The most competent leadership was forced out in favor of sycophants. Combined with military contractor corruption that surrounds the military budget, and it’s no wonder this looks worse than in the early 2000s

That’s the thing about those in power. They just need to be convincing enough to get a few people who are gullible, or easily-manipulated for one reason or another, to genuinely believe what they say, and then it snowballs from there

One commenter on social media asked if Yelle knew English.

“Yes,” a zoo representative posted.

Learned French then English, that’s a damn smart bear

Massachusetts is dense with the added bonus of comparatively old-world city designs. I’ve found NJ and NY drivers to be more vocal and annoyed, whereas Mass drivers will just risk wrecking you to prove a point because you’ve slightly inconvenienced them and made them a little more late

Edit: I also hate camping the passing lane, but the trait I seem not to share with the other Massholes is that I like to keep distance in front of my car regardless of how fast my car is able to go

Edit: So I did some looking since the link doesn’t work. This is potential misinformation, so Reuters took it down. Apparently some AI companies throughout China have taken to boasting about military capabilities of their tech without much outside verification. If I had to guess, this was probably something similar and Reuters took it down once they verified the authenticity

This made me kinda queasy looking at it lmao.

I actually quit everything last year. I still get some cravings every now and then, but throw that onto the pile of consequences from my youth. Not the worst withdrawals I’ve experienced, but definitely was the hardest to fully quit.

How to inhale peanut butter to undo ~10yrs of smoking?

My siblings weren’t actually abortions

Unfortunately we can’t help that your opinion is wrong.

I’ve not really met friendly German Police, but nearly all of them are very professional. If I had a problem or a comment, I had no reservations about talking to an Officer because they study and know their laws relatively well, and are strict with their processes when escalation is warranted

As with all areas, know what you can and can’t do. Know what is suspicious and what’s accepted in a culture that isn’t yours. Most Polizei I’ve spoken with were more likely to talk to you or fine you before letting you go if you did something wrong (Polizei in Leipzig and Berlin can eat shit though).

These were expensive decorations in the raised-roof Chevy

Palantir already knows their location

In Uni, 3 of my roommates were trans of varying types. General consensus in the trans community is that you use the bathroom that will cause fewest problems. For many that haven’t transitioned, this is often the gender assigned at birth. If you’re mid-transition or are still struggling with your presentation, ask a staff member (if there is a staff) or bring a friend if you can.

The youth are generally more progressive. Recently, every demographic has displayed an increase in right-wing participation. This isn’t so much of an age issue as it is a reactionary issue to educational and economic shortcomings from the last couple decades. Many right-wing populists are just really good at reaching people with distorted messaging, unfortunately.

“If you have a bug in your computer code, then you need to take the computer apart and clean it.” -These fucking boomers

My guy really likes hotdogs

Everything is relative

You found Carmen Sandiego!

Yep. When I visit my girlfriend’s family in Peru, I get looks because I’m mixed Caucasian (white skin but some asian features) and definitely not Latino. When I stayed in Germany, or visited Austria or Switzerland, I did not get the same looks or attitudes. I’ve been around, and I’ve found a lot of people’s initial attitudes towards you depends on how similar or different you are to them at face-value.

Well, they are the biggest gang in New York