@HobbyBobby@JDVance This is not a stretch of the imagination
In 2025 the Center for Public Integrity ran the State Integrity Investigation
Hawaii was chosen as the most corrupt state
All of the most corrupt states were those where democrats were so entrenched they have no fear of any retribution
@_Sharco_@TechnoTroph@RobertMSterling Has nothing to do with them being a woman or a minority. It has everything to do with setting quotas based on some sub-grouping besides proficiency. Put the ex-military pilot with 10yrs and 3k flight hours in, not the United university trainee with 6 mo on a simulator.
@SoveyX@MAGAWEAVER Ai told me to wash the ripening agent off the bananas and wrap the top stem with plastic wrap or a wet paper towel so it doesnt let out as much of the gas that ripens the fruit. That way it is much less of a race to finish a bunch :)
@J123Jean@mattvanswol I get that you are poking fun at the bs 60 min put on the air last night. If anything its her interviewees that are prob SPLC funded.
@deby2628@earthcurated I guess thats more complex. Its just that after nearly 50 years advancement of compute, materials and rocket technology, one would think it would be a piece of cake compared to doing it with the tools they had back then.
@TMSTRS_@patrickbetdavid Yeah cant wait for the govt run grocery stores.
He couldnt get his free bus proposal past hochul once his election was over. Now he’s going to get her to raise $10B in taxes when she faces reelection this year?
To be more specific, it seems the Shanghai price includes a 13% VAT (value added tax).
Im not sure what else is in there, but in his keynote speech at the VRIC, Phil Baker former ceo of HL said taxes and reg differences accounted for the bulk of the price dif bet shang and comex
@lvolpic@ImMeme0@browneyed_girl Hard to imagine watergate was even considered a scandal compared to all thats gone on since (crossfire hurricaine, twitter files revelations, etc).
@DroverWolff@AGAsianGuy I have heard that the price difference is mainly due to tax and regulatory differences.
So as a driver of higher prices, the belief that shanghai is the physical market and its pulling metal east from comex and that a convergence higher will eventually happen - may be a mirage.
@lvolpic@ImMeme0@browneyed_girl perhaps. maybe because they grew up when the media lied less, or at least reserved it for rarer occasions.
but seeing how things are today, it makes me look back wth a critical eye on everything we were told even back then
@lvolpic@ImMeme0@browneyed_girl True, and sadly a 3rd group: those brainwashed by mainstream media. There are a lot of those who absolutely believe all the hoaxes