roguetrick

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[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The elf reich huh? I knew those long eared bastards were up to something. Goddamn thalmor.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Your question gets to the heart of why it's not important to add another category. Once you get a truly monster storm, a lot more factors come into play as to how dangerous it is than just wind speed. There's not a single band aid solution.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I’ve literally heard people say groundwater can’t rub out because it still rains…

Depends on what you're drawing from. If you're talking about somewhere like Denmark with tons of groundwater because of porous valleys, that's pretty much true (though you can certainly use so much of it that the rain won't replenish it, similar to surface water). Fossil aquifers like ogallala, not so much.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Farming, not drinking for those that don't read the article.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

because of oil?

Drone bases and regional hegemony, essentially. The Saudis, and Israel are who we use to try and keep Iran from controlling the region. I honestly don't understand how Turkey stays out of the proxy war. They play a similarly delicate game with Russia and the black sea by doing both proxy conflicts and cooperation. The Kurds and Hamas are kind of in a gray area.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If she's not going to be on dialysis, I will be goddamn amazed. Muscle damage (Rhabdomyolysis, I love that word) and dehydration pretty much assures an acute kidney injury. It's actually a very common diagnosis for the elderly after being in one spot for a prolonged time after a fall.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Dehydration for that long in a 90 year old should be a death sentence. She must've had something to drink around her.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In the end, the military is very aware of how fragile it's control is and that's why they're putting these measures into practice even though they hurt their economy. Strong federal control has never been a characteristic of Pakistan.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

He should get it over with and call no confidence on his own government.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

An additional perspective is that the Apartheid government became an ally of convenience with Israel to the point that they created a joint nuclear weapons program together. Then you have the political pressure African union states have for maintaining robust trading agreements with Arab states. There's a ton of history there

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_incident

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't think he did, I was just making a joke. That said, I personally would not carry around a gun after shooting someone with the police after me. That's a fine way to get yourself killed.

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