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Chilling statistic. Wrong on so many levels. Guilty of living in a territory. Or of presumably believing in a different religion. And being slaughtered because of it. Evil.
Turns out bunker busters work better than $150 billion cash on pallets. The total cost of the recent U.S. bombing campaign targeting Iranโs nuclear sites is estimated to be around $500 million, reflecting a complex and costly military operation. This figure includes the deployment of seven B-2 stealth bombers, each valued at approximately $2.1 billion, which delivered at least 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker-buster bombs costing $15-20 million apiece. Additionally, about 30 Tomahawk missiles, each costing around $2 million, were launched. The operational costsโincluding fuel, maintenance, aerial refueling, support aircraft such as F-22s, F-35s, AWACS, electronic warfare platforms, and personnelโadded tens of millions more, with total mission expenses likely exceeding half a billion dollars. Over 125 aircraft participated in the mission, underscoring the extensive logistical and financial investment involved[1][2][3][5][6][8].
Beyond the direct military expenditures, the strikes have also contributed to broader economic impacts, including increased volatility in global oil prices and inflation concerns due to fears of disruption in Iranian oil exports and potential retaliatory actions. These indirect costs, while harder to quantify, amplify the overall financial and geopolitical consequences of the bombing campaign[2][5][7].
In sum, the U.S. airstrikes on Iranโs nuclear facilities represent a significant financial outlay in both direct military spending and wider economic ramifications, with the immediate operational costs alone estimated at around $500 million.
To understand **how many water systems and power plants could have been built for \$500 million**, we can estimate based on average construction costs of these infrastructures. Below is a rough breakdown using typical U.S. figures (note: actual costs vary significantly by location, scale, and technology):
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### ๐ง **Water Systems**
**Average cost to build a new municipal water system** (small to mid-sized community):
* **\$5 million to \$15 million** (Includes treatment facilities, distribution pipelines, pumps, etc.)
#### ๐น Conservative estimate:
* **\$10 million per water system** โค **\$500 million รท \$10 million = 50 water systems**
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### โก **Power Plants**
There are various types of power plants. Here are a few types with rough average costs:
#### ๐ข **Small Solar Power Plant (\~10 MW):**
* **\~\$15 million** โค **\$500 million รท \$15 million = \~33 solar plants** (Can power \~2,000 homes each)
#### ๐ต **Small Natural Gas Plant (\~100 MW):**
* **\~\$100 million** โค **\$500 million รท \$100 million = 5 plants** (Can power \~75,000โ100,000 homes each)
#### ๐ **Small Modular Nuclear Reactor (SMR):**
* **\~\$300 million to \$500 million** โค **Could build 1 to 2 SMRs**
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### Combined Estimate
| Type | Average Cost | How Many for \$500M | | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------- | | Small municipal water system | \$10M | 50 | | Solar power plant (10 MW) | \$15M | 33 | | Natural gas plant (100 MW) | \$100M | 5 | | Small modular nuclear reactor | \$400M | 1โ2 |
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### ๐งพ Summary
For the **same \$500 million**, instead of being spent elsewhere (e.g., military aid, overseas projects), **the U.S. could build:**
* **50 municipal water systems**, or * **33 small solar power plants**, or * **5 small natural gas plants**, or * **1โ2 small modular nuclear reactors**
This kind of investment could power hundreds of thousands of homes or deliver clean water to entire regions in need.
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Exposing The Shocking Ingredients In Vaccines. Watch the full webinar here: https://rumble.com/v6mtzkr-looking-at-the-possible-future-of-vaccines-under-maha-webinar-from-february.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp W
Sasha Latypova criticizes the PREP Act, which grants pharmaceutical companies complete legal immunity for mRNA vaccines, allowing them to avoid liability for injuries or deaths, effectively giving them a โlicense to kill.
Iran was on the verge of crippling Israelโshutting down airports, oil refineries, and launching waves of ballistic and hypersonic missiles. But suddenly, it ...
As the U.S. government takes big steps to usher cryptocurrency into mainstream finance, one of the worldโs biggest crypto exchanges is urging the Canadian government to match and exceed those efforts, even as concerns mount.
CBDCs would grant immense power to the state. They would know every purchase you make and have the ability to block specific transactions or even freeze your account fully. It's an authoritarian's dream.
Stablecoins have drawbacks too, and the state could exercise control over them somewhat. But blockchains have more property rights and privacy (although not total privacy) built into it by default. It would be much more difficult for a state to overcome those hurdles.
No crypto. Bitcoin only. No ones in charge of it and all the companies are going to want it when they realize itโs perfect capital; theyโre already buying as much as they can.
bitcointreasuries.net/ See for yourself how much they are picking up without anyone working realizes.
Most of the wealth on earth is owned by individuals. When Bitcoin flips the wealth transfers to companies. I donโt know what that really means for the good of humanity but thereโs an itchy feeling.
๐ข Israel is responsible for "one of the cruelest genocides in modern history," ๐ต UN special rapporteur Albanese said on Thursday, accusing Tel Aviv of weaponizing #gaza as a testing ground and calling for sweeping international action, including a full international arms embargo
๐ Albanese names 48 corporate actors, including arms manufacturers, banks, tech companies, academic institutions, directly linked to broader 'economy of occupation'
Francesca Albanese says Gaza has become laboratory for Israeli weapons, calling on states to suspend all trade, investment with Israel
- Anadolu Ajansฤฑ
Here's a thought for cis men who, when women tell you to stop performing toxic masculinity because it is harming you, say "but do you have any idea what that would cost me socially? Men and women both constantly demand that I perform their idea of masculinity."
Women who have refused to perform the requirements of femininity absolutely know what it can cost, and we are telling you, it is better to accept that price than continuing living in a system that destroys you.
If we refuse to have babies, people lose their minds. If we refuse to be nice and sweet, people scold us. If we refuse to dress in ways that are socially acceptable for feminine women (whether by being too masculine or too "provocative") that opens us up to assault & transphobic violence (funny how those bathroom bills make it dangerous for any woman to go out in public without looking sufficiently feminine).
We know.
So don't tell me that you can't refuse to perform masculinity.
We have a federal constitution that is limited. All not listed in the constitution is the purview of the States.
Since 90% of the federal budget is unconstitutional, it should be scrapped. There would be no ability to 'promise' anything since it is unconstitutional.
Real leadership means the ability to follow the constitution
We're the regulators that deregulate We're the animators that de-animate We're the propagators of all genocide Burning through the world's resources, then we turn and hide
The US Mission to the UN denounced a new report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, accusing her of waging โeconomic warfareโ against American and global firms by naming them as complicit in Israel's occupation and military actions in the Palestinian territories.
"Many and sharp the num'rous ills Inwoven with our frame! More pointed still we make ourselves Regret, remorse, and shame! And man, whose heav'n-erected face The smiles of love adorn,โ Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn!"
Hi friends, My name is Cyara, and Iโm a transgender refugee living in Gorom camp, South Sudan, along with other queer community members. We came here after fleeing severe persecution and violence in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya where many of us were harassed, attacked, and denied safety.
We thought we would be safer in South Sudan, but here too we face discrimination, abuse, and daily threats. Then, on June 20th, the government gave us an eviction deadline: leave the camp or face prison. They gave us no plan, no support, just a deadline. That day came and passed. We are still stuck, scared, and exposed.
I know posts like this can feel overwhelming but please believe me when I say: this isnโt easy to write. Iโm not trying to guilt anyone. Iโm just desperate to get help for me and my sisters.
We are trying to raise $1500 USD to rent a shelter in Juba for 3 months, to house 8 of us while we try to find longer-term safety. Weโve raised $121 so far Iโm grateful beyond words for that, but weโre still far from safety.
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I think that you are not allowed to speak freely on most platforms. And when i say speak freely i dont mean to have right to offend people, just to have right to normaly tell your opinion.
It's mostly the people, not the services themselves. I guess the services don't want to look anti-democracy and toxic lol. They have the "it's fine unless I disagree" philosophy while promoting various "freedoms" (often including freedom of speech) which is definitely not meant for establishing literal minority supremacy.
I don't even see a reason for proving this tbh. It's something you have to see yourself to be sure and from my experience people who don't see it are just highly delusional and deranged or something from that category. People that I know personally and that don't struggle with severe mental illnesses (as those can cause comprehension issues obviously) do see this problem btw.
Yes you are, they are advertising their platforms like you are free to comment anything and most people beleave that. Ask anyone if they think youtube will delete their commen even if they didnt offend anyone and they will tell you no way! So people definitly think that you are free to say anything freely, while you are actualy not. Meaby the sites have it vriten in small letters somwhere deep beried in papers but thats obviusly not clear to people. And its beried on purpose. If they are more clear with that people would searc for another platform that wont do that.
Yes you are, they are advertising their platforms like you are free to comment anything and most people beleave that.
I hate to break it to you, that's your fault for making an assumption (and a bold one at that) or you're just quite naive. Most places that you sign up for will either have you agree to a Terms of Service, or they'll make you agree to the rules. I have even more bad news for you: Advertisements usually try their best to show only the "good" of what is being advertised (such as how an advertisement for a toy doesn't usually make it very clear that batteries are required to use it).
Ask anyone if they think youtube will delete their commen even if they didnt offend anyone and they will tell you no way!
No, they might be angry that their comment was removed, but it's a pretty common understanding that moderators will remove content at their discretion, even if people don't necessarily agree with the decision.
I'm not sure why I'm even engaging in this, usually it's pretty clear when someone gets upset that their "free speech" (that they were never entitled to) is being violated that their intent is to spread hateful content.
Perhaps that isn't you, but nonetheless that is the group you're putting yourself in (even if unintentionally) whenever you ride under that banner.
It would also be worthwhile double checking what actual "Freedom of Speech" is and what it covers. Assuming you are referring to the US' first amendment, it has absolutely nothing to do with anyone other than you and the government (and even then it has its bounds).
As an example, let's say you're a writer for a newspaper. The government cannot take down an article that you write in which you criticize them (because that would fall under protected speech, unless you are making direct threats towards someone), but your boss could absolutely say "No way, we're not publishing that" as they are not a government official.
This doesn't even just include "Freedom of Speech", as another example, with the right to assembly you can publicly assemble and protest the government - but it wouldn't allow you to start a protest on someone's private property.
Found the libertarian that doesnโt understand the concept of free speech. ๐
As BlueBerryDreams aptly put it:
Freedom of speech is a protection from persecution from the government, not an obligation for all other parties to be exposed to your speech. Websites are private spaces, and like most private spaces, have their own rules to abide by. It's their right to make those rules whatever they want, and people can choose the rules that make a more pleasant space to occupy.
Nobody is obliged to broadcast your opinion if they donโt like what you say.
True and that's why closed communities (women only, trans only etc) exist. But if a community presents itself as open, not broadcasting something does say something about its morality imo.
No actyaly noone have to read my comment if they dont find it interesting. Or noone have to read my post if they dont see it interesting. Removing of comments and posts are directly wiolating freedom of speach.
Websites are private spaces, and like most private spaces, have their own rules to abide by. It's their right to make those rules whatever they want
That includes removing whatever post they like or dislike. If you post something against the terms of service and your post gets removed, thatโs on you.
Noone is amplifing my opinion, they are just letting us all have our opinions. And they are not removing comment that are violating their terms of service they are removing coments that they dont like, even if they dont violate any terms. Also they are making terms of service very shady and unclear and brod so it gives them right to remove anything they dont like. Also they are not up front about it. If they honestly say yes we will remove any comment that we dont like than people would search for another platform that wont do that. This way they are directly deceiving people in thinking that they have freedom to tell their opinion when in reality they dont.
What do you think the terms and conditions when you make accounts are? Thatโs why they make you agree to them up front. You chose not to read them and ignore them.
On YouTube the channel operator and the company have a say in how they want their space to be. You have no right to insist on being heard in every damn room you enter. That includes โjust leaving a comment for those that want to read itโ
If the person or company doesnโt want your opinion in their room it is their right to remove it. Like it or not.
No you are wrong, is it realy fair to put one small โi agreeโ button and have milion pages of text behand it? Is it ok to let people agree to all that text vithout realy reading it? No ofcourse not its built that way on purpose. Its by design made to lure you to just click ok without reading it, because thats what they want. They dont want you to read it, they want you to just clikc ok so they can continey to do what they want without you even knowing anything. It should be forbiden by law that you make text longer than 10 sentenses. Because realisticly noone can read it. Imagine that you need to read a 100 pages of text for every single app that you want just to try out. Imagine that you need to read 100 pages whenever new small update comes out for your system on your smartphone. And imagine doing the same for your pc, and also for every single app that you have. Every time new update comes out you need to read a 100 pages. Thats not posible and that should be ilegal!
Ok. So here the fun bit. Iโm one of those people that does read them. I look into the privacy policy of the technology and websites that I use.
Most terms of service are very similar and are broken down into categories usually. Finding the content and privacy sections doesnโt take long and once you read a few they all become easier to understand.
You might not like it but โI agreeโ is enough to be legally binding. Just because you didnโt want to read doesnโt mean others donโt. There are a lot of laws and 10 sentences wonโt cover that.
As of youtube, first of all thats not their space thats public space and they souldnt have pover to controll it. And im not hierd automaticly because i left a comment. There are many comments on video and i dont read them all so they are not hierd as you sad. But if someone wants to read my comment they should be free to do so. You dont have right to delete my comments. No its not their right to remove it, becayse i dont leave comment for them i leave comment for all the people that are watching a video.
Freedom of speech is a protection from persecution from the government, not an obligation for all other parties to be exposed to your speech.
Websites are private spaces, and like most private spaces, have their own rules to abide by. It's their right to make those rules whatever they want, and people can choose the rules that make a more pleasant space to occupy.
If you want the freedom to be hateful and hostile to people, feel free to hang out on 4chan. Forums are typically more tightly controlled, especially specific topic forums, with discussion tightly controlled to keep things on the subject so the site stays useful and not buried in irrelevant content.
Dude if you dont want to read my comment on youtube video than dont, just skip it. But deleting my comment is direct violation of freedom of speach. Noone is forcfuly listening to me. Let me speak freeli and noone is exposed forcfuly to my speach. If you dont want to read my post on forum than don read it. Deleting my post is violation of freedom of speach.
Deleting my post is violation of freedom of speach.
Repeating it doesn't make it true. Sorry, but that's simply not what the first amendment is about. 'Freedom of speech' means you can't be arrested for a YouTube comment criticizing our glorious Cheeto (yet). It does not grant you control over the content other people choose to publish to private websites.
These spaces are not free, public spaces, and they have never been. Stop living in this fantasy world. Twitter is not a town square, it's Elon's private club and he can do whatever the hell he wants. The only thing I can do is choose not to use it, and focus on sites run by people I'd rather support.
Second sites are not honest about freedom on them. If you say that everyone are free to comment whatever they want, as long as its not directly offencive and than delete all comments that are just reviling the truth without offending anyone, than you are straight up lying people. If you honestly sad that you will do that kind of things, people would search for another platform. So you are directly scaming people.
That was the big problem on sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. They advertise themselves as a public square. Then they would censor speech in various ways unknown to the speaker. A lot of people in this thread don't understand that. In case you are not familiar, sounds like you are, Martin v. City of Struthers (1943). I know these sites aren't just U.S. citizens, so a lot of the comments come from foreigners who only familiar with their limited freedoms their government allows them.
New arrivals are being recorded in the area of โโthe Odessa seaport. Local residents are writing on social networks that another arrival is in the area of โโwarehouses.
In 2024, Mexican artist Chavis Mรกrmol made headlines by crushing a Tesla with a massive nine-ton replica of an Olmec head. The bold act was more than just spectacleโit was a symbolic statement. Mรกrmol explained that he wanted to destroy an object he saw as representing a dark, powerful figure like Elon Musk.
So... Pornhub. Censors the 'u' in 'fucks'. On their year in review. I'm clearly too stupid to understand the obsession with censorship and control of expression
Vivaldi 7.5 is now available for all desktop platforms. Delivering a vibrant update shaped by user feedback and designed to make online browsing more intuitiveโฆ
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Trump administration has formally updated the safety labeling on all mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to reflect what many Americans have been warning about for years: a disturbingly high risk of myocarditisโparticularly in young menโand ...
the possibility of long-term, irreversible heart damage.
The revised warnings apply to both Pfizerโs Comirnaty and Modernaโs Spikevax vaccines and follow months of mounting pressure over transparency and accountability regarding the true risks of these experimental injections.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) โ The secretary general of Lebanonโs Hezbollah resistance movement described the Israeli regime as a strategic threat to regional and global peace.
June brought a fresh wave of updates across openSUSEโs rolling release. There were major feature enhancements, performance improvements, and several critical...
Recently switched a system from arch to tumbleweed. After another required manual update intervention. So far I quite like it. And if as claimed is stable enough to not have me having to troubleshoot updates. I will likely be switching several more. It's not quite as on the bleeding edge as arch. But it still has plasma 6.4 and blender 4.4 etc which are the big things for me.
In this clip from TCR Live #137, Derrick Broze breaks down the importance of Bilderberg 2025 and asks why so many in the โmainstream alternative mediaโ have stopped reporting on the Bilderberg Group. Show Notes: https://x.
Assuming the BBB passes as-is, what can Trump do to Block Federal Funding of Transgender SurgeriesTrumpโs Executive and Regulatory Actions:Reverse Bidenโs Obamacare โGender Identity Mandateโ:Biden reinterpreted Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Actโฆ
What can Trump do if the BBB passes as-is to Cut Off Planned Parenthood FundingTrumpโs Executive Options:Reinstate the "Protect Life Rule" via HHS:This rule barred Title X funds from going to any provider who refers or performs abortions.
@verita84 he misrepresented the campaign because he's a corporate shill and a lot of people take him seriously and he was one of the first hits for anyone looking into SKG
Its utterly amazing to me that some people are soooo retarded that they haven't figured out that modern education credentials are utterly usless in identifying expertise or intelligence.
Anybody identified as an expert, is likely just a degreed pinhead, is likely wrong, and likely too stupid to know just how ignorant they are. After all they have a piece of paper that says otherwise.
Lisa Henderson thought she was safe inside her home during a storm, until one small, everyday habit left her struck by lightning for the second time in her life.
We brought the price of Eggs back to what they were supposed to be. When I took over on January 20th, the Fake News was screaming that, โEgg prices have gone through the roof, quadrupled,โ they said. Now theyโre plentiful, and inexpensive. โThank you President Trump!โ
This is the kind of content the .ml admins cultivate through their bans and censorship. They'll frequently remove articles from credible good sources that directly go against their narratives, while allowing misinformation and conspiracy websites to include RT, Sputnik and (as shown) random substack blogs as long as they tow the narratives that align with them.
E.g. Ukraine is a Nazi regime and Russia is just "liberating" the Ukrainian people
Join the lemmy.ml boycott today and help foster a better Lemmy-verse! No more posts, comments (except to counter their propaganda ofc!) or upvotes on any comms on the Lemmy.ml instance!
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Unfortunately, the "block" isn't really a block on Lemmy, it's barely a mute and that goes for user and instance blocks. Because dessalines refuses to implement a proper system (unsurprisingly). It's been 4 years since "blocks" rolled out
In any case it still allows their toxicity and misinformation to spread, trolling new users who come here unaware of the need to block and such
Really, the best answer is to call for wide defederation like the rest of the Tankie Triad is treated
Is piefed a Lemmy alternative? There are so many new things (very cool!) out there, and Lemmy starts to lose it's luster IMO, not very much interesting news or discussions, lots and lots of "gEnOcIdE" troll bullshit (I mean you can't even ask questions to these people).
Yea, for the most part, but it's still fully federated so you'll still be part of the Threadiverse and will be able to fully see and interact with all of Lemmy's content and users without issues
But, on PieFed, at least block means block, blocking lemmy.ml or any other instance on PieFed blocks comms and users alike and blocking an individual user on PieFed means they won't be seeing any of your comments or posts. So none of this mute BS on Lemmy where problematic users can still brigade your content and comment "behind your back" on your posts/comments without your knowledge
The young but feared sorcerer Zagan is a candidate to become a member of the 13 Archdemonsโa group of the strongest sorcerers in the worldโfollowing the death of their eldest member, Marchosias.
Hey everyone, Iโm #newhere. Iโm interested in #ecology, #entamology, #romantic, and #space I love the Earth and all life on it. I love meeting people . who like these thins too and learning what its like were they live and what plants animals and bugs live there .I'm from South Australia were there's lots of wild life including in the city. many colourful parrots and many other birds.
This text was written in the context of the anti-fascist three-day conference of June 20-22, but its typing and publication was delayed.
Responding to the call of the anti-fascist days of actions (20-22 June), of antifa Maja T. who has been on hunger strike since 5/6 in Hungarian prisons, we send our own signal of solidarity to their struggle. Two years ago, during the day of honor (anniversary of the mass extermination of Hungarian and German Nazis in 1945), where a fascist rally-march takes place in Budapest, where hundreds of neo-Nazis and fascists gather. In response to this call, anti-fascists from Europe have decided to return to them some of the violence they produce.
The far-right Hungarian government began a series of arrests, openly supporting the fascists, with inflated indictments of criminal organizations and inhumane conditions of confinement. Other European states cooperated with each other, engaging in a series of deportations and persecutions. Germany played a leading role in characterizing the German anti-fascists persecuted by the Hungarian state as dangerous criminals, culminating in the overnight extradition of Maja T. Many of the people involved chose to go underground, refusing to surrender their freedom in the hands of either the German or the Hungarian state. One of these people was Maja T. until their arrest and extradition.
We are going through a period of vertical rise of the far right and nationalism in the West. More and more people are turning to fascist and nationalist formations. The incompetence of the left and the retreat of the revolutionary movements left room for all kinds of fascist formations to develop and expand their audience. A disappointed audience that found in its face the anti-systemism it was looking for.
Fascism and nationalism have always been the other side of systemism. Especially in times of crisis, when neoliberalism is rotting, fascism emerges as a solution to the problem. The narrative of the national core, racial superiority and the necessity of militarization is used. Militant anti-fascism is the only solution to this problem. We have no illusions about the education of the descendants of the blackshirts, nor do we obviously seek their imprisonment. After all, fascism is crushed in the streets.
Defending anti-fascism, Maja T found themself imprisoned in Hungarian prisons in conditions of extreme isolation. Conditions that led them to embank their own body, starting a hunger strike from 5/6. From our own cell, the least we can do is stand by it, sending strength and solidarity.
Victory in Maja Tโs hunger strike. Solidarity with those who are persecuted for their anti-fascist activity Solidarity with the two persecuted comrades, accused of attacks on the offices of Golden Dawn Kyriakos Ximitiris present
Itโs easy to show solidarity with powerless victims who endure their suffering with stoicism. But Palestinians chose to break free of their cage, even if it shattered the image of perfect victimhood.
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