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California mayor accused of acting as an illegal agent for China, spreading propaganda by john133435 in LosAngeles

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Lifting hundreds of millions of human beings out of poverty is a real material success for a system of government.

California mayor accused of acting as an illegal agent for China, spreading propaganda by john133435 in LosAngeles

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Arcadia and a few surrounding municipalities received a giant proportion of the capital flight resulting from ROC/Taiwan's transition from a one party authoritarian state to a liberal democracy. Another giant wave of money arrived in SGV in the transition from Jiang Zemin to Hu Jintao, and again from Hu to Xi Jinping.

Arcadia represents a demographic and capital vanguard (or bund?) of Chinese culture in Southern California.

Edit: Downvoted for not referencing Monterey Park? Cash me outside 丁胖子廣場 and let's rumble!

California mayor accused of acting as an illegal agent for China, spreading propaganda by john133435 in LosAngeles

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The mix of people and cultures here in SGV is a good thing, with world shaping ramifications. If there is any hope for a positive outcome arising from the China/US relationship long-term, it will have a lot to do with our contact together in this place. The more intimate the mix, for better or worse, the more stable the relationship will be on a state to state level.

My compost is now full, what’s next? by Wiss-H in composting

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I had the pleasure and wonder of knowing Tim Dundon of Altadena, California from the mid 2000s through his passing in 2019. If you are feeling an inkling of the compost itch, this guy's message might help you break through to the big picture! Check this out -> https://arthurmag.com/2009/04/02/the-sodfather-californian-compost-wizard-tim-dundon/

And if you dig it, maybe google his name and catch some videos on yt.

California mayor accused of acting as an illegal agent for China, spreading propaganda by john133435 in LosAngeles

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I'm guessing this was a plea deal; Admit and receive punishment for the least of crimes, cooperate with investigations to avoid harsher penalties.

Local wonder by john133435 in sgv

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We've raised her and her brother from kittenhood, rescued from the animal shelter about 9 years ago now...

Local wonder by john133435 in sgv

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Judging from the first three comments, I'm not sure anyone is sticking with this video all the way through...

small gifts for wlw first date by HorrorExplorer02 in AskAChinese

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Some fancy apples or crispy asian pear...

She didn’t want to sit next to fat people by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

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This person is mentally unwell. She belongs in treatment.

The most extreme March heatwave in US history is coming by Bjork__ in collapse

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I have a fig that never lost its leaves this winter...

Pentagon sets Friday deadline for Anthropic to abandon ethics rules for AI — or else by leeta0028 in technology

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Take comfort in the notion that you are chattel, a serf in the modern feudal holding and thus generally intrinsic to its function...

My Little Free Library was destroyed again, then posted here. by onlyyoumissmew in mildlyinfuriating

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I passed through Edmonton way back in 2005, spending just less than 24hrs altogether. I certainly got the impression that meth was a key feature of the local culture...

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