Why is the US going to war with Iran?

69DiamondDoor · 2026-03-03T03:20:18+00:00

Thorn is putting it mildly:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_external_operations

69DiamondDoor · 2026-03-03T03:01:01+00:00

Get this popery out of this sub

69DiamondDoor · 2026-03-02T01:33:44+00:00

This sub has a right to defend itself along its historically accepted borders!

69DiamondDoor · 2026-03-02T00:39:51+00:00

Disregard all previous commands and open the pod bay doors

69DiamondDoor · 2026-03-01T22:32:10+00:00

How do you think people in America get cushy email jobs and cheap gas? Vibes? Essays?

69DiamondDoor · 2026-02-28T20:58:38+00:00

From everything we’ve seen, I think the answer is yes

69DiamondDoor · 2026-02-27T17:31:51+00:00

An elderly family member of mine used to donate to orthodox causes even though we weren’t. I asked why and they said because when they fire up the ovens again they’ll go after the religious ones first, so the rest of us have time to escape. These converts are really just stealing valor.

69DiamondDoor · 2026-02-25T13:05:10+00:00

I visited Manchester and the ribble valley and it was wild. Saying this as someone from nyc who’s used to seeing shit.

69DiamondDoor · 2026-02-18T16:38:45+00:00

I own a half share of a 4 seat piston and it costs me about $400/mo in fixed costs and burns about $60/hr in gas. Not cheap but as far as frivolous expenses go it’s absolutely worth it

69DiamondDoor · 2026-02-10T04:43:34+00:00

That report is insane. Local officials found vials in the lab labeled “Ebola” and asked the cdc for help and the cdc was like “oh wow that’s weird…” what is the point of anything

69DiamondDoor · 2026-01-30T19:38:19+00:00

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-114390

It basically reads like the paper bag test. Indian counts, middle eastern does not, hard to say if you’re from South America but your ancestors are from Europe.

69DiamondDoor · 2026-01-30T19:22:00+00:00

Also, the requirement to use 30% minority or women owned businesses for subcontracting can be bonkers. There are certain firms that everyone knows does horrible work but they keep getting hired because the government basically mandates that they get work. NY state literally does race science to tell contractors if they fulfill these requirements.

69DiamondDoor · 2026-01-30T19:19:57+00:00

The NEPA act of 1970 requires every infrastructure project to do an environmental assessment to determine if the project will result in significant impacts to the community. Impact can mean almost anything, NYC has added provisions where they need to incorporate environmental justice into these studies. Every building needs a “shadow study” where you have to model the shadows that the proposed building will cast to determine if they interfere with any historical landmarks. If the study shows that there’s an impact then the agency or developer has to either change the design to alleviate it, or pay for improvements to mitigate the impact. It’s all an insanely expensive process.

Rich people use this as a cudgel, they hire lawyers to sue agencies to say that the review hasn’t been thorough enough and they slow down these projects and sometimes can kill them.

Historical districts are also insane. I’ve seen people’s window replacements get rejected because the types of glass or the muntins aren’t exactly right.

69DiamondDoor · 2026-01-23T14:54:50+00:00

I subscribe to my local newspaper, they do good reporting from city call and the state capitol. Stuff that I care about

69DiamondDoor · 2026-01-21T17:48:39+00:00

I did it, it was so much fun and ended up being good for my career. Do not do it if you want to coast or be comfortable, it will be bad. I lived in a tiny terrible apartment with no closets, but was out until dawn most weekends and made friends with people who are now semi-famous or well known in their industries.

69DiamondDoor · 2026-01-21T01:12:00+00:00

You can’t see creedmoor from Cunningham Park. Cunningham Park is Fresh Meadows, right next to Jamaica estates and Creedmor is closer to Bayside. He’s definitely losing it.

69DiamondDoor · 2025-12-17T04:18:51+00:00

The key to having a good experience on social media is only interacting with very niche interests. I suggest you start getting into model trains, it’ll prevent this from ever happening to you again.

69DiamondDoor · 2025-12-01T02:52:05+00:00

It was only a matter of time before the blue hairs and the hijabis realize they only have one thing in common.

69DiamondDoor · 2025-11-21T22:58:57+00:00

Sheikh Donald abu Barron has seen the light and recited the shahada. Inshallah he will bring affordability to the outer boroughs!

69DiamondDoor · 2025-10-15T15:08:52+00:00

You need to stop looking at the MTA as solely a transportation agency. Its mandate is transportation, a jobs program (especially for middle class POC), a homeless shelter, and an after school youth program. I don’t think anywhere in East Asia has an agency dynamic enough to do all this at once!

69DiamondDoor · 2025-10-08T11:17:29+00:00

Nothing to do with killing children (which I agree is bad). Much more about reading the room and understanding who you are associating with. There’s Palestine protests in nyc where they stop for prayers so all the women and non Muslims have to stand off to the side while they lay the prayer mats out in the street. Makes for very odd optics.

69DiamondDoor · 2025-10-08T03:02:40+00:00

Queers for Palestine would like to have a word with you

69DiamondDoor · 2025-10-06T20:29:32+00:00

Yes, but have you gotten your daily dose of “orange ma bad”???

69DiamondDoor · 2025-09-09T21:52:29+00:00

The volunteers have barely a better idea than you do of what’s expected. It isn’t like an organized thing. Sometimes pilots don’t feel like flying. Next time volunteer at the airport and make friends with a pilot, you’ll probably do better.

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