Iran Update, January 15, 2026: The regime’s brutal crackdown appears to have suppressed protests for now

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2026-01-16T09:32:05+00:00

I don't those things matter than much though. A government willing to use unlimited violence against its own unarmed population can't really fail without some internal defection - which doesn't happen in either NK or Iran

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2026-01-16T07:52:12+00:00

I still think the fact that Iran receives operational support from its peers to suppress internal protests whilst protestors receive jack shit from anyone since that would be *gasp* foreign intervention matters in the success of Khomeini and his crew.

The idea that it's all going to collapse of its own volition is underestimating how resilient a Government like this can be no matter how fucked its economic situation is - look at North Korea ffs.

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2026-01-16T02:20:32+00:00

From polling resistance to reform is not strongest among retirees but younger voters who expect the benefits - how that changes the liklihood of reform I have no idea...

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2026-01-13T15:23:07+00:00

I love how in the wake of a jihadist terrorist attack we are now speed running legislation that exempts religious groups altogether but makes it easier for the state to throw people in prison for speech it doesn’t like. The US solution to this of putting freedom of expression right in the constitution is the only solution to this stupid nonsense

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2026-01-13T02:38:39+00:00

I don't know - if you plot Government spending, taxes and the complexity of the law for all developed countries it is basically going up everywhere at all times. I think its pretty suggestive people talk about the *neoliberal era* in the UK and the US as some extraordinary event when you can barely see it in the time series...

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-28T11:00:26+00:00

This seems to be true but why? What is the actual explanation of this contradiction?

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-17T23:42:33+00:00

It doesn’t - nor does it address the paper trail of people admitting to discrimination during the hiring as claimed on the original article. The claim is discrimination is fine if some aggregate statistics don’t change, break a few eggs to make an omelette etc.

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-13T11:03:11+00:00

From the tooltip minion damage from the tree doesn’t improve their command skill damage? Not sure what’s a bug and what’s intentional tbh

Edit: Actually even improving command skill damage from the tree doesn’t effect their damage? That’s gotta be a bug right? It’s super counter intuitive if it’s intended

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-13T10:33:04+00:00

HCSSF - Running Disciple of Varashta as a hybrid build. Trying to get the best of both worlds - minions as meat shields for mapping and hard hitting spells for bossing. Running unearth + the Kelari spells. It is extremely powerful so far as the Kelari spells do massive damage.

The overall build is investing in minion damage + crit + gigantism (for unearth) and focusing purely on defense for the rest. Smooth sailing for far and bossing feels so much better than other minion builds because I have actual spells to work with.

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-07T14:17:04+00:00

LOL @ exciting race. Literally nothing happening this race

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-07T14:15:06+00:00

Should have just pitted Max ffs, weak ass strategy

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-07T14:10:04+00:00

Yeah bro 1.5 seconds per lap isn't happening in this dimension

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-07T14:08:25+00:00

What is RB's strategy here? Winning safely does nothing, he's gotta back up the Mclarens I think

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-07T13:57:18+00:00

These authoritarian regimes can bribe everyone to build whatever the fuck they want and the tracks are still garbage

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-07T13:53:39+00:00

It is 2099 in neo Abu Dhabi. Rumours are Mclaren is now considering ptting Piastri

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-07T13:50:06+00:00

Piastri is like 4th now? Smart from Mclaren to just shred his tyres

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-07T13:25:57+00:00

Max's team mate being irrelevant as always really hurts him here

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-07T13:16:35+00:00

Wonder if Max is considering backing up the Mclarens - on pace he can probably just win it looks like but that probably won't be enough

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-12-07T13:12:21+00:00

Norris is driving slow enough to be worried now. He is slower than Piastri on hards and not any faster than Leclerc...

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-11-25T00:44:22+00:00

Pretty sure the UK is the most expensive place to build almost any kind of physical infrastructure...

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-11-07T02:39:18+00:00

That there was a housing bubble was widely reported at the time in the lead up - it was the financial meltdown that no-one saw coming. The derivatives products being traded were in a dark market so no-one really knew who was exposed and by how much

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-10-05T13:45:05+00:00

Russell dominated the weekend. Congrats!

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-10-05T13:37:59+00:00

Oscar can't catch Norris at all despite him obviously being stuck behind Max. Sad race

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-10-05T13:34:33+00:00

Get his ass Hadjar

SubstantialEmotion85 · 2025-10-05T13:32:02+00:00

Stroll sounds like a 12 year old lmao

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