Y’know, I really didn’t like the idea of weaponizing civilian vessels, but China has been cooking…

So maybe we just see how this plays out?

“It’s actually super complicated and you’d really need to be an expert to understand even 1% of this and you have to take our word for it because it’s so nuanced and…”

VS

“Bombing civilian infrastructure is bad because it kills and harms civilians”

My understanding is that the US fled Iraqi bases and several of those in the Gulf States, but even then they’re apparently staging some sort of build-up in Kuwait or UAE during the ceasefire.

So probably just the before map minus Iraq and a majority of the Gulf States

What if he’s dividing the wealth of the petit bourgeoisie so that no individual can threaten his capitalist empire?

Notice how only the princess and her friends actually play the game, while the toads and shy guys run the events and shops? Curious.

A true “Bowser Revolution” would end the “Mario Party” and redistribute the land of the “Mushroom Kingdom” to the koopas and the toads.

In this 2.5 hr video essay I will…

How anyone can look at that map and not see it as a huge indictment against the IMF as a serious operation is wild to me

Okay so MAGA was right about that one little thing, I still like the guy

(CW: descriptive racism)

In the US? Respectfully, no. For reference, I live in Backwater, USA.

All stereotypes against Indian Americans are similar to the ones against white Americans, not really that bad (rich, smart, business savvy)

All? Common negative stereotypes I’ve heard against Indians in my backwards ass town/village are: untrustworthy, smelly, telemarketers, scam artists, stingy, gas station owners, etc.

“Rich, smart, business savvy” seem to be more commonly applied to the Chinese in my experience, and by extension the Japanese, Thai, and Koreans because Americans can’t tell.

My racist old neighbor has told me multiple times in passive conversation that he specifically doesn’t trust Indians because of how they conduct business. From what I gather, this was based on a single business deal (day-labor construction) where he expected cash but got a check. Additionally, multiple locals have engaged in obvious “othering” over J.D. Vance’s wife in casual conversation.

My perception based on the general public sentiment here are: Irish and Italians are indistinguishably White, Jews are White™️ but peculiar, Indians are brown.

Even at university in a mid-sized city, anti-Indian racism was apparent and common unfortunately - absolutely moreso than Jewish and Chinese people (but still noticeable). Unironic Irish and Italian racism is an alien concept to me.

Honestly if a spider ever gifted me even a single fly I’d set them up for life

What did you guys put down for special move? Mine is the waluigi wriggle

Pretty sure that’s called a “Terrace House”

Musk/Yang '28

Loved the episode arc today as the media turned “The strait is open to those who coordinate with the IRGC, use our specific route, and pay the toll” into "Iran says, “The strait is open[!]…”

Probably around 10 sq km

Whereas before they would just flip a coin

Yeah, so everybody has to pay taxes by either studying our needlessly complex tax codes for months or by paying someone who has already studied to do it for you.

Machines have already automated away a lot of that complexity, but we’ve gone out of our way to not provide that as an official service. Instead billionaires have privatized those automation services and charge extortionate fees to use them. They lobby the government to maintain the exploitative system and try to remove any method of filing for free. They also bribe politicians comparitively small amounts of money to codify loopholes that often lead to them paying no taxes at all despite earning billions per year.

Once you submit your taxes, an automated auditing machine owned by the government can tell within a few minutes if you’ve lied or calculated your taxes incorrectly, leading to fines and punishment.

It’s really a perfect system.

(CW: mild reference to depression/self-harm) There was a table set up outside the grocery store for christians to convert people and I took one look at his sign and said, “No thanks, I’m not interested”.

This guy starts hard selling me as I’m walking away literally saying, “If you’re depressed or suicidal we have answers. We have ministers who can talk to you” lmfao I’m triggered. I wonder how his sign-up metrics are looking with that tactic. Literally the 4th guy this week that tried to convert me.

Iran must’ve hit the Hexbear servers in Kuwait smh

Australian state media is reporting on an ongoing out-of-control fire at one of the country’s two oil refining facilities

IN SHORT: A fire has broken out at one of Australia’s two remaining oil refineries, with emergency services responding to reports of “explosions and flames”. The blaze was not yet under control as of early Thursday morning, according to Fire Rescue Victoria.

China said in November last year that schools must “strictly control” the total amount of homework and offer “at least” two hours of physical activity for primary ​and secondary students every school day.

I would’ve killed for 2 hours of gym/recess every day lmao

Seems reasonable to me, Guy Fieri is only about 10% as chuddy as he looks, which isn’t saying a whole lot, but I believe him here