BoxedFenders

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

His hubris was his downfall, not his lack of competence. He was a high school teacher that managed to outplay the cartel AND the DEA while building a drug empire with no previous criminal experience. Gotta be an all around genius to survive as long as he did.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Did someone just up and decide that every generation following X is going to be named after the next letter in the alphabet?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Cats reduce pollutants that contribute to smog that directly harm human health. But they do nothing to reduce the net carbon released into the atmosphere. In fact, by converting carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide they are hastening climate change (CO2 is a more potent greenhouse gas than CO).

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago

Not just the upper class, most of their college educated population speaks English fluently. Although that is a minority of their total population, it is still over 80 million people.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've never met a librarian who didn't offer enthusiastic help when asked. I'm sure there are some cranky ones out there, but I can't think of a public facing job where the workers are as cheerful and helpful as librarians. It takes a certain temperament to devote your life to encouraging others to read books.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

This batshit motherfucker is going to drive so many voters to the Dems.

Rich Republicans will continue voting for whoever taxes them the least. Poor Republicans will continue voting to spite their perceived opponents (minorities, gays, "the woke mob").

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Are the plummeting fertility rates in the wealthier Asian nations a factor in their reluctance to legalize same-sex marriage?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

It really says a lot that a Chinese immigrant who has lived in the US for 10 years would be astonished at the development and progress of their hometown if they revisited while Americans living abroad return home to stagnant decay and crumbling infrastructure.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, can't believe I forgot about her. Exactly for the reason you imply here- from magazine covers to zero coverage overnight.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It makes sense why they'd abstain, but why did the UK?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (5 children)

She's consistently the most based celebrity activist on the global stage. (Not sure what else to label her as she isn't a celebrity who happens to be an activist but rather an activist who became famous).

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