Iran is a war mongering, autocratic, theocratic GOVERNMENT but a peaceful, progressive, secular NATION.

I’m sure there’s some passage that instructs stoning people for some trivial fucking reason.

what do you call something that isn’t even a shit post

If you don’t drink, don’t drink.

Stop the Murder of our Children

so typical American political rhetoric then

An “off” switch… She’ll get years for that! Off switches are illegal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9AZZVnNw60&t=26s

You can bring your own containers. They will tare them (ie weigh them and mark them with their mass) and then you can fill them as much or little as you like. On Sundays, you get an extra discount for bringing your own containers.

The things that make life worth living don’t cost money. The things that make life not death cost money.

was that so hard?

cherry picking one or two instances of something proves only that it can happen. Not that it does.

close; it proves it DID happen, which necesarily implies it DOES happen. You are right to object that a single genuine datapoint (or as you like to spin it, “anecdote”) cannot say anything about frequency, but I really have to steelman what you are saying to get there.

I’m 48 and that’s more cars than I’ve owned in my entire life.

Nobody thinks this proves anything. If you think that is what is happening, tend to your own brain rot.

This is evidence supporting an argument, not evidence proving an argument. Feel free to provide contrary evidence.

Those cyclists? Many are drivers. This is a community event that builds solidarity and changes driver attitudes by mobilizing them against the vehicular violence we are all currently subject to. A critical mass ride has hundreds or even thousands of participants. It changes the way THEY think about cars, bikes, traffic, and public safety.

It’s functionally identical. The lane is occupied. Motorists cannot enter it, whether the cyclists are facing them or not.

If you don’t change driver attitudes, fighting the government is pointless. We’re getting bike lanes TORN OUT right now, because it’s popular politics.

Timeline of modern examples of Russian “hybrid warfare”

2007 – Estonia Cyberattacks

• After Estonia removed a Soviet war memorial, it was hit by massive cyberattacks targeting government, banks, and media.

• One of the first clear cases of state-linked cyberwarfare combined with information warfare.

2008 – Russo-Georgian War

• Russia used cyberattacks, propaganda, separatist movements in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and limited military force.

• Information manipulation portrayed Georgia as the aggressor.

2014 – Crimea and Eastern Ukraine

• Crimea annexation: Russian “little green men” seized key points while propaganda campaigns confused the population and international observers.

• Donbas War: Russia armed and supported separatists while denying direct involvement, using cyberwarfare and disinformation heavily.

2015 – Syrian Conflict

• Russia intervened in Syria, blending military force, private military companies (e.g., Wagner Group), propaganda, and diplomatic manipulation.

• Russia portrayed itself as fighting “terrorism” while targeting opposition forces.

2016 – U.S. Presidential Election Interference

• Russian intelligence agencies (GRU, FSB) engaged in cyberattacks, hacked emails, social media manipulation, and disinformation campaigns.

• This was a major hybrid campaign aiming to sow distrust and division.

2017 – NotPetya Cyberattack

• Originating from Russia and targeting Ukraine, the NotPetya malware spread globally, crippling companies and infrastructure.

• Disguised as ransomware but actually destructive sabotage.

2018 – Skripal Poisoning in the UK

• Russian operatives used a banned nerve agent in an assassination attempt.

• Propaganda and diplomatic misinformation campaigns followed to confuse attribution.

• Blending covert action, deniability, and information distortion.

2020 – Belarus Protests

• Russia supported Belarusian regime of Lukashenko against widespread protests.

• Information campaigns, security force support, and diplomatic pressure were combined.

2022 – Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine

• Initially framed as a “special military operation” to “de-Nazify” Ukraine.

• Involved military invasion, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, economic blackmail (like gas supply threats), and the use of mercenary groups.

• Continued narrative warfare domestically and internationally.

2022–2025 – Global Disinformation and Influence Campaigns

Russia expanded its hybrid toolkit:

• Artificial amplification of anti-Western narratives globally.

• Building alliances with other disinformation actors (e.g., Iran, China).

• Using energy markets, food supply disruptions, and cyberattacks as pressure points.

• Strengthening alternative media ecosystems (like RT, Sputnik, Telegram channels) to bypass bans in Europe and elsewhere.

• Emergence of AI-driven propaganda (deepfakes, AI-generated fake news).

Do to Russia what Russia did to us in this timeline.