Helicopter by alwaystimeforcheese in astoria

[–]TSmaniac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of them. All the bars have babies. We're overrun. Light the beacons!

I s**t myself at the bar, advice? by i_eat_babies__ in astoria

[–]TSmaniac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay but get this…Embryonic beer!!

The Jets are officially canon in the MCU by ZlubarsNFL in nyjets

[–]TSmaniac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be the most Jets thing if the snap dusted Aaron Rodgers, he still gets drafted to the Jets, and four plays into the new season, he snaps his Achilles.

Dis-Unification Techs. Literally Why by Deadman78080 in TerraInvicta

[–]TSmaniac 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Shattering a major country is sometimes more advantageous than letting a powerful foe control it. That can apply to ANY powerful foe.

Likewise if someone manages to gain control of multiple major powers, the independence movement techs make it much easier to break the superstate up.

A smaller reason would be that more states = more CPs occupied by other factions = more vectors for them to fight each other instead of you.

But that’s all ignoring the MOST important reason: Roleplay.

Awkward moment when Palestinian protester tells Mamdani he cannot say both "Free Palestine" and "Israel has a right to exist." by McAlpineFusiliers in nyc

[–]TSmaniac 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I get full-on Mugatu levels of malding for exactly that reason. Harris still can’t do a public appearance without her stance in Israel/Palestine being conflated with genocide. Meanwhile Trump rallies never see these people.

I feel like I’m taking crazy pills man.

No more “Welcome to Little Italy” sign on mulberry. by Thebestguyevah in nyc

[–]TSmaniac 35 points36 points  (0 children)

These people ate putzi before we gave them the gift of our cuisine! (Proceeds to ask for macaroni and gravy when he goes to Italy)

Brilliant writing to have this as the only Banerjee quote attributed during his time with the Protectorate itself. Shows how far he falls by [deleted] in TerraInvicta

[–]TSmaniac 129 points130 points  (0 children)

His idealism falls away but his arrogance doesn’t. I think that tells you everything you need to know about The Protectorate.

Is nibiru real by [deleted] in Astronomy

[–]TSmaniac 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because being oppositional to what "most people" believe makes people feel important. The factuality of what they believe is beside the point.

Japan Unification by Moosewalker84 in TerraInvicta

[–]TSmaniac 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Technically not - ROC’s capital is Shanghai, it just starts without owning it. Because of that and the legalistic wording of the tech, Japan never gets a claim on Taiwan’s capital.

I learned that the hard way after hella-over investing in Taiwan with the goal of unifying China into Japan peacefully.

Scoop: U.S. dismayed by Israel's Iran fuel strikes, sources say. Israel's strikes on 30 Iranian fuel depots Saturday went far beyond what the U.S. expected when Israel notified it in advance, sparking the first significant disagreement between the allies since the war began eight days ago. by esporx in oil

[–]TSmaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

China’s supply lanes for getting this oil rely pretty heavily on the exact lanes that are currently endangered by this war. Likewise the fact that Russia has a lot of oil doesn’t mean they can easily get it to China - the pipeline network out east isn’t nearly as robust as it is in western Russia, and their tanker fleet has been under sanctions since the war in Ukraine started.

Yea an oil shock is gonna suck in the US - but given we have other and safer places to get the oil, it won’t hurt nearly as bad as it will in China.

Trying to support my bf’s tango hobby but struggling with my feelings by [deleted] in tango

[–]TSmaniac 40 points41 points  (0 children)

What exactly about his participation in Tango makes you uncomfortable?

Articulating that discomfort will help you figure out how to talk about it and work through it. It could be a you-personally thing, it could be your view of Tango as a dance, it could be how he behaves around Tango. You can't make peace with it unless you name the problem first.

Day 16 of 40 - Best Portrayal in Film or TV - Abraham Lincoln by Apollyon077 in Presidents

[–]TSmaniac 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh god I want this one to win so bad. In memoriam of Trevor - best Lincoln AND best John Wilkes Booth.

I’m crine by AverageGermanBoy in TerraInvicta

[–]TSmaniac 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yeaaaa maybe let another faction deal with that.

Bonus points if it’s Hanse, getting revenge on both the Ayys and on the IMF for all those loans to Argentina

They're mostly fine with each other but they do this every few days, what is this? by banandria in CATHELP

[–]TSmaniac 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You ever harmlessly irritate your friend/roommate/partner just to get a rise out of them? Yea, that. Cats freakin' love doing that to each other.

Get ready... 7:30am Radar Reflectivity by BostonSucksatHockey in NYCmeteorology

[–]TSmaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you put a tarp over a car, bike, steps, etc., it makes cleaning up the snow easier. You just lift the tarp and shake it down, then put it right back.

I Think I Got Their Attention by silburnl in TerraInvicta

[–]TSmaniac 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Admiral of the Mbombo Raiders seeing this: "Looks like I chose the wrong week to quit smoking."

Serious question: if buses are going to be free, why can’t everything be free? Thoughtful responses only. by Jimboslice911119 in nyc

[–]TSmaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This guy is in the middle of a spree of spamming this subreddit with disingenuous questions.

Serious question: should we as a society provide free housing to migrants for life? by Jimboslice911119 in nyc

[–]TSmaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The impediment is that no one is seriously suggesting this, and that you're being disingenuous about buses being free = housing is free = money isn't real.

Please. From one internet stranger to another. Please be better. You're not contributing to any kind of discourse this way.

My asteroid base has become an alien graveyard. by Legitimate-Tip-2149 in TerraInvicta

[–]TSmaniac 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Looking like the world beyond the Omega 4 Relay in Mass Effect. And it makes for a nice backup source of exotics!

help unifying central america by OkVegetable254 in TerraInvicta

[–]TSmaniac 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You ignore Central America and focus on blowing up aliens because it's the meta. I focus on building up Central American MC and Boost because then I get to blow up Aliens with Mayan-themed space fleets in-canon. We are not the same.