What does "being followed" mean? I do not think that anyone says that this flight was strictly a commercial flight.

Taiwan offers a reward to mainland Chinese pilots who defect. Even in the 1970's they were offering about USD $1MM in gold to the pilots.

I seriously can not believe that he is going to Venezuela and Iran for oil…

@Larry said in That was a valid point from Trump...: @taiwan_girl said in That was a valid point from Trump...: Yes, saying what would have happened if Presdient Trump was still president is impossible. On on side, President Trump (in my thinking) moved the US back more into an isolationist type of mentality. So, President Putin would have probably done the same thing, maybe even earlier, thinking that the US would have a minimal response and would not have wanted to get involved at all in another foreign conflict. US relations with NATO countries were strained also On the other side, President Putin may be like a lot of criminals - he thinks he is the smartest guy in the room, so he doesnt really care what is happening outside the bubble of Russia. He is going to do what he is going to do, regardless. How you manage to miss so much astounds me. I am glad I am able to astound you!

Works for me...

@George-K said in This is what leadership looks like: (contrarian hat on) OK, DeWine is probably a good and reasonable man. What this story describes is undoubtedly a good thing, and he deserves praise for his efforts. But... Leadership isn't about doing the easy thing. It's about doing the difficult thing. This decision is, though absolutely correct, easy. He did the right thing, and bless him for that. (contrarian hat off) He got his disagreeable reps in during the first year.5 of the pandemic.

Sorry for my impertinent remark earlier today. It could have been much, much worse. He could have put the dog on the top of his car... ...or eaten it.

She's full of shit anyway. No self-respecting man would appear in public with hair that frizzy.

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McDonalds is still paying its Russian employees. They're just refusing to distribute Big Macs to Russian junk food junkies anymore.

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It should indeed be illegal to try to harm Americans for their political views or who they do business with. The idea of lawyers trying to shame other lawyers is just surreal.

All the scientists will tell you that that’s no way to propagate the species, but now that science has been debunked in a post COVID world, I’d say it’s worth a shot.

We need to make sure it is not.

@taiwan_girl said in Where has Covid been the most deadly over time?: So the colors are which party controls the state? Hopefully we can do this for everything going forward. It's such a useful way to categorize a disaster like this.

@jon-nyc said in Wendover Productions: The Failed Logistics of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Excellent video. This outfit always does a good job explaining stuff, like why airliners don't fly faster, etc.

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