Billie M Jones

I’m not so clear on the rational side.

I also think that what the Catholic Church covered up by way of abuse, puts them squarely in the unacceptable range. However, in other news…

They accepted that the Earth moved around the sun, only because the evidence that was surfacing was so damn obvious that they had to. So they switched sides to kee…[Read more]

Davis wrote:
Ehhh…the BBC may only seem left leaning by American standards. It is famously “neutral” […]

Correction appreciated, and good to know. I just just apologized to my leftiness for ignoring it.

Russia alone (that is without the former 14 other republics) have cultures which range from Turkic, Asian, relatives of Inuit/Eskimos, Finnic, Slavic, from the Caucuses and a LOT more. Linguistically, they natively have languages from over seven completely different language families which vary from Tartar, Mongolic, Sino (Chinese related),…[Read more]

Ehhh…the BBC may only seem left leaning by American standards. It is famously “neutral” and in fact, whenever there is a conservative government they tend to be tepid about criticism of that government, and often do “both sides-sim” where they seem to cover both sides as though they are equally valid even when the conservative policy is…[Read more]

I pretty much agree with all of that, although BBC seems left leaning at times, but I feel mostly aware of the lean and appreciate their sincere attempts. Reddit is one where I might expect a range of leans or non-leans I could pick from, but I haven’t dug far enough into it yet.

IMO this is a severely underappreciated topic. I made a public recommendation of your topic here, a couple of weeks ago, but got no bites.

I was just going to “bump” this topic, but I might as well plug my own takes on it at the same time, by also pointing readers/contributors to a group I started long ago, short name “news about the news“. More…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
There is very little hope for humanity unless and until A I is a pleasant surprise.

I feel alone in all circles (so far) when pushing the idea that, as long as AI is designed and owned by humans, while being owned by humans, it will excel in accordance with those owners’ behests, for better and for worse. (Disclaimer, I don’t…[Read more]

Putin in the Bunker
The Russian president against the world

From The Atlantic, by Tom Nichols. Excerpts:

[…] During a meandering rant, Putin defended raw Russian imperialism while he spooled off about a number of topics, including the fall of the U.S.S.R., the power of Western hegemony, and the American use of nuclear weapons on Japan. But his…

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Unseen wrote:
Explain how taking a major bargaining chip off the table would benefit him.

I already said, he could be false-flagging the sabotage. What benefits him, personally, is any perceived “win” that could keep him in power.

Unseen wrote:
He is desperate and has diminishing options at his disposal, but I don’t see him as acting out of a…

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jakelafort wrote:
Enco, retaking what was once part of the territory of a sovereign nation and super power? I think so. And Kiev was the actual center of Russia before Lord Novgorod the Great and until the rise of Moscow. Putin has a fondness/nostalgia for the lore of Russian history so i am dubious about your assertion. Maybe it is or was all of…

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Unseen wrote:
The expert opinions I’ve heard think that underwater drones were likely the method used. They can sink a warship. Anyway, it’s unlikely Ukraine had the wherewithal to do it.

I’m seeing no argument against the possibilities I presented. Underwater drones would make it easier, but they’re not necessary, and it’s likely that Ukr…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Problem of Iran-made drones already being solved

Interesting. It took Ukrainian ingenuity to get those old SU-25s up and running, and they’re making a difference.

Hey readers, I have an itch recently to post a lot of recent news and opinion here (on Putin’s aggressive and inhumane moves, even against his own people), but before you continue here, could you please take a look at Unseen’s post that imo isn’t getting the attention it deserves?