I thought the exact same thing! At the time, I’d heard rumors that the entirety of USSR’s air defense was smoke and mirrors. This isn’t helping to refute those decades old rumors, if there is anything to refute.
I noticed my mental health was having serious issues due to climate issues and had to step away. I keep tabs somewhat, try to do what little I can, and hope somehow things will turn around. Years ago, I didn’t see any way we would see our way safely through the Cold War, and then out of nowhere it was over. I see no way out of climate disaster, but hope somehow out of nowhere a solution will present itself for this one, too. That’s the hope I hang on to, and it helps me.
Then again, with that same theory, he could just eliminate Congress altogether before the voting starts for impeachment. Or place specific justices on house arrest before they vote. Basically, the idiotic idea of a president not beholden to laws is mostly the same as a despotism if the “president” wishes it to be.
Yeah, fair enough. Especially the SC/Constitution-doesn’t-matter-anymore thing. Geez. What a mess we’re in.
Personally, I’d love to see a future Buttigiege/AOC ticket, but I’m not sure how well that would work in a general election. Who knows in 4 years, though?
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is preparing fresh sanctions for Iran, vowing that the U.S. “will not hesitate” to inflict economic punishment in response to the Islamic Republic’s unprecedented attack on Israel....
I wouldn’t go so far as to say they were defending themselves, but they certainly earned the right to a retaliatory strike. Whether the obvious ineffectiveness of their strike was a bug or a feature is up for debate. I, personally, think they knew what they were doing.
As for the sanctions, from US politics, there are a few countries who can never do anything correct, e. g., Iran, Cuba. And one that can do no wrong, e. g., Israel. It’s asinine, but that’s how it is.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ’ office potentially violated state laws on purchasing, state property and government records when it purchased a $19,000 lectern for the Republican governor that’s prompted nationwide attention, an audit requested by lawmakers said Monday....
Steal $19,000 through buying overpriced office equipment with company funds from a friend who takes you on a fine Parisean experience with the profits? Yeah, boy!
It’s not as simple as people pretend. But not all that complicated, either. 65 was the “full” retirement age before law changes in the 80s. For most workers today, it’s 67. But wait! The amount you will get per month from social security depends on 2 things – how much you paid into the system, and what age you actually are when you retire. You can start collecting at 62, but it will be considerably less per month than if you retire at the full retirement age. And to confuse things more, you can keep working until 70(?) and the amount you will get continues to increase every month, so I’m not sure why full retirement age is 67 instead of 70.
Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature reserve with “unique biodiversity.”...
I mean, if they pull it off, I’ll be impressed, but it seems like the “why?” is something they should answer before this project is undertaken. Sure, it could be used to power a moon base or something else, but I would expect that need for a power source to be the lead, not the power source. And if they don’t really know why yet – it’s an extremely expensive solution looking for a problem.
I never thought I’d be grateful to the Alabama Supreme Court for anything, but now I am. With its decision deeming frozen embryos to be children under state law, that all-Republican court has done the impossible. It has awakened the American public, finally, to the peril of the theocratic future toward which the country has...
It’s a paraphrase from a Patton quote. I don’t have the exact quote readily available, but the gist is, “The objective of war isn’t to die for one’s country, but to make some other poor bastard die for his.”
Anyone recall how Trump harped on Biden being too old in the last election? And now he’s older than Biden was then? It drives me crazy that the demented fool Trump thinks he’s a spring chicken relative to Biden, when they’re practically the same age. Oh, and all the other things drive me crazy, too. Trump is my 1 star Uber driver to crazy town.
The Republican Party's man inside the Supreme Court (www.vox.com)
A Ukrainian sport plane drone just flew 800 miles (1300 km) into Russia to blow up an oil refinery (www.forbes.com)
It’s the deepest Ukrainian drone strike of the war, so far...
Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere | Experts issue warning after finding global average concentration in March was 4.7ppm higher than same period last year (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/9388627...
I hope some of you get the reference (lemmy.world)
Jadayupara, the largest bird sculpture in the world. (lemmy.world)
To be found in Kerala, India...
If presidential immunity is absolute..
Could Biden order Trump’s execution and win the next election?
Democrats who investigated Trump say they expect to face arrest, retaliation if he wins presidency (www.cbsnews.com)
Scoop: Treasury to green-light new Iran sanctions after Israel attack (www.axios.com)
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is preparing fresh sanctions for Iran, vowing that the U.S. “will not hesitate” to inflict economic punishment in response to the Islamic Republic’s unprecedented attack on Israel....
Audit says Arkansas governor's office potentially violated laws with $19,000 lectern purchase (apnews.com)
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ’ office potentially violated state laws on purchasing, state property and government records when it purchased a $19,000 lectern for the Republican governor that’s prompted nationwide attention, an audit requested by lawmakers said Monday....
Israel’s Brutality Is Increasing—and So Is Its Denialism (www.thenation.com)
A human rights monitor documented the sniping of at least 13 children in and around Shifa Hospital, all between the ages of 4 and 16.
Trump's coming stock bust (www.businessinsider.com)
The House GOP just gave Biden’s campaign a huge gift: Roughly 80 percent of House Republicans just lined up behind a plan to cut Social Security and ban all abortions (www.vox.com)
Donald Trump would be on track to win a historic landslide in November — if so many US voters didn’t find him personally repugnant....
A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds. An extermination is planned (apnews.com)
Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature reserve with “unique biodiversity.”...
Israel says it is trying to 'flood' Gaza with aid (www.yahoo.com)
Russian space corporation says Moscow, Beijing plan nuclear power plant on moon (www.aa.com.tr)
Let’s Thank the Alabama Supreme Court (www.nytimes.com)
I never thought I’d be grateful to the Alabama Supreme Court for anything, but now I am. With its decision deeming frozen embryos to be children under state law, that all-Republican court has done the impossible. It has awakened the American public, finally, to the peril of the theocratic future toward which the country has...
Veterans Burn Their Uniforms at Vigil for US Airman Aaron Bushnell (uk.news.yahoo.com)
'I Think We Should Kill 'Em All,' GOP Rep. Andy Ogles Says of Palestinians in Gaza (www.commondreams.org)
How Israel turned a teacher into a traitor (www.972mag.com)
A preview of FOSS video generative AI (youtu.be)
Here are some links from the description of the video:...
Biden v. Trump: The battle over who’s too old, too forgetful or too confused (www.politico.com)
To Slash Carbon Emissions, Colleges Are Digging Really Deep (www.nytimes.com)
A growing number of colleges and universities are using deep underground pipes to heat and cool their buildings without burning fossil fuels....