ABC was covering it like it was a football game. "Incredible performance from the US military", "Flawless victory over the Venezuelans", "Impressive display of professionalism from the troops"

Makes me sick.

Oh no, Canada doesn't get to negotiate with the most dishonest and malicious administration in US history. What a terrible loss. I'm sure there was going to be a major breakthrough any minute now if not for this. Fucking loser.

A literal death cult fueled by insatiable greed. They won't stop until we're swimming in pollution in 50°C+ summers of constant wildfires

Americans clearly need to touch the stove and get burned before they understand what they've unleashed. It's regrettable but saving them from the consequences of their political decisions might be worse in the long term. We're at this horrendous point where things will have to get worse before they have a chance of getting better.

He thinks everyone of prominence takes their cues from cable TV when in reality it's just him. The constant projection from this disturbed imbecile is getting tiring.

Just typical right-wing corruption. Keeping people dependent on cars is massively profitable. It keeps people poor and their paycheques flowing upward as the ruling class wants it. Canada being nothing but a few oligopolies in a trenchcoat.

Doesn't he kill you in this scene if you let him? Good instinct to have that crossbow handy.

Anyone have any standouts to suggest? The ones I'll be taking for a spin are:

REPLACED - Long-awaited with visually striking pixel art, revealed on a big publisher stage

Esoteric Ebb - Tabletop-inspired CRPG that looks great

Alabaster Dawn - New game from the CrossCode dev

Vampire Crawlers - New game from the Vampire Survivors dev

inKONBINI - Actually already went through this one last time and found the short chill experience fairly engaging

Redwall by Brian Jacques. Introduced me to so many things like the fantasy genre, multi-book series, deep worldbuilding, archetypal races and probably way more. The food descriptions also stand out in my memory.

Haven't gone back to see how it stands up but I highly recommend it for kids whose reading level is improving and want to move up a tier in length/difficulty.

I really wonder how long it will take before a NATO member is forced to invoke article 5 for collective defense from the US. Seems inevitable at this point and it will mark a turning point in history.

Could end up being the effective end of the alliance. Putin would be so pleased.

Give it a try and let me know how it works for you!

Trying it out with this comment. Never could get used to the layout on the Interstellar app, which is otherwise pretty good. Everything looks right in terms of presentation so far.

How's that working out for you? And, more importantly, them?

And simulates it in escalating military exercises every year while rapidly expanding its navy, including massive landing barges. But, sure, fear mongering.

Thank you

Because it's a popularity contest where name recognition is a huge factor. I swear it's like some people want to lose.

Elections have always been popularity contests, what are you even talking about? It's about finding a prominent figure that has a strong, and hopefully benign, vision for the country and to raise that person as a figurehead.

That they come from pop culture in the US now is just a reflection of the collapse of their civic space. You still need to find a viable path to victory, and wishing we were in a different era will only prevent adaptation to the new reality.

Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End wasn't fiction after all?

I can't see how it's dozens of bottles worth in that small space. It's mostly empty for the lighter fluid too. Just a bottle cap and bottle threading is a decent amount of plastic. Maybe 2 or 3, sure.

Just finished reading volume 5 of the manga. This series is fantastic, and I'm really curious to see what the next arc the author is hinting at is.

Can't wait to dive into the anime once it's done airing. That people are raving at the quality is really promising.