Not sure about when it was recognized that the Peninsula was a boot, but it was drawn as such in maps derived from 2nd century AD originals, and high heels became popular in the 17th century AD amongst male nobility who wanted to emphasize their height, status, and the resulting fact that they needed to do nothing requiring practical movement.

I’ve seen you around and have a vaguely positive association with your username, take that as you will

“It’s a good thing that our current situation couldn’t get any worse.”

Situation: [gets worse]

Guillotines

Jesus fucking Christ. What a fucking slug Trump is.

I’ve heard Europeans call Turks ‘filthy’ and ‘roaches’ and Africans ‘monkeys’. And don’t get me started on the things said about the Romani.

I don’t think there’s a difference in how tribalistic or vicious it is.

Europe is not as different from the US as it likes to pretend, especially politically.

Racism is not a unique or exceptionally American phenomenon, and the things I’ve heard from otherwise progressive Europeans can fucking curdle milk equal or in excess to what people in my ultra-rural ultra-conservative home region of the US can say.

Bernie on the right side of history as usual.

The US military is aggressively non-political. Don’t count on them to do anything as long as the civilian institutions do nothing.

Nuclear power does have a problem where perceptions of danger greatly outweigh the actual danger.

Trying to make nuclear power sound safe by saying that a nuclear bombing isn’t that bad is not helping. I fucking hate these two dipshits.