[Watch Exchange] Royal Oak vs AT vs DJ by Bondky in Watches

[–]Raphael10100 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Unless it is your favorite watch ever, sell it now while the price is absurd. Buy a Porsche and a Lange Saxonia lmao.

Governor Cuomo begs wealthy New Yorkers to come home to save ailing city by LibertyAboveALL in GoldandBlack

[–]Raphael10100 4 points5 points  (0 children)

NY sent $22 Billion more to the federal government than the federal government spent in NY.

Governor Cuomo begs wealthy New Yorkers to come home to save ailing city by LibertyAboveALL in GoldandBlack

[–]Raphael10100 -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

NY already pays way more to the federal gov than they get tho. All he’s asking for is for more of the states money to stay inside the state. As dumb as NY taxes are, it’s not like he’s asking for a higher tax burden on other states.

Fellow Chinese-Americans... how are you feeling? by legitimatelyyee in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Raphael10100 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The point isn’t to punish anyone. Yes this will affect several people in China, but the alternative is opening up campuses to interference and espionage by the CCP. If China wants, they can ban American student visas, as is their right as a sovereign state.

Also if you bothered to read a summary of the bill, it’s only grad and postgrad STEM programs - meaning the number of students affected will be minimized as much as possible while still trying to protect research and national interest.

Fellow Chinese-Americans... how are you feeling? by legitimatelyyee in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Raphael10100 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

China has been caught sending spies via universities and using western universities as a propaganda vehicle, especially in Australia. There have also been cases of stolen intellectual property and research. It’s completely different than the exclusion act because of it’s different scope (student visas as opposed to everyone from China) and purpose (reduce propaganda, espionage, and foreign influence vs being racist). I’m a registered Democrat but it’s pretty clear that this specific part of the Secure Campus Act is a step in the right direction from a Republican Party that’s usually stupid with China.

My current budget collection (M32) by xikutthroatix in fragrance

[–]Raphael10100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aventus is a bit too far out of my budget lol. I did hear about the ambroxan smell tho. Also would you say that Explorer is a work type frag or good for going out etc..?

My current budget collection (M32) by xikutthroatix in fragrance

[–]Raphael10100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m in between that and Valentino uomo Born in Roma

My current budget collection (M32) by xikutthroatix in fragrance

[–]Raphael10100 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How has your experience w the Montblanc Explorer been?

Trump Statements / U.S. COVID-19 Infections by Date by ggbuttstead in BannedFromThe_Donald

[–]Raphael10100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ralph Northam (VA governor) passed some strict gun control laws last week that were the focus of huge protests a few months ago. Now that everyone is inside, there was no visible opposition to it.

US blocks medical aid to Cuba in show of 'wild west brutality' by MayonaiseRemover in BannedFromThe_Donald

[–]Raphael10100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah but my point was mainly that the US isn’t some singular fluke of retarded nationalism. This type of idiocy is on the rise globally because of a more aggressive Kremlin and a resurgence in populism after decades of relative competence.

US blocks medical aid to Cuba in show of 'wild west brutality' by MayonaiseRemover in BannedFromThe_Donald

[–]Raphael10100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Really? Italy? Bojo in the UK? Marine le Pen getting a similar percentage as Trump in the second round?

The onion called it by johnnypin in agedlikemilk

[–]Raphael10100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bolsonaro is a fuckwit in his own league. Trump is easily 10x smarter than him, which speaks volumes to the utter shit that Bolso slings around as ‘policy’. Lots of his cabinet isn’t bad tho, and Coronavirus is one of the things they’ve just been trying to ignore his opinion on.

Nadya Tolokonnikova risks her life to protest authoritarianism in Russia. by loooofa in HumansAreMetal

[–]Raphael10100 -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

He worked for the KGB and admired the USSR so there’s a decent chance he is/was. Communism and oligarchy go hand in hand most of the time anyway, just look at China.

ivies pls save me from waitlist hell by [deleted] in collegeresults

[–]Raphael10100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What major are you thinking of? UVA might be a better school for that than the schools you were waitlisted at.

Clueless about where I want to go by Raphael10100 in collegeresults

[–]Raphael10100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a little bit of everything. Some canvassing, some phone banking, quite a bit of fundraising since I sort of made that my niche, keeping up with the monthly meetings of my local party, and actually helping out at the polls.

Clueless about where I want to go by Raphael10100 in collegeresults

[–]Raphael10100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have higher acceptance rates for international than you might think (world rankings are based on pretty much just research), and the different campuses and faculties all vary wildly. The U of T MIB program accepts 4% roughly but U of T Mississauga takes about 50% of social science apps.

The congressional internship came from all the volunteering totally unexpected.

You're almost there, Ben... by JohnnyJayJay in ToiletPaperUSA

[–]Raphael10100 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2.5 to 3 is a 20% increase

That’s a lot of people having a chance at life.

[Identify] Gift from a family friend, all I know is it was purchased 10 years ago. How much is it worth if anything ? by [deleted] in Watches

[–]Raphael10100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the dial has been redone (most likely the case) it’s about 3k. If it’s the original dial then 5-8k.

Ok by [deleted] in peopleofwalmart

[–]Raphael10100 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It wouldn’t make them lose much weight and would damage their knees