Honestly don’t know if that’s the case. It’s pretty irregular as far as major mostly-standardized languages go though. I mean I get the joke here, but I don’t wanna mislead people. 

My cats are named Cuán and Órlaith, which has caused a lot of issues with distant relatives who don’t get they are Irish names. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures on this new laptop.

The surviving Celtic languages really have a thing for odd orthography that confuses outsiders. The joke is they were designed to piss off the English, though Irish (and from what I know Welsh) orthography is actually more regular than English. 

I kinda doubt he remembers where the Golan Heights are, honestly. 

The Irish raided and colonized Wales way back in the day and stole a ton of vowels from Welsh.

Well, there’s probably more complex variables than that, but that’s a fair point. Personally, I’d have no issue if the Spirit and D.C. United made their partnership closer. I’d really enjoy it. But I’m not sure those of us who are already soccer fans are the market they need to be aiming for entirely, you know? 

Jabotinksy, who ironically had a less racist view of Palestinians than many of his ideological descendants, was an open admirer of fascism. There were some of the far-right fringe even in Hitler’s era that saw the vision of an “ethno-state” as admirable. There’s even more now, ties between the Israeli far-right and…

I have a dim view of the near-term prospects of the Israeli left as well, though if they finally decide to merge with Arab parties they might be able to build a solid base. But so far Meretz and Labour have been afraid of doing so, and it’s hard to say they’re wrong given racism is rampant.

Really doubling down on that whole “using Jews as a shield for racist authoritarian politics” tactic huh? Not sure that’s going to end as well as the GOP hopes. Even members of the establishment Jewish groups that tend to be politically risk-averse and willing to condone anti-Muslim hate seem to be getting antsy. Not…

^This. Most of the time Gatorade isn’t really necessary but if you expect to be outside for more than a few hours during a heat wave you’ll actually want it. 

You’re probably better with moderately warm water if it’s a hydration issue. To go back to the pool reference, I remember we cut the liner out of a pool on one of the hottest days that year. It was so bad even my boss agreed we shouldn’t spend more than 10 minutes at a time in the pool. Just touching the hardware…

Analysis is a behavior, I really don’t care if you try and insult me. I can prove my ability through action.

Stay safe people. Because of some medical nonsense I’m hiding in a basement until the temperatures get a little cooler. Especially if you’re younger it’s easy to dismiss but heat can really mess with you. Before I got sick I worked on pools, and I worked some days that were definitely not safe for outdoor workers (my…

Honestly, probably not that much. AIPAC does a lot of harm, but that’s not really their game. 

But not bases, which is important. I think it’s highly debatable that our current posture vis-a-vis Israel can be justified by military necessity. Also, if I remember correctly, a lot of that stockpile is insurance to help defend Israel. 

Because they know next to nothing about actual Israeli policies or the reality on the ground. 

Pure naked political cowardice. The anti-BDS stuff is both probably unconstitutional and also stupid. If you truly oppose BDS, the best thing to do is ignore it. All this attention has pushed it.

I’m skeptical Erdogan actually believes the US was behind the coup. He’s intensely paranoid, but he’s surrounded himself with at least some competent people who are probably telling him in private that’s not the case. I know government-aligned media have pushed that theory, but that strikes me more as political…

The Thorns aren’t really a typical NWSL team though. They’re way above the rest in attendance for one. I meant the point more broadly. 

Presumably this is supposed to be an oblique reference to Israel, but if Israel has ever struck Turkey I’m not aware of it. The chance of outright conflict between the two is minimal. Turkey’s positions aren’t friendly to the Netanyahu government and are generally friendly to political Islamists but that’s not a…