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Fair enough, that was the matter on what I wanted a response. The only thing I'll add is that given the death and suffering being engendered, it's going to be something that be definition will cause raised tempers and lots of opinion. Edit: a reasonable person might think that the natural world gives our species more than enough challenges than inventing more among ourselves.

... I'm curious to know if there's a point of view on the general matter in the offing here, rather than just a take on what particular talking heads are saying about it. That being said, I'd be fine with a "no comment" given how inflammatory that general matter is.

At the very least, robotic Earth observation programs are a key part of helping sort out our own planet - they cover an area impossible to observe by other means. Additionally, at some point space based tech, whether resource gathering, life support or otherwise, is going to be needed to help with problems on Earth anyway. And yes, the last paragraph is sadly true here too - the money would go towards intimidating and sometimes flat out harming brown children anyway, it certainly wouldn't go where it's needed.

I reckon doing both would be good.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87jq0djw00o The row between Donald Trump and Elon Musk over a major spending bill has exacerbated uncertainty over the future of Nasa's budget, which is facing deep cuts. The space agency has published its budget request to Congress, which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half. Forty science missions, which are in development or in space already, are in line to be stood down. ... what was that I said about one of the rare positives of this administration being support for spaceflight programs? Now, there may not even be that.

All getting a bit nasty in LA, it would seem. The ICE goon squad is finally getting some pushback.

As he's clearly an intelligent man, I've no idea why Mr Yusuf would think that such people would hold him in any kind of regard no matter what he did or does for their cause.

Especially when he slots the highest pressure shots from difficult places against all comers in World Cups for the Saffers.

"No, no, Zia, mate... you're one of the good ones, OK?"

Well, that was much more difficult than it needed to be, but any one you walk away from. Bring on the final.

MP Rosie Duffield commented on Oberman's post, writing: "One can, and should hate what is happening in Gaza and also condemn the hideous events of October 7th. "It is agonising to see events unfold, and requires extremely careful, measured and well-considered comments and actions. This is not that." Quite.

Some try, that.

It does ask feel rather mid 1930s Germany, yes.

I think with easier access to digital devices things have become much more paperless now, though.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4z7zyl0gwo Five leaders of far-right group the Proud Boys, who were convicted in connection to the 6 January, 2021 Capitol riot, have sued the US government for $100 million (£74m), claiming that their rights were violated during their prosecution. The five were convicted of plotting and taking part in the riot to overturn President Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election. Trump pardoned or commuted their sentences earlier this year. The lawsuit, filed in Florida on Friday, claims FBI agents and prosecutors were motivated by personal biases when prosecuting their cases. They argue their constitutional rights were trampled on "to punish and oppress political allies" of Trump. The lawsuit was filed by Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola. Tarrio was found guilty of plotting the 2021 attack on the US Capitol, which happened as lawmakers were certifying former President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison, the longest out of the five. He was formally convicted of seditious conspiracy, a rarely used charge of planning to overthrow the government, and multiple other counts. The other four leaders faced similar charges, and were also sentenced to time behind bars. Their convictions were overturned by Trump, who issued approximately 1,500 pardons of people involved in the Capitol riot in January, on the day of his inauguration. The audacity is rather amazing, I'll hand it to them on that.

Finished FF7 Rebirth recently. ... certainly more questions than answers there, but what a fantastic game overall.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0j728gvp94o Builders will be required to fit solar panels to the "vast majority" of new build homes in England under changes to be published this year, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said. The regulations will require developers to add panels unless the buildings fall under certain exemptions such as being covered by shade. Speaking to the BBC, Miliband said the move was "just common sense" adding that solar panels would save the typical household £500 a year on their energy bills. Sensible in principle, though I'm sure the building industry will squawk about it.

This being said, with this in the US and Zia Yusuf in the UK, it's not been a bad day all round.

It's all talk right now. As entertaining as it is, let me know when one of them actually does something to harm the other.

Personally, I'd rather not play roulette with the future of civilisation, or even our and a great many species. Those are the stakes.

Let's say that they did. Does the rest of the world and the future deserve what he's doing and will do to them?

Yeah, that's what I meant - my major nitpick with the second game was that it simply got too bleak and so it became difficult to care.

Yeah, don't take the howling of the online incel mob as gospel - they did the same thing when the game came out. It's still very good, just doesn't scale the heights of the first game/season and veers into the too dark and bleak, imo.

In terms of raw numbers he lags behind, but yes, it's certainly not for lack of ambition. It's so deeply depressing to see people like that aspire to power in so many places and at so many points throughout history.

The cognitive dissonance of those who stand by and let it happen, and also the sheer monstrous sociopathy of those who carry out out (whatever the justification) and those who look at it and want to emulate it for their own self interest . Our species has to do better.