Things like Acesulfame K, Aspartame, Steviol/Stevia extracts, I called them chemical sweeteners where it would be more accurate to call them artifical sweeteners.

It’s entirely anecdotal, but all of these leave a horrendous taste that overpowers the intended flavours in my opinion.

Sucralose is probably the only one that works as intended (massive sweetness to replace sugars at a fraction of the volume)

Flavoured hydration powders are a solid option, as long as you’re avoiding chemical sweeteners.

The trick is to make them at half the recommended strength by putting the recommended amount into double the volume of water, which will also stop you from giving yourself kidney stones by overloading you with minerals

“Palestine did not exist before the 1930s”

1917 In November (October on the Julian calendar), the Bolsheviks seize power and Russia makes preparations to withdraw from the war. That same month, Britain issues the Balfour Declaration. In December, the British Army led by General Allenby marches victoriously into Jerusalem. Palestine is placed under British military occupation (1917–20). It then had a population of 688,957 Arabs (including Christians, Muslims and other non-Jewish minorities) and a population of 58,728 Jews.

1922 The Council of the League of Nations agrees to the text of the British Mandate of Palestine. The Palestine Order-in-Council of 1 September separates Palestine from the Emirate of Transjordan, which is established to the east of the River Jordan. The Colonial Secretary, Winston Churchill, in a statement on British policy rejects the claim that Palestine was to become ‘as Jewish as England is English’. He declares: ‘His Majesty’s Government regard any such expectation as impracticable and have no such aim in view.’ He adds that: ‘the status of all citizens of Palestine in the eye of the law shall be Palestinian, and it has never been intended that they, or any section of them, should possess any other juridical status. In an exchange of correspondence with the Palestine Arab delegation, Churchill recognizes ‘the people of Palestine’, specifically referring to Palestine’s Arab community.

1948 Civil war breaks out on a wider scale in Palestine. In March, the US concludes that partition is unworkable and reverses its policy. It declares itself in favor of a UN Trusteeship for Palestine in a single unitary state. A UN Trusteeship Agreement is subsequently drafted. The Jewish Agency condemns it, goes on the offensive and avows to proclaim a Hebrew Republic on 16 May. In April, the Haganah (Jewish paramilitary), implements the Plan Dalet. Thirteen military operations follow, eight of which are beyond the boundaries set out for the Arab state in the UN Partition Plan. On 11 April, a massacre is perpetrated by the Irgun with the support of the Haganah in the Palestinian Arab village of Deir Yassin, near Jerusalem. By May, the Zionists have conquered Jaffa (which was supposed to be part of the Arab state as envisaged in the UN Partition Plan) and Haifa, causing their Arab populations to flee to secure ground. At midnight on 14/15 May the last British High Commissioner in Palestine terminates the Mandate and departs Haifa. The Yishuv concomitantly proclaims the establishment of the state of Israel. By this time, over 350,000 Palestinian Arabs have been evicted from their homes. The Arab Legion, commanded by British officers, enters Palestine on the pretext that it is defending the population of Palestine from further attacks by the Haganah and the Irgun (Zionist paramilitary). It is supported by troops from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Iraq. The fighting escalates. In July, the Haganah captures Lydda, Ramle and Nazareth expelling its Arab populations. By the time hostilities come to an end some 750,000 Palestinian Arabs and 17,000 Jews are displaced by the fighting. In December, the UN General Assembly passes a resolution providing that: ‘the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible.

I understand your proposal, but wholeheartedly reject it at its premise.

It involves giving land that is historically Palestinian, to countries that are not Palestine.

And why is it that they don’t have power?

Is it because a nuclear capable occupation holds them under what can only described as an apartheid system?

Given that they left the shuttle booster unpainted to save on weight, I doubt we’ll be able to launch anything with armour that can stop anything but the smallest shards from doing damage, we also already amrour everything to protect against the constant bombardment of space debris, where even a spec of dust can create a 2mm hole

https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Hypervelocity_impacts_and_protecting_spacecraft

No, fascist. It’s up to Palestine. The country that existed before the 1930s. The country where people of multiple religions, Muslim, Christian and Jewish peacefully lived together until Churchill and the brits decided (under pressure from political groups) to sell land they didn’t own to a group with no claim to it.

It’s not up to the people killing civilians, it’s not up to Europe, its not up to the US, it is and has always been Palestine.

So you agree that the state of israel is a murderous one, and your solution is to give them the land of the people they murder with impugnity and celebrate the deaths of with champagne?

I yearn for the day Kessler Syndrome finally locks us on this rock with the billionaires that have ruined this planet for personal gains.

Their hastily built escape rockets coming face to face with chunks of debris travelling at orbital velocity, would truly be poetic justice.

Heralding the beginning of an actual civilised society, one without the people that spend their lives manipulating world governments and public opinion through lobbying and mass media.

How about we give the Palestinians their homeland back, and israel can be remade in america, since so many of the settlers have american passports, if we’re giving away any random country’s land to capitulate to this genocidal state?

It’s unfortunately the same case for Tapes and VCRs, those thin plates and strips can be wiped by a reasonably stout magnet

We went from dropping artillery shells on eachother to flight to dropping artillery shells on eachother, to space, to dropping artillery shells on eachother to the internet, all “in the 1900s”

When you’re in a wilful misrepresentation competition and your opponent is an online commenter…

I didn’t say your friends were jackbooted thugs. I am talking about the people and governments that these companies supply.

I would, however, say your friends are working for a company that is actively arming and supporting ethnic cleansing and genocide.

You misread my comment. I said “If you’re living paycheck to paycheck, of course you’ll work for raytheon” meaning that someone who is living on the edge of homelessness will give up their morals and take the job at raytheon, because of the money.

Radars and sensors for what, schoolbuses? Hospitals?

A company making military hardware doesn’t need to make explosives for them to be making weapons.

The same way these AI companies don’t have to pull the trigger, they just provide server space to run their ‘target acquisition’ software and let the jackbooted thugs do the rest.

This question really highlights how this is by design.

The system becomes more and more expensive to exist in, forcing people to choose money over morals every day just to survive.

Because if you’re living paycheck to paycheck, of course you’ll work for raytheon.

Of course youll take that 50k cash for joining the ICE gestapo.

Of course you’ll only ever buy the cheapest shit from amazon and temu despite then using slave labour and killing factory workers.

Of course you’ll give up your morals to not have to live like everyone else that’s been made into the impoverished 90% of the population, on the astronomical chance you’ll get a taste of the 1% life.

Prayer of the refugee holds a special place in my heart.

https://massiveattack.bandcamp.com/album/boots-on-the-ground

https://zealandardor.bandcamp.com/album/wake-of-a-nation-ep - the opening track Vigil is flawless but the entire band’s discography is top tier.

https://runthejewels.bandcamp.com/track/close-your-eyes-and-count-to-fuck-feat-zack-de-la-rocha

Aye, it’s going to get a lot worse. Especially for those in countries without the infrastructure to have air conditioning or homes built for temperatures like which we’ve never seen.

I dont think the mjority of the planet’s life can adapt to being battered by storms, wildfires, 40-50C heatwaves and flooding

But you’re probably right about the suffering

Using IR blocking films (like the ones that they use to tint car windows, preferably the type that use static cling instead of adhesive because they’re far easier to apply) on any windows helps to keep the incoming heat down during the day,

Having airflow through the house at night with open windows or some form of vent, just make sure to add in bug nets to block any intrusive animals.

The addition of louvres (solid panels that have angled plates in them to block sunlightbut allow airflow) to the outside of windows can help keep temperatures down as well.