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Turns out a rich person can just buy a social media platform and fuck with elections and stuff.

I've never queried my parents intentions or motivations.

They weren't great parents nor were they terrible. I think they did their best given their resources, knowledge, and societal norms.

I have however managed various mental health issues most of my adult life, and I know that most issues which make me miserable, would not make me miserable if I were not already miserable. For example, when I'm stressed and miserable I tend to get fixated on things happening at work and stress about them a lot more than is really warranted.

I can't say I can relate to how OP feels, but I feel as though, if my dad told me I was an accident and unwanted or whatever that might change how I feel about him, but it wouldn't really change how I feel about me.

For any person alive today, if you followed your ancestry back even just a handful of generations I'm sure there are unwanted pregnancies.

"These migrants living in poverty have manageable and treatable health conditions!"

God this article is annoying to read.

What did Vance actually say ?

Did he say something analogous to "I admit that I created the pet-eating story about immigrants" ? Who knows?

No, Putin would need to say a few nice things about the size of Trumps crowds, so the US would at least get some value out of the deal.

Almost half.

The section you've quoted explains what the rules are if there is no dispute. It does not explain how to resolve a dispute.

The sad reality is, enough Americans are happy for him to do all of these things with impunity.

What is the point of locking someone up if half the country wants them to be president?

No.

My point is, their consistent claims of this territory over several decades will provide their allies a fig leaf when they ratify China's claim.

Why else are freedom of navigation exercises like this one necessary?

Why else would China make this big song and dance when this outcome was obvious and predictable?

None of this contradicts anything I've said.

LOL. She needs Pennsylvania. That's it.

That's exactly how this works.

Why are freedom of navigation exercises a thing?

Why does China pay many billions in "aid" to island nations in exchange for recognition of these claims?

Why would China bother making the assertion when the outcome is predictable and obvious?

This is part of a much larger campaign from China in south East Asian waters taking place over many decades. It's a well understood and publicised strategy.