Because you need me, Springfield. Your guilty conscience may move you to vote Democratic, but deep down you long for a cold-hearted Republican to lower taxes, brutalize criminals, and rule you like a king. That's why I did this, to save you from yourselves.

-Sideshow Bob

I still use Textra. I switched over to the Google Messenger app for a month or two. I ended up going back to Textra... I guess I care more about the user experience than RCS. But I would like to have RCS. I believe Google promised it years ago but never delivered.

Now, open up the RCS API to third party texting apps... Like you said you would many years ago

I agree, but I haven't really come across any Nazis on here yet. Maybe they have been all defederated before I saw any.

The most I've seen was lemmygrad accusing others of being Nazis... Mostly accusing all Ukrainians of being Nazis with no real evidence, other than a very small minority of the population that are wannabe neo-Nazis (true of almost every country).

Still on a pixel 2, it's really starting to show it's age. It's been a solid phone. I think I will upgrade to the Pixel 8 this fall... But I will miss the rear finger print scanner.

Maybe a stupid question but if I sign up on a different instance, do I need to add all my subs again?

Before 2022, Russia occupied 42,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi) of Ukrainian territory (Crimea, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk), and occupied an additional 119,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) after its full-scale invasion by March 2022, a total of 161,000 km2 (62,000 sq mi) or almost 27% of Ukraine's territory.[8] By 11 November, the Institute for the Study of War calculated that Ukrainian forces had liberated an area of 74,443 km2 (28,743 sq mi) from Russian occupation,[9] leaving Russia with control of about 18% of Ukraine's territory.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian-occupied_territories_of_Ukraine

You're right my math was off: 74,443/161,000=46% liberated based off dated numbers

Currently some places have it as high as 54%

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/world/europe/ukraine-maps.html

How is this math accurate?
Only got back $.10? Ukraine regained 33% or so of their captured land (or 50%-52% regained of the land lost since the second invasion). So, it would be around $16 or $17 (or $25-26 for the second invasion).

So the bully now has now attacked and lost use of several fingers, lost several teeth, and is now deaf in one ear ... Same goes for his friend he conscripted to help. Plus his work told him he is getting a pay cut (sanctions)

But I don't think could deprogram your propagandized brain.

I would like it if the refresh button wasn't in a submenu.

Not related but I would also like to see the topic in the top bar... When browsing comments i sometimes forget what the topic was (especially when i put my phone down for a bit.

That's an insane number for something they have zero evidence for.

If you can, keep going on the Expanse. I think seasons 2 and 3 are some of the best sci-fi ever made.

I love Firefly. Nothing to add about that, just wanted to state that.

I am very left wing and still am to this day, I would say I'm a democratic socialist.

Growing up I never understood the hate for Russia (after the USSR) but then Russia started invading places similar to Hitler's appeasement method, seemly trying to restore the USSR.

Everyone I ever met that lived under Soviet rule has extreme hatred for Soviet union and Russian. And tend to be right wing... Which I never understood why. I feel like you made me understand them a bit more (I still think they are a bit crazy).

Thank you for helping you relate to thoses I see as crazy a bit better.

I am no longer replying.

I wish you the best and well wishes.

You said a lot of stuff with no evidence provided. And again, you can't just scream "NAZI" with no proof.

In fact, I declare that russians are Nazis!!!!! They do seem to act a lot like Nazis

"The invitation to come and protect them from Nazis by an autonomous republic isn't enough justification for you? The illegal coup? The illegal Nazi coup funded by the US that then killed protesters with snipers and started a civil war? The US went on to pillage the economy, bribe officials to give their kids crooked jobs (Biden for example)."

Ukraine is sovereign country and fully recognized by Russia in the Budapest Memorandum.

So, if the Freedom of Russia Legion goes into Belgorod and holds a vote... Then they can legally invite Ukraine in? And Russia will just lay down their arms?

Let's ask the Chechens how their independence movement is going... I'm sure the Russians fully supports that

The goalposts are firmly intact. You said Russia had to illegally invade because ethnic cleaning... But you haven't provided any examples... You know, before the invasion, that would justify it. Hell, you haven't even proved that the government are Nazis. You can't just scream "NAZI!" and invade a sovereign country. You have a picture with Ukrainian Insurgent Army flags in the background and claims of ethic cleaning that came after the invasion.

Support for NATO has gone up since the second illegal invasion of Ukraine 2022 (support was lower before the second illegal invasion, poll from 2019 but it was still positive): https://www.pewresearch.org/global/?attachment_id=51128

Most European countries feel Russia is responsible for the war: https://images.app.goo.gl/SN8muD2Uwz9Z9RgU7

You can't have a vote during a military occupation... And you can't invade a sovereign country because you are popular there.

So, my parents were unique? Why haven't most former ussr countries tried to get closer with Russia? With the exception of Belarus, which has a dictator. Many countries fought to be in NATO so they wouldn't have to be under Russia again.

Hell, even Putin's quote, "Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains."

Edit: it was a double post. After submitting a comment it just stayed on the submit screen, it asked me if I wanted to discard. I assumed that the comment didn't go through so I submitted again, and it still started on that screen.... This is the long explanation of why there was a double post.

Thank you for that ability to disable tap/swipe to dismiss pictures!

So name a law BEFORE the invasion (2014)... Remember you are trying to justify the illegal invasion. It looks like the stuff you list was in response to the invasion.

Let me think... Why would countries want to join NATO. could it be Moldova, Georgia, Abkhazia... Seems like there is a need. Seems like Putin is trying to rebuild the USSR.

Okay, the Soviets used Nazi slogans, got it

Wow, Stalin not that bad? He's not as bad as Hitler but still close. Stalin was just over a longer span of time. To the point the Soviet union even tried to De-Stalinization the Soviet union. My parents grew up under Soviet oppression and it was not a good time.

I think he's getting down voted because it seems like they are suggesting that we don't pursue criminal charges just because he's a rich political figure. And running for office is an excuse for not pursuing charges just because they are a popular choice for some. Especially the since the evidence that is out there seems to be very strong and compelling... And that's just the public info.

Public servants (police and such) and political figures should be held to a higher standard not a lower standard, regardless of what political side they are on. And the rich and powerful should be held to an equal standard as the poor.

You're the one making claims of laws that are responsible for ethnic cleansing, so you should be able to provide some examples.

There are no nukes in the Baltic states (they are already NATO members but Ukraine isn't), why would they put nukes in the Ukraine? Plus the US and Russia could already hit anywhere in the world already. So, it's a made up threat to try to justify an invasion.

Slogans can have different meanings depending on context. If Ukraine was invading other countries, then Glory to Ukraine might sound like they are superior but if they are defending it sounds like they will be victorious. Plus, Slava Ukraine sounds more like a the Soviet union slogan "glory to the motherland."

Man, if you think that historical context are excuses. You could never read a history book then... Which might actually explain a lot...

Putin did break the treaty he invaded the boarders of Ukraine. You can't illegally invade a country then have an illegal vote to declare a breakaway regions under an military occupation.

Stalin defeated the Nazis then proceeded to kill millions of people... And you wonder why so many former Soviet countries want to join NATO for protection. One monster replaced with another.

Please list some laws.

What was the threat against Russia? Were they going to invaded Russia? Ukraine barely had an army. Ukraine gave up it's nuclear weapons in the 1990s in exchange for security protections, signed by Russia, Ukraine, Britain and the United States, promised that none of the nations would use force or threats against Ukraine and all would respect its sovereignty and existing borders (Budapest Memorandum). Putin broke that treaty and is trying to create his dollar store version of the Soviet union by invading other countries.

So, explaining historical context is apologizing for Nazis?

Slava Ukraine is said by Ukraine, I never said it wasn't. But you never explained how that makes them Nazis. If Ukraine was invading other countries, it might have a different meaning but it's just them defending their country. If their slogan was "heil Hitler" you might have a point.

Wow, thousands of wanna-be neo-Nazis!!! Out of a population of 43 million. So, like .002% of the population!!! You're right, that's not a minority!

I say the picture of zelenskyy is fake... If I just say it, it must be true.

Okay, Stalin. So, you just resort to name calling... I can too. Hitler and Stalin were monsters and it's sad to see that Putin is acting like a mashup of the two of them.