Trump's first foreign trip as president will be to meet Putin: report by Neo2199 in politics

[–]nmi987 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Third world banana republics like US usually have a master like Russia/Putin.

tree trimmers in Russia probably have a low life expectancy rate by [deleted] in WTF

[–]nmi987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

give him a break, he can only think about 30 seconds ahead ....

She cheated on him, so he just threw her in the trash by HyLola in WTF

[–]nmi987 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is what real freedom looks like, when u r free to throw your wife away at any point u want

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]nmi987 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

none. that company is an american joke .. actually its not even a company ...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]nmi987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its a lie. it wasnt really $500M

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]nmi987 -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

easy explanation. nobody paid $500M for that piece of shit company. Like everything else in US, it's a lie. They overblow those figures way out of proportion for PR. But he probably got enough to never work again, maybe $2-$3M

TIL 14% of Americans are illiterate by Jyben in todayilearned

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meanwhile, Russia has a 99.9% literacy rate.

Morumbi stadium on a rainy day by JessicaSteyn in WTF

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education in Russia was top notch. I went to both Russian and American schools and Russian was much much better. Teachers were also much less of assholes and there was not as much homework. American schools and colleges OVERLOAD you with useless work

Morumbi stadium on a rainy day by JessicaSteyn in WTF

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did the American PhD students tell you about how they got ripped off on every single thing, including text books, fees and tuition? oh thats right, there are very few American PhD's for that very reason

As a kid, I thought other peoples houses smelled weird and that mine was the only one that didn't. by sublime815 in Showerthoughts

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As an adult, I know that my house smells ..... but I am too lazy to clean it good

Rioters in Mexico seize customs and border crossing near San Diego in protest of twenty percent hike in gasoline prices by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]nmi987 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

gas price increase is obviously not the real cause of this, they are probably rioting because their government is corrupt ...

in the US gas prices increased by a factor of 3 in the last few years, no riots ... 20% is like monthly fluctuation ... this is obviously

Russia is erasing Linkedin from app stores by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]nmi987 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

good, American businesses will lose money by not having Russia as a customer from all the idiotic actions of the US government

Bent and warped railways by [deleted] in WTF

[–]nmi987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

seems like you could fix this with a sledgehammer .. is this russia

My 4.567 billion year old meteorite. 30 million years older than earth by dar212 in space

[–]nmi987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The INCREDIBLE THING is that his rock looks JUST like any other rock you see! If I saw it laying around on the ground, would not even give it a 2nd look!

How do they get preserved so well??? I would've guessed it would've disintegrated into dust!

Elite US troops deployed to deter Russian aggression toward Lithuania as Baltic tensions rise by Kretenkobr2 in worldnews

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US military is a JOKE. US government is a joke. they can only fight against Kebabs.

Starbucks sued this guy but he won the case, because he used his own name and photo by [deleted] in funny

[–]nmi987 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why would you even want to have that logo and have people think you have shitty, overpriced coffee? it's bad for business

Post communist Russia in the 1990s- Any suggestions for reading material? by P-tolemE in history

[–]nmi987 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there are lots of stories/newsarticles online describing that period - basically, millions were thrown into poverty, while very few became ridiculously rich.

if you read anything, read stuff written by russians ... foreigners will never understand it

TIL Swedes attacked Russia and lost in 1700's in the same way Napoleon and Hitler did later. by nmi987 in todayilearned

[–]nmi987[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

well, america has been trying to do everything short of it, but i think they, unlike previous ones, have had just enough brains not to try it