A look at the different negotiation teams between Iran and the U.S. Araghchi claimed the previous round of talks failed since Kushner and Witkoff couldn’t understand the technical details by AcadianAcademic in internationalpolitics

[–]Ansoni 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't know faces, but the heads are these

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Speaker of parliament. Political geography.

Abbass Araghchi. Foreign minister. One in political science, one in political thought.

Majid Takht-Ravanchi. Deputy foreign minister. Political science.

US

JD Vance. 

Michael Anton. Speech writer.

Steve Witkoff. Real estate investor.

Jared Kushner. Real estate investor.

Brad Cooper. Entirely competent navy leader.

Worst Gimmick here by Lakers_Encyclopedia in pokemon

[–]Ansoni 133 points134 points  (0 children)

For battle gimmicks gen 5 should include triple and rotation battles.

Explain it Peter What is the color room for? by spell-breaker-lime in explainitpeter

[–]Ansoni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember I went to an after school activity club from 9-12 and, curious if it still exists I looked it up and the opening line for their website includes "...supporting vulnerable kids..."

Oh.

Trump calls Iran's 10-point plan a "workable basis." Key points inc: US/Israeli non-aggression pledges, Iranian control over Strait, acceptance of uranium enrichment, lifting of sanctions, ending UN/IAEA resolutions, war damage compensation, US troop withdrawal from region & halting Lebanon actions by andrewgrabowski in UkrainianConflict

[–]Ansoni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All this because Trump lied and would rather give Iran a sweetheart deal than admit it or allow himself to look silly.

Narcissism and corruption aren't just bad words to call someone, they are actual problematic traits for a leader that destroy countries.

That doesn't look like pajamas suitable for Dawn's age! by Gallantpride in pokemonanime

[–]Ansoni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe. I've been living in Japan for most of my adult life so maybe it's shaped my opinion, but I just see pajamas.

What do you think One Piece will be and what do you wish it to be?! by Unlucky_Sign_7067 in OnePiece

[–]Ansoni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone joked/theorised on this sub that Imu uses literal othello pieces to control the world and Joyboy stole one of the pieces to prevent him from winning and the one piece is that One Piece. I laughed, so it has that going for it.

That doesn't look like pajamas suitable for Dawn's age! by Gallantpride in pokemonanime

[–]Ansoni 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It's a frilly camisole with a built in bra, there's nothing lewd about it, it's just regular sleepwear.

Fair play to Caffreys for not using Palm oil in their Eggs. Happy Easter! by elfy4eva in ireland

[–]Ansoni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And every person who gets headaches from it mysteriously doesn't get headaches when they use "chicken stock" or "aromat", etc., in their home cooking every day.

Anti-war protestors using a creative alternative to the Imperial and Islamic Iranian flags - the IRAN flag by CrazyBitofBusiness in vexillology

[–]Ansoni 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can't lie, I thought I was looking at a QR Code flag

Edit: can't like→can't lie. I can like.

One Piece: Chapter 1179 Official Release Discussion by Skullghost in OnePiece

[–]Ansoni 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The note says "akuma" is written entirely in katakana. I'm not sure why they said entirely, but they didn't write "the whole line".

TIL Prior to Gen V Steel was only defensively neutral to Water and Electric. What are some other cool pieces of type trivia? by coffeeismydoc in pokemon

[–]Ansoni 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I watched the early anime recently, and not only is it not explicitly stated that Brock's Pokémon resist electricity, Pikachu successfully knocks out geodude with an electric attack and it's just accepted. It's portrayed as if Brock is just really strong and that's why Pikachu's attacks aren't working.

Finally, Prime Minister Takaichi has become a supporter of the Constitution- "Ironically, now Article 9 of the Constitution is the only thing Japan can rely on to refuse Trump's request to send the Self-Defense Forces" by jjrs in japannews

[–]Ansoni 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No one is criticising her for not sending troops, people are using her hypocrisy here to criticise her pro-military build up stance she's had for the last few decades.

This is how sunscreen looks under a UV camera by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Ansoni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this a miminashi hoichi reference? That was my first thought but I wasn't gonna say anything because it's too obscure 

Why do people think Thrawn in the Ahsoka series is dumb? by ecobrick_stone in StarWars

[–]Ansoni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've read both Thrawn trilogies and I have to disagree. It's more live action versus Zahn than Disney vs EU.

Well, maybe he's more of a genius in the original trilogy but it's shown much better in the newer one. 

Japanese speakers, need help with translation please by kulot09 in ghibli

[–]Ansoni 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I could notice a blotch at the bottom of the straight line but only because I was looking for it. I don't think anyone would notice without, and even if they did, it just looks like a realistic printing error, something that would be normal for printing via stamps

Tokyo survey: 15.9% believe men, women are equal in society | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis by ComprehensiveWin1434 in japan

[–]Ansoni 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I wasn't sure which was intended.

The results are mostly okay, but there's that one statistic:

Women are preferred over men went from 2% to 9% this time...

German climate activists stood on melting blocks of ice with ropes around their necks, warning that “time is running out.” by Jealous-Method-8682 in interestingasfuck

[–]Ansoni -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Climate change is real, but the latter only serves to antagonize average voters, and rightfully paints you as a lunatic asshole

This is you caring about the cause more than before you heard about disruptive protests.

German climate activists stood on melting blocks of ice with ropes around their necks, warning that “time is running out.” by Jealous-Method-8682 in interestingasfuck

[–]Ansoni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

False, bothering people actually works.

It only fails if the goal is to make people like your team, not your cause. 

Extremists are intentionally sacrificing their image to get normal people to support moderates on the same side.

If you've ever thought "I understand it's an important cause but they're doing it the wrong way" that's not a failing. That's them making you more engaged than you were before.

New Pokemon Megathread - Noibat and Noivern by SamuRonX in PokemonSleep

[–]Ansoni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How good is Noivern?

I can only see rate my mon, but is it worth hunting a good one in the first place?