He was also to only human know to have gone for nearly 2 months without any REM sleep

https://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/21/showbiz/jackson-death-trial/index.html#:~:text=to%20his%20death.-,Jackson%20may%20be%20the%20only%20human%20ever%20to%20go%20two,nights%20of%20propofol%20infusions%20Dr.

WTF why does Bolivia (a land locked nation) even have a navy?

Well, this'll throw a spanner in the works. To be clear: it's the ulta-orthodox that have been responsible for the worst of the so called "settlers" (displacement of Palestinian people's from their homes) and are rabid supporters of the rightwing Government. They are always in favour of military intervention regardless of outcomes, probably because none of them have to serve in the military.

Honestly, I can't see how SCOTUS could rule in his favour. The US constitution clearly states that there is a seperation between church and state. For SCOTUS to rule in his favour would require them overturning the constitution itself.

Ukraine has both tactical and strategic plans for striking Russian oil and gas facilities. Strategically it's important to hit these facilities as reducing output results in a long term slowdown in Russia's ability to wage war on its neighbours. Tactically it's a way of both boosting Ukrainian morale and also (most interestingly) forcing the US to help resupply Ukraine.

By reducing Russian production, Ukraine is pushing up oil and gas prices which affects the World and, more importantly, the US economy. Due to the US election cycle, inflation is a hot button topic in the US ATM and the Biden administration will do just about anything it can to reduce its impact on the upcoming Presidential election.

It's entirely valid to conclude that the Ukrainian's can bring pressure on the US to provide military aid by attaching Russian oil and gas assets.

Let me be clear: I'm on the side of the Ukrainians.

I'm not sure what the other commentors were hating on but I found this article to be a concise criticism of Drump's "debating" style contrasting with an appreciation of Biden's ability to actually debate. Drump wants to use these debates as an extension of his insane election rally's and I , for one, don't want anything to do with that.

That's a really good summary of the facts. Thank you so much

Well, it does if our entire justice system is based around the concept of free will.

That's a really facile statement. Look, I'm no Hilary fan but you have to admit that she's more than just some real estate loser wannabe (eg: Drump). This lady was Secretary of State under Obama and very nearly was the President of the USA (if there was a popular vote she would have been president).

Yeah, I guess that makes sense.

That's a good question. The answer lies not so much about the general popularity and sympathy for Ukraine but rather the amount of pressure Ukraine can exert on the the present US administration to leverage more military aid.

The Ukrainians are aware of the level of sympathy they have in the US as the plucky underdog in this conflict. Striking oil and gas targets deep inside Russia doesn't diminish this but rather underlines and reinforces the situation. However, reducing the supply of oil and gas impacts the price of oil and gas and has a knock on effect on inflation.

The majority of Americans don't consciously make that connection, they just feel the pinch in their hip pocket. For better or worse inflation is commonly viewed as domestic issue and this is reinforced by the retoric of those on the right of US politics. So, for many inflation is Joe Biden's fault.

Therefore, by attacking these targets or threatening to, the Ukrainians can bring the very real pressure on the Biden administration. The President has to continue to show support to the Ukrainians (both moral and materiel) while attempting to rein in the Ukrainians ability and desire to strike deeply at oil and gas targets in Russia.

It appears that this delicate balancing game is ongoing with the US administration pressuring their opponents in the Congress to back down on defunding the Ukrainians while at the same time convincing the Ukrainians to back off a little and focus more on military targets.

Baby Hands is such a snowflake

Real power comes from the ballot box. No point in demonstrating if you don't vote.

Oh for goodness sake, it's the New York Post. Not even suitable for mulching.

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Actually they could throw him in a maximum security prison and condem him to solitary confinement (for his own protection you know) and that would negate the need for the Secret Service

It's about time the Ultra Orthodox Jewish (translation: extreme far right religious nut jobs) chicken hawks were forced to put their money where their mouths are. 90% of the current crisis in Gaza is due to this small, vocal and extraordinarily hypocritical religious sect.

Thanks, this is a great summery of the politics behind the interview. Moist appreciated.

The real issue is not so much the debt but rather revenue raising, the increasing debt is merely a symptom of the US's inability to attract enough revenue (via taxes) to cover it's spending. Decades of propaganda by the right (you could easily substitute Oligarchy here) and the slashing of taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations has created an unsustainable debt situation. This is despite the sovereign debt issue.

Listen: treat every statement that Drump makes as an outrageous lie until proven otherwise. I've been doing that now for nearly eight years, haven't been wrong once.

Laser Disks - they're so rad man

Good, he deserves everything he gets.

Christ in a hand basket, if that's genuine then I say ban the troll

Well, the anti democratic swill that are the Rethuglican congress members are showing their true colours as Ruzzian collaborators.

It's interesting, isn't it, that this and other "witch hunts" keep turning up so many witches.

Think: Adolf Hitler on trial after the failed Beer Hall Putch.

The reality is that all his "weath" is tied up in realestate but that's actually not even true. Due to the his spectacular bankruptcy the banks took all his realestate and forced him to pay a (small fraction) back in installments. Even if New York liquidated all of his assets there'd be bugger all in cash retrieved and he'd STILL be in hock to the banks.

That's exactly what they've gone and done: https://mastodon.social/@realTuckFrumper/112599403639743473

Who cares? At this stage (post Ukraine funding) he could pkuk right off for all I care.

This just in: one of the highly corrupt Supreme Court judges is worried AI bots will do his job far better than he ever could.

Fucking war criminal, hope you like hot weather

Wow, these AfD clowns really seem to be a bunch of arse hats

"The consent decree followed a yearslong corruption probe into the union involving embezzlement, bribery and other charges. It resulted in several convictions of union leaders and Fiat Chrysler executives, including two past union presidents."

So, by that logic Federal Investigators will now be investigating Chrysler/Fiat, right? Right?

Same happened in Australia but Facebook backed down

Hahahaha mwahahahaha..

The ability to turn most traffic lights green (not all of them just, like 90%), would basically be the reverse of my current super power of turning most traffic lights red

LOCK HIM UP!!

I much prefer Lemmy, when RIF shut down I migrated and never looked back. Lemmy isn't as crowded as Reddit became and reminds me of how Reddit used to look and feel.

I also signed up to Mastodon and between the two (Lemmy and Mastodon) get all the information and entertainment I ever got from Reddit without all the dickheads that now populate Reddit.

Fuck Pootin, grubby bastard is prepared to starve Africa for the sake of his pathetic excuse of a war.

According to whom? Drump? LOL