XiaCobolt [she/her]

You wouldn’t arrest the birthday boy!

Also the moon being at the right size and distance that it looks to be the same size as the sun from earth, and our eclipses can be total.

Yeah they were meant to have full air support. Kennedy was meant to be pressured into doing it but he wasn’t.

Then a full scale invasion was on the cards, which prompted the need for whole missile crisis.

I’m not disagreeing. I’m just saying on their best day it’s a totally pyrrhic victory.

Sure. I don’t necessarily disagree. Consider my comment the best possible case for the USA.

Cuba’s proximity to the USA gives them advantages they don’t have for other conflicts. We don’t know push comes to shove if Russia backs them and international condemnation has done nothing in recent years.

Whatever happens they’re still fucked.

And obviously Cuba has been planning for invasion for more than half a century. They definitely have plans, caches, sleeper agents, stay behinds etc.

Invading Cuba would destroy the American Empire right now. That’s why they quarantine it via the blockade. They’d Even if they defeat the army in days, capture Havana, and imprison the president.

Then what? It’s Iraq and Afghanistan on their doorstep. Except a huge chunk of the population actually liked the old government. And even those who don’t might be swayed when they lose their jobs, healthcare etc and they’re abused by Americans and their families murdered.

A large urban centre for unrest. Mountains for resistance to hide in. Then the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico etc nearby for rebels to foment unrest. The Virgin Islands, Miamia and Mexico to carry out assassinations and terrorist attacks against Americans.

The US drone striking any boat in the Caribbean they think is rebels. Killing “innocents” and tourists.

Yeah but as an ancient dude you can observe the classic 4 easily.

People have mentioned air resistance but the four elements also works as an early model of the states of matter.

You can take the debate bro out of Reddit but not the Reddit out of the debate bro, huh.

Playstations

These guys suck and are being hypocrites to save money.

Interestingly the catholic stance on abortion is relatively new from the 19th century. Prior to that abortion was considered the better alternative to infanticide.

Baby Zombies will jump onto chickens and ride them, it’s pretty rare.

It’s the explanation for the beach Spongebob visits too

Finished or just reading?

I’m almost finished Ex Libris by Simon Groth. It’s like a YA update of Fahrenheit 451. It has this gimmick that 12 chapters are randomly shuffled, like background vignettes on the 4 main characters so every copy is unique. Neat in concept but overall the book is okay, fun at times but not great.

Before that I finished Everything for Everyone : an Oral History of the New York Commune. It’s a speculative fiction post a successful 21st century communist revolution. It’s nice to read an upbeat sci fi setting, and I think it’s good to show societies absent of capitalism like The Dispossessed does. I found it a bit slow though, like it’s anthology interviews, not a lot of drama or tension.

Before that I raced through Welcome to Dorley Hall and really liked it. I’m trying to wait for the next paperback as I’m trying to get back into physical book reading but it’s so good I might read it online via the patreon.