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  • My very lay-person understanding is that generally there is a level of shit each country accepts, e.g. election meddling, hacking or taking of political prisoners as it is part of the “standard affairs” - and will respond to non-forcefully. (Please don’t see me as advocating or trying to downplay these activities, they are abhorrent).

    In order to respond with force or war, a lot of prep needs to go in to make sure that the action will be supported by enough allies to both achieve the goal/s and deal with any possible fallout from retaliation.

    I believe the EU and its allies sees that a war response to Russian meddling may bring in China more actively into the picture and the US may not come to back them up (unless China decide to re-take Taiwan). OR they see the long-term economic damage to Russia as significant enough to achieve long term regional impact.

    Therefore, the EU may not be confident of opening up conflict unless forced to.

    IMO Russia’s actions in the EU are a clear test of the EU’s boundaries and willingness to retaliate.




  • Could they be line processionary caterpillars? If so, their hairs can cause severe issues (including blindness).

    I typically avoid caterpillars in the wild, especially hairy ones.

    You can contact your local health/environmental agency and request an ID from a professional. Where I live it normally takes a day or two and they can confirm if it poses any danger.













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    I absolutely seethe when I see shit like this. It takes literally 18 seconds on dial-up internet to check if this info holds true, yet still it’s pushed forward as a “victory”.

    The stock is 70% up in the last 12 months and the minor drop can barely even be considered a meaningful move, let alone a correction…

    I absolutely cannot understand the value of this bullshit. Do people really need this shit to feel like the fight is worth it?