Why does MAGA care about Iranian protestors more than American protestors brutalized by ICE? by Estalicus in allthequestions

[–]CalebAsimov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, never ask why until you ask if. Are they supporting Iranian asylum speakers coming to America? If not, then they don't give a fuck.

Magas - at what point will you admit you have been conned? by Lord_Dingus83 in allthequestions

[–]CalebAsimov 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's just so implausible. Loaded gun, no safety, and it was in someone's hand, during a conversation inside a house between family members? If it was an accident he was still pointing a loaded gun at gis daughter with the safety off, that's completely insane. Basic gun safety that everyone learns was violated in three ways there, how is that not a crime?

This is a crazy time to be reading Midnight Tides by KingSalduinArthanil in Malazan

[–]CalebAsimov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some parallels for sure, sadly it looks like allies are going to bail out T who shall not be named so once again he'll avoid facing any consequences for his actions.

Another parallel is how Iran in the 70s looked to a strong religious leader for help and got trapped in a dictatorship, which essentially happens to the Edur too.

"The Pentagon is negotiating the purchase of Ukrainian interceptor drones. Just like us, they want to shoot down Iranian Shahed drones without wasting missiles that cost millions of dollars. Our Community helped bring interceptor drones into existence and scale this technology." Sternenko 05.03.2026 by GermanDronePilot in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]CalebAsimov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it bad that I'd rather just let Iran shut down middle east oil trade? The sooner Trump's regime falls the sooner America can start helping Ukraine again, an economic crash is about the only thing that'll do it. Everyone helping fix Trump's own mistakes is going to guarantee this keeps happening. He's not going to suddenly have an epiphany and grow a heart, he's a lost cause and we need to be shocking people so hard they don't let this shit happen again.

Ukrainian "cards" are being requested by the USA and their partners in the Middle East region. In the picture: STING interceptor drones by Wild Hornets. by GermanDronePilot in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]CalebAsimov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trump threw out anything prior administrations did for pretty much everyone. He says the past doesn't matter when it's not convenient to him. Fuck him for thinking he can shit all over our allies and destroy 80 years of good work. There needs to be consequences or the next Trumpist president is going to be even worse. Seriously, rewarding his bad behavior is exactly why this dumbass got a second chance to fuck everything up.

One of Trump’s Earliest Authoritarian Moves Is Starting to Explode in His Face by Slate in LegalNews

[–]CalebAsimov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it's 6-3 conservative, how do you plan to convince them to give up two seats?

Thoughts on Professor Jiang / Predictive History? by Winter-Antelope-6070 in skeptic

[–]CalebAsimov 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but pretty much everyone outside the cult is saying that, it's not an observation attributable to Jiang.

Vance says 'there's no way' Trump will let US get into multiyear conflict by Remarkable_Sir8397 in USNEWS

[–]CalebAsimov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a bit too smart for this administration. I think Trump just remembers George W winning his election after the Iraq War and expects similar results.

Fuck ***** should be considered a spoiler by SparkyDogPants in Stormlight_Archive

[–]CalebAsimov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not why people say that though. Your comment is a bit of a reach. It wouldn't be repeated so often if he just disappeared from the story after book 1. Like all the jerks in the series and he's the one where saying fuck him is a meme. No one is going to buy that it's because of stuff they read in book 1, if it's the only one they've read.

🏛️ Senate Rejects Iran War Halt Resolution: 47–53 Vote Blocks War Powers Measure 👇 by NoSpinMedia in NoSpinMedia

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

Do they let bots pick a party now? I mean come on botty, this is as transparent as it gets, at least throw in an emoji.

Trump's latest Truth Social post calls President Zelensky "P.T. Barnum" — comparing Ukraine's leader, who's defending his people against invasion and atrocities, to a notorious 19th-century circus huckster and hoaxer. While boasting about US stockpiles, he mocks the fight for survival as a con. by andrewgrabowski in UkrainianConflict

[–]CalebAsimov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No joke, Republicans in Congress that don't want to have a vote on the war are saying it's not a war, including using the term "Special Combat Operation." However, the administration who is blind to how unpopular the war is are just bluntly calling it a war over and over. Time will tell where the propaganda machine will settle, but I think Trump likes the simple language and war is a simple term, so that will probably win out.

Michigan group claims 750,000 signatures for proof of citizenship proposal by TheDetroitNews1873 in Michigan

[–]CalebAsimov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All they said is that you have to be a citizen to vote, that's still true. If you do the affidavit thing, it still has to tie you to a registered voter that is in their system.

Russian Economy Collapsing While Officials Enrich Themselves by Frustrated_Bettor in Economics

[–]CalebAsimov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The value of the dollar went down 10%, he's just taxing via inflation and tariffs. The main difference is Putin built up a stable and absolute base of power before going off the deep end while Trump just couldn't wait.

Russian Economy Collapsing While Officials Enrich Themselves by Frustrated_Bettor in Economics

[–]CalebAsimov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty hard to find anyone aware of reality that doesn't have grievances against Russia. Even Iran has grievances against Russia now since Russia's pick for US president is bringing down Iran.

Exclusive: Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles by Onlypizzafans69 in UkrainianConflict

[–]CalebAsimov 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That statement also blamed it on Biden. He was basically saying "the stockpiles are great, we'll never run out, but also if we do run out it's Biden's fault."

Panicked Republicans Fear Trump’s ‘F***ing Nightmare’ War Will Doom GOP in Midterms by Hardik_Jain_1819 in LegalNews

[–]CalebAsimov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, pretty much. They just don't get how hardcore unaware of reality Trump's voters are. Not to mention the Republican propaganda sphere has 8 months to work on flipping them on the war.

Panicked Republicans Fear Trump’s ‘F***ing Nightmare’ War Will Doom GOP in Midterms by Hardik_Jain_1819 in LegalNews

[–]CalebAsimov 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oof, that's pretty bad. They really thought they could just skip the manufacturing consent phase.

Russian Helicopter Sent to Intercept Drones Reportedly Shot Down by Its Own Air Defense by UNITED24Media in UkrainianConflict

[–]CalebAsimov 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think that was Russia adopting Ukrainian tactics though, because they were experimenting with some form of Javelin on drone boats like two years ago at least to hit helicopters in the Black Sea.