The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists. The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction. It comes as the southern US and China have been hit by heatwaves, while temperatures in North Africa have neared 50C (122F).

The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists.

The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction.

The figure surpasses the previous record of 16.92C (62.46F) - set back in August 2016.

  • @[email protected]English
    2•1 year ago

    But it’s not about defending against the government. It’s about deterring the government. A pufferfish can’t defend against a shark, but by being spiky it deters the shark from attacking it.

    Surely they teach this distinction in military training?

    • @CarbonatedPastaSauceEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      No they pretty much just taught us how to kill shit. In all seriousness, do you honestly believe that’s the case? That the US federal government is deterred by an armed public? Because I don’t think they give a shit, at all.

      • @[email protected]English
        0•1 year ago

        I mean, with all the armor and shit they wear and the flashbangs and the speedy sweep through a building, it sure seems to me like they’re very conscious of the danger of going to get someone.

        It takes a lot more work and preparation to go grab a US citizen than it does to go grab a pig. A farmer wants a particular pig he isn’t putting on armor and tossing flashbangs and going in with backup.

        Yes, I think the federal government is deterred by an armed public. They don’t just casually fuck with people, like that military government in Myanmar fucked with its people. It’s a big deal for them, a costly affair, to go up against a house that might have guns in it, and they don’t take it lightly.