But what disinformation? What’s the lie?

Iran!

And CSTO countries that don’t partularly like Russia anymore.

No surprise there. Russia’s command structure seems like a disaster based on what I read from the ISW.

Seems like a hard secret to keep, even for Russia.

I’m guessing state media just downplays it? But what do they say? Like, do they just very quickly mention assistance from Korea (not even specifying North/South) in a blip and move on to the next blurb? Is there a longer justification?

Or do they keep it a secret and tell soldiers to keep their mouths shut?

I am morbidly interested in the propaganda aspect.

I wonder how this is being portrayed inside Russia?

I mean… did the public look on North Korea very favorably before the war?

They’re all mega expensive, arent’ they?

I feel like a huge mistake is making heavy, mega luxury EVs instead of pushing smaller-battery cars with a tiny (I’m talking like 2hp) backup generator.

I still think that having an operational moon-based spaceport

Depends what it’s used for, but yeah. But I think the human habitation would be extremely minimal, and it would be more of a utilitarian “midpoint” for deep-space missions and a research site rather than a place of extensive human habitation.

Also read: https://www.orionsarm.com/xcms.php?r=oaeg-front

It’s a fictional universe in a wiki format (with some short stories), but based on hard science, and (IMO) a much more realistic idealized depiction of what future humanity could look like.

Colonization doesn’t make sense in light of what’s likely to come first. Artifical intelligence, mind uploading, extensive genetic engineering, programmable nanotech for fabrication, take your pick… All these are infinitely more reachable and cheaper than dedicating tons of resources to sustaining a squishy, fragile human bodies in space while the vast majority are still stuck on Earth due to economic constraints.

It’s just not economical until humans are so different that it doesn’t really resemble are Star Trek-ish visions of humans on space boats (eg they’re flying around in computers, AI are sent ahead to construct habitation, bodies are genetically engineered for survival in space, that sort of thing).

Again, I am not talking about research or the glory of stepping foot somewhere, but I just don’t see the point of trying to emulate a traditional human living in an environment where it’s so impractical.

Two things:

• That was kinda the dream after WWII, no?

• Exploring space should be a uniting purpose of humanity, but colonizing space, as humans live now, is just wildly, hilariously impractical. It would be orders of magnitude cheaper and easier to live at the bottom of the ocean, or under the antarctic ice sheet. And this is speaking as someone really into exotic rocketry and transcendental sci-fi.

I’d recommend reading through Project Rho, if you’re interested: https://projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/

As well as “farther future” but grounded Sci-Fi like Orion’s Arm, where humanity doesn’t really resemble its current form. And play KSP! The more you read and see, the more you realize “wow, sending humans through space is hard, and living there kinda doesn’t make sense right now.”

I’m no expert, but I remember Netanyahu’s opposition supporting two state solutions and other much more reasonable approaches than the horrible status quo. But it never quite hit critical mass, right?

And Netanyahu sure seems like the person who clung to power and just barely stopped that opposition from ever taking root.

Biden: Please no…

Netanyahu: Waves eyebrows.

Ugh, what a toxic relationship. The U.S. bends over backwards for Netanyahu, not Israel, Netanyahu, and he’s going to snipe Biden/Harris at the last second anyway. He could literally cost Harris the election.

And, you know, lead to tons of death and destruction and literal genocide. But thats a secondary concern in his quest to stay in power.

This is horrible. What was ostensibly the target, the article mentions nothing about that.

The strikes defied what Mikati had told Al Jazeera just a day earlier were assurances given by the US that Israel would reduce its attacks on Beirut.

…Does the US have any credibility left when it comes to assuring others what Israel will do?

Comments are definitely ChatGPT. Oof.

Why go for niche subs though?

I mean, as long as the bots click on ads, everyone is happy? Riiight?

“You know this war we’re slow-walking? That we keep almost negotiating a ceasefire to? Yeah, let’s keep sabotaging that, and start another war, just in case.”

I also kinda sympathize with American allies looking on from the outside now, as the U.S. is going to no doubt unconditionally support this, because… yeah.

I like how much it obsesses over your post’s engagement metrics. I feel like that creates toxic incentive’s, but… shrug. What do I know?

Same issue here.

I think it’s just a temporary issue, but I really will stop using Reddit if old.reddit.com goes down. There are niches that just aren’t on here… but that UI.

TBH that would ddos lemmy with new users, lol.

They still can’t game it for engagement optimization to that extreme, not like the closed loops of monolithic sites.

This is not half the country splitting up, this is an island.

If the confederacy evacuated to florida, diverged culturally, was defacto independent and minding thier own business other than some stupid ancient political fued that doesn’t matter?

Hell yes they should be independent. I would be utterly ashamed of the US for invading a Florida that did not want to be invade.