If the Ukrainians can continue this progress, it once again calls into question the possibility of cutting Russian supply lines from Belgorod. https://t.co/zHr7NfX6Ir

— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) May 2, 2022

This is the Ukrainian strategy. It’s one used many times in war and it is:

1) Allow an enemy to take territory uselessly.
2) Use agile rearguard actions to destroy supply and supply lines.
3) Wait until the frontline units run out of supplies.
4) Destroy those frontline units and retake territory.

I mean, contrary to Ian Welsh’s clown shit, this is not some mystery strategy; I’m not giving away the game here. It’s obvious to anyone who knows a damn thing this is what the Ukrainians had started to do. And that’s because it’s the best strategy in this scenario. Does not take a fucking genius to see.

0% of students in my discussion sections had ever heard of Abu Ghraib, for those of you wondering about public memory of such things.

— Gary Alexander (@grylxndr) April 29, 2022

I was telling my partner that the general public memory for events is about six months. Really exceptional people remember things for about two years. After that, it’s totally forgotten by nearly everyone.

The vast, vast majority of people did not recall (and still don’t know) that Russia had already invaded Ukraine in 2014, for instance. This included more than a few of my friends.

Intense abs shoulder stability workout.

Do not do this. This is very bad for all the joints and bones involved. Impressing mooks on the internet is not worth permanently injuring your shoulder.

No gore, but people clearly and obviously die in this video:

📽️Accurate artillery shot of Ukrainian 4th Rapid Response Brigade eliminates Russian tank crew #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/b72s3pUtCI

— MilitaryLand.net (@Militarylandnet) May 1, 2022

Probably accidental (in the sense that the shot was aiming for tank and missed slightly), but damn…I would not want to be a Russian tanker now. Or, well, ever. But especially now.

Heh:

Something I’ve noticed about eating clean and working out consistently.

Yeah, it’s really goddamn bizarre that so many people feel that me (or anyone) being fit and buff is a commentary on them in any way. Like, if I wanted to provide some thoughts on their condition I’d just go ahead and call them fat and weak. I certainly would not spend more than three years working out hard six days a week so I can just shame them by existing. That’s fucking ludicrous. I do not care if they are fat, nor do I care about their opinions on my own body or achievements.

Most people want everyone to wallow in their loserdom right along with them. And I refuse to do it, and also refuse to pretend that I am harming people by achieving those things I want to achieve.

Darwin Was Wrong: Your Facial Expressions Do Not Reveal Your Emotions.

Bad headline. What was actually found is that facial expressions do not reveal emotions contextlessly, completely reliably, or with great precision. Context and environment is key here. Of course facial expressions reveal something or we wouldn’t need actors or care how someone reacts to anything.

A lot of science and the interpretation thereof is very, very poor. Part of the issue is that a lot of science is done by barely-functional autists who can hardly talk to any other humans. This leads to a lot of oddball and anti-human results.