Age limits wouldn’t hurt either. Like, 20 might be too young, but 80 is not much better.

There’s this:

• https://www.popsci.com/technology/billionaire-freedom-city-greenland/

Breaking NATO also has a chance of destroying the USD, which could be related to these:

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/14/trump-crypto-conflict-interest
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/18/trump-financial-products-conflicts-of-interest

Me. Tiny strong magnets, are good for reasonably strong attraction at short distances. Uses so far:

• Magnetic latches for small parts drawers (2 per drawer, 50 drawers)
• Press-fitting a bunch, into molten plastic holes on the back of a digital thermometer (heat makes them lose strength, so the stronger they start, the better)
• Signal for a hall effect sensor (1 sensor, n magnets)

They should always be securely glued in place, though.

I’ve seen people use thinner ones, inside the lid of a gift box, as a latch. Also as a magnet for a LED throwie.

The problem, is stupidity like this:

Science for Kids: DIY Magnetic LED Lights

Don’t let dumb kids anywhere near them! 🤦

I can answer the “let alone 100” part: they get sold as cubes of 216, 512, 1000 tiny magnet balls, or as packs of 80, 100, 200, etc. tiny magnets.

Why would anyone swallow them… the sale is restricted to 13+ or 18+ in most places, but some (including parents) are unaware of the dangers, and they go for like $2 for 100pcs.

Well… Magnemite

Silence protest, yes. “Involuntary lethal injection”… not yet.

Since 2023, Europe has banned all flavored nicotine vapes.

The article makes it sound like one could still buy them, when in reality, nicotine is a heavily regulated substance. People who want to vape some, need to purchase it separately, then add it on their own.

“pis” in Spanish means “pee”
the right-wing party in Spain, is called “pp”

Just saying… it’s sometimes hard to read these news with a straight face.

I see. Just checked the Wikipedia page, what a story.

Face eating leopards getting closer and closer to each other’s faces.

GOOD Regulation can be good: like, not selling contaminated food to the public.

BAD Regulation can be VERY bad: like, requiring hospitals to use middlemen who negotiate medication pricing with insurance providers, and whose only goal is to steadily increase the “savings” to insurance by increasing the “prices”, then requiring hospitals to “forgive” most of it to the insurance, while people without insurance get a bill for 1,000,000% the real cost.

Unfortunately, the US has seen bipartisan support for the latter kind, and recently has been slashing the former.

Shifting the point of view might be a good idea.

Based on this:

• June 22, 2025 - Where the US attacked nuclear sites in Iran

Hassan Abedini, deputy political head of Iran’s state broadcaster, said Iran had evacuated the three sites some time ago.

“The enriched uranium reserves had been transferred from the nuclear centres and there are no materials left there that, if targeted, would cause radiation and be harmful to our compatriots,” he told the channel.

The International Atomic Energy Agency also said Sunday morning it had detected “no increase in off-site radiation levels.”

…this other one would make more sense now:

• June 16, 2025 - Russia is ready to mediate on Iran, and to accept Tehran’s uranium, Kremlin says

It’s not Israel or Iran or whatever, it’s the region itself:

• Main land bridge from Africa to the rest of the world
• Scarce in basic resources like water and arable land
• Lately, plentiful in oil, which everyone wants some of

Add to that some religions where everyone can go “but before that, you [insert aggression]” for thousands of years back, and it’s no longer about any dozen of countries.

Rather than ask “who is a greater source of instability”, one should ask “which country is a source of any stability”.

people who advocate for animal welfare tend to also be more outspoken against human suffering

If I got a cent for every time I’ve heard an animal advocate say “I love animals, I hate people”… I’d have a couple bucks already. This thread seems to count towards that.

This isn’t a zero-sum game you can help people and the animals at the same time.

Prove it.

Show me how you get the resources to do both. Animalists are high on saving whales, kitties, puppies, etc. while letting their neighbors die home alone, or worse… when not directly saying “I love animals, I hate people”.

Please leave this thread and post articles about human suffering

No, I think I’m right where I should be. I don’t doompost either.

You “love” the idea to “force” people to suffer, because they aren’t your chosen ones?

Are you sure?

Can we solve human suffering first? Not saying this isn’t important… just that it’s kind of hypocritical to shift the focus away from the “hard” stuff, to something “easier”.

A law, to be law, needs to be enforceable, otherwise it’s just a suggestion. International law is only enforceable through voluntary compliance, coercion, or war. Yes, during peace time many countries pick the voluntary way, others need coercion… and some ignore everything.

Curfews and martial law, are war-time measures. Check how they work in countries openly at war. If you get them in a country “at peace”… well, I have bad news, but it isn’t really at peace.

When you get a government fighting its own population, that isn’t simply oppression, that’s civil war.

Martial law, curfews, IDs, “papers”, etc. are intended to protect a nation’s citizens against enemy units… in times of war. The problem comes when someone is allowed to re-classify “some residents” as “enemies”… then you get a civil war.

International law is a bunch of agreements for peace time, for countries to enforce onto their own citizens. Trying to enforce any law against the will of a country, is an act of war. Most countries, don’t want to go to war, they’d rather look for loopholes like sanctions, that don’t require invading a country and spanking its leaders.

What you need, is to recognize the early signs of deranged leaders, and prevent them from gaining power. That moment has passed in the US, now it’s in the hands of people with power (money, guns, cult leaders) to decide whether to go into a civil war or not.

You may try talking to them, but whether they’re willing to listen is a separate question.

In the United States:

Article 1, Section 9 of the US Constitution states, “The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.”

On a national level, both the US President and the US Congress have the power

martial law has been imposed at least 68 times in limited, usually local areas of the United States

Right now, the US border is under “invasion by undocumented alien criminals”, and there is a mounting “rebellion in Los Angeles”.

Honestly, I’m kind of surprised they’ve been waiting so long, the “invasion” Executive Order 14159 has been in force since Jan 20, 2025… but I guess they first needed to make sure to dismantle any internal opposition, put key people in key places, and so on.