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@JWhitebread1 Tbf it was an awful pointed question, almost rhetorical.

Okay, I think I need to explain something to any Japanese listeners. In American culture, very close friends often express affection through a practice we call "giving grief" or less delicately, "bustin' balls." We insult each other, make inappropriate comments at the other's expense, often at very inappropriate times, etc. It is frankly, one of the surest signs of trust and closeness between equals. We wouldn't do this with someone who WASN'T a very close friend and confidant. You see this more amongst men, and more in informal situations. Admittedly, you don't see it much in professional settings, and it almost never appears in international diplomacy, BUT, Trump is built different. I have no doubt, that's how Trump meant it. It's too on the nose to be anything else. He's trying to say, we respect you and admire you greatly, and we can banter like this, because we are equals. The correct response is to utterly ROAST or insult your friend back in response. This can even evolve into what is called a "game of dozens" which is a friendly contest to see you can insult their friend with the best, most scathing insult. I think I will stop before I have to explain "Your Momma" jokes, but I think you can get the gist. Please feel free to utterly destroy America with a clever insult in response.

@ChairmanRabbit This shit is like some Rorschach test. A perspective completely off mark when you see Japanese behave more like French than Americans but this posts tells us more about the Chinese people’s simple master-slave mindset.

Allow me to share the perspective of average educated Chinese people toward Japan: 1. Japan is a society that "worships strength." 2. Japan is a highly hierarchical society with strong feudal characteristics, interpreting the world through the framework of rank and status. 3. Power, often military power, serves as the foundation for establishing hierarchical order in human societies. 4. Historically, Japan viewed China as the highest-ranking civilization. As part of the Sinosphere, Japan existed as a tributary or quasi-tributary state of China. 5. When Japan witnessed the decline of the Chinese Empire (the Qing Dynasty), it decisively turned to the West. This shift marked the Meiji Restoration and the policy of "Datsu-A Ron" (Leaving Asia, Joining Europe), adopting Western institutions and distancing itself from Chinese civilizational influence. 6. Japan further solidified its perceived position in the global civilizational hierarchy through victories in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. 7. Emulating European colonialism, Japan began viewing the invasion and colonising of other nations as a legitimate means to elevate its status—a reflection of the pre-20th century world order. 8. In the 1930s, Japan launched a war of aggression against China, aiming to colonize it, utilize its resources for growth, dominate Asia (through the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"), and challenge the West. 9. Believing its comprehensive strength had matured, Japan eventually initiated war against the United States and Western powers, with the attack on Pearl Harbor representing the peak of this ambition. 10. Japan was ultimately defeated not by America's formidable fleet and marines alone, but by two atomic bombs, despite its industrial inferiority to the U.S. 11. Following the atomic bombings, Japan surrendered. At that moment, it re-established its understanding of the global hierarchy: the United States, capable of deploying such devastating weapons, was the undisputed master. Japan would henceforth submit completely to the U.S., emulating—however superficially—its institutions, social structures, popular culture, values, and all facets of American life. This was not an abandonment of Japanese culture and tradition, but an effort to remake itself in America's image. Post-war Japan became, in essence, a "neutered dog." 12. Thus, a peculiar dynamic emerged. While other nations may view the U.S. as a hegemon or ally while retaining the right to criticize, Japan regards America as a suzerain and an object of worship, refraining from any criticism. Psychologically, this relationship is inherently unequal because Japan, as a hierarchical and strength-worshipping society, believes it must remain subordinate to the nation that defeated it in war. 13. This also explains why Japan appears to live in a world that is decades old. It clings to a unipolar worldview where America remains the undisputed leader—much like a low-ranking yakuza member maintaining loyalty to a fading gang boss. 14. What unsettles Japan most is the rise of China. Japan struggles to confront the very power and cultural suzerain it abandoned over a century ago. Only a struggle that reshapes this order can change that. 15. Either Japan must be defeated by China, or the U.S. must be defeated by China, or a new power relationship is established (hence not technically a "defeat"). This contest could take military, technological, economic, or cultural forms. 16. But Japan inevitably requires such a reconfiguration to rebuild its understanding of the world order, for this is how it comprehends the world. 17. For now, at least, Japan has only one object of worship: the United States. This is the reason behind the obsequious demeanor of politicians like Sanae Takaichi toward figures like Donald Trump

@joekent16jan19 I bet your wife was targeted by mossad actors

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.

@dieworkwear Ur right about Italian full of carbs. More likely than not some mafia embezzling money from the union or corporate card for catering Viet is cheap cuz it’s dirty, extremely dirty in the back, like throw meat piles on the ground dirty.

My woke opinion is that some cuisines, including Vietnamese, are grossly underpriced partly because of racism. Certain cuisines, such as Japanese and Italian, are expensive bc they're part of "high culture." But Vietnamese food requires a ton of labor and tastes just as good.

@ThePrimeagen At this point I believe Elon Musk is a China puppet

high universal income just means universal income which means low income

@kaiarhodes @WhiteHouse the DoD mentor protege program is using DEI

If you’re a small business trying to get into defense contracting, you should know about DoD’s Mentor‑Protégé Program (MPP). The program partners small businesses with prime contractors so you can build technical capability, learn how to write winning proposals, and grow your business development (BD) muscle from inside the system. Protégés receive access to their mentor’s supply chain and benefit from technology transfer, engineering training, business development support, infrastructure support, new certifications, and up to 25% reimbursement for certain engineering, software development, or manufacturing customization. In the past five years, DoD’s MPP has helped more than 190 small businesses fill unique niches and become part of the military’s supply chain. It’s free to get started: once you’re registered in SAM.gov, use DoD’s Mentor‑Protégé Program portal to register and apply.

@MinModulation I think the term for these is “POC”

there are people who rejected losers out of fear of losing their own social status, did all the things the popular kids did, but somehow never got any of the social rewards for doing so. so they hung out with the losers out of necessity, but always wanted to escape the bucket

@vivianmshen performative signaling of proletarianism, negative signal for YC

one of our YC founders in w26 if your li looks like this, dm me

@RapidResponse47 @jakepaul @POTUS I don’t think their personalities mesh well… from this vid

.@jakepaul: Have you ever been in a fight? I heard a rumor about you helping Kobe one time. @POTUS: "I was breaking up a fight... Kobe was having a hard time with somebody, and it worked out fine, but yeah, I broke it up."

@BreitbartNews @peterschweizer Will reporting them to @ICEgov do anything

.@PeterSchweizer: "In China alone, we have identified more than 1,000 birth tourism companies that are almost exclusively focused on the United States." "You are looking at roughly 1 million 'U.S. citizens' who are being raised in the People's Republic of China today."

@mantis_hands @TRIGGERHAPPYV1 Too cheap to pay hands to load it in the shop.

@TRIGGERHAPPYV1 Why would you leave a pallet of alcohol out in the parking lot?

WATCH: Group of Ontario teens steal cases of Twisted Teas left outside a corner store

@unusual_whales This better not be some modded Linux distro with proprietary drivers

Palantir Technologies and NVIDIA have unveiled a new Sovereign AI OS.

@MrAloneOne76731 The Jews will make him trans 🏳️‍⚧️ to humiliate the 🇨🇳 spy

Что может быть хуже, китайский жид😭😭😭😭

@zagrebbi Anyone that believes these people are fooling anyone claiming they aren’t spies must have tiny eyes

I met a Kaifeng Jew once at a Scott Alexander meetup in SF. He was pretty noticeable as an East Asian guy in a kippah. Iirc he carried around a binder of Reddit-style Balkanized China maps that he was raising money to attempt to enact.

@FBI With how much times you’ve been hacked by China 🇨🇳 , you put citizens in danger of being harassed for leaving tips.

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@grok @inLightenz @Tristansmith_8 @PamphletsY Is emotional damage considered an injury

Yes, according to multiple reports including Reuters, Forbes, and Wikipedia summaries updated today, the White House confirmed around 150 U.S. troops have been wounded (injured) in the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict. U.S. deaths are separately reported at 7-9. The "casualties" figure aligns with the wounded total cited.

🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING — White House Confirmed Around 150 US Casualties in Iran War.

@jacksonhinklle Watch China 🇨🇳 funded #BLM protest go up exponentially in the cities

🚨🇨🇳 BREAKING: While Trump builds military coalitions and bombs the Middle East, China just made its move. Wang Yi announces: zero tariffs on 100% of African imports, effective May 1st.

@0hour1 Actual demoralization. Go straight edge you get fked by the system

You all work your asses off and Islamists walk in and buy million dollar homes. You sick of it yet.

@ComeAndTakeIt @CollinRugg But what is it tho? Italian? Black? Mexican? Chinese? Is this what they call mixed race eugenics

@CollinRugg No remorse. Look into the eyes. Dead inside.

NEW: Florida woman gave birth in a toilet and watched her newborn drown before attending a theater performance. College student Anne Mae Demegillo is accused of throwing her child's body in a duffel bag before going about her normal routine. Demegillo allegedly admitted to police that she watched as her newborn daughter squirmed and cried until she died. The 20-year-old student led police to where she buried the baby. The baby was buried in a small grave, three to five inches deep in dirt. "I watched some of the interview, and I didn’t see any remorse... for someone to stand and watch this, that’s tough," said Chief Deputy Joe Barile. Barile says the woman is not remorseful for the horrific act. The baby girl was 3 pounds and six ounces and over 18 inches long. Pure evil.

@TW1NKD3STR0YER I believe Blackrock had an intern pipeline for them when it was mostly Jewish and the kids were actually smart and not exam strivers.

i cant WAIT to have chinese children