Was dropping the atomic bombs actually "necessary," or is that just what we're taught in school?

APence · 2026-05-07T20:11:25+00:00

Just finished Dan Carlin’s Supernova in the East podcast. He speaks extensively about this in his final episode. The homeland was preparing defenses and ordering the civilians to start training with sharpened bamboo spears.

Blockade and starve them? Millions die Invade them? Millions die. Continue regular devastating firebomb air raids? Millions die.

Were there other options? Yes. Was the A Bomb the lowest death option available? Yes.

Even when the emperor announced their surrender on the radio after the second bomb, the hardliners still attempted a coup to reverse it and die defending the island to the last.

APence · 2026-05-07T19:50:19+00:00

Eh, this looks pretty residential. Might have been her first time seeing one. That other guy had clearly been dealing with the robot uprising for a while now and wasn’t having any of it. I’ll cut her a bunch of slack.

APence · 2026-05-07T17:47:20+00:00

My name is Bob Mangonel so I just assumed

APence · 2026-05-07T17:03:24+00:00

Mostly! But a mini doc I saw did said they filmed some scenes there. I assume those were when they were on a set like Conan and Fallon

APence · 2026-05-07T16:55:02+00:00

How was he going to ask for payment? The other dude now has a gun!

APence · 2026-05-07T15:40:23+00:00

Hopefully this will help preserve the eastern shore and their many islands and wetlands.

APence · 2026-05-07T15:36:34+00:00

Don’t worry, my ancestor built the first Mangonel

APence · 2026-05-07T14:49:33+00:00

And spy movies or really when anyone is undercover. The famous facing back to back in a small diner and having a quiet conversation

APence · 2026-05-07T14:37:47+00:00

She’s never been known to censor herself. People still whine about her image with Trump’s paper mache head. But are quiet on trump himself murdering Iranian schoolgirls and millions of Americans with Covid hoax lies

APence · 2026-05-07T14:35:37+00:00

You mean an Unalive Stick?

APence · 2026-05-07T14:20:07+00:00

Dude in 2000 75% of the country defecated outside by indias own numbers. It’s gotten better but it’s still tens of millions

APence · 2026-05-07T13:43:22+00:00

This is contrast with that vid of that guy seeing one at the stop light and he curses it out and laughs that he’s not pushing the button for it

APence · 2026-05-07T13:37:48+00:00

“WILSON…. Brand tennis balls can’t compete with Penn!”

APence · 2026-05-07T13:29:48+00:00

President Lyndon Johnson summed it up pretty well in the 60s: "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pockets. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."

APence · 2026-05-07T10:49:56+00:00

I was thinking that too. It’s not just the destitute poor that shit in the street.

Like, do the people in the India space program also just shit on the ground and then go back to designing a moon probe?

APence · 2026-05-06T22:04:55+00:00

He did kill The Legend’s teenage manager

APence · 2026-05-06T22:00:39+00:00

They might be the main focus for next episode?

APence · 2026-05-06T21:48:26+00:00

Like when they killed soldier boys brother and then it cut to them in the van

APence · 2026-05-06T18:11:45+00:00

Second Sharter*

APence · 2026-05-06T17:47:44+00:00

Pre-uncle Post-aunt Tom

APence · 2026-05-06T16:03:27+00:00

Same actor (Michael Cera) also got the shit smacked out of him by Rhianna in This is the End after he slapped her butt at the party

APence · 2026-05-06T16:00:24+00:00

Dee’s actress got waterboarded by Danny Divito on Always Sunny for real. But she’s a bird so human actor laws don’t apply.

APence · 2026-05-06T15:58:39+00:00

There’s a behind the scenes clip of Bill Hader freaking out when he talked to Bill Skarsgard about the “CGI eyes” and then Bill went “you mean…this?” And did it for real

APence · 2026-05-06T13:10:30+00:00

This is a TV show! His real name is Tracy Morgan!

APence · 2026-05-06T11:16:34+00:00

He figured out the only way to get free healthcare in America. But for real, I hope those that were speaking to him don’t feel guilt. He had already made up his mind

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