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They also wholly disregard that:

• “Weapons” is not a singular thing. There are defensive weapons, and offensive weapons. There is no method for undoing sales of defensive weapons. Congress says send 'em; they get sent.
• Offensive weapons can be paused, if said weapons are likely to be used in inhuman ways. In fact, Biden did exactly that – after House Republicans passed a bill to prevent him from doing it. That bill never made the floor of the Democratically controlled Senate.
• Congress is in charge of sending those weapons, not the president. If someone wants to “both sides” that one, I’m fine with that. But now that it’s looking like all three branches of government are going to be under fascist control, I’m not holding my breath about Congress changing their stance on any weapons sales to Israel, unless that change is MOAR WEPONZ.

It also means that we didn’t want to make the one genocide they’re always on about even worse.

Yeah, that’s definitely another outstanding question: Does this make DPRK on the Korean peninsula a legitimate military target? Do they think so, and does this make them more likely to pre-emptively break the cease-fire with South Korea? Seems like that risk is higher, considering they destroyed transportation paths to the DMZ.

Huh, another country is putting boots on the ground at the frontline in support of Russia? Sounds like other countries at least approving their weapons for use by Ukraine against targets inside Russia is more than warranted - if not sending their own boots on the ground.

Pretty sure Poland would be up for it.

Yes.

The only countries that had nuclear weapons in 1962 were the US and USSR, so yes, the nuclear conflict would have “only” been between those two countries.

My brain couldn’t help but read this comment as:

WWIWWIIIWIIIIWIIWIIIWWWWIIWIWIWIWIWWWWIIIIWWWIWIWWIWWIIII

They’re the same picture.

Lots of reference to “tourist apartments” in there. Are we talking about people and companies buying up residential properties and turning them into short-term rentals (AirBnB)? Because definitely fuck that.

It’s always “ex” and “former,” never “current.”

At first I thought, “There’s another to block,” but on second hand … that shit is funny.

!Meanwhileongrad

I would think that fewer DPRK soldiers on the Korean peninsula, and more or them defecting, captured, wounded, or killed in Ukraine would be good for South Korea.

The only authority cited in the article for this autism diagnosis is the judge. A different article stated that the defendant’s attorney “told the court that [the defendant] had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder …” That’s far more trustworthy than the judge “saying” it.

Excluding that context is sloppy journalism.

Edited

Edited

The judge said the boy experiences an autism spectrum disorder …

That’s not for a judge to determine.

Edit: While the above statement remains true, reporting elsewhere shows:

Kerim Fuad KC, defending, told the court the defendant had also been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder …

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c781p92vdyko

Sloppy journalism from The Guardian here.

Racists gonna race.

Would that be a … paywall?

Smallpox.