I mean - consider for a second that we currently have the most comprehensive martial arts practice in all of history, with the largest humans, best sports science, and all that.

Any top UFC fighter from the past decade could probably beat the fuck out of anyone ever before the year 1980. Isn't that wild? Dudes who have (probably) watched Rick and Morty could beat the piss out of Alexander The Great or whoever the fuck. And it wouldn't even be close.

Biting and eye gouging is banned of course, but even if it wasn't, Brock Lesnar isn't letting you even get close to that. I mean, speaking of Brock, even big pro wrestlers - medieval blokes would shit their pants on sight if they saw Scott Steiner going freakmode off the roids. Perc Angle. Big Show - like what - he's a literal giant.

But what about Mark Zuckerberg? He's a big guy. He does his MMA. I think give him a month to train and send him back in time. Hate to hand it to him, but he would crush.

holy fucking idiots

Think I've got Havana syndrome.

No but seriously - the state of the world right now - feels like every contradiction inherent to capitalism has erupted in the past few days.

Climate. Imperialism. 'Democracy'. Media bullshit.

Maybe my life's personal stress is compounding it at the moment too, but fuck me. I am so mad at the moment.

I find myself typing like a milennial cringelord, my replies filled with 'fuck shit assfucker fucking come at me shitfucker' type posts. I find myself not bothered to put effort into responses when a rage filled uppunctuated mess feels so right.

I often tell people not the mald. It's easy to get stirred up about online crap. I recognised this habit, this feeling of enjoying being mad, but in an unproductive way, and I stopped doing it. I never do it with singular issues anymore. I don't get into internet debates. I let it ride.

But these last few days? Its making me insane. It's one thing to recognise it going down. It's another thing for society to make me feel like IM the one that's overreacting.

And to think, I voted for Kier fucking Starmer.

And next election, I'll be forced to do the same so that Tories don't get in. And I know, electoralism is a sham, but I don't think people comprehend just how bad Tories have been for Britain in the last 20 years. Especially for my sector. I do find Labour - even Starmer's Labour - a lot better in quite a few ways. But on key issues? I fucking hate them. I hate them with all my bile. Maybe I need to just move to Corbyn's borough so I can make sure he stomps some ghoul again.

Anyway. I'm fine.

But as I sit here anticipating the new wave of absolute garbage propaganda I'm going to be fed over the coming weeks, a vignette from a Chinese movie called A Touch Of Sin comes to mind, based on real events.

Dahai's corrupt boss screws him.

Over and over. [SPOILERS] So he shoots him.

He also shoots some guy who is abusing a horse. And some other relatively innocent bystanders.

Anyway. I don't mean this as a call to adventurism. I would never kill my local politician or anything, not only because my life so far means I would find it very difficult to take another human life, but also because it is totally counter productive. But as a concept? As a piece of art on screen? The ultimate expression of a 'dog-eat-dog' world turned towards those who like it that way, is certainly satisfying to watch. As are many tales of vigilante justice.

Anyway, here's another still:

I think the stills could be great emotes if it wasn't so on the nose to interpret uncharitably. Undoubtedly goes hard.

EDIT: solved. Upon further investigation, she doesn't even have a gas hob. She has an electric one. It was a fabrication. Nasty woman.

Hello all. A little while ago I got banned from Reddit because of some VERY mild Israel criticism. Truly, I am in awe that I got a sitewide ban for telling people not to conflate anti Zionism with anti semitism. Every new account I make gets nuked in a matter of hours.

Anyway. My mother is totally mental. She threatens suicide a lot. Attempts it even. But I often doubt what's really happening. My sister cut her off over it.

So last night she says she's really doing it, and she's going to put the gas on in her campervan (shes on holiday in France) and take some sleeping pills and that'll be her life over. She said the dogs will die too. She knows I care for them deeply, and has tried to leverage similar things before. But I figure they've had an excellent and long life each, and carbon monoxide/propane is a pretty good way to go. Sad, of course, but I am so detached at this point that I just have to accept it for what it is.

Anyway, this morning, to no surprise at all, she wakes up alive. As always. And she says the dogs are ill. One woke up but didn't move, the other wouldn't come round til she bathed him in some water. So she says she had to go to the vet. She tells me they gave the dogs an IV drip and some charcoal.

Already suspecting bullshit, that caught my attention. Why would you give charcoal to a gas-poisoned dog? Charcoal is for ingested poisons, is it not? Gas poisoning is blood and oxygen related. Any vet worth their salt would not administer charcoal in that situation, right? Or am I wrong?

So that's the crux of the question. I think she's lying. I mean, how hard is it to gas yourself in a campervan? She's 50 something and frail. And two little older shihtzus? They're gonna easily get gassed out. She never took those dogs to the vet because nothing ever happened.

And would that cost 700 GBP (in euros)? That's what she's saying it cost.

Anyway, save me your messages of condolence and such. I know it's a hard situation. Everyone always tells me so. I've come to terms with all that a long time ago. I just want the truth.

If you don't know the answer, a post on r/veteranarians or whatever the vet sub is would be fantastic help. Many pleases. Many thanks.

This is from 2023 but somehow I've only just seen it... My first instinct was to look for Keith Stumer's Azov patch.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/keir-starmer-military-photo-estonia-b2468597.html

it's even in communism colours

there's got to be old propaganda with maos head on a train

more like Chapelle Drone

First brat, now this... thank fuck I like music the democrats would never go near.

Tankietube link default, Instagram link here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAEN0lvON16/

beanis to qualify this as a badpost cos I have nowhere else to put it because it's completely inane and dull

anyway I kept my comments as lib as possible, just telling people not to conflate Judaism with Zionism, and that as a Jew, a Palestinian flag is not antisemitic.

don't know why I bothered, but wow, Reddit really is

I don't really care but it's interesting that I had this account for 5 years with no violations, and now I get a full ban for 1 Israel related comment.

I got a warning for this comment saying I could get banned for repeated violations, and then about 9 hours later the full ban comes in. Just upgraded to the full ban, at random. Thanks mossad.

wholly unsurprising

pretty good animal

Struggle session over MOTY