No plans. I die like a real man.

One friend of mine does that. I think it’s because his parents weren’t very close when he was growing up.

Having a pick me conservative female candidate reinforces all their values while co-opting more women through representation. In this respect having a female President could be way worse, think Erica Trump.

Yes, that is the fundamental flaw of identity politics.

I agree with your point and I think the reason it hasn’t happen has a lot to do with the extreme sexism the US has.

Yes, but in other countries they still get elected despite the sexism. I find it hard to believe that Americans hate women more than the people in struggling third world democracies do.

It’s wild how plenty of more conservative countries have had female presidents in the past.

Yep. My ex-girlfriend tried it once and said she spent most of the high vomiting.

Silicosis is a horrible way to go.

Am European; can confirm.

You could try finding out the international phonetic spelling and offering it to people. Teachers in particular should be fluent in it.

My name is [ˈjustəs] in it, for example.

The ”C” in “AI” stands for “competence”.

Preparing for my high school graduation exams, playing computer games and drawing shit.

What access does the average Russian citizen have to unbiased and truthful reporting?

At some point you no longer need reporting. Direct observation and word of mouth becomes enough to paint the picture.

For those citizens with that knowledge, what actions can they take to organize some semblance of a resistance?

What they need to do is a general strike.

Always has been (in countries that do not celebrate Halloween). The prices of grave candles seem okay for now though.

Wait, is that why I don’t care about sports? Because I’m too straight?

“Revolution, like Saturn, devours her children.”

I had their lawnmower and a vacuum and they were both pretty crappy.

Because HTML rules are the tools of the bourgeois. /s

I mean, have you ever worked on a Russian engine? They suck.

As a centrist, I say roast them all. Leave no oil infrastructure in Russia standing. Make Zelenskyy the new face of Just Stop Oil just for the heck of it.

As a centrist, I say roast them all. Leave no oil infrastructure in Russia standing. Make Zelenskyy the new face of Just Stop Oil just for the heck of it.

Quarterly reporting makes company leadership focus on short term gains over the long term health of the company, leading to frequent layoffs, selloffs and other actions that hurt both the employees and the economy as a whole.