Sparta

Being an Adult, to me, means mutual respect as a baseline. When I don't simplify something, that's not condescension, it's the opposite. It's assuming we're intellectual and emotional equals, both capable of engaging with ideas at full complexity.

Thanks, that's why I'm the best admin on YAC

I'm pretty sure the reason USians get so mad at me sometimes is due to my habit of not explaining things at a grade 2 level.

Because he’s in allied territory and those are allied civilians , this is Kuwait

Video confirmation

Video confirmation

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares

Spain, upholding international law unlike other cowards, has banned the United States from using its bases for a War of Aggression.

Spain's FM: "Spanish bases are not being used for this operation, and they will not be used for anything not included in the agreement with the United States."

Following international law is bravery, breaking it for your own self interests is cowardice and tyranny. Spain is on the right path.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Iran:

“Remember that one can be against a hateful regime, as is the case with the Iranian regime, as is the whole of Spanish society, and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law.”

Is this AI 🤔

Sure, be happy Russia's ally is down, but violating international law and waging wars of aggression is exactly what allowed Russia to do it in Ukraine and others; Iran isn't the only bad guy in this war, the US and Israel are just as guilty as Russia.

I get Iran gave Russia drone; backed them in the invasion of Ukraine, but let's not forget that US & Israel refused to strike Iranian drone factories at the height of their production. While knocking out Iran is a positive, it has nothing to do with Ukraine; also, it legitimizes Russia's invasion.

Is this AI?

US and allies

Russia and allies

wake up, post mean things, look at criminals - recycle

"I'm a marxist but also I work for the federal government or live off federal funding" - every Marxist I've ever met

Don’t trust anything. If I were faking it, I would Photoshop it, then have AI render it again, crop it, adjust the contrast, and that’s it. This image likely captures the equivalent of half a second if real, or it is a very clever forgery. In either case, it affects nothing except US ego.

One hand is holding his head, the other is holding a stick. Holding your head is a response in a stressful situation, especially when there is a language barrier and possibility of confrontation. It is likely the image was taken at a particular moment, and these are two people trying to communicate.

See what you want to see, but the fence is there

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Until proven otherwise, there is no reason to believe its fake beyond hurt feelings

Until proven otherwise, there is no reason to believe its fake beyond hurt feelings

While the argument for AI fails, there is another much more traditional form of manipulation which would be photoshop although this could just be distortion from being copy and pasted repeatedly and shared; in either case the image has been floating for 8 hours and in media before being posted here.

I noticed people mention this was AI, but that's unverified. A quick check shows one image appears to be from a Snapchat shared on Telegram, and the other is from a video of the same event. Both have the same background and similar objects at different angles. Image also enhanced from the original.

While the argument for AI fails, there is another much more traditional form of manipulation which would be photoshop although this could just be distortion from being copy and pasted repeatedly and shared; in either case the image has been floating for 8 hours and in media before being posted here.

I noticed people mention this was AI, but that's unverified. A quick check shows one image appears to be from a Snapchat shared on Telegram, and the other is from a video of the same event. Both have the same background and similar objects at different angles. Image also enhanced from the original.

Nothing terrifies oligarchs and corrupt more than the idea of thousands of people breaking through their elaborate security lines and proceeding to beat them to death. That’s the true power behind an anti-regime protest, not that you are going to harm someone but that they feel it’s possible.

The damage the US as a whole has done to the world cannot be understated.

Trump opening a de facto 2nd front with Greenland has done more damage to Ukraine than is being let on. The US has proven it will betray the alliance and therefore called into question just how much Ukraine will be able to depend on it, this affects battlefield decisions as logistics takes priority.