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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • Wiping Israel from the map is technically a way to stop Palestinians from "being oppressed in Israel", but it isn't a good one.

  • I agree with doing that, but there are lots of unironic "from the river to the sea" people out there.

  • Some people won't be happy until Canada has boots on the ground and starts knocking down buildings in Tel Aviv.

  • Rotten

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  • I don't get it either, beyond the Shakespeare connection (which has nothing to do with dead fish). Dos this relate to current events somehow?

  • Great - Ontario already behaves like it's the center of the universe, and now this

  • I'm guessing you use Firefox? It's much better at evading that tracking.