The United States has such a large GDP because 1/3 of it is the private healthcare industry. Another massive chunk is the government throwing tax dollars at a shell company of a shell company of a shell company that moves a government contract for construction around to each other 4 times, all subsequently increasing GDP.
I’d be much more inclined to throw some critical support France’s way if they weren’t also violently cracking down on indigenous rights in New Caledonia at this very moment.
Author definitely isn’t mad that China mediated the Saudi-Iranian normalization while the US has been pushing for Saudi-Israeli normalization without success.
“Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has demanded the National Gallery of Australia remove a portrait of her from an exhibition by Archibald Prize-winning Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira....
That rumor is so stupid it doesn’t even begin to stack up. Paying medical bills sucks, but killing someone even unintentionally puts you at risk of jail time. Vanishingly few people are going to choose a decade or more of hard labor in jail over paying a debt.
The only thing this whole rumor proves is that people will believe the most irrational things about China as long as it makes Chinese people look bad.
A decision by the Ukrainian government to suspend consular services for military-aged men living abroad has left some men uncertain about their futures....
Capitalism needs to be regulated as fuck to create a fair society, so for now, I strive for socialism, because I understand going straight to communism probably won’t work.
At least 18 public-sector websites in the UK and US send visitor data in some form to various web advertising brokers – including an ad-tech biz in China involved in past privacy controversies, a security firm claims....
In case you wanted to visualize the inefficiency of US military/contractors: Upper image is what the US built in Gaza for $320 million. Lower image is what China built in Guandong for $220 million. (hexbear.net)
The United States has such a large GDP because 1/3 of it is the private healthcare industry. Another massive chunk is the government throwing tax dollars at a shell company of a shell company of a shell company that moves a government contract for construction around to each other 4 times, all subsequently increasing GDP.
Being an adult is so fun
China Watcher don't be creepy about children CHALLENGE (hexbear.net)
x.com/wentisung/status/1793895169957507228...
Capitalism breeds innovation (hexbear.net)
Incredible things are happening in China (and Westoids are mad) (hexbear.net)
Found this because there’s a Westoid translation account that somehow thinks that this is a dunk on China....
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 (hexbear.net)
Number go down? No, number go up anyway (hexbear.net)
18+ (CW sexism) Yo BigHaas apparently this is a whole thing. (hexbear.net)
Context: hexbear.net/post/2574782
me learning france supports the icc arresting bibi (hexbear.net)
China is burning all its bridges with Israel (asia.nikkei.com)
When supporters of le genocidal settler colony… are reactionary? (hexbear.net)
Sure is a wonder why Israel has so many friends from the likes of Bolsonaro and Milei supporters....
Mining heiress demands National Gallery of australia remove unflattering portrait #girlboss (hexbear.net)
“Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has demanded the National Gallery of Australia remove a portrait of her from an exhibition by Archibald Prize-winning Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira....
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A new trolley era (lemmy.world)
Xi Jinping and his wife, forced to eat French food (hexbear.net)
https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/5b7eaf11-2060-4493-9c6f-edb778aa4e78.png
Ripperonis (mander.xyz)
US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine cancels its consular services for all military-aged men living abroad (www.npr.org)
A decision by the Ukrainian government to suspend consular services for military-aged men living abroad has left some men uncertain about their futures....
Why there is so much communist propaganda on lemmy? - Lemmy.World (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/2423375...
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal (www.japantimes.co.jp)
If Britain is so bothered by China, why do these .gov.uk sites use Chinese ad brokers? (www.theregister.com)
At least 18 public-sector websites in the UK and US send visitor data in some form to various web advertising brokers – including an ad-tech biz in China involved in past privacy controversies, a security firm claims....
It’s such a joke that we pretend we’re a country of laws applicable to everyone. (hexbear.net)
Video. I cued it up to when the audio starts - www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk1JcMchHBY&t=25s...
its true tho (lemmy.today)