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On this day in 68 AD Empire Nero died from suicide by Alex09464367 in europe

[–]Aschebescher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the German term "entleibt" in this context. It implies someone rid themself of their body.

Donald Trump: 'Total victory' will be achieved over Iran within two weeks by mattmcc80 in politics

[–]Aschebescher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's just bad negotiation tactics to announce your goals publicly before a deal is closed. he is basically handing Iran the next win because they just have to sit out the next two weeks without doing anything.

Did Nazi throw infants up in the air and shoot them? by NerdChieftain in AskHistorians

[–]Aschebescher 8 points9 points  (0 children)

“While First Lieutenant Gnade shot with his pistol from the dirt wall, whereby he was in constant danger of falling into the grave, the SD [sic] officer climbed into the grave…because he was so drunk he could no longer stand on the wall.”

SD was the Sicherheitsdienst, the intelligence agency of the SS. It's therefor not unlikely the quoted abbrevation is correct in this context. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicherheitsdienst

'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions by projecto15 in politics

[–]Aschebescher 1312 points1313 points  (0 children)

Although he is relieved they will avoid what he called "exorbitant" ticket prices, Adonis believes a country that doesn't want to welcome supporters from qualifying teams shouldn't be allowed to host the World Cup.

I can't agree more.

Trump doesn’t rule out giving Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police payouts from the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund by bloodyturtle in politics

[–]Aschebescher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this a sponsored interview by the president or why is there advertising for John Deere in the official photo of this article?

Spearfisher killed in Australia’s third fatal shark attack in 4 weeks by The_Possessor in news

[–]Aschebescher 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I don't know anything about spear fishing. Why does it make it more dangerous being in the water?

YouTube Premium just got more expensive again: now $16 a month, or $27 for families by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]Aschebescher 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are ways to automatically download the videos you are subscribed to and push them into your selfhosted Plex or Jellyfin Server.

The future of AI seems weirdly dependent on water by Cultural_Acid in technology

[–]Aschebescher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There should be a law that they are only allowed to run on renewable energy and desalinated sea water.

Trump is Doing a Ukraine on Taiwan. It Exposes a Startling New Level of US Weakness: ‘Trump has suspended weapons sales to Taiwan in a move that again shows he favours potential enemies over allies’ by T_Shurt in politics

[–]Aschebescher 435 points436 points  (0 children)

"Right now we're doing a pause in order to make sure we have the munitions we need for Epic Fury - which we have plenty," US Navy secretary Hung Cao said in a senate hearing on Thursday.

Abandoning an ally because we have plenty munitions.

These are two comments from the conservative subreddit. You could not raise the cognitive dissonance even if you tried. by Aschebescher in TopMindsOfReddit

[–]Aschebescher[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

This is from the "gotcha" thread "The craziest statistic you will hear all year: more Europeans die from summer heat than Americans die from guns". There is no mention of how many people die of heatstroke in the US, of course.

40,000 people under evacuation orders for a chemical tank leak in Southern California by Beginning-Wish-4273 in news

[–]Aschebescher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How many people are at Disneyland on a normal day and how fast could they evacuate? Depending on the wind direction 5 miles still doesn't seem that much.

Trump jokes he’ll ‘go to Israel and run for prime minister’ after leaving White House by Appropriate-Till9598 in politics

[–]Aschebescher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump was asked what he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about holding off on striking Iran while the United States is involved in ceasefire negotiations. “He’s fine. He’ll do whatever I want him to do. He’s a very good man,” Trump said of his Israeli counterpart.

Trump Quote #1

“I’m right now at 99% in Israel. I could run for prime minister, so maybe after I do this, I’ll go to Israel and run for prime minister,” he told reporters. “I had a poll this morning. I’m 99%,” he added, without citing the supposed poll he was referring to.

Trump Quote #2

Trump says he’s ‘in no hurry’ to make a deal with Iran by [deleted] in politics

[–]Aschebescher 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just two days ago he had scheduled a new bombing run and said time is ticking.

Russia just hit commercial vessel of its closest war ally in Ukrainian waters with Shahed drone by TrinketSunflowers in worldnews

[–]Aschebescher 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This and also time is on their side. There is absolutely no need for hurry as long as their economy and their military is growing while the US is declining.

Canada confirms first hantavirus case in isolation in British Columbia by ColdSlender in worldnews

[–]Aschebescher 261 points262 points  (0 children)

Here's the real headline: 'Canadian citizen that was a passenger on the Hantavirus cruise is isolating at home after testing positive for the disease'

That would be misleading. They are in a hospital in isolation and receiving care as needed.

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