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SuperSpy- t1_jeel9hv wrote

Reply to comment by Fun_Amoeba_7483 in Ford hikes prices on its F-150 Lightning again, as production resumes after EV battery fire by Shakawakahn

You can always tell the actual work trucks because they are 10 years old and look like shit because the people that own them actually use them for work like the tools they're supposed to be.

I bet my Colorado (which is already a pretty big truck in absolute terms) have moved more cargo than 95% of the stupid lifted F250s I see rolling around blowing smoke.

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randompantsfoto t1_jeek1tg wrote

Reply to comment by random-incident in Turkey ratifies Finland’s NATO membership by For_All_Humanity

Not yet. Upcoming elections will either force Eedogan to fold (if public sentiment is leaning towards allowing Sweden in—his primary opponent is for allowing), or will approve it after he wins (once he gets what he wants from all the arm twisting).

As Sweden (as well as Finland) is part of the EU’s mutual defense pact, under Article 42, the rest of Europe’s member states are beholden to come to their aid regardless, in the event of an attack. It gives the U.K., U.S., and Canada an out if they didn’t want to get involved, but there’s not much chance they’d leave anyone hanging in the event of Russian hijinks.

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randompantsfoto t1_jeeivtt wrote

Reply to comment by HughMananatee in Turkey ratifies Finland’s NATO membership by For_All_Humanity

Sweden controls a significant portion of the Baltic Sea. (Including the island of Gotland), a sea which essentially becomes a NATO lake as soon as they join. Any Russian ships based in St. Petersburg become trapped/useless in the event of a conflict with NATO.

Granted, they weren’t getting out into the North Sea and Atlantic past Denmark and Norway anyway, but now they wouldn’t even have room to steam out to the middle of the Baltic and pretend to be a navy without being under constant threat of land-based anti-ship missiles anywhere they go.

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zsreport OP t1_jeeiqi1 wrote

Reply to comment by astanton1862 in HPD: Rapper shot, killed by suspects dressed in black near River Oaks area by zsreport

I believe Papa Bush lived (at least for the last part of his life) in Tanglewood, also very upscale, but over in the Galleria/Uptown area. All the boys in ZZ Top grew up in that neighborhood, though I don't think it was as upscale then as it is now.

Enron evil doer Jeff Skilling lived in River Oaks before it all went bust. I believe prosperity gospel preacher Joel Osteen lives in River Oaks.

Honestly, not sure it's a neighborhood I'd want to live in if I could afford it.

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