Sort of. Taiwan doesn’t really actively claim that anymore but the politics of officially retracting it are complicated. Someone was telling me that part of the reason they don’t is for fear of antagonizing the mainland, since they are extremely antagonistic towards separatists.

I’ve got tap water is that good?

Do it you coward.

Was Gate’s philanthropy always just to make other rich people think he was cool? And now that right wing politics are in, he’s shifted over? I don’t see another explanation.

Progressives and tankies are completely disjunct political tendencies. I’m not sure why you post this stuff here.

It’s funny because there is some truth to what he’s saying here but the logic applies just as much to his preferred strategy of running as an independent. So I’m not really sure if this is a serious critique or just an attempt to sabotage the American left.

I am actually curious if he considers himself a Marxist. Any information on this?

Is this new? I feel like this idea’s been discussed for decades but no one wants to pay for it. Also, the enforcement is very difficult.

Can’t be passed over for the Nobel peace prize if the prize committee is reduced to radioactive slag.

Activism and community organizing is a great affordable hobby. Can’t say it’s easy on the calendar though.

For me it’s 32.33% to death. Repeating, of course.

Problem is people with good hearts aren’t very interested in manipulating people.

Wasn’t it just the other day that the China apologists were trying to convince us they’re abolishing the death penalty imminently?

It has some advantages but I think it will make public services even more subordinated to the interests of the wealthy. Since they would have almost sole discretion on where that money goes.

It matters but Trump’s polling is remarkably stable. Headlines are overstating the changes which are barely measurable.

The fuck? Why is no one talking about this? How is this age verification being implemented?

If they actually existed and didn’t have horrific privacy implications then sure but I don’t see that happening.

I’m sorry, small government? Where is that happening?

It really isn’t. You don’t think our near total control of the ability of children to make decisions about their lives has any effect on how they behave when they get older? Nor that this enforced system of obedience has intended consequences on those children when they become adults?

I think doing this outside of any pretext of a military conflict is certainly a big escalation but I do agree that our failure to push back adequately against these past crimes led us here.

Ouch my teeth 😢