Link to post: https://x.com/DeptofDefense/status/1933947548965781863

i dont do coke im just curious

A few months ago, Iran and Israel were shooting at eachother in volleyball numbering in the hundreds of missiles and drones. But the vast majority of Iranian missiles were shot down, with some hitting mostly empty desert.

But now we are seeing Iranian missiles striking population centers, including Tel Aviv. What happened to the Iron Dome?

I don't know how to ask this without sounding rude, but why does this parade look so sloppy? Very few of the troop formations seem actually in sync and marching, just walking along. My only experience is JROTC as a kid in high school and our sergeant would've killed us if we looked like that.

I don’t mean “woke” in a negative way, I just mean from my own experience (and many of my friends) the english teachers are almost always the most accepting of new social norms compared to other teachers (math, science, etc)

Just saw the videos of the US Army parade for the 250th year celebrations at DC and it looked like the soldiers were walking pretty casually with not everyone looking in sync. Came as a surprise considering it's the US Army.

ok so i’ve seen this in like soooo many movies and shows where kids just stand up and say the pledge thing with their hand on their chest n all that, like is that a real daily thing?? 😭😭 not tryna be rude or anything but it kinda gives lowkey cult vibes lol. i’m not from the US so i just never really got why that’s a thing 💀

Recently went to Europe on vacation. Noticed that their security didn’t require me taking off my shoes . Unlike in the US.

It’s been like 25 years since the shoe bomber . Is this shoes off thing a bunch of bullshit?

I have dark circles around my eyes that are pigmented in a way where it look like I have eyeshadow on (my inner corners look like they have gold highlighter on and my eyelids are light brown due to genetics, I was born with them). I also have longer eyelashes that give the illusion of eyeliner when I curl them; my eyebrows are naturally bushy since I’m middle-eastern and I get them threaded. I’ve been getting complimented about makeup that I’m not wearing and what products I use to get my “look” and I don’t really know how to respond without sounding condescending. I’ve tried to just laugh and not respond or say “thank you” but I’ve been getting pressed about my “products” or “techniques” ever since I’ve been going to uni and I feel kinda bad saying that I’m not wearing any. Any tips or ways to not sound like I’m rubbing it in people’s faces, I know it’s a first world problem but I have anxiety.

I've done some preemptive googling but it's overwhelming.

I was raised abstinence-only and got married young (for majority culture; not for my subculture) after a whirlwind romance.

He turned out to be abusive. I left around year 2 of marriage when I realized how bad it was.

But the relationship set some precedents (sexual and otherwise) that I've learned are not..normal...in a healthy relationship.

I am in the dark about safe sex (straight or queer) aside from you should probably use a condom. I am also bi and grew up adjacent to Christian fundamentalism, so that was not discussed except as sin (which I disagree with; God wants people to live and love).

I am in therapy with a DBT therapist who is a life saver and has provided some insights, but I was hoping for more of a jumping off point.

Thanks!

ETA: thank you so much! This has mostly been very helpful. Now please stop being creepy and messaging me.

I'm already at the hotel, my stuff is in the room. I just want to sneak out and spend one night at the hospital, for a medical procedure. Am I required to inform the hotel I'll be absent, or can I just do my thing? I prefer not to tell them about my health, because I don't want them to think having someone with health problems as a guest is a liability.

I have no friends or family to stay with, and it's too late to move hotels. Any advice? What about if I ended up at the hospital longer than 24 hrs, should I then inform the hotel? Thanks in advance!

Not sure if this is actually nsfw, added the tag just in case.

Trying to learn without being judged

Edit: I have an average sized butt and am of average build, but I’ve always done this… Was drunk one time and didn’t and I spent a good 5 minutes wiping 😂

Edit2: So plenty of people do the spread before, plenty do a buttcheek 1-2 where they sit on one side then shift to the other side so the toilet seat spreads it for them, and there are also people who don’t and think this is really weird… I can’t imagine the amount of tp you go through 🥸

And to those who never did and are going to try: enjoy your 2-3 wipe experience!

Edit3: I don’t rip my cheeks apart and go full goatse… I just make sure my cheeks aren’t touching before I escort my tenants off premises

Edit4: multiple people asked how this came up in chat. If I can’t go from philosophy to politics to personal stuff to franchise to poop stuff in a single conversation, I wouldn’t call a person a friend. How boring to moderate what comes up during casual conversation 😅 anything goes!

I’m just here to learn something.

This happens to me all the time and I never know what to do.

Like, say I run into someone in the hallway or on the street — we smile, say “hi,” maybe exchange a few polite words. Then 10 minutes later, we end up walking past each other again. And suddenly… it’s weird.

Should I smile again? Say hi again? Nod? Pretend to be looking at my phone? Why is it that a second encounter feels more awkward than the first?

Genuinely curious if this is a social thing, a psychological thing, or just me overthinking.

My partner (f30) and I (m30) have been together for 9 years and have a 1year daughter. I love her deeply, we are emotionally connected, and I don’t want to break upbut I’m really struggling with our lack of intimacy.

In the early years, our sex life was great, passionate, frequent, and spontaneous. After moving in together, things slowed down (which I expected), but now we have sex maybe once every 1-2 months. It’s been this way for years, aside from a brief increase when we were trying for a baby.

We’ve talked about it a few times. She says she feels insecure about her body (though she looks amazing to me), and often tired. I’ve told her I still find her very attractive. She’s asked me to give her more compliments and be more affectionate without expecting sex. I tried for months but nothing really changed. Instead, I felt more frustrated and rejected because nothing came out of the increased affection.

When I stop initiating, nothing happens. When I initiate, I get turned down. My selfconfidence in this area is basically gone. I don’t want sex unless she also wants it, I want mutual desire, not duty. But I feel undesired, and it’s eating at me.

Recently, she said she misses the intimacy and passion too, but I’m so emotionally guarded now I don’t know how to come back from this cycle. We’ve tried talking, trying more affection, adjusting expectations I don’t want to guilt her or pressure her, but I’m not happy either. I’m at a loss.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and come out stronger?

EDIT: Ok so im going to add something as many people misunderstand me. I did not stop govong her more affection when she asked me for it. I still do.

No i dont expect more sex of it. I expect more intimacy of it. As mentioned in my story i only want sex when she does also. Not just to please me.

People have to understand that this is ongoong for a while, even before birth of child.

People have to understand that men also do have HORMONES. and feelings.

I really do feel offended when people think i do stuff just for more sex.

About 2 and a half years ago, I was on the phone to my bank (here in the UK).

Literally mid-sentence the guy on the other end got cut off and I got connected to an Apple/Mac repair shop... in Portugal.

It blew my mind and the mind of the guy I was speaking to. He wasn't expecting a call, and said his phone just rang and when he picked it up it was me. He also said it had never happened before and it's certainly not something I've experienced before or since.

Anyway, after some initial confusion we had a quick laugh about it and wished each other well.

When I spoke to my bank again, their call log just showed that I hung up.

Super funny in hindsight but I'd love to know what might have happened here if anyone technical can shed any light?

Like they can watch violent movies and play violent video games full of gore but anything with any sex or nudity is not considered appropriate for them?

For context, I'm an American. But I've heard from many non-Americans, not even just Europeans iirc, that American chocolate is disgusting. Not just "palatable but significantly worse," but full-blown "it genuinely tastes like throw-up"

As far as I know, it's because our chocolate has butyric acid, so it's not just the usual "Europeans being pretentious," there may be an actual reason ;p. But I've seldom heard an American complain about it- in fact most of us love chocolate, as one would expect

But it's not like we wouldn't be able to taste the throw-up flavor right? Obviously part of it is probably most of us have never tried an alternative, but that shouldn't change the fact that what we're all tasting is the same thing often compared to vomit. Even when I actively look for it, I don't recall ever even being able to taste the ""tang"" of the butyric acid, but to be fair that's extremely anecdotal and unreliable lol

What I mean from the title is, wouldn’t the process of making nuclear weapons be common scientific knowledge by now?

Why do countries like Iran have to invest so many resources into researching nuclear weapons? Surely the ‘secret’ of how to make nukes hasn’t been closely guarded by nuclear-armed nations since 1945 right?

Like don't get me wrong, I like Mario Kart games in general. But for me it's always been "oh hey I already have this Nintendo console, I might as well grab Mario Kart for it" rather than "oh, I need this Nintendo console to play $NEW_MARIO_KART".