@therealmissjo @NotFarLeftAtAll And poorer people too, if they’re politically on the right of them.
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Gary
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Gary
@_Gary_UK
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. PT: Engineer & Academic. FT: Enthuse about science/history/music/philosophy/politics.
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@NotFarLeftAtAll They both think that the government should steal from people more wealthy than them.
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FRIENDS…
These two have one thing in Common. Do you know what it is ?
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Oxford University researchers have discovered the densest element yet known to science...
The new element, Governmentium (symbol=Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called pillocks.
Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert.
However, it can be detected because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact.
A tiny amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that would normally take less than a second, to take from 4 days to 4 years to complete.
Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2 to 6 years.
It does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganisation in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places.
In fact, Governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganisation will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes.
This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration.
This hypothetical quantity is referred to as a critical morass.
When catalysed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium (symbol=Ad), an element that radiates just as much energy as Governmentium, since it has half as many pillocks but twice as many morons.
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Old post I wrote on Chinese aesthetics vs. Japanese aesthetics:
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Melissa Chen@MsMelChen
Traditional Chinese design is characterized by dramatic opulence and ornate detail, while traditional Japanese design tends to emphasize understated simplicity and minimalism. That’s why in China, you often see loud colors (bright red, gold) and garrish dragons which are highly symbolic, influenced by Confucianism and its imperial history. Ancient Chinese architecture from grand palaces to courtyards, is structured around the principle of bilateral symmetry to project a sense of balance, stability, hierarchy and order. For me the biggest contrast in the underlying philosophy between Chinese and Japanese art is the former’s emphasis on permanence and the latter’s, on transience. Chinese art often focuses on enduring symbols of the cosmos and historical scenes, reflecting a desire for permanence and a strong connection to dynastic legacy. Japanese aesthetics is more subtle and muted, shaped by Zen Buddhism and Shintoism. It emphasizes harmony with nature, imperfection, and the appreciation of simple, fleeting beauty. The Year Zeroing of Chinese traditionalism during Mao made it a lot worse. It severed lao bai Jing’s connection to their past, and everything became a blank slate for a brand new sense of aesthetics to take root. On top of that, people were so poor and deprived under communism that now that they’re tasting prosperity unheard of even 20 years ago, they’ve succumbed to tacky nouveau riche sensibilities. That’s probably what you’re seeing now
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I always thought the dynamic of Japanese autism and discipline in contrast with American schizophrenia and exuberance is such an interesting juxtaposition.
Just imagine Japan's focus on ritualized excellence and the refusal to half-ass anything fused with American schizomaxxing with occasional retardation and manic bursts of invention.
The world is your oyster
Politi_Rican 🇵🇷 𝕏 🇺🇸@TheRicanMemes
USA 🤝🏼 Japan 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 ❤️ 𝕏
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@gudanglifehack @DrPippaM This is one of the most informative tweets I’ve y read.
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My father is 83 years old and has studied US stocks for almost 52 years.
He summarized some simple rules for beginners:
1. Price falls 5% → Hold
2. Price falls 15% → Buy 10%
3. Price falls 25% → Buy 25%
4. Price rises 5% → Continue holding
5. Price rises 15% → Continue holding
6. Price rises 25% → Sell 10%
7. Price rises 35% → Sell 20%
8. Price rises 45% → Sell 30%
9. Price rises 60% → Sell 40%
10. Price rises 100% → Sell everything
Discipline + patience = stable long-term growth.
(Save this later).
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Yashar Ali 🐘@yashar
BREAKING via WSJ President Trump is weighing a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, a complex and risky mission that would likely put American forces inside the country for days or longer. Teams of U.S. forces would need to fly to the sites, likely under fire from Iranian surface-to-air missiles and drones. Once on site, combat troops would need to secure perimeters so that engineers with excavating equipment could search through debris and check for mines and booby traps. The extraction of the material would likely need to be conducted by an elite special operations team specially trained to remove radioactive material from a conflict zone. The highly enriched uranium is likely contained in 40 to 50 special cylinders that resemble scuba tanks. They would need to be put into transportation casks to protect against accidents. That could fill several trucks. Unless an airfield was available, a makeshift one would need to be set up to bring equipment in and take the nuclear material out. The entire operation would take days or even a week to complete. Full Story: on.wsj.com/4m43Y9G
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@MsMelChen @ChristianHeiens Who would be Emperor on your world though?
I won’t be surprised if you say you😂
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You want to murder 300,000 of your own people, start a three-way civil war, declare war on 9 different nations at the same time, and then install an Emperor?
Art Candee 🍿🥤@ArtCandee
Spotted at a No Kings protest in Durham, North Carolina! Epic creativity!
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@_Gary_UK @LeaderJohnThune My understanding is that ICE agents are in NY airports now so the chaos should be reduced, at least.
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@vicksterwrites My grandparents and their families will be turning in their graves over the gross incompetence of these idiots.
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Untold generations of my male ancestors mined that coal from deep underground. It fuelled our country and our industrial growth. It was foolhardy beyond measure to shut down our mines.
Carl Benjamin 🏴@Sargon_of_Akkad
We live on an island full of coal and have huge amounts of oil offshore. The only reason we are energy insecure is green ideology.
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@Gracie_Blue89 @KTHopkins There is something funny about it for sure, but not haha.
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@KTHopkins I have never once laughed at any of her 'jokes'
Absolute lunacy
The only reason people laugh is because they feel sorry for her
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@therealmissjo @Heccles94 I’m amazed that a fifty year old sketch on a restaurant napkin is still not understood by many.
Tax more = less revenue.
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Moving Home with Charlie@moving_charlie
“Damn, that Laffer curve is a thing”
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@Heccles94 This is how to stifle exceptionalism.
Giving more to the government % wise, the better you are at running your business/at your job.
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I think we should change the tax brackets.
Up to 15k tax free
Basic rate 20% up to 60k
60k - 80k - 30%
80k - 150k 40%
150k - 500k - 50%
500k - 2,000,000 55%
Then 60% on the rest over 2,000,000
What do you think?
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@PurnL @BurnsideWasTosh That ship proverbially sailed for me a long time ago.
I’ve always thought actions speak louder than words, and the mass of evidence based on what’s happening in our country is more insightful than the fake “it’s our strength” rubbish.
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@therealmissjo @williamnhutton Another sense check is specifically for the last week of December and first week in January, when domestic demand is high for every year, for obvious reasons.
Also, that the sun and wind doesn’t supply very much energy at these times, is sub optimum to say the least.
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@williamnhutton Will, you really do need to establish a better relationship with the truth.
I happen to follow the energy statistics and on March 25 the number was 72% from renewables. Abnormally high because of the wind that day. A week earlier it was a paltry 30%.
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Ed Miliband gets relentless bile from the right for his ‘ideological’ commitment to clean, cheap renewable energy - just as Nye Bevan once did for creating the NHS. Yet on March 25 97.7 % of our electricity was from renewables. A revolution is unfolding. observer.co.uk/news/columnist…
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@BloodyPolitics @helen_spirit1 I have the same reaction from when a guy used to wear a gold coloured tracksuit and hand out badges.
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@helen_spirit1 Red flag! A teacher or a visitor would never do that. Why is he holding the boy in a vice like grip?
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@JoshRainerGold 💯
The problem is that this is also true in Japan
(They really need more Japanese people)
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I’ve never in my life heard anyone say “there are too many Japanese people here”
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@The_Feminist_TM Same here. It’s my favourite country ever visited, and using their people as a guide for enjoying life, caring for others and being proud of your country, makes sense to me.
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They’re distracting us with an American Japanese love fest and I am NOT mad about it.
Magills@magills_
The X timeline right now
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@MsMelChen What really bothers me is that some people who are slowly losing the minuscule class and self react that they once had.
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The thing that really bothers me about smelling a fart is that whatever molecules that were in somebody else’s ass are now literally inside your nose
Magills@magills_
I am currently over the Pacific and somebody keeps ripping ass so I’m 50/50 on if I want this plane to do it’s best Malaysian Flight 370 impression
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@timespolitics @EylonALevy That’s rich coming from the guy who unilaterally opened the UK dpprd to mass immigration, and didn’t prepare the countries services for it, or ask the people if they wanted it.
They didn’t.
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Tony Blair: We must end left’s unholy alliance with the Islamists #Echobox=1774731436" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/comment/column…
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