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It’s not a “trope” if it’s true.

Yes. I dug in! It’s the difference between hearing and listening, looking and seeing. Just noting that hundreth monkey is on their own timeline.

Exactly.

Okay but every time anyone posts anything historically accurate, .world goes "lies!” ffs, they’re down to denying that h Hitler was defeated because of Russia and can’t bring themselves to write the opening line of “First They Came,” as a Lutheran pastor originally wrote it. Yes, we’re not only that unaware of history, but that propagandized.

I don’t think the populace does.

Beyond satisfying scientific curiosity, the discovery could have practical applications. Some organisms in the “ship goo” appear to be methane producers, potentially useful for biofuel production

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There should be no veto power and states* that export violence and their proxies should have no place on any human rights councils.

He recalled his father’s words: “Independence is not a gift. We cannot import democracy or revolution; we must create our own. What works in the United States may not suit Burkina Faso. Venezuela has chosen its path, and each country must decide what is best for its people.”

If only the global West could innerstand and overstand this.

You make me laugh, and I need that, so thanks! I’m sure your analyses are closer to accurate than my best guesses. I suppose what government or economic system states call themselves (or what media calls them) mean fa anymore. I’m not sure if we live in a post-truth world, or always have and it’s just so glaringly obvious, only those really emotionally invested in their illusions and those without mental capacity to identify them (whether through overwork and other stresses or direct learning/developmental disabilities) insist otherwise. Maybe most fall somewhere between those points, I’m certainly not as informed as I prefer.

I’ll have a look tonight or tomorrow. My project hours are all over the map, right now, which means my neighborhood and household obligations are, too.

Cheers!

Is there nuance for Iranians? Russians?

Eta: Kurds? Syrians?

Is there no form of conscientious objection there?

To the best of your understanding, is this correct?

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/shia-shi-a-muslim-countries.html

What’s going on with Azerbaijan?

The day after the KSA agreement, some YT channel was claiming this was going to usher in world peace. I had to earbleach with some Jeffrey Sachs after about ten minutes of this nonsense.

Well that and built in chemicals like pest control which aren’t great for health. I know prioritization is necessary, and I also have to think adverse chemical effects are amplified by harsh conditions and age factors, but I’m not a biology expert, so there’s that. I just hope the choices aren’t between short term malnourishment and long term cancer.

The article mentions the GMO controversy, then says the seeds are adapted to the climate of Sahel. Don’t hybrids tend to revert to one of the parent’s genetics after a generation? Would these seeds not have to be GMO? I’m intrigued!

Food sovereignty is paramount.

They’re not going to stop. I think they plan to genocide and take the land of all the Levant, then on to Iran, Russia, and China.

Your English is fine. The same words often evoke different mental images from one person to another. Sometimes I have trouble distinguishing when to embrace literal meanings and when to go with the general gist of words. Thanks for addressing my comment, a gentle reminder for me.

Google went live in 98? First Arch in 02?

Also look at what percentage of voters switched parties.

I became aware in the last 2-3 years of the nineties, but I was always drawn to places that discussed these things.