I guess it also depends on your definition of "leave Earth". If you're in orbit, you're still kind of tethered to Earth. Quickest way to leave the gravity well is straight up, although escape velocity in most directions will get you there.

It's a major enough speed boost that it's cheaper to launch rockets from the equator than anywhere on the European mainland.

Actually, you go up. The earth rotates beneath you, turning your up into sideways.
E: then of course you have to turn east

Tactical bluke

[... any other Democrat would be better than Newsom].
Message received. Get ready for Schumer 2028!

No assumptions made here, just the observation that a positive step is not a compromise.

For you it was easy, which doesn't have any bearing whatsoever on how easy it will be for any other person. What's worth trying is anything which reduces the amount of suffering in the world, which is not 'compromise', it's a positive step. One burger a year is an improvement and even if that's all you can manage it's better than nothing.

That is indeed a fair criticism. It's just not the one that the other commenter was making.

I cannot fully parse your comment. Could you clarify what you are saying?

A Molotov cocktail (among several other names – see § Etymology) is a hand-thrown incendiary weapon consisting of a frangible container filled with flammable substances and equipped with a fuse. It is typically a glass bottle filled with flammable liquids sealed with a cloth wick. 

Nonsense. Macklemore lost money for supporting Palestine.