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One-Punch Man illustrator Yusuke Murata is facing major backlash online after a controversial post about Pakistani immigrants went viral ✍️ The artist responded to a discussion about birth defect statistics tied to cousin marriages in parts of the UK Pakistani community, but critics say his wording crossed the line. The post quickly exploded across anime Twitter/X, pulling in millions of views and dividing fans worldwide. Some fans are defending Murata by pointing to public UK data surrounding consanguinity studies, while others argue his comments unfairly generalized an entire ethnic group and mocked physical features. As of May 24, Murata has not deleted the post or released a follow-up statement. The controversy has now spread far beyond anime circles, with many fans debating whether personal opinions should impact support for creators behind major series. The situation has become one of the biggest anime-related social media controversies of the month.

I personally will not teach my kids Chinese-here is why. Most people think language is neutral. It isn’t. Language is not just a communication tool. It’s a gateway into an entire information ecosystem, including its social media algorithms, societal narratives, cultural assumptions, social pressures, and political conditioning. That’s why I’ve decided not to push my kids toward learning Chinese, especially Simplified Chinese. When a child becomes fluent in Simplified Chinese, they are not simply learning vocabulary. They are entering an internet universe overwhelmingly shaped by CCP censorship, propaganda, and algorithmic control. Even if global information remains technically accessible, algorithms matter. Volume matters. Repetition matters. Over time, what dominates the screen often dominates perception. And here’s the uncomfortable contradiction I see among many first-generation Chinese immigrants: They left China because they disliked the political system, social environment, lack of freedom, or suffocating pressure. Yet many then spend enormous effort sending their children right back into the same ideological ecosystem through language and media consumption. You removed the body from China, but you send the mind back every day. This becomes even more powerful in diaspora communities, where Chinese education is often intertwined with identity education, constantly reinforcing the message that “your roots are China,” “you are Chinese first,” and that emotional loyalty should remain tied to a country the child may never have actually lived in. Combined with modern identity politics in the West and Beijing’s extensive overseas influence operations and info warfare, this can gradually weaken a child’s identification with the country they actually call home. Parents should think carefully not only about what language their children learn, but also what worldview comes attached to that language in today’s geopolitical environment. Because in the age of algorithms, language is no longer just language. It’s infrastructure for thought. Moreover, learning Chinese requires massive time and energy. Any skill you learn has opportunity costs. Time spent on one thing can’t be spent on another. You have to judge: Is the return higher from improving English skills or from learning AI-related skills, investment skills, tennis skills, etc.? And even among languages, is Chinese the highest return? From a purely utilitarian perspective, learning a second or third language is often not a high-return choice anymore. Of course, this post will be incomplete without pointing out how foolhardy it is to think you can make money by learning Chinese from a country that plagued by weak domestic consumption and even native Chinese are growing poor in a crashing economy.

Alberta joined Confederation in 1905, not 1867. The founding deal was already written, the rules were already set, and Alberta signed onto an existing arrangement. Then Alberta struck oil. Now Alberta wants to rewrite the constitution it inherited. Think about that dynamic for a second. You are the new hire. You did not build the company. You did not negotiate the founding partnership agreement. You showed up decades later, accepted the terms, and were handed a desk. Then you hit a massive sales streak and suddenly you want to vote like the CEO and renegotiate the partnership from scratch. The original partners, Ontario and Quebec, built the institutional framework, absorbed the risk of Confederation, and carried the country financially for generations before Alberta was even a province. The equalization system Alberta despises today exists because the founding provinces understood that regional economies are uneven, and a country only holds together if the arrangement is broadly fair over time. Alberta’s contribution to Canada is real and significant. The oil revenues that flowed east supported federal revenues and transfers for decades. That deserves acknowledgment. But “we generate revenue now” is not the same as “we designed this institution and therefore get to unilaterally change its rules.” Every new partner in any organization brings value. That does not automatically translate into governance authority that overrides the foundational agreement everyone else built and agreed to. If Alberta wants more weight in Confederation, the path is constitutional negotiation with the other partners. Not threats. Not sovereignty referendums. Not pretending the founding compact was illegitimate because it predates your membership. You want a seat at the head table? Earn it through the process that exists. You do not get to flip the table because you are currently the top salesperson.

“would you consider a white person chinese if they were born and raised in china” literally yes. what is this argument

出入国在留管理政策懇談会委員の 近藤敦氏の答弁にゾッとした😱 ｢海外では20～30％受け入れても、外国人比率は10％に留まったりしているんだけどぉ それは国籍をとって帰化して貰ってるからなんですよぉ 日本もそれを見習ってどんどん帰化してもらえば外国人比率はあがらないんですよぉ(ドヤッ｣

This is a nuclear warhead to magic dirt believers

The biggest bullshit move by DHS in its history. So everyone on a O1 or H1B visa would have to stop working legally in the US, go back to their country and wait for years of backlog? This includes top scientists in our universities, founders of billion dollar companies (at least 3 just in our portfolio would be affected by the way). And if we look at individual countries it becomes even more bs. Indians would have to wait decades. Russians don’t have anywhere to go (there is no US embassy in Russia, hello?). This is the worst imaginable way to disrupt important work for the country and pretend you’re fighting some loophole.

In The Boys finale, Homelander had to look powerless according to Eric Kripke “Yeah, it was really important to us for Homelander to at least experience a little bit of time powerless.” “People have asked me, ‘Well, why don’t you send him out in the world powerless, wouldn’t that be the ultimate punishment?’ “I’m like, it would, until he gets his hands on some more Compound V, and then you’re back to where you started.” “So, he cannot walk out of that room alive, but we can spend time with him powerless to really reveal what everyone’s been saying all season, which is, ‘Take away those powers and you are nothing.’ “And he’s so cowardly and blubbering and pathetic, as are most strong men when you remove their power and they’re and they’re faced with their imminent death, they rarely handle it bravely.”

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