It’s almost inconceivable that species who originated on different worlds would be able to have anything we’d call sex.

It’s time to fish or cut bait with China. I think following the new US model of divestment and restrictions makes a lot of sense, whatever the motives, the outcome is in line with what people have been wanting to see for a long time. Putin’s insane genocide attempt has really snapped a lot of us out of our happy little dream; economic ties do not guarantee security or stability when dealing with autocrats.

“Eventually” being on the order of hours or days of the planet actively vaporizing, to be clear.

The button works for 30 minutes, right? I don’t think that really helps any of the cases of political figures being screwed by what they said.

The short answer is that a number of cells are recruited to “eat” and otherwise break down the debris, especially the erythrocytes, which are ultimately either recycled in part or excreted as waste after processing in the liver/spleen. In particular the “eating” is carried out by leukocytes which are recruited to the area via the inflammatory process. Depending on severity and location of the bruise there might be some residual staining from the liberated iron, but that will usually also fade with time in a healthy person.