Stanley Devastating

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Stanley Devastating

Stanley Devastating

@devastatingstan

itty bitty witty and a top hat entering my performative boyboss era? still making fetch happen in 2025

شامل ہوئے Şubat 2016
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Stanley Devastating
Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
@policytensor I think you are exaggerating here sir. clearly clearing to some depth the coastal strip of boats, mines, vantage points for FPV drones, artillery reduces the threat to shipping that IRI leverage. It also provides a deeper belt of air defences for the Gulf states.
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Policy Tensor
Policy Tensor@policytensor·
The $200bn request by DoD has a pretty clear signal that the US is planning to send in ground forces. That will be just of the first of the checks American taxpayers will be writing. People really need to understand that the commitment of ground forces cannot be short-term, not just due to the abstract logic of mission creep, but because the overriding objective that it driving the commitment is Iranian control of Hormuz. And that cannot be secured and mission accomplished declared in months; it will take years at the minimum. The idea that you can just seize coastal beachheads and thereby protect traffic through Hormuz is logically-challenged. Iranian missiles and drones have ranges around a thousand kilometers — that is how deep you must occupy Iran to protect Hormuz. In fact, a ground war will inevitably turn into a full-scale occupation bc the overriding instrumental and operational objective has to be disarming Iran, making sure it cannot hold US forces and gulf traffic at serious risk. The only way to secure that objective is regime change and full-scale occupation. But a full-scale occupation cannot work because of the unforgiving division math: even if all the Western powers send all their divisions, there still won’t be enough to effectively occupy half of the territory of Iran. So this is guaranteed to be a catastrophic quagmire. And a really big one at that. Bigger than Vietnam and Iraq and Afghanistan combined. Cut your losses, man.
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Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
If you don’t like that there is no reward for your abstinence while everyone else in your community is sleeping around until they want to settle down you shouldn’t be a Christian!
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The Daring American
The Daring American@DaringAmerican2·
@echetus Well the real plans for regime change definitely involved ground troops and occupation. Trump doesn’t want to be associated with George Bush so tried to do the regime change without those parts. But that doesn’t work.
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Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
@echetus Same with North Korea btw. Neither US not SK want to eat the military and civilian casualties that would entail even if China doesn’t get involved.
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Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
@echetus But actually the people actually tasked with preparing the plans (the military) have consistently briefed the politicians that it would be impossible to achieve w/o massive troop deployment. That’s why Bush didn’t invade and Obama negotiated an imperfect deal.
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Kelly Grieco
Kelly Grieco@ka_grieco·
The "Iran is losing" narrative is tracking the wrong number. Yes, missile and drone launch rates are down 90%+. But hit rate (or confirmed impacts per projectile fired) has been climbing steadily since Day 1. A 🧵 on what the data actually shows.
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Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
@seashell_luvr I think I agree with you and it’s why I find the level of poly hate I see in here a little ridiculous. clearly there are a lot people in monogamous relationships simply as that is what they feel they are ‘supposed’ to say but w/o really being personally committed to it.
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priscilla (alt)
priscilla (alt)@seashell_luvr·
I believe in monogamy, and I would only enter a romantic/sexual relationship if I am called to monogamy, but I think religion and tradition tends to put the cart before the horse. It prescribes monogamy as a rule to follow, rather than describing it as a state, something that naturally emerges from a deeper level of union. Monogamy may reflect a more integrated or even divine form of relationship, but it can’t be manufactured through obligation or adherence alone. When people try to live it out before they’re actually aligned with it internally, it becomes performative and devoid of blood. And when this happens, it doesn’t produce integrity. It creates tension, suppression, and sometimes even deception, because the inner reality hasn’t caught up.
Camus@newstart_2024

Our species norm is polygyny: 80% of cultures historically let high-status men hoard wives while low-status men get nothing. Christianity (inherited from Rome) forced monogamy for 2000 years. Now we've mostly ditched it—and we're sliding back toward the old pattern. Louise Perry: Lifting the monogamous restriction produces worse outcomes—higher crime, domestic violence, economic inequality. Monogamy is better for women and low-status men. Monogamy isn't "natural"—it's an engineered cultural upgrade that tamed inequality and violence. Do you think monogamy is worth defending even if it's not the "default" human pattern? Or are we better off returning to the species norm? Your take 👇

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Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
@dhaaruni @zacharywefel Oh he blocks everyone for anything. didn’t even reply to him or tag him or tweet about him on main and still somehow ended up in his block list after I’d put him on mute. Only found out when someone retweeted him months later and I saw I couldn’t reply. Lmao
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Dhaaruni ✨✨✨
Dhaaruni ✨✨✨@dhaaruni·
@zacharywefel No it was pretty much me saying that I think fitness is also part of whether clothes look good on you
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Dhaaruni ✨✨✨@dhaaruni·
There has to be a middle ground between fixating on being as hot and thin as humanly possible (like the QT'd article advises) and channeling your inner Menswear guy (who has me blocked) and declaring that it's reactionary to prioritize fitness over personal style-maxxing.
Dhaaruni ✨✨✨@dhaaruni

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Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
@sirsfurther private detective seems incongruent here. But putting both novelist and journalist seems to suggest they are a writer!
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Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
my wife is a whore, a slattern, an immoral slut tainted with seed from multiple men before she met me. But luckily Jesus still loves her, and so do I. Yes, I am the pure and virginal one in our relationship - out of choice not bc I am a weird freak btw - and I changed her!!
Trevor Sheatz@TrevorSheatz

My wife was formerly promiscuous. I was a virgin. She was then radically born-again. Committed to church, evangelized constantly, Puritan books in her bedroom, prayer journals, grief over past sexual sin, etc. We got to know each other well for over a year, dated for four months, engaged for two and a half, and didn't sin sexually with one another. Our first kiss with each other was at the altar on our wedding day (reaction pic attached!). We've been married for over five years now, and she's been the most wonderful and godly wife, mother to our three children, and homemaker you could imagine. She's more pure than most virgins, as biblical purity has less to with past sins (though they certainly matter) and more to do with one's current posture of the heart and daily decisions to honor the Lord (Matt. 5:8). We're far too quick to forget the story of the woman labeled as a known "sinner" (likely a prostitute) in Luke 7:36-50 who was washing Jesus' feet with her tears while kissing them too. The Pharisees were shocked that Jesus let a public sinner do this. Jesus responded with a parable about debts being forgiven and ended with this powerful conclusion: "Her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little" (Luke 7:47). Everyone seems to highlight the benefits of virginity, and it certainly is a blessing. But we forget to highlight the benefits of being forgiven much as well. My wife knows the depths of Jesus' forgiveness more than most people, enabling her to more easily live out a life of passionate love for her Savior. A woman or man's past sexual sin matters. But what matters far more when it comes to deciding who to marry is if the person is truly born again, if their repentance is real, if they truly have a heart for Christ, if they truly follow Jesus and obey his commands. "God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world ​— ​what is viewed as nothing ​— ​to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no one may boast in his presence. It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us ​— ​our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, — in order that, as it is written: 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.'" (1 Cor. 1:27-31) "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!" (2 Cor. 5:17)

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Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
@JustBotBecky This speech was so stupid tbh. The people who were downtrodden in the Barbie world were the Ken’s, that was the whole point. So why is she giving this speech to the Barbie’s and how can any of them even relate to it? It goes against the whole thesis of the movie!!
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Becky🏴‍☠️⚓️@JustBotBecky·
Nominated. But the dialogue goes for men too, "men must take charge, but not too much or it's considered controlling" "men must be strong and collected but then they are considered emotionally unavailable" There are things men can't be or do because then it's "toxic masculinity" but when it's women who are or do things, it's empowerment. But the difference between these is that you can talk about women having to deal with impossible expectations but not about men having to deal with impossible expectations. If you try to, people try to make it about women or downplay it for men.
@liexny

The fact Ryan Gosling got an award for his performance as Ken over THIS?!?!

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Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
As a man, if you want to ask women (or frankly anyone) to help solicit you a date you do need to do that through people that already know you and feel comfortable that you are not a creep!! That’s basics, come on now.
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Stanley Devastating
Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
They’re not going to announce in the town square “This church has a lot of single ladies” bc that’s declaring open season for creeps to attend! But if you do attend and get to know them you’d probably get a different response you know.
Mack@kenzietuff

Man posts in local Facebook group, moving to area. Asks which Catholic parishes have thriving community, would be best for single man to attend- “is successful + seeking wife soon” + same faith is priority. Entire comment section berating him. “Church isn’t for dating!”

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Stanley Devastating
Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
@BALUCIAGA She isn’t right. As you can see for yourself the map on the right with equal areas is shit and useless. Mercator projection otoh is extremely useful for navigation purposes bc it preserves the bearing (direction of travel) between two points. Other projections exist as well!
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Marianne 🔆🌲❤️‍🔥
Jim Hacker: Humphrey, we have to do something about Iran. Sir Humphrey Appleby: Prime Minister, the government is already doing a great deal. Jim Hacker: Such as? Sir Humphrey Appleby: Monitoring developments, coordinating with allies, reviewing contingency plans and expressing concern. Jim Hacker: That all sounds like nothing, Humphrey. Sir Humphrey Appleby: On the contrary, Prime Minister. In diplomacy it is vital to appear active without becoming involved. Jim Hacker: The Americans are bombing things, the Iranians are firing missiles, the Strait of Hormuz is practically closed and we’re… appearing active? Sir Humphrey Appleby: Precisely. Jim Hacker: Innocent people are dying, Humphrey! Sir Humphrey Appleby: Yes, Prime Minister. That is why the Foreign Office is drafting a very strongly worded statement about it. Jim Hacker: A statement won’t stop a war. Sir Humphrey Appleby: No, Prime Minister, but it will ensure that we are on record as having been extremely concerned while it was happening. Bernard Woolley: If I may, Prime Minister — the Cabinet Office has identified six possible courses of action. Jim Hacker: Good! What are they? Bernard Woolley: We can condemn the escalation, call for restraint, urge negotiations, support our allies, assist defensive operations or participate directly. Jim Hacker: And what do they recommend? Sir Humphrey Appleby: Supporting our allies. Jim Hacker: That sounds suspiciously like participating. Sir Humphrey Appleby: Oh no, Prime Minister. Participating means fighting. Supporting merely means allowing others to fight from places that technically belong to us. Jim Hacker: Humphrey, if Iranian missiles hit one of our bases, we’ll be in the war anyway! Sir Humphrey Appleby: Yes, Prime Minister, but we shall have entered it with the invaluable diplomatic advantage of being surprised. Bernard Woolley: It’s generally considered the safest way to enter a war, Prime Minister. Jim Hacker: How on earth can that be safe? Sir Humphrey Appleby: Because if the war goes badly, we can say we never meant to join it. And if it goes well, we can say we were there all along.
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Stanley Devastating@devastatingstan·
@lachyolof @Bd_irB_ll but that’s exactly why it’s silly to abolish dropping down, for the fans and the spectacle of the thing you want to reward teams for achieving something with money AND a chance to win a trophy.
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Lachy
Lachy@lachyolof·
@Bd_irB_ll If the most important aspect of football wasnt funds youd be right Finishing dead last in UCL provides more money than topping the EL table “2nd tier” clubs are gifted are high bare min as a reward for their league efforts and “3rd tier” clubs are given the opportunity to earn it
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Joe
Joe@JoePostingg·
The Roman Empire never really lost military superiority, they held that till the bitter end... they lost military supremacy and their ability to absorb attrition faded... and that was enough.
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Politics UK@PolitlcsUK·
🚨 NEW: The proposed names the Government is considering calling its new towns - Elizabethtown (after the Queen) - Pankhurst (after suffragette Emmeline) - Attleeton (after ex-PM) - Athelstan (first King of England) - Seacole (after nurse Mary) [@thetimes]
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