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Topic | Small Pox conquered Meso America |
ElatedVenusaur 12/22/20 6:31:42 PM #9 | K181 posted... Smallpox ravaged native populations across the Americas. The wars were effectively already won before the Europeans even showed up.I feel like expanding on how ridiculously, improbably lucky Pizarro was. Basically, not long before the Spanish invaded, Sapa Inca Huayna Capac died of smallpox, without naming a successor(though that probably would not have mattered). Succession wars weren't uncommon, and one broke out between two potential heirs: Huascar, based in the capital in Cuzco, and Atahualpa, who was based in Quito in the north. Atahualpa gained the support of the military and his forces overwhelmed Huascar's fairly quickly, capturing Cuzco(and Huascar). As was standard for a Sapa Inca, Atahualpa remained behind at his court in Quito while his generals handled the gritty work of conquest. He probably received word of his victory around the time the Spanish landed(a bit to the north of Quito). Apparently, a Spanish emissary rode a horse into his presence. Not only had no one seen a horse before, but there were lots of protocols for approaching a man of Atahualpa's stature that the Spanish were ignorant of(and likely wouldn't have cared about anyway), and this was ultimately regarded as a grievous insult. Atahualpa agreed to treat with the Spanish in a village square(through an interpreter, likely some one the Spanish had kidnapped years before), and he brought his army with him, likely fully intending to teach the Spanish a lesson in respect. There was possibly an incident: a priest presented Atahualpa with a Bible and exhorted him to abide by it, and apparently Atahualpa(who had never seen a book before) tossed it aside, causing the priest to cry out in anger. The Incan army would primarily have been men armed with clubs, spears, and slings, and was crowded into a tiny square. Pizarro, of course, had no intention of treating peacefully either: he had ordered his men to conceal their few cannons in buildings on one side of the square(a likely unnecessary conceit: Incan scouts would not have known what they were even if they had seen them). As soon as talks broke down, the cannoneers fired, unleashing terrible carnage on the Incan army. The Incans panicked: they had never encountered such a weapon, and in the carnage, Pizarro himself is said to have dragged Atahualpa from his palanquin and managed to get him to convince the Incans who had not fled to surrender. At some point, either just before or after his capture, he dispatched messengers to Cuzco ordering Huascar's execution, unwittingly ensuring the only legitimate authority in the entire empire was a Spanish captive. He initially believed he was being held for ransom, but eventually realized that his predicament was far graver. Pizarro, concluding that he was too dangerous, ultimately had Atahualpa put to death after the Spanish seized Cuzco, and a child(whom they believed would be more pliable) was enthroned, in a Catholic ceremony. |
Topic | The CIA's Afghan death squads |
ElatedVenusaur 12/21/20 8:14:04 PM #6 | Sure, it's terrible that we're organizing death squads to brutally murder Afghan children, but if we didn't do it, the Chinese would, and they would be way worse!!! Seriously though, the atrocities we have committed and are committing abroad are unspeakable and an excellent argument against any future "interventions". |
Topic | Anyone ever have high alcohol content beers? |
ElatedVenusaur 12/21/20 4:34:15 PM #19 | Yeah, they're mostly what I like best. The most extreme one I've had recently would be Thimble Island Rum Runner's Reserve. It's rum-barrel aged Mutually Assured Destruction(their 11% ABV Russian Imperial Stout) and clocks in at 16% ABV. Strong alcohol undertone that completely cut out the traditional Russian Imperial Stout bitterness. It was vaguely sweet and had a hard liquor-esque smoothness, but was nowhere near as harsh. I sipped that one good and slow. I'm afraid you won't find that one anywhere beyond the brewery itself. Some one mentioned Dragon's Milk, and that's really good. Stone Xocoveza is on the "lighter" side for the purposes of this discussion(8.1% ABV), but has a really nice, complex flavor. Unfortunately, that's already disappearing. In my experience, anything Belgian or monastic is straight fire, and even most of the imitators are really great too. |
Topic | Not vaccinated? Don't bother coming to work |
ElatedVenusaur 12/21/20 12:00:33 PM #8 | I don't get these people. I'm getting that vaccine ASAP. |
Topic | Christmas songs about fucking Santa |
ElatedVenusaur 12/20/20 1:26:28 PM #6 | Whats sexier than old dude in a red felt suit? |
Topic | The CDPR staff are PISSED after failed Cyberpunk launch |
ElatedVenusaur 12/19/20 11:05:42 AM #7 | lilORANG posted... Isn't it their fault for creating an unfinished game?You think the programmers and content designers set the deadlines and the release date? |
Topic | Post Snow/Ice/Winter songs from video games |
ElatedVenusaur 12/18/20 11:37:26 PM #30 | Eh, go ahead and live a little longer, thread... Mega Man 7 - Freeze Man Stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqRGCEJZB8o Mega Man X3 - Blizzard Buffalo Stage SNES - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYnuF85k668 PS/SS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBrcpX0bQcY |
Topic | It's embarrassing how everyone feels like they're owed the $600 |
ElatedVenusaur 12/18/20 12:39:54 PM #23 | Yeah. Were owed vastly more than that. |
Topic | Is a hierarchy needed for a well-functioning society? |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 11:32:22 PM #2 | In fact, it makes society function much worse! |
Topic | Been replaying Fire Emblem 7 for the first time in a long time |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 11:30:54 PM #2 | I, uh, what? |
Topic | AOC: I'm not ready to be Speaker but Pelosi and Schumer need to go |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 11:25:44 PM #6 | Anteaterking posted... Nancy Pelosi is often a lightning rod for criticism, but I feel like Schumer is 100x worse than her.Tim Ryan would probably be better by virtue of being weaker. |
Topic | Is Golden Sun good or just novel for its time? |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 8:57:40 PM #10 | UnholyMudcrab posted... The music and summon graphics are what it really had going for itYeah, it's an insanely pretty and great-sounding game, which is all the more impressive given the limitations of the GBA. Every story-related sequence generally involves way too much talking and takes too long, though(especially because there's so little actually there: characterizations are paper thin and people change their minds basically instantly). The gameplay is fine, though some of the puzzles are overly convoluted. |
Topic | Joe Biden's pick 4 Interior Secretary proves he's not such a dick - TheHill.com |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 7:38:06 PM #2 | It's a good pick, as is Regan for the EPA, but mostly Biden's cabinet is mediocrities with the odd psychopath(Haines). |
Topic | AOC Defends ASIAN Paramedic who does PORN after NYP SHAMED her!! Is She Hot?? |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 6:43:26 PM #19 | https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/onlyfans-medic-lauren-kwei-new-york-post-interview-1104943/ Rolling Stone interviewed her. Do you know other people in the health care field who have OnlyFans? I do, yeah. I mean, I think it says more about our country and our health care system that more and more health care workers are having to turn to OnlyFans or other means of sex work or other means of getting extra cash, the fact that theyre not getting what they need to make ends meet from the job that theyre dedicating their lives to. I think that says more about our country than than any health care worker individually. How did you find out that the Post was doing a story about you? Dean [Balsamini, the reporter for the New York Post] messaged me on Instagram and asked to speak with me. I asked him what it was regarding and he said, well, let me call you. Ill give you the rundown. And he called me and just started firing off questions about my history, my background. And, you know, in my naivet, I thought that maybe he was questioning me about if I was making an article about paramedics in the pandemic. After I gave him a brief history of myself, only then did he disclose that somebody had given a tip to the New York Post that I was a New York City paramedic that had an OnlyFans. I actually began crying on the phone with them because I was just so stunned. I asked him if he was allowed to use all of this information without my permission. And he said yes. And he basically told me, like, were going to run the story with or without your say. And so the quotes in the article are me defending myself to him, not me necessarily taking part in the interview. |
Topic | why the FUCK should Biden forget student loans? Here's how you can pay them easy |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 5:13:31 PM #9 | Damn, if only my grandpa could have spotted me a six-figure job and a posh condo instead of working part-time as a security guard to supplement his social security check so he could afford to keep his house, I too could be wealthy and debt-free. |
Topic | NLRB finds that Amazon's firing of warehouse worker was illegal |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 2:12:23 PM #3 | The article fails to mention that Amazon Whole Foods cracked down on employees who wore pro-BLM slogans and recently made the dress code way more restrictive, including banning any jewelry that's too showy, floral shirts, and any outfit of more than four colors. |
Topic | $600 checks are part of stimulus deal as of now |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 1:58:12 PM #84 | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-17/covid-relief-plan-talks-down-to-final-details-congress-update Sen. Pat Toomey(R-PA) is trying to insert a provision to terminate the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program by year's end. Just in case there was any question as to what their strategy going forward will be. |
Topic | Pete Buttegieg picked as...transportation secretary |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 1:36:18 PM #112 | metallica846 posted... Name the current Transportation Secretary!! Fucking name them!Elaine Chao, who was previously George W. Bush's Secretary of Labor(for his entire term) and also happens to be married to a grumpy demon turtle. |
Topic | Damn, Crawdaunt is a beast-ass Pokemon |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 1:34:06 PM #3 | It was buffed immensely in Gen IV when it got Adaptability as its hidden ability. Adaptability increases the same-type attack bonus(STAB) from 1.5x damage to 2x damage(so, 50% more damage). It has 120 base attack and a nifty tool-box(priority, buffs, CRABhammer, etc.), so it's still able to hit pretty hard even without Adaptability. |
Topic | Pete Buttegieg picked as...transportation secretary |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 12:17:18 PM #94 | CruelBuffalo posted... If Ro Khanna was nominated for this position people would definitely be YASSS QWEEENingI'm not sure what qualifications Ro Khanna has for the position, and certainly he didn't do Biden any favors, so I'm not sure what the point of this post is, actually. Hopefully Pete gets a #2 with actual experience in transportation and spends his time focusing on things he actually knows how to do, like networking and lobbying. |
Topic | How will the economy survive once baby boomers are gone |
ElatedVenusaur 12/17/20 10:45:00 AM #2 | They'll probably leave us with even more debt, as a parting gift. |
Topic | Post Snow/Ice/Winter songs from video games |
ElatedVenusaur 12/16/20 7:43:58 PM #21 | Super Mario Bros. 3 - World 6 Map OG - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8LnHIODRMM Allstars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJ14CtNN24 Paper Mario Thousand Year Door Chime - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5CnaZemxA4 Super Mario Kart - Vanilla Lake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soa4JXN5pWs |
Topic | Do you respect the Bible? |
ElatedVenusaur 12/16/20 7:11:57 PM #2 | Of course. Parts of it are even actually good reads, and some of the messages are timeless. But, most importantly, it gives a lot of insight into what its writers saw as being important and worth valuing: you can briefly come into contact with their world. Cool stuff. |
Topic | Tulsi Gabbard introduces bill to REPEAL the Patriot Act. |
ElatedVenusaur 12/16/20 5:09:09 PM #6 | This proposal is good. |
Topic | A hot 10/10 got on the treadmill next to me. |
ElatedVenusaur 12/16/20 3:30:48 PM #10 | They worked out next to you at a time like this? Dangerous behavior. |
Topic | $600 checks are part of stimulus deal as of now |
ElatedVenusaur 12/16/20 3:04:04 PM #17 | Great country, perfect priorities, wow. |
Topic | The US Is Facing Its Worst Hunger Crisis in Generations! |
ElatedVenusaur 12/16/20 2:51:11 PM #25 | Sheiky-Baby posted... Supermarkets dawg. Target had it as well, but not sure if they still do.It's probably 75 cents per pound, assuming you're not just misremembering or making this up. In any case, eating little but suspiciously cheap ham(or any kind of ham, really) and canned beans would be very unhealthy. |
Topic | Study: Trickle down economics makes wealth inequality worse |
ElatedVenusaur 12/16/20 2:47:43 PM #49 | Questionmarktarius posted... As France has demonstrated on several occasions, a direct tax on wealth encourages the wealthy to go elsewhere. The greatest beneficiaries of France's various attempts at a "solidarity tax" has been Belgium and UK.Yeah, because it's easy to just move to Luxemburg or whatever. Where are our rich people going to go that we can't reach them that's as great a place to live(with lower taxes)? This is the part of the post where I point out how hilariously underfunded the Internal Revenue Service is and advocate increasing its funding dramatically so it can actually afford to go after rich people rather than just endlessly auditing people who screwed up their Earned Income Tax Credit form. |
Topic | Study: Trickle down economics makes wealth inequality worse |
ElatedVenusaur 12/16/20 11:14:33 AM #4 | They knew that all along. It's worked exactly as intended. |
Topic | Abraham Lincoln's legacy called into question - named ripped off High school |
ElatedVenusaur 12/16/20 11:05:11 AM #5 | Imagine thinking Lincoln is problematic, but seriously considering naming a high school after Diane Feinstein. It's like they heard about re-examining historical figures via an especially long game of telephone. |
Topic | The US Is Facing Its Worst Hunger Crisis in Generations! |
ElatedVenusaur 12/15/20 11:12:14 PM #18 | Better retroactively exempt corporations from any and all COVID-related lawsuits! Wait...what are we talking about again? |
Topic | Post Snow/Ice/Winter songs from video games |
ElatedVenusaur 12/15/20 11:10:36 PM #18 | Ice Cap Zone(Sonic 3) 1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZuGMwY8lEs&t=537s 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nC_8alkeQc Ice Cap is a great zone, really. I have some less obvious ones up my sleeve too... |
Topic | Cartoon Network schools the youth on gender pronouns |
ElatedVenusaur 12/15/20 7:07:40 PM #90 | RustyFerret posted... Remember when cartoons in the 90's made fun of PSA's like this? Good times.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07eWCVcqRqE |
Topic | Pete Buttegieg picked as...transportation secretary |
ElatedVenusaur 12/15/20 5:24:59 PM #34 | monkmith posted... well for one, he's not the spouse of moscow mitch...Or a token Republican appointment! I wonder who Joe Biden's token Republican will be? I've been assured by Joe Biden that Republicans will be falling over themselves to work with him now that Trump is defeated. |
Topic | Pete Buttegieg picked as...transportation secretary |
ElatedVenusaur 12/15/20 4:31:26 PM #14 | Hes getting the post because he played an important role in stopping the mean socialist. No more, no less. This appears to be Bidens MO: appointing people he knows or who have demonstrated loyalty to him or otherwise did a favor for him. As for Buttigieg specifically: hes no more or less qualified than past appointees, because neither party has taken public transportation seriously in decades. |
Topic | Cartoon Network schools the youth on gender pronouns |
ElatedVenusaur 12/15/20 4:24:34 PM #14 | ultimate reaver posted... does steven universe have a bad track record with this stuff or something?My guess is that hes mad because its more the opposite. SU Spoilers - |
Topic | Hillary Clinton calls for EC to be abolished as she casts NY EC vote for Biden |
ElatedVenusaur 12/15/20 12:32:50 PM #80 | realnifty1 posted... Have you been paying attention the last month? Nothing in it for them? It is clearly obvious from the last week that Texas believes they have a vested interest in Trump over Biden. Perception is reality, and most of that was in reference to the initial framers where adding some number of votes without it being noticeable would have been very easy. Even today it would not be very hard if the legislature wanted to, and that is what we are really talking about, not if any does, just if they could. Because when we are talking about the kind of power the presidency now wields, those who lose are going to demand more and more validation.And Texas was told by the courts in no uncertain terms that it doesn't have such an interest, because it doesn't! The framers are centuries-dead, leave their aristocratic 18th-century governing concerns in the ground with them. Allowing the interests of the states(any states) to supersede those of the people is, full stop, undemocratic and that's why the EC and the Senate need to be abolished. |
Topic | Hillary Clinton calls for EC to be abolished as she casts NY EC vote for Biden |
ElatedVenusaur 12/15/20 9:10:04 AM #68 | Abolish the Senate too. |
Topic | Joe Biden's plan after inauguration has been revealed, and it's terrifying. |
ElatedVenusaur 12/15/20 8:43:26 AM #76 | twitterfriends posted... God darm pink commies want us speak Chinese and practice Sharia's LawAnd kill communists, like...specifically. Perhaps preferentially. I guess the Chinese are still going to be shaking in their boots at Real Americans(TM) even once they've seized power and begun their genocide? |
Topic | People are Taking the Wrong Lesson From Trump's Failed Coup |
ElatedVenusaur 12/15/20 8:42:07 AM #4 | Essentially, their grip on power at local levels was insufficient, and the obviousness of the result and the general breath-taking incompetence of Trump and his "lawyers" meant they couldn't mount a legal challenge that could so much as pass the smell test with Alito and Thomas. But I would like to remind everyone that this actually worked before, and could well work again: you just need things to be much closer. |
Topic | Joe Biden's plan after inauguration has been revealed, and it's terrifying. |
ElatedVenusaur 12/14/20 11:48:16 PM #49 | Man oh man, these people need to do drugs. |
Topic | States bracing for cuts budget cuts to cover costs of covid vaccine |
ElatedVenusaur 12/14/20 7:28:48 PM #2 | Don't worry, they still won't defund the police, just worthless stuff like education and healthcare. |
Topic | Werewolf: The Apocalypse official gameplay trailer |
ElatedVenusaur 12/14/20 6:59:35 PM #4 | Cool beans. |
Topic | The Hub is deleting all unverified content |
ElatedVenusaur 12/14/20 11:52:50 AM #61 | Visa and Mastercard have stopped doing business with that site. I wish I could share the excellent article on it, but, you know... It's on VICE. |
Topic | SCOTUS shot down that stupid Texas lawsuit |
ElatedVenusaur 12/11/20 7:09:41 PM #36 | It was rejected 7-0. Alito and Thomas wanted to accept it to reject it on the merits. Theyre going to have to do better if they cant even get those two psychopaths on board. |
Topic | "I survived college without becoming a liberal" |
ElatedVenusaur 12/11/20 6:56:29 PM #9 | Perfect in every way. |
Topic | Dianne Feinstein struggles to remember briefings after they take place |
ElatedVenusaur 12/10/20 12:08:33 PM #46 | shockthemonkey posted... This is a weird defense for Feinstein not only actively undermining Democrats attempt to stop the nomination but completely ignoring covidNo no, you see, she didn't have a choice. She HAD to ask hilarious soft-ball questions, hug Lindsey Graham on camera and effusively thank him for holding such amazing hearings, and she had no choice but to ignore COVID! Believing otherwise suggests that better things may actually be possible, like the bad man says! |
Topic | Dianne Feinstein struggles to remember briefings after they take place |
ElatedVenusaur 12/10/20 10:29:21 AM #38 | Wow, even the party establishment won't put up with her anymore, I guess. It must be really bad, or they've decided to throw her under the bus for Amy Coney-Barrett's hearings being a disaster(for the Dems). |
Topic | The Squad may soon get another new member |
ElatedVenusaur 12/09/20 10:51:52 PM #1 | https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/529558-nina-turner-files-paperwork-for-congressional-run With incumbent Rep. Marcia Fudge widely expected to be appointed to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the new Biden administration, former Ohio State Senator and Bernie Sanders campaign national co-chair Nina Turner has filed to run in Ohio's 11th district, a historically blue district encompassing much of Cleveland. And what I have to say is: hello somebody! Obviously the party establishment is going to throw its weight against her, but she's already been endorsed by Rep.-elect Cori Bush. https://twitter.com/CoriBush/status/1336456511028142082 |
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