Mantergeistmann
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Mantergeistmann
18hr ago
That's the whole basis of a protection racket, right? Sure, you're paying for "protection" from the mafia, but it's bad for their business if someone paying for said protection does get harmed by a different gang.
Mantergeistmann
18hr ago
As I understand it, the IAEA has never actually seen any evidence of this Fatwa, merely been told that "it totally exists, trust us."
Mantergeistmann
19hr ago
Ah, didn’t see the downblending. Yeah, that's pretty big.
If that’s the argument it doesn’t even matter if the deal is good or bad
I mean, it does if there's a hard stop: "we agree that Iran shall not have more than X entichment facilities" or "shall source all enriched Uranium from Y country and have no domestic enrichment capability" . Something that focuses on directly-measurable limits that can't be (easily) hidden or weaseled out of or "well, the inspectors suspect, but have no proof, so..."
Mantergeistmann
1d ago
Iran's nuclear material will be destroyed
Where do you get that from the quoted passage? They'll just pretend they're enriching for "totally true trust us guys it makes sense" civilian power and medical isotopes.
Mantergeistmann
2d ago
Hasn't that always been one of the most obvious flaws in the "it's okay to be --ist against people with power/money/privilege"? That it pattern-matched pretty exactly with classical antisemitism?
Mantergeistmann
2d ago
P.S. Even if Iran claims they're not obligated to allow free passage by international law, Oman did sign the treaties, and thus is obligated to allow ships to slurp through the southern route for free. And even though Oman is friends with Iran, they have enough nice guy image that they stand to lose a lot if they don't meet their treaty obligations. In that case if ships start using the southern route, Iran would have to start blowing up ships down there if they were really dead set on tolls.
Yeah, a lot of people ignore this as it's rather inconvenient for some arguments: Iran would have to be allowed to attack vessels in a foreign nation's waters for them to be able to institute any sort of toll. And at that point, well, all FoN everywhere is basically ended.
Mantergeistmann
2d ago
At night, [Otto von Bismarck] slept poorly or not at all. Often, he lay awake until seven a.m., then slept until two p.m. Lying in bed he mulled over grievances. “I have spent the whole night hating” he said once. When no immediate object of hatred was available, he ransacked his memory to dredge up wrongs done to him years before.
Mantergeistmann
2d ago
Anyone have any experience with getting dual citizenship (US adding EU)? I'm looking at the "Slovak by Descent" program as a bit of a lark, and was wondering if there were any pitfalls (aside from the obvious "no longer able to apply for jobs that need a US security clearance"). Seems to me to be all upside, no downside.
Mantergeistmann
2d ago
a wealth tax as described is likely unconstitutional
Wasn't an income tax also originally unconstitutional?
Mantergeistmann
2d ago
Also, as one person alluded to, a change in military tech/power. Vanderbilt was able to at least offer to donate a warship to the Union government during the Civil War.
Mantergeistmann
3d ago
Elon and the rest's best bet would probably be to employ some kind of Br'er Rabbit strategy.
I kind of half wonder if that's what happened with the Twitter/X purchase... if I recall, The Internet (tm) was dead set against it until he tried backing out, and then there was gleeful rubbing of hands at him being "forced" to go through with the deal.
Mantergeistmann
3d ago
Iran can actually follow through on enforcing that
How? Just by launching missiles against Israel? We've just seen from the US/Iran (and US/Yemen) conflicts that bombing/missile campaigns aren't enough to defeat a state/change their policy.
Mantergeistmann
4d ago
Fiction editor, any medium. Or any editing, really, beyond simple proofreading.
Mantergeistmann
4d ago
Do you have derogatory songs for your rival team? I can't help but think even American fans must do more than sit in the stands eating hotdogs and occasionally cheering on their side when the score hits 5,800 points to 5,750 in the second quarter
I mean, we were just having a discussion elsewhere about Mr. Brightside, which Missouri fans use againt KU...
Mantergeistmann
4d ago
He said less than once in a lifetime, aka even rarer. He's definitely familiar with the Knicks.
Mantergeistmann
4d ago
If history is anything to go by, also don't go wearing a Santa Claus outfit.
Mantergeistmann
4d ago
Who's "we", Kemosabe?
Mantergeistmann
5d ago
I've always thought of it as using a lump sum to buy yourself a pension (or a larger pension if you already have one), but that could be in error.
Mantergeistmann
5d ago
"Tired of hearing 'bonjour hi'? Vote Bloc Quebecois!"
Mantergeistmann
5d ago
The one example that really stood out to me was College Football Playoffs. Championship game tickets were a 3k minimum ticket price watching team 1 and 2 play each other. The semifinal game say watching teams 2 and 3 play you could scalp tickets for $30. People are going because they want to be at the game that will be an event not for the quality of football.
Wasn't part of that one that one of the universities involved was Indiana, which a) was historically awful, making this a novel event, and b) has a massive alumni network many of whom are business alums and on the richer end of the scale?
Mantergeistmann
6d ago
Last weekend I bought a strawberry plant, a cherry tomato plant, a larger tomato plant, and six zucchini squash plants.
I'll be curious to hear how your strawberries do. Where I am, strawberry season is pretty much completely over by the time tomato plants really start.
What should I grow next?
Depends heavily on if you're interested in flowers or veggies, and what you like!
What is everyone else growing?
No veggies at the moment, but I'm about to put 6 David Austin Roses into the ground tomorrow... hopefully I don't kill them!
Mantergeistmann
7d ago
That's a BMI of 19.4? Skinny, but certainly not underweight or gaunt.
Mantergeistmann
8d ago
I suspect this would require a major change in robotics (to cover skilled trades, etc.)
Have a look at what Hyundai is doing with shipbuilding and robotic welders.
Mantergeistmann
8d ago
"More money has been lost in anticipation of corrections than in the corrections themselves. " Or something to that effect.
I mean, those are all sexualized, is the thing. It's something for every taste.
I'm not hip to what the modern version would be.
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