the MIC could never
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China seems to be escalating it's Taiwan policy Essentially, if you're chill we're chill, but if you keep escalating we'll keep escalating "until reunification."
A few years ago, I would've called anyone suggesting a hot war over Taiwan to be insane. These days... it still seems pretty crazy, but it'll depend on how much Taiwan lets America run their politics. Surely they don't want to be the next Ukraine?
He claims to be a libertarian yet he doesn’t understand economics 101
This is required to be a libertarian
The /r/worldnews thread is fun. Lots of people saying the UN supports Hamas and some even saying they were involved in October 7th. Wild world over there
May 21st: Israel seizes AP News' equipment
May 24th: AP news runs the article How 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence on Oct. 7 fueled a global dispute over Israel-Hamas war
I'd be making offerings too if I had to mine in conditions like that. Just a candle or two while you hack away at rocks in one spot for 8-12 hours. I'm sure the vibes are somewhat different pre-capitalism, especially before the advent of dynamite, but it's still not something I'd be looking for.
Went to an old mine that had been converted into a museum today. Number one takeaway was that being a miner circa 1900 would've been fucking miserable. Number two is that salamanders are cool and I should look for them more often
I used to buy merch at cons but the yen is so low that ordering stuff from Japan with shipping is usually cheaper, even compared to the non-scam booths. I ordered a game for like $45 total, it's crazy.
The semen retrieval unit will reported now cut the balls off entirely (no NSFW)