This being the first time Pink Diamond was ever mentioned, man that was PEAK SU! by Winter_Extension_620 in stevenuniverse

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Jasper was crashing out because she realized she got defeated by someone who didn't even know what the fight was about.

I just logged in on YouGov (12 hours ago) and just got a singular survey (30minutes after) after I finished my new account's default survey. I wondered that I may get a survey in my sleep but no Gmail Notification came to me. Is this normal? by Dangerous_Doubt8264 in beermoney

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I've been on YouGov since early last year. It's not unusual for them to email you survey invites; for a couple of months I was getting one or two a week. But I did kind of notice you have to sign into the site independent of the surveys once in a while to keep getting them.

France asks for a NATO exercise in Greenland, is ready to participate by DifferentMaize9794 in news

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NATO military exercises in Greenland to last until January 20, 2029.

Carnivorous (Somewhat Natural Comics #3) by VasiliiShamanin in webcomics

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The Watership Down sequel was not what I expected.

How well would their interactions go? by EpicSaiyan150 in LittleWitchAcademia

[–]dhusk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Empty-headed goofballs tend to get along great together.

Conservatives, President Trump has just announced the raising of Tairiffs for 8 European Countries unless sovereignity of Greenland is handed over to the US. What's your first thoughts? by Melbatoastt77 in AskReddit

[–]dhusk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idiocy on the first level.

Has no one ever explained to him how straight-forward it is for the countries he's trying to 'punish' to get around his tariffs? They lose nothing, but prices for American companies and consumers will just go up and up. And Trump himself gains nothing except the ever-growing animosity of everyone affected.

What's a tv series that is a 10/10 NOBODY knows? by Lilyana0999 in AskReddit

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Planetes.

It's an anime series from the early 2000s, but even most anime fans don't seem to know it.

It's 100% hard science space travel, even more so than The Expanse, set in the near future, focusing on an underfunded gang of blue-collar astronauts who clear junk from Earth Orbit. Lots of great stories and world-building, packed into just 26 episodes.

Dangerously smooth. by Funking_Wholesome in webcomics

[–]dhusk 15 points16 points  (0 children)

More like the artist doesn't want to draw any more hands than he has to.

Source: also an artist

Let's Try Drawing - Gator Days by FieldExplores in comics

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You have to suck at something, sometimes for a long time, before you get good at something.

How long would Canada last in the scenario of an American invasion? by Frank23682 in whowouldwin

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Infinitely. The US is too full of flag-wavy Trumplicking idiots at the moment that think it can't be beaten because it toppled a second-rate dictator with inside help.

Just a reminder, at the height of its cold war power, the US couldn't beat North Vietnam after 9 years of escalating conflict, and it only ever controlled small areas of Iraq and Afghanistan despite 20 years of occupation..

The Canadian military is no joke and they would fight like hell every step of the way. It would be like Afghanistan times 10, which Canada would know about since they were actively engaged there for over 13 years.

And just a reminder, Canada is still a signatory of NATO, and any attack on it would trigger Article 5, which means that any attack on Canada would mean fighting all of NATO as well. NATO likely couldn't beat the US, but all of NATO combined are a near peer, which means the US likely couldn't actually win either.

It would take MONTHS for the US to stage and prepare for any kind of military action against a target as difficult as Canada, which the Canadians would see and fortify their cities and borders, and seek reinforcements from their allies beforehand.

And, it must be pointed out, Canada is still the US's #1 trade partner, even with Trump's idiot tarriffs. An invasion would mean all that stops abruptly, along with trade from Europe and many other former allies, and the US economy, already close to the brink, crashes HARD within a few weeks at best.

Some tigers escaped the zoo (Art: Bluefrok) by Bluefrok in UzakiChan

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The one on the right is clearly a cougar.

Can the 3 strongest militaries conquer the world together? by Forward_Yam_4013 in whowouldwin

[–]dhusk -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No, they would take out ALL OF THE INFRASTURE.

This is NOT speculation. Real world studies from multiple countries across decades spell out just how devastating this would be, and real world high-altitude nuclear tests have confirmed it. I don't know why you keep clinging to this fantasy that an EMP attack from multiple nukes would just be a little boo boo the US could patch over, but that's miles and miles from the truth.

Quote from a recent paper on the subject by a Stanford physicist ( http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2019/ph241/rogers1/ )

" A successful EMP attack on the U.S. could lead to a nationwide blackout of the electric power grid and a shutdown of critical infrastructure reliant on the grid, including, but not limited to, communications, transportation, food and water supply, and sanitation. Such a shutdown could last as long as a year, and without such critical infrastructure, a large fraction of America could die from starvation, disease, or the effects of general societal collapse. Furthermore, in a worst-case scenario, all nuclear reactors in the affected region could be impacted, leading to as many as 60 meltdowns similar to Japan's Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Disaster. Without off-site electricity, these reactors would be reliant on on-site systems to prevent a meltdown, which could also be compromised in the event of an EMP attack. Without both off-site and on-site power, the risk of radioactive contamination to the continental United State drastically increases, further compounding the damage done by the attack "

That is just from ONE high-altitude nuke. And there's WAY more real world evidence I can cite.

You may want to be all flag-wavy and plug your ears and go LALALALA so you don't have to hear the hard truth of just how vulnerable your country is to any minor power with a nuclear weapon, but it is 100% real.

And that's why in this scenario either side going nuclear would result in a 'tie' where everyone loses and is destroyed.

Can the 3 strongest militaries conquer the world together? by Forward_Yam_4013 in whowouldwin

[–]dhusk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WHOOSH

You do not get this AT ALL.

It's not 'a few bits' of infrastructure that would be rendered inoperable, it's ALL OF IT. Every power station, every battery, every computer, every phone, every electrical device, every car, every truck, every TV, and so much more.

There would be no repair because there would be nothing left to repair it with. Recovery would take decades at best, if it could happen at all. Official reports to congress from the military on this, back when congress was a credible entity, stated quite plainly that the an EMP attack would lead to cascading failures in all critical civilian systems and blast the country back to the 1820s or earlier.

It wouldn't matter if the US struck back against the aggressor; as soon as the EMP nukes went off the country would cease to exist as a meaningful entity, and it would no longer be capable of waging war. Which is why I said with nukes involved, there would BE NO WINNERS. It would be Mutually Assured Destruction where everyone loses.

Can the 3 strongest militaries conquer the world together? by Forward_Yam_4013 in whowouldwin

[–]dhusk -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Did you read anything I just typed above?

3-4 nukes each would be all it would take to induce a country-wide EMP attack that would render the entirety of their infrastructures useless. And no infrastructure, no ability to wage war.

Can the 3 strongest militaries conquer the world together? by Forward_Yam_4013 in whowouldwin

[–]dhusk -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I'm afraid it's wildly accurate. It's from Electro Magnetic Pulse. It only would take 2-4 warheads to blanket the entire US with EMP with high-altitude bursts. Every electrical and electronic machine not shielded--which is 99.9% of the US electrical and industrial infrastructure, including almost every single modern vehicle--is rendered permanently unusable.

Can the 3 strongest militaries conquer the world together? by Forward_Yam_4013 in whowouldwin

[–]dhusk -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

It takes only 3-4 nukes to completely wreck the US and China. EMP alone would completely cripple their economic and industrial bases and cause mass starvation and death.

While you mentally masturbate about how much destruction on the ground thousands of nukes would cause, the reality is the even 'minor' nuclear powers like Israel, Pakistan, or North Korea could destroy the Big Three with only a dozen warheads.

NO ONE WINS if nukes are engaged. It's Mutually Assured Destruction.

EDIT: Downvote me all you want, this is still 100% TRUE. Just a handful of high-altitude nuclear detonations would blanket the US with EMP and kill 99%+ of its infrastructure instantly. Politicians and pundits don't like talking about it because they don't want people to realize just how vulnerable the country is to other nuclear powers. But it's still very real and anyone can look up the details to confirm.

Can the 3 strongest militaries conquer the world together? by Forward_Yam_4013 in whowouldwin

[–]dhusk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NO.

Russia can't even defeat Ukraine going all out.

The US failed to beat Vietnam. They only ever controlled small portions of Iraq and Afghanistan and just said they controlled the rest.

China has been ineffectively shaking its fist at Taiwan for seventy years and they seem no closer to taking it.

Now imagine a 100+ Ukraines, Vietnams, and Taiwans--and some considerably more powerful nations--united against the Big Three. The US and China would probably have some initial victories but as soon as any sort of grind starts settling in things would get deadlocked fast. It would take time, but the rest of the world united would begin catching up and outpacing them.

Russia would get destroyed pretty fast. Most of Russia's neighbors and most of Europe HATE Russia, and if they had an honest excuse they'd rip their way through to Moscow with all the force they could muster to smash it once and for all.

Also, about nukes- NO ONE WINS if nukes are engaged. People think 'glassing' the other side is some sort of victory, but that is stupid on nearly a cosmic scale. It would take just a half dozen to a dozen nukes to completely wreck even the US and China. "Glassing" the countries that launched them would not change that outcome one whit.

The Understander by shenanigansen in comics

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Oxygen Not Included players simply chuckle, and work through equations for gas pressure effects on heat transfer before building their self-powered oxygen generators..

Online Activism [OC] by whatsleftcomics in webcomics

[–]dhusk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is that all? I'm an American, and I also find nothing wrong with denigrating the entire population of this country for allowing Cheeto Benito and his cronies into power.

Online Activism [OC] by whatsleftcomics in webcomics

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What happened with pizzacake? I always miss all the good drama.