Posted in: Which U.S. companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives? See in context
Question: Which U.S. companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
Answer: Not enough.
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Posted in: Trump sworn in as 47th president, emboldened to reshape American institutions See in context
From a McDonalds employee to U.S. President. Isn’t America great?
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Posted in: Heavy snow hits north, west Japan; 100 vehicles temporarily stranded See in context
Obviously, the result of global warming.
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Posted in: U.S. Congress certifies Trump election victory with Harris presiding See in context
Today, America became unburdened by what could have been.
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Posted in: South Korea battles second day of heavy snow; four dead See in context
Climate change = different weather conditions today from yesterday.
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Posted in: Biden authorizes Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia See in context
Considering that U.S. and NATO personnel are the only people who can program the missiles to strike inside Russia, this war will escalate into an East vs. West scenario very quickly if Ukraine is taken off the leash.
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Posted in: Trump has 230 electoral votes to Harris' 210 so far in U.S. presidential race See in context
After today, let’s hope we will be unburdened by what has been.
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Posted in: Mets beat Dodgers 7-3 to even NLCS See in context
Counting the days until the Subway Series begins. Go Mets!!!
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Posted in: Trump rally shooting being investigated as an assassination attempt, officials say See in context
Mr. Trump was correct (again) when he said, They’re after you. I’m just in the way.”
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Posted in: U.S. Marines' transfer to Guam from Okinawa to start in December See in context
This is a great move by both nations. Considering all the recent saber rattling by China, the time is way past due for Japan to stop relying so heavily on America and let the GSDF members do the job protecting their borders.
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Posted in: Families of Japanese abducted by N Korea departs for U.S. to seek support See in context
Not sure why they’re coming here. We have no dog in that fight.
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Posted in: Ohtani passes Hideki Matsui for most MLB homers by a Japanese-born player See in context
Any “achievement” by Say It Ain’t So, Sho will always have an asterisk next to it.
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Posted in: Yoko Ono to receive Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement See in context
She will always be known as the luckiest groupie in the history of rock music. That’s her “lifetime achievement”.
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Posted in: Nihon University student falls to his death; autopsy finds cannabis in system See in context
A puff. A party. A tragedy.
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Posted in: G7 leaders condemn Iran, warn of risk of escalation See in context
TaiwanisNotChina,
Nope. The sanctions imposed were an offshoot of the Abraham Accords brokered by the Trump administration and the Arab nations that signed it.
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Posted in: G7 leaders condemn Iran, warn of risk of escalation See in context
During his presidency, Donald Trump's sanctions had reduced Iran's oil export to less than 400,000 barrels a day. Once Biden lifted those sanction, Iran's oil exports jumped to over 2.8 million barrels a day. 2.4 million times $70 a barrel or $168 million a day or $61 billion a year. That comes out to nearly $200 billion in additional terrorist funding over the past 3 years. Biden’s legacy will be he funds wars.
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Posted in: G7 leaders condemn Iran, warn of risk of escalation See in context
“US may not initially put boots on the ground , however will provide every weapon one could wave a stick at”
Never forget: To date, this U.S. administration has gifted Iran $83 billion.
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Posted in: G7 leaders condemn Iran, warn of risk of escalation See in context
Let the G7 have their toothless “We’re very, very mad at you” hoedown. Israel will do what IT needs to do to protect its citizens.
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Posted in: Clouds gather over Osaka World Expo See in context
A multi-month event taking place on an artificial island in Osaka Bay where the only entrance/exit to this venue is a single train line in a country that’s rife with earthquakes?. What could possibly go wrong?
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Posted in: China summons Japanese, Philippine diplomats over negative comments See in context
President Marcos should just ask Biden to park a carrier battle group off of Subic and an amphibious ready group off of the 2nd Thomas Shoal. Let's park another one off Taiwan and send a surface action group on a freedom of navigation run through the South China Sea. Japan could protect their homeland with their navy and the ships we have homeported there. Then all those battle groups could visit South Korea on a rotational basis. Think there would be just a little Chinese hypertension if all that happened?
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Posted in: Ohtani's ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16 mil from baseball star in sports betting case See in context
therougou,
You conveniently forget how this whole event started: that Mizuhara admitted to a U.S. sports channel that Ohtani paid his gambling debts, only to do an about face the very next day. Yes, yes, I get it: You live your life vicariously through Ohtani. Unfortunately for you, Mizuhara confessed that Say It Ain’t So, Sho was linked to his illegal gambling. Can’t unring that bell.
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Posted in: Ohtani's ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16 mil from baseball star in sports betting case See in context
Since Ohtani gave this guy access to his bank account for years, that makes him complicit in the scandal; like a person driving a getaway car is just as guilty as the person who robs a bank.
Sure, MlB will broom this because he’s too big of a cash cow, but the stink of being linked to illegal gambling already has and will follow Ohtani for the rest of his baseball career and his life.
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Posted in: Ohtani goes deep for 3rd time in 5 games and hits pair of doubles for Dodgers in 4-2 win over Twins See in context
“It appears you are not familiar with the US legal system, which is unfortunate.“
It appears it is you who is not familiar with our U.S. legal system (we have a little thing called the IRS that is still investigating Ohtani), which is unfortunate.
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Posted in: Track and field introducing prize money at Olympics with Paris gold medalists to get $50,000 See in context
Lost all interest in the Olympics when professional athletes were first allowed participate.
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Posted in: First foreign-born sumo grand champion Akebono dies at 54 See in context
I met him several times over the years. He was always very gracious to those who approached him.
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Posted in: Ohtani's ex-interpreter negotiating guilty plea: New York Times See in context
No matter how this plays out, the stink of this scandal will follow Ohtani for the rest of his life.
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Posted in: Ohtani goes deep for 3rd time in 5 games and hits pair of doubles for Dodgers in 4-2 win over Twins See in context
The stench of scandal overshadows anything Ohtani does on the field. Personally, I think he should not even be allowed in any baseball stadium until the IRS (MLB will broom the matter) clears him of any wrong doing.
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Posted in: Ohtani reaches 3 times in home debut as Dodgers rout Cardinals 7-1 See in context
Ohtani should not be allowed to step onto any pro baseball field until all the investigations (MLB, IRS) clears him to play.
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Posted in: Ohtani says he never bet on sports; claims interpreter Mizuhara stole money, told lies See in context
It”s impossible to believe the interpreter could take $4.5 million out of Ohtani’s account without
Ohtani knowing;
his agent knowing;
his business manager knowing;
his accounting firm knowing
At the very least it was a $$$ gift to the guy. If so, you have to ask yourself why didn’t Ohtani’s conga line of money handlers amend his tax returns to reflect the proper gift tax payment that’s owed to Uncle Sam? The amount was well below the minimum tax exemption provision.
No matter the outcome, the stench of this scandal will follow Ohtani for the rest of his baseball career/life.
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Posted in: Ohtani says he never bet on sports; claims interpreter Mizuhara stole money, told lies See in context
Until the investigations by both MLB and the IRS are completed and it’s determined that Otani is innocent of any improprieties, for the good of the sport he should be banned from entering any stadium the Dodgers play in.
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Posted in: Japan to release 210,000 tons from rice reserves due to surging prices
Posted in: Japan to release 210,000 tons from rice reserves due to surging prices
Posted in: China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation in South China Sea
Posted in: China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation in South China Sea