It is fully possible for the crew to ignore orders

You have no idea if that’s true. Russia is an authoritarian country. It didn’t get that way by allowing underlings to assert themselves. Even in your example of losing their jobs-that could be suicidal if they have a family relying on that income. In Russia, the punishment could be much worse. In an authoritarian oligarchy like Russia, all of the levers of power are controlled by the handful of elites. The entire national system is built for their benefit. Your average grunt is a victim in all this. They don’t have the ability to dissent. They’ll get made an example.

Or the sailors might have been gung-ho and did it without their captain knowing. Hell, idk.

The crew should not be penalized for decisions they have no control over. That’s crazy.

One of the tent-poles of Marxism is the idea that actions are driven by material conditions. It seems so obvious to me that the material conditions of a self-appointed vanguard class (regardless of their original intentions) will lead them to be tyrants. “Absolute power corrupts absolutely” as they say.

If you travel internationally, you might need to swap sims out.

What if you want biceps? I think pull ups would work in well.

Door handles can be a big aero disruptor. But there are door handles that are more aerodynamic. I think Aston Martin (used to?) use one that is flush until you press the front with your thumb. Then the handle pivots out so you can pull it. That would give the same benefits as a retracting door handle.

I am morbidly curious

Cruise missiles have higher range than rocket-powered missiles. Many drones like the Shahed are better characterised as cruise missiles, and they certainly aren’t millions per shot. This missile attack almost certainly cost Ukraine much more to repell than it cost Russia to execute. Sending a bunch of cruise missiles at Ukrainian cities forces Ukraine to divert valuable air defense capabilities from the front.

I think it’s funny you not only included Ticketmaster in that list, but you out it first.

Then add the slurry to the beef stew

It doesn’t matter. Nobody is going to be convinced by anything you say. The protesters won’t be especially hurt by a really good burn. You could yell gibberish into the megaphone. The important thing is that you are there, loudly showing your support for the drag queens.

I unironically love it and think it will be a cult classic in 10 years. It’s so stupidly ambitious and unapologetic. It’s beautiful too. I love how you find out in the first scene that the main character can stop time (the only one with any kind of superpower) and that turns out not to be very relevant for the rest of the movie. Fuck Chekhov’s gun, amirite. Frank stockpiled wine money for years to make exactly what he wanted to make and damnit he did. I’ll happily see it in theaters.

A few of my friends recommended Eraserhead. It felt like David Lynch was seeing what he could get away with.

White person who is part of the in-group now probably doesn’t realize they won’t always be part of the in-group. They stand to gain from the relative balance of power in society shifting more toward them while it lasts. Even if their groceries are more expensive, their opportunities more limited, their freedoms curtailed, they will benefit from a higher social status of being part of the in-group and loudly supporting the oppression of the out-group. The out-group will have even more expensive groceries, even fewer opportunities and freedoms. By comparison, the in-group is elevated. I don’t think we should pretend that fascists and the complicit are not acting in their best interest. They are, for now.

In the very long term, yes, people act against their best interests. But a poor white person stands to gain something in a more racist world. A far right dictatorship sounds inherently bad to you or me. Even if we weren’t personally affected by it at all, it would be bad. But a lot of people don’t notice or don’t care. Before society completely collapses, a straight white Christian male does stand to gain from others being oppressed.

Y’all don’t sneak in snacks? It’s cold out and it’s easy to sneak in soda bottles in a jacket. I snuck in a KFC meal in my jacket to watch Avengers Endgame.

I’m genuinely dumbfounded that you even managed to spend that much at the movies.

Peoples’ values generally align with what’s in their personal best interest. Zuckerberg and Musk see the trend towards oligarchy and are happy to signal to the kingmakers that they are on the same side.

I grew up in Spartanburg, SC and find this unsurprising.

You guys are gunna freak out when you find out about dynamo hubs.