In what way is Ukraine a battering ram? All the issues you point to are internal issues in Ukraine (even if we were to believe that they are NATO backed). I never heard a Ukranian backed assault on Russia (until after Russia invaded). Even if we believe everything you claim none of that indicates a planned attack on Russia.

Best case you’re arguing that Russia is making a pre-emptive strike because they believe there is some external threat from Ukraine in the future, but that seems kinda weak.

So I understand the point you’re making about NATO vs Russia.

But with Ukraine, all the events you point to are more akin to civil war/civil unrest. I don’t see how that directly conflates with Russia’s invasion being just. Especially since there is little evidence of Russia directly suffering from that unrest and all evidence points to Russia actually fanning the flames of that conflict leading up to their invasion.

The thing that’s extra backwards is that if you’re claiming Russia’s war is just, by those merits Israel’s war is more just. Iran’s government has repeatedly called for the annihilation of Israel and it’s not even disputed that they provide funds for Hezbollah and Hamas. Not to mention Israel has actually been invaded in recent history.

I don’t think either is just, but Russia’s stance is more tenuous than Israel’s, which is why this graphic seems to be pushing a narrative more than anything else.

Okay, but what’s the justification for supporting Russia from that perspective, what makes that war “just”.

Yet again, very damning and revealing of his character, but just a statement (so no evidence the event actually happened) and also about a married woman (not underage girls).

https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/donald-trump-2005-access-hollywood-tape-what-was-said-b6d9d7

If you want harder evidence it’s better to look at the court cases - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_sexual_misconduct_allegations. The number of court cases, the evidence brought up through them, how they were handled, and the mysterious circumstances some were “resolved” is what gives the access Hollywood tapes their weight.

I mean, if you’ve got hard proof of the pedo stuff please share.

As for the rape, I think he was found liable in a civil case where the burden is less than in a criminal court. Looking into it he was found to have sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in a civil case. However there is a sworn deposition from his first wife’s 1989 divorce disposition in which she states he raped her (Source), however that was never prosecuted.

I personally don’t need more evidence than that, but sadly America doesn’t seem to be swayed by this kind of information.

The pedo stuff is still not “proven” and things like Iran he’s still somewhat removed (was it him vs hegseth, was it intentional). The thing with this is it is unabashedly in the open and he’s the one directly calling the shots.

Not saying that it makes it better or worse, but there is no whitewashing it. He’s directly paying himself and his cronies from taxpayer dollars, he’s literally saying it himself.

Typically we judge people on how they handle the event and not the event themselves.

Trump isn’t blamed for covid, but how he handled it. Biden shouldn’t be blamed for inflation (it was bound to happen given covid spending), but how he addressed it.

Not to mention, the affordability crisis were facing is not the the result of any one president’s or congress’ actions, but a consistent systemic issue with both.

If you look at food insecurity year over year, it seems like the 2021 trend was probably more tied to inflation than anything else (as you can see it plateau when inflation leveled off) - https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us/key-statistics-graphics

I would argue Biden was doing a lot more for the people than Trump is currently. The real issue is that proper policy takes time to enact and sometimes longer to have an effect.

Yeah, if you look at many stats things started getting worse under Trump, accelerated due to Covid, then peaked midway through Bidens term, and continued to get better until Trump took back over. Under Trump most stats have stagnate or gotten worse (inflation, wage growth, debt, etc.).

I’m upset that Honor Among Thieves wasn’t considered a bigger success, it was a lot of fun.

Yeah, the article only compares “all occupations” and their flagged “AI sensitive - healthcare” which is a terrible comparison. Anyone paying attention to the job market knows that Healthcare has been basically carrying the job market recently. A fair comparison would exclude Healthcare on both sides. I suspect without Healthcare in the “all occupations” we’d see low to negative growth too.

Basically, the job market has been stagnant and/or shrinking in everything except Healthcare. When everyone is tightening their belt, sales/secrataries/assistant roles will probably feel it first.

You’re not paying attention if you think this is him backing down. This is probably even better for him as it gives his allies a slush fund to ensure the midterms or at the very least ensure their continued support.

He isn’t due anything for the leak, it did zero reputation harm and he had promised to release the anyways.

I mean, there is a history of a lot of nations doing this.

Came here to day the same thing. They’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but Stanley Parable is a great example of a walking simulator that’s a great narrative game. I’d argue FireWatch is a pretty good game too.

Tax bills are congress, the FCC is the executive. So, one requires bipartisan support, the other can just be decreed.

No, just a typo the article says 600,000 or 600K

It took Google a year to sell over a million pixels when they released, they didn’t even hit 600,000 sold in their first 3 quarters (looking at all of North America) - https://coolest-gadgets.com/google-smartphone-statistics/

So 600,000 people putting down a $100 deposit for a terrible phone is definitely suspicious.

I guess I was thinking of companies with an international presence, or did Worldcom exist outside of north America?

Damn, I didn’t realize it was still that high. I know that yahoo finance was big for a long time, but figured that had finally passed.

I guess I wouldn’t count that as dead then.

Risks are only for those who play fair. I’m not sure if there is anything Trump and his family could do that would make them actually face consequences, besides maybe loosing the midterms.