That’ll show’em.

If this article is even moderately accurate, then this is hard to digest. I didn’t realize that Russian electronic warfare was so advanced and capable. It seems to be having a significant impact on Ukraine’s efforts and bodes very poorly for them. The article didn’t address how they can counter Russian EW capabilities, if at all. 😖

This feat is impressive, as an 800 km (500 mi), non-stop flight over water would seemingly require a caloric energy that far exceeds an adult hummingbird’s body weight of 3 g (0.11 oz).[21] However, researchers discovered the tiny birds can double their fat mass in preparation for their Gulf crossing,[25] then expend the entire calorie reserve from fat during the 20-hour non-stop crossing when food and water are unavailable.

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Gorgeous! 💜

sighs

Yet something else to disable in Windows. I’m losing track of each thing at this point.

I wonder if he’s the kind of maniacal leader that puts maintaining power and control first because he genuinely believes he has a plan to better his people, or…

is he’s the maniacal leader that puts maintaining power and control first because… power and control are simply all that matters…

I wonder which is more dangerous.

I wonder if it matters at this point.

This is a preventable apocalypse. 😖

Is this good…? Do they have enough influence to make a difference.

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I honestly find this incredible, but yeah… I know people who enjoy being advertised to… and who like “shopping” even though they start out with nothing in mind. Advertising works on them and probably those spam emails I can’t believe people click, which only perpetuates the problem. And apparently it’s worth billions to keep up the commercialization.

Haha. Are you telling me that we all don’t mutually love these attempts to personalize advertisements? There’s nothing better than knowing our personal information is being used for our benefit this way. Look at films like Blade Runner. I can’t wait to have bright fluorescent ads on every corner and open space.

Without these things, how else am I going to know which medication I should be insisting my doctor prescribe me? And clearly this insurance company with the funny ad is totally going to be there on my side when something happens. That’s why they made the commercial, duh. So I would absolutely be certain I can trust them to quickly and fully process a claim.

There’s nothing cozier than the snug embrace of consumerism, where we find a peculiar warmth, as if cocooned in a comforter spun from the very fibers of advertising’s allure.

I love ads. I love what Microsoft and the likes are doing.

Said no one ever

The portal is a genuinely fun idea. I’d love to see those all around!

But… people being people got to ruin all the fun. So… I don’t suppose I’ll be seeing one of these any time soon.

Blah.

I didn’t pick up what you’re saying in this particular article.

If so, it seems painfully too little and far too late. More needs to be done and it needs to be done now.

I understand why the relationship between Israel and the US is important. What I don’t understand is why the US can’t hold them to account at the same time.

It boggles my mind how the government of the United States so easily facilitates atrocities. They can do better. They can be better.

When I hear “Make America Great Again”, it seems everyone has lost their minds in terms of what “greatness” truly is.

I don’t understand how they think citizens can be so stupid as to take these statements at face value.

The government gets away with things because it simply can.

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Shhhh! Don’t tell anyone!

This is the best thing. Evar!

Thank you for the update.

Link? This headline doesn’t say anything useful…

Sorry to hear that. Truly. Growing up, bullies made life hell.

I think one of the most important things I’ve been able to gift my kids is the ability to accept others as they are and not treat them like shit (which is ever so easy by default it seems).

The most interesting thing about my eldest child’s troop is that nearly every youth is neurodivergent. I mean, in terms of autism for instance, members are on the opposite sides of the spectrum. It makes for challenging interactions at times, but I’m so proud to see how they work hard to be inclusive and navigate said challenges.

They affectionately call themselves the “Weirdo Troop” and take a strange, wonderful pride in being so different especially in contrast to other more homogeneous troops.

Recently a youth was visiting the troop to see if they might join. Their pronouns are they/them and the kids all got along really well. I was curious how this was going to go if they were interested in joining because of their mom occasionally misgendering them as she/her. The scouts use the gender recorded on the application rather than a birth certificate to determine how to place a child. They/them pushes things to a new realm.

Even though both boys and girls are allowed in the scouts, there are rules in place to keep them separated during events like camping. A trans boy is clear. (Well, for those accepting because there remain troops with bigotted leaders.) But… how do you handle tent divisions and male/female leadership quotas when a person doesn’t identify as binary? Unfortunately, they didn’t decide to stay and were just testing the water. I kind of wish they did though because I got along well with their mom and it’s nice to click with parents when possible.