Yeah, Mao famously referred to America as a paper tiger.
In appearance it is very powerful but in reality it is nothing to be afraid of; it is a paper tiger. Outwardly a tiger, it is made of paper, unable to withstand the wind and the rain. I believe that it is nothing but a paper tiger
I posted about this in the mega, but yeah the fencing community is actually super welcoming to trans athletes and most lower level competitions are coed because sex differences are so minor in the sport. In fact, this transphobe very recently competed in a mixed competition where she went against men! She didn't seem to have any problem with it then.
Also, getting all the way on to the piste before refusing to bout is such a pathetic move. Absolutely deserved the black card.
For reference, Death Penalty With Reprieve means if he can go two years without committing further crimes, the sentence will convert to a life sentence instead.
Death penalty bad (outside extreme circumstances like revolution etc) but this is more of a life sentence with a really scary warning attached.
Burger national election news is scary and depressing. Got anything fun happening in your local or state elections?
Portland Oregon is choosing a new mayor and oh boy. Our choices this round include the lady with 150 unpaid parking tickets, who really probably shouldn't be driving at this point, or we have the guy who falsely accused someone of assaulting him on the train, (there are cameras) who also used public funds to spiff up his wikipedia page and of course hates the homeless.
Or we got Keith, the guy who doesn't seem to hate homeless people, provided they stay at an overnight shelter (he's on the record as being against the 24-hour shelters with onsite case management). Or Liv, maybe better known as the stripper Viva Las Vegas, who seems to be running on a platform of...make Portland good and artsy again? Somehow? (The solution is lower rents).
There is also Mingus. Idk what Mingus has been up to. He's already in the city government, probably coasting on being mediocre and not attracting controversy idk. I think he might be our water guy? Idk the city government is split really weird here. Anyways, not spicy enough to win, or get any real juicy news articles. Has a cool name though. Mingus Ulysses Mapps. Yeah that shit is tight.
You guys got anything fun going on?
This is being sold as a security measure, but it's really a heavily-lobbied economic measure to benefit a single American drone company. Skydio, DJI's largest American competitor, can't compete with cheap Chinese drones used for commercial purposes like farming and surveying, so over the last two years they have spent over a million dollars on lobbying efforts to take out their rival. https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2022&id=D000086902
Skydio drones are expensive, and the company has deep ties with American, British, and Israeli militaries. They have also completely pulled out of the consumer market, focusing purely on commercial and military drones, so a DJI ban will be a serious blow to drone hobbyists, independent professional pilots, and smaller companies that can't afford to pay thousands of dollars for a drone that they used to be able to get for $400-$1000.
Ukraine is using flamethrower drones to light up trenches now 
Didn't know that was allowed but apparently it is. How long till mustard gas makes a comeback? Acid drones maybe, like those Israeli settlers used on Palestinians recently?
Mr Stoltenberg said: "Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO. Ukraine will become a member of NATO. The work we are undertaking now puts you on an irreversible path towards NATO membership, so that when the time is right, Ukraine can become a NATO member straightaway."
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_225160.htm
There goes the possibility of any country called "Ukraine" existing once this war ends. Russia would be fools to leave them with even Lvov after this.
Looks like Turtletank got some upgrades and a rear window. It's like a tactical dacha.
Reddit banned RussianWarFootage, UkraineRussiaReport gone private. Pro-ukraine opinions only on Reddit.
It's fun reading old reddit posts about Euromaidan and seeing people like "why not just split the country in half and the east can go to Russia?"
Like well done, posters from 10 years ago - you called it.
Getting real tired of people from nazi collaborator countries telling me that Russia is some eternal existential threat to them.
What the fuck is "non-escalatory" even supposed to mean? I bomb you and you aren't allowed to fight back?