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Duzzy Funlop posted:I just found out about China's social credit system in PSP.
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China is like santa, keeping a list, checking it twice, gonna disappear you if you're not nice.
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Feb 9, 2020 21:09
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LtCol J. Krusinski posted:Wait, what? What do these words mean? Watch the Black Mirror episode where your social media likes effect what things you can do in the real world. Now imagine that a totalitarian government like China is managing that and offering credits for anyone who narcs out their neighbors.
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FrozenVent posted:Ike? I'm a big fan of most of his domestic work, but he's largely responsible for two decades of SE Asia shenanigans. Without his firm belief in the Domino Theory, Kennedy's administration probably doesn't get as much play out of it as they did. He's probably the last good Republican president, but where he excelled had little to do with combat experience (unless we're tying the health/fitness of the general population to the wartime pool o bodies).
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Feb 9, 2020 21:12
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Duzzy Funlop posted:I just found out about China's social credit system in PSP. Dude, this has been a big thing for years.
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LtCol J. Krusinski posted:Wait, what? What do these words mean? https://youtu.be/gjbSCEhmjJA Skip to 20:00 for the story that did me in, especially since I knew nothing about the system. tl;dw is: China makes Tai Chi mandatory in schools / universities to emphasize it as the greatest martial art on the planet because ~ARE CULTURE~ and such. 40 year old guy with an MMA gym tries to educate folks on more modern fusions of martial arts, gets poo poo on massively by Tai Chi masters, fans, the government, and so on. He remains defiant and starts taking on Tai Chi masters, demolishing them to no surprise. The backlash increases to the point where the government forces the guy to wear clown face paint, lowers his credit score so he can't fly or use trains to get around, takes away his home, and so on. Some crazy poo poo.
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Feb 9, 2020 21:18
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Nobody tell him about the Uyghurs, he might Crack Ping all over the thread.
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Feb 9, 2020 21:21
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They have credit scores but government run and they take your patriotism and obedience to the party to account
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MRC48B posted:Nobody tell him about the Uyghurs, he might Crack Ping all over the thread. Now that, I unfortunately do know about 
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Also, southern Germany is apparently getting wiped off the map by a storm tomorrow, so it's been nice knowing y'all.
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Feb 9, 2020 21:29
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https://twitter.com/petersagal/status/1226558422075805696?s=20 
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Feb 9, 2020 21:31
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Stultus Maximus posted:Is this one of those archaic folksy things or is he going as senile as Trump? I think he might be more senile than Trump to be honest. The media does a huge disservice covering for both.
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Feb 9, 2020 21:34
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Holy poo poo.
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Feb 9, 2020 21:37
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Godholio posted:I'm a big fan of most of his domestic work, but he's largely responsible for two decades of SE Asia shenanigans. Without his firm belief in the Domino Theory, Kennedy's administration probably doesn't get as much play out of it as they did. In fairness, I think you can say that Ike's tenure as Supreme Allied Commander gave him extensive experience in managing organizations and personalities (*cough*monty*cough*) that he was later able to call upon as President. If nothing else, the interstate highway system certainly came from his military background. In other news, Pete's increasingly rapid turn into 1990s Third-Wayism is starting to give me whiplash: https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1226565174007648257?s=20
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Feb 9, 2020 21:38
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Took me a minute but holy poo poo
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Feb 9, 2020 21:38
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Blind Rasputin posted:I don’t get it Albert Speer. Trump is basically wanting to regulate buildings in DC like Adolf Hitler wanted to redesign Berlin through Speer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_architecture
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Feb 9, 2020 21:44
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Billionaires https://twitter.com/Literalchemy/status/1226550113188712449?s=19
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Feb 9, 2020 21:51
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The big thing is: Most hydrogen is sourced from natural gas and coal, only about 4% actually comes from hydrolysis, so this is still a fossil fueled ship. Bought by a man who argued at Davos that he didn't need to pay more taxes.
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Feb 9, 2020 21:55
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And people wonder why I utterly despise superyacht owners
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Feb 9, 2020 22:11
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@Hekk, this is why I beat you over the head about billionaires. It's not to be mean, it's because they're poo poo.
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EBB posted:@Hekk, this is why I beat you over the head about billionaires. It's not to be mean, it's because they're poo poo. Ok? I never said billionaires were good people. I said Bill Gates was slightly less lovely than a lot of other billionaires. I don't think him doing dumb poo poo with his fat stacks of money, like buying super yachts negates the positive things his foundation has done. We can argue that all the terrible things he did to get that money cancels any good his foundation has ever done but I honestly don't feel strongly enough in either way to make the effort. Feel free to be as angry at the injustices in this world as you want. My blood pressure level would kill me if I didn't try to take something positive out of things on occasion.
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Acebuckeye13 posted:
He should be forced to answer exactly what his plans are to do this, because you can guarantee that slashing entitlements is a huge part of it. There's a reason that billionaires are throwing money at him and it's not because he's planning on raising their taxes.
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fknlo posted:He should be forced to answer exactly what his plans are to do this, because you can guarantee that slashing entitlements is a huge part of it. There's a reason that billionaires are throwing money at him and it's not because he's planning on raising their taxes. WELFARE QUEENS!!
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Feb 9, 2020 22:59
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Saw a dude walking his dog at the park in full multicam ACU 100 miles from the nearest post today
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Feb 9, 2020 23:04
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Feb 9, 2020 23:15
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Completely outside of my usual posting topic, the star Betelgeuse might blow up into a supernova sometime soon! Or not. Maybe. They're not really sure! https://twitter.com/betelbot/status/1226583476222275584 From what I gather, Betelgeuse is a weird star that gets brighter/dimmer in cycles, which scientists have been tracking. But lately, it has been dimming below its previously observed lows. That could be a sign that all of its fuel is about to be used up, leading to a kaboomey supernova! But scientists have no idea how long that dim-to-supernova cycle actually takes. Could be hours, could be years! Who knows!? If it does happen, we won't all be dead (unfortunately), but we'll have a second moon in the sky for a while.
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facialimpediment posted:Completely outside of my usual posting topic, the star Betelgeuse might blow up into a supernova sometime soon! Or not. Maybe. They're not really sure! Kickass
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Feb 9, 2020 23:37
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And if we see it sometime in the next 642 years, it's already happened. 
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stealie72 posted:And if we see it sometime in the next 642 years, it's already happened. 
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CommieGIR posted:Bought by a man who argued at Davos that he didn't need to pay more taxes. I thought Gates had said before he wouldn't mind paying a bit more tax, just not too much? Has he changed his tune?
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^No. It's just internet REEEEEEEEEEEEEEing.shame on an IGA posted:Saw a dude walking his dog at the park in full multicam ACU 100 miles from the nearest post today Probably a recruiter. Or a VALOR THIEF!
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I feel like you'd have to be in buttfuck nowhere to be 100 miles from a Guard or Reserve armory. Or maybe ROTC if you have a university nearby?
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bob dobbs is dead posted:They have credit scores but government run and they take your patriotism and obedience to the party to account So when are we getting them here
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What the gently caress is wrong with the New York Times? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/us/politics/bernie-sanders-taxes.html
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Feb 10, 2020 00:08
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Being hated by the president is really starting to get to them
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Hekk posted:What the gently caress is wrong with the New York Times? Jesus the Times is such loving garbage. A combined household income of $560,000 is most definitely a part of the top percentile, but within that percentile, it’s absolutely at the lower end. This is “Ms. Springfield uses appearance-altering cosmetics to enhance her beauty” level of reporting.
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Flying_Crab posted:I feel like you'd have to be in buttfuck nowhere to be 100 miles from a Guard or Reserve armory. Or maybe ROTC if you have a university nearby? maaybe guard I shoulda looked at the shoulder patch but as far as AD it's about midway on a straight line from Bragg to Jackson
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CommieGIR posted:Albert Speer. Trump is basically wanting to regulate buildings in DC like Adolf Hitler wanted to redesign Berlin through Speer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSrfp_uJiik
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