The Dems are effective only because of their perceived legitimacy. If they completely stop winning elections, then the public will look elsewhere: to either the Bernie/AOC types, or to MAGA. No one wants to follow a loser.
Money is necessary but insufficient for the DNC to effectively stifle opposition
Better red than dead
Reminds me of some new research that each person’s breathing pattern is like a fingerprint that can identify them. An ordinary smartphone microphone is sufficient
Liberals love economics too. Except instead of “it’s simple really, let me explain to you the supply-demand curve” the liberals will say “let me explain why this program for Pell Grant recipients benefits you metaphysically although not actually, and here’s why you should love it”
If disposable vapes are made of recycled plastic then that’s another red flag. Recycled plastic is often of dubious origin. Lots of random dangerous waste gets mixed in with the plastic, such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and of course heavy metals.
From what I can find, it’s based on the Chinese Dongfeng Nammi Box
Similar to how the Ford Explorer EV is based on Volkswagen’s MEB platform (same one as most of their EVs like the ID.3)
so calling it 100% indigenous is a bit of a stretch. However, while researching this, there was a lot of anti-AES nonsense and propaganda, so hard to say if the downplaying is more untrue than the claim of 100% indigenous. I can’t find any hard information on this vehicle at all. It’s either fluff pieces or racists saying that it’s not possible that Africans could do it on their own.
Regardless, progress for Burkina Faso is a very good thing to see
is a bad movie. I watched it for the first time, and it didn’t age well.
Movie starts out with RW 
blatantly objectifying the first Vietnamese woman he sees… then thinking he sees her again, because haha every Asian looks the same right guys? cue theater audience wheezing
He ends up stalking her across town and bribes her teacher $20 to teach her class. Again, they’ve never spoken to each other, she was literally just walking along the street and he’s convinced that they will fall in love.
It doesn’t get better. I’m not trying to write a plot summary but it’s a couple hours of boomer humor mixed with orientalism, war propaganda, anti-communism, racism (you’re supposed to laugh when RW attempts to speak Spanish to communicate with the locals), and homophobia (there is one gay character and he is portrayed as a sexual deviant who likes taking creep photos of GI’s ankles)
The portrayal of the Vietnamese people was in general, fake and unbelievable. Unless you believe it’s realistic that a girl would fall in love with her stalker when they can barely even communicate to each other.
3/10 there were a couple funny lines, and the general structure, pacing etc of the film was ok
The natural human reaction to all of this is to first be horrified that a husband and father of two children was murdered.
This is just bad faith
CEO Sundar Pichai said, "We have a culture of vibrant, open discussion... But ultimately we are a workplace and our policies and expectations are clear: this is a business, and not a place […] to fight over disruptive issues or debate politics."
A billion-dollar contract with Israel is a political decision. There is no way to oppose it except politically. Own the decisions you make Google.
edit It is fascinating how abrupt and vocal a response I get here if I say something negative about Putin. It's also fascinating how many upvotes those responses get. It makes the provenance of this community's opinions fairly obvious.
You sound exactly like Shapiro
“People immediately telling me I’m wrong is proof that I’m saying the hard truth!”
No, China doesn’t count because that would challenge my worldview. I know I’m right, I just haven’t figured out how yet.
YTA you should have been more forward. Out of respect (for the Iraqis) I would suggest something like “oh cool” or “the earth is healing”
I think we don’t disagree significantly. I had in mind the Democrats generally losing elections up and down the ballot as they fail to respond to the undermining of what little democracy did exist in the US. There’s a real possibility that MAGA solidifies control over the entire government for more than the usual back-and-forth of presidential terms. If that happens, the Democrats won’t be taken seriously anymore by anyone except their most dedicated followers.