I’ve been reading some stuff about the protestant reformation.
I think of all the groups that came out of it, the anabaptists are the most interesting. And the mennonites who grew out of that.
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Well he was convinced the common people were thoroughly evil and deserved all the bad things that happened to them, especially punishments by tyrants. Like he said “The princes of the world are gods, the common people are Satan”. He was a fan of all kinds of brutality from figures of authority towards their servants, their children, their pupils etc. as it enforces obedience which he thought was good.
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With these heatwaves now in Europe you’re hearing a lot about airconditioning but I wonder if there aren’t other things people can do in their homes, like minor adjustments to allow for less heat retention and more ventilation. I remember garjones saying in Malaysia many people don’t need airco as their homes are built to be cooler.
Still i would agree certain places need airco. I heard many hospitals in France and Germany don’t have airco which is crazy.
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I think apart from monkeys and apes human beings have the most in common with bears. Apparently bears have a habit of contemplating nature, sitting back and enjoying the landscape. That’s like meditation.
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People are using AI to give George Costanza a new look:
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I think Israel runs troll farms on social media like Russia does. Dutch twitter is full of very extreme Israel defenders, but most Dutch people don’t like what Israel does.
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I think it’s probably a Greek island, or the Greek coast. Everything is white and blue there. (well not everything but they’re popular colors)
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Belgian writer who was on tv here in the break of the match against Senegal said the Belgian shirt looks like babies puked strawberry yoghurt on them. :D
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I have to say I’m really enjoying this tournament. Some stellar stuff, especially by France, Mexico, and Argentina but other teams are also showing good things. Mbappe and Messi have now beaten Miroslav Klose in the world cup all time goalmakers.
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And these people aren’t even socialists! They’re mostly just social democrats!
I saw a news story talking about how, if AOC and Mamdani were European politicians, they would be considered “centrist” based on their platforms
Socialism is so ill defined in the US. If you ask 10 people off the street you might get 10 different definitions. Looks like it’s made to be confusing in the States on purpose.
In fact, here is what 47 had to say to make it sound worse:
But… let’s get back to funny happening pictures. 🤣
This is a real socialist:
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The game against Morocco is at 3 a clock at night…lot of people going to work tired tomorrow.
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Interesting button to put on a shirt:
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Witbier always scores high as thirst quencher in hot weather.
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Morocco vs the Netherlands in the coming match ups…so no matter who wins, there will be people in the Netherlands celebrating.
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Holy fuck. Never seen this before. Could blow out the grid.
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There’s a very sudden big thunderstorm here. Impressive shit. The sky looks green.
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I often feel people put on fake accents to make some sort of impression. I remember Christopher Hitchens saying in some interview he taught himself to sound more “posh”. Russel Brand did the opposite I think, I feel the way he talks sounds inauthentic and he taught himself to speak more “working class”. I also hear it in Dutch speakers, but their names won’t mean anything to you. There is one Dutch podcaster who kind of switches between different codes, sometimes I think he catches himself speaking too refined, and he changes his voice and vocabulary to sound “tougher”.
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Smiley Smile by the Beach Boys is probably my favorite album of all time. Wind Chimes is a hypnotic song. (And better than the version from Brian Wilson’s Smile album)
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I like the use of perspective in this picture:
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England-Croatia yesterday was a real thriller. Great game to watch as a neutral observer
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I’m cautiously optimistic now there really is a peace deal with Iran and it isn’t just smoke and mirrors to keep the market going. I really really hope it works out. And hopefully Lebanon is included in the agreement.
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Too many old, retired people and too few babies.
Based on what I have seen, immigration is only a short-term solution to declining birth rates. After about three generations, they have fully assimilated into the local culture, and the birth rates begin declining again.
True for most groups, I think, but some of the immigrants we’ve received here don’t integrate. Some become more radical when they’re here. Even after three generations.
(I don’t want to generalize of course, many in those groups are well integrated. Especially the women.)
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There should be more craft beers with lower alcohol…I like a special beer but sometimes the alcohol is just too high. I mean a 10 % beer can be very tasty but if you drink that too much, it is just not good.
Brouwerij ‘t IJ from Amsterdam has this beer that is 4.4 % which is very tasty.
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Obesity kills almost as many people as smoking. Are we going to ban cookies next?
Your burgers and milshakes are burdening the NHS!
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The First Age, Millarworld, ended.
You’re forgetting the Authority forum! That was the first phase.
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Or they would’ve complained about Brad Pitt as Achilles, or Diane Kruger as Helen.
Achilles is depicted as blond in the Iliad though. There is a small minority of Greek people who are blond, and in mythology more are described as blond. Like Apollo is usually described as blond. For the record I do think it is dumb when it is done the other way as well, like for the sequel to Passion of the Christ they are letting a Nordic looking man play Jesus. I think blond hair was very uncommon among the Hebrews at the time.
But I don’t care that much. I may still go see Odyssey if the reviews are good.
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