Something here is “void and vacant” to be sure, but it isn’t Biden’s pardons.

“You can have two.”

“Snack-sized packs?”

“No.”

I suppose doubling down on being an utter useless fool is still easier on the ego than owning up to having negligently murdered your own daughter.

So he’s a coward too. Lovely.

They won’t have your back when push comes to shove.

Not only that, but every historical example I can think of clearly demonstrates that Russia have only ever considered any nation falling under their sway as vassals, at best - a resource to be exploited for Russian gain. I know of no evidence that Russia even understands the notion of win-win situations; they’ve always been transactional zero-sum gamers. No wonder Trump likes them so much.

Up until recently, that was - from the perspective of a minor state caught between large players - one of the primary differences between the US on one hand and Russian on the other, with China waffling somewhere in between. Sure, the US threw their weight around too, but at least they had the good sense to ensure that those on their team got sufficient benefits out of it that people wanted to stay on the team.

Then Trump went and fucked that up royally seven ways to Sunday.

Now, if someone wants free trade and a chance of peace and prosperity, there’s really only the EU left.

…Rather them than me.

Thank you for taking the time to provide the rest of us with an insightful local perspective on things. I try to keep appraised, but I think you’ll agree that there’s a lot going on all over the place at the moment. That just makes this kind of summary by a local all the more valuable.

Regardless, know that a lot of us hope that things turn out for the best for Romania. And by best, I naturally mean you guys being successful in resisting and rejecting the usual tiresomely predictable Russian manipulations. There’s no viable future to be found in that sphere of influence, such as it is.

While we’re on that subject, how are things going in Romania at the moment what with the election annulment and all?

Those of us who may be poor but aren’t poorly educated really don’t need to have this one explained to us.

I used to boycott Tesla. I still do, but I used to, too.

A lot of things could happen. Maybe Unicorns will be discovered in the wild tomorrow, which would be about as likely as this happening.

Oh, you magnificent bastard!

“You were supposed to be too shackled by the minimum wage jobs we allow you to have two of and kept fearful of loosing your worthless health insurance to run around and protest when we abuse you some more, damnit! Who allowed you out?”

Respect the judiciary or leave the country.

It must be nice to be amoral, unburdened by principles, unshackled by intellectual honesty and unhampered by hypocrisy: They can shamelessly do anything and still sleep like a baby when they’re done.

“Hey I can reduce the amount of stress I feel by unilaterally make other people feel x10 as much, but that sounds like a their kind of problem. Pft. Taking responsibility for my own life? What am I, some sort of adult?”

It’s the core of the criminal mind-set: That somebody else should non-consensually pay the price for the criminal’s actions.

It wouldn’t stop Americans either I daresay; it would “just” criminalize expressing it.

“The 1st amendment? Wazzat? Does it make me richer?” – US Republicans, probably.

Yup, that sounds like Trump’s spiritual advisor, all right. On the other hand, he’s not looking to render the poor down for biofuel production unlike Thiel’s Guru Yarwin, so there’s that I guess.

And gold-diggers. Pithiness, thy name is Hesiod.

I might as well give up on sanity now and save what little yet remains, by lulling myself into the delusion that Trump’s statement implies not that he’s a dribbling moron, but that he’s well-acquainted with Leonard Susskind’s work on the Holographic principle.

Shit no. Unlike the MAGA’s I’m not mentally flexible enough for that level of gymnastics, and I may just have sprained my brain. Send help.

Meanwhile, the FBI apparently has plenty of resources to run around persecuting people not for their actions, but for their environmental views. Forget neo-nazis and traitors, who clearly only wants what’s best for their country - the lovable little scamps. /s

Skyrim can be played as either, though I personally do prefer 1st person in the case of Skyrim. I specifically said ‘3rd person RPG’ because the point I was making wasn’t limited to just Skyrim, and anything played 3rd person is obviously where it’s important to my experience of, ah… the game. Yes, totally of the game.