Bombs for peace (tm).
anachronist
joined 2 years ago
"Rubber" bullets are steel bullets coated in rubber.
It was the largest spontaneous global protest in human history and we accomplished fuck-all. 🤷
As a guy who spent the first day of the Iraq war trapped in a police kettle, yes I know.
When W's rehabilitation began during Trump 1 the libs were saying "Cheney was the real bad guy". Then along came Kamala.
"The American way of life is not negotiable" -- Liberal hero "normal President" George W Bush.
Sorry we're not getting along Canada but we have an illegal alien you're going to have to take back. He's addicted to a lot of drugs, and is a deadbeat dad many times over. His favorite hobby is accusing people of pedophillia.
We are melting ice caps and boiling lakes to help high schoolers not learn Spanish.
I mean, they attacked a warship owned by the world's greatest superpower and then only after being caught they gave a laughable explanation causing the superpower to say "We accept your apology but not your explanation" with no further action taken. How Israel continues to get away with it is a question for the ages.
Renters have two options:
- get fucked
- move (and get fucked)
At least if the homeowner sells they get the windfall.
I was living in a neighborhood that gentrified and my rent went up a "life altering" amount. I had to move to a different, shittier neighborhood and had nothing to show for it. If a property owner has the same thing happen, they may be forced to sell, but they will get a massive windfall. Renters get nothing besides a kick in the butt.
"hype" is literally media attention
hype
1)
: publicity
especially : promotional publicity of an extravagant or contrived kind
all the hype before the boxing match
Merriam Webster
That's actually what Hollywood did until the red scare. Hence the "keystone cops" of early cinema.