I did not mean to imply any moral equivalence between Iran and the USA.
Iran is a genocidal apocalyptic religious autocracy. It is dangerous to modern civilization. The USA is (at present though less so recently) a liberal pluralistic Democracy, where the excesses of one person or group tend to get moderated.
They are not the same.
Yes, that is exactly what this is.
It is simultaneously true that:
AND
So... a typical member of the faith-based community. Not a member of the reality-based one.
Trump says that the UK is "very well protected". You know why? Because I like them," Trump said, and Starmer laughed.
Ah.. the Whoever The King Likes doctrine of international relations
The murder-to-save-babies community is entirely faith-based
Despite having nuclear weapons and not being a party to the NPT, Israel has never threatened to use them.
Unlike Iran and most of its neighbors which threaten to destroy Israel every chance they get.
The USA is splitting. It is not about Republicans and Democrats anymore, nor is it really about Conservatives vs Liberals.
It is about the Faith-based community, versus the Reality-based one.
Personally I want to be on the side that has science and vaccines and no Invisible Friend in the Sky.
Isreal: "This is the start of a weekslong campaign"
Isreal, day 1: decapitates military, destroys air defenses
Day 2: Now able to fly with impunity, strikes military and energy targets in broad daylight
News media, day 3: "Isreal has failed to totally end all Iranian nuclear efforts!"
Guess what Trump's Tarriffs and trade war against literally every other country are only just getting started.
The stagflation is quite possibly upon us in a matter of weeks
Illegal, maybe. But... Unjustified? Maybe the author is unaware of Isreal's recent divulgence of Iran's plan to sprint for a nuke while its militant religious zealots in Hamas and Hizbullah are hobbled? Or how openly the mullahs state that they will use it?
Fun fact: the Freedom From Religion Foundation is also party to the suit
matrix
IMO getting Matrix's UI to work like apps people are familiar with is an order of magnitude less effort than any other option, and possibly an order of magnitude better than other options in terms of meeting the design goal of private messaging.
OTOH I don't make UI's 🤪
I've been in Signal chats with Tulsi Gabbard's staff.
And no ofc it's not that impressive. They used the app during the Dem Primary campaign trail so all the campaign volunteers used it to coordinate.
Back then I thought she would be a charismatic Dem that could win against Trump -- when none of the Dems (esp. not Biden IMO) seemed to have a chance.
Back then she was inclusive with her political rhetoric. She was the only candidate on either side whose primary message was:
Respect the other side as people, and try to understand their point of view
OMFG I wish I'd hear that from politicians more often. Or ever.
Please forgive me. I was like 9 years younger back then and Tulsi hadn't gone MAGA.
I like how they cut Texas off at the 'nards
Spectating can be fun but the real enjoyment comes from being an active player
The only crypto worthy of the name
Windows
Tea
Umbrellas
An easy peertube + Ghost spin for content providers could probably be a viable business model
In a social media post, the president mused about redirecting $3 billion in research grant funding that his administration has frozen or withdrawn, but he gave no details.
the president mused about redirecting $3 billion in research grant funding that his administration has frozen or withdrawn