Honestly, that window of opportunity for Russians has closed, possibly for a very long time. By now, much of the gov is designed to quickly and brutally control opposition and protests.

For contrast: Just on the other side of the border a decade ago, tens of thousands of courageous Ukrainians seized a very similar opportunity. They fought and died for it, did not give up, and won the battle. Fuck Putin and his Yanukovych puppets, hello Zelenskyy and EU. But Ukrainians are still fighting to finish the war. They should be incredibly proud of their achievements so far.

I believe that was the intent, my nutsack. “Crooked and Obscene” describes the artwork, former potus and his penis (allegedly).

All I hear in this instance is, “I’m still ultra butthurt about the impeachments!” Which explains GOP reps’ desperate and embarrassing “inquiries” into anything that oozes out of his mouth. They’re so unbelievably pathetic.

At the very least, this guy should be captured and studied for his completely hairless situation. More naked mole rat than human. But nice try with the glasses…

Does anybody remember back in the day when it leaked Microsoft has some concepts about restrictions on discs (used/shared), everyone gasped, Sony mocked them in a video about “sharing discs” on PS4 and became a turning point in the console wars?

Even a decade later: Remove discs at your peril! Half the reason I’ve even bought consoles is for Blu-ray movies (unbeatable AV quality). Sony won the fucking console and disc drive wars and it was still not enough.

Half the population would do nothing, just take out their phones to record it, then pretend they could’ve never changed the result. “I can’t believe the trolley did that! Yeah, I caught it on video!”

I think they know there’s a 60-70% chance they are not welcome at any given place (if only for cameras and disruption, but also for deranged asshole followers). So the strategy is don’t ask, just show up, and threaten if there’s a problem. What a surprise.

They love to punish employees by withholding their paychecks for a few weeks or months. With solidarity and support, the executives will regret it.

In this case, Pootytang has developed the plan, so it probably exists. It would probably work out as well as Donnie’s previous master negotiations with terrorists.

It’s gonna feel great to vote and finally terminate his presidency, then watch the cult lose their minds, fracture and fade into oblivion (or prison).

Agreed, the relentless ads are intolerable (probably due to fewer listeners, which leads to a death spiral, much like antenna TV). I haven’t heard anyone recommend radio since before the iPod. I’d prefer nature/noise as well.

Mike is barely in control of his party, just ignored them and Donnie by “funding the government” (what a controversy!) and is probably about to lose his job (either by his party, or by election). Zelenskyy should not pay this stunt much attention; just have someone privately tell them what they want to hear, and carry on.

I’m really disappointed that we don’t yet have the “press X to activate impenetrable orb shield” that videogames have had for decades.

First it was, “I’m going to Springfield!” Then it was, “…in a couple weeks.” Like his healthcare plan and infrastructure week, it was then that we all knew it wasn’t going to happen anytime soon.

Once he loses his value (potential president), and fails to pay debts to his owners, things will get interesting. I don’t hold much hope in our justice system properly punishing him for his crimes. But I hope his life is hell (see Guiliani) and his cult is quickly hijacked by an even more incompetent bunch of opportunists, extremists and unelectable losers.

Seems quite similar to her answers, but obviously my “deplorably dishonest strawman” was exaggerated for effect.

I wish we could have viable third parties, but without some kind of ranked choice voting they will only remain spoilers. Which leads people to wonder why Stein remains at the top of a party that doesn’t perform well, and actually serves to reduce votes for things they claim to care about. Democrats are a coalition of all kinds, and if enough people would bother to vote in primaries the quality control would only improve.

Sometimes I think people forget we are animals, who have been acting civilized for a relatively short amount of time. Also, there are plenty of ways to damage our brains and increase aggression (violence, accidents, substances, etc).

“Is Kyiv the capital of Ukraine?”

“Yes, yes, we do think Moscow is the capital.”

She said yes twice already! /s

Those early digital years were brutal. 28 Days Later looks worse with every passing year, probably never fixable (the cam’s resolution and quality was just too low).

Edit: Wow, it was shot in SD 480 for some reason (I thought the cam was capable of HD 720). Fantastic article, full of tech details.

Agreed. I thought it was one of the best things out of her mouth at the event (which was surprisingly well done, worth a watch). I think people want to see more honest, unprepared remarks from her (she’s been really staying on message). But I doubt there will be many more events like this with hosts like Oprah, who is quite skilled at producing these moments.

Definitely not proper armor, versus Ukrainian drone wizards. Or maybe Putin is just trying to save money with fake armor.

Love the efficiency: Inexpensive remote operated drone… whirr, boop… big scary expensive Russian machine (and poor bastards inside) instantly destroyed. Video uploaded. Repeat.