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From a strategic viewpoint, I think it would have been better, originally, for Israel to tell Gazans that if they support Hamas and other militants, they should move to the north, and if not, to move to the south. And then put pressure on the people in the south to get the militants to move north. ...

Another interesting topic is how historically peaceful churches loose non-resistant position during the armed conflict. As far as I know the marority of (ana)baptist and Mennonite Brethren churches in Russia are staying away from the conflict and their draftees are chosing alternative civilian serv...

Bootstrap wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:59 am Despite the obviously clickbait title, I clicked on this thread to see what "Rampaging Horses in London" was about.

It was ... about rampaging horses in London. Really. Wow.

Sometimes...every once in a while...the world is weird enough to make clickbait real.

Bootstrap wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:42 am The label "where you go on the way to somewhere better" ... I don't think I can apply that to any place I've ever been, once I have really spent time there. I think whoever made this map should spend the next few years getting to know those places.

It’s a snobby label

Amish lifestyles notwithstanding, one does have to question the utility of keeping horses in major cities in the 21st Century. One could as well ask the utility of keeping buses, trucks, and cars in cities too. Josh! Welcome to the club. I never would have took you for being a "15-Minute City&...

Today in London, five horses go spooked and ran through the streets for five miles before being calmed down and recovered. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/horses-loose-in-london-today-running-escape.html Five military horses being prepared for participation in a ceremonial event ran wild...

Bootstrap wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:50 pm I just spent the week in Colorado on a work trip.

Where were you?

Not really? Not all parts of the state are the same. My part of Colorado is where people pass through to get to all the nature.

We, and the rest of the world, would all be "better off" to let Russia have all of the Ukraine, if it would save the lives of these people fighting in this stupid war. I don't think the rest of the world would be "better off" if Russia could take all of Ukraine. I don't think st...

We, and the rest of the world, would all be "better off" to let Russia have all of the Ukraine, if it would save the lives of these people fighting in this stupid war. I don't think the rest of the world would be "better off" if Russia could take all of Ukraine. I don't think st...