Wasn’t Russia expecting Ukraine to capitulate (basically, like what Armenia did against Azerbaijan)?

They only sent, what, 80000 troops on the initial drive to Kyiv?

Russia’s military budget in 2019 was $65 billion. It’s a waste of money that’s only practical because the US is literally swimming in taxpayer money (mostly because the US doesn’t invest in itself, but that’s another issue).

Macron was right, but being right is extremely expensive. Meanwhile, the EU’s dependence on F-35s for defence isn’t too great given the well-known issues with F-35 maintenance and the need for US private contractors in the maintenance loop.

That’s literally the role of the government, though.

US politics is basically neither side compromising on the basis of ideology and saying it’s the other side’s fault.

That’s a far more condemnable position when you’re the actual government than when you’re the opposition.

Think of all the profits you’re delivering to shareholders!

People have been far more concerned about the efficacy of the ALPS system at extracting other contaminants than they are about tritium contamination. The ALPS system is unproven and the wastewater they’re releasing would be pretty toxic as far as other radioactive isotopes is concerned if the ALPS system isn’t doing it’s job perfectly.

Isn’t it also an indication that the current government is unwilling to compromise? It’s not like the government not controlling the house is a new issue, but the lack of progress as a result of it seems to indicate that neither side is willing to make progress towards a shared middle ground.

It’s not that different in price, though: the Aussie one is 5k, while this is 10k.

All Ukraine said is that Russia deployed 15000 men to Bakhmut and that Ukraine fighting in Bakhmut keeps them from being redeployed to the Zaporizhzhia front… Sensationalist titles, much?

Basically, military service for 16/17yos? I’m against it, but it’s honestly not that crazy given that Singapore, the US, and Germany allow military service at 17 with parental consent. Canada also allows people to join Military Colleges at 16. It’s unclear how parental consent will play into this in Russia.

Right…

So supporters of the US must be tankies too, right? Or is it the “authoritarian” part you’re angry about and not the “imperialist wankers who think using force against the people is the solution” part?

How so? Tesla had no product, basically no employees, and no money. There are other things to hate on Musk for, but is there any indication that he wasn’t involved in the company like a cofounder would be?

Sweden realized they couldn’t join NATO if they invited Chinese expertise to help build a nuclear power plant.

Taiwan literally had a government intervention to launch TSMCcand developed their university system around TSMC being the crown jewel of employment, while the US has had dysfunctional support for anything STEM that succeeds in spite of itself.

Why would you believe this? The talent is specialized and most of them are already employed by the few dominant market players.

Read the source provided, maybe?

Oh wait. You don’t know how to.

Some dude linked it on scihub. It’s your own stubborn idiocy that prevents you from clicking it.

It’s fucking Science. Not my fault if you’re too uneducated to read a paper. But if you’re that uneducated, then I’m fairly convinced your argument doesn’t make sense in the first place 🤷‍♀️

Fuck that. Requiring trains to be built in the US will blow up the already obscene budget even more and lead to poor-quality trains due to a lack of experience in high speed trainset manufacturing.

We saw this in Boston, where the requirement of US-made led to absolutely fucked supply chains, constant delays and cost overruns, and shoddily constructed trains with a multitude of problems (though, admittedly, the entire Boston transit system has these problems anyway so I guess it’s just another part of government dysfunction). For what? For a voting bloc of like a thousand temporary workers?

Thing is, the US doesn’t really have high speed rail in the pipeline that can share technical expertise. The proposed Texas line is planning to use Shinkansen trains, Brightline already has a supplier, and so does Amtrak. Where are you going to get economies of scale to come into play?

It’s also a fucking California state project, and California is the safest blue state that ever blued.

I’ve told you multiple options for accessing Science… Y’know, one of the most prestigious journals in the world.