Feats of the Week 25

01 Mar, 2025

PONDERED

What should Trump have told Putin about ending the war in Ukraine? Oh, that's an easy one. Russia must withdraw their entire military from Ukraine, even Crimea. Then they must return all hostages and POWs. Then they must pay Ukraine to rebuild all of their cities and infrastructure. Then they must pay reparations to every civilian impacted by the war. There. That was easy. Did Trump say any of that?
Let's say that your neighbor's house burns down. They lost everything. Everyone in the neighborhood donates food, clothing and whatever else they might need. But you go to your neighbor and say, "I would love to help you. What do you need? I have plenty of that. I will give it to you. But I need you to give me 50% of your paycheck moving forward. I won't let you take advantage of me." That's a terrible thing to do to someone. Who would do that? Trump. He did that to Ukraine.
Do Balrogs have wings? I seem to remember podcasters or YouTubers saying that they don't. The Fellowship of the Ring clearly says that they do. I'm currently reading the Illustrated edition and it's on page 330. Why is this a debate? I dunno. I don't care enough to want to argue with people on the internet.