$5 he quits in October

U.S. sanctions have devastated the country. But the Maduro administration appears to have successfully weathered the worst of the storm. Stores are full again, inflation has been tamed, and Venezuela now produces 96% of the food it consumes. On top of that, Maduro’s signature housing policy, Misión Gran Vivienda Venezuela, just celebrated the building of its five-millionth apartment. “Venezuela is healing” is a common slogan across the country.

While the likes of Anthony Blinken and Marco Rubio condemn the electoral process in Venezuela, their positions are not supported by the dozens of Americans who were actually on the ground in Venezuela last week. It is doubtful, however, that those observers’ words and testimonies will be heeded by those in power. After all, for the U.S. Empire, some issues are too important to let the truth get in the way.

Where can I read about this? That sound amazing 😭

I expect that if Israel collapses, a lot of politicians will retire. Has anyone else been plagued by the nytimes posting exit interviews from some of the most milquetoast and nimwitted congress people to curse the earth?

Usually, dependent on the subject matter, and degree of involvement with Israeli business or politics.

the fun thing will be, did they uncover some massive crime ring and they are trying to save face, or did they run a massive crime ring and the police were not in on it. You never know with your average American Politician.

COOL ZONE COOL ZONE

Hypernormalization: when the country was a success of capitalism - wow, look at the Tiger economies. When they have become a threat through that very same process of modernization. Goddamn look at these evil commies.

One of the messages driven home by the first series, is that Aang's pacifist ideology is what's needed most in a time of war. He entertains, educates, and elucidates non-compliance, and resistance. And that resistance can be as loose as a gentle breeze or a powerful gale. The airbenders primarily are dodging and using their opponents movement against them, and Aang tries very hard to be a gentle soul, and he only accesses the Avatar State in moments of a) great peril, b) the need for overwhelming force. Aang learns to be more mature as the weight of the responsibility sets in, without fully losing himself in the journey. He is not a grimdark hero, and it is what's such a beautiful thing about the show. Even the cop-out at the end, with Spiritual Bending, instead of killing Ozai. He tried really hard to find an alternative to a moment of violence that would have continued repercussions (as every other moment of violent does, in this show).

https://hexbear.net/comment/4564984

Making the show grimdark is such a failure in understanding the source material and appreciating what make the show, the show.

I can legit imagine the U.S just failing to meet standards and just offsetting it with China's falling emissions.

I definitely think Hexbear users do not deserve any harassment. I'd encourage you to name and shame these monsters. There should legit be a name and shame list on the site, the opposite of a whisper network. Admins should pass this information to other Lemmy Admins and mods and see what punitive action is taken against these people.

Communities live or die on their moderation decisions. If the admins decide that work is not worth doing, or it takes too much from their own free time, then we'll start de-federating from lemmy's that can't keep their users in line.