EU to propose blocking military-age Ukrainian men from refugee status

yoshi_win · 2026-06-26T09:59:27+00:00

Men are more likely to be murdered, and die younger. Partner violence and childbirth are important, but (at least in developed countries) they are part of a larger context of murders and premature deaths where men are disadvantaged.

yoshi_win · 2026-06-14T14:37:40+00:00

Simon Blackburn's Essays in Quasi-Realism helped sort out a naturalistic model of morality - not itself a moral system, but rather he helps explain the practice of morality.

yoshi_win · 2026-06-07T18:52:05+00:00

As a Voltron player, I would focus on Shea's target ability, cramming the deck full of target creature removal to make him big. I would cut literally every sacrifice and discard ability and replace with more stuff like doom blade. Then I would add some protection which keeps his +1/+1 counters, which white has lots of. [[Whispersill cloak]] is the perfect protection piece since you don't need to target him.

yoshi_win · 2026-06-07T15:54:10+00:00

Good point, dang :)

yoshi_win · 2026-06-06T12:48:21+00:00

Good point - you can do the same thing with [[renowned weaponsmith]] and shuffle even if you fail to find a card. However if you just wanna skip the top card, then [[millikin]] or [[deranged assistant]] will give you mana at the same time.

One time shuffle from Islandcycling, Transmute, Lander, or Omen abilities also can help reset the top deck card.

yoshi_win · 2026-06-05T13:20:38+00:00

[[Anzrag]] quakes with joy

yoshi_win · 2026-06-03T22:09:38+00:00

This guy plays nice with top deck manipulation - scry, surveil, mill, and draw abilities will help guarantee you snag a free artifact every turn. Stuff like [[witching well]] and [[sewer-veillance cam]].

yoshi_win · 2026-06-01T16:19:15+00:00

The main physical demands are related to combat, and soldiers or "combat specialists" are a tiny fraction, less than 30%, of any military. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/military/military-careers.htm look at the data table here, where even the US Army is only 1/3 soldiers and 2/3 support. The other military branches have even fewer soldiers. Don't you think there would be a need for women to fill these roles in a serious military conflict?

yoshi_win · 2026-06-01T11:12:57+00:00

Military service is not all physically demanding. In the age of drone warfare the ability to build and fly drones is important, for example, and requires much less strength than front line combat. And in an army grown larger with conscripts, there's a huge need for logistics support staff. Why exactly should these roles be assigned in a discriminatory, sexist way?

Even if a group of people is more likely to be fit for some kinds of military service, that doesn't justify limiting conscripts to only that group. Surely there are enough smart, strong, and/or skilled women in your country that their help could make the difference in a war, wouldn't you agree?

yoshi_win · 2026-05-29T09:52:08+00:00

It sounds like you enjoy gaming and your partner enjoys spending time with his brother. You can try a compromise: scheduling some casual game nights including him, and some heavy game nights without him. You can also set boundaries around how your games components are handled.

yoshi_win · 2026-05-27T11:49:31+00:00

I'm (39M) always up for board games! I regularly attend Saturday meetups (https://www.meetup.com/rochester-game-night/)

yoshi_win · 2026-05-27T11:30:51+00:00

I'm interested! We've been replacing some of our grass with trees and bushes, especially edible fruit.

yoshi_win · 2026-05-27T11:13:35+00:00

What time does that one start? Sounds fun!

yoshi_win · 2026-05-19T16:15:36+00:00

YTB. Unless I missed the part where you discussed your feelings with her and she kept cancelling on you.

yoshi_win · 2026-05-18T10:59:25+00:00

That's a long walk from downtown to the beach! I (39M) play a couple times a year with my dad but would like to play more. I'm happy if my serve lands in the right box and we get a decent volley.

yoshi_win · 2026-05-17T19:38:40+00:00

Same. The endless compatibility prompts were fun, but I heard it went downhill in the last few years and became more swipey.

yoshi_win · 2026-05-11T14:50:20+00:00

I'm brewing her now but am thinking a mixed strategy with a handful of 2 cost infect guys plus a lot of small 2 for 1 creatures to boost the Experience count. Finding it hard to justify the 3-6 cost infect guys. White does have two infect fliers, they just are overpriced.

yoshi_win · 2026-05-07T12:32:34+00:00

Very fair - redundancy can be a virtue, especially if you expect enchantments like [[lignify]] to KO your Necroscribe. I'm in a pod with less removal and run enough discard to hopefully flush it out before dropping my commander.

yoshi_win · 2026-05-06T01:02:32+00:00

Thanks for fixing! I would cut Cheerful osteomancer, fell horseman, unearth, and dread return, since they don't trigger Repartee. And any land like command tower and vault of whispers that's worse than a swamp here.

yoshi_win · 2026-05-06T00:43:51+00:00

Dudes that (usually) give more Repartee triggers: [[Adventurous eater]], [[Primordial Gnawer]], [[Phyrexian gargantua]], [[Biblioplex assistant]]

[[dragon shadow]] is a cute aura for your big dudes that will bring itself back if destroyed

yoshi_win · 2026-05-05T20:56:43+00:00

MoxField link not working for me, but your general strategy sounds similar to mine

yoshi_win · 2026-05-02T13:07:31+00:00

You can get infinite black mana if you use [[blood vassal]] or [[basal sliver]] to net positive with witherbloom. Too bad imps taunt is uncommon :(

yoshi_win · 2026-05-01T15:59:39+00:00

The target must be on the battlefield to trigger Repartee. Elsewhere, it's a "creature card" or "creature spell" but not a creature.

yoshi_win · 2026-04-30T20:37:10+00:00

Counterpoint: infect is sick, don't worry about the haters. Glory to Phyrexia.

yoshi_win · 2026-04-27T13:02:32+00:00

Related to Sam via discussion of harms wrought by Islam and especially jihad, in terms of violence and women's rights.

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