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Off the Record / Re: Climate Change/Mass Extinc...

Last post by viper37 - Today at 10:54:31 AM

By the way, those cold years in the 70s were great for making snow forts and having snowball fights during elementary school recess.

Like you have snow in Vancouver, pfft.   


I remember, sometime in the 80s, there were a series of snow storm, there ice storm, I think the school were I was at the time closed for nearly two weeks.  The less fun part as I remember was that we were living on a trailer on a construction site, so with no electricity, during the week, we had to move to one of my dad's employee's home to sleep there as we had no way of heating our trailer.

I also remember that back home, where I live now, we could make some big snow forts too.  And there was a huge hole in the ground, because just before my dad bought the land next to the house, the owner had dug it to build what would be his house.  So dad, not wanting a new neighbour right behind him bought the terrain and the construction materials.   I had a new place to glide for a couple of winters until we settled permanently here.    Fun times.

#2

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by viper37 - Today at 10:51:54 AM

No white person has ever committed a murder before?

It's not murder when they're white.  It's a tragic accident, it's boys being boys, it's the victim getting what she deserved, etc.

Foxspeak.  You have to learn the new language of the land.

#3

Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by Legbiter - Today at 10:47:08 AM

Mass solidarity protests in Copenhagen.

https://x.com/pelledragsted/status/2012491300457599429

Over here there's very serious talk about kicking the Americans out if they continue down this path. No logistics for the Air Force and Los Angeles submarines. The GIUK network will become history in it's current configuration. 

Let the burgers power project from Mar-a-Lago.

#4

Off the Record / Re: A Collection of Unimitigat...

Last post by jimmy olsen - Today at 10:44:19 AM

The series on hoplites is now finished

https://acoup.blog/2026/01/16/collections-hoplite-wars-part-ivb-training-hoplites/

#5

Off the Record / Re: Go Persians, go!

Last post by viper37 - Today at 10:41:25 AM

Most remember the shah with mixed feelings, all are very clear in their view that the Islamic Republic was not what they wanted.

That's pretty much irrelevant though.

Trump supporters may claim they did not want what is happening now because it affects them, but they really wanted higher tariffs, a "strongman" type at the head of the US, cruelty toward immigrants and an Handmaid Tales type of social regime.

This is what Americans who did not vote for the Democrats wanted to happen, they felt the Dems were too soft.

And I feel it was the same with Shah's opposition.  The repression was terrible.  But the opposition movement was not out there in the street to ask for democracy and western liberalism.  They were opposed to the very liberal reform made by the Shah and they actually wanted more conservatism.

It's really hard to claim after that "oh, that's not what we wanted".  Yes, actually, that's what they wanted, a more conservative Iran, a much less liberal Iran.  That they did not expect Iran to become so corrupt, so repressive and so miserable would be fairer assessment.

But that's what happens with theocracy.

#6

Off the Record / Re: Fitness 2026

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 07:43:31 AM

Replacing the ongoing revamudation after my run in with guillain barre syndrome with some approximating regular exercise.  Be that running, swimming, rope skipping and general exercises.
And get rid of bit more kilos so I get to see the occasional appearance of 79.# rather than everything 8#.#.

#7

Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by Zoupa - Today at 06:38:41 AM

They exercise police powers but do not follow their restrictions. Due process is systematically ignored. Lawlessness.

Example please.  Example please.

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/new-bedford-ice-arrest-window-smashed/

Random example that took me 2 seconds to google.

I thought you guys had the 4th amendment for a reason but I guess when you give morons sledgehammers that's what you get.

#8

Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 06:17:02 AM

Getting Monoriu vibes, tbh.
Though I may be misremembering

#9

Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by The Brain - Today at 05:41:17 AM

ICE discussion fits better in the Trump thread?

#10

Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 04:48:58 AM

A good point though. You take complaints about protesters at face value, but refuse to entertain the notion that ICE may be overstepping their legal boundaries. You may convince yourself thst you are impartial but you are far from it.

How do you  know how I take complaints about protesters? How do you know how I entertain the notion that ICE may be overstepping their boundaries? That's narrative. You make things up and get angry about them.

You are upset about protester behaviour (such as cursing at ICE) but demonstrate a nonchalant attitude about well-documented ICE brutality.

I use this observation to conclude your stance on the matter. I obviously can be wrong, but that is the picture your posts are painting.