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Let's not forget the BLM protestors all across the US the summer of 2020, killing many including police officers and causing MANY $billions in damage, while taking over large parts of many major cities, all paid for by the Democratic Operatives like G. Soros etc., LOL!

I'm pointing out that when people complain about protestors, they always say how they're missing work

I don't care about what they're protesting; I'm making fun of the complaint about missing work

So try again! Lol

aren't these protester missing work? Oh, never mind...

Not any more than those who were missing work on Jan 6th, 2021 - which was a Wednesday, middle of the week, lol

Science going strong everywhere globally, powerful force that brings world together. But scientists do move for many reasons, but one thing is for sure, the number inbound into the US Always Exceeds Outbound by FAR!

Yes, but that can still become a talent drain

For example, if it used to be that +300,000 more inbound scientists are going to the US than leaving the US, but now that's only +200,000 - that's still a minus-100,000 talent drain than it used to be

China awaits you with open arms..

Scientists wouldn't want to go to China neither since they can't do anything that would contradict the CCP government, even when science shows them otherwise

Lest people forget just a few years ago that the deceased Chinese doctor hero who tried to warn people about Covid early enough to help prevent widespread infection - was instead silenced then punished by the CCP government and was never given his due

No self-respecting scientist would want to work under that puts politics before science - why do ya think they're leaving the Trump admin in the first place

Good for challenging Apartheid

More people like him who challenge injustices, and didn't just shut up and minded his own business

RIP

Better now than when there's children involved

She looked so cute during "Hannah Montana" tho

It has one negative review out of 59 on metacritic. The reviews were overwhelmingly positive.

https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mickey-17/critic-reviews/

People are just trying to find any excuse not to go out and see it, while complaining that Hollywood just produces sequels after sequels

That's why people who want more original films never win in the box office - because they don't put their money where their mouths are

Trump better buy a lot more - Tesla shares are tanking!

Tesla's typical electric buyers are not typical MAGA supporters who love gasoline

Tesla's typical buyers want more electrical charging stations all across the nation, which MAGA supporters would not fund

MAGA supporters would not be following Trump in buying more Tesla, so Trump better buy a lot more

Elon will soon be SO Popular, just as soon as US taxpayers start receiving their DOGE $refund checks, they'll tune out the mainstream media gas-lighting ASAP.

Refund checks raise inflation!

Didn't we just learn that from the Biden admin, when he gave everyone refund checks

This is to remind the Russian populace that there's a deadly war going on that can affect them, even when the Russian government is trying to hide it from them

Just like the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive reminded the American populace that there's a deadly war going on, even when the American government was trying to hide it from its own people. And it affected the populace

Ukraine wants peace, but NOT peace AT ALL COST. Peace at all cost is well-known in history by another name, which our British friends very much know - it's called APPEASEMENT by then-UK Prime Minister Chamberlain. It didn't work with Hitler then; it won't work with Putin now

Ukraine wants JUSTIFIABLE peace that will last, not one that's just kicking the can down the road, where Russia could just attack them again, and the whole cycle gets repeated. Peace NOW but that leads to war in the FUTURE is not REAL peace - that's just kicking the can; that's just APPEASEMENT

Learn from history - appeasement doesn't work!

Expect Japan's economy to become worse

Djoker 1000's pointless but not for anyone else and glad you agree Djoker likes his chances on grass if healthy.

Djoker's 1000's is not pointless - that's why he showed up

Grass is the fastest surface, so for anyone who can produce quick points, it's an advantage. Good for older players who can do that

Djoker, Clay's a good surface because of his stamina and greatly reduces advantage big servers have on hardcourts.

And still not a better surface for older players (even if it's better for him specifically) due to long rallies

nobody believes clay courts entail more volleying, just the opposite.

My apologies, I meant strokes, not volleys

People, who keep whining about Hollywood not having original films, better go out and see this

Otherwise, why would they keep making original films just to be seen by empty seats

Yeah Nah the same old USA viewing material. Nothing to see here. But over on YouTube you can stream every episode of Great Japanese genre.

Youtube also streams every episode of Great American genre too, so................

The Fukui District Court acquitted him in 1990, but the Kanazawa branch convicted him in 1995, a ruling that was later finalized.

How can he be acquitted in one court but convicted in another? Is it the same crime?

By country of origin, China accounted for the largest share at 80.6 percent, or 26,604 cases

Why are we not surprised, LOL

China does not respect property rights, even amongst themselves

37, not a kid anymore, body takes more time to heal and given his GOAT status, harder to find motivation for petty tournaments, only the Slams matter to him at this point.

This is not a petty tournament - it's an ATP Masters 1000 level - 2nd level only to the Grand Slams. And there are only 9 of those ATP 1000 tournaments in a year. They provide a lot of ranking points in determining the seeding in the Grand Slams

If he loses too many points, he'd find himself facing Sinner or Alcaraz early in the Grand Slams, instead of the finals

Djoker knows grass and clay are better surfaces than hardcourts for older players.

Clay is definitely NOT a better surface for older players - it's the most taxing of the surfaces. Points are long since clay blunts the speed of the ball, requiring more volleys and more running and more endurance

Great Olympic LA news, another catalyst for LA to recover from horrible fires, that spread due to Govt. mismanagement, no water in reservoirs or fire hydrants

Govt mismanagement is opening up the WRONG reservoir

‘Ridiculous blunder’: Trump wades into California’s water wars – and strikes some of his strongest supporters - Billions of gallons of irrigation water were wasted under Trump’s orders in what now appears to be a political stunt

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/california-water-trump

Under orders from Donald Trump, billions of gallons of irrigation water were laid waste in California’s thirsty agricultural hub this month, a move that left water experts shocked and local officials scrambling.

The water, stored in two reservoirs operated by the army corps of engineers, is a vital source for many farms and ranches in the state’s sprawling and productive San Joaquin valley during the driest times of the year. It will be especially important in the coming months as the region braces for another brutally hot summer with sparse supplies.

The reservoirs are also among the few the US president can control directly.

Staged to give weight to Trump’s widely debunked claims that flows could have helped Los Angeles during last month’s devastating firestorm and to show that he holds some power over California’s water, he ordered the army corps to flood the channels. Less than an hour of notice was reportedly given to water authorities down-river who rushed to prepare for the unexpected release, which threatened to inundate nearby communities.

Experts, who were left scratching their heads in the aftermath, have found no justification for the order. The reservoirs were not at risk of overflowing and irrigation is not necessary during the wetter winter months. These releases also did not support threatened ecosystems such as those in the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta, where contentious debates continue about flows and diversions.

Some have suggested the flows will help bolster groundwater stores, “but a lot of that water will end up evaporating,” said Holyoke. “It’s just going to be water lost – and they know it.”

“Those releases had absolutely zero to do with anything to do in Los Angeles,” said Gregory Pierce, a water policy expert and the director of the UCLA Water Resources Group, adding that this also did not benefit anyone in the central valley. “This was a stunt purely so Trump could say that he did something and released the water.”

That water would never have reached the Los Angeles fire (different water basins). It's reservoir water that the farmers need during the dry days of summer. Trump just wasted the farmers' water

Expect more of this

Mark Carney putting Canada first:

Now, I am a pragmatist above all, so when I see that something’s not working, I will change it. So my government will immediately eliminate the divisive consumer carbon tax on families and farmers and small and medium-sized businesses, and we will stop — and we will stop — the hike in the capital gains tax, because we think builders, we think builders should be incentivized for taking risks and rewarded when they succeed.

Canada needs more of this type of change. Change that puts more money in people’s pockets. Change that makes our companies more competitive. Change that builds the strongest economy in the G7. There is — there’s someone who’s trying to do the opposite. There’s someone who’s trying to weaken our economy: Donald Trump, Donald Trump.

And Donald Trump, as we know, has put, as the Prime Minister just said, unjustified tariffs on what we build on what we sell, on how we make a living. He’s attacking Canadian families, workers and businesses, and we cannot let him succeed, and we won’t. I am proud. I am proud of the response of Canadians who are making their voices heard and their wallets felt. I am grateful for how our provinces are stepping up to the fight. Because when we are united, we are Canada strong. 

Canada — America is not Canada, and Canada never, ever will be part of America in any way, shape or form. Look, we didn’t ask for this fight. We didn’t ask for this fight, but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves. So the Americans, they should make no mistake in trade, as in hockey, Canada will win.

In the 2024 election, the disparity in the weight of votes between the most and least populated single-seat constituencies narrowed from 2.08-fold in the previous lower house election in 2021.

This is the equivalence of the US Electoral College - wherein the votes in lower-population states are weighted more than the votes in higher-population states

That's why the lower-population constituencies/states want to keep it

Japan should RAISE taxes and contribute more

Firebombing was done by everybody during WW2 - it was part of warring back then

So was seashore bombarding from battleship guns - that's just firebombing by another name

Nobody had precision bombing back then

People forget that this would had happened if the US mounted an invasion of the Japanese mainland. Whether they'd died by nuclear bombing or firebombing, a lot of Japanese would still die either way. Japan should never had entered WW2 - that's on the Japanese leadership

We need more baby makers, stat!

What's with Chinese-run ships and dragging anchors cutting undersea cables around the globe

Either it's deliberately malicious, or extreme incompetence

That doesn't solve the issue for the probably 20 million Taiwanese who don't want enslavement to the mainland.

That is true - Taiwanese are very happy to vote out leaders they don't like

Is China gonna provide that? Never! Lol

And Taiwan is already prosperous and peaceful. Just let them be, and they'll remain prosperous and peaceful. Between China and Taiwan, Taiwan is not the one hankering for war

Stupid is as stupid does

Addressing reporters during a meeting of President Donald Trump's cabinet, Kennedy said: "There are two people who have died," but provided no further details. He also downplayed the situation, stating, "It's not unusual. You have measles outbreaks every year."

But not at this size. And no deaths

The US team is blooding a lot of new players at the Cup in preparation for next year's World Cup qualifiers. Its starting lineup is the youngest since the turn of the millennium

"U.S. women's national soccer team using SheBelieves Cup as chance to foster young talent"

https://www.thealbertan.com/soccer/us-womens-national-soccer-team-using-shebelieves-cup-as-chance-to-foster-young-talent-10258875

Nineteen-year-old Claire Hutton is one of four players on the U.S. women’s national team roster for the start of the SheBelieves Cup this week who have never appeared in a game for the team.

The inclusion of Hutton and fellow newcomers Tara McKeown, Gisele Thompsonm, and Michelle Cooper, along with 17-year-old Lily Yohannes is part of coach Emma Hayes’ plan to make developing talent a priority ahead of the Women’s World Cup qualifiers next year.

Hayes said she sat down with the team’s leadership group this week to explain the importance of growing the team from within.

“But there’s no point talking about the development of a program without providing opportunities for people to do it,” she said. “But with that comes the risk, and of course it won’t look polished in its entirety. But I trust the process and I’ve been a coach for a long, long time to know that doing it this way will give us a much better chance down the road to compete at the top end.”

The average age of the team is 24 years old. Think about that. The year is 2025 - that means a lot of its players were not even born yet the last time it fielded a starting lineup that young!

The US needed to win the game to earn the Cup, while Japan needed just a draw due to superior goal-difference. The US pressing for the win made them sloppy in many places, while Japan remained solid throughout. Neither team could dominate the game

This is Coach Hayes first loss as US coach - she was undefeated in her first 17 games in charge

Congrats to the Nadeshiko! They were the best team throughout the tournament. Their best player plays in the US women's league

Mina Tanaka, who plays for the Utah Royals in the National Women's Soccer League, led all players in with four goals and three assists and was named tournament MVP.

It's the way he did it that's caused the issue

If he'd just said "would rather hammer a nail through his head" then nobody would care

C'mon, he's a comedian. It's his job to be a little more creative than that.

Thought that was more creative...................... Hint: he has 2 heads, lol

Heaven forbid anyone make a public comment that's not in total support of women's sport.

It's the way he did it that's caused the issue

If he'd just said "would rather hammer a nail through his head" then nobody would care

Among other notable changes in the rankings announced Tuesday, 20-year-old Ukrainian wrestler Aonishiki will make his elite makuuchi-division debut as a No. 15 maegashira.

The promising youngster, who fled the war in Ukraine and came to Japan in April 2022, enters the top division after nine tournaments, equaling the fastest pace of promotion from the bottom tier since 1958, when sumo adopted its current calendar of six grand tournaments per year.

Gambatte Aonishiki! The new blood!

Well, look at that!

That's $500 billion investment and 20,000 jobs

Tuesday's shareholder vote came a month after the same group presented a similar proposal during Costco's annual meeting, only to have it overwhelmingly rejected.

Costco already did it - and they're making a lot of money! Why change what's working