Aarros
@aarros.bsky.social
Physics MSc., PhD student. I like science, history, and being honest, and seeking and holding to the truth in all things regardless of whether it is convenient. Pro-EU, pro-Ukraine, pro-rationalism. Against evil: Barbarians, fascists, and their supporters.
He's laying the groundwork for things like "subtle" Holocaust denial which then grows bolder over time and concludes with him claiming some insane conspiracy theory like that the Jews were behind the Nazi regime, or that the Nazis were justified in their actions.
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
He's laying the groundwork for things like "subtle" Holocaust denial which then grows bolder over time and concludes with him claiming some insane conspiracy theory like that the Jews were behind the Nazi regime, or that the Nazis were justified in their actions.
Well, they are still all supporting Trump and spent decades building the corrupt, sick, evil system and disinformation that resulted in Trump. But when faced with barefaced treason like what Trump is pushing, some extremely rare tiny bits of actual principles can sometimes be seen among Republicans.
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Well, they are still all supporting Trump and spent decades building the corrupt, sick, evil system and disinformation that resulted in Trump. But when faced with barefaced treason like what Trump is pushing, some extremely rare tiny bits of actual principles can sometimes be seen among Republicans.
Unlike Vance, Rubio actually does try to do the right thing for Ukraine. He is too spineless and powerless to really stop Trump and Vance, but he tries his best. One of the few things where he might actually deserve some credit. Not all Republicans have fully sold their soul to Russian treason.
November 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Unlike Vance, Rubio actually does try to do the right thing for Ukraine. He is too spineless and powerless to really stop Trump and Vance, but he tries his best. One of the few things where he might actually deserve some credit. Not all Republicans have fully sold their soul to Russian treason.
Of course, pressuring Ukraine won't work: Even if Trump managed to get Ukraine to agree to some insanely pro-Russia deal, Russia would instantly take it as a sign that they are able to ask for more, and reject the deal. Indeed, Russia already thinks these "peace talks" mean that it can ask for more.
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Of course, pressuring Ukraine won't work: Even if Trump managed to get Ukraine to agree to some insanely pro-Russia deal, Russia would instantly take it as a sign that they are able to ask for more, and reject the deal. Indeed, Russia already thinks these "peace talks" mean that it can ask for more.
Trump doesn't have a coherent worldview or strategy. He only has a vague idea that he wants to be a "peacemaker" because he thinks that will boost his ego (and win a Nobel). He admires dictators like Putin and doesn't want to pressure him, so his only choice is to pressure Ukraine.
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Trump doesn't have a coherent worldview or strategy. He only has a vague idea that he wants to be a "peacemaker" because he thinks that will boost his ego (and win a Nobel). He admires dictators like Putin and doesn't want to pressure him, so his only choice is to pressure Ukraine.
Trump has dementia. What is groundhog day to us is the reverse for him: Every day is new and special, and every day he comes up with a new brilliant idea, nevermind that he already came up with it the day before. Brilliant ideas like "Let's tariff everyone", "Let's give Putin more concessions".
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Trump has dementia. What is groundhog day to us is the reverse for him: Every day is new and special, and every day he comes up with a new brilliant idea, nevermind that he already came up with it the day before. Brilliant ideas like "Let's tariff everyone", "Let's give Putin more concessions".
Like asking during WWII: "Why don't the Jews and Nazis just get along with each other?"
Maybe because the Nazis brutally attacked and inflicted the Holocaust on the Jews, while the Jews were the ones who just wanted to get along?
Vance is an insanely evil and stupid piece of excrement.
Maybe because the Nazis brutally attacked and inflicted the Holocaust on the Jews, while the Jews were the ones who just wanted to get along?
Vance is an insanely evil and stupid piece of excrement.
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Like asking during WWII: "Why don't the Jews and Nazis just get along with each other?"
Maybe because the Nazis brutally attacked and inflicted the Holocaust on the Jews, while the Jews were the ones who just wanted to get along?
Vance is an insanely evil and stupid piece of excrement.
Maybe because the Nazis brutally attacked and inflicted the Holocaust on the Jews, while the Jews were the ones who just wanted to get along?
Vance is an insanely evil and stupid piece of excrement.
Someone should tell Trump a simple but true thing that might actually get through to him: Trying to force Ukraine surrender doesn't make USA look strong. It makes USA, and especially Trump and his admin, look EXTREMELY weak. Someone ask him to his face if he wants to be a weak loser who gave up.
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Someone should tell Trump a simple but true thing that might actually get through to him: Trying to force Ukraine surrender doesn't make USA look strong. It makes USA, and especially Trump and his admin, look EXTREMELY weak. Someone ask him to his face if he wants to be a weak loser who gave up.
Arlington in USA: "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God"
Also quite moving.
Also quite moving.
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Arlington in USA: "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God"
Also quite moving.
Also quite moving.
I have no love for Russians, but incidentally, the quote on their tomb of the unknown soldier in Moscow is very good:
"Your name is unknown. Your deed is immortal."
"Your name is unknown. Your deed is immortal."
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I have no love for Russians, but incidentally, the quote on their tomb of the unknown soldier in Moscow is very good:
"Your name is unknown. Your deed is immortal."
"Your name is unknown. Your deed is immortal."
I recently encountered that quote while reading about various monuments to unknown soldiers. That same quote is written on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens. (My admittedly incomplete understanding of what it means: Great men's "tomb monument" is their legacy and effect on the whole world.)
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I recently encountered that quote while reading about various monuments to unknown soldiers. That same quote is written on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens. (My admittedly incomplete understanding of what it means: Great men's "tomb monument" is their legacy and effect on the whole world.)
I would avoid sharing anything by him, as he is an apologist for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and their genocidal actions against Ukrainian civilians.
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I would avoid sharing anything by him, as he is an apologist for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and their genocidal actions against Ukrainian civilians.
Otherwise people will be advocating for policy that only makes sense in a world where for example ICBMs work completely differently from how they actually work. Or nuclear escalation in general.
And that might even cause them to unwittingly advocate actions that make nuclear war more likely.
And that might even cause them to unwittingly advocate actions that make nuclear war more likely.
October 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Otherwise people will be advocating for policy that only makes sense in a world where for example ICBMs work completely differently from how they actually work. Or nuclear escalation in general.
And that might even cause them to unwittingly advocate actions that make nuclear war more likely.
And that might even cause them to unwittingly advocate actions that make nuclear war more likely.
The message is ofc obvious: Nuclear war is a very bad idea.
But the process by which we might end up in a nuclear war, and how that might be prevented, for that it is pretty crucial to get right details like "Do we have a hotline to Putin", "Can we actually shoot down ICBMs?" etc.
But the process by which we might end up in a nuclear war, and how that might be prevented, for that it is pretty crucial to get right details like "Do we have a hotline to Putin", "Can we actually shoot down ICBMs?" etc.
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The message is ofc obvious: Nuclear war is a very bad idea.
But the process by which we might end up in a nuclear war, and how that might be prevented, for that it is pretty crucial to get right details like "Do we have a hotline to Putin", "Can we actually shoot down ICBMs?" etc.
But the process by which we might end up in a nuclear war, and how that might be prevented, for that it is pretty crucial to get right details like "Do we have a hotline to Putin", "Can we actually shoot down ICBMs?" etc.
No one cares about The Martian getting things some things inaccurate. It doesn't have many real-world consequences.
Nuclear war is a very real issue and it genuinely affects people's political views. Nuclear war in a text that is not explicitly fiction deserves to be torn to pieces by pedantry.
Nuclear war is a very real issue and it genuinely affects people's political views. Nuclear war in a text that is not explicitly fiction deserves to be torn to pieces by pedantry.
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
No one cares about The Martian getting things some things inaccurate. It doesn't have many real-world consequences.
Nuclear war is a very real issue and it genuinely affects people's political views. Nuclear war in a text that is not explicitly fiction deserves to be torn to pieces by pedantry.
Nuclear war is a very real issue and it genuinely affects people's political views. Nuclear war in a text that is not explicitly fiction deserves to be torn to pieces by pedantry.
The thing is, it is very unsophisticated. That is the sad and astoninshing thing. It turns out that people are extremely easy to manipulate if you control enough of the media. Have you seen Fox News? It is frankly very poor quality. But its watchers do not care, they are addicted to the propaganda.
October 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The thing is, it is very unsophisticated. That is the sad and astoninshing thing. It turns out that people are extremely easy to manipulate if you control enough of the media. Have you seen Fox News? It is frankly very poor quality. But its watchers do not care, they are addicted to the propaganda.
You're no doubt aware of Peter Thiel who is basically the puppetmaster behind Vance. He is one of the people who will take (even more) control behind the scenes once Trump's lifetime of burgers finally catches up to him.
October 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You're no doubt aware of Peter Thiel who is basically the puppetmaster behind Vance. He is one of the people who will take (even more) control behind the scenes once Trump's lifetime of burgers finally catches up to him.
They can get Trump (and others) to do it for them. Or have you not noticed who benefits from Trump, who gets tax breaks, who own most of the main media that constantly promotes and sanewashes Trump and smears his opponents? Even NYT now cannot go a day without bothsides issues in his favor.
October 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
They can get Trump (and others) to do it for them. Or have you not noticed who benefits from Trump, who gets tax breaks, who own most of the main media that constantly promotes and sanewashes Trump and smears his opponents? Even NYT now cannot go a day without bothsides issues in his favor.
I did not inherit millions of dollars from my father nor grow up with major business connections or political connections.
I am also not an insanely evil person who wants to ruthlessly manipulate other people for my own gain.
I am also not an insanely evil person who wants to ruthlessly manipulate other people for my own gain.
October 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I did not inherit millions of dollars from my father nor grow up with major business connections or political connections.
I am also not an insanely evil person who wants to ruthlessly manipulate other people for my own gain.
I am also not an insanely evil person who wants to ruthlessly manipulate other people for my own gain.
I suppose the real question is that how it is that Trump is the one who figured this out, and not someone else. Or did Trump just get lucky and use this at the exact moment when it actually became viable? Would Trump-style rhetoric have worked in, say, the 1990s?
October 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I suppose the real question is that how it is that Trump is the one who figured this out, and not someone else. Or did Trump just get lucky and use this at the exact moment when it actually became viable? Would Trump-style rhetoric have worked in, say, the 1990s?
Well, it turns out that American voters were much easier to manipulate than anyone ever thought. All you really had to do was lie to their faces and never back down on those lies, and they ate it up. It is one of the most astonishing things I have ever seen, honestly. Turns out they are even dumber.
October 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Well, it turns out that American voters were much easier to manipulate than anyone ever thought. All you really had to do was lie to their faces and never back down on those lies, and they ate it up. It is one of the most astonishing things I have ever seen, honestly. Turns out they are even dumber.
This is especially esasy in USA where the legal system is insanely easy towards rich people. They get away with basically anything. If you fraud non-rich people, they cannot afford the lawyers to beat your expensive lawyers. And you can even buy politicians (99% of R, some D) to look the other way.
October 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is especially esasy in USA where the legal system is insanely easy towards rich people. They get away with basically anything. If you fraud non-rich people, they cannot afford the lawyers to beat your expensive lawyers. And you can even buy politicians (99% of R, some D) to look the other way.