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A severely senile and incompetent leadership would encourage aggression even more. When did you think the Russian aggression was initiated?

Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. Are you saying Obama was senile?

Russia invaded Georgia in 2008. Are you saying GWB was senile?

Fact is, Russian aggression towards its neighbors has never really stopped. I'm not sure it matters to them who is president in the US.


Don't be disingenuous. I said "senile and incompetent".

> Don't be disingenuous.

I am completely sincere.

> I said "senile and incompetent".

Okay, so answer the question: are all us presidents in the last 20 years, in your opinion, senile and incompetent? If so, what is the point of your comment in saying "When did you think the Russian aggression was initiated?"


Russian aggression technically started with the Annexation of Crimea in 2014 during President Obama's 2nd term.

While I do think Biden was fairly incompetent as a leader, the strategy adopted was probably the best option given the poor circumstances: wait and see if Ukraine could repel the initial invasion, then fund the resistance to draw Russia into a stalemate.


No, it is not. Instead of allowing the one-time Covid emergency spending to expire, your guy kept spending at that level. It will take time and effort to undo all that damage.

This sounds like an entry in the garbage can of excuses your side will use once he fails to implement the improvements that his voters were promised. Biden only had 4 years and a very strong opposition, with Trump he has a more "efficient" government full of yes men, having all three branches of government, plus the popular vote, there is no excuse anymore.

That underground vault of yours - where perspective and nuance are apparently on lockdown - must feel cramped in there with you juggling all these convenient talking points and doomsday predictions.

I invite you to finally come out in the sunlight, and get reacquainted with the real world—where things are never quite as simple as picking up a magic wand and saying ‘No excuses’

You may be tempted to keep the treasure trove of recycled grievances handy though. Just don’t be surprised if the rest of us have moved past the idea that entire policies can be passed overnight by waving a presidential scepter.

The rest of us might still be stuck here dealing with pesky details like budgets, compromise, and, oh... reality.

You should try emerging and enjoying a breath of fresh air; rumor has it oxygen can do wonders for one’s outlook.


Trump literally wants to buy Greenland.

Reminds me of the Tuareg peoples.

An idea that looks good on paper but can be disastrous in reality. Interconnected systems increase exposure to cyber threats.

Cyber security is a huge concern irregardless of if the grids are national or international.

IMO the novel challenges are:

(1) too many borders with too many opportunities for corruption

(2) Coronal mass ejections become an even bigger issue than already (impact goes from regional to global)

(3) Literally only China is making enough aluminium for this, and nobody's making enough copper or superconductor


Not just cyber threats. Just ask Estonia how much electricity they are currently importing from Finland.

We already have hundreds of millions of people on connected electricity grids. Loss of a few interconnections would not lead to catastrophic failure of the whole system.

Don't put your infrastructure on the internet.

and small systems with no decentralized redundancy can fail catastrophically, what's your point?

We have have far more recent examples of the former rather than your hypothetical musings.



The study found that strong endorsement of liberal postmodern beliefs - such as skepticism of absolute truths and emphasis on subjective experiences - was significantly associated with left-wing authoritarian tendencies.

This included support for progressive ideologies such as censorship and revolutionary measures to address social inequalities.

Notably, the research contrasted this contemporary form of postmodernism with earlier iterations from the 1960s and 1970s, which broadly rejected authority in all domains.



Orkut was one American social network that barely had any American content because it was taken over by Brazilians.


I clicked the link wondering if it would be about this "Arnold the Cat" or perhaps related to Simon's Cat:

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316638111


That reaction is due to the recent app updates, but the device has been solid for years. Even after the update fiasco, it is still a great appliance.


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