Seems like every time the hype is about to die, there's a big announcement about a model breakthrough. The breakthrough usually isn't as revolutionary as it first appears, but it's enough to keep funding going.

There is so much more context behind that. The two are not at all comparable.

The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.

Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.”

You're completely ignoring what happens in the first paragraph of NATO Article 5. The Security Council only comes into play if they get off their ass. The Security Council rarely gets off its ass, because too many countries that hate each other have veto power. NATO will continue operations for the defense of its members regardless.

None of that is true of the Budapest Memorandum. They bring it up with the Security Council, and that's it.

Are you going to keep digging this hole?

Nope, not at all comparable. The US does not puppet master the UN Security Council. It can bring the matter up, and it has. Russia has veto power on the same council. Nobody expects anything to come of that, but the requirements were met.

Not at all. You clearly haven't read what's actually in there.

Clinton didn't think Congress would ratify strong guarantees. Ukraine itself wasn't in a position to ask for much more, because it didn't have the economy to afford to maintain nuclear weapons. The result is an agreement that aggression against Ukraine would be brought up with the UN security council, and that's about it.

In providing military aid, the US has exceeded what was promised.

What did the US promise to Ukraine?

So the issue is not with Bernie being there, but that a resolution was passed welcoming Bernie to the city without full public notice and such.

Even ignoring the pettiness, the headline is framed in a way that sounds like Bernie will be under investigation. As opposed to the truth, which is that some local officials might get a slap on the wrist for an ultimately meaningless gesture.

Republicans in my state, Wisconsin, passed a law in 2011 that also violated open meetings rules. That law destroyed public sector unions. No substantive punishment ever happened.

It's a historical way to be a socially acceptable introvert. The point isn't necessarily to catch anything. It's to have an excuse to be alone with your thoughts.

Then stop making shitty, arbitrary rulings that let Trump get away with literal kidnapping and murder. We weren't the one's who escalated first. In fact, this is us asking nicely.

This advice may not have been funded by the Feline Mafia, but it wouldn't sound any different if it was.

I like having friends where I can just say that and they understand, but I also understand that's hard to achieve.

Make the man afraid some more.