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It happened to the USA with Pearl Harbor; prior to that a significant number of Americans wanted no part in the conflict. Afterwards...

Ukraine is a resource-rich country, so I expect there will be rebuilding efforts. It's not in the same boat as, say, Syria.

Yes, exactly. The goal is to make it too painful for Russia to continue their invasion. Why should we handicap Ukraine when Russia is bombing their cities into rubble?

The US military budget is $813 billion, so at the moment this is just a minor (4%) budget surge. It's costing Russia a lot more to maintain this offensive.

That artillery battle hasn't been all one-sided, and the Ukrainian side is growing increasingly deadly with Western aid. U.S. HIMARS Rocket Artillery Going To Ukraine Would Be A Game Changer

This was the first draft since 2000 where only one QB was taken in the first two rounds. No explanation has been given.

I don't think that's true. Nobody would hold it against Sweden if they stayed neutral.

Finished Persephone Station by Stina Leight. It was mostly okay; a space opera with an LGBTQ+ cast. Checked most of the usual SJW boxes. Still kind of weird getting used to a character using a 'them' pronoun. The most relatable character was actually the cyborg. Here's a review: 'Persephone Station' Aims For The Stars — And Almost Makes It

There's evidence that the war is starting to push back into Russia now. As one sows... Fire at Russian military site near Ukraine injures one

They do seem to have some good drafts... then go on the field, trip, and fall on their face. Their last playoff appearance was 2010.

My cynical side makes me wonder if we should be supplying RU-486 for the rape victims. I know it's a horrible thought.

The first round had the lowest TV viewership rating since 2016. The main reason being that eight teams had traded away their first round picks, and most of those were in large markets. I only glanced at a team fan web site a few times and didn't bother watching the TV show.

NASA's Webb telescope is now in full focus, ready for instrument commissioning

All of the bases in DNA and RNA have now been found in meteorites Which pretty much suggests that life can form anywhere that the conditions are right. Now if we could just find some elsewhere...

After playing turn-based games for a while, I'd forgotten how uninspiring FPS combat can be. Ah well. At least the character interactions in this game are interesting.

Even taking into account enemy surprise, starting combat completely surrounded and in contact with the enemy is kind of a brain fart design decision. At least to me. It nearly eliminates most most tactics and makes the battle less interesting. I'd rather be facing more enemies with some gaps for maneuver.

New modeling shows that 'shielding' strategies instead of lockdowns would have led to tens of thousands more deaths I remember speculation about this approach early in the pandemic, so this is an interesting finding. It's all computer modelling, of course, but still a plausible outcome.

I'm not so sure that racism isn't a factor in certain immigration situations, but I do think it's more of an exacerbating factor that is easily conflated.