Can you explain what you understand he means by “there is no Epstein class”? Because I think we are seeing the same words and not understanding the same things.

I’m not drunk enough for this conversation. Are you the author?

Does he? I despise the word antisemitic, it has been murdered from constant Israeli abuse and is utterly meaningless. The author literally spells out the facts that define an Epstein class, then dismisses it as a trope without reason or justification. His attempt to point out the the bigger problem comes off as really weird shit like he can’t hold two ideas in his head simultaneously and he wants you to be inable to as well. There is a vague handwavy vibe going.

If he had a point, he missed it.

I can’t speak for anyone else, but the article is terrible. He goes on to confirm every point, then asks the reader to reject the obvious conclusion without rationale.

Come on Pookie, let’s burn this motherfucker down!

Collapse?

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Yes, but no. I abandoned the NYT a long time ago and won’t ever bother again. They are dead from lack of credibility and just don’t know it.

Whatsa matta NYT. Kochs didn’t spend enough in advertising this month?

Why don’t you send them to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz? Like, in their swimming trunks, with hammers.

There is no clear advantage to selecting a currency. The value is the value, and with War in the hood, values can swing wildly over short periods. Pick one, live with it.

The important question is where can you get the lowest transaction fees for the exchange. This can vary wildly and you can directly control how much you pay. The money changers, like you’ll find in an airport are like the convenience store version with eye watering rates. Whatever domestic bank you use for daily banking will often offer major currency exchange for an almost reasonable fee as a courtesy for their good customers. Going to a bank you aren’t a customer at, they will often charge a higher fee.

“shown the entire world what’s possible when you defend your borders, your culture, your heritage, your sovereignty and your values.”

…your Putin puppetmaster with his fist so far up your ass even Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog are jealous of your relationship.

Income / maximum wealth (wealth caps)

Min and max.

What a shithole country. It’s a total no-go zone.

Have you seen the efforts of bottle design within the liquor and spirits industry. McDonalds Big Mac boxes and fry cartons etc. I’mma answer this with a big, fat YES!

It’s a huge industry not just in manufacturing packaging, but in consumer psychology, marketing and design to make products more appealing. A good tweak bumps sales 5% is a very big and desirable deal.

Edit: A huge component of cullinary training is presentation. Beyond making food taste good, it’s appeal is that it also looks good. “Plating” lessons apply to every form of food from shelves of grocery stores, convenience snacks, fast food joints, to fine dining. The little window in the plastic bag of chips that lets you see the product. The foil lined paper lid that kept the heat in the poutine so the cold curds would heat and melt into the poutine. Etc…

Not aluminium foil, but that restaurant grade thin aluminum foil bonded to a thin wax paper. Same with Shawarma.

I wonder how Cubans would feel today if they had successfully made the transition?

It’s always projection with these people. Voter fraud in 3…2…

Whew! I was worried for a moment.

“There is no indication, anywhere in the United States, of widespread voter fraud,” Bonta said. “Counts, recounts, hand counts, audits, and court cases all support this.”

Just the jerrymandering, voter suppression, intimidation, long lineups and inconvenience for certain polling stations, the email and web campaigns with wrong dates and locations, a precariat who can’t afford to take time off work to vote, a media landscape run by billionaires who misinform the masses via false narratives, cambridge analytica style shenanigans, foreign interference and kompromat operations, having your President in a clearly compromised position to Russia and Israel. Now you can add the ICE gestapo on the streets.

Yeah. Nothing to see here.

Just in time for us to drastically cut out beef for food security reasons - climate change and trophic level conversion ineficiencies just a few among many.

Edit:

The people cried “we’re broke and hungry!”

The market replied “we have these fancy steaks”

The people cried " we can’t afford steak!"

The economist reasoned “markets serve only for profit, its natural to only serve the rich.”

The poor retorted " you look tasty…"