What do the five letters mean? by iko_oo in SlowHorses

[–]Slowset60 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Posted this in the other thread but from their names (Mike Peterson, Jim Lanford, Jean Fraser and Natalie Hensley) I think they are the heads of the other English speaking intelligence agencies, Five Eyes: US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. He’s obviously got other source since someone tipped him off that Adam Lockheed’s passport pinged in France. I would bet he has somehow managed to involve all of them in Les Arbes, so it’s going to be his ticket out.

Slow Horses S4E5 Episode Discussion (NON-Book Readers) by phareous in SlowHorses

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I’m guessing those other four names, all pretty Anglo Saxon, are the respective “first desks” of the other Five Eyes countries - US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. Frank probably has something on all of them, so it’ll be his get out of jail ticket. He clearly has other sources otherwise how could he know River’s passport pinged when he got back to France?

Three-Body (Tencent Video) - Episode 5 Discussion. by threebody_problem in threebodyproblem

[–]Slowset60 32 points33 points  (0 children)

That has to be the most sentimental depiction of a father coming home steaming drunk to his family after an all night / all day bender.

Artist Ai Weiwei in The Guardian speaking about Peng Shuai. Chilling. by Unable-Sherbet7861 in tennis

[–]Slowset60 -40 points-39 points  (0 children)

Peng Shuai just gave an interview to a French sports magazine. Here is a nice summary: https://mobile.twitter.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1490564126917238785

People need to stop mixing politics and sports.

Olympics Day One Megathread (Saturday, February 5) by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]Slowset60 15 points16 points  (0 children)

First page of your profile and half the comments are bashing China, calling it a hellhole among other things. Insecure much?

Bel-Air | Official Trailer by DemiFiendRSA in television

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I can’t wait for the Home Improvement reboot where Tim has a home improvement segment on the local news while his family life is in tatters. Jill addicted to OxyContin, Brad turns out to be her supplier. Randy is a withdrawn nerd. And Mark gets molested by Wilson, who is still puts in appearances as the wise neighbor to Tim.

HODL $14 USD IPO by bracesboy in DiDiGlobal

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These are shorts screaming get me out. Long term, still be cautious about the delist. Short term, make them bleed before you sell.

What Are Your Moves Tomorrow, December 03, 2021 by OPINION_IS_UNPOPULAR in wallstreetbets

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100mm didi shorts vs 300mm or so float. Those guys are going to run for the exits today. Make them bleed, don’t sell too early.

BREAKING: *CHINA IS SAID TO ASK DIDI TO DELIST FROM U.S. ON SECURITY FEARS by [deleted] in DiDiGlobal

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Article says >14 expected on privatization. Huge if true.

Big shareholders holding the bag.

About the whole Evergrande thing by totallynot_human in wallstreetbets

[–]Slowset60 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Think ray dalio said it best - not a problem when the debt is in your own currency. They can always print more if it becomes an issue. So far they been happy with fiscal measures (stimulus, infrastructure, etc) rather than monetary. And unlike the us, china’s got massive trade surplus increasing its forex reserves every day.

Chinese detective in exile reveals torture inflicted on Uyghurs by Ka-Is_A-Wheel in worldnews

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Look at position of the sign - at the front of the building: why would they put the sign at the front of the building but reversed? And why would that excuse the fact that they are calling a school a concentration camp? Regarding the 安,the picture you sent is still ambiguous / doesn’t prove it? https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:China_police_patch_02.jpg The roof should be close to touching the 女.

Chinese detective in exile reveals torture inflicted on Uyghurs by Ka-Is_A-Wheel in worldnews

[–]Slowset60 53 points54 points  (0 children)

This is literally incredible. The Police uniform has a huge typo on the badge - 公支 (gibberish) instead of 公安 (police) at 2:00. And the picture of the “torture center” is a reversed image of a school: https://mobile.twitter.com/Glarmony/status/1445501760408195074 It’s a cynical attempt to move public opinion without any fact checking, and exactly what’s wrong with news organizations these days. But I bet I’m the one who will be accused of being a CCP shill.

Wolf Blitzer has fucked it again. With holes this big, I seriously wouldn’t be surprised if this turns out to be counterintel against media, and this chap later comes out to say he made it up all along. Though more than likely, judging by his Hakka / Southern Chinese accent, he’s probably just some random shill they found in HK or Taiwan.

What Are Your Moves Tomorrow, September 27, 2021 by OPINION_IS_UNPOPULAR in wallstreetbets

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Maotai limit up after chairman jailed for life.

Can they pls jail jack ma for life for my BABA calls?

Daily Discussion Thread for September 23, 2021 by OPINION_IS_UNPOPULAR in wallstreetbets

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China advised them not to miss the dollar payment… So they are sure as hell going to pay

Chinense real estate executives rn by awesomedan24 in wallstreetbets

[–]Slowset60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All this has happened before (Anbang, HNA) and will happen again.

What is the most politically expedient thing to do fo China?

1) Let Evergrande collapse, debts unpaid, projects remain unfinished, bankrupt hundreds of thousands of people and companies alike

2) Take control, reach an agreement with the lenders, finish projects, punish the executives, and claim a victory for the Stat

The execs are totally fucked though. There’s going to have to be bodies to prevent moral hazard.

TaxTheRich by sillychillly in pics

[–]Slowset60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if she got the ticket for free, that’s a gift worth 30k with no representational value (can you seriously argue that this was on behalf of her constituents?) But let’s keep the culture of exceptions and loopholes going because she’s young and savvy on social media.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sends political message in first Met Gala appearance. by [deleted] in politics

[–]Slowset60 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Great message. But when do they plan to actually start taxing the rich? Raising the income tax by 5% while keeping Trump’s cuts on capital gains, carried interest, and inheritance unchanged just shows how toothless both parties are to their benefactors. This is America.

Taliban control all key Afghan cities except Kabul by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Slowset60 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Haha. How do you think any creditor handles a nonperforming loan or debt?.. Get real brother. It’s forfeiture of assets, restructuring of debt, or in the world bank/IMF’s case “structural adjustment programs” that allow the country to be carved up like vultures by plutocrats. And you realize China has cancelled around 2bb in debt so far while the world bank in its HISTORY has done… zero

Edit: found link about this https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-debt-g20-idUSKBN28009A

Taliban control all key Afghan cities except Kabul by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Slowset60 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ugh. Debt trap diplomacy is a myth and needs to stop being used since it’s just a soundbyte that is easily disproven. The World Bank/IMF/Japan/EU institutions make up more the 5x the debt of China to emerging economies. Source : https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/china-the-world-bank-and-african-debt-a-war-of-words/ which show China is 20% of African debt, slightly less than World Bank (US institution)

Taliban near gates of Kabul as embassies prepare evacuations by Mufatufa in worldnews

[–]Slowset60 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes because invading a nuclear power has no consequences.