I love that guy! So I guess yeah… good first impression 🤣 and no it’s isn’t GTA5 Bus Driving. It’s just a really nice, not overly complicated bus game. Unlike so many other bus games for me in this one they’ve really nailed the environment. It feels bustling and busy and not like a bad film set. That’s one of the issues I had with Bus Simulator 21. This one’s fun and great looking.

Thanks everyone, really interesting responses and you’ve all given me lots of food for thought 🙂

Yeah I’m the same. In fact without my fidget cube I can’t even focus on what people are saying to me. It’s like my brain is a bunch of twitchy squirrels constantly looking for something new. It often feels like the world isn’t running at the right speed for me. But I’ve got used to it now and actually in a crisis it comes in really handy I’ve found.

An interesting point (and I like your username 🙂) But not what I was talking about. Maybe you should post this point as a post of it’s own? It’s certainly a thought-provoking topic.

By harmony I mean the people of the UK making peace with each other again in order to present a united front against external threats (I thought that was obvious but my bad if it wasn’t). Putin has tried to divide us in a bunch of different ways from amplifying our differences over Brexit to encouraging people in the UK to hate immigrants. I’m not making any of that up. For example just check where Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales is right now and why…

I’ve come to realise over the years that it’s the people fanning the flames of discord on both sides (edit: of the Brexit argument) that are helping the external forces that want to sow division in the UK. There are many who benefit from a divided Europe, including Putin and his orange puppet. These days I focus on the voices (edit: in the UK) that want to move us towards harmony rather than away from it. Unfortunately, there are fewer of those voices on social media than there should be and it’s a pity.

More concerned with my Googlings than with the fact that OP’s post is a complete lie? Interesting.

(Switches is it on) Boom, time machine!

“The slop may happen to mostly be correct this time.” I’m glad you understand that now. There really isn’t anything else to discuss. This was never about AI Slop. That’s just a distraction.

You’ve already been told by someone else that this is not inaccurate and you are fully able to research it yourself. If you want to “raise the quality of discussion” please do so. So far I see very little evidence of that.

Thanks for that comment. This was such an odd post. Also the other statement in it that Japan has no jurisdiction over US bases is also inaccurate. They are Japanese territory leased to the United States under the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty. While these bases are under exclusive U.S. control and operate under U.S. jurisdiction, they remain part of Japan. It seems posts like these are just intended to increase friction.

What a weird conversation terminating comment. All the information is referenced. Are you suggesting we should disregard Google results even if the references confirm the information? The Japanese military IS NOT under US command in emergency situations. If you believe otherwise I look forward to your evidence to the contrary.

Literally not true 🧐

Just Google: “Is the Japanese military under US command when there is a national emergency?”.

"No, the Japanese military—officially known as the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF)—is not automatically under United States command during a national emergency.

Under the current security framework and Japanese law, the JSDF is controlled by the Japanese Ministry of Defense, with the Prime Minister as the commander-in-chief.

Here is the breakdown of the command structure during emergencies:

• Independent Command Chains: In an emergency, Japanese and U.S. forces operate under their respective chains of command, cooperating closely as allies rather than as a single integrated force.

• Operational Coordination: While not technically under U.S. command, the JSDF is designed for extreme interoperability with the U.S. military. They use a “Joint Operations Command” (established in March 2025) and an “Alliance Coordination Mechanism” to synchronize efforts.

• “Rear Support” Role: Japanese law allows the JSDF to provide “rear support” to U.S. forces in regional contingencies, but this is a coordinated activity rather than a command transfer.

• Historical Context/Debate: The idea that Japan’s forces would fall under a U.S. commander in a crisis is a subject of political debate within Japan, stemming from an unofficial “secret pact” in the 1950s. However, modern Japanese officials have explicitly stated they are not considering transferring command authority to the U.S.

Key 2025/2026 Shift:Japan has established a permanent Joint Operations Command (JJOC) to unify its own branches, allowing it to act more independently, while the U.S. is elevating its own forces in Japan (USFJ) to a “Joint Force Headquarters” to facilitate smoother peer-to-peer cooperation rather than unilateral command.

It’s not that simple for Slovakia…

Firstly Fico risks isolating Slovakia now that he doesn’t have Hungary as an ally to protect him from any disciplinary actions from the EU.

Secondly, the EU has developed a bilateral loan system from individual member states that doesn’t require a unanimous EU vote.

Thirdly, there’s also a “enhanced cooperation” system now that allows groups of countries to proceed without unanimity.

Fico is going to have to balance the benefits he gets from doing Putin’s bidding with the blowback he is going to get and the consequences that will generate for Slovakia.

…and with him goes the most significant and consistent opponent to funding for Ukraine within the EU. Good.

He’s out of moves basically. This is just a toddler holding his breath now. What a sad clown.

Have you noticed the push at the moment to try to create a moral argument AGAINST talking about the Epstein files? That’s straight out of the disinfo playbook. “C’mon guys, not everything is about the Epstein files. You’re so obsessed. Let’s move on guys, c’mon” etc.

It’s also such an easily countered argument. Something can be two things. The war is awful AND Donald Trump being a pedo rapist is ALSO awful.

I’m pretty confident though that his deep involvement with Epstein and all the crimes he committed are pretty baked into people’s consciousnesses by now though. Whatever he does, the ghost of Epstein will be waiting for him at the end.

You know… you’re right. I should be more Epstein files about it. You can’t reduce a complex Epstein Files likes this to just one Epstein files.

That’s just such an Epstein files thing to say. How can a President Epstein files those words and expect the world not to Epstein files in revulsion. To be brutally Epstein files he seems a little desperate. These are not the words of a sane Epstein files.

A battery icon feels like an odd choice as a container of anxiety. A ball of squiggly lines or some lighting bolts that disappear gradually would make more sense to me but hey, it still conveys the message.