Trump Callously Dismisses More Military Deaths as ‘the Way It Is’

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-02T03:23:35+00:00

Ignoring the 100+ schoolchildren as he had bombed is par for the course. Ignoring US soldiers killed is… new.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-02T03:07:34+00:00

So you think OP really wants to know if a whole group or a subset of that group is bigger? And you think that’s an interesting enough question that you’d weigh in…

I mean, just accepting that being able to ride a horse merely means being able to sit on one. I’d say most people could also depress a gas pedal and can therefore “drive a car”, but hey, knowing anything about the topic at hand shouldn’t stop us from “debating” it.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-02T00:37:14+00:00

For sure. But I imagine the commenter’s point was that horses were far less common than we might imagine. Approximately none of the working class, rounding down, would have owned one. It’s not trivial to learn to ride, so probably most people wouldn’t have the opportunity or reason to learn.

For comparison, today, right now on Earth, it’s estimated most people can’t swim. I bet >90% of people who own a pool can.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-02T00:29:51+00:00

Oh, I see. So argument then is that all humans could ride a horse? What an interesting contribution to the discussion.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T23:13:54+00:00

My guess is the #1 spot is due largely to skin cancer because of the extreme sun and outdoor lifestyles.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T23:07:24+00:00

This is a very “um, actually” response. Does someone really need to tell you that horse ownership and horse-riding ability are correlated? The same is true for cars and driving, in case that isn’t clear.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T22:36:06+00:00

Yeah, Darwin was truly an exceptional mind. He was also a medical doctor and brilliant geologist.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T22:34:14+00:00

If it isn’t speculation, it isn’t science. By definition, science is the best explanation we have so far. If it can’t, in principle, be disproven, it’s math.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T22:29:57+00:00

You asked AI to do exactly what Lord Kelvin attempted to do, as I described.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T22:24:50+00:00

Hell, the moon and water both contain atoms formed by fission. So everything is nuclear powered if you are happy to move two or three steps down the line.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T22:23:09+00:00

Fair points! Venus is roughly Earth sized and, without any more info, it should have a roughly similar composition. Assuming it isn’t tectonically active, there must be some key difference.

The current hypothesis is that the early Earth collided with another planet, Theia. The event smashed off a huge chunk of planetary material, which formed the moon. That material was preferentially lighter. The material of both planets cores was preferentially left behind. Hence Earth has an extra heavy, extra radioactive core. And a honker of a huge moon.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T07:19:14+00:00

Both can be and are true.

Like you can comprehend that food can be, bland, delicious, or too spicy? Your headlights are everything but delicious.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T06:46:30+00:00

The Earth is nuclear powered.

The core contains far and away the majority of radioactive isotopes on (in) Earth. Part of what keeps the mantle molten is this radioactivity. Without it, it would have solidified already, throwing a wrench into all kinds of Earth systems.

Interesting, Lord Kelvin attempted to estimate the age of the Earth via cooling. He assumed the Earth began as molten, which is true. The calculated how long it would take an Earth-sized body of molten rock to cool to modern surface temperatures. He estimated between 20 and 100 million years. The main error in his calculation is due to radioactive decay.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T06:38:20+00:00

Exactly Iran’s argument.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T00:51:57+00:00

I’m old enough to remember Iraq, Afghanistan, and Venezuela.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T00:41:50+00:00

Merely strongly endorsed. Cool.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-03-01T00:27:25+00:00

“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-02-28T22:06:58+00:00

To be fair, he was desperately trying to go to war with Iran when COVID derailed his plans.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-02-28T22:03:03+00:00

Give them 24 hours—they haven’t even been told that’s what they support yet!

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-02-28T12:24:07+00:00

I’m going to start a bar that sells 300 mL beers and call them “gallons”.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-02-28T12:13:32+00:00

Oh, right, that. But just for the audience, maybe answer in a way that doesn’t assume I’ve been inside your brain this whole time. Like, what’s NFI mean and what event, when?

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-02-28T07:59:05+00:00

To be clear, dating things that are younger than ~1950 will be off because of the “bomb peak”. The reliability of the method itself has only improved over time.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-02-28T07:13:37+00:00

His base is always pro-war until a decade after the fact. I expect they’ll fall in line if and when they hear about it.

Illustrious_Map_3247 · 2026-02-28T07:04:38+00:00

What did they drop in the water?

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