@lizstl13 Habibullah Jan remained a vital US ally until 2008 when Taliban fighters waited in ambush and killed him. But his brother, Haji Lala, took over his private army and with US support, continued fighting the Taliban and persecuting the people of Afghanistan until 2020 when the US left, the Taliban marched on the capital, and Lala fled to Pakistan where he begged to be jailed to avoid being sent back to Afghanistan
@lizstl13 the article goes into a lot of important history but doesn't go into the very personal history that we were backing some horrifying warlords in Afghanistan directly which enraged the local populace so much, that they would prefer the Taliban over us and our pet warlords
modern agriculture: everyday I pour 10 trillion gallons of water all over my shitty almond trees I grow in the fucking desert. everyone around me’s wells are dry, but I am wet & choked by algae me: let’s not do this modern agriculture: arrest this nerd and give me a tax subsidy
apparently yet another 737 MAX experienced an incident, the side blew out and nearly took a seat with it in flight, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. The mother had to hold onto their child in that seat who lost their shirt. Several phones were ripped out of passenger hands.
sometimes i think about how every single "Iraq Nukes are Real, we must invade" op-ed columnist has failed upwards and decide the direction that mainstream discourse takes
Mozilla went and read all the legal details about your New Car you don't read and found Nissan and Kia both said they will collect info about your sex life; and 6 car companies reserve the right to collect your genetic information
it's funny watching an American talk about all the "weird" stuff in a Russian supermarket and whining about the fermented food aisle except the quark cheese, which they love.
the fermented food is good for you, keeps your gut healthy