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Afghans continue to bear the cost of two decades of US occupation in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Today, the US is withholding billions of dollars in Afghan assets, cutting off a crucial economic lifeline for the people of Afghanistan.

What assets are they talking about here?

what should we call cake day? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Annual commemorative pastry observance

Alex Jones and his fans are intrigued by Putin offer of sanctuary to conservatives in c/world@lemmy.world

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 52 points 3 months ago

What book that hasn't been adapted into a TV show or movie do you think deserves an adaptation? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 1 points 3 months ago

Fritz Leiber's short story "A Pail of Air".

This story portrays the effects of the most terrifying natural calamity I have ever encountered in fiction: Earth being ejected from the solar system. In any other disaster there's still hope because even though humanity might die out, life on Earth would eventually recover. Not so in this case. Without the Sun we're fucked. Even the air freezes (hence the title).

Book Club in c/atheism@lemmy.ml

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 4 points 3 months ago

The answer is: because she doesn’t benefit from it.

What does this imply about those who agree with it?

I'd want to let Max in in c/aww@lemmy.world

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 25 points 3 months ago

"Here is nothing missing, but a cat urinated on this during a certain night. Cursed be the pesty cat that urinated over this book during the night in Deventer and because of it many others [other cats] too. And beware well not to leave open books at night where cats can come."