Disposable extinguishers have to be replaced every 10 years or so. Used or not.

Rechargeable ones need internal service every 5 or 6 years depending on model, but with proper maintenance they can last indefinitely, but doing that costs money.

Yup.

If FF goes, then they have nothing. The best hope for now as an alternative option would be Ladybird, when it eventually comes out.

Agreed, uBo is the superior solution since it is not only an ad blocker. It is so much more.

The picture really allows for some quite astute plausible deniability regarding his dry testicles for sale.

For reference, I checked this:

https://www.biasly.com/news/lebanese-ask-what-cease-fire-as-violence-simmers-in-the-south/

It tells me the bias is 84% on the Left. What?

Here is the link to the article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/world/middleeast/lebanon-israel-cease-fire.html

In fairness the smaller headline, that does not make the photo reads:

"The fragile truce in Lebanon was extended after talks in Washington this week but has come under threat as Israel and Hezbollah have traded attacks."

However, that does not take away from the fact that Israel is invading Lebanon. That does not get mentioned in the article, because of course.

Okay, but the current Merz cabinet pushing for the first picture comes from a grand coalition composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democratic Party (SPD). It officially took office on 6 May 2025 after Friedrich Merz was elected Chancellor by the Bundestag.

So in part it is the Socialists who are pushing this, along with the CDU and CSU and the AfD are not even in power.

Although I do agree that Germany is in a messed up state. Especially economically. So the push for extra military spending is their attempt at being like the USA and try to pump up their economy that way. Bad idea IMO. The year really does make it, though.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/germanys-economy-has-gone-from-engine-to-anchor/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_economic_crisis_(2022%E2%80%93present)

I am of the habit that I block it globally on the browser. Until perhaps a website that I have to use needs it.

Yeah, it seems like a totally unnecessary move.

And yet, we have had countries, kingdoms, territories and empires for thousands of years.

At times all defended by literal walls as to keep people out.

How are people pretending they do not know this?

Anyone who has travelled through Europe knows that is not the real reason.

Don't want to be that guy, but this is far from new news.

"Less than two weeks ago, the United States conducted a drone strike over central Yemen, killing one al-Qaeda operative. The strike was the last under Obama (that we know of). The 542 drone strikes that Obama authorized killed an estimated 3,797 people, including 324 civilians. As he reportedly told senior aides in 2011: “Turns out I’m really good at killing people. Didn’t know that was gonna be a strong suit of mine.”

This is from 2017. You can find even older stuff.

https://www.cfr.org/articles/obamas-final-drone-strike-data

Well, if that ain't fucking creepy as fuck.

This emerging trend is insane. A while back, they did it for a murder victim, and the family literally put words in his mouth regarding his own murder. Imagine the cope and pretentiousness of the exercise.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05/08/ai-victim-court-sentencing/