🌎 Discussion: Society and Politics

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

I know it's affected mine. I have some ADD now I didn't before. Hard to do one thing at a time.

 

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Just read this, an excerpt from The Guilded Age by Hourly History:

The Guilded Age; a tale of today by Mark Twain was published in 1873. The name was chosen by Twain to draw a contrast with a Golden Age. In a Golden Age, Twain contended, life was good for everyone. But in a Guilded Age, there is only a thin surface of gold over underlying base metal, a metaphor for a small number of fabulously wealthy people who grew rich by exploiting vast numbers who lived in poverty.

Gee, doesn't that sound familiar.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Young men are likeliest group to get addicted to sports betting, FDU poll finds

While 3% of adults reported problem gambling, it was 10% among men 18 to 30, the FDU poll found. Spending on sports betting ads has surged.

www.northjersey.com

 

[squeekness]

But they will confirm him anyways just like Hegseth.

 

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[blueharvest]

Why the world is seeing more twins than ever despite a fall in birthrates

About one in every 60 pregnancies is a multiple birth

www.independent.co.uk

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

US becoming ‘a risk to be hedged against,’ Munich Security report warns

The report comes ahead of a meeting of world leaders in Munich later this week, with Ukraine and the Middle East on the agenda.

www.yahoo.com

Trump’s proposed ‘land grabs’ mean US now seen as a risk, says Munich security report

Report published before international summit suggests US is moving away from a global leadership role

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

8m so embarrassed for my country.

 

[blueharvest]

8m so embarrassed for my country.

I'm more angry than embarrassed, to be honest.

 

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[squeekness]

I'd like to know, too.

 

[blueharvest]

She said no: marriages in China plummet to record low

Rate of marriages in China lowest since record keeping began in 1986, with cost of living and pushback against traditional gender roles contributing factors

www.theguardian.com

 

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[blueharvest]

I guess we deserve it after electing Trump and alienating almost every other country in the world.

 

[squeekness]

I guess we deserve it after electing Trump and alienating almost every other country in the world.

We earned every boo.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

An AI-Generated 'True Crime' Series Has Millions of Views

It was a perfect crime.

gizmodo.com

 

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[blueharvest]

Don't worry; they won't. At least, Republicans won't, anyway.