Best case scenario for a reunified Taiwan is that it ends up like Hong Kong - all democratic and independent parties declared illegal. Worst case is like the Uyghurs, native Taiwanese placed in camps and more Han Chinese shipped in from the mainland.

“You should order the Steak” “I’ll get something else, I’m a vegan” “Man, you guys just won’t shut up about it, will you?”

That was a fake headline

I’m in Yokohama, Japan and hear some last week in the department store.

https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-us-empire-keeps-getting-creepier

They were literally ordered to by Trump.

Archive link: https://archive.is/q32Oc

I was just in Akihabara yesterday looking for an Intellivision. Even if this isn’t that good, having real controllers that could be made to work with Mame would be a big plus.

I’m rethinking it… Take the French fry money, but do two push-ups for every French fry you eat.

I’d use the French fry money to buy more French fries

I hope they’re not asking for handouts - that would be Socialism

She’s his third wife, the pre-nup is probably ironclad.

The 38% for Japan seems suspect to me. I found this online from a commercial site, but the number is closer to my experience: "Bidet Toilets and Japanese Culture High-end Japanese-style toilet and bidet combinations might retain a degree of exoticism in the US, but they’re extremely common in Japan. According to NPR, roughly 80% of Japanese households own a bidet, and you’ll find fancy Japanese toilets in most public areas as well. "

He’s doing it because it’ll save money on bullets and bombs.

That is amazing - if buying U.S. wines were illegal, it would still be hard for it to drop that fast.

Say you were AI generated without saying you were AI generated.

User name checks out

Intellivision 👾