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I want to pair it with the Australia model of compulsory voting
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 AM
I want to pair it with the Australia model of compulsory voting
Somehow, the problem is always women
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Somehow, the problem is always women
Tis a better goal than this
a close up of a person 's face with a device on their head with the hashtag #judem visible
Alt: Alex being subjected to the Ludovico technique in A Clockwork Orange
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Tis a better goal than this
Even better, it isn't an interstellar war. Just an AI amalgamation of all the ancaps own personalities come to destroy them
January 30, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Even better, it isn't an interstellar war. Just an AI amalgamation of all the ancaps own personalities come to destroy them
Horizon: Forbidden West
January 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Horizon: Forbidden West
Well, have you met the...
*frantically searches for a way to land a terrible joke*
... English?
*whispers* Nailed it!
*frantically searches for a way to land a terrible joke*
... English?
*whispers* Nailed it!
January 29, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Well, have you met the...
*frantically searches for a way to land a terrible joke*
... English?
*whispers* Nailed it!
*frantically searches for a way to land a terrible joke*
... English?
*whispers* Nailed it!
And this is after the peanut butter and jelly brownie sandwich you had earlier?
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
And this is after the peanut butter and jelly brownie sandwich you had earlier?
A super power who doesn't care about the opinion of the lesser state may do that. But these are states who should be friendly and who both need the other, even if loathe to admit it in a negotiation.
January 29, 2026 at 12:40 AM
A super power who doesn't care about the opinion of the lesser state may do that. But these are states who should be friendly and who both need the other, even if loathe to admit it in a negotiation.
I'm not saying that Vance isn't a qualified negotiator. I'm saying it is insulting to a sovereign head of state (who the Federation needs to be favorable) to travel to the least neutral location possible and be personally negotiating with an unelected administration official and not the president.
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I'm not saying that Vance isn't a qualified negotiator. I'm saying it is insulting to a sovereign head of state (who the Federation needs to be favorable) to travel to the least neutral location possible and be personally negotiating with an unelected administration official and not the president.
Shenanigans are fun! But don't get me started about SNW! 😝
January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Shenanigans are fun! But don't get me started about SNW! 😝
No, it posits that Betazed (and associated systems) is an equal entity with the entire rest of the Federation rather than equal to each individual member of the Federation. It is asking all the extant member worlds to make changes to established procedures to accommodate Betazed
January 28, 2026 at 7:40 PM
No, it posits that Betazed (and associated systems) is an equal entity with the entire rest of the Federation rather than equal to each individual member of the Federation. It is asking all the extant member worlds to make changes to established procedures to accommodate Betazed
I'm at exactly the same place and agree fully. Good vibes, terrible writing, charismatic performances
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I'm at exactly the same place and agree fully. Good vibes, terrible writing, charismatic performances
I'm an engineer and I recognize where my domain expertise ends.
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I'm an engineer and I recognize where my domain expertise ends.
"Were going to have high-level talks about rejoining your polity; were sending our Prime Minister"
"Great! We're holding the talks at a school and you'll be negotiating with the Chief of Naval Operations"
"Great! We're holding the talks at a school and you'll be negotiating with the Chief of Naval Operations"
January 28, 2026 at 12:29 AM
"Were going to have high-level talks about rejoining your polity; were sending our Prime Minister"
"Great! We're holding the talks at a school and you'll be negotiating with the Chief of Naval Operations"
"Great! We're holding the talks at a school and you'll be negotiating with the Chief of Naval Operations"
Sure Starfleet should be involved in diplomacy. They are (somehow) the glue that holds the Federation together, especially on the frontier in a post-burn galaxy. But this is the President of Ukraine negotiating with NATO on entry to the EU and deciding to put the capital in Kiev. It makes no sense.
January 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Sure Starfleet should be involved in diplomacy. They are (somehow) the glue that holds the Federation together, especially on the frontier in a post-burn galaxy. But this is the President of Ukraine negotiating with NATO on entry to the EU and deciding to put the capital in Kiev. It makes no sense.
And per my previous point, I too grade ST on a curve for the first seasons, but budget and season length also need to be taken into account. They have less writing to do, to get their story out. It needs to be of higher quality.
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 AM
And per my previous point, I too grade ST on a curve for the first seasons, but budget and season length also need to be taken into account. They have less writing to do, to get their story out. It needs to be of higher quality.
But more importantly, that isn't how diplomacy works. It obviously isn't how diplomacy works. It doesn't make for good TV. It is just bad writing.
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 AM
But more importantly, that isn't how diplomacy works. It obviously isn't how diplomacy works. It doesn't make for good TV. It is just bad writing.
Sure the cadets were involved. It wouldn't have happened without all of them standing in support of the proposal. Did they have a formal vote? It is unclear (but in either case it's weird for a quasi-military academy to be involved at all).
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Sure the cadets were involved. It wouldn't have happened without all of them standing in support of the proposal. Did they have a formal vote? It is unclear (but in either case it's weird for a quasi-military academy to be involved at all).
Sure... But there were 260% as many episodes per season on probably a quarter the budget.
The writing should be better than having the inaugural class of cadets being a binding vote on where to put the Federation capital. Aaron Burr would be aghast at a lecture hall being the room where it happens
The writing should be better than having the inaugural class of cadets being a binding vote on where to put the Federation capital. Aaron Burr would be aghast at a lecture hall being the room where it happens
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Sure... But there were 260% as many episodes per season on probably a quarter the budget.
The writing should be better than having the inaugural class of cadets being a binding vote on where to put the Federation capital. Aaron Burr would be aghast at a lecture hall being the room where it happens
The writing should be better than having the inaugural class of cadets being a binding vote on where to put the Federation capital. Aaron Burr would be aghast at a lecture hall being the room where it happens
I think it, along with Disco, are aspirationally in the right place. But are hampered by absolutely terrible writing
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I think it, along with Disco, are aspirationally in the right place. But are hampered by absolutely terrible writing