"It isn't market manipulation, it's bananas."

For the first time in history, being a "home-grown" US American carries such irresistible appeal...

My thoughts & prayers to all the people in the world who study, studied or maybe spent a whole life trying to understand, explain, reason and predict any stuff geopolitics... Who could have known, that astrology would possibly be a safer career bet.

Sure, history and location matter.

But do you really believe we would be willing to spend months in the snow and sleet to train to fight and possibly die to defend a society that caters only for the wealthy?

We have a SOCIAL CONTRACT, even if our own bozos don't want to understand that either.

Look, this sucks. But it should terrify Europeans that no one is able to think realistically about European security right now. Building up the EU's capacity to fill the gap should paralysis hit NATO is only prudent. 12/

I really don't get this period. All the while RuZZia decides to shoot itself in the head and it's only a matter of doing a bit to help it just do it, the US suddenly decides it's the best time of all to shoot itself into the crotch, leg, another leg and just to be really sure also into both hands...

Origami Black Hole xkcd.com/3033

#thursdayvibe

Here is a look at how metal bands per capita correlate to GDP and some other things.

#metalsky #metal #dataviz

metalstats.wordpress.com/2024/12/18/c...

Here’s one for all you proofreaders.

Remember that libraries are proof that not every goddamned thing needs to be “for profit.”