FrenLivesMatter

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Hm, I was under the impression there recently was a package of $100 billion being discussed, but it appears that at least some of that money was supposed to go to Israel, not to Ukraine, and I'm not entirely sure if it ever made it through the house.

As far as what's already been spent, the BBC has reported a total of $46.6 billion as of February 21 this year, and the Council of Foreign Relationships claims a total of $76.8 billion, of which the aforementioned $46.6 billion constitute the direct military aid.

Of the bill mentioned in the first paragraph, $61 billion would supposedly go to Ukraine, so if passed, this would definitely bring the total to over $100 billion. So I regretfully admit to having slightly exaggerated my figures for dramatic effect, and humbly beg for your forgiveness, but least I only missed the mark by a single order of magnitude, and we're still somewhere in the right ballpark.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Oh nononono that's totally unacceptable. First of all, John McClane is the epitome of toxic masculinity — he smokes, he swears, he shoots guns, and he clearly cannot stop himself from stalking his ex-wife against her clear wishes to be left alone.

Second, he's also a racist, who, in a several acts of clear and utter police brutality murders a calm and well-mannered German gentleman (played by a British actor) and his merry band of European immigrants who are merely trying to settle a dispute between themselves and a Japanese megacorporation in order to improve their local economy and feed starving children at home.

If you're watching this movie in 2023, you're definitely an alt-right terrorist and you belong on a watchlist.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline and restricting domestic oil leases almost immediately increased the price of gas by 20 or so cents.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Needs a Spongbob style "5 minutes laturrr" voiceover between the 3rd and 4th panel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Yup, and whether the modem on the other side was able to reach the same data rate as well.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

See, Microsoft cares so much about you they'll even make a backup of all of your emails, completely for free, without you even having to ask. And here you are complaining...

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Both are entertainers playing to an audience.

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