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  2. Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)

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    11 hours ago, Sociotard said:

    It's also frustrating because it makes it hard to point out that Ukraine does have an antisemitism problem. They elected a Jewish president just like the US elected a black president while still having a racism problem.

     

    I looked it up.

    https://global100.adl.org/map

    Ukraine 38%

    Russia 30%

    USA 9%

     

    Which I guess tells me Russia has nearly as bad a Nazi problem as Ukraine, but 38% is pretty bad. Not as bad as Turkey or Egypt, but they do have a problem.

    But you don't fix "wrong think" with rifles.

    2 hours ago, Cygnia said:

    The G.O.P.’s ‘Putin Wing’

    Moscow Mitch! Say it ain't so!

  6. The Adventures of "Fish Guy" (Superhero fiction)

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    On 4/5/2022 at 1:03 PM, BoloOfEarth said:

    Okay, so my picks:

     

    Costa Sagrado:

    • Lady Obsidian (team leader)
    • Pinprick
    • Eel
    • Valerosa
    • Aspirant
    • Pogo
    • Trailblazer

     

    Port Cascade:

    • Tornado (team co-leader)
    • Brazen (team co-leader) - Great idea, Tom
    • Arctic Fox
    • Hussar - though if Brazen is a brick, Hussar might strike out on his own
    • Bramble
    • Viewpoint (given his antagonistic history with Arctic Fox, I'd think this could add some "fun" to the PC team)

     

    Solo or auxiliary status:

    • Slime (I see him as having been filling in at Lady O's request but not needing to be on a team)
    • Mayo (though he'll be a frequent auxiliary member of Costa Sagrado)

    Whale guy! Why is he so often forgotten?! :)

  12. What Have You Watched Recently?

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    2 hours ago, slikmar said:

    I liked that storyline because I always thought that plus the mysticism they retconned in separated him from being a total Batman clone (which he was when he started). I haven't seen it, but I really do hope they play up the mystic Fist of Konshu side, with maybe seeing a Werewolf by Night appearance.

    Yeah, he throws down on a Monster/Demon the first time we see the costume, so you should be happy with it.

  13. More space news!

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    On 3/30/2022 at 10:24 PM, DShomshak said:

    Heard on the radio today: Hubble found a gravitational lens powerful enough (from a whole cluster of galaxies) and fortuitously placed to provide the image of a single star estimated 12.9 billion light-years away -- from less than a billion years after the Big Bang. Whole galaxies have been imaged at greater distance, but this is apparently the first image of a single star at such a range. Estimated 50x Sun's mass, so of course very bright. Astronomers plan to study it intensively with the James Webb, looking for differences from modern stars.

     

    Maybe the Webb will get lucky and find a gravitational lens powerful enough to image the hand holding a galaxy at the start of time... No, that's (probably) just the DC Universe.

     

    Dean Shomshak

    It's nestled in the palm, with only one finger raised this time,...:)

  20. Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)

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    This week will be decisive. If Ukraine can sustain counter attacks the Russian army may well fold up. If that happens Crimea becomes a real target for recapture. If Russia can break the counter attack (Russian doctrine is to fall back and dig in, the "rope a dope") Then they will get a stalemate, and can negotiate for a return to pre invasion status, and get it, as Zelensky does not want his troops to die for several more years.

     

    I think what might come out is "Keep the Crimea" (for now) "and get out of Ukraine, including the break away areas." I think both side would agree to that. Putin may fall, but that will depend on how he can "spin" the story to the Russian People.

  24. Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)

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    5 hours ago, Old Man said:

     

    If they haven't joined a month in, they're not gonna.  Lukoshenko may be stupid, but he's not stupid.  He's obviously been stalling the entire time. 

     

    Furthermore, if the Russian army is how it currently is, is the Belarusian army going to be any better?

    I think he fears that if the army is not present, his future will be threatened.

    56 minutes ago, wcw43921 said:

     

    But how do we keep it going after this war is over?  How do we keep from falling back into nationalism and petty squabbling after the Russian troops leave Ukraine and Putin, one way or another leaves office?  Those are the questions we need to answer.

    Indeed...what would Kanye do?

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