Why are you guys getting so personally triggered by a one-word comment? They said it’s performative. Yes, the liberals do it too. Is this a sports game? Are we keeping scores? Is your team winning?

I don’t think the world applauds that at all. The US used to be the good guys. Very flawed but still “good” as things go. Now they’re just dangerous and thrashing wildly…

In Soviet America, a wrong turn takes your life.

This plus good other images are amazing, thank you!

For me, in this one, the receding reeds capture the show… The way Japanese prints use negative space is unequalled, even in contemporary art!

Photography was available during his time, and he seems to be mixing traditional with a much more modern look. It’s fantastic:

That they’re all having sex in a spontaneous orgy. It’s… weird.

That’s what he’s saying, that they don’t need or even particularly want the territory, as long as they can make Ukraine be weak, afraid and doing their bidding.

Agreed, but please don’t start with that spam here too.

I hope he makes it to General!

It also feels like they intentionally picked that photo for contrast value: smiling so broadly when that is something “the original Spock” never did. They were going for the outrage factor, truth be damned.

Interesting! I bet you need a second point for calibration though. It would be funny if it was boiling water, i.e. 100°C.

We’re all US American this blessed day.