Though the mithering in the west is a step back from that. We're mostly not being asked to throw ourselves onto the battlefield, just to stump up the cash to produce the machines for the Ukrainians t… (View Post)

Returns to one of (your?) themes that here and now is about as good as humanity has ever had it. Not perfect, and there are obvious questions about "is it too good to last?" But rarely has … (View Post)

Probably not, though. There is a meanings slice of public opinion for whom any process making assisted dying legal is simply wrong, any safeguards put in place inadequate. Trying to kill such a bill … (View Post)

The hard times/strong men thing is something of a meme in certain corners of the right wing manosphere. Leaving aside the observation that a lot of that space is bots agreeing with what a handful of … (View Post)

Mamdani is a winner, and Trump loves winners, as long as they haven't won by beating him. (View Post)