It is my understanding that prisoners can be compelled to do labor, but cannot be forced to accept a hazard position.

Only in 16 states can prisoners still be compelled to do labor. Unfortunately, Cali is one of them.

Abolished

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Yeah, they’re not welcome here. I banned them.

Found the Carthaginian?

Explanation: The Mexican and Italian flags are very similar, save that Mexico has a cool elaborate crest with an eagle (eating a snake, I think) in the middle.

The joke made is that in the Battle of Teutoberg Forest, the Romans lost three Legions and their accompanying legionary eagle standards (aquilae) to a German ambush, thus, the reason the Italian flag lacks an eagle is because they ‘lost’ their’s.

Explanation: The Mexican and Italian flags are very similar, save that Mexico has a cool elaborate crest with an eagle (eating a snake, I think) in the middle.

The joke made is that in the Battle of Teutoberg Forest, the Romans lost three Legions and their accompanying legionary eagle standards (aquilae) to a German ambush, thus, the reason the Italian flag lacks an eagle is because they ‘lost’ their’s.

I suppose the real question is whether most users will balk at this and move to a new platform, or just accept it.

My bet is that they’ll just accept it.

No, it’s doge

Would you like to cite the part where sanctions were threatened against Pakistan, the actual topic being discussed?

No one brags about their Lemmy accounts’ special numbers. We don’t even have karma.

Free at point of access. Obviously doctors aren’t growing off of trees and falling like reverse apples. Free like public roads are free.

Do you also consider the US sanctions against the ICC to be ‘diplomatic pressure’? That is the argument you are making.

Would you like to cite the part where sanctions were threatened?

I mean, you were a super flamboyant Renaissance guy with dual wrist blades murdering dozens of mooks per encounter as early as AC2, and by Brotherhood and 3 it only got more overt.

Step 1: NATO

Step 2: Sharing is caring

Yes blackmail.

Jesus Christ.

Explanation: The American entry into WW1 occurred shortly after the German Empire made an incredible unforced error with the Zimmermann telegram, offering an alliance with Mexico in exchange for American territory in the case that America entered WW1. America at that time had no intention of entering WW1, but we sold a great deal of materiel to Britain and France (a lesser amount to the German Empire due to the effective naval blockade carried out by the UK), and the German Empire was concerned that was going to tip the scales in the Entente’s favor.

Turns out active US involvement in the war was a bigger influence in the Entente’s favor than Britain and France getting price gouged by American businessmen.

Back in November, the Syrian opposition led a lightning offensive out of fucking nowhere that collapsed the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime in under two weeks.

Direct threat to make a government to overthrow their leader is ‘diplomacy’.

The direct threat of… damaged diplomatic relations?