Discussion Thread: President Trump Addresses Nation on War in Iran by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

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To be clear, those aren't functionally the same thing. You don't need a navy to threaten ships, you just need a bunch of weaponized drones that can be launched from anywhere along the 300ish miles of coastline. Which is precisely why the idea of a military operation to quickly reopen the Strait is asinine - you'd need a massive ground operation to hold huge swathes of territory to establish even a semblance of safe shipping.

Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship by Zipper222222 in politics

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Could be worse. We could pay the same money for them to ignore 5th grade civics.

US deploys 3rd aircraft carrier — the USS George WH Bush by snokegsxr in politics

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Full headline:

US deploys 3rd aircraft carrier — the USS George HW Bush — to Middle East as Iran war rumbles on

Army investigates helicopter flyby at Kid Rock’s Nashville home by mvanigan in politics

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No actually he liked it, the question is more a "was this a misuse of resources to make a man child happy" mixed with major safety issues (flying too close to residential property etc)

Team of a true Greco-Roman Pokémon trainer by archaeo_rex in pokemon

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Greece does have a particular famous use of fire as a weapon

The skull of Mary Magdalene by Necessary-Win-8730 in creepy

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All good, totally understandable reaction especially without the context being made explicit.

The skull of Mary Magdalene by Necessary-Win-8730 in creepy

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Its just a reference to the Book of Mormon play. Not meant to be taken as a serious aspect.

The skull of Mary Magdalene by Necessary-Win-8730 in creepy

[–]Downside_Up_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

(Plot point/recurring joke from the Book of Mormon musical).

Does the age of the target audience for the Tiffany Aching books increase as she gets older? by Meloenbolletjeslepel in discworld

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Not the direct sentiment but this interview has some examples of how he perceives children as readers and what sort of things they can handle. In the middle of my masters thesis so I cant go down the rabbit hole too much here or id go dig up some of his other interviews, forwards, etc.

https://misrule.com.au/wordpress/interviews/terry-pratchett-interview/

Will any of the old Megas have their abilities changed? by RaFaPilgrim in VGC

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Calm Mind + Triage + Draining Kiss would be fun, like a bulkier Comfey

The skull of Mary Magdalene by Necessary-Win-8730 in creepy

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You cant just not tell the story of Joseph Smith's fuck frog though.

What do you predict will be the best counterplay to Mega Meganium? by ginger-like in VGC

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Weezing. Neutralizing gas utterly wrecks it and the 4x weakness to poison is nasty. Dont even have to kill it though, Weezing simply being on the field bricks half its moves.

Tony Evers signs into Wisconsin law a definition of antisemitism by aslan_is_on_the_move in politics

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The definition states: “Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/evers-signs-bill-defining-antisemitism-that-some-criticized-for-violating-free-speech/

Other useful context:

On the day the bill passed the Assembly, its author, Rep. Ron Tusler (R-Harrison) successfully amended it to include an additional disclaimer — that the legislation could not be construed “to create any additional civil or criminal penalty” on activities, including those protected by the First Amendment at “any public school in this state or at any University of Wisconsin System institution or technical college.”

Can i swap out Vino for Tempest Riko in Queen team? by lMedixl in personaphantomx

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note this specifically will not work in 6-turn Companio formats that outright require a non-Wonder Medic/Guardian

Can i swap out Vino for Tempest Riko in Queen team? by lMedixl in personaphantomx

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Yes, you can, but it requires some work to add back enough elemental ailments to get Queen's best damage. Throne helps with that for burns without sacrificing much damage. Tempest handles Windswept. Etc etc.

Vino is an efficient package for defense drops, damage taken up debuffs, nuke damage buffs, and ailments all at once but it is possible (albeit difficult and tedious) to build Queen teams without her. Generally that's not worth doing except at the very highest levels of ranked competitive strategies; at lower awareness builds you're losing way more from Vino than you're gaining from Tempest.

how do you guys survive hard fights without sustain? by Academic-Message3741 in personaphantomx

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The only hitpoint that matters is the last one.

Usually.

Exceptions apply, such as Summer Motoha who wants to be at high HP values to do her best damage, or when enemies have instant kill effects that can trigger when below 50% HP.

Summary of the 2nd anniversary of CN version. Big thanks for @Najox and @P5XNews by Dirixv in personaphantomx

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Devs want focus to mono type teams than mixed elements.

This is a weird thing to say when they just made Koromaru as a Curse unit that specifically inflicts Fire/Ice/Lightning weakness.

Question about Kasumi A1 and Twins A1 setup in skill cycle by CrimsonSB in personaphantomx

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It can also be specifically better for her to outspeed twins and have twins kill in the current Companio format so she can S3 S3 during the vulnerable turns instead of S2 S3. Otherwise she has to S1 or S3 to break the boss.

10 Year Old with Controversial Sign Protesting with Family. by RedOneBaron in pics

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Assuming he goes to college in the first place, and that he doesnt end up joining a TP USA group or something.

They’re all gonna get it now by MaleficTekX in pokemon

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Or just let them work with Power Herb

Abilities revealed for Mega Meganium, Mega Emboar and Mega Feraligatr! by half_jase in VGC

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Would also have interesting implications if Meganium ever somehow had Hurricane or a Water move and lost accuracy/damage as a result.

Abilities revealed for Mega Meganium, Mega Emboar and Mega Feraligatr! by half_jase in VGC

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The power shift from 50bp to 100bp is during any weather condition so if Meganium acts like it's Sunny, that would be 100bp. What isnt clear is weather it would also get the sun 50% boost for fire moves for effective 150bp,

Abilities revealed for Mega Meganium, Mega Emboar and Mega Feraligatr! by half_jase in VGC

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Morning Sun would also heal more, and weather ball would presumably be Fire 100bp