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TropicalDingdong

@ TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world

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"The future ain’t what it used to be."
-Yogi Berra

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1d ago

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 1d ago
I'm just glad everyone is having a good time.

2d ago

KC-135 Crashes In Iraq While Supporting Iran Ops

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

Well I'm not going on telegram but there is a group taking credit.

2d ago

First Iran, Then Cuba: Trump Has Dropped the Peace-President Mask - Antiwar.com

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

2d ago

KC-135 Crashes In Iraq While Supporting Iran Ops

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

Allegedly.

Its also alleged that it was shot down.

2d ago

What the fuck is going on with Iran and what will happen next?

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

Your correct and since this is no stupid questions, I should have defined that.

2d ago

US military says it has lost a refueling aircraft in Iraq

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

Oh thats fun. US was already claiming this was an accident. And apparently two KC-135 involved? One lost and one landed in Israel?

From Al Jazeera:

2d ago

Iran has likely begun laying mines in Hormuz, U.K. says

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

When you lay mines you also build a map of where you laid the mines. Likewise, they'll almost assuredly mine in such a way as to strategically block the passage in such a way so that it favors their ability to control the passage. So yeah. They'll almost assuredly only be mining the far side of the passage.

If the oil keeps flowing to China and SEA, I don't see how Iran loses. The US is currently announcing they'll be escorting ships through the straight, but exactly how, is very unclear.

You might check this out: https://lemmy.world/post/44184651, its from the "whats going on with shipping" channel.

2d ago

political compass of political compasses

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2d ago

Trump promises to endorse Jake Paul for office before the pair enjoy a YMCA dance together

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

Sure but we can backtest the power of the Trump endorsement, and even as early as 2018, it didn't mean shit. Something thats been academically notable about Trump is how their ability to defy polling or elevate surprising candidates isn't transferable. Trumps endorsement has never meant a sure thing, and right now? You'd be better off getting Harris's endorsement.

This is a grift, I promise. There will be some stupid fucking crypto or something. He'll lose. Then he'll go work for OAN or some shit.

2d ago

Trump promises to endorse Jake Paul for office before the pair enjoy a YMCA dance together

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

100% not the gay national anthem.

2d ago

US military says it has lost a refueling aircraft in Iraq

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

Could be. But not exactly a weather balloon going down either.

2d ago

What the fuck is going on with Iran and what will happen next?

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

The count I saw is that Iran has something like 450 ships in operation prior to the start of this war.

2d ago

Massive US refuelling aircraft crashes in Iraq

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

It had the big sad

2d ago

MTG Mangione rule

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

card does not untap during your untap phase.

2d ago

Papas con stuff

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

I was wayyyyyy too poor to be able to afford carne asada fries solo or daily. I had a hustle set up with gym socks jammed in vending machines to get scrounge enough money for food back then. $1 fish tacos, five rolled tacos, burgerking dollar menu. Just trying to get enough calories to go to waterpolo/ swimming practice.

2d ago

Papas con stuff

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

In southern california, there is a dish you can get at mexican fast food places called "carne asada fries". Back in the day, it would cost about $5, for one of those styrofoam containers full of fries, and then completely loaded with carne asada. You would get 1-3 friends together, pool your funds, walk to Albertos, buy a bad boy that looks practically like what you've got here, and destroy that thing sitting on the curb in the parking lot.

2d ago

Hi folks back with another confusing one

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

Jordan lives in last century regarding what journalism is and how it occurs. They come from a previous generation regarding editorial and content standards, and maybe the rule set was good for the period of 2005-2015, they effectively have ossified and refused to adapt to a continuously changing media landscape. Major changes happened from 1995-2005 and their content standards reflect that. However, its clear that is published anything on a platform too young to vote, isn't journalism according to Lund.

The reality is that things have changed massively in the previous 40 years of journalism, and you can no longer discount reporting, journalism, or analysis based on its source or format or platform. Dropsite news, Zeteo, etc. They have editorial boards. They have journalistic standards. They issue corrections. Likewise, youtube is as valid a platform as the NYT when it comes to journalistic content. The idea that the only valid form of content for political discussion needs to be in a form which existed before 2005 is ridiculous.

2d ago

Hi folks back with another confusing one

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

Dropsite news is ~~not~~ a highly regarded news source and Ryan Grimm is ~~not~~ a good journalist.

Ftfy.

2d ago

What the fuck is going on with Iran and what will happen next?

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TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world 2d ago

I’m saying what you should stop doing.

No, I don't think that I do. I'm countering that I think what you offer has no real value, doesn't contributes to understanding and by following that frame work, you feed into the outcomes you allege to be against.

Its not only worthless, its actually less than worthless, because by adopting that framework, you actually cut against your own alleged goals.

Its a reactionary mentality embedded in emotionalism. Just like the those who like to blame voters for the results of 2024 or the people who blame consumers for the failures of recycling in the 1990's, but can't offer a functional mechanism for how blaming those parties to the system would contribute to different outcomes.

Israel absolutely tricked the US into this engagement, which most analysts have known was something Israel has wanted for decades. America as a state is utterly cuckolded to Israel for the purposes of this engagement. They aren't in control of their own foreign policy. Just and just as well, a vocal majority of EU states are cuckolded to the US and seem to be getting dragged in as well, to greater or lessor extents, with few exceptions (Spain, Ireland, Norway). Do they not have agency? Or is agency the wrong way to think about these things if you want a predictive framework that is effective at capturing previous and future states?

2d ago

Keep getting 'You've reached the end' when there are more posts

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