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ripcord , 5 months ago to politics in Families condemn Koch brothers over ploy to avoid asbestos compensation

Why is this article (almost completely) written like there are multiple brothers at this point? One has been dead for 4 and a half years.

ripcord , 5 months ago to politics in The Senate just voted 72-11 to kill Sanders resolution to have the State Department report Israel's human rights abuses against Palestinians

Clearly Bernie is anti-Semitic.

ripcord , 5 months ago to politics in Project 2025 will cement America as a rightwing authoritarian state

One of them has been dead for years

ripcord , 5 months ago to politics in ABC News cancels New Hampshire Republican primary debate hours after Haley said she would not debate unless Trump also did

I think you underestimate some of those things. People know about the stuff you listed and they still want him.

But...that's what they said

ripcord , 5 months ago to World News in Ukrainian Sources: We Just Shot Down Two Of Russia’s Best Command Planes

Me too.

ripcord , 5 months ago to World News in Ukrainian Sources: We Just Shot Down Two Of Russia’s Best Command Planes

No, games with ads are for suckers.

ripcord , 5 months ago to World News in Nobody can stop Israel's war, including the world court, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says

They've been sanctioned, but not to hell and back. They've had minimal real consequences.

They certainly haven't stopped Russia from continuing to kill families indescriminately.ane constantly.

Not sure what you're asking about Palistine.

ripcord , 5 months ago to World News in Nobody can stop Israel's war, including the world court, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says

There's not.

Russian invasion of Ukraine and no significant consequences was one of the most recent examples.

ripcord , 5 months ago to politics in Biden says US does not support Taiwan’s independence following election

Not really a good comparison.

If American Samoa had been an independent country for the last 75 years, operating pretty much completely independently, had 23 million people, claimed not to be ruled by the US, and other people were saying "we recognize that it has been independent for decades at this point" then it'd be comparable.

What happens if Taiwan attempts full autonomy or China attempts full control

Are you implying Taiwan isn't already fully autonomous? Or that China has any control over Taiwan...?

ripcord , 5 months ago to World News in Bottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thought

It's like it in that this is true, but there's a big, big, big difference in how big a deal a given amount being in our systems is.

ripcord , 5 months ago to World News in Bottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thought

You're talking like .01% as much plastic use per liter as plastic bottle water packs. Is that not....much much better?

ripcord , 5 months ago to World News in Bottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thought

But the filters introduce way way fewer.plastics...?

ripcord , 5 months ago to World News in Air Canada passenger opens cabin door, falls out of plane before takeoff at YYZ

A jolly, CANDY-like button!

ripcord , 5 months ago to World News in Air Canada passenger opens cabin door, falls out of plane before takeoff at YYZ

The plane will miss passengers when they fall out, good point.

ripcord , 5 months ago to World News in Bottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thought

Best filter is to not have them in the first place