I assume people decided it had the vibe of accusing Ukraine of being underhanded (it’s not, but internet gonna internet)

Ukrainian nuclear weapons aren’t a credible threat to Russia, for the same reason Russia’s aren’t to Ukraine: It isn’t under an immediate threat of being wiped out, just losing territory. I think this is aimed more at the United States, trying to pressure them into keeping up or increasing aid with the threat of nuclear proliferation (as Japan, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia have done). There is also the possibility that in a Trump administration, loss of US aid could turn the war back into an existential threat where nuclear weapons could be used.

There’s actually a very good reason why Russia operates like that - mutinies. If you give junior officers authority, in a political system like Russia’s where the leadership’s legitimacy is purely based on power and self-interest, they might decide they’d rather be the ones in charge. This was perfectly demonstrated when they gave a military unit autonomy, and that resulted in the Wagner mutiny.

The classic “Buy a reputable brand, cut costs and coast along on the reputation until you can sell off all your shares and move on to another company”. Bonus points for using legalised embezzlement share buyback.

Insert that FBI stat that 3/4 of terrorist attacks in the US are far right, 1/4 Islamist and 2% far left.

Crimea and Sevastopol both had majority votes for independence in 1991.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Ukrainian_independence_referendum

The submarine dock was in Sevastopol, which is Russian-occupied Ukraine rather than Russia.

I only ever read one, and all I remember of that was some kids being chased into a church by some demons, who then burn it down to get to them. The kids are put on trial for “forcing” the demons to burn the church, and they have to convince their lawyer to to throw the case because he’ll be executed if he wins.

Not a danger in the UK.

That’s more complicated than it sounds. An export strengthening the currency is a significant part of Dutch Disease.

The only one of these that is remotely acceptable, to me, is Tilda Swindon, because they explicitly detached themselves from the character to avoid getting shat on by the CCP for casting a Tibetan and from Americans for casting a Chinese person.

That makes it worse tbh

Have you seen what happens to Muslims in India? Hindu nationalists are using Gaza as a model for how they should run Kashmir.

implying that other countries do follow international law

Poe’s law in full effect here.

I don’t need no Obummercare, I’m covered by the Affordable Care Act!