“I’m knittin’ like a fuckin electric nan”

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Cake day: January 15th, 2022

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  • Loopholes implies rules and laws. It’s abundantly clear that those don’t exist. They have long been a fiction wielded by “the west” against “lesser” states. Iran is trying to ensure its own survival against a determined aggressor. It seems to me that they have been very measured in their self defense. You and anyone else concerned about the flow of oil are better off pressuring the the countries responsible for the situation, than complaining that Iran isn’t capitulating. But hey, you made your choice to be a salty asshole. You’re an adult, and you knew where that would lead you. Take your lumps and get a bicycle, I guess.






  • Iran is using the leverage it has. Whereas the US can project its destructive power around the globe to slaughter wholesale political leaders and schoolchildren alike, Iran can close a trade corridor. Iran says, “we are under attack. No ships shall pass through these waters. Any attempting will be fired upon.” Before Iran was attacked, there was no restriction on navigation through the SOH. If they didn’t restrict this traffic, they would have about zero leverage to negotiate. Blame the US for creating this situation, and refusing to uphold reasonable agreements.





  • We had a cat that we got probably too young, and my wife and I both worked at home so we were all around each other 24/7. That cat definitely thought we were all the same kind of thing. After a few years (5?), we got another kitten and I swear the older one had a full-blown identity crisis.






  • Kraft is an evil billionaire Zionist. We don’t expect anything less from him, though every story about this mentions his name. He used his leverage to bully Macklemore for his moral stance. Sheeran also has power/leverage and could have called Kraft’s bluff by standing in solidarity with Macklemore and the people of Palestine (like every other act has now done). Instead he punked out and both-sidesed a genocide.