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Yeah Enco, the consensus seems to be limited damage to Fordow. I suppose it would be dangerous to Americans or more dangerous to be directly involved. Might just take one pass with the bunker busters to end that site. Or sell/lease/give to Israel to do the job. Already USA has helped defend Israel along with other nations. I assume that Americans…[Read more]

Moron-in-charge slashed already tiny budgets of “Voice of America” programs, that transmitted pro-democracy information in many languages including Iran. They probably just get Iranian propaganda now. Who are we kidding, we are no democracy anyways.

VOA first began broadcasting in 1942 and reaches an audience of 361 million worldwide in 49…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
the possibility that combatants can act from within each others’ territories exists and with the small size of drones it is easier.

It’s far worse than that. If I were a hostile power and I wanted to initiate a nuclear attack on the United States, I’d put a radio signal triggered nuclear warhead in a container on a c…[Read more]

Pope,

Very creative insults. Bravo. But ya got me curious so i fed my scribbles to Meta and the response gets and A-.

This essay appears to be a stream-of-consciousness critique of various topics, including:

A speaker they strongly dislike
References to current events, protests, and political issues (e.g., Palestine, Trump, and Elon…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Oh my gawd Pope that speaker is unspeakable.

I assume you meant this for me, but didn’t want to contribute to the source thread. (Just click on the link above, if you want to read it again.)

I had enough trouble comprehending enough of what you wrote, it prompted me to ask ChatGPT to summarize it. Man, Chattie did not have much…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Iranian crown prince urges military to rebel, join resistance against regime

I hope that could happen. And hope Israel cares enough about avoiding civilian casualties.

Unseen wrote:
Israel has been working on nukes and it now seems Iran stole them.

Or Israel let them heist bogus material?

On a possibly related note, I don’t understand why I’ve not heard any media discuss the chances of Iranian nukes working at a moment’s notice without first running live, underground tests. Surely the first successful test…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Actually, both drones and illegal aliens who either construct them or bring them in would both be a concern for defense in the future.

I don’t understand. Like pulling wagons through the desert, packed high with drones or drone parts? Driving big containers through customs? Via tunnels, submarines, or Chinese…[Read more]

Yep, and what would today be like if outside powers had not intervened to create it? Israel has been working on nukes and it now seems Iran stole them.

I heard last night that Iran said it responded with 100 drones. Haven’t looked at later news, yet, but so few drones is (to me) obviously just a symbolic slap in the face.

The newest possible threat to us (and any country now) are unexpectedly large and well-hidden or disguised, AI-autonomous drone attacks… anywhere in any country. That’s where…[Read more]

The nuances of paradise puzzle me. Are these Iranian leaders getting their 1 way ticket to paradise? Does a Muslim have to strap a bomb to their leg to get those virgins? I argue that even if it is not strict martyrdom it is constructive martyrdom. You head one of these regimes/terrorist groups bent on destroying Israel you are probably gonna die…[Read more]

Bigfucker1!

Iran has to respond and if they see Israel and the U.S. as joined at the hip, American bases, assets, and persons could now be at risk either directly from Iran itself or through some of their proxies who potentially have a reach as far as the American homeland.

TACO Don suddenly realizes that deporting immigrant workers is a disaster. Get ready for the “blame someone and claim victory” exit strategy. One hopes the result will be some sort of reasonable guest worker policy like many other countries have so that a person can come here, not to rape and murder, but to work, without fear of being…[Read more]

Reg, you tell a mean story. I mean well in saying so.

i know a number of Filipino dishes but that one is new to me. I need some halo halo. Definitely no to balut.

A few books ive read made reference to the hard work and good cheer of Filipinos. One of em and i cant remember the title involved Filipinos being the only ones who were shoveling…[Read more]

One of my client sites has a 50/50 mix of Filipinos and Europeans. What I note about the Filipinos is that they are laid back even when working hard, which is always and yet they are always smiling and joking.  I brought in some Ube Halaya for someone’s birthday recently. When I told them the name of the shop I got it in (in Dublin) they started…[Read more]

Around 2001 I had a short-term contract where I managed a project for Xerox to install several printers in a large company in Belfast, across 3 sites. My contact on their side was a Unionist who made it very clear to me that he hated people from “the South”. He did not actually say anything directly to me but we both instinctively knew which “tr…[Read more]

Yes the CT comparison helps. I can only imagine what a huge disincentive for immigrants. Sending a signal loud and clear that we don’t want you. And Filipiinos are such easy going people. I know a generalization but still…

Dublin or bust. That is no place to raise a family for outsiders.

I think the nationalities are not the primary reason that they are being attacked. It is the fact that they are “not us”. These communities have been very insular and unchanged for centuries and are very conservative in their outlook. This has made them very tribal and any “outsider” is seen as a potential threat to destabilizing their social and…[Read more]