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xykademiqz on What School Is ForFebruary 28, 2026
Avi, for what it's worth, I too abhor the abomination. As for what Cliff says below, "If I had done…
Clarissa on Liberators of PotentialFebruary 28, 2026
Anybody who has ever met other human beings knows that this is true. Or at least they should.
Clarissa on Book Notes: You Will Eat Flowers by Lucía Solla SobralFebruary 28, 2026
It's my professional obligation to put myself through this so that others don't have to. 😆😆😆 But this novel was…
cliff arroyo on Book Notes: You Will Eat Flowers by Lucía Solla SobralFebruary 28, 2026
OT (slightly): Have you seen the Spanish series "La Suerte. Una serie de casualidades"? I liked it a lot (despite…
ShadowsCollide on Book Notes: You Will Eat Flowers by Lucía Solla SobralFebruary 28, 2026
Good Lord, you have a stronger stomach than me, madam. I could never read a whole novel with a protagonist…
ShadowsCollide on Live in a CellFebruary 28, 2026
I would love to live in a cell without chores or distractions, maybe some ersatz food in a tube and…
ShadowsCollide on Liberators of PotentialFebruary 28, 2026
That sounds like a joke, if people have no jobs and infinite time, they’ll just play video games or drink…
PaulS on Q&A: Soviets and NukesFebruary 28, 2026
Soviets also made great villains ready to start WW3 like this kid of thing. https://youtu.be/OhSKjdOpxqw?si=HOZSqG7XyV4oB0Do
PaulS on Liberators of PotentialFebruary 28, 2026
We totally have UBI. In SA, there are four welfare beneficiaries for every taxpayer. https://dailyinvestor.com/finance/77145/ramaphosa-celebrates-28-million-social-grant-recipients-four-times-more-than-taxpayers/
PaulS on Was Iryna’s Murder Politicized?February 28, 2026
After the end of the apartheid there was a general amnesty for crimes committed for political reasons. The arrest of…
PaulS on Q&A: Soviets and NukesFebruary 28, 2026
In SA communism was most popular with the white academic left. I suspect for black people it was popular not…
Anonymous on Sind Sie sich sicher?February 28, 2026
Greek also is a great language for singing. But if you are looking for a non-romance language with unique and…
Clarissa on Sind Sie sich sicher?February 28, 2026
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overgrownhobbit on Sind Sie sich sicher?February 28, 2026
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Clarissa on Sind Sie sich sicher?February 28, 2026
Italian is VERY beautiful. But I didn't want another Romance language. My soul is Germanic. 😁😁
overgrownhobbit on Sind Sie sich sicher?February 28, 2026
Yes. The Germans I met abroad were all very sweet and patient about it. Not like that bear. Thank goodness.…
cliff arroyo on Liberators of PotentialFebruary 28, 2026
"poor people in the rest of the world get UBI, they just die of starvation and diseases in droves' They're…
Anonymous on Liberators of PotentialFebruary 28, 2026
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cliff arroyo on Q&A: Soviets and NukesFebruary 28, 2026
"no matter who we vote for, the result is always the same?" And the attack has begun.... bye bye midterms...
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Clarissa on What School Is ForFebruary 27, 2026
TV, yes, but it's gotten so much worse than that. It's all in short-form videos now. People stare for hours…
Anonymous on What School Is ForFebruary 27, 2026
--and I disagree about phonetics. I think it *is* a pop culture reference combined with dreadful ignorance, because I had…
Anonymous on What School Is ForFebruary 27, 2026
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Clarissa on What School Is ForFebruary 27, 2026
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cliff arroyo on What School Is ForFebruary 27, 2026
" just like English hypotheticals which nobody knows any longer" A lot of the grammar of English is collapsing from overuse…
cliff arroyo on What School Is ForFebruary 27, 2026
" still non-standard, in standard educated form " I have a broader definition of standard than you probably do that includes daily…
Clarissa on What School Is ForFebruary 27, 2026
It's so hard to teach Spanish hypotheticals because they are just like English hypotheticals which nobody knows any longer. "If…
Avi on What School Is ForFebruary 27, 2026
"If I would have known" is still non-standard, in standard educated form of British, US, Australian English, regardless of cliff's…
Clarissa on Q&A: Soviets and NukesFebruary 27, 2026
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ed on Q&A: Soviets and NukesFebruary 27, 2026
It's flabbergasting the change in tune from the Trump administration from their 2024 campaign to now. Trump literally channeled frustrations…

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