They would most likely look the same but there are still evolutionary changes deeper in the DNA that aren’t visible like metabolic and digestive functions. A modern horseshoe crab would not be able to reproduce with one from a 100 million years ago despite looking virtually identical.

When I see massive and highly technical projects like this I wonder where they find enough skilled labor to build it. Just look at the immense complexity of this and they have to build miles and miles of it underground. I’m imagining that all of the construction workers have PhDs in physics or some shit. Or am I overestimating the demands here?

250 million years ago to 2019. This salt had a good run.

And Biden just doubled tariffs on solar cells from China too!

This is basically a self imposed embargo that will ensure that we are outside observers to a world that is rapidly transitioning to renewable energy.

All tetrapods share a common ancestor but the land was already teeming with invertebrate life at the time. Take a look at this handy guide to see our lineage. :)

It’s also not a closed, finite system because it relies on the extraction of resources and labor from outside of the imperial core.

What’s funny is that ferrets have been domesticated for thousands of years for a similar purpose as cats but they’re still viewed as wild or exotic by many. California and Hawaii still prohibit ownership of ferrets out of fear that they will harm native wildlife populations. Yet cats are completely legal and are much more capable hunters in every situation other than underground burrows. And anyone who has owned or interacted with a pet ferret knows how completely useless they would be surviving in the wild on their own. They have zero self preservation instinct.

I’ve read accounts from people returning to the US after a visit in China saying it feels like returning to the 20th century after experiencing what 21st century infrastructure is like. Did you get that sense that all? I suppose it is highly dependent on which city you visited.

It’s quite possibly the WASPiest food in existence. A dish devised to showcase the wonders of in all its grandeur.

Reading this filled me with rage towards all of the reactionary libs that dismissed his sacrifice as the futile gesture of a madman.

The lib compulsion to deny the power of protest while championing the as the only appropriate instrument for change…

The thing is, SUV prices depreciate, and people who would never be able to afford a new one can easily obtain them used. Gas prices are obviously not enough of a deterrent even to those living paycheck to paycheck. Some additional barriers to disincentivize the choice of driving the largest car they can afford is very welcome.

The SUVs in Europe are also smaller on average than the behemoths on American roads. The largest ones you will come across in France will be BMW X5 sized. And while they are large, they are utterly dwarfed by SUVs like the Suburban, Sequoia and Escalade. An Escalade vs X5 comparison here.

Not only that, but we can see with our very own eyes in real time how easily the masses can get whipped up into a frenzy of hate by dehumanizing entire populations.

It wasn’t even that long ago when mild exclamations like d_mn and h_ll were forbidden swear words too.

Meanwhile, here is the slop that is fed to the uninformed I AM VERY SMART crowd.

So? There are Jews living in Israel who oppose their government too. That doesn’t mean Israel isn’t both an ethnofascist state AND country.

And as an American whose government is filled with fascists, feel free to call my country fascist as well.