I accidently started a trend among a certain group of being early to the meeting because I was worried about being late. So, instead of getting ten minutes to mentally prepare with a book or podcast, it became asinine small talk. Now I’ve just gotten better at being ten minutes early without signing in and setting a two minute timer on my phone to log into the chat. Now they complain I’m not chatting with them. Why can’t they understand I’d never choose to interact with them, this is work.

He was 67, well traveled (including warzones), and in positions of authority. Who knows how many he victimized.

Terbur sturvs!

Some unions are better than others, but ultimately, if someone wants to change their union they need to get involved. I’ve seen so many locals where the president runs unopposed for years.

Your default assumption is that any criticism of a woman must be misogyny? Even when that woman’s actions primarily impact women’s health? Interesting.

Unfortunately, I need to be available about 80% of the time.

One where my work phone doesn’t ring with people asking me to solve basic ass problems they should be able to solve themselves. I’m all for calling me in emergencies or unusual situations, we have patients depending on us. Don’t call me because you can’t find something or someone is rude or you’re scared to make the call your fucking paid to make. Really aggravating.

Yes, and?

“You didn’t proofread after autocorrect, so I need to insult you.” Stopped reading after that. Have a good one.

Well now that’s being twisted. We were talking about the soviets supplying weapons in a civil war. I was not making value judgements on that action.

I can’t speak for the world, but often in the US, imminent domain is often used to transfer land to wealthy corps at a fraction of the actual value with no negotiation. Other times, it’s used to destroy minority communities. If you think that makes me a right-wing chud, I’m not sure what to say to you.

I made no value judgements. I was simply presenting the facts, because nothing happens in a vacuum. I don’t know how that can be extrapolated to me supporting CIA actions or taking issue with the Finnish socialists. When you take any action, you have to be prepared for reactions, positive or negative.

Providing weapons

Finland was moving close to Germany before the nazi rise because Russia was fueling a Civil War in finland. Nothing happens in a vacuum.

They weren’t proven right. The continuation war was a direct result of the outcome of the winter war. They were attempting to regain lost territory. I’m curious where finland would have landed had they never been invaded in the first place. It’s OK to admit a state didn’t behave perfectly, no state in the history of man has.

That makes zero difference. They were still demanding land from another state under threat of invasion.

Interesting take. Finland was a democracy with universal suffrage. The red army was conducting an unprovoked invasion because finland refused to just cede land to Russia.

Jose Saramago has some great books that really explore the human condition.

The big one, which is also grotesque and racist, was about shooting civilians after Katrina. He’s also been called out by other special forces guys for lying about missions and other interactions he’s had in his private life. Most notably, Jesse Ventura, though he’s a piece of shit as well. The guy was a decent shot, but a terrible person and habitual liar.

I’ll concede those numbers are probably higher than reality. As your link states, most kills by most snipers are largely unknown.