I love that stuff!
@KiffinEileen Of course it has value before its cut down. People buy land for the forests on them all the time, even with no intention of cutting it down.
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BREAKING: Israel military confirms it bombed Gaza’s largest refugee camp—resulting in IDF mass killing Palestinian refugees. Horrific.
We demand a Ceasefire. It is a violation of international human rights law to kill refugees & civilians.
#CeasefireNOW
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/31/middleeast/jabalya-blast-gaza-intl/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2023-10-31T18%3A09%3A45&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN
Isnt that just islam?
@bibliolater Man vox, they always get everything wrong... They mention "its not a symphony its a requiem"... no... its a symphony and a requiem.
A requiem is a compilation written for mass. A symphony is an orchestra piece with certain musical qualities. It was both.
Trump handled covid poorly in a ton of ways, not the least of which was his completely idiotic statements he made on it.
But Im a numbers man, and we are talking unemployment. The truth is he had the biggest unemployment improvement rate post lockdown that has ever been seen in USA history, not to mention combined with achieving the lowest unemployment rate seen in a century...
He may have been an idiot who handled COVID bad in a lot of ways, but the economic impact was not one of them, in fact, his economy was record breaking on unemployment in 2 seperate ways.
Biden would have bankrupted us for sure and while he would have tried to cure COVID more than Trump he likely wouldnt have had too much success as he is a bit of a populist and said what people wanted to hear, rather than what scientists know worked.. for example he probably would have extended the lockdown despite it being ineffective and ultimately harmful long term.
Sorry should have been more clear, im not counting the lock-down spike under trump since that was out of his control. Also considering under trump that the recovery rate of unemployment was the highest ever in recorded history, and well on its way to reaching 3.2 again before biden took office (3.6 he got it back down to) I cant fault him for that.
Under trump pre lockdown he got unemployment to 3.2%. Biden caused it to skyrocket again when he got elected, trump post-lockdown got it down to 3.6 and then when biden took over it shot up past 8% in the first month. It then tried to go down again but he never got it below the 3.6% value at the end of trumps reign and never got even close to trumps 3.2%. Right now it sits at 3.8% which overall is a 20% increase from trump's pre-lock down number, and an increase from trump's final numbers as well.
@LouisIngenthron Sure, like I said there are plenty of things Trump did that were bad... it has little relevance now unless he actually winds up on the ballot.
Its not like im saying Trump was much better (or any better, he was just different, not better or worse they are both horrible)
@LouisIngenthron I was only gone in israel for 2 years. I was here for the last year at least of Trump... Some things like enviromental stuff like i mentioned has improved under biden... but so many things have gotten worse. Healthcare is the worst I've ever seen it (and there are a few actions biden's administration took that led to this), and that is a big one for me... Economy isnt looking great with unemployment up 20% under biden and inflation is still out of control... But the biggest issue for me, and the most important for the USA seems to be the polarization which biden and trump seem to make a pair at fueling that.
@LouisIngenthron Trumps? Sadly I was here for a good deal of that, more than Bidens. But I do spend a hell of a lot of time out of country.
Trump was a horrible president but most of what he did horrible was stuff like ruin the environment and other shit. While thats a major issue for me and I'd never support Trump either, it doesnt hurt my life directly so much (maybe the next generation) so it stings a lot less.
@LouisIngenthron Sadly I am not sure I can trust him to do even that... I left for most of his reign and when I got back so many things got so so much worse that I dont think I can stomach another round.
I am not saying everything getting worse is his fault per se, but a lot of it, some in very indirect ways, others direct, is his fault.
@lowqualityfacts As much as I'd like to find a candidate other than Biden that I like I just cant... Biden is still the worst but I feel like I have no options.
Fair use for satire is very well protected, much more so than any other form of fair use. Its the only form of fair use you can profit off of for example.
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Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, USA, currently living in Utrecht, Netherlands, USA, and Thailand. Was also living in Israel, but left.
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(Above pronouns are not intended to mock, i will respect any persons pronouns and only wish pronouns to show respect be used with me as well. These are called neopronouns, see an example of the word "frog" used as a neopronoun here: http://tinyurl.com/44hhej89 )
A proud member of the Penobscot Native American tribe, as well as a Mayflower passenger descendant. I sometimes post about my genealogical history.
My stance on various issues:
Education: Free to PhD, tax paid
Abortion: Protected, tax paid, limited time-frame
Welfare: Yes, no one should starve
UBI: No, use welfare
Racism: is real
Guns: Shall not be infringed
LGBT+/minorities: Support
Pronouns: Will respect
Trump: Moron, evil
Biden: Senile, racist
Police: ACAB
Drugs: Fully legal, no prescriptions needed
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