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40% of US electricity is now emissions-free (arstechnica.com)
submitted 10 months ago by boem to c/technology
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[–] weeeeum 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You also have to admit that the US covers for most of the worlds military. Most of nato and many Asian allies have very low defense spending, because the US will cover them. Most of the time when there is a global crisis or localized crisis the US is involved in one way or another.

[–] Ibex0 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

They should pay us for this service.

"Hey France, are you subscribed to the American security apparatus?"

[–] misophist 5 points 10 months ago

I was shooting heroin and reading "The Fountainhead" in the pilothouse of my privately owned aircraft carrier when a call came in. I put a quarter in the radio to activate it. It was France. “Hey France, are you subscribed to the American security apparatus?”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

"It sure would be a shame if anything happened to that nice country of yours..."