Why do countries allow these places to get built by imported Chinese labour? Happens all the time. But one of the benefits of building places like this is supposed to be providing jobs for the local population...

I remember tankies celebrating the expansion of BRICS as a sign that it was an increasingly powerful anti-western block. If it wasn't clear then, maybe it is now. Expanding it has lead to more diverse opinions/interests, & so inaction.

No one knows what was said in private, but publicly at least this trip has been extremely bland - which is the best outcome that could be hoped for.

With only a couple of games left, the Spanish relegation battle is completely insane.

My only prediction for Trump's China trip is that he will in some way sell out Taiwan and get nothing (beyond empty promises that won't be fulfilled) in return.

Chinese social media is shocked by a series of drug & rape cases where all perpetuators are "highly educated" Chinese men in Europe and almost all victims were Chinese women. they're part of a Telegram group called Fahrschule für Experten in Deutschland or 德国老司机驾校 amp.dw.com/en/germany-m...

8/9 Another similarity is that like the US in the 1920s and Japan in the 1980s, the main surplus country today, China, will enter the adjustment period with a huge debt burden (not to mention, in China's case, perhaps the fastest-rising debt burden in history).

May 2026's China quarrel thread begins here, to keep track of the various arguments, incidents & threats being made by & against China. April 2026's thread below. bsky.app/profile/nine...

The markets are doing great cos they believe it will all be over soon & things will return to normal cos Trump keeps telling them that. Meanwhile, Trump's in no rush to reach a deal cos the markets are still doing great. This combination... may not be sustainable.

People in UK/US still talk about COVID starting in MARCH 2020, so no, I don't think this will happen. Societies in Asia can go into literal lockdown from an infectious border-hopping disease & they'll still think "well, that's Asia's problem" until it isn't.

"That would be like walking along the autobahn! 😬" Yes. Yes it would.

Wait til you hear what Woofrey Pupstein got up to.

1/5 It's true that China was able to withstand the effects of the Iran war better than many other countries because it had stockpiled commodities. But it is a little silly, perhaps even a little orientalist, to say that it did so because of strategic thinking. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

this account is run by a human at NASA JPL who only posts real images with their receipts. it only has 11k followers compared to the 200k the ai slop space account has

It happened AGAIN. If you're still posting on that site, what is your excuse? It's a vile, Nazi, white supremacist hate site.

Yes, it is indeed only closed because of you.

Building her Italian-American support base.

The "Deep State" was always just "people upholding the law". And yes, he has been doing well at dismantling the "Deep State".

Neither side seems to want to return to war (well, Israel would be happy to do so, but not the others), but neither side seems willing to make the kind of concessions needed to end everything. Most likely outcome: ceasefire extension & worsening global economic situation (Strait stays closed).

As noted earlier, Trump operates with two distinct power centers - his mood & his delusions, and the one that truly matters is the faction that is dominant at any particular moment. The Iranians are almost certainly not talking to anyone that matters.

Less than a full day between this "Truth" & the Strait being fully shut & ships fired on again. Iran didn't open at 1st cos no Lebanon ceasefire as agreed. After Lebanon ceasefire, they opened in line with agreement. But then US kept its blockade in place, violating ceasefire, so closed again.

Iran's Fars News Agency says the Strait of Hormuz is back under "the strict management and control of the armed forces" following what they claim is continued "piracy and maritime robbery under the so-called blockade" by the United States. https://t.co/OIpKcwhEmV

Communist China has one of the most extreme class based systems in the world. And not some radical "class warfare" system. Straight up institutional mass suppression of the lower classes. Its inequalities are on a par with the ultra-capitalist US, and FAR above European levels.

I don't use Twitter anymore, but still have the app & still get notifications. This morning got 1 that just said "Fucking n***er" as it QTed a post about the death of a black lady who invented something. Never seen the account b4. All this account's other posts were racist (or praising Jesus).

China's peace plan proposal for [insert conflict here]: - all parties should commit to dialogue - maintaining stability is very important - strive for win-win economic opportunities - recognize China's sovereignty over Taiwan

Prediction: Trump will attack Cuba around September in the hopes of a swift victory to give a boost before the mid-terms.

THAT'S JEFFREY EPSTEIN IN THE BED OMG

This seems more relevant now that the US has decided to make itself primarily responsible for a tighter blockade.

TBH, I didn't conceive of "you can't block the Strait, WE'RE blocking the Strait".

Yeah, cos replicating the Venezuela plan in Iran worked SO WELL the first time.

He is OBSESSED with this term. But name ONE TIME that he has been right about who actually "has the cards". Just ONE.

Dear lord, he is that dumb, he's actually doing this.

😳🇨🇳 The first mass unauthorized rally in Russia since 2012 was staged in Komsomolsk by... the Chinese. Workers who haven't been paid, are unaware of Russian laws banning gatherings of more than three people. ❗️Chinese workers secured a prosecutor's inspection after a protest.

I read the article Trump posted. A main reason it advocates a blockade by the US is to put pressure on India & China. It doesn't explain why that would be a good idea or how it would help. It cites "experts" in the style of Chinese state media, i.e. it cites the word experts, not any actual experts.

Like, I KNOW he's stupid. But still, this is just absolutely next level stupidity.

Because the people doing the negotiating for the US are the EXACT SAME people who believe Ukraine should give to Russia what Russia cannot take from Ukraine. So they just don't get it.

In case you didn't hear about Claude Mythos: - it can hack almost anything - it's highly adept at helping to develop bioweapons - it was found repeatedly to have deceived engineers & attempted to cover its tracks Highly likely other AI developers aren't far behind.

Every time you pay more for something, remember - it was all done to give an Islamic fundamentalist dictatorship control over a strategic waterway.

Make it much bigger, change the statue at the top to one of Trump, and place it over Hormuz. The Iranians can then man it and use it as a toll booth.

A few things we may hear from Trump in the next few weeks, on a loop (so order doesn't matter): - greatest ever victory - they better do what I say or we'll hit them like never before - completely obliterated - complete agreement very close - best agreement ever - *threatens Cuba*

April 2026's China quarrel thread begins here, to keep track of the various arguments, incidents & threats being made by & against China. March 2026's thread below. bsky.app/profile/nine...

That's more like it.

Artemis II crew after landing on Friday.

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

US constitution: You can buy all the guns you can afford & form a militia - this is essential to maintain freedom. Americans when under a genocidal maniac: "Welp, I don't like having a genocidal maniac in charge, but there's literally nothing I can do about it - don't blame me!"

With all the modern tech in American bombers, is it possible for a pilot (or other crew member) to deliberately miss a target and not be easily found out? Like, will it be obvious that they fired missiles into/dropped bombs onto a random mountain instead of the power plant they were told to?

If - and it's still a big if given the history of TACO - Trump goes ahead with the bombing tonight as stated, there'll be $150 oil by the end of April, & $200 by the end of May. Disorder could start to spread in some countries, with a strong anti-American focus.