@GayNiffler Games Workshop was absolutely culpable in that, and a lot of it had to do with Matt Ward. During his tenure at Games Workshop they definitely pushed the Space Marines as heroes and upped the grimdark factor.

Since he left in 2014 they've taken some steps in the novels (haven't read any recent rulebooks) to say "Yeah, no, this isn't okay. The Imperium is actually very fucked up and not good."

@GayNiffler 40k definitely has some elements which entered the lore in a sarcastic/satiric sense but have become problematic due to CHUDs flocking to the fandom and taking shit at face-value.

The whole point of 40k is that there are no good guys and that the Imperium is a perverse distortion of what it was supposed to be, but naturally the fash see militarism, chauvinism, xenophobia and say "Yeah. Those are clearly the good guys."

@queenoftheleft well a lot of gardening is sifting through the literal tons of info out there and trying to figure out what applies in your particular circumstances.

For my part, last autumn I finally got a Paw-Paw tree to fruit after having planted it over a decade ago. Silly me, I had no idea they were pollinated by carrion beetles and flies (not bees) until last year.

@queenoftheleft What hardiness zone are you in (if you don't mind my asking)? I'm no expert on succulents, but I'm in Zone 6a and I know tons of people who have cacti in their outdoor flowerbeds that survive through winter temps just fine.

In any case, nice cactus, and I don't think a little rain will do it much harm so long as the medium drains well.