The Continental Army was formed after the war started and consisted of completely untrained volunteers. Do you see what this means? The first battles were fought by militias. In some cases, militias from New York and Massachusetts had to be incorporated into the Continental Army. The Continental Army was disbanded immediately after the Treaty of Paris was signed, which ended the war. So only the militias were left after that. The way you would become an officer in the Revolutionary War was very simple - you'd be a rich guy, maybe you had a little military experience, you were friends with someone like Ben Franklin and he'd vouch for you (Lafayette), or you'd get off a boat and introduce yourself to George Washington (Pulaski).

The first military academy in the USA wasn't founded until 1802. Given your limited knowledge I can see why you don't want to talk about that. Just a reminder that the Revolutionary War started before then, in 1775. And it's kind of "important", you know, if you want to talk about the entire concept of a professional army that isn't just a ragtag group of citizen soldiers. Remember - at the time when the US Constitution was signed, in 1787, there was no professional army, only militias, and the federal government was completely broke.

Current president can handle all the classified documents he wants. It’s once you’re no longer the president that you should be having it.

It was a whole big thing in the news and on reddit. And if you spelled it the old way, umlauts or not, then you were seen as the asshole. Everybody played along, out of respect or whatever.

This is not something near and dear to my heart. The last time I even mentioned Turkiye, outside the context of a sandwich, was when they made a fuss about it. It was some shit that everybody else (journalists and publications specifically) had been doing right up until recently. I'm just curious why they reverted back.

They probably miss the good ol’ days when they were the ones invading countries and committing genocide

Meanwhile, Diaper Don continues to walk a free man. SMH.

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Wagenknecht is paid. Can't prove it, but it's the only explanation.

Funny. I have been taking it so long we are like besties.

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Milliard and billiard are stupid, archaic units that belong with inches, pounds, and all the other archaic English units.

I already deleted my most toxic SM and only keep in contact with people i actually like. The only thing stopping me from fucking off and becoming a rich hermit who lives in the woods is the fact that I’m poor as shit. 😏

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I do think there has been a massively untapped potential of knowledge that has been lost. But I also believe that things like vaccines would be fine for people to take. If a person believes in God and God made everything and controls everything, then the creation of vaccines would be caused by the diety by 'logic"

It's nuts. I know people who refused the vaccine because of so many stupid reasons. They don't want to listen to reason or science. I do think that dietary modulation and exercise can play a massive role in healing. I don't think the pandemic was a hoax . I lived through it, and had to delve into my art to retain focus and sanity. Now I'm on a new path of growth and transformation

Drink water. Vaccinate. Eat healthy foods. Walk in the forest

Hey, idiots. Remember the last time the former Russia visited Germany? I guess not.

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I had an acquaintance win a few million in Canada. He was grilled for almost 2 hours before he was given the $$$. Confirming where he bought the ticket, checked the card he used to pay, did a background check to see if he was related to any lotto employees, etc. If you stole/found a ticket, they will figure it out pretty quickly. If the ticket wasn’t paid for in cash, you get nothing without providing the card used.

There are cameras everywhere now as well.

I really wouldn't call Ms Wagenknecht left-wing. She's Putins bitch. Even her own party (Die Linke) hates her.

Thats a big fucking number

Are these "protesters" really that simple-minded and uneducated, or were they paid-off (including non-monetary rewards) to participate and spread their nonsense?

Second-hand shame.

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Too many people try and basically commit fraud as soon as they win. Divorce, bankruptcy, whatever where they try and basically don't admit to winning the lottery as they settle up.

I know, but this particular person isn't one of them, they literally said they are vaccinated and believe in science as well, so not sure it's necessary to jump down their throat about it.

True if they're just dropping aid packages off with the local authorities to do as they please with, but less true if the NGOs are sending workers to directly distribute aid to the population -- which is what I'm under the impression most NGOs are doing. One of the major reasons for the drop in donors was the Taliban's ban on female NGO workers, which made it more difficult for NGOs to operate effectively in the country; not an issue you'd run in to if you're just dropping off pallets of resources.

For one thing, that u with the two dots is not an English letter. For another, it's not uncommon for country names in English (or other languages, for that matter) to be different than what they are in native country. For example, Spain, Germany, Norway, Japan. In other words, Turkiye, or whatever, isn't the authority on what the country is called in other languages.

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