floofloofMar 19

U.S. Warmongering Hits Historic Level as Trump Attacks 3 Continents in 3 Days

https://lemmy.ca/post/62046304

U.S. Warmongering Hits Historic Level as Trump Attacks 3 Continents in 3 Days - Lemmy.ca

cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/205768 [https://ibbit.at/post/205768]

Show threadHumaniusMar 19

Africa, Asia, and South America

So we are not counting North-America, where the ICE raids continue then?

Show threadCosmoNovaMar 19
America is one continent.
Show threadfrongtMar 19
North and South America are considered separate continents. They’re not even connected now that the Panama canal was dug.
Show threadSunforged
Damn I didn’t realize we dug into them tectonic plates.
Mar 19 at 6:40pmWeb
Show threadteyrnonMar 19
They are separate tectonic plates, the two continents only crashed together relatively recently, the “columbian exchange” that saw wildlife mix between the continents. South America was near Africa at one point, North America more with Europe as I understand it.
Show threadnot_so_handsome_jackMar 19
I find it really cool that the Appalachian mountains used to be connected with what’s now the Scottish Highlands, if memory serves correctly.
Show threadteyrnonMar 19
When I was on the Appalachian trail they had a placard that explained it and said it’s also the oldest mountain range in the world, and used to be like 4x the size of the himalayans (which is the youngest.) Others have disputed that, but just internet randos with no sources, I trust the NPS placard.
Show threadnot_so_handsome_jackMar 19
So crazy to think about because they’re so worn down at this point. Neat!
Show threadZombieMar 19
Hills near me (northern Scotland) were once magma chambers underneath volcanoes! That’s how worn down they are. Wild to think about, and makes some lovely granite.