NorthernMags

@AFpost Can someone explain how this works? Is it a 21-way tie for GPA? What kind of grading system is that?

Jericho High School on Long Island graduated a record-breaking 21 valedictorians this year, the vast majority of whom were Asian. Follow: @AFpost

@BillKristol Dude, you're a big government moralizing pseudo-facist. That's why you're a democrat.

I’m pro-freedom, pro-law and order, pro-limited government, and pro-the Declaration and the Constitution. And so today I’m a Democrat.

@JoeTalkShow How else are they going to get the commie flywheel rolling? Plus, those juicy professor gigs have to get paid for somehow.

Grok says 700-2000 American students are currently studying in China. Why do we need 500,000 Chinese students here? I'm confused.

@LisaDemuthMN Please hold the line. Don't let them push you into anything! So many of use are with you. Stand firm.

@mnhouseDFL The Nazi's had enthusiastic rallies too.

Hard to overstate the volume and energy of this crowd outside the House chamber, as supporters have been chanting and cheering for nearly 2 hours. We are so proud to stand with these Minnesotans. All we’re asking for is a fair vote. Why is that something the GOP is so scared of?

@PalominoOMG What that graph is showing is basic institutional trust by proxy.

Why is is ALWAYS women and old fvckers who screw things up?

@tracybeanz What the fuck is this, some nonsense eminent domain bullshit? I don't have standing in Georgia, but you have my sentimental support. Stand! There's no reason they can't build onsite power for the datacenters. None. And I'm an AI superuser.

Sorry, but this is absolutely INSANE. I’ve seen a few of these now. Share this and raise more awareness. Someone needs to help these people.

@vintagemapstore And...that's the unfollow...

Territory vs. Democracy: How Land Area Distorts the U.S. Presidential Election Map

NO. No we do not want an weapons ban. Also, it's not 'high' capacity magazines. Those are standard capacity magazines. Every single one of them is. Lastly, learn about home defense, you child. A 5.56 round has less 'over' penetration than a 9mm. That means that using an 'assault' rifle for home defense is safer for your neighbors than using an handgun. You people's ignorance is going to put a lot of people in danger.

Minnesotans want an assault weapons ban, and @LisaDemuthMN is standing in the way. She and the MNGOP are continuing to prove that they love their guns more than they love Minnesota’s children. Let’s vote them out.

@wil_da_beast630 Dude, in that particular case, wouldn't you be laughing too hard to actually fight?

It's worth noting that the entire idea that "Words can NEVER justify violence!!!" would have been considered serf-born nonsense by all European, African, and Asian men - and fighting women - of honor for almost all of time. If someone followed me and a date down the street, screaming: "You are a NIGGER!!!! Your bitch is WHITE TRASH!!! Her pus*y smells like trapped spawning salmon in the summer heat!!!" and waving his arms like a zany, I would likely Wild-Fire him or pop him in the mouth. If he then pulled out a samurai sword and tried to kill me, son - if he survived - would face a felony legal case.

So, a serious personal take on this "Chud the Builder" thing: this guy seems like a complete fucking clown. He's one of a new breed of nuisance streamers - Johnny Somali, Doherty, Bend Over Girls - whose entire schtick is going to public places and provoking people for clout and money. In this case, in Location X, he yelled slurs and challenges at a Black guy - ALSO a low-IQ criminal - to see if "mere words" could "provoke the chimp to chimp out." The guy hit him, which is an escalation, but Chud did not then fight him one on one: he instead pulled a gun and apparently panicked...shooting bro and also SHOOTING HIMSELF THROUGH THE LEG. We can argue about whether bail's too high or whatever, but defending this is nuts.

@wil_da_beast630 My take...This shit doesn't have victims, it has volunteers. Some asshole wants to be racist, he's gonna pick a bad target eventually. Some guy wants to sensitive to a racist asshole, he's gonna get prosecuted. The world is full of dipshits.

I think they've also got a shitload of pot growing land, but maybe I'm misremembering from pop culture. Regardless, gently, you didn't answer my question. And I'm genuinely interested. Maybe you don't know, and that's fair. I just don't see the concern most often expressed on the right with respect to China owning land. It feels to me like a purchased liability, rather than a durable asset. I'm very interested in the counter argument I'm missing.

@NorthernMags @MsMelChen @robbystarbuck The concern with the farmland is the location, really. From what I've read, it's mostly in locations that make it easy to spy on our military facilities.

Actually, no, those 500,000 students are by law required to act as spies for China. This is the law in China. If removing them sinks some schools, then they deserve to sink. The only Chinese students we should invite are the top 0.001% who we should invite to defect to America. And farmland? Lol. We shouldn’t even let a Chinese company visit American farmland let alone own it. No exceptions. I give the Chinese credit, they would NEVER let Americans own their farmland. America First.

Fair point. But that doesn't really seem instructive to me. For example, I'm going to assume our government will 'spy back' with FBI counter intel. So, in semi-hypothetical that the Chinese buy farm land near the Grand Forks AFB (which they tried to do), couldn't the US piggy back their comms to learn about how they operate as they do on how we operate? It's maybe a poor example, due to asymmetry, but you get my drift. I still think the institutions are capable if properly directed.

@NorthernMags @MsMelChen @robbystarbuck The issue is the same one we have with immigration. Our government is highly infiltrated, and they'll do whatever it takes to stop any such seizure.

Isn't it rational to think that the more land the Chinese buy, the more exposed they are financially? It seems to me that if we got into an actual conflict, that would be a liability the US could simply seize. There are international issues, I know, but war time seems unique. How am I misunderstanding things? Agree on exposure to learning institutions. I can't figure out why the US allows dual citizenship, its divided loyalty by definition.

@robbystarbuck Spot on 🎯 Except: the Chinese actually don’t even let the Chinese own farmland (It’s all owned by the state)

@NorthernMags I didn’t but thanks.

All men use women for their sexual outlets.

@NorthernMags Never once did I say that.

@RealJamesWoods I totally agree. However, he is the choice of the Republican Senate conference. This is the leader THEY chose. Until you vote them out, this is who they will ask to lead them and these are the results we are going to get.

No Trump judges, no voter ID SAVE Act, 50 bills already passed by the house in limbo. Pardon my language, but this guy is a worthless piece of shit. He’s worse than a grifter Democrat. Fetterman has done more for the Republican platform than this weasel. Treacherous rat.

Regardless of whether or not China's economy could transition to a war time footing, Taiwan is safe. The PLA literally has no leadership right now. The lessons from Ukraine and implications for Taiwan are stark. China's published 'lessons learned' from the opening of the Iranian war are instructive. In stark contrast to the Obama administration's foreign policy of managed decline, Trump is pushing America forward back in the role of global leadership. The tariffs are as much about divorcing from China as they are about 'getting a good deal'. As Ms. Chen notes, the reason Xi is warning the US about Taiwan is that he recognizes his relative weakness. He is posturing up, but he is backed by air, not a determinative PLA.

She's right to tell people not to take Xi's word but where you are wrong is in the assumption that Xi is not moving from a position of strength. Xi is recognizing the absolute deterioration of the US on the world stage and the uncertainty of its allies. (See the recent negotiations with the Philippines) and has basically told Trump that Trump's position is too weak to stop them if they move on their own interests. (Taiwan, South China Sea, Belt and Road expansion) If you haven't been paying attention to the movements China has made in the last 30+ years every step is designed to permit China to be able to shift into a rapid wartime economy. The United States did the exact opposite where it created an economy that cannot shift to a wartime economy nearly as quickly and the people do not have the stomach for any major conflict that isn't directly threatening the US.

Notice the flip flop here. In 2015, Xi said that "there's no such thing as the so-called Thucydides Trap in the World" and now? Xi just sat across from Donald Trump in the Great Hall of the People and asks whether the two powers can “overcome the Thucydides Trap” and “forge a new paradigm” for great-power relations. Funny! Because a decade ago, he used the phrase "so-called" to describe it and outright denied that it was an applicable concept. So why the change of tone you ask? This is what you'd call a tell, an involuntary admission that Beijing’s position has deteriorated sharply since 2015. Back then, China was at the height of the post-financial crisis boom. Beijing was surging with double digit growth (on paper), the Belt and Road Initiative was rolling out to great fanfare, island building in the South China Sea was barely met with any Western response (thanks Obama), and the American president was still preaching “strategic patience.” Today, in 2026, the material reality has flipped. China’s much-hyped “century of rejuvenation” has slammed into structural headwinds that no amount of state media spin can hide - a demographic death spiral, a property sector collapse that wiped out trillions in household wealth, local government debt bombs lurking on the books, and a tech ecosystem increasingly isolated by US export controls and friend-shoring. The GDP overtake narrative that once enthralled the elites at Davos has quietly died; projections now show America pulling further ahead in nominal terms. Xi’s “China Dream” is at best delayed and at worst, never materializing. Trump 2.0 brought tariffs back on the table, hardened alliances with Japan and the Philippines, accelerated arms sales to Taiwan, and an American public finally awake to the CCP’s game. Knowing that China requires continued access to Western markets, capital, and technology to avoid stagnation at home, Xi now does a U-Turn and reaches for the historical analogy he once dismissed. Basically when you’re strong, you deny any threat exists hoping to lull the bigger power into complacency. When your power and strength wanes, warn that resistance will produce the very conflict you claim to fear. Xi is essentially saying to America, "don't contain us, don’t push back too hard, or you’ll be the paranoid Sparta that started the war against Athens.” It's actually a veiled threat to keep the one-way transfer of power and wealth open, OR ELSE. This 180 deg shift proves that the balance is tilting back toward American strength. The correct US response is to reject the premise entirely, and continue to maintain unrelenting pressure on every front and force Xi to choose between genuine reform at home or managed decline on Beijing’s terms. Xi’s sudden invocation of the Thucydides Trap - something he used to dismiss - simply confirms that the pressure worked. Americans should take this as a sign that their country is not in decline, despite the insane amount of propaganda now also being touted by American influencers and podcasters.

I waffle between "these people can't possibly be this dumb" and "holy shit, they really are catastrophically stupid". I've never met any of them, I think that's the only way to tell. Maybe this guy is dumb as a post if he's never heard of Thucydides Trap. Jebus...he sounds like Kamala talking about Russia/Ukraine.

You know why I needed to write this? Because of silly takes like this Reading China doesn’t mean taking Xi’s words at face value my GOD. Stop it Read behind the actual words. Read the things unsaid (implied). Read the gestures. Read history.