The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
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The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
9hr ago
It's the batshit Islamists who have the populace behind them, even if the elites are more moderate.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
9hr ago
Jordan and the UAE are monarchies (like the Saudis), so they don't necessarily align to the preferences of the people. I expect Bosnia and Indonesia just haven't reached bottom yet.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
10hr ago
As long as Israel and their western support bloc shows absolutely no love or friendship for the Persian people, they're not going to throw the Ayatollah out and replace him with western moderates, they'll replace him with a hopefully more competent Ayatollah.
They follow Islam. They're not going to throw the Ayatollah out unless he's too liberal for them, which isn't going to happen. Islamic people like Islamic government, the stricter the better.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
11hr ago
You're in Finland, though, where the 4-lane divided highways are signed at 100 km/h or less... and some of the 2-lane undivided ones are signed at 100 km/h too. And unlike the US under the double-nickel, most people obey, company vans notwithstanding.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
11hr ago
Does Gaza value the life of a Jew equally to one of its citizens?
Probably, if you consider absolute value. They'd definitely accept more than one Gazan killed in exchange for killing a Jew.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
11hr ago
How long after sunrise or before complete sunset do you need to turn on headlights
Meh, my car has auto headlights; whatever it does is close enough. As for the rain, there's no legal requirement so long as I don't turn on my windshield wipers, but I stick to auto there too (tempting as it would be to maliciously comply by wiring it up so turning the wipers on turned the headlights on, even on intermittent, I haven't)
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
11hr ago
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LOL no
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Nope. But at least look!
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They should be treated as minimums in most conditions.
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No, there are other reasons to ride in the left lane and cutting you off or riding your bumper is obnoxious though occasionally acceptable (e.g. if you're forming a rolling roadblock by riding alongside someone in the right lane)
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Eh, maybe feel a little guilt
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No, what's good for me is good for them
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
15hr ago
Are the traumatic memories of life under the Shah, fifty years ago, really still so fresh that the Iranian people will continue to roll the dice on the Ayatollahs?
No, but Islam is that powerful.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
15hr ago
I know the Persians are a civilized people, so they may not resort to brute force violence.
LOL. You know, the storming of the US embassy and the ensuing hostage crisis is in fact within living memory.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
19hr ago
We didn't have Lockerbies for a long time before that.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
20hr ago
Aside from Puerto Rico and Hawaii, I'm pretty sure the climate is unsuitable for cocoa. It appears there is commercial cocoa production in Hawaii and Puerto Rico (also the Virgin Islands and Guam), and also some basically hobby growing in South Florida. I was talking about crops which are grown in the US now, though. Get rid of migrant labor and cereal grains aren't going anywhere, but a lot of fruit might become too expensive to grow in the US.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
20hr ago
Indeed, once you're outside an urban grid, there's often only one road (or two, where one is a limited-access highway) which goes where you want to go without going WAY out of your way. If you want to go from e.g. Urbana, MD to Hyattstown, MD (both suburbs of Washington DC) on a bicycle, MD 355 is it. Mostly two lines, mostly narrow/nonexistent shoulders, speed limit varies from 40 to 50 but mostly 50mph.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
20hr ago
Because the Mexicans, even if deported, can simply walk back.
Why would they be deported? If there's work, we can hand them a temporary visa and they work. If there isn't, no visa. And if they want to work at things not covered by these visas, they can walk in illegally regardless of whether these visas exist.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
21hr ago
This may be true for some goods (say, anti-matter-powered light bulbs), but it seems highly unlikely that it is the case for food.
It could be true for certain crops grown in the United States though.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
21hr ago
So, zeroing out of welfare and massive reduction in taxes too?
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
21hr ago
No first world citizen wants a job for 6 months and then ??? for the other 6.
There's a lot of seasonal work in the First World, construction perhaps being the most common.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
21hr ago
Yeah the last time we did regime changes in Iran it had such great outcomes!!!
The US never did regime change in Iran; the US supported the regime, and it lost.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
21hr ago
I think the US is trying to play good cop/bad cop here. Trump's pretty much gone out and said "Negotiate with us or deal with their wrath."
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
21hr ago
This appears to be a private Israeli news organization, not the Israeli government. It's pure speculation anyway.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
21hr ago
So clearly telegraphed that Iran failed to notice anything and kept their VIPs in high-rises instead of bunkers?
So clearly telegraphed it was on X and wire services (which is as close to an actual telegraph as you're going to get today, considering the etymology). If Iran wasn't paying attention, that's on them.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
1d ago
I'm fairly sure there were some dissolute losers living large on their wives wealth, even if that wasn't the usual case.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
1d ago
In an ideal world we'd fly people in from the Nigeria, India, etc and fly them back with a fat stack of cash from US wages, but the US won't do that.
Why is that better than the traditional solution of using Mexicans?
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
1d ago
Aella is rich; she could easily afford to support a kept man or a house husband if she wanted, as countless men have done for their wives and mistresses throughout history.
It's not like the reverse is unknown; "huge tracts of land" isn't just a euphemism for boobies.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
1d ago
In this case, refusing to enforce the law while actively tyrannizing lower levels of government and citizens who object appears to be quite viable.
Yes, but they already did that and they'll do it again regardless of what Trump does.
Iran killed any of the old less-Islamic elites who didn't get out while they could. But the populace supports the Ayatollahs. In less batshit Islamic countries, there's always a struggle against popular more-batshit Islamists. Iran doesn't have that problem because they occupy the batshit pole.
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