They didn't even try though, yeltsin asked to try NATO and 90s Russia was ripe for western investment (exploitation)
The west could have integrated Russia into the capitalist world order, but instead made it clear that cold war sentiments were going to stay
No, only implicitly. Afaik Gene meant for it to be like the Nordic model.
You're stuck in a cold war mindset, It's not like US and Russia have to be enemies rn. In fact an alliance with Russia could be quite profitable for Trump's America.
Remember, losing is fun!
Good news! Dwarf Economy was permanently disabled (to be reworked eventually). Nobility is enabled after 20 population, but they have been improved and actually serve a purpose in the fort now (they are therapists). Sieges/Forgotten beasts and the king arrives are now tied to fortress wealth. Wealth/population thresholds can be changed on world gen (steam ver) if you want
My guess is that this was Putin's requirement to even discuss terms. Besides, Trump already secured rights to their REM, what more could we even get from Ukraine joining NATO?
It's only false idolatry if it's a literal golden calf, this is just sparkling materialism
Raddle is ai "enhanced"...so basically
Universal had spent a reported $20m on the project up to the point it was axed. It's a film about a world-famous musician, with a high-profile cast and a respected French director.
I guess the author is trying to punch up the movie, but 20 mil for a studio (especially universal) is chump change, like I'm not even sure if that's enough for a tax write off
Edit: Last year Universal put out "Piece by Piece" (another Pharrell bioptic), it only recovered 10 out of the 16 million they spent. Universal probably was not expecting any better and cut the losses before marketing funding and such.
Atun-Shei's one bad take
Since Obama:
Can't pass bill because you need 60 votes to end a filibuster (it takes 50 votes to ban filibustering, repubs did it in trump 1, "Biden" put it back)
Can't appoint Supreme Court Judge cause you need 60 votes (same as before)
Biden specifically:
Can't pass budget bill because parliamentarian says no (takes 50 to replace the parliamentarian)
Can't do a ceasefire in Gaza (Trump on day minus 1*)
Biden can't do X (student loans, etc) because that's illegal (DoJ and the SC both said they would not prosecute a sitting president) (Executive Orders are legal until challenged in court)
*Political fuckery ala Iran Hostage Crisis
Get used to it cause it's the fuckin truth.