There’s an extension on iOS called Amplosion that fixes Amp links. Probably one on Android but I’m not positive.
And I wrote a little bookmarklet to get rid of Google highlighting text and scrolling down like I don’t want to read an entire article. Just make a bookmark and replace the URL with this:
javascript:var%20url=window.location.href;%20cleanurl=url.split('%23')%5B0%5D;%20window.location.replace(cleanurl);
And Native Americans. In 1847, during the Irish potato famine, the Choctaw Nation (fresh off being forcibly moved to Oklahoma and suffering themselves) made a donation to the Irish. Later, the Irish people realized what an amazing act of generosity that was in context and there’s now a special bond between Ireland and the Choctaw Nation.
Remember when he had COVID and got bit by an emu? Good times.
The U.S. bombed the Chinese embassy in Serbia during the Kosovo War. I’m not sure if there was a direct reason but I remember there being a spy thing. Like a Chinese spy accessed some sensitive documents or something like that.
That’s why we make a distinction between:
People in formal and social sciences don’t put “scientist” on their business card because the popular understanding of the term is a natural scientist in a lab coat doing controlled experiments. You don’t get a nice clean lab to do controlled experiments on societies, economies, or ancient ruins. When you study those things, your degree still usually says “Bachelor of Science” and not “Bachelor of Arts” because the terms “sciences” and “arts” are more expansive than the way we use them in every day conversation.
Economics filtered through politics and media can get silly but actual economists doing actual economics create rigorous models (like any science) and most don’t even necessarily make predictions about the future. A cross-discipline academic project on the effects of past coastal erosion might, for instance, have an ecologist, historian, and economist all write separate papers. That’s more common than pontificating on TV.
Econ is also prone to being misrepresented by politicians because there’s almost always trade-offs in the real world. Like imagine a proposed tax on gas/petrol to fund public transportation. An economist would just predict who will benefit or be harmed but you probably already know exactly what the different political parties and media outlets in your country will focus on.
China has every incentive to switch since they’re an oil importer and a battery and solar panel exporter with major smog issues, especially in Beijing. Even without global warming, they’re better off electrifying as much as possible.
Plus, we should probably all have a Plan B. How much oil is coming from countries at war, threatening war, or forced to ship their oil through tiny straights within rocket firing distance of a U.S./Iran proxy war? Even the Panama Canal (drought) is having issues.
It was 12 staff members out 13,000 and they hire Palestinians to do probably 90% of the basic jobs. This whole story line is ridiculous. Like, sorry if some UNWRA school janitor was secretly in Hamas. The agency doesn’t need to be replaced for that reason. Someone is trying manufacture a scandal.
Maybe it does need reforms. I have no idea. But this all smells like a PR stunt that will be used later for sound bites and propaganda. Like, maybe the west wants to replace the UNRWA head and other people don’t. So, they put this out there and act like it’s so shocking.
I strongly disagree. The Olympics are one of the best things humanity does. Are the people running it corrupt scum? Pretty much. But the Olympics are one of the only times the whole world comes together to at least attempt to do something positive.
Also, have you ever watched the 49 kg (108 lb) women’s weightlifting competition? They look like ants lifting multiple times their body weight. It’s fucking awesome.
Because those wars went so well. Iran has a population of almost 90 million compared to Iraq’s 2003 population of 27 million or so and Libya’s was like 6 million before that war. And those only created more instability. There’s not usually a winner in a war in the modern era.
I’m an American and, emotionally, I obviously get the desire to retaliate for the attacks but a real war with Iran would be catastrophic. It would probably weaken America in the long run. As bad as these tit-for-tat strikes are, we’re better off supporting Iranian protesters than taking aggressive military action.
Good for the Russians for not giving up. Sometimes, life gives you little setbacks and you have to just keep trying. I tell my kids all the time not to be discouraged when they make a mistake. Practice makes perfect and all that.
Edit: /s in case people didn’t know I was mocking the Russians for failing repeatedly.
I hate that election talking point. Hamas didn’t even win a majority — they won a plurality against split opposition with Fatah plagued by corruption scandals — and 65% the population was under 25 when this war started (so like unborn or not past third grade in 2007).
Probably pretty safe to assume 80% or so of current Gazans didn’t vote for Hamas.