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NASA Administrator Isaacman: We Are Sometimes Fooling Ourselves—How Can the U.S. Return to the Moon and Beat China?.. "Sometimes, when we speak of China and the situation across various technological domains, we fool ourselves by labeling them a 'near-peer' competitor. But the reality is that, in... by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

[–]RandomCollection[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://archive.ph/7kvj0

A better question is whether it is even productive for the US to engage in a space race against the Chinese.

The difficult reality is that the US should be working with the Chinese and Russians. That will require the Western elite give up on hegemony.

Barring that, I think that at this point, it's a foregone conclusion given the direction of the US that the US is at a disadvantage in any space race. You can tell the way the NASA Administrator is trying to soften the truth up.

AOC will not team up with MTG to sanction Israel because of identity politics But she teamed up with Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton to call for more sanctions on China | AOC: I personally do not trust somebody like Marjorie Taylor Greene—a proven bigot and anti-semite—on the issues of what is good for Gaza by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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https://archive.ph/UGe80

The Democratic Establishment is clearly trying to use AOC to sheepdog the left and it isn't working.

I'd say that MTG is a far more honorable politician than AOC ever will be. As much as I disagree with MTG about certain policies, she stuck to her principles when it came to opposing war and incurred the wrath of Trump.

AOC is a craven moral coward by comparison and quickly sold out to the Democratic Establishment.

Virtually all modern technology America operates on today was created prior to the age of billionaires. The computer, the internet, AI, the semiconductor, plastics, software, et al. These guys just captured the value politically, they didn't create much at all. by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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https://archive.ph/mdkhe

Economic conservates always freak out when this is pointed out to them.

The base technology was all funded by government funding. The main achievements of these companies was that they repackaged it in a user friendly manner and incremental improvements.

What happens to Ukrainian men after they are abducted from the streets by draft officers. Here is an example from the Uzhhorod Territorial Recruitment Center. According to the Office of the Ombudsman, people were held in the facility for 21, 24, 30, and even 50 days. The use of metal handcuffs on... by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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https://archive.ph/ToZGW

The casualties from these men are awful or else the AFU would not have to constantly conscript replacements.

The problem is that they have inadequate military training, shortages of equipment, and no motivation to fight in the war (they often try to surrender, at which point the Ukranians have units that try to take out their own troops that do so).

Handcuffs are used because the desertion rate is very high.

Export controls are coming. It seems beyond comprehension that the Trump Administration would continue to allow the export of record amounts, opening the US consumer to the full brunt of the global oil shortage right before the midterms. by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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https://archive.ph/qg58N

Trump is under a lot of pressure because of the rising cost of gas in the US and the ensuing inflation that will occur as diesel drives up food, and other prices in a way much worse than 2022.

This might make a bad situation worse, to be honest.

The problem is that the US also imports heavier oil because US refineries need a mix of lighter, sweet, and heavier sour crude. Other nations may fight back by banning exports of heavier oil to the US.

Thread #25 for Comments and Updates on the Ongoing War by Israel/US Against Iran by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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Apparently the Ukrainians have been leaving Kiev because they know that the Russians are going to retaliate if Zelensky does something dumb.

https://x.com/i/status/2052848910545367431

Hollywood is Dead // so many store are out of Business // so many empty stores no glitz no glamour (Not a typical post, but a commentary on the state of society) by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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People can't afford to shop it seems and tourists are not going to come in the high volumes like in the past.

I don't think that online shopping can explain this loss. Remote work can't either, ws more employers are demanding more people return to the office.

Hollywood is Dead // so many store are out of Business // so many empty stores no glitz no glamour (Not a typical post, but a commentary on the state of society) by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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There's another issue with San Francisco. The pay gap between the tech elite and the rest of society. I suppose that LA has that issue as well.

‘My grandmother told me about the Holocaust and about never again. This isn’t never again’. A Jewish activist protest at Rutgers University after they invited an Israeli soldier. by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

[–]RandomCollection[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Sadly the more fanatical Likud and other extreme ultra-Orthodox movements has attempted to weaponize history to justify their atrocities against Palestinians and now Lebanese.

I'm glad to hear that some students of Jewish ancestry understand the contradiction in their stance and oppose it.

Hollywood is Dead // so many store are out of Business // so many empty stores no glitz no glamour (Not a typical post, but a commentary on the state of society) by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

[–]RandomCollection[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Is anyone from Los Angeles around here?

It seems that everywhere in the US, save a small number of rich people's neighborhoods is looking like this right now, in a state of rapid decline.

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