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Like Radio Free Europe is "real news"

Labour ==> Labor

> Maybe it once was, but it really isn't anymore > the average IQ of commenters seems to have reverted to the mean Absolutely (and sadly) 100% correct

Well said. I'm pleased that someone would counter the usual "Russia did it" narrative, although I note your inevitable downvotes. I read HN for the informed tech commentary, and I …

> Most countries are seeing excess mortality compared to previous years Incorrect. Some countries are, or more accurately, a few countries.

> neutral experts such as Anthony Fauci Fauci isn't close to being a neutral expert.

> can always result in a cheaper device. ^^^^^^^^^^ oxymoron alert

I guess it's probably the latter: RF wants to kill US fracking industry. Maybe even payback for US trying to derail Nord Stream 2, or sanctions, or just all the anti-Russia bullshi…

Best thing I've seen this week - thanks

Absolutely correct. If re-infection with covids19 is possible, then herd immunity won't occur.

> They just say you won't get herd immunity until about 60% are infected But even this is wrong, or at least, unsure. Herd immunity relies on low (or zero) re-infection. It works f…

Yes, but these items (camshaft, gearbox etc) are not made "by hand".

> they could have eliminated the virus when only 100 people had it This is simply speculation and not credible. > while the virus ran around getting the better of them In 6 months …

This is completely correct.

LOL. Pithy _and_ correct!

#LearnToCode comes to mind

> releasing classified documents unredacted putting people's lives in danger This claim has been refuted (by the US gov).

You have supported what I said; they were not his literal words. Where does he say "users of this language are stupid".

I have no idea why you were downvoted. The whole concept of down/up votes is broken - I am a grown-up and quite capable of critical thinking and can form my own opinion of other pe…

> It's not against the law to be a bad person. In fact, there's a famous quote from H.L. Mencken that "The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's …

> I see rule breaking comments in top posts. Threats of violence, doxxing, etc. I also check out t_d occasionally and have never seen a single threat of anything. On the contrary, …

> This is not trying to improve behavior, this is trying to deplatform wrongthink. 100% correct.

> “RT is funded in whole or in part by the Russian government.” Irrelevant.

Many European states other than USSR made non-aggression pacts with Nazi Germany: - Poland [1] - Estonia [2] - Latvia [3] - UK, France, Italy [4] It is important to note that all o…

> opinionated (in the "users of this language are stupid" direction) Pike, et. al. seem to be Such a strong statement, wrapped in quotes to make it seem that this is Pike's literal…