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would still get restricted because they’re contentious. Like if you start talking about how you believe in equal rights, that’s something most people agree with (at least in principle,) and it shouldn’t be political. But it’s going to ruffle some feathers anyways (especially if you get any more specific than that,) so it’d be restricted.

If this is the best example you can come up with, it is fairly unconvincing that any mainstream political will be restricted.

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*cheapest and the best

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Fast-travel

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Bong Joon-ho said it best. We live in one country called capitalism.

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Works for me

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Essentially the goal is this: to use a giant electromagnetic launch track to accelerate a hypersonic aircraft to Mach 1.6. The aircraft would then separate from the track, ignite its engine and enter near space at seven times the speed of sound.

Does no one read the article anymore before commenting? I’m not responding to all the comments here since it’s clearly a waste of my time, but every single one of the concerns that people mention in this thread so far has been acknowledged in the article already.

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Market analysts said that there is no relief as of yet from this difficult period. They urged the government to play a role as a mediator, so companies can map out more specific investment plans by clearing away any lingering uncertainties.

“The government is advised to stand at the forefront in discussing subsidy-related issues with its U.S. counterparts, so local chipmakers and battery firms’ uncertainties can be alleviated,

Give more money please lol. These global companies just keep a train of endless grift going.

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We’re not paying Dalai Lama to stay quiet. Have him say “to the last Ukrainian” immediately!

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There goes Gaza…

New report shows how digitally disconnected North Korea is from the world (www.dailynk.com)

The latest Digital 2024 Global Reports showed that only fewer than 1,000 people in North Korea have access to the Internet. This small group of people is likely composed of foreign expatriates and those coming from North Korea’s political elite....

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For the last couple of years, a few North Korean vloggers – Song-Ah, YuMi, and Un-A – launched their YouTube channels. These three vloggers gave a glimpse of their everyday lives, from what they eat to their hobbies to their travels. They also have videos that showcase the infrastructures in North Korea, such as the Hwaseong Apartment Complex, Pyongyang Metro, and Kim Il Sung Square.

In June 2023, however, YouTube announced that it had banned these YouTube channels “to comply with US sanctions and trade compliance laws, including those related to North Korea.” The videos disappeared for a while but many of these have been reuploaded by other YouTube users.

It doesn’t feel fair to label North Korea “secretive” when the rest of the world bans them from even using Youtube and even hides their videos.

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Makes sense. It’s communism when tanks don’t run over people, so the inverse must be true as well.

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Settling is an act of violence

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Stop saying it like it’s intentional. They just forgot to close the valve!

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Come on Israel. None of this weak stuff please.

Declare that Cairo and Tehran are Hamas infested and give a 24-hour ultimatum to surrender all operatives without specifying how many there are. I know you want to do it.

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Are there any reputable journalistic sources that are reporting on it as well?

All the sources that I can find are Jerusalem Post, Amnesty International, QNews, and the like.

It’s weird that AP, BBC, Al Jazeera, etc. are all silent when this is pretty big news if true.

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It’s a bit tautological. Yes, you get powers, but only “radiation resistance” power from radiation.

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We also saw something that really stood out, which is that the PRC believed the United States was in terminal decline — that our industrial base had been hollowed out, that our commitment to our allies and partners had been undercut, that the United States was struggling to manage a once-in-a-century pandemic, and that many in Beijing were openly proclaiming that “the East was rising and the West was falling.”

Sullivan can’t get away with this. He can’t just say a banger line like this and continue on without addressing it.

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Let’s be honest. If China became a liberal democracy now and keeps their economic trajectory, would the US really be cheering them on? When it means that China’s GDP will surpass that of the USA in about a decade and double that of the US in two more decades after that? Will America be okay with China becoming the leader of the free world and become China’s junior partner a la Britain?

The honest answer is no to all of the above questions. The strategy has never been to hope that China turns liberal when they get rich and powerful because America doesn’t want China to get truly rich and powerful. China’s political system is of secondary concern for the West. Their increasing wealth and strength is what really bothers the US.

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This is the future if Trump becomes the president.

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Koreans are always playing victims.

They should be grateful that Japan brought civilization, technology, and Christianity to their barbaric society instead. The destruction of Tenochtitlan saved Koreans yet they still cry about it 500 years later.

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I was trying to criticize the tacit view that the Spanish/Portuguese conquest of Americas was a net positive by confusing Koreans and Aztecs.

If Japanese colonialism and forced labor of Koreans is wrong, then the same action that the Spanish did is just as wrong too since people try to inject nuance for that colonization.

I thought that it was a pretty funny comment but it didn’t workout this time. I’m going to send myself off to reeducation.

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Nah I always try pulling this stuff, so I’m bound to get a few misses. Sometimes I have to learn to take an L.

It’s always good seeing you around and goodnight!

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The shareholder’s lawyers argued that the compensation package should be voided because it was dictated by Musk and was the product of sham negotiations with directors who were not independent of him. They also said it was approved by shareholders who were given misleading and incomplete disclosures in a proxy statement.

The compensation agreement itself is suspect as Musk himself had over 1/4 of the total voting share and other directors were controlled by him as well. As an example, a shareholder who holds 51% of the shares can’t just choose to legally print himself more of the stock at the expense of the 49% and that is what the lawsuit is alleging.

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The disrespect of not even including Argentina after listing all those countries is astounding. Milei is groveling and licking your feet while barking like a dog just to be included.

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Those who still desire to move there for work have struggled to find jobs owing to the city’s slow economic recovery and changing language requirements. “Every job I applied for required Mandarin, especially in law,” says a woman who trained as a lawyer in Britain, but moved to the city to work as a financial analyst.

“International City” is just a euphemism for a city where you never have to interact with locals and learn their languages.

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That is exactly why I used the plural form of the word language. You just have to add an “s” at the end of the word like this: languages.

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Yeah I can tell that you don’t know much about Chinese languages.

The spoken form is different, but the written formal form is mostly the same between Cantonese and Mandarin.

Instead of cultural imperialism of forcing English, this measure is giving power back to the populace.

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Controversial among weebs and white racists maybe. I can’t find any prominent Japanese publication or talking head decrying the decision.

The article tries to weasel its way out by saying “inside and outside of Japan” but it seems to be mostly people writing in English on Instagram who are riled up about it.

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Why are you putting words in my mouth you weirdo.

Either give me a source that has a prominent Japanese publication or a talking head decrying the decision or stay put.

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Naomi Osaka definitely sparked a convo about whether she was Japanese enough to represent Japan, but she hasn’t lived in the country since she was three.

The exact opposite of what’s going on with Carolina, the model in question.

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Link me the 5ch thread so that I can laugh with you!

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They’re not even going to stop buying Russian gas & oil lol.

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No more landlords? That sounds like communism.

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“We will make efforts to see outbound shipments of semiconductors, the country’s No. 1 export, reach $120 billion this year,” Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Duk-geun said. “The new mega cluster’s success will further spread to other parts of the nation and become the world’s leading chip hub.”

To whom can they sell? China was their biggest customer but now the USA is not letting South Korea sell to them. It’s not like demand for raw chips magically spring up just because you make more of them.

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No need to panic. It’s a Boeing. They’re supposed to do that.

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A contrarian or a true believer?

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I thought that they were supposed to greet us as liberators.

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Chinese censors deleted an article on Wednesday that reportedly leaked full-year population figures for 2023, revealing a plummeting birth rate despite ongoing efforts by the ruling party to encourage people to have families.

How would you have full population figures for 2023 before the end of the year? And if it’s an estimate, why bother releasing it now instead of waiting a week for an accurate number?

None of this makes sense. It’s nonsense.

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Never trust Americans to pay what they promised. This is a business lesson that you learn again and again in the real world.

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Samsung should be able to cover the tab in the interim if they really wanted to build here

That’s the whole point. Samsung and TSMC never wanted to build American plants due to their history of stealing IPs, but the US government strong-armed them into building them. The subsidies were meant to smooth things over but now it’s not being doled out.

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There are some exceptions like Naughty Dog (is there another one?) that kept their quality after getting acquired. But I agree in general with your thesis.

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They absolutely were

Name one.

How is it not? Every country is responsible for their own minimum wage

Yeah and they raised it tenfold.

Everyone can see you for who you are, a pathetic Xi-troll. I bet you can’t say one legitimate criticism of the CCP because your handlers will silence you. You’re clearly giving CCP legitimacy by making brave anti-China people look absurd. This reverse-psychology trick isn’t very clever.

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I knew you’d disengage instead of saying one legitimate criticism about China.

I actually feel sorry for you, cramped in your little cell with millions of others spouting the latest Chinese propaganda against freedom. Trying your best to ignore the word reverse-psychology because your party commissar is watching you like a hawk. Some day you’ll actually be free but back to the 50 cent mine with you for now! Chop chop!

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Don’t be so quick to judge. The people who wisely chose to get paid in diapers just had their wages doubled.

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