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Any statistics on whether the Bureau of Statistics publishes more or less statistics than they used to? 😉
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Any statistics on whether the Bureau of Statistics publishes more or less statistics than they used to? 😉
Isn't the post-WW2 story of allied approaches to Germany something like that it was initially subject to very punitive measures but this was unsustainable and so focus quickly shifted to stimulating economic recovery and reintegration into the (western) European economy? How is value calculated here
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Isn't the post-WW2 story of allied approaches to Germany something like that it was initially subject to very punitive measures but this was unsustainable and so focus quickly shifted to stimulating economic recovery and reintegration into the (western) European economy? How is value calculated here
I like how all the animals have different things to do but the badger has enough on his plate just being a badger
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I like how all the animals have different things to do but the badger has enough on his plate just being a badger
Are people saying “racism doesn’t matter” or “this won’t affect Reform’s polling”? These seem like quite different points
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Are people saying “racism doesn’t matter” or “this won’t affect Reform’s polling”? These seem like quite different points
Been a while since I read “The White Man’s Burden” (Easterly) but IIRC aren’t health interventions generally accepted to be an exception to this sort of criticism?
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Been a while since I read “The White Man’s Burden” (Easterly) but IIRC aren’t health interventions generally accepted to be an exception to this sort of criticism?
I’m saying that given the current govt in the USA, are you not concerned future US govts might abuse that kind of power? There seem to be a lot of historical examples of people saying if we could only kill these kind of rogue elements perhaps we could solve society’s problems…
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I’m saying that given the current govt in the USA, are you not concerned future US govts might abuse that kind of power? There seem to be a lot of historical examples of people saying if we could only kill these kind of rogue elements perhaps we could solve society’s problems…
If they are inclined to pass death sentences when the party feels embarrassed, doesn’t that suggest that this sort of system (like the death penalty in general) is often open to abuse and applied unevenly?
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If they are inclined to pass death sentences when the party feels embarrassed, doesn’t that suggest that this sort of system (like the death penalty in general) is often open to abuse and applied unevenly?
Societies that do this sort of thing, eg China, don’t seem to be better at dealing with structural incentives for corruption. Is there any evidence that countries with the death penalty have fewer issues with corruption or with wealthy people abusing their power?
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Societies that do this sort of thing, eg China, don’t seem to be better at dealing with structural incentives for corruption. Is there any evidence that countries with the death penalty have fewer issues with corruption or with wealthy people abusing their power?
I’m open to the idea both phenomenon are at play, but I do find it worrying how easily leftist populist sympathies or the idea of overturning the system are transferable to the far right
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I’m open to the idea both phenomenon are at play, but I do find it worrying how easily leftist populist sympathies or the idea of overturning the system are transferable to the far right
how do we square the idea that “centrists run interference for fascism” with the apparently increasingly simpatico politics of far-left and far-right? It wasn’t centrists who suggested Trump might be a preferable alternative to a regular dem, defend Russian fascists, or candidates with nazi tats
November 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
how do we square the idea that “centrists run interference for fascism” with the apparently increasingly simpatico politics of far-left and far-right? It wasn’t centrists who suggested Trump might be a preferable alternative to a regular dem, defend Russian fascists, or candidates with nazi tats
Saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand…
More songs need howling IMO
More songs need howling IMO
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand…
More songs need howling IMO
More songs need howling IMO
Humans maybe, but they will never be faster than a horse
October 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Humans maybe, but they will never be faster than a horse
Somewhere down near the gower?
October 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Somewhere down near the gower?
I think there are definitely chinese people who could do it ( love that chinese guy who does the trump impressions), even people working within the govt, but they're accurate interpretation would probably be overruled by an insistence on literally translating whatever the higher ups wanted to post
October 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I think there are definitely chinese people who could do it ( love that chinese guy who does the trump impressions), even people working within the govt, but they're accurate interpretation would probably be overruled by an insistence on literally translating whatever the higher ups wanted to post
Piss is a kind of water, right?
October 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Piss is a kind of water, right?
Li Wen Liang 不能 不明白
Outrage over HK protests…”I support the HK police” etc
Japanese release nuclear waste water into the ocean
Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
Dog attacks girl in sichuan, leads to anti-dog backlash
Various school bullying incidents
Various hating on foreigners
Cat abuse
Outrage over HK protests…”I support the HK police” etc
Japanese release nuclear waste water into the ocean
Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
Dog attacks girl in sichuan, leads to anti-dog backlash
Various school bullying incidents
Various hating on foreigners
Cat abuse
October 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Li Wen Liang 不能 不明白
Outrage over HK protests…”I support the HK police” etc
Japanese release nuclear waste water into the ocean
Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
Dog attacks girl in sichuan, leads to anti-dog backlash
Various school bullying incidents
Various hating on foreigners
Cat abuse
Outrage over HK protests…”I support the HK police” etc
Japanese release nuclear waste water into the ocean
Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
Dog attacks girl in sichuan, leads to anti-dog backlash
Various school bullying incidents
Various hating on foreigners
Cat abuse
What do you class as "being disruptive or causing trouble in bad faith"? these sound like the kind of vague accusations that people love to throw at you on here (unfairly imo)
October 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
What do you class as "being disruptive or causing trouble in bad faith"? these sound like the kind of vague accusations that people love to throw at you on here (unfairly imo)
What is this based on? His behaviour on the pitch suggests otherwise…
soccer players on a field with one wearing a number 2 jersey
ALT: soccer players on a field with one wearing a number 2 jersey
media.tenor.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
What is this based on? His behaviour on the pitch suggests otherwise…
Reposted
25. China vs Zhang Yadi
A Chinese student studying in the UK has vanished into the Chinese detention system after going back to visit her parents. She had advocated for the rights of Tibetans while in the UK.
www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/z...
A Chinese student studying in the UK has vanished into the Chinese detention system after going back to visit her parents. She had advocated for the rights of Tibetans while in the UK.
www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/z...
London master’s student who advocated for Tibetans detained during China visit
Zhang Yadi was due to begin her master’s degree at SOAS University of London this month
www.independent.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
25. China vs Zhang Yadi
A Chinese student studying in the UK has vanished into the Chinese detention system after going back to visit her parents. She had advocated for the rights of Tibetans while in the UK.
www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/z...
A Chinese student studying in the UK has vanished into the Chinese detention system after going back to visit her parents. She had advocated for the rights of Tibetans while in the UK.
www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/z...
aren’t they Israel’s largest trading partner? Haven’t seen any indication they’re willing to use economic coercion, let alone military muscle. Now if Netanyahu had a meeting with the Dalai Lama could be a whole different story…
September 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
aren’t they Israel’s largest trading partner? Haven’t seen any indication they’re willing to use economic coercion, let alone military muscle. Now if Netanyahu had a meeting with the Dalai Lama could be a whole different story…
What’s wrong with London? Apart from the prices, an amazing city
September 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What’s wrong with London? Apart from the prices, an amazing city
What website is this?
September 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What website is this?
Everyone’s focused on the geographical mixups, but “we settled that war that was not settle-able…as the expression goes” is also gold
September 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Everyone’s focused on the geographical mixups, but “we settled that war that was not settle-able…as the expression goes” is also gold