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Did Russia also attack ukraine because they couldn't stand the fact that their ethnically relative nation ukraine abandoned russia and wanted to join nato

And more pertinently, have you filtered out any parts of this site with it?

Kinda just asking because I just figured out the trick to blocking particularly annoying images on this site in particular. I tried for a while making filters for them but they weren't working... so I went in to investigate them on the filters page manually... and it turns out that removing the "$image" bit from the end of the filter actually makes it work properly. Go figure...
So yeah, I've been routely filtering out images of gymcels and bodybuilders since they disgust me...

Anyway... you blocking anything?

when I was 18 or 21 all I wanted to do was get drunk, fuck chicks, go to the gym and have fun. I feel like young people are really obsessed with politics now, is this a good thing or a bad thing? I'll admit me and my friends are probably too stupid, but are these people too concerned? Throw the judgment let me know

A panel of military experts suggested to Congress in 2020 that including women in the draft would be “in the national security interest of the United States.” Since then, Congress has repeatedly considered proposals to make the change, but they have all been scrapped before becoming law.

Women have since 2016 been allowed to serve in every role in the military, including ground combat, and there is some degree of bipartisan support for the idea that they should also be required to be subject to the draft

Other right-wing Republicans were quick to link the proposed addition of women to draft registration to what they argue is a trend of progressiveness run amok in the United States military. Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, called it another “woke” decision being imposed on the nation’s armed forces.

“We need to get reality back in check here,” Mr. Hawley said on Fox News. “There shouldn’t be women in the draft. They shouldn’t be forced to serve if they don’t want to.”

The proposal for automatic registration has generated less controversy. Proponents argue it would streamline and lower spending for an agency that spends millions of dollars a year reminding citizens and residents of a certain age that registering is required by law.

Extra points if you know who this figure is ;)

I've seen some use these terms in a gender neutral way similar to saying ‘ you guys’ even though they are referring to girls.

anyway is this something that would bother you? Or no?

Trump was also mostly wrong when he said Biden “wants the Trump tax cuts to expire.” Biden said he would extend them for anyone making under $400,000 a year.
Biden repeated his misleading claim that billionaires pay an average federal tax rate of 8%. That White House calculation factors in earnings on unsold stock as income.
Trump repeated his false claim that “everybody,” including all legal scholars, wanted to end Roe v. Wade’s constitutional right to abortion.
Trump falsely claimed that “the only jobs” Biden “created are for illegal immigrants and bounced back jobs that bounced back from the COVID.” Total nonfarm employment is higher than it was before the pandemic, as is the employment level of native-born workers.
Biden claimed that Trump oversaw the “largest deficit of any president,” while Trump countered that “we now have the largest deficit” under Biden.. scientists agree that climate action is still possible after passing the threshold.
Trump said immigrants crossing the border illegally were living in “luxury hotels.” New York City has provided hotel and motel rooms to migrant families, but there is no evidence that they are being placed in “luxury” hotels.
While talking deficit, Trump claimed "he largest deficit with China.” In 2023, the trade deficit in goods and services with China was the lowest it has been since 2009.
Trump wrongly claimed that prior to the pandemic, he had created “the greatest economy in the history of our country.” That’s far from true using economists’ preferred measure — growth in gross domestic product.
As he has many times before, Trump wrongly claimed, “I gave you the largest tax cut in history.” That’s not true either as a percentage of gross domestic product or in inflation-adjusted dollars.
Trump contrasted his administration with Biden’s by misleadingly noting that when he left office, the U. S. was “energy independent.” The U. S. continues to export more energy than it imports.

In the alternating bicep curl I lift a maximum of 27 pounds with one arm for 10 repetitions. Since I'm about 5'9, weigh 172 lbs and have been training for 6 months, what is my current strength level from 1 to 5

I hear a number of people say that

The fertility rate of a country or region is defined as the number of children an average woman has during her lifetime.

A fertility rate of around 2 is needed to maintain a stable population, essentially that replaces the mother and father; when they die, their children replce them. A rate more than 2 generally increases the population, and a rate less than 2 causes the population to decline.

The average global fertility rate is now about 2.3. Modern countries (shown in blue in the map) have fertility rates less than 2, which means their native populations will decline over time; immigration is needed to maintain (or increase) population. Third World countries (shown in brown in the map, especially Africa) have rates above 2, and their native populations are increasing.

Prior to the 1950s, almost every country had fertility rates well above 2. Since then, fertility rates have dropped rapidly in many countries. Many demographers postulate that the entry of women into the workforce (which started during WW II), and the rise of feminism, is a key factor in the decline in fertility rates. More women than ever in human history now have careers, which makes it difficult to have children. A career woman may decide to have no children, or maybe only one child, since it's so hard to balance raising a child with a career. Cost of living is also high, making it difficult for a couple to survive on just one income.

What do you think? Has feminism been a major cause in the decline of fertility rates in the world? Please vote in the poll and provide a comment/opinion if you wish.