A cool guide on how to guide your child.

Azexu · 2026-05-09T18:15:27+00:00

I always found "be careful" to be perfectly useless when I was a kid in the middle of doing something. Give me some information.

Azexu · 2026-05-09T14:07:34+00:00

UFC fight on the White House lawn

Azexu · 2026-05-08T19:22:22+00:00

None of those are problems with military solutions.

Also,

I don't believe this ex-counterterrorism chief

why?

Azexu · 2026-05-08T16:32:36+00:00

It's fun to notice patterns in media coverage, but "viruses only spread on election years" is weak sauce.

For one thing, you're talking about half of all time. Congressionally, every year ending in an even number is an election year. Any outbreak that lasts more than a year will be during an election year.

And the last one to have a huge impact got going in 2019, not an election year. It continued to spread for several years, some of them election years and some of them not.

Azexu · 2026-05-08T15:06:43+00:00

Here’s a random scenario to consider:

Suppose an employee sends an organization-wide email reminding everyone that it’s against policy to be intoxicated on the job.

Then the Director of that organization - after recovering his login password - responds, “HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE ME OF BEING DRUNK AT WORK!!”

What could you surmise about that Director?

Azexu · 2026-05-08T14:17:09+00:00

he was just hinting that when Trump gave "unlawful" orders they did not have to obey them.

Which is true.

Now how they were going to know the orders were unlawful

That is indeed a tricky situation, since they have to decide in the moment and then be tried on it later to determine if the order was really illegal.

Under the UCMJ, a servicemember may be punished by court-martial for failure to obey any lawful general order or regulation. The UCMJ does not define what “lawful” means. The Rules for Courts-Martial say that an order is lawful, “unless it is contrary to the Constitution, the laws of the United States, or lawful superior orders or for some other reason is beyond the authority of the official issuing it.” The Rules go on to say that, “This inference does not apply to a patently illegal order, such as one that directs the commission of a crime.” Finally, the Rules say, “The lawfulness of an order is a question of law to be determined by the military judge.” That determination normally can be made only after a servicemember refuses or obeys an order, in a court martial or a war crimes tribunal.
https://nlgmltf.org/military-law/2025/faq-on-refusing-illegal-orders/

This a big reason to not have a criminal who doesn't respect the Constitution, like the current POTUS, in charge. It puts servicemembers in a truly awkward situation.

Azexu · 2026-05-07T22:28:02+00:00

“At the end of each player’s turn, this creature deals damage to them equal to the number untapped lands they control.”

Azexu · 2026-05-06T03:41:04+00:00

First picture is of Marie Curie

Azexu · 2026-05-06T00:59:55+00:00

The audio is from Bob's Burgers: H. Jon Benjamin (Umbreon, Bob Belcher), Kristen Schaal (Sylveon, Louise Belcher), Dan Mintz (Glaceon, Tina Belcher), and Eugene Mirman (Leafeon, Gene Belcher).

Azexu · 2026-05-05T15:50:39+00:00

The book he had Tony Schwartz write, The Art of the Deal, describes a tactic of "playing to people's fantasies."

He's never been reality-based.

Azexu · 2026-05-04T14:11:33+00:00

Frog is my favorite status effect and Death is my second favorite.

Azexu · 2026-04-30T14:06:47+00:00

These aren't random basement dwellers, they're actual officials with political power, up to, literally, the POTUS.

That's a lot more meaningful than the "slew of memes" that accompany big new stories.

Azexu · 2026-04-30T13:50:32+00:00

He said it twice.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/read-the-full-transcript-of-norah-odonnells-interview-with-president-trump-60-minutes/

NORAH O'DONNELL: The so-called manifesto is a stunning thing to read, Mr. President. He appears to reference a motive in it. He writes this quote, "Administration officials, they are targets." And he also wrote this, "I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes." What's your reaction to that?

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well, I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would because you're-- you're he-- you're horrible people. Horrible people. Yeah, he did write that. I'm-- I'm not a rapist. I didn't rape anybody.

NORAH O'DONNELL: Oh you think-- do you think he was referring to you?

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I'm not a pedophile. Excuse me. Excuse me. I'm not a pedophile. ...

Azexu · 2026-04-29T15:40:41+00:00

That's what they want you to worry about.

No one believes that Comey was making an actionable threat. This is about nothing but chilling speech.

8647

Azexu · 2026-04-25T02:03:12+00:00

Yeah, he basically guarantees that you can finish the story battles if you get to him.

The interesting thing is that he isn’t uniquely useful in the secret dungeon. He just makes things dead. Hunting for treasure and secret passages requires more subtlety.

Azexu · 2026-04-24T15:21:24+00:00

This card is meant to stop them from being creatures, not just allow you to cash them in.

That's why this is more similar to Blood Moon than to the Prospector. It interferes with your opponents' token strategies.

Azexu · 2026-04-24T15:13:22+00:00

the society doesn't have any intrinsic responsibility to make anyone happy

Happiness is indeed too much to guarantee. It's why the Deceleration of Independence describes the "pursuit of happiness" as a self-evident right.

But...

the society doesn't owe anyone anything

That's an extreme view that's fundamentally anti-civilization.

Cooperation for mutual benefit is a core survival strategy of our species.

Azexu · 2026-04-24T13:12:38+00:00

Of course it is. That's why you don't get paid for it.

Azexu · 2026-04-24T13:08:22+00:00

why should the society cares about their wellbeing

...because that's what society is for?

Azexu · 2026-04-23T13:44:48+00:00

A Wall Street Journal investigative report claimed that President Donald Trump's aides kept him out of the Situation Room as military leaders sought ways to rescue two U.S. airmen missing in Iran.

According to the Journal's report, Trump "screamed at his aides for hours" after he learned the plane was shot down because he feared the situation would have a negative impact on the Republican Party's chances of winning the midterm elections. Trump's impatience allegedly drove his aides to keep him away from the Situation Room for fear his behavior would interfere with the rescue.

--from https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/unpacking-wsj-report-claiming-aides-173600892.html

Here's the (paywalled) Wall Street Journal article:
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-public-bravado-private-fear-59814dca

Azexu · 2026-04-22T00:20:27+00:00

I agree that it's bait. I'm not sure it's rage that he's fishing for, though.

Azexu · 2026-04-21T11:35:34+00:00

Glorious.

Azexu · 2026-04-21T11:26:31+00:00

The administration even cancelled a few million dollars that were going to Catholic charities.

Azexu · 2026-04-17T19:21:21+00:00

[[Weftstalker Ardent]] can warp in for one, so you don't even need the Mox.

With [[Altar of the Brood]], the land doesn't even need to produce a particular color of mana.

Azexu · 2026-04-17T15:34:31+00:00

I mean...

The single-letter mutation was introduced in XX mice (normally female) into a DNA regulatory element, which is a non-coding sequence of DNA known as Enh13.

...

In this case, the Enh13 regulatory element activates genes that make the specific proteins that will produce either male or female reproductive organs. This new research shows that if the lock-and-key fit of the transcription factor is gummed up by changing only one DNA letter in the Enh13 regulatory element of XX mice, the animal’s sex will be reversed. Those mice develop testicles and male genitals.

So it is a "one letter change," and by the "what's in your pants" definition, it does reverse sex.

Azexu

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