"The push to seize Russian sovereign assets reflects a shared desire to show Moscow that it would not be able to outlast western resolve to aid Ukraine, both economically and militarily"
All wars impoverish people. Americans are stupid by thinking that it's OK to fund a war but not OK to pay for it, and that's what they think. These wars cost, and who pays for it? We do, the common folk.
I think if the US wants to fund wars in Gaza or Ukraine or anywhere else, they should fund them through an immediate war tax. Let's see how popular these wars are then.
OK, an immediate 5-10% war tax on corporations, even better. Do that. Pay as you play. Let's see how popular THAT is.
Better yet, if a war is that important, send your kids AND your money. Is it worth that?
Biden commits tens of billions at a time like it's candy. Who will pay for that? Us. Let's pay for it now. An immediate war tax. Let's see how popular that is.
Wait, leaning right from this view. If I were standing on the other side, it'd be learning left. Regardless, it's leaning. I think.
I suppose if you could drill a hole from the top to the bottom at a perfect 90 degree angle with the drill bit not being exposed at any point, you could claim this post is non-political. Off course, that would depend on the size of the bit. Like, the one they used to get those miners out of the shaft in Chile, well then, good luck with that.
Anyway, now that I look at it, you're right. It's not leaning. Well done.
Holy shit. Univision, the nation's largest Spanish-language network, has decided to cancel ad-buys by the #Biden campaign in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, & Florida after #Trump met with their executives last week. Our media continues to fail us. This is how our democracy dies.
You know that thing where you see something or someone and think you know what or who it is, then as you get closer, your perception and interpretation of reality changes? Like you think you see your friend Bob off in the distance, but as you get closer, you realize it was just a reflection of a fire hydrant?
I think every moment of our life is that. We're constantly recreating our reality, every millisecond.
Perhaps there is no objective reality, something separate from us. Rather, perhaps we create ourselves every millisecond, creating our separate identity. Maybe we are creating our own illusion.
Here you go. How dare people, especially young people, vote, says the GOP.
“You put very sexy things like abortion and marijuana on the ballot, and a lot of young people come out and vote...pure democracies are not the way to run a country,” Santorum said.
“People infected multiple times with COVID-19 are more likely to develop Long Covid, and most NEVER fully recover from the condition. Those are just two findings of a comprehensive new 3-year research study” https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998107
Agreed. It sort of reads just, well, really unscientific.
Also, particularly for people over 60, does anyone really ever recover fully from any severe illness? I mean 100%? And with rapid aging, how would one even measure recovery? Because to recover would not mean to be in the same health as you were before the illness, because you've aged, so your health would have degraded anyway.
I'm sorry, but that joke is off-color. You're pigmental. I'm going to canvass your neighborhood to gain support for a motion that you brush up on your .... your... OK, I'll stop now.
someone told me today that young people can't afford homes because we spend all our money on "toys like boats and ATVs" and now I am desperate to meet the one Millennial Hell-Child commuting from their basement apartment in a speedboat and giving us all a bad name
People can't afford homes because their currency is being devalued by fiat creation faster than their fiat earnings are increasing, and war is going to exacerbate that because the Man will create even more money for the wars. Be prepared to be even poorer.
Acts of altruism and cooperation are the most rebellious, anarchist, anti-capitalist, anti-bigot things you can do. When considering how to react to any given situation, consider the influence of greed in all its forms and do whatever is furthest from it.