I also hugely doubt China’s blustering is as severe as Russia’s. I know all militaries overstate their capabilities but I think one of the biggest factors in Ukraine’s successful defense so far was that Russia was spouting all stars and then it turned out they had more like a junior varsity high school team. I think the delta between the perception and reality of China’s military capabilities is much lower.

Fringe is an absolute masterpiece beginning to end and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. NO NOTES.

No, I totally agree! A standard “happily ever after” would have been so boring. The ending we got gave context to why Ted was sharing the story with his kids. I was “surprised” at first, but really I think if people consider how the alternatives they wanted would have played out, it wouldn’t have been meaningful.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32811239/

TL;DR Stevia is shit and bad too