I've seen a couple of his videos before, and remember having the same reaction he described "They see a young kid, used to work as a trader, talking about the economy, and think, who the f*$% is this? He's not even an economist?" But I also remember that what he said made sense, makes sense.
He mentions something like this in the video, but I had a similar thought that I'll share. conspiracy theorists love to think about the dark figure in the shadows, holding the power, pulling the strings, to make the world as they see it. And while that can be scary, it's also comforting, because the alternative is far worse, that there isn't anybody behind the curtain. We're all drifting, rudderless; lunging catastrophically from collapse to collapse. Nobody's in charge, and the only real rule of the world is take care of you and yours, because that's about all the control in your life that you'll ever get, and most of the time you don't even get that.
There still are people in the world that DO want to help others, the problem is that there are so many people only presenting themselves as such, that it's hard to tell one from the other. It's why authoritarians rise to power, they tell everyone that they have a rudder, and will steer us to calmer waters, when in reality they're profiting off the storm.
It's also why strong social welfare programs is the only real answer, because when everyone is already in calm water, they don't feel the need to sail into a storm in search of something calmer.
They're either purposely being cruel, attempting to cover up their own misdeeds, or are horrendously incompetent. Either one, republicans are always the worst choice for leadership.
I lived in Cleveland for a few years, never heard of/seen anything like that there. Some sketchy neighborhoods, yeah, but so bad police advise you not to stop at red lights? nah.
I mean, Ohio cops are the worst, so even if it was the safe thing to do, they'd pull your ass over for running the light, and then leave as a crowd gathered around your car lol
My grandmother is currently dealing with this. She's living off a pension from her late husband, and the cost of repairs to her complex is mucking everything up. Every contractor in the state seems to consider this a boon, and have been jacking up their prices considerably for even minor work. So far she's been somewhat lucky with weather related damage, but for how long her luck holds, we can only guess.
Now, just over four years later, both Bowman and Bush have been routed out of Congress, thanks to a historic deluge of big-money spending against them. They battled challengers in the most and third-most-expensive congressional primaries in American history, respectively, and each was outspent roughly 4–1. In both races, the overwhelming majority of that money came from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the conservative, pro-Netanyahu lobbying group that has fast become one of the biggest outside spenders in elections, funded in large part by Republican megadonors. The cryptocurrency industry, also increasingly Republican-aligned, chipped in at least $1.5 million to knock out Bush and over $2 million to knock out Bowman too.
Thanks Citizens United! I love having an unlimited amount of dark, untraceable money from foreign powers influencing our elections!
“This appears to be a clear attempt to stifle both journalistic activities and pro-Palestine speech,” said Widdi, Seligson’s attorney.
As cops love to say, you can beat the charges, but you can't beat the ride. These charges likely won't stick, and he'll be sent on his way, but the effect of this attempt is clear. They want everyone who supports a free Palestine to be looking over their shoulder, wondering if they'll be swept up with trumped-up charges just like this journalist. It's how they "legally" suppress you.
13 months would be great for salaried employees too (so long as the pay per month isn't reduced, which, well, of course it will be, but a man can dream)
had to set my VPN to isreal before it'd let me watch it. Not available in the US, Canada, or Germany, but good ol' apartheid isreal getting all that sweet sweet John Oliver goodness 🙄
An MoD spokesperson said: “We do not tolerate abuse, bullying or discrimination of any kind and encourage any personnel who believe they have experienced or witnessed unacceptable behaviour to report it. All allegations of unacceptable behaviour are taken extremely seriously and are thoroughly investigated. If proven, swift action will be taken.
“The MoD settled this claim with Kerry-Ann Knight in June, with no admission of liability.”
"We've investigated ourselves, found nothing, done nothing, admitted to nothing, but here's a nice PR-friendly answer and some money to fuck off."
While I think the Netherlands has a commendable approach to prison and rehabilitation, This dude should not be a representative for your country. If you say he's served enough time, we can disagree (because he absolutely did not), but the choice to put him in Netherlands Orange and on international TV was a colossal mistake.
This, I'm certain, was in the forefront of the conservative justices minds when they declared that a former president couldn't be charged for "Official acts" made while president. Nice gift to bush and the rest of the war criminals in his administration. They tortured people. They're war criminals.
Isn't it great how dark money super pacs can spend unlimited resources on influencing our campaigns? Where does the money come from? Foreign governments? oligarchs? apartheid states? Who knows! Yay citizens united! I didn't want free and fair elections anyways, that'd be too easy, too smart, too economical, too practical, and enrich our lives by making campaigns last only a couple months at most! I'd rather live life on Hard Mode, where every fucking day is a struggle against multi-national billionaire conglomerates that control everything around me! Wheeeee! Life is terrible! Thanks citizens united!
Wow, he messes up pronunciation and skips words throughout the speech, I'm very happy he decided to pass the torch 😶
That being said, I'm extremely proud of him. To be the most powerful man in the free world, and to give it up for the express purpose of saving his country. Truly a legacy defining moment. Biden is a good man, something that can't be said about Kamala's opponent.
I wonder if he can have one re-attached once he's finished? what's the longest someone has gone between an amputation and reattachment? save that thing on ice, and as soon as the last game is over, sew that sucker back on!
I've seen a couple of his videos before, and remember having the same reaction he described "They see a young kid, used to work as a trader, talking about the economy, and think, who the f*$% is this? He's not even an economist?" But I also remember that what he said made sense, makes sense.
He mentions something like this in the video, but I had a similar thought that I'll share. conspiracy theorists love to think about the dark figure in the shadows, holding the power, pulling the strings, to make the world as they see it. And while that can be scary, it's also comforting, because the alternative is far worse, that there isn't anybody behind the curtain. We're all drifting, rudderless; lunging catastrophically from collapse to collapse. Nobody's in charge, and the only real rule of the world is take care of you and yours, because that's about all the control in your life that you'll ever get, and most of the time you don't even get that.
There still are people in the world that DO want to help others, the problem is that there are so many people only presenting themselves as such, that it's hard to tell one from the other. It's why authoritarians rise to power, they tell everyone that they have a rudder, and will steer us to calmer waters, when in reality they're profiting off the storm.
It's also why strong social welfare programs is the only real answer, because when everyone is already in calm water, they don't feel the need to sail into a storm in search of something calmer.