Nothing is permanent

Starving people definitely has an effect

Can’t wait to hear what Fuck Schumer has to say. He should let his niece write it for him

No. Democratic socialism is a philosophy that believes in democracy first, socialism second.

fun fact, “commas” does not require an apostrophe

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2023/08/22/IMF-Fossil-Fuel-Subsidies-Data-2023-Update-537281

According to this 3 year old data set, US direct and indirect subsidies for the Oil and Gas industry ALONE account for ~750 billion per year.

Agricultural subsidies add another $30 billion per year.

Wal-Mart, just a single company, benefits from around 7.5 billion per year in public spending.

The US government literally hands our tax revenue DIRECTLY to the rich. And then says we have no money for SNAP. Like stop giving Lockheed and General Dynamics and BAE and Raytheon a trillion dollars a year. The US government is a machine for taking money from working people and handing it to the rich, just like pretty much every other aspect of society at this point.

Billionaires, and the corporations they own, cost the taxpayer exponentially more than the people who rely on SNAP for food security. The tax breaks, subsidies and government contracts that many large corporations benefit from are a HUGE cost, I wonder if anyone has ever added them all up?

It will be interesting to the the intersection of white nationalism and support for Israel. The right really likes Bibi, cause he’s conservative; but it might be difficult to keep Israel’s partnership when the American right is allying with pretty vicious anti-semites

one of my favorite Battlefield 1 maps

This is arguably better

Wow those Epstein files must really be something. The homies are ready to WWIII us to distract from the coverup.

apparently the bubble might not be as extreme as some people think because the major AI players are all being propped up by companies that actually produce revenues and profits

a relatively cheap NON-VEGE way to add protein to this base is pork butt/shoulder (same thing) cooked slow all day, either slow cooker or oven at 250F. Its a cheaper cut of meat and one of them is enough to add protein to like 6 servings or rice+beans. Also, bone-in skin-on chicken thighs are great and less expensive- if you render some of the chicken fat out in your cooking vessel before cooking the rice and beans it is a big flavor boost.

First one is the Woolworth building, tallest in the world for a brief period. The architecture of NYC is very rich and varied, and neo-gothic was in vogue for a time. The second is 1412

This photo was taken on the 25th floor of the building

Edit, lots of bricks, the building is steel frame clad in brick and terracotta

This is the top of the building

It’s 1412 Broadway, got some art deco to it

I mean I just posted a picture of it

The building is steel frame with brick and terracotta facade which is actually pretty common in NYC