Certain anti-abortion activists in the US make it appear that women are having abortion on a whim right up to the point of birth ("I will have a big mac, fries and an abortion of my 8 month old fetus"). But there are many potential reasons why an abortion could be necessary after three months: (1) M...

When is the world tour, MM?

Confirm...that I won't be playing.

Mashed potatoes are a crime against humanity. Why ruin good potatoes like that?

Eating mashed potatoes is like eating warmed up vomit.

Octavious wrote: ↑

Wed May 04, 2022 12:54 am

Is this a cunning attempt to get more +1s by encouraging people to see if they get an error message on your post?

I would +1 this post for uncovering my cunning plan...

I find it hard to believe, considering we apparently fall in pretty much the exact same spot on the political compass, that we disagree on quite as much as we do On many things we are probably less different in opinion than you think. But at least from what it appears to me, you seem to find enjoym...

Anyone seeing Ajax errors when trying to click +1?

If I look at the console I see the request:

app.php/postlove/toggle/300250?_=1651618332935

In response I see a 403 error with message:

AJAX error. status: error, message: Forbidden

From the perspective of the US you are left wing. I don't recall you ever taking the position of America's right of centre party. As for capitalism, the days where the battle lines between left and right revolved around being pro and anti capitalism ended long before I was born. Most left wing poli...

Octavious wrote: ↑

Tue May 03, 2022 8:06 pm

You're really channeling the inner Machiavelli today, Flash. It's an intriguing insight into elements of left wing thinking in the US.

Wait what? I am not left wing. I am for rational debate on issues and finding compromise between competing interests.

And I am decidedly pro-capitalist.

I don't think it is going to be as bad as what you think. There will be activism on a major, major scale on this. There will be big pushes to get women across state lines to get abortions. Conservative states won't be able to stop it. When conservative states start trying to jail people for having a...

I am pro freedom of choice...but I think in the longer term this will be a good thing. Roe vs. Wade has poisoned political debate in the USA for way too long. I am tired of the Supreme Court nonsense...which ultimately all came down to trying to stack the court one way or the other on the issue. Mos...

Bonatogether wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:40 pm

balki aren't you in the MU thing this year as well

What? Balki is in a competition to scare children?

damo666 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:28 am

I suggest delay by a week. It is a holiday sort of time.

What, people can only play while they are supposed to be working?

Sure they will...but this of course won't be done out in the open.

Yes, the sanctions chip mean that the US/NATO are effectively at the table at these negotiations. So they could block a deal not to their liking.

Just for curiosity's sake I did a search for webdiplomacy in Google.

The first result shows an Ad for webdip. Is there an active campaign on to buy ads on Google for webdip?:

https://ibb.co/5Mhx14F

Another translated doc purporting to be from Russia FSB: http://www.igorsushko.com/2022/03/hits-about-to-hit-fan-between-fsb-putin.html?m=1 Does described clearly 'huge failure' on their part, ie the invasion didn't go according to plan. @Oct will not be satisfied. But fog of war means we can verif...

I will say that the US Congress and the Biden Administration know China is taking notes, see Taiwan. This is the stage to convince Xi it's not worth it. Russia of course is not China (especially economically), but still a useful stage/sandbox to show some backbone. I am not really sure the two situ...

This is an interesting video. I didn't know about the extent of the gas finds in Ukraine and the amount of these reserves near Crimea and the disputed territories in the east. I also didn't know about Ukraine shutting off the water to Crimea which is causing all sorts of problems there: https://www....

Flash, how much of a thick shit are you? I don't care what you think. I don't have any interest in your opinions. I have a preference for you shutting up and ending your seemingly endless fascination with me. It's frankly a bit weird, and I'm sure everyone else is bored sick of you turning everythi...