Because the people making the decision are the same ones who are a bad day away from being judged.

It’s because fascists always have to be right and be the strongest. So strong that any resistance means destruction and the only path of survival is to fall in line.

He insisted the attacks destroyed key enriched uranium stockpiles, despite Iranian assertions that the material had been relocated before the strikes.

Trump dismissed the leaked intelligence assessment in question – which suggested the strikes only temporarily disrupted Iran’s nuclear development – as incomplete and biased.

Not only is he not as strong as he says, he looks downright weak. It’s personally dangerous to his image and is a test of power to those within the GOP. He needs complete loyalty so others will follow his orders without question. But the question is now “is it worth it?”

And there were real believers within the GOP who wanted to avoid WW3 or a nuclear engagement only to see AIPAC have more pull than actual Americans in the deployment of American muscle. Trump needs to keep those stragglers in line or risk having a shattered party that can’t do anything but in-fight over the next 3 years.

He’s fighting this so hard because this is a fight for his future.

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The administration running the country are terrorists who target people, domestic and foreign. Please don’t blame the people.

When business is the world’s first priority, why does it come as a surprise that people don’t feel like bringing an innocent life into the orphan crushing machine?

I haven’t heard of this (outside of whatever happened 200 years ago). Which western nations are doing what?

But Nazis need necklaces. It’s tradition!

I wanted to be a nerd but I can’t even geek. I’m more of a dork.

So the guy who is trying to clean up the country from spies in high places is now getting public friction from the entrenched establishment parties… Sure does sound like a hive of scum and villainy.

Western Imperialism these days is the US, Israel, and Russia

This is what happens when Putin kills the caterer.

I can’t use Linux because I can’t get the medication I need to read through the documentation. I am literally unable to focus on pages of details on my own and it’s crippling. If any issues come up, like trying to get an nVidia card to work, I can’t get through the help documents.

Linux is unhelpful by being so open. As much as folks don’t like rails on their operating system, it helps some of us get work done. I want to like Linux and have a laptop with Mint but it’s wireless card needs drivers and finding relief is non-existent.

You need new friends

Private enclaves? Looks like building shaped pinatas full of everything my community needs to survive all stuck behind the decisions of one person.

A nugget ice machine. Nuggets ice is the perfect chewing ice - not too hard it will crack teeth, even consistency unlike crushed ice, firm like tight packed snow. It’s like chewing on frosty heaven.

But it’s absurdly expensive for what little it does. At least a couple hundred dollars for a counter top ice maker that does nothing but make perfect ice.

Authoritarians don’t care about what the hoi polloi think.

We had one cat and didn’t expect a second but it was a conversation that we had started and expected that maybe the first cat was alone and sad when we left for work (in the long ago era of 2013, a pre pandemic life). Given that the shelter was locally well respected we took a look and, yeah, it’s risky but that’s the nature of impulse purchases!

A cat. In line at the pet store for kitty litter and saw a literal pile of kittens near the check out. Turns out that the local shelter was having an adoption day and my partner found a black cat that immediately nuzzled into her shoulder and the little kitten motor purred so loud it sounded like snoring. They bonded in that moment and have been best friends for the last 14 years.

Is this so the loans secured with X stock can’t be called in, forcing Elon to sell the collateral to pay back the loan?

Sure seems like a bullshit business move to retain control of Tesla.