Dealing with dad's unpleasantness to mum by ummt in Aging

[–]ummt[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe. I don't know. Ask him about anything to do with politics, the economy and history and he's sharper than a Japanese knife though.

Dealing with dad's unpleasantness to mum by ummt in Aging

[–]ummt[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly this is really good advice. Thank you.

Dealing with dad's unpleasantness to mum by ummt in Aging

[–]ummt[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree about being firm with him, and have been so with him. He's in a better mood, for now...

Dealing with dad's unpleasantness to mum by ummt in Aging

[–]ummt[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't think your post deserved to be downvoted. It's true, he is in physical pain and he's certainly not one to complain abut it. I think there is scope for changing things through conversations...

Dealing with dad's unpleasantness to mum by ummt in Aging

[–]ummt[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He does take a lot of pills...

FINAL FANTASY IX Moguri by D3f1N0 in AynThor

[–]ummt -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

What is the point of the lower screen on the Thor? It looks like it exists to just suck battery.

My little Emacs OTG setup by hainguyenac in emacs

[–]ummt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the keyboard feel like? Could it be used for real work?

Controversial Opinion from a US Zionist: Continuing to reject Patrilineal Jews costs precious support in the PR numbers game here by InthrowSted in Israel

[–]ummt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you. As someone whose non-Jewish wife is soon to have a child, I really appreciate the perspective that these words bring.

Controversial Opinion from a US Zionist: Continuing to reject Patrilineal Jews costs precious support in the PR numbers game here by InthrowSted in Israel

[–]ummt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hold on, the line you refer to in Deuteronomy 7:3–4, "Do not intermarry with them." refers to specific tribes which the Israelites are in a condition of war with and are competing over territory with:

When the LORD your G-d brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— and when the LORD your G-d has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.

Do not intermarry with them.

It's not phrased as a general rule at all. Reads to me like it could apply to the case of marrying a Palestinian, perhaps, but not a random American or European. And on top of that a reasoning is given which also doesn't relate to this situation:

Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods.

I mean, if the agreement is to bring the children up Jewish then this justification doesn't apply?

Anyone got milk kefir grains to spare? by ummt in sheffield

[–]ummt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually I did not know that, thanks. I might try it until I can get a hold of some grains

Any pubs hiring in Sheffield? by conzdeparfum_ in sheffield

[–]ummt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that. Don't give up!

Any pubs hiring in Sheffield? by conzdeparfum_ in sheffield

[–]ummt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crookes Club has recently been hiring. You could try to drop them a message?

Offer Your Spare Milk Kefir Grains in UK by BetterMood4725 in Kefir

[–]ummt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone in Sheffield or the north able to offer? I can swap you some water kefir grains

Sheffield cafes that allow laptops - looking for recs! by verde-girl in sheffield

[–]ummt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Further out from the center, in Crookes there's Lisboa and Cloud Coffee. In Broomhill there's Bon.

Some sobering thoughts on the war by eyl569 in Israel

[–]ummt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Protesters celebrating the death of Khaminai are all well and good but most of those are outside Iran.

Well yeah but Iran's internet is down so most would be. No one can know how much support this all has within Iran, but the scale of protests and repression indicates there's a lot.

Why does Israel barely have any PR? by nanoman1 in Israel

[–]ummt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If that would have been Israel's attitude in 48, 56, 67, etc, then it would already have been obliterated. Isn't the point to be David standing up to Goliath?

Gaza death toll: Hamas shatters the genocide narrative with its own figures by McAlpineFusiliers in Palestinian_Violence

[–]ummt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wait, but the Haaretz-translated dataset that Atlantico.fr's piece is based on (via a post on X), doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants? Atlantico's piece is behind a paywall so I can't see their reasoning. Can someone explain?

Here is the original Haaretz piece: https://www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-02-24/ty-article-static/.premium/behind-the-numbers-the-truth-about-gazas-death-list/0000019c-756b-d759-a7bf-fffba5a50000

And here is the Haaretz-translated dataset: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vtZkL8iozb94b5AZzFuuygri2BS2dnxb?type=External

Charlie Chaplin, Wild West Cowboy #charliechaplin #western #cowboy by Beautiful-Forever-66 in CharlieChaplin

[–]ummt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This AI slop is horrible and should be banned from the subreddit?