@RustyStriker Wells tay safe out there! Soundslike you are more at risk than me by a long shot... this is my first bombing of this extent, there wass one a while back when i first got here but was pretty minor.
@trinsec no, the sirens didnt actually go off... just some really loud and shocking thuds is all.
@RustyStriker Whats the closest a rocket has ever landed to you? Id be less worried about the time to get to a safe room and more worried about how often bombs land close enough that a safe room would have saved me
@RustyStriker If youa re int he south of Israel its gotta be sooooo much worse than this.. here im isolated enough that its just a scary sound, I probably wont get hit.. but int he south its always right around the corner.
I bet housing is pretty cheap in the south huh?
@trinsec I will probably be fine... so far they avent hit locally and no sirens went off locally (the sirens are very localized to where they will hit).. But every 30 seconds or so you hear a "thud", sometimes quite a ways away but still scary
@realcaseyrollins yes thats exactly it,its a retaliation thing for sure.
i mean if a woman hugs a baby and the baby grabs the breast and starts sucking through the shirt I bet everyone would laugh... last night at the bar when i did it I got kicked out!
I mean the liune is definately moving.. but we must admit that there is a line where we treat people different.
Its probably more so in modern times, but we always gave kids an exception... the only thing that changed was the age.
When a baby bites a womans nipple no one cares, when a grown ass adult does it no one will excuse it... there is some age where we accept behaviors we wouldnt from adults... the line moves, but there is always a line.
@philip_cardella Yea you can be sworn in anywhere technically... in writing its even fairly automatic when you sign something..
@kegill Possibly.. i mean their reluctance to reduce the defense budget is an issue. That said they could gut social programs and potentially balance it with tax cuts, so that is legit... though its an idiotic way to balance it IMO.
@freepeoplesfreepress I agree with your assessment of universedon. It is a newer instance but very well run from what I've seen from afar.
Its been great having you on QOTO along with all of the other wonderful reporters and journalists we have here.
@freepeoplesfreepress I agree with your assessment of universedon. It is a newer instance but very well run from what I've seen from afar.
Its been great having you on QOTO along with all of the other wonderful reporters and journalists we have here.
It was nice stumbling upon this #reddit thread about #QOTO some time back and seei g the overwhelming support for this instance from the wider community:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/z09ioa/qotoorg_an_inclusive_stemfocued_instance/
Ehh if they have the votes thry arent a minority by definition, though i do see what you mean (since they are very slightly less than 50% in the general population and by popular vote).
They are simply voting for their agenda, blindly and without consideration for the bigger picture... just like democrats they just do it from tbe other side with different agendas.
I love a good pen and now you have me considering a pocket protector... burt I also accepted I am a nerd a long time ago :)
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