Yeah, that tracks. The only reason i knew about them was because of esoterics in my area. It was one of their favourite "sources" to cite here in Germany. Along with "Kopp Verlag"...
a conservative multinational media company [...]
The Epoch Times, which has promised full cooperation with prosecutors, has become politically conservative over the years and has embraced President Donald Trump.
Goddamn, the sane washing is insane. Epoch Times never was "conservative" and it didn't become "conservative". It was always a far-right conspiracy propaganda piece. It just became so obvious now, that even the dumbest mf should notice...
No truly cataclysmic events occurred in the last millions of years, so we’re probably safe enough.
Just because nothing happened so far, doesn't mean nothing will happen in the future. Just look at some of the volcanoes we have around. They may lay dormant for millennia, until they don't. Same principle for pretty much everything this universe has to offer. It's safe until it suddenly isn't.
Also, we have several billion people on this planet. I think we can handle tackling multiple problems at once.
And the main reason that the US is able to provide that assistance is by having bases in forward positions. Without those, it's a lot harder to project military strength or bomb schools.
Call of Duty devs watching their entire story line sink like a stone