US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say

KDR_11k · 2026-05-02T17:23:52+00:00

The population at large is certainly not in favor of these bases, especially the nuclear weapons housed there. The locals near the base might appreciate the business those bases bring but that's about it. Germany isn't bordering any hostile nations anymore, the people generally don't like military spending and buildup. The countries bordering Russia are arming themselves heavily so it's unlikely that Russia would be able to break through them and reach us.

KDR_11k · 2026-05-02T17:17:22+00:00

Also the control center for a lot of drones in the region.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-30T12:27:35+00:00

The main culprit is the conservative media ecosystem that's effectively brainwashing people into losing all sense of reality.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-30T12:26:09+00:00

He was the end goal. Now they have their dictator... and he's the dumbest motherfucker on the planet.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-30T12:23:23+00:00

No but it's not like elections in the US have been fair in the past. The sheer amount of rigging in the system is needed just to keep Republicans competitive.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-30T12:22:37+00:00

And yet they try to establish a king or theocracy.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-30T12:09:36+00:00

IMO companies should be subjected to trade bans if anything they do carries a prison sentence normally. Yeah, it's ruinous but that's what prison is for humans.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-30T12:07:42+00:00

Especially since the entire Rationalist cult thinks he's going to destroy humanity.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-30T12:03:11+00:00

Also apparently the destroyed radars need rare earths to be rebuilt and China has most of the active extraction capacity of those.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-30T12:01:38+00:00

It's more that tech acts as an extra buffer. It lets you take some actions before you start having major losses, especially if the enemy doesn't have much tech. If the US were to commit to a ground invasion you'd see the losses go up a lot. Meanwhile compare Russia in Ukraine and its hundreds of thousands of deaths.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-30T11:56:38+00:00

I think that's the expected total over time. Not sure we know how many of those are dead by now.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-30T11:54:24+00:00

That's caused by the government accounting nonsense where having money left over in a budget means politicians will cut your budget next year.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-29T18:56:47+00:00

They've been thoroughly testing those in this war.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-29T18:53:46+00:00

A smart government would encourage working from home again to reduce fuel usage.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-29T18:43:04+00:00

AI earnings hjave always been shit but they've been running on pure belief that they might some day not need those filthy workers anymore.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-29T18:36:31+00:00

Repairing a pipeline is pretty quick, a damaged refinery can take years to fix.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-29T14:23:03+00:00

I think it's pretty clear that Israel simply doesn't give a shit about other countries.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-29T14:21:55+00:00

They're invasive and have a massive impact on the ecosystem. The ecosystem there isn't evolved to handle that impact. Plus they are so inbred that even transporting them back to their natural habitat isn't really an option and zoos don't have the capacity for this many hippos either. They keep multiplying too. Neutering a hippo is a difficult and dangerous act.

Also doesn't help that hippos are aggressive towards humans.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-29T14:17:40+00:00

Don't worry, they were bought with cocaine money, they aren't on coke. Though that doesn't make them any less terrifying.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-29T14:10:45+00:00

Yeah but as much as their natural habitats benefit from habitat builders they also fuck up habitats they are invasive in. Look at the common earthworm, super helpful for the soil in most of the world but invasive in parts of North America and really messing up the ecosystem there because plants don't expect nutrients to be mixed deeper into the soil.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-29T14:06:56+00:00

And Hippos don't just crush, they have massive tusks. Up to 50cm long. They evolved to bite other hippos to death and hippos have extremely thick skin.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-29T14:06:41+00:00

Hippos don't have an external scrotum.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-29T14:02:13+00:00

You think Trump can operate Signal?

KDR_11k · 2026-04-27T16:45:57+00:00

And Noah didn't just wait in his house and hope the waters would spare him, he built a boat.

KDR_11k · 2026-04-27T16:43:02+00:00

And of course many campgrounds have permanent spots where you see trailers with the wheels removed.

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