CertainlyWorse
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CertainlyWorse
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1yr ago
I reject your framing. Your use of the FVEY acronym does not lend weight to your argument that because 'Well acktually, Five Eyes is just a SIGINT focused intelligence sharing apparatus', and because of this it does not imply other deep historical alliances based on shared cultural backgrounds and systems of government under the international rule of law.
You seem to be asking for an NATO article 5 or the like formal agreement signed by the US and the other partners, the absence of which implies that partners are under no expectation to intervene when their allies' territorial sovereignty has been violated. There is precedent that this has not been necessary in the past to provide support and retaliation when assassinations have been conducted against allied nation's citizens on their home soil.. Note the response of non-NATO members (such as Australia) in expelling diplomats in solidarity in the example.
What, beyond rhetoric, is Canada even asking for?
Various news articles have described that this discussion took place out of the public view. I presume Canada has asked for support in sanctioning India in some form, potentially expelling diplomats as occurred in the example above.
As for the rest of your post, I will concede that perhaps all of the Five Eyes partners decided together that they would not support Canada beyond toothless statements of concern and it wasn't the US doing so unilaterally with their outsized influence. It does not change my cynicism of the value of these alliances when partners have other interests.
Not that my cynicism was purely directed at the alliances themselves. It was also concerning the ability of Middle Power western nations to individually defend their sovereignty against the interests of their suzerain and the machinations of neutral/friendly contemptuous powers. Not doing so will only encourage future acts of interference.
Edit: a couple of words for clarity
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1yr ago
Mothers with young children heard me and glared.
Is this meant to be a 'men are idiots and bad parents' thing? Why wouldn't the mothers be on side?
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2yr ago
Yeah can easily count the ballot boxes from democrat voting areas first and then whoopsie, no time to count ballot boxes from republican areas.
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4mo ago
It is one very low hurdle of what will be many hurdles put in front of federal government employees. There will be low hanging fruit harvested out of this. Just like auditing welfare records found people over 200 years old, there will be govt employees who will be unable to 'be illegible'.
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1yr ago
No, I think if someone was acting according to your intent it would be more akin to beating a kid to the point of hospitalisation to 'toughen him up'. American cultural resilience is not anti-fragile.
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1yr ago
Yes "failed shooting" would technically cover the use of Iron Dome, but make it seem like a malfunctioning rocket in a Motte and Bailey.
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1yr ago
CertainlyWorse
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14d ago
This is fair, my comment was a bit of a snipe.
I just don't want to see this rhetoric on any side.
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1mo ago
I'll give it a go, thankyou.
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1mo ago
Me too, I haven't really played around with AI for some weird anxiety about not being able to apply it effectively. I'm kind of sticking my head in the sand on AI to avoid thinking about my FOMO.
CertainlyWorse
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2mo ago
Liberals on suicide watch. The opposition leader lost his seat which shows what a bloodbath this is. (Ironically it looks like the Greens party might lose their leader too).
Massive swing to the Left, partially due to a failing of the conservative party to resonate with voters and also the Trump tariff effect.
Many right wingers on my twitter feed taking it badly.
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3mo ago
This tweet is doing the rounds that says advanced warning that the US will attack is automatically classified as Top Secret. The only way I can square the weaseling is if I squint and say SecDef has the ability to declassify any DoD classified information, which he presumably did by posting it in the chat.
The CIA director alluded to this argument in his Senate Intelligence answers today.
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4mo ago
To provide food for someone is considered the ultimate display of affection
You're doing yourself and Malaysia credit to speak in this way. I'm not a food or water guy, but I appreciate the offering of these things (even to those you don't like) as important.
I'm thinking in my western way that I want to push offering a safe haven to those around me I like.
And in the rare case, those I don't.
CertainlyWorse
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4mo ago
Some will stay, I admit. Many will go.
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4mo ago
Is it reflexive that once you've written something, you will go and remove words?
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4mo ago
Clustering of denials throughout the government can be honed in on through analysis and targeted for further investigation. Some of this clustering would be legitimate and some of it would not.
Even in the case of intelligence/defense departments and the like, DOGE could then do a more nuanced investigation/direction to the department head with Trump's approval (to be fair they should have done this to begin with, but the perfect is the enemy of the good).
I'm listening to Post Captain in the Aubrey/Maturin series. I'm continuing with the audiobooks because I'm kind of addicted to the Narrator Patrick Tull. The books were recorded back in the 90's and while there's a small loss in audio from the CD > mp3 encoding, it generally holds up. No sound effects, but still great narration.
I really enjoy having a bottomless 'go to' fictional audiobook list that I can mindlessly put on for chores, exercise, driving etc.
Edit: About the series itself so far, I'm really enjoying it. Not just for the adventurous Age of Sail naval life (and the cavalier cheapness thereof), but the incredibly subtle ways the author alludes to background events such as the strange love triangles/squares set against the mores of courting, Maturin's intelligence operations, the Irish independence movement and related conflicting loyalties. If it continues like this, I'll be a very happy 'reader' indeed.
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4mo ago
Ehh... I could see straight guys going 'gay for pay' in porn or prostitution while they're otherwise heterosexual in their desires.
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5mo ago
Majority of the developers are atheists. I wish I had a quote reference, but either Tobi or Vavra stated it.
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5mo ago
If I'm honest I'll probably watch haphazardly. I've already saved up a couple of episodes due to other entertainment priorities.
I do feel your pain with showrunners doing BS cliffhangers. Except for a few series that benefit from digestion and watercoolers, I think binging at your own pace is the superior watching strategy.
Not that'll deliberately wait until seasons end for a weekly release I'm hooked on..
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5mo ago
I'm trying to keep cardio to a reasonable degree with 1 hour sessions of alternating walking and jogging, with a couple of weights sessions per week (barbell, but nothing crazy).
I'm currently on OMAD (One Meal A Day) to exploit the hunger suppressant effects of keto, and I'll try to maintain this. Dr Boz says the next step is fasting on alternate days, but I'm happy at the current rate and want to keep things sustainable as well as get micronutrient intake.
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5mo ago
I found something similar locally. I'm a bit worried that even with low/zero net carbs that they'll somehow throw out my ketosis, but I can try one at least.
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5mo ago
Thanks. For me it's a relatively new inability to read at very close distances (eg phone with small text in bed). I've got a pair of off the shelf reading glasses from the department store which covers this so I'm going to hold out as long as I can.
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5mo ago
My drinking crept up after doing solo drinking at home on weeknights. I thought it was harmless to have a beer or two after work, but tolerance is a thing with regular use and that leads to the ratchet like you say. I don't have a liquor cabinet/wine rack any more these days.
Could also have the redheaded stepchild of a /r/cwr weekly thread on the motte that allows low effort. On the bright side it would attract all the witches. On the downside it would drain effort from this thread.
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