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A language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary.[0] I don't think NA wampum or totem poles would be considered written language by that definition. Khipu aren't found in NA, AFAIK.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language

That addresses civilization but not prehistory as there is no known record of written language north of the desert barrier.

Under these terms, all 400+ tribes north of the deserts of North America were prehistoric until the arrival of the European and some paper.

Can confirm. Also, paying for a new vehicle in $9500 installments over several days does NOT fool anyone.

Right. The plaintiff should not have been riding a motorized vehicle on a sideWALK, thereby increasing potential risk to himself and others for grievous bodily harm. He failed his duty of care to using the vehicle and infrastructure as it was designed.

1. Hundreds. Twitter and Telegram are your best bet for field kills.

2. Does it? I've never seen a lawn planted in 7-8" rows.

Regardless of the species of plant in the photo, does that look like a tilled field to you?

> Ukraine plants their wheat in the spring

This aligns with every single combat photo I've seen thus far. I don't think I've seen one field of winter wheat. So the shortfall is not in winter wheat, but in the types planted right now.

To add to this: Buy in bulk when it goes on sale and replace individual units as consumed. No need to buy it all right away when you can slowly acquire bulk bargains whenever the opportunity arises.

Kim Jong Un would like you to hold his soju.

That is precisely why Putin keeps saber rattling about Russia's nukes. NATO (but mostly the US) would wipe out the Russian forces in Ukraine in a matter of days. Since he's committed so much of Russia's military to the invasion, the west would effectively castrate Russian defenses and likely all manner of hell would break loose in all those oppressed satellite regimes (hello! Chechenia, Georgia, Belarus, etc.)

> best of luck Ukraine, hope you can solve it on your own

Except, that's patently false considering the hundreds of millions of dollars in arms & training the US has been shipping to Ukraine in the past year. [0][1][2]

[0]https://news.antiwar.com/2021/04/07/us-delivers-military-car...

[1]https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/08/politics/us-ukraine-security-...

[2]https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-ne...

There is practically no lumber to harvest.[0]

[0]https://ign.ku.dk/english/about/arboreta/arboretum-greenland...

By telling the Kazakh battalions to go in first and use up all the Ukrainian bullets, of course.

Putin just wanted to throw some Kazakh bodies in front of his Russian troops. They are much more expendable to him.

From what I've seen so far in this invasion, it appears the Russian military is as rotten as its leadership. Where are the fearsome Russian assets, the stealth bombers, the laser guided missiles, etc? They can't even control Ukraine's airspace. No, I don't think the optimism is unfounded.

Change the world, yes. End it, no.

If the Ukraine invasion is any indication of the might of Russia's military, it has demonstrated that Russia's might is largely tanks and mobile missile launchers. The US has assets in the air, on the ground and off the coast of Russia right now that are ready to redefine the meaning of "shock and awe" at the first sign of nuclear use. Putin has one chance to get his missiles off the ground before complete annihilation in a matter of minutes.

When Finland starts saying "we really should consider this NATO thing", anti-war Germany says "we need lots more tanks!" and even the Swiss say "we are neutral to everyone but you" (all in one week!!!) the people around him MUST realize just how badly Putin has fucked up.

> sow a fair amount of discord between Western allies

From my outsiders perspective, I have never seen Europe so unified. Putin has inspired an astonishing amount of camaraderie amongst his western neighbors.

> Oh no, not the global finance! How sad.

You jest, but much like a man who has just lost his job and has no foreseeable income, Russia is now entirely dependent upon what savings it has to pay for everything... from China. Surely, China wouldn't take advantage of their comrades, right?

I don't think a cease fire will return things to they way they were. Lots of countries have had it with Komrade Putin and will work to see him deposed. Maybe an oligarch or general will help speed up the process?

If your partner wants to break up with you and date other people because you're an ass and offer nothing they want, who are you to stop them?

If Ukraine wants to break up with Russia and join other alliances because it's an ass and offers nothing Ukraine wants, who is Russia to stop it?

> The world is not changing

You may have blinked and missed it, but it just did. The US has weaponized global finance to an unprecedented level. Russian loans denominated in FX will all default. The stock market is cratering as soon as they are brave enough to open it back up. The ruble is going to be worth less than it was an hour ago. The Great Russian Experiment is underway.

Well, more than a few of those conquests were prevented by Russia. Assad wasn't spared because of his tactical genius. The calculus might change for a few regime changes this year...

> There is ( i believe) a big shift coming away of that thinking

The US has just weaponized global finance. A country's access to most of the world is now contingent upon playing by the US/EU's rules. Or, there's China.

Russia has been propping up Venezuela. Maybe there will be quite a few regime changes this year?

What economy? An unprecedented experiment has begun and should Putin persist many Russians will likely be paying for things with either gas, grass or ass in the coming weeks.

The dictator of North Korea is protected as a useful tool for China. Is Russia willing to submit to Chinese control if they have no other options?

If it's any consolation, there's a noticeable difference in the framing of this war from the US side. The West is slowly waking up to the fact that Putin has been waging a war for years without declaring it. It is being framed in the US media as Putin's War instead of the Russian Peoples' War. I think many recognize that ordinary Russian people are about to suffer greatly as collateral damage in his conquest for glory. Be well & stay safe.

The current Vice President isn't an oil company executive so invading an OPEC member state isn't likely in the cards for at least another two years. Plus, there was that whole "I'm trying to kill your dad" thing.[0]

[0]https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/bad-blood-saddam-a...

>Big companies and people staying in Russia will easily absorb this

While it seems hard to fathom how big this anti-Putin tsunami really is but can you name any big companies based in North Korea? Like North Korea, Russia has just become reliant upon China for pretty much everything.