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Posted in: Kennedy confirmed by Senate as U.S. Health Secretary See in context

Great job guys. A win for measles, polio, and God knows what else. Do they sell iron lungs on Amazon?

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Posted in: Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi drop their talks on business integration See in context

I can't say that I'm surprised. Nissan is too proud to let me someone else call the shots. It looks like they'd rather wither away on the vine by themselves rather than even try to thrive with another company calling the shots. I would wish them luck but it's clear they are fairly delusional to their current situation.

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Posted in: Eagles deny Chiefs Super Bowl three-peat with dominant defense in 40-22 rout See in context

Don't be fooled by the final score- this was as thorough of a beat down that you'll see in a major championship game. Congratulations to the Eagles, they certainly earned this one.

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Posted in: We comprehensively judged store locations and their business conditions as factors. See in context

Added value to the customer from this? Zero, of course.

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Posted in: Silencing science: How Trump is reshaping U.S. health See in context

We'll learn why this stuff was important- the hard way. The American people voted for ignorance, death, and disease, and that's what we'll get.

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Posted in: Little-known porn 'white post' boxes fading into Japan's lurid past See in context

I remember seeing one of these years ago on a main street in a moderately major city (I think it was Mito).

I didn't have terrific confidence in my Japanese reading ability at the time, but I remember being able to understand that this was a box "for things that you didn't want children to see".

"Is this box for what I think it is? ", i wondered. Turned out, yes it was!

Seems like having these on such a visible major street would be a problem for those that might plan to use it, however.

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Posted in: The operator of Narita airport plans to raise the annual cap on the number of takeoffs and landings from the current 300,000 to 340,000 later this year. What do you think of Narita airport? See in context

Narita is probably the least-apprexiated airport in history, just because "it's far away". Clean, punctual, safe, and yes, convenient. I'll say it.

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Posted in: Trump sworn in as 47th president, emboldened to reshape American institutions See in context

Apparently, Trump couldn't even be bothered to put his hand on thr Bible when he was sworn in. Not that anybody expected him to take his oath seriously, anyway.

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Posted in: Discover Miyazaki: Your next must-visit Japan travel destination See in context

It's not listed here, but Amano Iwato Jinja and Takachiho are just down the road from each other, so you should be able to visit both in the same trip.

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Posted in: Agoda reveals Shanghai is Asia's top emerging destination; Fukuoka 4th See in context

A bit strange to see Paris and Shanghai, two of the world's highest-profile cities, as "emerging" destinations. But if that's what their data says, then I guess that's the case.

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Posted in: Two fans who grabbed Betts in World Series banned by MLB See in context

A well deserved ban. These guys were way over the line and showed no remorse afterwards. Get 'em out of here.

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Posted in: Japan has a lot of backers in the House and the Senate and Japan is the number one direct foreign investor in the United States for the last five years. These things have a special appeal to Trump. See in context

I mean, an important ally which is also a leading direct oregin investor is going to get a lot of attention from any incoming president; it's not like this is specific to Trump. We should stop treating every little thing that he does as ground-breaking, unique, or dramatic.

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Posted in: What a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the industry See in context

I can say, based on personal experience, that Nissan and Mitsubishi corporate cultures are very proud, if not outright arrogant. It's hard to see the rank and file taking orders from Honda on just about anything. (Nissan and Mitsubishi barely work together as it is.)

Beyond trying to mix those corporate cultures, they'll also need to integrate ordering/procurement, inventory management, engineering, manufacturing, R&D and product development, sales channels, advertising... a potential non stop series of headaches. Good luck.

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Posted in: Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball's stolen base king, has died at 65 See in context

It's been said that if you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you'd have two Hall of Famers. Which is true; his career stats are so incredible, if you divided them by 2 he'd still have a Hall-worthy resume. An incredible ballplayer and entertainer. RIP.

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Posted in: Why is SoftBank investing over $100 billion in U.S.? See in context

Regardless what Son does to create jobs etc is infinitely more than what most people do

Yes, billionaires have the resources and ability to create a lot of jobs if they wish to do so. And just as easily, they can destroy thousands of jobs with a single stroke of a pen. We shouldn't give them a free pass for their actions just because they occasionally deign to do the former.

Son's actions show that he is more than willing to cozy up to bad actors if he thinks it will profit him, and in this case, for investments which may or may not provide a lot of good jobs, but will definitely cause significant environmental damage. It's better to be wary than grateful.

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Posted in: Is Burger King Japan sending subliminal messages in its packaging for new Top One Pounder? See in context

I think I understand where the author is going with this, but those white bars on the side of the bag just make me think 肉 niku. Which is probably intentional.

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Posted in: U.S. 'Black Friday' online spending put at record $10.8 bil See in context

Hmm, but I was told endlessly that inflation was squeezing people's budgets, so we had to vote Republican this year. It's almost as this this angle was played up for political purposes and didn't match the actual situation on the ground.

Remember, until Inaguration Day, we're still in Biden's economy. I highly, highly doubt that the average consumer is thinking that Trump will be president in two months, so I'll spend more on this year's Christmas. If thr money supposedly wasn't there because of inflation, it's not going to magically arrive a couple of weeks later.

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Posted in: Formula 1 expands grid to add General Motors' Cadillac brand and new American team for 2026 season See in context

Things seemed to move quickly once Michael stepped out of the way. He must be really disliked at the high levels of F1.

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Posted in: U.S. farmers brace for trade wars on Trump tariff pledges See in context

Did you needed an article to tell you that trump is a fraud? Really?

I know very well that Trump is a liar and a conman; as evidenced by the recent election results, must of the American public does not. A lot of that falls on the mainstream press, which focuses endlessly on horserace and personality-based articles before the election, and apparently cannot be bothered to actually write about the effects of a candidate's policy until the election is actually over. Also, it looks like I need to put a giant "sarcasm" tag on my posts.

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Posted in: Trump asks Mike Waltz to be national security adviser; Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel See in context

Prior to his upcoming appointment as ambassador, Mike Huckabee was employed hucking nutritional supplements on TV commercials. I suppose that counts as a solid qualification in Trumpland.

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Posted in: U.S. farmers brace for trade wars on Trump tariff pledges See in context

Gee, it sure seems like a helpful, straightforward, informative article like this one would have been great to have before the election. Instead, we get this after the election, when it's too late to do anything about it. Great job keeping the public informed, guys.

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Posted in: Trump, Harris battle for Wisconsin amid blowback on violent rhetoric See in context

Yet another headline fail. What violent rhetoric? Who said it? It's very clearly coming from one side of the equation. This kind of squishy wording doesn't inform anyone, and in fact muddles the entire picture. Every major news org needs to review how they approach this.

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Posted in: Trump complains about disaster response; Biden says he should get a life See in context

Another headline fail from. Some of our supposed brightest minds in the press. Biden wasn't telling Trump to "get a life" about disaster response, he was telling him due to spouting misinformation and conspiracy theories. There's a difference between the two.

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Posted in: Japan voted Best Country in world for 2nd year in a row in Conde Nast Traveler poll See in context

Tokyo... is... friendly?

Polite, yes, maybe. But "Friendly" is far down on the list of adjectives I would use.

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Posted in: Biden, Harris tour areas slammed by major storm See in context

So, lets see. If Biden and Harris don't go to the disaster area, it shows laziness and a lack of leadership.

If they do go, they're hogging the spotlight and disrupting local relief efforts.

Darned if you do and darned if you dont. It's almost sounding as if the people making these arguments are making them in bad faith. But that couldn't be the case, could it?

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Posted in: Ohtani has 3 homers and becomes first 50-50 player as Dodgers clinch playoff spot See in context

If you'd have told me before the season that Ohtani was going to get 50 HRs and 50 SBs, I would have told you that you were nuts. But really, nothing is out of reach of this guy. Could win the Cy Young and lead the league in homers in the same season? I'm not going to bet against him.

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Posted in: Dolly Parton sending free books to children in 21 states and around the world See in context

We are members of this program. Signed up at my child's birth (literally at the hospital) and get a book mailed to our home every month free of charge. Always a fun day when one shows up in the mail for the kid. Dolly's a saint if you ask me.

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Posted in: Automakers hit 'significant storm,' as buyers reject lofty prices at time of huge capital outlays See in context

The automakers have no one to blame but themselves. They've been busy killing off affordable, simple, entry level vehicles in place of oversized but highly profitable SUVs and trucks. Ford stopped making passenger cars altogether, Chevy killed off the Spark and Sonic, and even Honda stopped selling the Fit in the US. Good luck finding something "cheap and cheerful" on most carmaker lots these days. Shocklingly, not all consumers are willing to take out a 5 or 6 year loan on an $80k pickup.

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Posted in: U.S. judge dismisses Trump classified documents case See in context

This would be an outrage, except that everyone knows Cannon is in the bag for Trump (and most likely eyeing a future potential Supreme Court Seat). I guess we'll just have to settle for a total disgrace to her profession, then.

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Posted in: Trump picks Senator JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his running mate See in context

Not mentioned all at here, but Vance is extremely close to Silicon Valley VC money which has taken a hard right turn in the last few years (in particular the Theil/Musk/ Andreessen axis, who espouse some incredibly repulsive views).

Trump choosing Vance probably opened the money spigot from these guys, if it wasn't open already. Either that, or Vance was a condition for their massive support. Either way, this angle shouldn't be overlooked.

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