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by oa335 6mo ago
exactly this... this has been strategic disaster from US perspective. a blockade plus covert ops could have split IRGC leadership - instead public decapitation caused rally round the flag effect and gave immediate legitimacy to khamenei he
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by oa335 6mo ago
my thesis is that the IRGC has successfully established deterrence by demonstrating relative resilience against US attacks (still have boats and missiles), ability to meaningfully strike US bases and its Allies, and willingness to sacrifice
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by oa335 6mo ago
I think it’s because they were they were the dominant power at the point when westerners began dominating the area. We see a similar fascination with Aztec, Iroquois, etc. westerners (or really all audiences of history) need to sense thei
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by oa335 6mo ago
Morality trumps sociability, something piece doesn’t mention. E.g. “ when ambiguous, assume intent is malicious, ignorant, or amoral” Most immoral actors cloak deliberately cloak themselves in ambiguity.
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by oa335 6mo ago
> Ukraine does it to avoid assisting Russian damage assessment and targeting efforts. Isn’t UAE doing this to avoid Iranian damage assessment and targeting efforts also?
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by oa335 6mo ago
> Unless they're absolute morons, the people doing insider trading for large sums of money will have already built a strong alibi. My theory is they are banking on preemptive presidential pardons in Dec 2028.
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by oa335 6mo ago
> it's fine, as long as the long run average is a small stable % of GDP I think this is theoretically viable only if debt % is lower than growth rate. Recently US debt % of GDP has been higher than growth rate.
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by oa335 6mo ago
> Thanks to market reforms and the resulting economic growth, child mortality in Bangladesh has plummeted. I agree that market reforms have been great for most countries that adopt it, provided they have stable and competent institutions
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by oa335 6mo ago
> Running a pilot in the middle of nowhere would say nothing about how it impacts other local stores. I disagree. They could still run the pilot "in the middle of nowhere" or in a food desert and still measure the impact on the
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by oa335 6mo ago
> The underlying theory is to put these stores in areas that otherwise lack grocery store access, I’m generally partial to that motivation - however doesn’t seem to be happening here. This location (La Marqueta) is within a couple hundre
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by oa335 6mo ago
This is Mamdani’s worst idea. Margins on most essential goods in grocery stores is incredibly low, sometimes it’s a loss leader. Does anyone know of any solid economic rationale for this move?
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by oa335 6mo ago
> All of which is confirming my point. No. It refutes your point "They employ surveillance from China to ensure hijabs are worn by women at all times." In addition I would contest other aspects of your statement as well, but
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by oa335 6mo ago
> Frankly, you sound like an Iranian bot. It's obvious that the Iranian government's approval ratings are, at best, around 20%. This is not at all obvious... I've only seen one poll that indicates such a low approval ratin
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by oa335 6mo ago
I hope you stay safe. What do you think will happen if the bombing campaign is successful in bringing down the government?
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by oa335 6mo ago
No. Jews having 40% higher chances of schizophrenia in no way justifies the view that most Jews are lunatics. It’s a minuscule chance to begin with. Saying “most Jews are lunatics” is just antisemitic.
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by oa335 6mo ago
> most jews are lunatics Ironically, this is actually antisemitic.
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by oa335 6mo ago
I don’t understand this sentiment at all - the older models are still available and still highly capable.
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by oa335 6mo ago
Generally I agree; i doubt that there is a large contingent of Iranians in Iran who are cheering for bombing and complete collapse of their civilization. However it’s not out of the question that the approval of the government could have p
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by oa335 6mo ago
Any justification given by Apple?
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by oa335 6mo ago
I would pay $10 one time for this; a subscription seems excessive to me.
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by oa335 6mo ago
> No? Lost a loved one / a friend / a classmate? Perhaps when people see this (as I have) Sorry to hear that. Are you currently in Iran now? Or have contact with people in Iran?
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by oa335 6mo ago
That sounds brutal, and I’m sure there were tons of abuses by security forces during the protests, but I am a bit skeptical of Iran International as a source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260116190959/https:/
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by oa335 6mo ago
Iran under the Shah was hardly a bastion of liberty: “In a 1976 document, Amnesty International detailed some of SAVAK's torture practices and stated that the shah's regime was one of the worst human rights violators in the world.
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by oa335 6mo ago
That’s interesting; how many of them are currently in Iran or have close family in Iran?
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by oa335 6mo ago
Why does the US count Saudi Arabia as an ally but Iran as an enemy? Do you know anyone who lives in Iran? Here’s what an upper class Tehran neighborhood looks like: https://youtu.be/G2pJwUkXhBM A popular bazaar: https:&#x2
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by oa335 6mo ago
One of my friends in Iran who was previously critical of the government is now highly supportive of them. I wonder how many other Iranians have become supporters of the government during this war.
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by oa335 6mo ago
Iran spends about 2% of its GDP on defense, not that much compared to most countries in the world. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?locat... The issue isn’t the amount of spending; they could spen
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by oa335 6mo ago
“Violent content” according to their twitter account. https://x.com/ExplosiveMediaa/status/2042388973729763746
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by oa335 6mo ago
Non-paywalled link: https://archive.is/Rocgc
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by oa335 6mo ago
> Israel is being accused of having a prolific, systematic problem, This is indeed my assertion. > no data to support the accusation. Given that you video evidence of a rape along with the documented injuries of the survivor doesn’t m

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