Even Ilhan Omar and Tlaib? I can’t believe that there isn’t even a token member left to pretend that the public can push democrats slightly to the left anymore.
China has sharply ramped up its production of cheap electric vehicles, solar panels, and batteries just as the Biden administration has pushed through legislation supporting many of those same industries in the United States. ⠀...
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.
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....
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.
Good news on one hand. On the other hand, I don’t believe a single word that South Korea’s defense chief says as a general principle unless there’s more evidence.
Also to add to your comment, narcos literally recruit from or start out as military units. Minimum military for a country like this just makes more sense. Mexico’s not Iran.
The First Solidarity Camp for Gaza has Gone Up in a Latin American (Mexican) Campus (english.elpais.com)
Bulletins and News Discussion from April 22nd to April 28th, 2024 - The Scramble For Africa: Green Edition - COTW: Democratic Republic of the Congo (hexbear.net)
Image is from this Washington Post article, which shows the Shabara artisanal mine, where cobalt and copper are dug out by hand....
Will China flood globe with EVs, green tech? What's behind latest US-China trade fight (mainichi.jp)
China has sharply ramped up its production of cheap electric vehicles, solar panels, and batteries just as the Biden administration has pushed through legislation supporting many of those same industries in the United States. ⠀...
What's the Bourgeois rationale for the existence of compound interest as opposed to linear?
I’m teaching exponential relationships to my class tomorrow morning and one of the applications of this understanding is obviously debt....
What's a common feature of video games we could really use in real life?
Zelenskyy says wants Ukraine to become a ‘big Israel’ (www.aljazeera.com)
Against Cross-posting (lemmygrad.ml)
cross-posted from: lemmygrad.ml/post/3977698...
Japanese stocks at a 34-year high point | Japanese citizens pessimistic about the economy (www.uhb.jp)
Nikkei average stock price hit 39,098 yen per share, a high that hasn’t been seen in 34 years...
Samsung, LG, SK suspend US construction projects amid soaring costs (m.koreatimes.co.kr)
they told us we were crazy (mander.xyz)
US has spent about $20 million to maintain superyacht seized from a Russian oligarch (edition.cnn.com)
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....
Israeli tanks have deliberately run over dozens of Palestinian civilians alive (euromedmonitor.org)
DPRK munitions factories are operating at full capacity to supply weapons to Russia in exchange for much-needed food and other necessities, South Korea's defense chief has said. (en.yna.co.kr)
New York Times sent a letter to AMLO requesting comments prior to their latest hit piece. He debunked it point by point live, calling the NYT "a filthy rag" and "world-famous professional slanderers".
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/984/151/332/763/097/original/fc56defcd2fd7fcd.mp4