I don’t think they were being literal: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/i-d-like-to-see

Iran is like 7000 miles from the US, there aren’t many places in the northern hemisphere further away…

The nonce formally known as prince

Nothing has been “banned” they just issued editorial guidelines on what term to use. As they (and all other media organizations) do with everything, it’s just how journalism works.

and I don’t even want to think about who’s going to feel emboldened by trump.

Xi Jinping. Taiwan is next, especially if this goes south and fixes the US naval assets in place for a prolonged period.

Im actually not sure a woman would do better.

They could hardly do much worse. Sure it may not usher in a utopia but the bar is currently several feet below floor level and still dropping.

Never mind Zelensky, if I were Taiwan’s president I’d be looking at the US creating a big naval distraction for itself at the same time as affirming that heads of state are fair game with more than a little trepidation…

Sure, they should but I can’t see any US president giving up their war crimes pass.

It was done with the knowledge and consent of the Nigerian government so while it may be aggression towards Nigerians it’s not aggression towards Nigeria.

And then it’ll all go to shit and proper programmers will be able to charge bank to sort it out.

I find my dog works well too, she’s a great listener.

I am deeply, obsequiously sorry. I was aghast to realize I have overwritten all the data on your D: drive with the text of Harlan Ellison’s 1967 short story I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream repeated over and over. I truly hope this whole episode doesn’t put you off giving AI access to more important things in the future.

You’re a kitty!

By most accounts US intelligence of where Russian air defenses are has been a major driver of the success of Ukraine’s oil refinery campaign so it’s not quite true that the US has no leverage. Not sure that would be enough for me to give up what they’re demanding if I were Ukrainian but as I’m not I don’t know whether it’ll force the issue.

I mean, Obama winning was silly but it’s nowhere near the same level of complete absurdity of Kissinger getting it.

The Ig Nobels already have an occasional peace prize (the exact list of prizes changes year to year) but they’re far too cool for Trump to get one.

The 2025 peace prize went to “Fritz Renner, Inge Kersbergen, Matt Field, and Jessica Werthmann, for showing that drinking alcohol sometimes improves a person’s ability to speak in a foreign language”

The worrying thing is that when he did this last time everyone laughed. No laughter this time…

So boring conspiracy theories are still allowed?

Everyone is dying my dude, just at different rates.

I like how that one ginger had to stop and wait for their turn with the braincell.