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  • I realise it’s a shot across the bow, but the intent seems to be to cause distress. Not to cause damage or steal secrets. Right now they seem to be achieving their goal.

    That’s why you’re a random rube on the internet and not a member of the Joint Chiefs.

    A fair point. They’ll be much better informed than me on what the real tangible threat is. All I’m saying is that it’s not clear to me what the threat is.








  • Every military ever.

    The concept that a soldier is able to disobey an illegal order is flawed. The first thing that happens to them is being thrown in jail awaiting court martial. It’s then on them to prove the order illegal be ause the presumption is that it was legal. It becomes one person against the whole military apparatus.

    The penalty if found guilty of refusing to obey orders? At minimum (in the US) a dishonorable discharge. At most a room on death row.

    I still think soldier should refuse illegal orders, but the system is setup so they don’t.










  • Energy usage is skyrocketing in China and India. Coal is skyrocketing to meet it, but is being partially offset by renewable installations. So, we recently saw that more energy was generated from renewables than fossil fuels, so the mix leans that way. This story is saying the absolute level of coal is at it’s highest, which is also true.

    Coal: high. Renewables: slightly higher. Total energy use :mind boggling.