Ukrainians aren’t brown, though.

That was such a good episode - I think the first episode during my first rewatch since it first aired when I realized this show had more of an edge than I remembered.

It would be easier to just let us all know you didn’t read the article.

At the time [product launch in 2022] he was bullish about the Zone’s chances: “After six years in development, we’re excited to deliver pure air and pure audio, anywhere.”

Ironically their timing was almost spot-on for COVID… I could see these being somewhat useful for air travel, for example.

Well, there are “plans” and then there are plans. I’m certain Canada has a “plan” for military operations against the US should that be necessary, but we aren’t planning it.

The USA was already not a serious country but this is so pathetic that it wouldn’t make it into a movie script for being too far-fetched.

Cognitive dissonance is deeply uncomfortable and most people will double down on whatever will validate their priors rather than face a preponderance of sources that contradict them.

Not surprising since one of his kids is enby and he seems to actually care about being a good parent. Still nice to see and hear, though.

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Who could have foreseen that the guy who said “I’d love to be a dictator” is doing dictator things? Certainly not the 77 million people who voted for him.

Also, the actual usage manuals for these things state that… you are not to fire them directly at someone closer than approximately 200-400 feet, what you are supposed to do is fire them at the ground at a shallow angle, such that they bounce or ricochet upward at a shallow angle…

This is incorrect, but a very widespread misunderstanding.

Guidelines from the Geneva Human Rights Platform suggest that rubber bullets should be directed at the lower body (the guidelines actually caution against “skip-firing” or shooting at the ground first, because it makes them too unpredictable). The potential for a rubber bullet to ricochet, Heisler explains, makes for a dangerous situation. https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/rubber-bullets-cannot-be-used-safely

Never heard of Zed, trying it out now… I"m not sure I’ve ever seen such a responsive GUI app. Crazy.

That’s awful - Colombia seemed to be finally turning things around.

You really like metaphors.

Your question is in no way different than asking why Muscovy has a right to the various regions that make up Russia, or why the Han should rule over what we call China, why Turks should not be kicked out of Anatolia, Arabs out of the Maghreb, or why Canada should not be turned over to the various first nations who were here first. I could at least respect that kind of moral consistency. However, when the rules are defined so that only one country in particular falls under their purview, I have to wonder if there are any ulterior motives.

My arguments for or against the existence of Israel are irrelevant. If they’d asked my permission I’d have said no, but it exists, and any argument where it must cease to exist is in the worst possible faith. If you consider Israel to be the only colonialist country in the world, I think you’re simply an antisemite looking for any fig leaf you can find.

Those mobile goalposts seem very convenient. I may have to get a pair.

It’s actually true. 56% of Americans are “partially illiterate”, which explains a lot about the state of affairs in that country.

In 2023, 28% of adults scored at or below Level 1, 29% at Level 2, and 44% at Level 3 or above. Anything below Level 3 is considered “partially illiterate”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_States

I assume you also advocate for the dissolution of Russia and China, on that same basis?

Ooh here she comes… Watch out boys, she’ll chew you up!

Wiping Israel from the map is technically a way to stop Palestinians from “being oppressed in Israel”, but it isn’t a good one.