President Joe Biden, in his farewell address to the nation Wednesday, warned that American democracy is being threatened by a burgeoning oligarchy. https://t.co/5bleiVNaBB
As the US prepares to ban TikTok, many Americans are downloading RedNote / Xiaohongshu 小红书 and seeing the real China.
My experiences in China have been amazing. It's a beautiful country with very kind people. Everyone should try to visit
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NEW: I am calling for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.
We need answers to ensure this does not happen again and we have every resource available to fight these catastrophic fires.
If you live in Pacific Palisades, you paid your dues...
Doctors, lawyers, agents, entrepreneurs, etc.
You believed in the American Dream. You paid your dues. You paid your taxes.
You trusted the system.
Then you adopted luxury beliefs like Affirmative Action and DEI and Climate Change™ and Science™.
And they fucked you.
It's time to wake up.
Karen Bass spoke at the Directors Guild of America three months after taking office as Mayor of LA, in February of 2023. I already didn't think she could do the job, but she really confirmed it that night with these statements:
- She hadn't planned on running for Mayor. So, no forethought.
- She appeared to know NOTHING about the entertainment business. This is like the Mayor of Las Vegas knowing nothing about the casino business.
- She had not staffed her office yet. How do you not put that together before election day? She asked the crowd to recommend people, as if we were a live Craig's List.
- She seemed unable to move off her "homeless campaign" speak. She suggested that film productions give jobs to homeless people. Random homeless people, when our business, FULL of experienced, talented people, was hurting from the decrease in productions.
Karen Bass needs to resign immediately.
It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong. Most people dismiss many of the best and most profitable investment ideas simply because they probably won't work..