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Posted in: N Korea slams U.S. and Asian rivals for pursuing 'absurd' plans to denuclearize North See in context

Doesn't trump have a plan to vastly reduce American, Russian and Chinese nuclear arsenals too?

Yep: https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/02/13/trump-wants-nuclear-arms-talks-with-russia-and-china/

Seems like a win-win-win-win situation and a massive "win" for the rest of the world, except tiny countries who want more disruptive capabilities than their human or economic levels would allow.

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Posted in: China seeks cooperation with Japan amid tariff row with U.S. See in context

China doesn't believe in fair trade. The proof has been in our face the last 25-30 yrs.

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Posted in: TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in U.S. See in context

Trump and Musk, who are always championing free speech, but when it's politicised speech in their favour, all of a sudden it's ok?

Exactly. Seems only their spew is "free speech" and everyone else's is lies, lies, lies.

The more I think about this, the more I want something like the German laws that allow factual free speech, but not personal attacks. Their laws have teeth. Of course, bookface is appealing the law, since it was used to fine them for allowing illegal content uses by fringe people to personally attack people. First office fines are about $3500 for online personal attacks. Discourse for political differences are allowed in German law. Personal attacks are not. Someone got frustrated with a political opponent and name-called that opponent. He was fined.

This is a long way from my stance 20 yrs ago, where I was 100% libertarian and I wanted any speech to be allowed. Lies and 20% truth statements do real harm to our society. We've all seen this from Trump's statements during COVID. His statements nearly doubled the number of deaths inside the US just by causing confusion for people confused by science.

Responsible free speech is what we need in our societies. Seems some people can't be trusted to actually say the truth.

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Posted in: Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine patrol plane over disputed shoal See in context

Clearly the Philippines aircraft was being handled in an irresponsible manner.

Look at the photo, dude. The China helicopter is behind the plane. The skies are clear. It is the Chinese fault ... AGAIN. Why is it that China seems to have all these close encounters outside their EEZ but nobody else does? Look in the mirror. That's the problem.

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Posted in: What to stream: '1923' returns, Tate McRae, 'Reacher,' Baldwins' reality show and a 'Suits' spin-off See in context

The formatting for this article is very difficult to read. Walls of text don't really work for things that should be bullet points - at least make a section header with the name of the show and network. Please.

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Posted in: Mexico says it will sue Google if it insists on using 'Gulf of America' See in context

Trump is all about "make work" over dumb things. Renaming Denali to Mtn McKinley (a gold prospector called it that). Denali as it is known by the natives with for centuries before.

It will always be the Gulf of Mexico to me - well, for at least 20+ more yrs.

The "Gulf of America" just sounds stupid ... but since everyone in north and sound America are technically Americans, some MAGA people may claim this to be more "inclusive". Only MAGA non-logic makes this rational.

Lots of places have different names based on the person's viewpoint/language. In Spanish, Americans are usually called "Norteamericano" ... which seems to include Mexicans and Canadians, but it doesn't. To Mexico and other Latin American countries, it most often means someone from the USA.

I'm surprised that Trump didn't tell Google to ensure that Taiwan was listed as a country, part of "Trumpity Trump Land" too. I'd love to see Taipei, Taiwan and I'd love for Taiwan to formally change their name, removing all mention of China.

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Posted in: Top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers See in context

So China wants help addressing international crime harming Chinese. Not sure that I care as long as China won't extradite their home-grown criminals to other countries for international crime they do outside China.

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Posted in: Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine patrol plane over disputed shoal See in context

Perhaps the Philippines should carry some flares to ensure Chinese craft (air or sea) know they shouldn't be flying so close. It could just be a misunderstanding, but a flare would certainly make things clear. No need for a machete like China used.

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Posted in: Singapore court finds opposition party leader guilty of lying to parliament See in context

Remember when that American tourist got caned for graffiti? Hell, that's what they do if you even step on the grass.

There are signs that clearly say "stay off grass". Caning will get the offender's attention, just like when a parent needs to get the attention of a 4 yr old as they stop their child from running in to a busy street.

The times I've been to Singapore, there were good and bad things, just like everywhere else.

I only wish the US had a law that prevented liars in office. Democracy depends on transparency and truthful records.

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Posted in: Fistfights, anthem boos in stormy U.S.-Canada ice hockey clash See in context

I've been to a number of hockey games in my life. I've been thrown out of hockey games a few times for "inappropriate behavior" ... er ... along with hundreds of others. Always for really bad calls by the refs.

I've heard mothers of Canadian players yell some of the foulest things from the stands that would make any Navy man blush.

So, besides the booing - it seems like this was a typical hockey game to me.

Canadians clearly have no interest in becoming part of the USA (can't blame them), so there's nothing that Trump can do to make that happen. ZERO. Same for Greenland.

Just look at Puerto Rico. They've held 7 referendums locally to become the 51st state. The last time was last November. Over 58% of Puerto Ricans said they wanted to be a US State. The other choices were "Free Associated" and "Independent".

Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1:

New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.

So, "Congress" just needs to vote. Nothing about President involvement, though historically, the process has been:

The people living in the proposed area need to show significant support for statehood,

Congress usually passes a law making the proposed area a state, and

the current President signs that law.

So, Puerto Rico is willing to be a US State, yet Congress hasn't taken any steps and Trump hasn't been yelling about it. Too many Democrats there and it would change the makeup of Congress in a way that the GOP wouldn't have a majority anymore.

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Posted in: TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in U.S. See in context

Those who are more curious can easily use a VPN.

VPN use inside China is illegal. Use it and the CCP can make any claim they want around espionage or treason. Are you using a VPN now? That means you are performing treasonous activities, unless the CCP is paying for your posts.

Oh ... and if it is OK for China to "wisely carved out its own internet and apps", then why isn't it fine if other countries choose to block Chinese-made and managed internet users AND programs? Certainly, you wouldn't be suggesting different rules only if you are Chinese. That would be racist.

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Posted in: TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in U.S. See in context

TikTok has harmed Americans? Please show some evidence.

Factual free speech isn't allowed on the platform. Post any facts that aren't flattering to the CCP and your account will be banned. Post any facts that aren't flattering to 95% of other govts and nothing will happen to your account. Different rules for content about the CCP and everyone else. Applying consistent rules is important.

If TikTok is so great, why isn't in used in China too? If TikTok isn't tied to China, why do you care, deanzaZZR, whether it is banned anywhere or not? I'm confused.

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Posted in: TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in U.S. See in context

TikTok should be banned as long as youtube and facenook are banned in China. Heck, TikTok is banned in China too, which seems like a huge issue to me.

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Posted in: Innovators gear up work on ‘green’ hydrogen plane with plans for nonstop 9-day trip around Earth See in context

The plan to use cryogenic cooling means this will fail. Run some numbers. refrigeration to those temperatures is hard. Keeping things that cool is hard, even for temporary storage, perhaps overnight so there's power to keep the plane flying when the sun isn't providing solar energy.

There are other methods to store hydrogen that can be easily released on demand later, but not the same amount. Nowhere near the same amounts.

Converting water into H₂ and O₂ is energy expensive. I have doubts that layering multiple inefficient methods just to use hydrogen makes sense, but they have to try and a platform like this is as good a place as any.

I think they need to base their aircraft on a glider-like platform too to have a a very long, efficient glide ratio over 1:50 (gliders are usually around 1:70). Commercial aircraft are 1:20 or so ... the F-4 was 1:5 - proof that a brick can fly if you connect 2 powerful engines to it.

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Posted in: 2 Russian drones explode on Moldova's soil as airspace violations are reported overnight See in context

Moldova needs to take the hint and get into the EU and NATO before it is too late and Russia invades. They applied to join the EU, but haven't completed it. They've been working with NATO since 1992, but haven't asked to join formally.

Nice job Putin. Bomb a place you really want to take over, forcing the country to join NATO ASAP for their own protection.

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Posted in: Trump says G7 should become G8 with Russia being readmitted See in context

The way this is supposed to work is Russia stops doing bad things and THEN they get rewarded with sanctions removed. If you remove sanctions without any positive prior action by Russia, what's the point? Trump will hassle every control on the planet with firedrills around tariffs, but he wants to give stuff freely to Russia without any prior payment-in-kind? What a fool.

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Posted in: Humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it's all captured on camera See in context

Humpbacks are krill feeders and they can't physically swallow a leg of a human. It is too wide to fit.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/most-whales-cant-really-swallow-a-human-heres-why

Looks like a calm day for the water in that part of the world. It is always frigged there, even in summer with very high winds. Just standing on the bank of the Strait in Punta Arenas, the high winds would make the spray hurt like hundreds of tiny needles were hitting any exposed skin.

When we were driving north from Puerto Natales into Torres del Paine national park, a few tourist vans were flipped from the high winds. A motorcyclist was riding straight on the road, but at about 20°-30° leaning into the side-winds. I was afraid for the rider ... well, and our vehicle.

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Posted in: Trump to make himself head of top Washington cultural venue See in context

Bad for Kennedy Center people.

Bad for Trump staying focused on what's important.

Bad for America, but we're used to that from this President.

What a boob.

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Posted in: Baltic nations switch off Russian power grid See in context

Hope they left a hidden "present" inside the Russian grid that will keep them wondering who did it in a few weeks, as power is interrupted. These connections aren't just 1-way.

America has no power to force Europe to do anything. It isn't like they will invade and start a war after denying they will for 3 months before hand. Oh ... which country did that in 2022?

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Posted in: Government watchdogs fired by Trump sue his administration and ask a judge to reinstate them See in context

Leaders will go bad, some faster than others, if there aren't regular people and reporters able to shine a light on bad deeds.

Trump is a bad apple and has spoiled nearly all the GOP crowd with lies, petty behaviors, forgetting his job is only 4 yrs and that job has clearly defined limitations of power as spelled out in existing laws and by court rulings.

I want govt watchdog organizations carefully watching what other parts of the govt and companies are doing. the EPA, FCC, FTC, SEC, FAA all do important work. There are so many things that huge organizations try to get away with that are bad for regular people and bad for our environment that we need them to be held accountable. This is especially important when more power is concentrated into fewer hands or when bad actions can last for hundreds of years - or hundreds of thousands of years. Prevention is easier than cleanup.

The US President needs to most watching, always, by everyone in the world. If only Trump would be embarrassed by the stupidity he displays minute by minute - nearly every time he speaks.

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Posted in: Why so many marriages in Japan are sexless – and what you can do about it See in context

My wife tells me the sexiest things I do are to wash the dishes, take out the garbage and keep the car fueled.

She's smarter and really funny. That's always a huge attraction.

When we were dating, we both agreed that sex at least weekly was important. Physical intimacy is part of emotional intimacy.

Maybe we are lucky, but we've never run out of things to talk to each other about. We do enough new experiences together so we never get bored. Some of the things she says are so funny, I can't imagine life without her.

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Posted in: Trump to announce reciprocal tariffs by Thursday as trade war fears mount See in context

This isn't a MAGA thing in this case.

1-sided tariffs are punitive whether the US or some other country does it.

It is a fair trade thing. If a country has tariffs on US imports and equal amount of tariffs on imports from that country into the US is only fair. 1-way trade is a huge problem and it leads to trade imbalances, if it is 1-sided.

The US has needed to do this for decades.

Reciprocal taxes, reciprocal tariffs, reciprocal fees all make sense. And I expect those countries to do the same to get to a zero-trade balance.

The only time that tariffs should be avoided is when the raw materials are shipped so they can be "improved" for much, much, costlier products to be sold world-wide.

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Posted in: WHO facing 'new realities' as U.S. withdrawal looms See in context

I think leaving the WHO completely is a bad decision. OTOH, the US shouldn't be paying most of the bill. I'd propose the US pay 1/4th whatever China pays. After all, the Chinese economy is fantastic and they can easily afford it.

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Posted in: How Musk's crusade against government could benefit Tesla See in context

Holding a govt job AND private jobs shouldn't be allowed. Huge conflict of interest.

If Musk quits his outside jobs and leaves all board memberships, then he can be put up for Senate confirmation.

Or he shouldn't have any govt job.

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Posted in: Facing 40 lawsuits, Trump blasts judges, fueling fear of constitutional clash See in context

Trump is wrong.

Judges are right.

If you don't like the rulings, appeal. That's the system in the US.

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Posted in: Trump presses Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza; king opposes displacement See in context

The US certainly should fund the rebuild of Gaza

Are you crazy?

Hamas attacked Israel. They may not have expected the devastation they got, but that's their fault for starting a war.

The US didn't bomb anyone in Gaza and the US didn't start the war. Hamas did. Hamas should be destroyed, completely, and the people who helped them, can live where ever they can afford. That might be all rubble today. IF they didn't want rubble, then they should have stopped the war over a year ago.

When you start a war, there are repercussions that will last generations. That's the lesson here.

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Posted in: Judge tells agencies to restore web pages and data removed after Trump's executive order See in context

Trump is petty and doesn't like facts that don't happen to agree with his warped, MAGA views. His job - J - O - B is to follow his oath of office and implement what Congress has paid for in the 2025 budget. He has a little leeway for some things, but not everything. It isn't like the content of a govt website is a national emergency.

What a loser.

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Posted in: China complains to Japan about 'negative' China references in Japan, US communique See in context

spread the usual fear mongering about China

Yes, China has been nothing but nice towards Kong Kong and Macau and certainly wouldn't round up all the news organizations in Taiwan for stating the truth there either, if they were ever allowed to invade Taiwan.

Beijing didn't force the Hong Kong rulers into oppressive laws and certainly didn't send in mainland police to ensure that all the pro-democracy Kongers were rounded up, charged with bogus crimes, and shutdown all the free press companies there. China didn't do that. It isn't fact ... at least not in the mainland where the CCP censors everything, including blank white paper. How's the air quality in Beijing today? Another Red warning day there from all the smog?

Clearly mainland China is the envy of the entire world and we all want to live there with industrial dumping poisoning the water, nuclear waste being flushed in to the ocean and fishing vessels required to go thousands of miles away because the Chinese EEZ waters are all dead from Chinese behaviors and abuses.

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Satire, if it isn't clear.

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Posted in: China complains to Japan about 'negative' China references in Japan, US communique See in context

How about negative references to Japan in Chinese education!!!

To be fair, Japan was terrible to most East Asia countries until after WW2, but they didn't kill 30M-50M Chinese like Mao did.

And it wouldn't be bad to recognize that other countries aren't anti-Chinese, we are anti-CCP. Vast difference. 2M core CCP members telling 1.3B Chinese how to live and if you disagree, you disappear.

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Posted in: China complains to Japan about 'negative' China references in Japan, US communique See in context

The US and Japan want things to remain as they are. Most of the "free" world wants this, since change brings uncertainty. Since Xi was elected and set himself up to be dictator for life, China has been trying to change others in a 1-sided way.

I visited China before Xi and felt welcomed for the most part. China wasn't anti-everyone else like they are today. Xi is destroying how the world views China with every petty complaint and every act of a bully he mandates. How many times every week are there anti-Japanese news stories or movies on TV in China? Fix that CCP. Stop blaming others for your own issues.

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