023 at 22:17
It's clear with tunnel vision, otherwise not so much.
January 23, 2023 at 14:42
, check news, what do you think they've done and continue doing? Ain't going to keep repeating, but may add updates I suppose (spraying bombs, spreadi...
January 23, 2023 at 14:30
It's comments like these that make me take them less seriously here. (Sanctimonious indignation or something?)
January 21, 2023 at 20:37
:D Let's stick to the topic at hand (pattern (rhetoric): quote from original ? reword (more generic, different scope, whatever) ? comment on that inst...
January 21, 2023 at 19:04
Simple enough moral starting point: the invaders ought to go home (mercs included). Agreeable?
January 20, 2023 at 22:37
, could be just about anything I think (plus combinations), greed, demagoguery, populism, propaganda, rhetoric, grandeur, perception/promotion of ethi...
January 20, 2023 at 22:25
, just some observations... Individual serial killers do theirs and may not need any more reason than impulse. The more people around, the more of tho...
January 20, 2023 at 17:31
"There are various estimates of the number of victims of the Spanish Inquisition during Torquemada's reign as Grand Inquisitor. Hernando del Pulgar, Q...
January 20, 2023 at 05:00
, well, a thought experiment of sorts, imagine if Torquemada had acquired logistics/resources we know of today, more power. I'm thinking cruelties wou...
January 20, 2023 at 03:59
Probably more complex, is my guess. Neurotic homo sapiens... With more communication, mobility, exposure, whatever, crazy spreads as easily as healthy...
January 20, 2023 at 02:58
If there was a discernible explanation for existence, then that would exist too. There can't be another reason for it all, for existence. And... Never...
January 19, 2023 at 03:30
, nah, just upfront, transparent, cooperative (regardless of the Frump thing going on).
January 18, 2023 at 07:39
I guess they have a point https://twitter.com/itsJeffTiedrich/status/1612822742729908224 https://twitter.com/RachelBitecofer/status/161292780865705164...
January 18, 2023 at 03:01
:up: (oh hey, good to see you back)
January 18, 2023 at 00:57
(reported elsewhere, adapted by me, as the topic has come up prior in the thread) Ukrainians figure out how to take down Russian bombs: On Dec 30th th...
January 17, 2023 at 20:52
A 1919 comic predicts cell phones: "We shall certainly be 'rung up' at the most awkward moments in our daily lives!" Verified. :)
January 17, 2023 at 19:37
The infamous Whisky War. :) The Meuse conflict was resolved easier than the San Juan wetland conflict, but at least Nicaragua abides by UN's verdict. ...
January 17, 2023 at 19:31
Controversies... Putin Thanks Church for Supporting Ukraine Invasion in Christmas Message — Evan Gershkovich, James Marson · The Wall Street Journal ·...
January 15, 2023 at 17:28
So take the arbitrary border between Russia and Finland (1300 km or something). One side of that line is ruled by a ruthless autocrat. The other side ...
January 14, 2023 at 17:58
Sure, , just keep any tunnel vision at bay. NATO has also helped dull national attention to defense. Switzerland and Sweden have a tradition of neutra...
January 13, 2023 at 21:27
Kremlin rule isn't really that...attractive... Hundreds of Russian doctors sign open letter asking Putin to ‘stop abusing’ Navalny — Elena Giordano · ...
January 13, 2023 at 19:43
You mean in general, no such thing? If you mean the same in all respects, then sure. Yet, a good lot of Ukrainians have come together against the inva...
January 13, 2023 at 18:48
Maybe not that surprising. Hacked Russian Files Reveal Propaganda Accord With China — Mara Hvistendahl, Alexey Kovalev · The Intercept · Dec 30, 2022 ...
January 12, 2023 at 21:23
It's starting to look a bit like the CSTO is failing, in some ways at least. Russia has been a sort of deterrent within the alliance against conflict,...
January 11, 2023 at 19:01