fuck, I havent read one of those in decades. good times

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Astro Bot is amazing. Probably not worth the price of admission if it is the only one you care about, but nevertheless a great game.

Well he’s not wrong

e: source of information is a Der Spiegle article

https://derspiegel.substack.com/p/we-must-not-leave-ukraine-and-volodymyr

Like…butt stuff?

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No. Stop doing that.

There is no Department of War. The Dept. of Defense is named in law and would have to be renamed by Congress. Renaming it without Congress is unlawful and using any taxpayer money for it is likely illegal.

Correct. It would take Congress to change that, which it seems like they wont get. Hence, the attempted name change is unlawful and - to the extent that they use DoD resources to do it- it is also likely illegal.

Unflavored usually means “no added flavor.” In English I would use the word “flavorless” to mean something that literally has has no flavor. Meanwhile, as an example, if a food does have vanilla added, it would be appropriate to call it “vanilla-flavored.”

(visiting from c/all)

Thank you for writing this, it resonated with me, despite my never having been to Wales. One could replace the names and much of this would be spot-on analysis for Appalachia (a mountainous and largely rural region of the US, a few hours West from DC.) It seems we face many of the same challenges.

No, you are mistaken at least to some extent. I work in an adjacent field to those mentioned.

There are definitely groups like that (legal aide) which are not scams; I work with them regularly, so I know with certainty that some of these groups help clients attain their desired outcome in cases where they otherwise would not have prevailed. These groups dont usually charge nearly enough to offset a lifetime of benefits from a Federal agency… which is the end goal in many such cases.

So theyre not all garbage. Unfortunately I dont really know how to tell them apart at the outset, though, and listing the ones I know would quickly ruin any persec I may have here.

In my (professional) experience, people with expert help do tend to have better outcomes when dealing with the federal bureaucracy.

I just want to reiterate: if you or a loved one are attempting to overturn an unfavorable decision, (e.g. by the VA regarding disability,) it pays to have help.

I just did the exact same with Pea Protein Powder. Then I compounded the mistake by trying it plain … disgust. Not sure how to use it up now.

US wardefense secretary

Despite their bullshit lies, neither Hegseth nor Trump possess the authority to rename the Department of Defense. Their attempts to do so are unlawful and we should not kowtow to them by using it.

edit: to be clear, it is established in law and therefore making the change would require another law passed by Congress.

And turmeric… oniony Fish curry. It would remind me of my countless months living in various extended stay hotels.

It is a bit different but people unfamiliar likely wouldnt really be able to tell the difference. You’d still want to strain it out probably.

What do you mean? Capaldi is still the Doctor and no one will convince me otherwise.

You didnt miss much. They were very forgettable.

Completely normal.

Sometimes constraints can be paradoxically freeing, especially in the context of creative endeavors. Perhaps you might relax a bit because it is in the corner and thus perhaps less important. Or some such.

Russia is running out of money and bodies to throw at this war. His populace is tired of it and finally starting to show cracks in support at the Duma.

Putin desperately needs Trump to hand him a win so he can claim a victory and quit while he has his most important war goals achieved (illegal annexation of Crimea, along with parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zhaporizhzhya.)

I am willing to bet he would accept the current front lines, if it comes down to that. Sure, he’d rather have the entire Donbas, but he hasnt managed that in 11 years, including 3 years of full-scale war. Now all he can do is make it more painful for the rest of Ukraine in the hopes they will capitulate. He must really not understand Ukrainians at all. They wont quit, as long as Europe is in Ukraine’s corner. Hence his renewed attempts to bait Europe.

Because he is at an impasse in Ukraine, I believe Putin wants to provoke a broader conflict in Europe, in part to serve Xi’s long-term needs. A Europe forced to send all their missiles and artillery shells to Ukraine isnt going to be helping to defend Taiwan.