Brock is so cute! Triana is the sleepiest babe!

!animalposters !cats

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True, but not universally across nations and religions as this fricking guy. (146)

What did he do? (50)

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9 million per home! How?In Chile, that is much more prone to earthquakes sometimes x1000 stronger than LA (most seismic country in the planet btw), most modern constructions (including houses) are made from concrete, and they are earthquake proof, and they definitely don't cost anywhere near 9 million (323)

It may just be because of their extreme building regulations permits and purchasing power parity (10)

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/u/inspectcloser Building inspector here. A lot of these comments are dumb stating that concrete and steel can't hold up to an earthquake yet look at all the high rise buildings in LA and earthquake prone regions.The video makes a good point that the US society largely conforms to building HOUSES with wood.Luckily steel framed houses are a thing and would likely be seen in place of wood framed houses in these regions prone to fire. Pair that with fiber cement board siding and you have yourself a home that looks like any other but is much more fire resistive.Engineering has come a long way (1116)

What's the cost difference vs stick built? (18)

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Path dependence is certainly a factor - but it's hardly dominant, or even the biggest one for most areas. More importantly though: for a fire that severe, there is a fairly good chance the concrete building will need to be demolished anyway. Concrete won't burn, but it can be damaged by fires in other ways: expansion, corrosion, spalling, cracking, etc. This is also a major factor in other regions in the US with different disaster risks. If the expected damage from the disaster is high enough that you expect to demo/rebuild either way, the cheaper construction wins out. This holds for major flood risks and for things like tornadoes. It doesn't hold for hurricanes because there is a safety component - concrete block homes have sufficient wind resistance to allow shelter during hurricanes, which is why they are a thing in Florida (even though the flood damage often means they have to be demolished anyways). That said: for fire in a particular there is a level of "herd immunity"... (1)

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This is a legitimate request for insight. I'm constantly worried about how much BS is floating around and how susceptible I, personally, may be to it. Even if someone is worldly, intelligent, educated, canny, or whatever, the sheer volume of misinformation means you're bound to fall for a lie eventually, right?And I can't make any special claim to bring any of those things. So: this video seemed plausible to me. I could buy it and fold it in to the body of things I "know". What about it is wrong? My biggest issue is it doesn't make any radical or harsh claims or judgements and it tells me something o already expect to hear (people are fricking up because they won't change) it's a really easy to accept it and let it add to my "knowledge". What's the catch? What is it making up? (1)

It's treating these recent wildfires like it's a major threat to all housing the US. Non-Americans do this every time there's a natural disaster that destroys homes in the US.The thing is, this wildfire destroyed a few thousand homes when there are 81 million homes in the US. Not only that, it was a fairly unprecedented wildfire that burned into an urban area because of the confluence of some pretty uncommon variables. That makes it big news for obvious reasons, but that doesn't mean that there's something wrong with Americans building wood houses. The reality is the vast, vast majority of wood houses in the US won't be destroyed by a natural disaster. They'll just be victims of time and progress, likely tore down to make way for a new house more in-line with the prevailing style of the time. So, the video is basically alarmist. It's like someone claiming that Germans are stupid for not building vehicles out of 1/2 plate steel because a few people die in wrecks every year and that o... (3)

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Concrete does not do well in an earthquake. A poorly designed concrete house will still burn. It is possible to design so that the house is earthquake and fire resistant. The USA found this out the hard way. Look up pictures of cities that were destroyed by earthquakes. In most of the world wood and brick are not cheaper.Wood does not do well in fires. A poorly designed house will still collapse in an earth quake. It is possible to build fire and earthquake resistant houses. In most of the world it is not significantly cheaper than concrete. So choose your poison. LA burned for many reasons. Mainly Government stopped measures to prevent fires. Like water management, firebreaks, defunding the fire brigades, stopping power suppliers from putting in fire prevention. Building codes obviously were inadequate. Forestry /grasslands management is appalling. Personally with current State Government, bureaucratic and community attitudes, I just wouldn't live there. Too dangerous. Looks like m... (0)

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A friend of mine has skin cancer and was about to start a clinical trial at MD Anderson after his other treatments did not work.

Trump's decision to temporarily halt funding for medical research also applies to clinical trials.

His treatment is now canceled. pic.twitter.com/7L8cxrwND5

— Eric Koch (@EricDKoch) January 24, 2025

ANSWER: INFINITY. Cause xe'yre too low level to beat the G*MER !g*mers !coolpeople !1337

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Same, I am embarrassed AF to be American (-3)

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They don't even want freedom for themselves. What they want is the people they dislike to suffer more than they are. They know they'll lose things they love from all this, but as long as those dirty non-christian gays, or trans, or blacks, or immigrants are having a worse day than they are, then they will be happy. It's worse than you think. It's all about seeing how many people they can make more miserable than they are. (80)

It's not worse than I think, it's worse than I'm willing to admit out loud in the hopes that I'm wrong. (22)

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They aren't the Americans. We are. Believers in the constitution and the rule of law are the only true Americans. Don't cede that to them. (2)

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they say they love america but:they hate science experts they hate the medical expertsthey hate the mediathey hate the citiesthey hate poor people they hate the entertainersthey hate california and new yorkthey hate schools and universitiesthey hate the teachersthey hate the government they hate the experts they hate everything about america "loving" the flag doesn't make you a patriot. (42)

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Lmao Reddit continues to lose elections for us.Seriously, Democrats are normal people - but Reddit is such an embarrassment.Genuinely not sure you folks go outside of a space that isn't propping up your every viewpoint.Have you ever considered how the other side feels about the plethora of decisions our Democrat presidents make?Wait, let me guess:"Everything a democrat does is good - and everything a republican does is bad - that's fact!!!! Therefore they are wrong no matter what."That's literally the argument Reddit democrats use. We've lost to the "worst literally ever Hitler Nazi common male feminist bad guy orange man" twice now.It's not because of him. ITS BECAUSE OF YOU. Stop being a pathetic groveling baby and try being understanding of people who don't share your opinions (Can't wait for the "their opinions are racist and threaten my existence" bullshit).We will continue to lose elections as long as we continue to act like insufferable pestilent children. (1)

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I'm scared honestly. I knew he was a threat from the beginning but that he was too weak last time to pull it off. Not enough backing, but now, he's got so many people pulling his strings. He's not senile, he's owned. They are keeping him out of prison, he's knows his time is limited and he doesn't want to spend what he has left in prison, paying for his crimes. I'm ashamed that so many people are defending the obvious actions of a nazi sympathiser. I'm ashamed that after 2016, I learned that there were so many nasty and racist people in the world. They were just really good at hiding. After the 2016 win it was like it was ok to be hateful again and since then it's only gotten worse. I'm scared for anyone who isn't a white male, and if you're not one of those white males then once they find out, you're screwed too. There is no shame anymore, they don't hide their faces anymore. They're out, loud and proud of it. I'm scared for my daughters, and any women, me included but for the most... (1)

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🚨#BREAKING: The Guardian has just released an article where they sent a reporter to Western North Carolina and then SCOLDED Hurricane Helene victims for:

a) not understanding climate change
b) voting for President Trump
c) believing in God

This is absolutely disgusting... pic.twitter.com/nonWQzrYqv

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) February 16, 2025

Wonder what they think about the fricking palisade fire

Air Force One just did a flyover over the Daytona 500. That is pretty freaking epic. pic.twitter.com/xfrfAJTcoF

— Jaimee Michell (@thegaywhostrayd) February 16, 2025

No way… The Beast is doing laps at Daytona 🤣🔥 pic.twitter.com/TiFzYJuh7Y

— Jaimee Michell (@thegaywhostrayd) February 16, 2025

!burgers

ignore the 0 effort plating

/u/That-Nerve8213, hopefully this gets to you and @J's bot hasn't spammed some to keep themselves safe for the billionth time, if you want to save this e-boy you have to be direct. Like literally "I like you" direct. To goes against every feminine instinct you have. Men, especially younger men are way way too r-slurred to pick up on that. Don't listen to the redditors, they're fat ugly unfrickables who want you to be miserable. Pulling for you. Also delete Reddit.

democracy dies when we stop fighting for it, my friends. pic.twitter.com/iYItGVKQEU

— Chris Mowrey (@chrisdmowrey) February 24, 2025

These don't have to be explicitly political. Just something that can be applied to our politics. Unfortunately while the writing in Madoka Magica is top tier and the story makes me feel in ways that few other forms of media can, it does not do politics very well which is why I took my favorite quote from a series that is actually based around geopolitics.

In a way this quote truly encapsulates the condition of our current political system, and in a way it mirrors the shinobi world quite well. For example we don't get to choose our sides. People act like we get a choice but there just are not many options. For example like the shinobi, we are given a village, a country. And that country can be segmented down into clans, families, and many other forms of allegiances. All of these are decided entirely by the nature of our own birth, rather than our own choices.

We are guided only by the necessity to make the most prudent choice. We are expected to be part of the group and sacrifice our entire being for its benefit. Like the shinobi each one of us is little more than a tool to be discarded when we are no longer useful. Is that not the way things should be?

Anyways, I'm excited to see your favorite anime quotes that can be applied to political systems! If anyone finds away to do this with the Madoka Magica series please let me know! I have been trying to find a way for years but it just doesn't seem to fit.

!anime

We'll be unveiling the GBVSR Character Pass 2 trailer at the Evo Awards! 👀

Tune in at 5 p.m., Feb 15 (PT) to join us in celebrating the best of fighting games and be the first to experience the reveal.

🏆️ More about the Evo Awards:https://t.co/0TyMRVf7go#GBVSR #EvoAwards https://t.co/F9QwGADcRZ

— GBVS/Granblue Fantasy Versus (@gbvs_official) February 14, 2025

Not entirely unexpected, they are following Crapcum's steps. I expect most if not all FG devs are going to start doing the same

At least two characters are pretty much confirmed

Ilsa

Siete / Seofon

The other two are wild cards. They could go with a Divine General rep

Six Dragon rep (I want the fricking cat)

And some others but I got lazy halfway in.

😉#SonicTheHedgehog #SonicIDW #SilverTheHedgehog #WhisperTheWolf #tanglethelemur #SilverxWhisper #WhisperxSilver #Silvisper #Whispilver pic.twitter.com/VWxfwcb1rr

— Draws (@Drawzzzzzzz) February 9, 2025

Context: There's two characters that are comics only. Usually they're headcannoned as lesbians because of course they are. Silver is often seen with them, so some fan drew silver railing one of the female characters as the other watched lol.

https://old.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/1i74v9p/hey_rdallas_xcom_ban_when/

Links to DFWScanner are highly utilized on both /r/Dallas and /r/FortWorth any time an accident/pileup/shooting comes up; it wouldn't make sense to ban it.

/u/Dallas-ModTeam appears to be scrubbing the sub of any mention of this. Based on that, I would say the answer is no, they intend to have no discussion about it.

edit: mods have made the decision to allow a platform that is a vehicle for disinformation and MAGA propaganda to continue to be used here. vote accordingly.

how do we elect new mods?

No hezbollah in the government

https://old.reddit.com/r/lebanon/comments/1ijsb1v/morgan_ortagus_us_envoy_live_from_lebanese/

Syrians hate hezbollah

https://old.reddit.com/r/Syria/comments/1ij3g1o/syrian_forces_clashed_with_hezbollah_members_on/

Lebanese cope that they suck and are about to be killed by Israel

https://old.reddit.com/r/lebanon/comments/1igbqr2/strict_us_warnings_to_salam_and_threats_of/

Syria hates hezbollah

https://old.reddit.com/r/Syria/comments/1ijwq9h/syrian_military_buildup_in_hawik_on_the/

Wikipedia sucks

https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1il1zci/lebanon_forms_first_government_since_2022/

"Frick the syrians! Long live palestinian"

-average braindead redditard muslim

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskMiddleEast/comments/1iklmys/syrian_forces_clashed_with_hezbollah_members_on/

Lebanon begs Trump for death

https://old.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/1ilsdqb/defying_us_pressure_lebanon_welcomes_hezbollah/

EDIT: OP IS A MOID!

No drama but it just seemed funny to me, like why are you humblebragging on Reddit to a bunch of minimum wage wagies?

Also what the frick is up with that house? Why does it have two garages?

https://old.reddit.com/r/Homebuilding/comments/1hgjwyz/we_are_almost_there/

OP also sucks at parking:

https://old.reddit.com/r/HummerEV/comments/1g343jk/i_pulled_the_trigger_this_weekend/

She posts to /r/ebayselleradvice so I assume she's a stay at home wife with a rich husband.

She really loves humblebragging

And she has some Karen story that I didn't read:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Diesel/comments/1eb968p/i_know_we_all_have_had_bad_experiences_at/