One key difference between renting and buying is that you can then sell the apartment or house. You can’t claw back rent after being a good tenant for 30 years.

Kyle Katarn was using a yellow one in the '90s if I remember correctly…

Complaining a dream vacation ended because of warcrime accusations looks so strange from this side of the Rubicon…

Threat of a lawsuit is not a lawsuit.

What happens commonly is the threat of legal liability is used as a tool to gain some kind of leverage or compliance.

In business this is very prominent practice of utilizing capital to suppress competition. Inserting trouble + waste of time and money into your competition is very American.

No. My belief is that a ceasefire is a better condition than no ceasefire.

It is by no means an end to the conflict nor is there a solution. However it is, in fact, a ceasefire that has lasted longer than any other since October 7th.

I am indeed making the delusionally brave stance of spinning a seemingly lasting ceasefire as a positive.

The fall of the American federal government to fascism is not as foregone a conclusion as it is being made out to be.

The same factions that didn’t want to change the incumbent policy are the same that are accepting the fascist movement without resistance.

The ceasefire has been in effect since January 19. Gazans have been returning to their rubble. There have been prisoner swaps and hostage releases.

So, for context, this is an improvement. Selling arms that aren’t actively being used is a whole lot better than when they are.

Again: not directly funding an ongoing genocide was not a major hurdle nor the big ask it was made out to be.

A ongoing and lasting ceasefire is an extreme gamechanger on Israel policy.

the US will turn into an autocratic state and Palestine will be erased.

Ah the iron convictions of those who participate in a democratic society.