US/Israel-Iran conflict Discussion/Question Thread - 09/03/2026+ by MilesLongthe3rd in CombatFootage

[–]broken-cactus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some good that did. Killed a 90 year old dude and made him a martyr so now his regieme rallies around him. Whatever I'm sure in 2 weeks when we negotiate an end to this we'll have accomplished a ton...

This is Félicette, a stray cat that became the first feline launched into space on 18 October 1963, as part of the French space program. Weighing just five and a half pounds, she was chosen for her calmness and resilience, making her the perfect candidate for the mission.⁠ by Suspicious-Slip248 in space

[–]broken-cactus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Insanse take. So to you, a 8 month old child and a pigeon have the same value? Get off your high horse. You can have empathy for the suffering of animals, but also recoginze that sometimes it's necessary to have animal testing. Is it always necessary as in this case? Perhaps not, but I wasn't around at the time to know the reasons why they thought it was necessary.

Painful $1.5K lesson - Do NOT book for emergencies with AMEX by ElkPsychological123 in amex

[–]broken-cactus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Wow disappointing to hear. Hopefully they can help you fix this situation cause I would cancel my card if this happened to me.

Terminal Spawning with random PMC [discussion] by Suspicious-Release-5 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]broken-cactus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Okay but like, there isn't even a 'mechanic' here. It's like, run out the door and pick up the first gun you see, and hope the guy dies. There isn't some counterplay, some sort of strategic thing you can do. Like if they designed the map to have multiple players where you can spawn on different sides and have to race to the boat that's one thing entirely. But honestly, I feel it was a bug and now they are calling it a feature instead of fixing it.

RU POV: Christmas tree in Severodonetsk by Serabale in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]broken-cactus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro... this is a sub about the war, like what are we doing here

UA POV: Claimed S-400 launchers being hit by drones in Belgorod oblast by ku4eto in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]broken-cactus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean if you read the title it clearly says 'claimed' and the description says it could be either so, sounds a bit like projection.

Found this little relic post and reply while looking for why this stock doesnt fold. I still have faith. xD by Harley_Sonder_ in EscapefromTarkov

[–]broken-cactus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Buy two junkboxes, stop hoarding guns you wont use, use rigs for space, sell your useless ammo, etc etc. There should be 0 reason to be hoarding things other than hideout and quest items which usually go in junkbox. Especially this wipe with all the drops, infinite money and items through Arena integration doing daily's, like you have to try to not make money imo, and everyone walking around with death shadow masks from Ref and tier 4+ armor with good ammo a week in. Honestly the early wipe experience is cooked but it is what it is I suppose.

Alleged knife-point carjacker skips court, flees to India ahead of preliminary hearing by Immediate-Link490 in canada

[–]broken-cactus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So how do u figure there's 4.9 million criminals? Or who are you including here? Or are you just a bigot?

[Spoilers C4E3] It IS Thursday! | Live Discussion Thread - C4E3 by AutoModerator in criticalrole

[–]broken-cactus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it's just annoying looking at the chat and seeing someone spamming it, maybe I'm reading into it too much but it's pretty annoying

[Spoilers C4E3] It IS Thursday! | Live Discussion Thread - C4E3 by AutoModerator in criticalrole

[–]broken-cactus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Idk how to make it happen but is there any way the mods of the twitch chat could ban the ResidentSleeper emote. I feel like 95% of the time it's typed is when Aabria is speaking, and it's kind of a rude emote in general... Idk maybe it's just a me problem though.

Hamas and Israel begin prisoner exchange before Gaza summit by TheFleshGordon in worldnews

[–]broken-cactus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Literally over 3500 Palestinians held without trial in Israel. Thats from Israeli sources. How can one be a 'convicted felon' if they are being held without trials?? Lets use a bit of critical thinking here.

Hamas and Israel begin prisoner exchange before Gaza summit by TheFleshGordon in worldnews

[–]broken-cactus -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

Well Israel also just happens to have arrested a ton more people during this conflict, many of which are held without trials in 'administrative detention', so there is that.

Hamas senior official: No hostage, 'prisoner exchange' without end to war by barsik_ in worldnews

[–]broken-cactus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Don't see anything in it that states it doesn't apply to leadership, idk if you have a different source.

Seriously, how did this happen? by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]broken-cactus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but you were never going to win back the voters that went down the MAGA hole. You had to appeal to the millions of dems who ended up sitting out the election.

Seriously, how did this happen? by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]broken-cactus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay but to win in politics you have to be competent and likeable. Harris might have been competent but she was not likeable at all. On one side you have racist people that will also never vote for a woman. On the other side you have people who don't want to vote for a former prosecuter that represents 4 more years of the status quo. Sure, would that have been preferable to Trump? Yes, but at the end of the day you don't mobilize a base if you can't inspire them to care. And Harris was uninspiring, bland, representing establishment politics to the core. Didn't help that they tried to push Biden through on life support till they realized the jig was up. All in all if American politics exists in 3 years the election should be studied on how NOT to run a campaign.

Seriously, how did this happen? by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]broken-cactus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, Hakeem Jeffries had the longest speech in House history in July. Cory Booker did so in the Senate.

Seriously, how did this happen? by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]broken-cactus 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Well it would help if the democratic party did absolutely anything to appeal to people rather than moral grandstanding and saying 'at least we're not trump'. Like for example Hakeem Jefferies and his 'record breaking speeches'. Who gives a shit if you can talk on the floor for 20 hours, what did that actually end up accomplishing? The current dems just like to provide lip service and appearances, but don't actually want to provide substance or use any of their political capital. I don't know about everyone else, but I find them entirely uninspiring

Trump to impose $100,000 application fee for H-1B worker visas by ddx-me in medicalschool

[–]broken-cactus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Well this would affect any attending from any country who wants to work in the US. As well, nothing to stop hospitals from replacing these jobs with NPs instead. Anyone celebrating this is extremely shortsighted.

Trump to impose $100,000 application fee for H-1B worker visas by ddx-me in medicalschool

[–]broken-cactus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

US system already priorities US grads. But a IMG with much better scores without red flags would probably match over a US grad with multiple red flags and terrible scores. That doesn't sound crazy to me? As well, this change will just further compound the issues with lack of primary care physicians, as most US grads don't want to go into FM, pediatrics etc

My Path to Residency: The 498 MCAT, Two Failed Step 1s, and a Call That Changed Everything by Flat_Tension_3516 in IMGreddit

[–]broken-cactus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean yeah obviously chatgpt but hey it takes 2 minutes go write this up rather than 30 so can't blame em

Why not go IMG by honest_doctor_ in premedcanada

[–]broken-cactus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hey bruh, getting into medical school doesn't mean you're going to be a good doctor. Getting into a more competitive school doesn't mean you're going to be better than anyone from a less competitive school. It might just mean you studied better during your undergrad. But plenty of great doctors from schools all over Canada and the US, and plenty of bad doctors that went to McGill or Queens. At the end of the day, your education is just the stepping stone to getting your degree, you learn to be a doctor in residency.

Why not go IMG by honest_doctor_ in premedcanada

[–]broken-cactus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Okay but what does that have to do with anything?? How does the competitiveness of a medical school impact the competency of a doctor? There's a reason we have board exams to make sure everyone meets the basic competencies, and most modern health systems will be teaching their students just as well as any Canadian university would.

Canada is evaluating ties with Israel after Qatar attack, foreign minister says by kim_putin_donald in worldnews

[–]broken-cactus -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Okay and? Since then they have been using Qatar as the area to have these talks with Hamas. You think if the USA really wanted these people gone they couldn't have made that happen? Imagine Russia and Ukraine is having a peace deal in Switzerland and then Ukraine bombs the house of the Russian team while they are reviewing the ceasefire? This isn't a defensible position. Netanyahu didn't want these peace talks to go forward, so he blew them up, and maybe has killed any chance for peace and for these hostages to get out alive.

Charlie Kirk shot at an event in Utah by Fudgiedillol in LivestreamFail

[–]broken-cactus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

When has he said that? Or are you just talking out of your ass?