Skyrmir @ Skyrmir @lemmy.world

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Eh, kind of intentional. If you're gonna fuck around, you're gonna find out.

Thor dropping a mountain on my head.

They're going to China to discuss sales numbers.

Zelensky should use any pause in the conflict to re-arm like mad. Divest from Starlink everywhere possible, and bring in European weapon systems. Don't even think about slowing down until they're mining Chernobyl for nukes with a stockpile already standing.

You are assuming a level of omniscience to our police and military that they only dream of actually having. And if you think the US population will put up with their own military, turning their own cities into Gaza, you would be very mistaken.

Tanks need fuel, drivers, and ways to cross rivers, drones have limited range and don't see inside buildings. Roads, power, and water are pressure points. You don't stand up to a stronger military force, you make it too expensive to operate, never being there when sudden things happen. That's why IEDs were the biggest problem in Iraq and Afghanistan. No one to chase, everyone is a suspect, all enforcement has to operate at maximum alert, always.

Left wing gun owners don't brag about their guns in general. For the most part the left wing really really abhors violence, until they don't, then it's door to door firing squads for the whole family. Because by the time you reach that point, they've been violently forced into organizing a reaction.

He wants to start a war he thinks he can win. He does know the consequence. That's why security around Mara Lago is so much higher this time. It's still a security nightmare, but they're trying.

Large parts of US car manufacturing went to Canada over the years as Detroit rotted. The problem is that tariffs won't bring it back, it will just bankrupt the car companies. Which is fine for Musk, not so much for everyone else.

Not disagreeing at all. It's the standard right wing mode of operation, nothing matters until it affects them personally. It should be studied as a developmental disability.

Since Trump wants to complain about the trade deficit, Canada should cap exports to be equal to imports from the US. Poof no more trade deficit.

Honestly he's even doing it for the right reasons. His country has been economically attacked. Not to respond would just make it worse.

Trump is scared Russia will lose before he can stop Zelensky with the aid of Europe. Once it's only Europe and not just the US backing Ukraine, there will be nothing stopping them any more. No more 'Don't use our bombs too far inside Russia' crap. Every refinery and military base in Russia will have to worry about how far Ukraine can reach every day.

Can we report the secretary of education getting her job for being white?

Exchange it quick and get out.

A lot of Trumps support comes out of rural MI and WI, and they talk to each other.

Part of me hopes the reason he doesn't care is because he can't run for election again.

Agreed, the latest news seems to indicate they're looking to do just that.

Sell them to Norway for military aid. It's a better investment for Norway, and shorter supply lines.

New air frames tend to have a lot of issues. They're kind of at the limits of engineering complexity. Too many parts optimized for weight/strength just perfectly, until there's that one extra side load, or power drain, that no one expected. That's why a lot of test designs end at the full scale testing stage. It's not until all the parts are in one place that you can really see if they all work together.

In the long term, it will mean America will have a weaker position at every bargaining table. From trade deals, to immigration, to military engagement. And sure, in a lot, if not most cases, that's better for the world. For the US it will mean more hardship and more poverty, leading to more crime, leading to more right wing extremism. And unlike unwinding the Soviet Union, when America unwinds, there's going to be and axis of China and Russia waiting to step on everyone else. Russia isn't building enough guns to defeat Ukraine, they're aiming to build enough to defeat Europe. And they know they couldn't do it if America were there as a back stop. He's also counting on the EU being too afraid to send nukes.