knife attacks

That’s not how we do things in the US. :-(

I have a feeling that there is or will be a water-borne version of a shahed drone. Something small and cheap and mobile vs big expensive high tech ships.

Found out this morning that my supervisor can’t afford to drive to work. He has a big truck and a long drive but… It’s already happening.

Yes another non-answer.

“Americans, why haven’t you built a parallel system that can take on the strongest military in the world yet? It’s been over a year.”

Edit: see what I mean?

“We can’t tackle government lobbying, the lobbyists bribed us not to.”

What does the truck that delivers your food run on?

My hope is that the price of fuel goes so crazy that people can’t afford to drive to work, causing a general strike.

If you don’t have a car you can’t get to work

This is it. This is the difference. Along with everything being spread out, and fuel efficient cars being a distinct minority. “Just ride a bike” is something I’d love to do, but I’d get killed by some monster-fueled purposefully stupid prick in a truck. And that person might get a ticket. The very idea of taking a bus or train to work is pure fantasy where I live.

You haven’t had decades of anti-public-transit propaganda in Norway, I bet.

If they can get the materials.

I’m from Oklahoma and I’ve only got the five per hand. Please don’t send Inigo Montoya after me.

I don’t think the tick marks are on the actual tram.

Have to add the chair-catching woman to the level.

I have read more than once that it can take multiple interceptor missiles for each drone.

So it’s even worse!

I’m curious how long they can hide the numbers. Do soldiers call their loved ones every day? Or write them once a week?

I’ve been trying to float the idea of voters showing up to the polls armed. Everyone who has a firearm, carry it to vote. Not in a threatening manner, no waving them around, just… Everyone who has one is armed.

I want $15. Let’s price everyone out of commuting.

Ok, so, what is your suggestion? The people who are directly perpetrating this war are hiding behind armed guards. Have you noticed that no rightwing politician in the US has done an interview outside since September 10th of last year?

It’s easy to sit at your keyboard and suggest people on the other side of the ocean fight and die for your conscience. It’s harder and more time consuming to build parallel systems to support those who are against the regime.

You probably think the media is telling you what’s happening over here, don’t you?

Silly question for the lemmy brain trust: what happens when most people are priced out of commuting?

Seems like that would inadvertently bring about a general strike.

You can have fun with this.

I used to own a Geo Metro. For those who aren’t familiar with cars sold in the US 30+ years ago, the Metro was a tiny little car with a 55 horsepower, 1.0 liter engine.

The most frustrating part about driving the car wasn’t that it was slow, it’s that it was never slow enough. I was always stuck behind someone’s Twin Turbo GT something or other that was going 10 under the limit. And then you’d pass them, and they would drop their cellphone to make sure I knew their car, which cost considerably more than mine did, was faster. It was crazy. It didn’t matter if I was going the speed limit or even if I was going too fast.

The worst part is I started to weaponize it. I’d see some goofball in a big lifted truck down the road from a known speed trap, and I’d pass them… They would immediately jump to the defense of their frangible masculinity, and they would inevitably fly by a speed trap at 70 on a residential street while showing me how cool they were.