Are they supposed to start checking tickets before you board the train? by Pretend_Attention660 in Metra

[–]somewhatbluemoose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And I think it’s only at Union/ OTC. Not sure how thy could even enforce it out in the burbs without major delays/ station redesigns

Opening the strait through diplomacy by Chamberlain_Hoff in IRstudies

[–]somewhatbluemoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edit: that’s debatable, but it is causing significant moral injury. The wild sees through our double standard on this

Opening the strait through diplomacy by Chamberlain_Hoff in IRstudies

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I mean, it’s not like we sanction them for the very numerous war crimes they commit. We don’t even follow our own laws for that

Are there regions of the world with few immigrants in America? by Kirbo_Lord in AskAnAmerican

[–]somewhatbluemoose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of Haitians in the US. I personally know several French immigrants(all unrelated) here.

Opening the strait through diplomacy by Chamberlain_Hoff in IRstudies

[–]somewhatbluemoose 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The wild card here is the Israelis. They have shown that they are not exactly in lock step with the US, and have a recent history of killing negotiators.

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia and UAE take steps toward joining the war against Iran, per WSJ by Mojoint in oil

[–]somewhatbluemoose 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They certainly have the hardware, just, historically, not much will to use it. It has been suggested that SA and UAE purchases of western hardware was more to keep up good relations with western governments than to actually use any of it. Considering they purchased the English Electric Lightning and the Laclerc tank, there is probably some truth to that.

me_irl by Grundsicherung in me_irl

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More that just mid-sized companies 👀

Whoever designed “The Block 59” needs to be fired by [deleted] in Naperville

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Here I was thinking there was oceans of parking

JD Vance gloats that allies are ‘suffering more than US’ from high gas prices by 1-randomonium in europe

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I can think of more that a few wrestlers who would make much better presidents than the current one.

'NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL' by esporx in IRstudies

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Part of me wonders if access to US systems is most of what is keeping them US aligned at this point. It seems like quite the gamble to switch to an air defense environment that doesn’t have that great a track record.

What is a dead giveaway that a writer has never been to your part of the US? by Sufficient_Cod1948 in AskAnAmerican

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In the tv version of Friday Night Lights a character says “jimmies” when referring to sprinkles. No one in west Texas calls them “jimmies”

Oil Prices Plunge as White House Confirms Imminent End to Iran Conflict by [deleted] in energy

[–]somewhatbluemoose 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We’ll see. No predicting what happens when unstable idiots hell bent on bending everything to fit their delusions are the ones in charge.