When I hear Rubio talking about terrorism, I immediately remember the case of Luis Posada Carriles. He was the terrorist who planted a bomb on a civilian airliner, -Cubana Flight 455-, which exploded in 1976 off the coast of Barbados, killing all 73 people on board.
Despite facing legal proceedings, he was protected by powerful allies, lived freely in Miami, and died peacefully of old age at 90.
The Cuban regime certainly has many serious issues, but terrorism isn’t a word that applies to its classification. This case remains a textbook example of how the label “terrorist” is used selectively, depending on who holds power and whose side you’re on.
This guy's chickens kept getting targeted by hawks, so he started feeding local crows. Now he has an army of crows that patrols his property and chases the hawks away.
@DerrickEvans4WV I know there are abusers of the EBT program. But I don’t know why we want to punish the poor all the time. MRE’s are high calorie for active soldiers who burn a lot of calories. Look at Ted Cruz’s monthly food bill that WE pay for. It’s thousands of dollars of gourmet food.
@sakebu_cheese_ It’s way better than a doctor’s note. Trust me, I used to have to read them daily. And mine as an American is about equal to yours, though I seek to improve it. Well done.
@realnikohouse You forget, this is not a Democracy we live in. Massie will never be allowed to win. I’ve learned that lesson from Bernie’s 2 runs. The Establishment picks the candidate. Always.
Israel & its lobby are attempting a complete takeover of our gov thru a myriad of bills.
One bill virtually no one is talking about is @SenTomCotton’s Section 622, of the FY27 Intelligence Authorization Act which locks US into permanent unbreakable intel entanglement with Israel
Slovenia keeps you carnivore by accident.
The traditional cheeseboard is sheep cheese, goat cheese, cured pork, kranjska sausage, and a small heap of garnish placed there in case an EU inspector walks in.
The Alpine farmers have been feeding people properly for a thousand years.
The lettuce is for legal reasons.
🚨"We're not fighting Ukrainians; we're fighting you, the rotten, evil West, which has lost Christian morality and the faith of its fathers. And that's why this war is sacred for our people,"
Vladimir Solovyov said in an interview with Roger Keppel.
"Don't tell me anything about this war. I spent more than 300 days on the front lines. I've been everywhere and seen a lot. And if anyone tries to tell me, 'No, Vladimir, you're talking about going to the front, fighting for the Motherland. What about you?' Every weekend I'm with my guys. I show the Russian people the moment of absolute glory—the battle for the Motherland against global evil, global Satanism. That's what we're fighting for on Ukrainian soil. We're not fighting Ukrainians; we're fighting you, the rotten, evil West, which has lost Christian morality and the faith of its fathers. And that's why this war is sacred for our people." And so today, when we look at the West, we have only one question: "What happened to you? At what point did you betray your faith?"
There are cat therapy centers in Japan.
If you're tired of life, things aren't going well for you, and it feels like life is coming down on top of you, you can visit these centers.
Here, cats spend time with you, helping to reduce your stress, lift your mood, and restore your energy.
Honestly, it wouldn't be a bad thing if these therapy centers spread all around the world 🐱❤️😹
Chinese people are not terrified of AI because China mostly presents automation as a way to remove humans from dangerous, exhausting, hostile work:
Coal mines, power grids, extreme weather, heavy industry, and disaster response.
In America, AI arrives with layoffs, “efficiency,” restructuring, shareholder value, and workers being told their lives are obsolete.
Same technology, different civilization logic.
One asks: How can machines reduce human suffering?
The other asks: How many humans can we remove from payroll?
AI does not automatically become dystopia.
It becomes dystopia when capitalism owns the switch.
In Denmark, McDonalds workers make $25 an hour and, if they are over twenty, the company starts paying into a pension plan for them, and in addition they have a full 6 weeks of paid vacation.
Now how much do you think this costs customers? The Economist looked into this and found out that the Big Mac costs 76 cents less than it does here.
Don't believe the lies that raising the minimum wage would force prices to go up.
Libraries: free.
AI: subscription.
Libraries: written by humans with expertise.
AI: trained on whatever was on the internet.
Libraries: staffed by professionals.
AI: confidently wrong.
Go to the library.
You can't afford a house. So you rent.
Rent gets too expensive. So you buy an RV.
It's illegal to live in an RV. So you try to live in your car.
Still illegal.
So you end up homeless.
And it's illegal to be homeless on the street too.
America made every affordable alternative to a house illegal.
Then wondered why homelessness keeps climbing.
I just voted against the Ukraine Support Act tonight. It sends over $9 billion of your dollars overseas, and includes $250 million for Radio Free Europe, a Cold War relic that benefits no American.
https://t.co/BVmVFajN9I
22 yrs ago today, after a long zoning dispute with local officials that ruined his business, welder Marvin Heemeyer had enough & created the Killdozer.
He destroyed the mayor’s house, the judge’s house, town hall, the police station, & the bank - while avoiding hurting civilians or their property.
Happy Killdozer Day to those who celebrate 🎊
This is worse than we thought.
Originally I thought it was hidden in the bill and most who voted for it didn’t know it was in there.
Now they are made aware and have the opportunity to remove it, and they REFUSE.
This is NOT ok.