We could annex that small island Venezuela owns
politics
Saturday, January 3, 2026
and use it at Guantanamo Bay 2
American christians being really cringe in the 90s did more damage than the jews did
Racoons, how many times have you gooned to this character
Replying to Phijkchu_Pikachu #klombak Racoons, how many times have you gooned to this character
0, Edna is a slice of life romcom character https://archiveofourown.org/works/65625463
Racoons you will not believe this, I found a podcast about this story
Replying to Phijkchu_Pikachu #klombak Racoons you will not believe this, I found a podcast about this story (edited)
>the AI brings up the hat-snagging incident
Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 Annex 100m of Mexico on their side of the border and setup a military exclusion zone
A dead zone. Would work wonders. Does for the Koreas
Sunday, January 4, 2026
I feel like there's been this background debate through the last few years, on wtf we gain via "soft power" in 2026
I can argue there are merits to it in the abstract,
but considering how much gets spent/wasted (seemingly by design) it's kind of just silly
If the US was operating efficiently and was able to be more self-sufficient, then we'd reap less benefit from exploiting the rest of the world/
it's because we've been so dysfunctional and wasteful for the last 20-25 years, that we desperately need to keep these antiquated international systems churning for our benefit
but in its own way, if we don't correct root problems, we're leaving ourselves vulnerable for when these international systems eventually just break down
I think we've seen minor progress on some, but man if we get distracted we don't have that much runway left
and most of the world will get brought down alongside us
wellfare is so unsustainable its crazy
I'd love to just start ending programs and winding down benefits, but you'll never get that at a federal level
If you had a motivated governor, at the state level you could probably set in motion some alternative programs that wean people off of the dole (or essentially force them out of the state
stuff like /ss/ is fucked, and the only move is to just write-it off and start over with a new system, the model just doesn't work
Trump's doing his golden savings account thing, do something like that but as a mandatory IRA type thing
it's not good, but it's sure as shit better than social security
Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 wellfare is so unsustainable its crazy
It's as a floor 4/5 of the rax reciepts on just the line item welfare obligations. Add all the other welfare on top of that and it quickly surpasses the tax receipts entirely.
Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 Trump's doing his golden savings account thing, do something like that but as a mandatory IRA type thing
Yup, would be ebtter to follow the singapore model and mandate a sort of savings system as a % of income for everyone as well as flat taxes.