Who is “bragging”?

My friend, if the vigilantes get free run of the border *without* the military being there - I promise you that these fucking people will commit atrocities the likes of which you do not seem to understand, up to and including the unlawful murder and violent torture of refugees on our soil, and probably in front of a…

Instead you claim that Gen Mattis is the only thing holding our military in check which is flat out false.

I meant the border troops, but your response is a perfect example of why I really don’t want Mattis to leave office.  Bolton as SECDEF would be a racist, violent, warmongering nightmare that would leave our country irreparably damaged, but I’m sure Trump would rather have him than Mattis at this point.

Would you rather have the right-wing “patriot” groups that are headed down there handling this on their own?

I’m not apologizing, panda. I didn’t speak any falsehoods in what I said, even if you wish I would have phrased it more diplomatically. As an anti-war activist, I’ve had some of our servicepeople literally threaten to shoot me and plant guns on the bodies “just like in Iraq”. Abu Ghraib was a thing too.

Absolutely.  I’m familiar with the UCMJ.

...that being said, every few years, when someone updates the general public on the last few years of EVE history, I am hopelessly hooked myself.

There are times I think EVE does a valuable service to humanity by keeping its players hopelessly hooked on the game and away from the general public.

“Pleeze dont pley this gaim rite nw” scrawled in crayon across the patch notes.

Ehhhh. Go have a coffee! See if it’s done when you get back.

You’d be surprised.

Yes.

Exactly. I really don’t know that I agree with the “Mattis should resign” take on this.

There is still a vast, vast difference between NPC’s who simply have a daily schedule - and NPC’s who actually have AI and think and react to their circumstances and the player.

In all fairness, the honey walnut shrimp in question is indeed one of the best things in the world.

Not even a little bit. But my friend’s parents had a Coke machine in their restaurant, and he swore to me that their candied prawns were responsible for the death of John Candy. Does that count?

I think in some ways that’s inevitable.  I look forward to the day the service offers to accept biometric feedback directly from appropriate regions of my brain and/or pelvis.

Let Drew Carey coach a game.

...like a set of balls and chains fastened around his ankles.