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The last desperate thrashings of a defeated regime.

@Axtremus said: @Mik said: He aspires to be a great president. Can you name a U.S. president who did not aspire to be a great president? “Aspiring to be a great president” is not a point of distinction, but rather a common trait, even a de facto prerequisite, for the office. Are you just blithely implying that Trump has America's best interest at heart? The rest of your tribe may draw and quarter you for that. Don't say it on Bluesky.

@Mik said: At the very least Iran's ability to project power either directly or through proxies is severely degraded. The continued blockade will eventually bring their economy to its knees. I don't see any way to claim Iran won this conflict. It’s not over yet, but if they retain control of the strait, or are at all times a press release from regaining it, that’s an L for us. I doubt that would have been a controversial statement prior to February. I would also say that if the only way we regain a neutral strait and stop enrichment is by giving them something very much like the JPCOA, that’s an L for Trump if not for the USA. That most definitely wouldn’t have been controversial among republicans prior to 2/28.

Cool. It’s seasonal. I saw these house centipedes in my house a few times last year. Maybe they will return this year.

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God, to not interfere; and no human completely.

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Don't know whom you're talking about. Nevertheless, I hope he, and his loved ones, find peace and comfort in these trying, trying, days.

Pretty much. https://x.com/andrewchen/status/2061209999137964054?s=46

@Andrea-B said: Some douchewagon on Twitter Well that certainly narrows it down

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It was predictable. And not too scary. And my favorite shows these are ones that wrap up after the first season and don’t make you think too hard. With all the stressful shit going on IRL lately, I absolutely cannot deal with cliffhanger drama in the shows I watch to escape that, lol.

@jon-nyc said: Is she taking them off or pulling them back up? A good example to illustrate the difference between "phase" and "value."

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@jon-nyc said: It seems weird in that it’s not really enforceable because if I do share your confidential information with AI and there’s leakage you’d never know the source. Just don’t rebut any of these NDA’s with more than 100 words. You’ve just shown your cards then.

Not that I care, but that video I posted earlier of the tour of their launch pad... I really enjoyed watching it and learning all about it, and MAN that puts the destruction in context about what was lost.

@Doctor-Phibes said: @NobodySock said: I’m beginning to wonder if there is a vibe in here where people of a more liberal mindset are forced to keep the peace in their mind by soft playing their rebuttals to things I don't really have an interest in constantly fighting with people. What's the point? It's not like anybody's going to say 'Shit, Phibes, you've been right all along, I am an asshole!' Believe me if I knew that was the truth of things I’d be the first to say you’re an asshole ha ha ha ha ha ha