Is it clear? Seems profitable to own that clay - the pipeline infrastructure connects Asian oil with European markets, and whoever controls it can charge rent and leverage favors. For example, back in the day when Russia used to own it, they tried using it to extort the EU, begging for ridiculous concessions and threatening to shut down the pipeline if their silly demands aren’t met.
in Russia, they call them “democracies”
They would do the same everywhere if they could get away with it. For example, the right wing corporatists of USA are perpetually in pursuit of the deregulation that lets this kind of medical malpractice thrive, and they constantly whine, bitch, and moan when the “deep state” won’t let them.
Gimli on sinking the submarine of Theseus: That still only counts as one
His position on healthcare seems to be Medicare for All Who Want It, without forcing people to drop their private health insurance if they prefer to go that route.
who are, ironically, not communist
alienate anyone in his base who thinks gun violence is bad
ie exactly nobody
to his base it would look strongbrave to ignore it with the most bigly beautiful thickskin
the left don’t give fuck about gun control - the far left actively oppose it
its the center right, pearl clutching, NIMBY, yuppy liberals who use it for virtue signaling, but even they won’t be budged on who they’re going to vote for based on the lip service about guns
FUCK
its like he’s trying to lose
this is not going to get anyone excited about voting for him, but it will galvanize the opposition and push swing voters into staying home on election day at the very least
That’s not a solution. From the sidebar:
Users that . . . weaponize reports . . . will be banned.
One of the things that went wrong with reddit, is some mods weaponized that rule itself, using it to provide immunity to rule breakers they agreed with by banning people who reported the rule breaking behavior.
Its unreasonable to ask users to report bots while simultaneously forbidding us from testing if its a bot before making the report. It reeks of having a pro-propaganda bot agenda.
how can you know its a bot if testing for it is forbidden?
Are bots now explicitly permitted? Or is just that users are banned from revealing them, making bots implicitly permitted?
edit: this is exactly the sort of BS that drove me away from Reddit - shutting down the 3rd party accessibility apps was messed up, but when they started banning people for reporting rule violations it became intolerable
pickle bowls are rare
I submit that their efforts to subdivide and subsequently subdue their subjugated subordinates by subtly subsidizing subversives is no substitute for substance and will substantially subtract from their ability to keep their reputations afloat.
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Once the factories come online and there’s domestic product to buy, that will probably become an important component of the strategy to bring manufacturing back home.
On the other hand, tax credits don’t benefit everyone who might want to buy an EV. For example, government agencies like the USPS would save nothing on the taxes they don’t pay, but they would benefit from lower prices brought about through economies of scale in domestic manufacturing. Non-profit 501©(3) and not-for-profit 501(d) corporations likewise find tax credits to be unhelpful.
Its about time. Tariffs on imports isn’t enough by itself to spur domestic manufacturing, it just creates creates space in the market for native companies to grow into. Actually growing that manufacturing base requires resources.
Lets do solar panels next.
*novoukraine