Yeah, Reagan was always talking about small government, and then he blew up the deficit with unchecked spending. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

All countries spy on each other.

I definitely agree about being more worried about the US spying than China though.

I’m too old for either but I think Billie Eilish is a bit more substantial?

It might still be the best place to work in Cincinnati, in spite of the horror stories. 😉

Experts aren’t yet sure why colorectal cancer has risen in younger people, but Siegel said it’s an example of the “birth cohort effect”. That people born after the 1950s face heightened risk “tells us that there was some exposure, some risk factor that was introduced in the middle of the 20th century that’s increasing our risk of this disease”, Siegel said, “and it’s increasing the risk more and more with every subsequent generation.”

This blood thirsty guy doesn’t care about murdering people, but cares about photos that are not flattering enough? Jesus Christ.

So Iran is perfectly rational in trying to build nuclear weapons.

“We have a plan that I think is going to be fantastic. It’s going to be released fairly soon.”
- Trump discussing his health care plan in 2017

I joined the Democratic Party in 2016 so I could vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary. I’m still waiting for the day I showed up and cast my vote for! 😅

Helaas ben ik te lang om de nachttrein te genieten. Ik liever een lange dag met lekker lezen en relaxen in de trein.

It shows the evolution of the empire.

At some point the need for casus belli disappears and then the wars of pure domination begin.

ELI5 please?

This is amazing, thank you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_2002

Funny, my mom told me about this years ago but didn’t mention that it was about Iraq or Iran.

We don’t even know what it is. How can we lose?

I think the observation is that this is a short term market panic and not any true change in the cost of gas.

You do realize that Iraq and Iran are not the same country, right?

A lot of TV have a USB port and can play directly from that.

This is amazing. Thank you!

They could pass a law making it clear that there is no emergency power that would allow the President to interfere with elections.

The President would veto the law.

Congress could then overturn the veto

The US already invaded Cuba, so…