sotimely

most Chinese families invest everything plus everything they can borrow, into a home. if property values fall, that will be perceived as a giant loss and could be a widespread freakout. so they try to keep home values growing like forevers. a bubble that is kept growing forever?

so far it seems the u.s. is happy to take advantage of the situation (iran), which isnt a good sign. another aspect is private contractors, which can apparently be deployed with less oversight. 😓

moonfall felt like i was being scammed in real time. not a good movie but if you like talking about the flaws of a film then it is pretty rich

nations should stop tolerating the laundering of responsibility. a country using individuals or private companies to project its power / do its violence etc. must be held culpable, otherwise it is too easy to get away with stuff

we should stop acting like hiring mercs is a loophole

immoral because he threw the chicken away?

people who think overenunciating everything makes them a better class of human

oh yes thats what i meant.

cool idea but i think this gives them too much credit. libs blindly support every war and blindly swallow every hot distraction, while believing they do neither. i think it is too kind to focus on just the coups.

I think his point was that there is a kind of lighter type of NSFW, lighter than porn. NQSFW Not Quite Safe For Work

thats what libs do. turn on a dime when the signal is sent

haters gonna hate lol

lol who funded this crap