PugJesus

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PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

NATO is pretty much controlled by USA.

Incredible.

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PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

I never misgendered Drag. I always tried to use Drag's pronouns.

That did not mean I was about to accept that "Dragon" or "Dragonfucker", two things relating to something which, by an objective standard, does not exist, is a gender.

But apparently that's too radical.

In fact they actually make it worse because instead of calling out dragonfucker for the things that matter (harassment, sealioning, misinformation) they chose to complain about pronouns and make dragonfucker look like a reasonable person. Fuck those people who did that and honestly fuck you for defending them in any way. If it wasn’t for them in a vast majority whining about pronouns dragonfucker would likely have been seen for what they are by more people, instead of as a victim who needs to be helped.

Of course. It's anyone's fault except the people who rallied around obvious trolls because they're part of the 'in-group' of the community. Those of us who objected to dragons not being real were the REAL villains, we FORCED everyone to rally around Drag as Drag made literal attack helicopter memes. Also, we forced them to defend the conservative attack helicopter meme too. We are truly the most dastardly of manipulators.

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1y ago

PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

Current blitz ELO below 200 💪💪💪💪💪

Been playing for 20 years

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PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

Only if you engage under the enemy's colors. Otherwise it's a ruse of war, and legitimate.

PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

https://www.wallacecollection.org/explore/collection/search-the-collection/snuff-box/

PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

Explanation: The US during the Cold War leaned into Christianity as a means of differentiating ourselves from the 'godless commies'. The Soviet Union supported state atheism as a means of stamping out superstition. After the Cold War ended, the trends reversed, with atheism surging in the US, and Christianity seeing a revival in Russia.

PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

Explanation: Poor General Marcellus is often forgotten, next to the other two big names of the Second Punic War, Fabius and Scipio Africanus!

Marcus Claudius Marcellus was a Roman politician and general. Early in his career, during a battle with the Gauls, he, as the commander of a Roman army, slew the king of the enemy army in single combat during battle. This is exceptionally rare in almost any war, but especially for the Romans - they regarded this as Spolia opima, a rare honor only achieved a handful of times in the history of the Roman Kingdom, Republic, and Empire. Dedicating the spoils to Jupiter, Marcellus would remain a prominent figure into the Second Punic War.
An ally of Quintus Fabius Maximus, who would later be recognized as a savior of the republic against near-certain destruction, Marcellus was known as “the sword of Rome” for his aggressive and daring actions. Nevertheless, he obeyed Fabius’s strategy of wearing down Hannibal and not offering battle on Hannibal’s terms - Marcellus, in fact, would arraign his army in favorable terrain, in sight of Hannibal, and then mock Hannibal, daring him to fight his army like a man, or else settle things in personal combat. Despite this aggressive stance, he never took any of Hannibal’s bait trying to lure him into a trap.
Marcellus was in command during the Siege of Syracuse, during which he faced against the machines of the great Greek engineer Archimedes. Finding conventional methods, such as assaults with siege towers or ladders, useless against Archimedes’ brilliance, he settled in for a long siege. At least, until a windfall of intel (namely, discovering the weakness of a gatehouse) allowed a small Roman force handpicked by him personally to overpower the night watch, open the gates, and flood into the city.
Marcellus gave orders specifically to find and spare Archimedes in the chaos that followed, as Marcellus regarded him highly as a “titan of mathematics” despite the losses he had inflicted on Roman forces. Unfortunately, the Roman soldier who found him disobeyed these direct orders, killing Archimedes in a fit of rage. Marcellus deeply mourned the loss of the great inventor, even paying his respects and restitution to his family as though Archimedes was killed unjustly in peacetime - an exceptional measure of apology for the Romans, who traditionally regarded cities in wartime which did not surrender as being subject to any violence the soldiery wished to inflict upon them.
General Marcellus would meet his end by an ambush of wily Hannibal - but not in open battle. During a scouting mission with a small force of ~200 horsemen, Marcellus would be overwhelmed by a sudden wave of Numidian cavalry, and he and his men killed while attempting to fight their way free. Hannibal reportedly visited his body before funeral rites were performed to pay his respects.

PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

The LW one is the less active of the 3

Okay?

PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

Disillusioned with, I'd say.

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1y ago

Explanation: The Falklands War was started by an attempt of Argentina to take the Falkland Islands, located near the Argentinian coast, from the UK. Despite the islands being economically and militarily unimportant, being made of 99% rocks and sheep, the UK was not about to take the seizure laying down, and responded with force, resulting in a clear British victory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War

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PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

Explanation: The Falklands War was started by an attempt of Argentina to take the Falkland Islands, located near the Argentinian coast, from the UK. Despite the islands being economically and militarily unimportant, being made of 99% rocks and sheep, the UK was not about to take the seizure laying down, and responded with force, resulting in a clear British victory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War

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1y ago

PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

No.

PugJesus @lemmy.world

1y ago

Explanation: Poor General Marcellus is often forgotten, next to the other two big names of the Second Punic War, Fabius and Scipio Africanus!

Marcus Claudius Marcellus was a Roman politician and general. Early in his career, during a battle with the Gauls, he, as the commander of a Roman army, slew the king of the enemy army in single combat during battle. This is exceptionally rare in almost any war, but especially for the Romans - they regarded this as Spolia opima, a rare honor only achieved a handful of times in the history of the Roman Kingdom, Republic, and Empire. Dedicating the spoils to Jupiter, Marcellus would remain a prominent figure into the Second Punic War.
An ally of Quintus Fabius Maximus, who would later be recognized as a savior of the republic against near-certain destruction, Marcellus was known as “the sword of Rome” for his aggressive and daring actions. Nevertheless, he obeyed Fabius’s strategy of wearing down Hannibal and not offering battle on Hannibal’s terms - Marcellus, in fact, would arraign his army in favorable terrain, in sight of Hannibal, and then mock Hannibal, daring him to fight his army like a man, or else settle things in personal combat. Despite this aggressive stance, he never took any of Hannibal’s bait trying to lure him into a trap.
Marcellus was in command during the Siege of Syracuse, during which he faced against the machines of the great Greek engineer Archimedes. Finding conventional methods, such as assaults with siege towers or ladders, useless against Archimedes’ brilliance, he settled in for a long siege. At least, until a windfall of intel (namely, discovering the weakness of a gatehouse) allowed a small Roman force handpicked by him personally to overpower the night watch, open the gates, and flood into the city.
Marcellus gave orders specifically to find and spare Archimedes in the chaos that followed, as Marcellus regarded him highly as a “titan of mathematics” despite the losses he had inflicted on Roman forces. Unfortunately, the Roman soldier who found him disobeyed these direct orders, killing Archimedes in a fit of rage. Marcellus deeply mourned the loss of the great inventor, even paying his respects and restitution to his family as though Archimedes was killed unjustly in peacetime - an exceptional measure of apology for the Romans, who traditionally regarded cities in wartime which did not surrender as being subject to any violence the soldiery wished to inflict upon them.
General Marcellus would meet his end by an ambush of wily Hannibal - but not in open battle. During a scouting mission with a small force of ~200 horsemen, Marcellus would be overwhelmed by a sudden wave of Numidian cavalry, and he and his men killed while attempting to fight their way free. Hannibal reportedly visited his body before funeral rites were performed to pay his respects.