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Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...
Last post by Bauer - Today at 12:52:14 PMQuote from: Jacob on Today at 02:57:53 AMWhat are the US' arctic capabilities?
In any case, what the hypothetical military action would be depends on what bullshit reason Trump might cook up for using force against Canada and what he'd be aiming to get out of it. Who knows what it could be... kidnap Carney, blow up a bridge, patrol Vancouver for illegal immigrants and shoot random people in cars, shoot some cruise missiles at a purported FLQ base in Quebec? Could be anything really.
Well they do have a lot of submarines which are the most ice capable vessels of all. Not sure what kind of operational capacity / experience Americans have in arctic.
For Canada, The Harry de wolf class is fortunately operational now, which I think should be an important part of asserting canadas sovereignty up there.
I believe the Nunavut refueling base is finally operational but it took forever to build. They have plans for a couple more arctic bases.
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Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic
Last post by frunk - Today at 12:39:03 PMQuote from: Syt on Today at 10:40:51 AMhttps://timeguessr.com/
You get a photo, then guess where and when it is. Kind of like Geoguessr, but more for the Languish crowd.
I played that a bunch for a week or two, but the number of photos they had were pretty limited. Dunno if it's gotten better.
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Gaming HQ / Re: What are you playing? (Red...
Last post by Norgy - Today at 12:32:52 PMThe main issue outside of technical ones is that FO4 isn't a very good game. The quests are not very interesting, in my opinion.
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Off the Record / Re: (Great Power) War in Our T...
Last post by Norgy - Today at 12:31:33 PMI voted 60-90. Mostly due to reading some really depressing foreign policy analysis.
While the guesstimates of Russia's strengths are quite diverse, most seem to agree that the PRC is quite strong. And the PRC really wants Taiwan.
With the US surely backing Taiwan against the PRC, the table is more open to a Russian gambit for the Baltic states, Poland and whatever cordon sanitaire Kremlin desires. That means war.
Not that any of this matters, as it is unpredictable what kind of "national interest" the United States will choose to follow. The switch from "soft" ownership through corporations and various unilateral and multilateral agreements to downright annexation described in Stephen Miller's fantasy about Greenland seems very late 19th/early 20th century, but whatever. It seems to resonate with the POTUS, though, who at heart is part conman, part property developer.
While the guesstimates of Russia's strengths are quite diverse, most seem to agree that the PRC is quite strong. And the PRC really wants Taiwan.
With the US surely backing Taiwan against the PRC, the table is more open to a Russian gambit for the Baltic states, Poland and whatever cordon sanitaire Kremlin desires. That means war.
Not that any of this matters, as it is unpredictable what kind of "national interest" the United States will choose to follow. The switch from "soft" ownership through corporations and various unilateral and multilateral agreements to downright annexation described in Stephen Miller's fantasy about Greenland seems very late 19th/early 20th century, but whatever. It seems to resonate with the POTUS, though, who at heart is part conman, part property developer.
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Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...
Last post by Josephus - Today at 12:25:50 PMQuote from: Jacob on January 09, 2026, 12:58:44 PMPersonally I have found that notes I take on a computer do basically nothing for my learning, while notes taking with pen and paper help cement the learning.
I'm pretty sure there's hard evidence to back that up.
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Off the Record / Re: Dead Pool 2025
Last post by Maladict - Today at 12:23:46 PMRIP Erich von Däniken. Finally.
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Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...
Last post by Jacob - Today at 12:13:15 PMI've seen this reported as well.
#8
Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic
Last post by Syt - Today at 10:40:51 AMhttps://timeguessr.com/
You get a photo, then guess where and when it is. Kind of like Geoguessr, but more for the Languish crowd.
You get a photo, then guess where and when it is. Kind of like Geoguessr, but more for the Languish crowd.
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Off the Record / Re: (Great Power) War in Our T...
Last post by Sophie Scholl - Today at 10:05:19 AMWent with, "Not that likely, but there's still a real chance (~10% to 40%)".
I think its a low chance as long as Trump and MAGA hold power. They seem to be pretty ok with the US collapsing on the global scene and acting as a bully toward weaker countries rather than a pillar of support to international peace and power balance. I see Trump being more than willing to abandon the Baltics to Russia and Taiwan to China. Oddly enough, I almost think that the chances increase dramatically if an old guard Democrat takes office. I could easily see a war against China or Russia utilized as a "rally round the flag" type effort to "mend" the Divided States of America that currently exist.
I think its a low chance as long as Trump and MAGA hold power. They seem to be pretty ok with the US collapsing on the global scene and acting as a bully toward weaker countries rather than a pillar of support to international peace and power balance. I see Trump being more than willing to abandon the Baltics to Russia and Taiwan to China. Oddly enough, I almost think that the chances increase dramatically if an old guard Democrat takes office. I could easily see a war against China or Russia utilized as a "rally round the flag" type effort to "mend" the Divided States of America that currently exist.
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Off the Record / Re: Youtube Recommendations
Last post by grumbler - Today at 09:39:08 AMQuote from: Crazy_Ivan80 on Today at 08:53:01 AMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF4Y9TO8uVA
Where's the left now?
What a moron. When people start talking about "why do they..." when not naming "them" except in the most vague terms ("the left") they are just virtue-signalling.
I don't know of anyone, left or right, in this country who has failed to condemn the Iranian regime and its humane rights abuses when given the opportunity. MAGAts like Maher are just trying to score political points within their own cult.