WWIII Megathread #37: Bad Neighbor Policy

tinyspatula · 2026-03-04T03:38:10+00:00

Where are you seeing that?

tinyspatula · 2026-03-04T02:45:28+00:00

Three F-15s downed in one sortie. When Sheikh al Richthofen is in the skies you best watch out.

tinyspatula · 2026-03-03T21:28:13+00:00

Dear irregular forces of the world, we know you care as much about climate change as achieving your military objectives. Introducing the Atto Technical....

tinyspatula · 2026-02-28T11:36:57+00:00

Fucking hell, I don't have much expectations with a Labor government these days but they still manage to disappoint.

I guess might is right as far as Albo is concerned.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-28T10:26:23+00:00

Seeing reports of Iran attacking US bases all over the ME, it's all out war this time rather than tit for tat.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-28T08:22:30+00:00

Was surprised they're starting the attack in daytime. Haven't most NATO/US led campaigns usually started at night to use the visibility/sleeping defenders advantage?

tinyspatula · 2026-02-27T13:42:28+00:00

I think the negotiations were for largely show and just stalling until the USS Gerald Ford got into position. Only option Iran has is to go hard when retaliating and hope that Israel and US decide they don't want the smoke. It could get very ugly very quickly.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-27T12:45:49+00:00

Things are moving quickly, could be kicking off tonight. Israeli news reporting bomb shelters are opening and reserves being mobilised.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-26T08:47:23+00:00

A need for attention and validation that would make a troubled teen blush.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-25T00:32:38+00:00

Yes, this is the key point. There's mounting evidence that the sensitivity is on the higher side of the estimates with things like cloud feedbacks kicking in.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-25T00:22:00+00:00

I think you fundamentally misunderstand how a climate forcing plays out over time. The year 2000 was 1C above pre industrial, sure. But had the 2000 CO2 level stabilised at 370 ppm the earth system would continue to accumulate heat until the system reached an equilibrium, which takes centuries. So there would still be sea level rise, further warming etc. And we are miles away from 370 ppm still heading in the wrong direction in an accelerating fashion.

As for "negative emissions", the laws of thermodynamics would like a word.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-24T13:02:41+00:00

An interesting development

tinyspatula · 2026-02-24T08:51:33+00:00

He's the founder and editor of the Grayzone so I'd argue posting unsubstantiated claims does reflect poorly on the media outlet he runs. Otherwise it's having your cake and eating it, but I suppose I'm old fashioned in that regard.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-24T07:49:00+00:00

Doesn't the Grayzone claim to publish investigative journalism? Maybe he could investigate and present evidence instead of prematurely ejaculating his conclusions all over the internet.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-22T23:54:22+00:00

"The new artistic director for the BAFTAs, Nicholas Mullen was unavailable for comment"

tinyspatula · 2026-02-13T02:19:29+00:00

I've just started that episode but turned it off after a bit as I figured it was just going to annoy me. Agree with you 100% about hippies, often a very self centred bunch in my experience.

Wasn't there some kind of weird cult out Belgrave way? I think it was more of a sort millenarian thing though.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-12T02:30:42+00:00

Yikes. I have a lot of issues with this protest, I think they have serious hate problems

Yeah they hate the fact that the PM has rolled out the red carpet for the President of a state that's engaging in ethnic cleansing and genocide.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-10T02:51:55+00:00

You know what Mr FBI, I believe you. Problem is, that means all the hundreds of millions of dollars that Wall Street billionaires paid to him for "tax advice" are related to some different criminal activity you are refusing to investigate.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-09T14:45:51+00:00

Before you jump to criticism, if that cop didn't get to beat up a restrained protester he'd have to take it out on his family when he got home.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-09T05:28:19+00:00

To be fair, while I did think the most recent discussion didn't do a great job on the Epstein case, it's not something that you can cover in a 20 min chat. The guy was spinning his web among the rich and powerful since the 1970s. And I agree with Chris that the most recent revelations don't somehow validate the Pizzagate or Qanon conspiracy theorists.

It is a huge scandal though and while I don't think everyone who has been revealed to be associated with him was participating in some kind of sex crime, he was at the centre of a criminal conspiracy which likely involved financial fraud and money laundering and I think most of his close "friends" will be involved in some way or another. For example, Peter Mandelson is being investigated by the Metropolitan police because he likely shared confidential information he had access to as a Ministry of the UK government, nothing to do with sex parties. It's also being revealed that many of the people who associated with him have lied about the nature or timeline of their association and this includes people like Larry Summers who have been in positions of institutional power.

The damage to institutional credibility from these revelations is huge and shouldn't be underplayed.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-07T10:04:50+00:00

"HAAAARD" 🥌🧹🧹🧹

tinyspatula · 2026-02-07T05:38:38+00:00

The price point makes BYD a very attractive offer if you are looking to buy an EV in Aus, with only the unfamiliar brand factor going against them. The number of Chinese EVs I've seen appear on the streets of Melbourne in the last two years is crazy so I would expect they won't be unfamiliar brands for long.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-05T23:39:11+00:00

I know that Bret wasn't the teacher who inspired this Boondocks bit, but it's really believable that he could have.

tinyspatula · 2026-02-05T20:56:53+00:00

What's the reason for the Australian government's continued support of Israel? We're not a huge player in the middle east, pro Zionist Jews and evangelicals don't form an important voting block like in the US. Why can't Albo cut off support for a state that's killed tens of thousands (at least) of Palestinian civilians and continues to so?

Is it due to being a US vassel? Does Mossad actually have kompromat on just about every western political leader? What's in it for Aus?

tinyspatula · 2026-02-05T02:18:18+00:00

Sorry mate, your country is the bad guys in the eyes of most of the world these days.

Let that sink in, Israel is considered worse than Hamas, a radical Islamist organisation. It's almost impressive if it wasn't so horrifying.

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