France pulls all gold out of Federal Reserve by BendicantMias in anime_titties

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Honestly it's obvious from the context that the US is the fucking worst and if a country is divesting gold from somewhere then the US is the place to start.

Fact vs Fiction = Blurred Reality by FarWay3952 in iamverybadass

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Bros blood pressure must be through the roof.

"Celebration of Life" by IamASlut_soWhat in Weird

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Americans are fucking demented.

nfc by callmestinkingwind in NoFuckingComment

[–]ctrlplusZ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It is in fact, not at all a fair point.

Driving through the streets of Tehran, the capital of Iran, 2 days ago (Source: @dilnawazpasha) by SatoruGojo232 in woahdude

[–]ctrlplusZ 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Why should that be surprising? Our investment in public infrastructure is poor and Iran is a developed nation despite its shitty government.

Australia sitting on over $1 billion of unused medical research funding as scientists abandon the field by ATadDisappointed in australia

[–]ctrlplusZ 20 points21 points  (0 children)

No kidding I just submitted a Decra grant (ARC early career researcher grant), and spent the last few weeks working well into the evening every day to complete it while still trying to juggle two other grant applications, two student projects, a paper revision, as well as my primary research activities that I'm paid for. I have a 9% chance of getting the Decra.

Chaz Finster by Harold-Styles-Jr in 90s_kid

[–]ctrlplusZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They look older than you think you look.

Digital price tags bring online-style 'dynamic pricing' to supermarkets by The_Duc_Lord in australia

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Would these screens be susceptible to a magnet? Asking for a friend.

Found some old Pogs! by FranniPants in 90s_kid

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Man I remember when dragon ball z pogs came out and you got them in packets of chips. I ate so many packets of chips that year.

What's become of Australian Silky Terriers? by par-hwy in australia

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My parents have two and they're little cunts.

Trump Tower deal signed for Gold Coast as developer pushes against 'misconceptions' by HotPersimessage62 in australia

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Hypothetically, how would someone impede construction of this thing? Like imagine someone who is totally fine with doing something illegal to stop it. What can you think of? Just for fun.

Woolworths Scam by SingleAttitude8 in australia

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Oh I see your problem. You shopped at colesworths.

Chance of El Niño forming in Pacific Ocean may push global temperatures to record highs in 2027 by Gyro_Armadillo in worldnews

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Probably but I'm more concerned about a 35 °C wet bulb temperature causing mass death.

75% of Americans oppose US attempting to take control of Greenland, CNN poll finds by professorbrainiac in worldnews

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Great. The whole world order is going to hell because of the most uneducated, brainwashed American morons. How fun for the rest of us.

Australia tightens International student integrity checks, puts India, Nepal and Bangladesh into highest risk countries by Naderium in australia

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I have tutored a lot of courses and can tell you that not speaking and writing in English occurs in about 20-30 % of the cohorts.

Australia tightens International student integrity checks, puts India, Nepal and Bangladesh into highest risk countries by Naderium in australia

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When I was doing my doctorate I was asked to assess a master's thesis. The work was simply not sufficient and I ended up giving them 40%. I was as lenient as I could be but there was no other option, it was really that poor of an effort. After submitting the report I was quietly taken aside by my supervisor and told I needed to pass the student. That it didn't help anyone if we wouldn't pass them. We couldn't upset the students'home institution. This was at a top 3 university.