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Felix would probably know.

I always think of the old city when I imagine Beijing. Plus, my brain automatically injects smog into the memory.

What an incredible view and a perfect day.

$89k and rising. My water bill jumped 9% this year, because the pipes have been bursting at record rates thanks years of heat waves. My electricity bill can get north of $600/mo during the worst of the summer. My grocery bills have been steadily climbing while shrinkflation eats into the size of what I'm bringing home. My car is getting towards its last legs and everything on the market appears to be a few grand over MSRP, because every dealership insists "Sorry, we only have a few left in stock!" Can't get out of a vet visit for less than $500.

Seems like everything I buy that I think is an upgrade ends up falling apart faster than what its replacing, too.

Walls really feel like they're closing in everywhere.

Alright, which Chinese city is this?

Its a highly effective form of propaganda.

Take some guys who have had their bells rung time after time after time. Sit them down in a room with some bespeckled nerd and have the nerd tell them that all the secrets of economics are in six simple rules that even you can understand. If the guy says he agrees with you, start sponsoring his fights. Do this with enough guys and one of them is going to come out talking like this after the title fight.

The Saudis have been aggressively investing in MMA for similar reasons. These fight club events are great venues for attracting young people with chips on their shoulders. And when they're old enough to think twice about what they're being told, who cares? They're too old to be used in the coming Water Wars as cannon fodder anyway.

I mean, the police spokesmodel charged with disseminating German state agitprop?

Or the random chud cop running around in ten tons of tacti-cool SWAT gear?

You'd get some bullshit about the Palestinian Conference being a hotbed of terrorism and extremism that threatens Germany's national security from the former. You might even get some memelord-inspired claims about actual Hamas Terror Fighters being in attendance or a rumor of bomb making material on site.

From the latter? I imagine the best you'd get was "They were breaking the law" and "Listen, we're just doing our jobs to try and keep you safe."

Western backed fascist dictatorships just can't quit.

https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-condemns-latest-israeli-massacre-of-children-in-gaza-attempts-to-lure-people-to-death-with-fake-baby-cries-destruction-of-homes-in-buffer-zone/

The problem with firing Mike Johnson is being, once again, stuck unable to replace him with anybody.

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, who has been proposed by some members of the far-right Freedom Caucus as a potential alternative to Johnson, said he does not support ousting the current speaker over his foreign aid package. “We don't need that, no way. We don't want that. We shouldn't go through that again. That's a bad idea,” Jordan said.

“You are not going to get a majority of votes for any new person,” added Rep. Garret Graves, a close ally of former Speaker McCarthy.

So I imagine they'll all hold their breath and look very angry, while punting through to 2025.

Broke: Orbital Ring and Space Elevator

Bespoke: Giving Earth a Day Collar and Leash

I'm mostly just laughing at the notion of "being obligated by the government to show up on time to dinner" as some death knell to American freedom to leave other people waiting.

Further evidence of spookiness.