nah not language difference but cos we're alr chinese majority, and also our govt has quite an active hand in preventing racial enclaves 
#Misc Chat
dusky rapids
but it's noticeable yeah
slim vessel
dusky rapids
i had always assumed it was japanese like uniqlo due to the similar logo 
half heath
I thought uniqlo was Chinese lol. I was so impressed first time i shopped there
it being Japanese makes sense i guess
dusky rapids
uniqlo is great
slim vessel
i had always assumed it was japanese like uniqlo due to the similar logo <:olivi...
that was definitely the company's goal upon launch
dusky rapids
https://www.vxtiktok.com/@jorleebee/video/7185119075557723393
https://www.straitstimes.com/life/uniqlo-doubles-down-on-being-singapore-s-national-uniform
half heath
damn they're not rocking the wide taper jeans yet?
dusky rapids
it's too hot to be wearing jeans 
half heath
Haha okay that's fair
spare oar
https://www.vxtiktok.com/@jorleebee/video/7185119075557723393
https://www.strait...
can agree its true like every guy be wearing the iconic uniqlo shirt
everywhere i go
slim vessel
as someone that commonly wears uniqlo, i have to say the airism cotton ones feel better 
dusky rapids
yeah i like cotton more too
slim vessel
that said, the over sized ones aren't it.. regular fit ones feel softer 
languid tree
I think he’s closer to Alex Jones than Joe. Because Rogan wasn’t political at first, never really was, the grifting really started during COVID when he became strongly anti vax
Not only that but most of Joe’s podcast isn’t politics, it’s just comedians. Back then Joe invited everybody, from far left leaning guests and far right. And when they were invited he pushed back against the right leaning guests like Steven Crowder
Which is why the Yuan will never replace the dollar. Because when it does, the Chinese millionaires will leave China
It looks higher because we don’t have other large minorities, Vancouver is very much an Asian city. You don’t really see Black or Latino, so the Asian minorities just stand out much more over here
However that’s not to say the Chinese run deep in the city. There’s an open secret that the Chinese mob run a lot of the casinos and other shady businesses
eager parrot
languid tree
Red flag, but he does seem to be doing a good job with high approval rate in the country
languid tree
It’s not like they don’t exist, he could be more of a Paul Kagame than a Lee Kuan Yew though
blazing depot
On a different note
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1950988229248753808
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Dear leader's palace is growing
90.000 square ft is kinda crazy
A lot
ocean vigil
small football stadium
blazing depot
For reference, that thing is bigger than the German parliament building
Trump be like "Do we really need a rose garden?"
eager parrot
what I'm getting from this is that the German parliament building is very small
but jokes aside, 90k sqft is a lot
that's over 1.5 football fields
blazing depot
what I'm getting from this is that the German parliament building is very small
I mean, this thing is more than half the size of US congress as well
Which is utterly ridiculess
eager parrot
it's absolutely insane and such a waste of money
blazing depot
Nah, they said this is 100% funded by donors. Trust.
eager parrot
somehow even if that was true it makes it worse. white house is a government building, owned by the government of the people, it shouldn't be funded by political donors 😔
blazing depot
Who says anything about political, this will be an innocent gift by someone with no interest in influencing US politics. You know, like the new AF1.
hoary charm
got hit with 15% tariffs today yeehaw
blazing depot
Murrica!
slim vessel
maybe the new white house expansion will be funded by the extra money coming in from tariffs
eager parrot
I have no money to pay for this
slim vessel
it's not your money, it's the money of the nasty countries that continue to take advantage of the American people
blazing depot
Yep, that's how it works for sure, trust Donald
eager parrot
we're paying for all these tariffs 😭
dreamy ledge
status continues
marsh oracle
The battle of the redistricting is gonna lead to some very funny maps in the us
Silver linings and all that
fossil basin
shadow elbow
1.56 football fields
finally I can play 1.5 games of football at the same time in the whitehouse ballroom
blazing depot
You'll need to wear a ballgown though
marsh oracle
When the US jobs report isnt looking good 
marsh oracle
Msci world index fund 📉
marsh oracle
silly euros with their commas as decimal point
The best part is that the app uses both in that picture
toxic spoke
fossil basin
https://twitter.com/YtThumbnails/status/1951006814562349153
I never liked the guy and did not necessarily think he was a fraud, but that he had too much time and needless odd takes for his supposed IT credentials
fossil basin
last eagle
america is in peak comedy era atp
charred fulcrum
https://fxtwitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1951025380263075868?t=VcNVUMWSx0CNPSt3...
what the actual fuck
Is we in WWE channel?
last eagle
fossil basin
blazing depot
https://fxtwitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1951025380263075868?t=VcNVUMWSx0CNPSt3...
Truly beyond parody
But hey, he does actually know a thing or two about fitness. I am however not sure it's very applicable for school kids
marsh oracle
Schools are the closest thing you will find to wrestling so it does make some sense
ocean vigil
I think that the presidential standard should of course be presented by the president
marsh oracle
https://fxtwitter.com/GOP/status/1951060331888889869 banger community note
When your twitter account is operated from russia
ocean vigil
lmao
toxic spoke
When your twitter account is operated from russia
speaking of russia https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1951326019421352241
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last eagle
lol
proud tulip
"Always let them know your next move, via social media" - Trump philosophy
hoary charm
when the nukes start flying ill just camp out at the airport and follow the billionaires to their bunkers
marsh oracle
Lol
toxic spoke
he HATES j powell 😭
blazing depot
speaking of russia https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1951326019421352241
Very cool, we're all gonna die
oak lodge
https://fxtwitter.com/GOP/status/1951060331888889869 banger community note
ahh yes... the great American Lada.
blazing depot
That definitely won't make Brazil trade more with China or anything
brave pelican
Nimrod Cohen (20) has been held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza for 542 days since being kidnapped from his tank during the Hamas massacre on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
kidnapped from his tank
trim flicker
kidnapped from his tank
last eagle
blazing depot
She's innocent you guys, the victims directly accusing her were just all Obama agents planted to facilitate the democrat hoax, trust
fossil basin
fossil basin
apparently she is registered to florida as a republican since 2024 summer
which i think answers a lot about the american eagle advert
half heath
2024 summer feels like she saw the change in tides and feels she can go farther now with catering to the right. Unless there is more info about her past idk.
brave pelican
i think everyone kinda gets it that she is a shitty person
but shes also irrelevant for the most part
incoming lucifer reply
fossil basin
incoming lucifer reply
on what
brave pelican
somethign something "shes a celebrity she has influence over others"
fossil basin
somethign something "shes a celebrity she has influence over others"
she is somewhat well known due her role in euphoria and previous discourse surrounding her, and also due her horror movie, i think
half heath
although i think shes becoming more relevant as the mascot of the culture war
fossil basin
I will say i just did not expect her to grift for american eagle of all brands
like if anything is irrelevant, it is american eagle
half heath
Cause ppl want to use her getting roles and endorsements as a sign that "traditional" and conventional beauty is winning over stuff like DEI
fossil basin
Cause ppl want to use her getting roles and endorsements as a sign that "traditi...
definitely
brave pelican
eh
i dont disagree with the bad vibes that ad was signaling but at the same time if you hear someone talk about how crazy that ad is it sounds a bit absurd and chronically online
theres also the bit that most consumers of said ad will just go "oh hot girl in commercial cool" and not think much else beyond that
half heath
yea me personally i didnt read it into that deep
but i guess people are more sensitive to dogwhistles for white supremacy because of the political climate
The campaign couldve been pretty good if they added even one other model. There's gotta be plenty of options
this is a basketball league parodying it
fossil basin
theres also the bit that most consumers of said ad will just go "oh hot girl in ...
yeah, it's just that advertisement sector overall has deep background messages
so assuming more obnoxious intentions is not out of reach
there'd still be room for doubt had she not been a registered republican since 2024
the brand itself also is suspicious as much as her if not more
fossil basin
The campaign couldve been pretty good if they added even one other model. There'...
i do not think that campaign could have been good as a serious matter
if it's satirization, i could see it, not this way
not in this era
and definitely not by american eagle
half heath
I disagree, i think its pretty effective if they changed course after the initial strong backlash.
You get all the noise from being criticized
then you switch it up and get in ppls good graces
basically a very strong advertisement
marsh oracle
2024 summer feels like she saw the change in tides and feels she can go farther ...
Silently registering as a republican would strike me as more than pandering
Seems more likely its her actual beliefs
I know literally nothing about her besides that ad and big honkers tho 
half heath
Well what i mean is, that she would probably switch course for whatever is more profitable. Her actual beliefs prob are closer to the right considering her background and family though
fossil basin
she is a talented actress and is beautiful, but a sinister human being
seems to be kind of person that only gets concerned about her own well being
proud tulip
every fine ever worth watching is already in 100 youtube compilations
blazing depot
Only adult gamers allowed
hoary charm
100km north of Auckland
yeah unfortunately doesn't surprise me there
blazing depot
Are bus fares that brutal in NZ
ocean vigil
dusky rapids
> 100km north of Auckland
yeah unfortunately doesn't surprise me there
i need context
blazing depot
It's where the Hobbits live, they all travel in suitcases
hoary charm
i need context
far north parts of the country are rather disadvantaged and have a poor reputation for child welfare
well, the whole country doesnt fare too well in terms of child welfare in general
dusky rapids
damn
blazing depot
Idk if stuffing your kid into a suitcase still falls under child welfare. At least it wasn't a hard shell case I guess
hoary charm
it takes a lot to be arrested here when it comes to this kind of thing
last eagle
don't worry, it's just anime it's not that deep
indonesia and its politic stands:
https://fxtwitter.com/ChibiReviews/status/1951609941166370911
last eagle
dire canopy
hoary charm
the rest of the world should roll this out so we don’t have to see the opinions of 15 year olds anymore
half heath
damn can they just make a 2nd internet for the young ppl
only problem with that is it becomes the young leading the young at that point
plush leaf
plush leaf
cup of the day
hoary charm
https://x.com/kyliebytes/status/1952415399108313094 gpt psychosis hitting people a bit hard i guess
X
fossil basin
https://x.com/kyliebytes/status/1952415399108313094 gpt psychosis hitting people...
stronghold crusader did this like a lot of years ago
fossil basin
stronghold crusader did this like a lot of years ago
like in 2000s
hoary charm
https://d.fixupx.com/NorthernIion_LP/status/1951584682664947979
librarian got a clip for everything i swear
fossil basin
i think these should be it
fossil basin
https://youtu.be/RTIVIFPlljs
i think these should be it
with similar intention of basically saying "you played too much"
ocean vigil
break reminders in games are not that uncommon
mostly in stuff that don't have natural break points like mission ending etc
hoary charm
when you consider people are using it as free/cheap therapy, no not really
its just a bad idea since it'll just reassure you rather than actually help
blazing depot
break reminders in games are not that uncommon
Ye, it's somewhat common (and actually a good thing, really)
blazing depot
Ye
half heath
I think they need to introduce a serious educational video before anyone uses chatgpt. I dont think they will because they don't want to lessen the uses of their product but ppl really need to understand what it is to be able to be more critical with using it.
hoary charm
things like that will need to start at school
like how whenever you referenced Wikipedia you’d be guided to using the references instead
half heath
things like that will need to start at school
But i also think people out of school need the information. Plenty of ignorant ppl already out of school age.
honestly i feel like every new technology goes through these phases. Like the way people used to warn about too much social media use, or too much phone time. Like today it seems almost a part of life. There are people that take it too far and let it interfere with daily responsibilities but on average i feel like people balanced it out. We are all chronically online at some stage of our life, but i think we grow out of it idk...
Or at least understand our priorities better
oh even too much television and too much gaming
All valid concerns and usually the counter messaging does reach the masses
hoary charm
it’ll be the same thing as the internet and how boomers never became acquainted with it, now they’re left behind when their banks and such go online only
has to start at school level, can’t force or coerce adults into learning I guess
half heath
Yea thats what i worry about too. Railing against the tech instead of the lack of regulations
fossil basin
I think they need to introduce a serious educational video before anyone uses ch...
honestly, the main upside of such apps while using them as search engine, is that they seem to understand inverse or chaotic sentences, which is not a high bar, but in terms of the questions i have, helps not confuse a ton of people further
it is important to check the sources of the data provided by such sources however
they still get a lot wrong
half heath
honestly, the main upside of such apps while using them as search engine, is tha...
100% what i use it for most of the time. Every now and then its also a useful tool for doing some work.
fossil basin
definitely, especially taking everything it says for granted
it gives a lot of wrong info and essentially is a research engine aggregator
i find it useful not because ai is wonderful, but because search engines have kinda gone shit
half heath
nobody here is saying it should be used for everything
oh thought it was a reply to me
dire canopy
I was thinking about trying that out but thinking that I would burn a small forest of energy in 30 minutes made me not do it
nova holly
if i got it done privately i could get seen by a leading psychiatrist
meanwhile my nhs assessment was done by a nurse
the system is working as intended i assure you
blazing depot
Tbh the nurse is probably better at the job
nova holly
tbf he was a pretty nice guy to talk to
just kinda weird that i had to wait 6 months for it
blazing depot
just kinda weird that i had to wait 6 months for it
He's the only nurse qualified, sorry man
plush leaf
american “healthcare” is wild making you pay before service
deadass!!!!
my appointment where all they did was take a urinalysis would’ve been ~$500
but i got 84% discount literally for being poor lmao
blazing depot
And that's still more than the actual cost incurred by them btw
brave pelican
israel first
blazing depot
plush leaf
i love generated playlists
trim flicker
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-links-19-billion-state-disaster-funds-israel...
god
so cooked
blazing depot
I missed this one
https://x.com/Dexerto/status/1951222551671157227?t=N8bUfxfn6IjTh09X7smvnQ&s=19
https://x.com/Fallout/status/1951337584413778210?t=2q8bshLHSKCMnUjxON4i0g&s=19
X
X
Actual horror movie plot
lime spire
I just saw Midsommar
That movie was just Hereditary if it had no reason for anything happening and sucked😭
hoary charm
@marsh oracle babe wake up new money sink just dropped https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/1952768432027431127
X
gpt-oss seems to be dropping today too
marsh oracle
Is there an official livestream for the first jailbreak?
hoary charm
pliny will probably have it done in an hour
https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-oss/ ok they kinda cooked here, o4 mini at home
ocean vigil
hoary charm
lmfao
brave pelican
based
hoary charm
maybe they didn't cook after all, the hallucination rates and aider bench are terrible https://x.com/scaling01/status/1952781018554933261
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marsh oracle
So youre saying the user might not have insulted the assistant
hoary charm
do not insult the assistant, ask it what it wants from the supermarket https://x.com/hopes_revenge/status/1951822983569502422
X
ocean vigil
yuck
blazing depot
https://fixupx.com/atrupar/status/1952756904175796502
last eagle
The cat that crossed the frozen hangang river has recently been adopted by the reporter that caught that moment.
https://n.news.naver.com/article/422/0000767550
last eagle
aww hell naur
https://x.com/BreakingNews/status/1952874489114439913
blazing depot
You know, when I said Trump would just build the ballroom to get rid of the rose garden I hadn't realized they already covered that with concrete a while ago
blazing depot
So I hear Grok can now create videos and.... Elon made sure to add a "Spicy Mode" which is exactly what you think it is and has already created good ol' "spicy" celebrity deepfakes
slim vessel
thanks elon
hoary charm
i havent really seen much about it
which is weird with how much ai/tech twitter throats elon and grok whenever there's a new release
blazing depot
I mostly heard about it cause it was on actual news
marsh oracle
Hey maybe nobody will notice
Trump lawyers about to argue in court that habeas corpus was a mass delusion
dire canopy
some commandments might be next because they are too woke and against his executive order
dreamy ledge
status
marsh oracle
https://fxtwitter.com/sama/status/1953103336044990779 @grok whats a loss leader?
FxTwitter
hoary charm
that was quick, gpt, gemini and claude were only approved for use yesterday
dreamy ledge
setec astronomy
blazing depot
Cause, you know, if you delete it from the website it doesn't exist any more
fossil basin
hoary charm
agi in 2 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uu_VJeVVfo
marsh oracle
Cant believe they left out sam altman because of his voice smh
This graph mustve been generated by gpt 5
fossil basin
slim vessel
what did happen on june 6th?
hoary charm
US school year ending?
initially thought it was to do with openai requiring openai key when using openrouter but the blue model there is 4o-mini which that doesnt apply to
marsh oracle
The vibe on twitter has gone from "rip all white collar jobs in 6 months" to "we are never getting agi" real quick lmao
hoary charm
yeah oai was hyping it up like it's a big leap
from 4o it is, so the chatgpt normies will be eating good, but it doesn't appear to be anything more than incremental coming from o3/claude/gemini
google will drop gemini 3.0 experimental, anthropic will drop claude 4.5 and all will be back to normal
marsh oracle
Will be interesting to see how long the money train can keep going. Feel like these last few months have already shown a bit of a pivot with ai labs trying to make their stuff profitable but still failing.
hoary charm
openai seems to have an endless money well with investors forever lining up
xai has musk infinite money, google has $trillion company money
meta also $trillion but i wouldnt be surprised if llama 5 is still months behind everyone else. anthropic is the one major one that's at risk, they've already mentioned they may need to compromise on morals to keep up by taking money from gulf states
marsh oracle
openai seems to have an endless money well with investors forever lining up
For now
blazing depot
I mean, with the US government investment they'll be fine regardless
marsh oracle
Google might just end up winning simply by having a non ai business that makes a fuck ton of money so they can keep up the r&d forever
hoary charm
if google ends up winning it'll be because they have their own TPUs instead of relying on nvidia GPUs
marsh oracle
I mean, with the US government investment they'll be fine regardless
All those trump announcements are just him claiming money that other companies have pledged to invest
hoary charm
also just realized that the swe bench results for claude are without thinking enabled. so gpt-5 w/ thinking basically matches claude without thinking
dario still winning
ocean vigil
the petition is still there
last eagle
oh rip, then i guess it's there again
blazing depot
That's the opposite of evil being banished, too
Cause Collective Shout is the epitome of suck
dire canopy
around 20 mins ago there was an announcement that Grass Wonder passed away
he was 30 years old which is a lot for a racing horse
dire canopy
he was the last from the golden generation
but 30 years as a horse is apparently 90-100 in human years
and him being a race horse as well which tend to be prone to certain problems from either the wear and tear or the inbreeding issues makes this quite a lot
slim vessel
official.. slur..
dire canopy
clank has been used as an insult for robots for a while
nova holly
its from star wars
slim vessel
micro aggression implies the existence of macro aggression 
dire canopy
macro aggression towards clanks sounds like Deus Ex to me
eager parrot
micro aggression implies the existence of macro aggression <:ChoerryNervous:7729...
shadow elbow
what _did_ happen on june 6th?
we stormed the beaches of normandy
near jetty
I went to the doctor on June 6th
shadow elbow
how was it
near jetty
waited an hour and overheard and old lady crying about having to get a surgery
2/10 at least the receptionists were nice
shadow elbow
better luck next time
near jetty
thanks
half heath
An hour? not too bad
shadow elbow
well well well we got mr time on his hands here
blazing depot
That's what you get for not using disinfectant
shadow elbow
patrick your genius is showing
half heath
well well well we got mr time on his hands here
Last time I seen a doctor was at the ER it took 8 hours 🗿
shadow elbow
yeah that’s an L
blazing depot
When you go to an ER you better be bleeding out or else you're lowest priority
last eagle
this is how japan televisions reminisce 80 years of nagasaki bombing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKM7HkKZEe8
near jetty
Last time I seen a doctor was at the ER it took 8 hours 🗿
well this was scheduled beforehand
last eagle
gpt-5 math is mathing
marsh oracle
Its a fundamental limitation of how llms work, they would need to detect these kinds of questions and send them to another kind of model
Its the same as the hangman problem
hoary charm
yeah stuff like that is mostly a solved problem now
the chatgpt subreddit is uh, interesting to say the least
just a ton of people melting down because they removed 4o and people were using it for therapy, calling it their best friend and so on
marsh oracle
Its so cooked
last eagle
so all GPT-4 stuffs including 4o has been replaced by GPT-5?
marsh oracle
That was the original plan (and the correct step imo) but people whined enough so theyre bringing them back
For now at least
last eagle
saw on twitter few hours ago that chatgpt 5 couldn't able to solve equation problem lol
hoary charm
the whole point of gpt-5 was to consolidate all their models into one, because it had become a fractured mess
o3, o4-mini, 4o, 4.5, 4.1, 4.1-mini, 4.1-nano
plush leaf
half heath
im gonna vomit
hoary charm
saw on twitter few hours ago that chatgpt 5 couldn't able to solve equation prob...
the 9.9 > 9.11 one is pretty common
blazing depot
But 9.9 is > 9.11
hoary charm
not in the context of software version numbers
fossil basin
languid tree
Holy Mao is the CCP propaganda crazy right now on TikTok. I mean I shouldn’t be surprised but in some cases it’s as bad as Xiaohongshu
I’d hate it to be Tibetan, trying to be proud of my culture and want independence and a bunch of bots bombarding the comments that it’s always been China
blazing depot
I mean... it kinda has been. Just as long as no one made a fuss about it neither did China, really. No idea what prompted this
fossil basin
I’d hate it to be Tibetan, trying to be proud of my culture and want independenc...
funny enough, Tibet was really only considered China since the Qing dynasty
Tibet was in the imperial sphere of influence like way before, but point is that Qing dynasty wanted a multi-national empire, not just Han Chinese
especially with the dynasty not being Han themselves
eager parrot
I really dislike all the historical context to territorial and cultural claims by authoritarian regimes like that because once you start going down that route, it's a deep can of worms
it starts sounding like the stuff Putin has been saying about Ukraine
fossil basin
I really dislike all the historical context to territorial and cultural claims b...
it's also not often historically canon
languid tree
funny enough, Tibet was really only considered China since the Qing dynasty
Technically since the Yuan, but even under the Qing they were only a vassal state. Tibet held religious significance at the time, but was not under direct rule
fossil basin
Technically since the Yuan, but even under the Qing they were only a vassal stat...
I do not think Yuan had attempted to integrate Tibet
atleast from the related history videos and sources i had seen
languid tree
I do not think Yuan had attempted to integrate Tibet
Neither did the Qing though
fossil basin
Neither did the Qing though
Qing did kinda exert more influence on Tibet and considered it part of China
unlike Yuan
for example Yuan prevented the Tibetan Lamas into going to China proper (by their terms not mine), because they were out there pillaging and committing assaults of all sorts
languid tree
That’s true, but nobody tried to integrate Tibet more than the PRC
fossil basin
That’s true, but nobody tried to integrate Tibet more than the PRC
I am mentioning the turn on trying to integrate Tibet
i wanted to bring the historical side to it, not due their claims
languid tree
Even the Qing, it’s hard to say how integrated it was.
fossil basin
Even the Qing, it’s hard to say how integrated it was.
i feel like you are not getting me
the claim i have made is that Qing considered and attempted further integration of Tibet into China, rather than only considering the Han China as their core
Is it totally integrated, speaking as there are religious figures administrating the region and provoking wars on Nepal only to lose them, nope
languid tree
Ahh I see
fossil basin
I am only saying the switch started there
fossil basin
no worries
basically translation of his order in like 1750s is "...there exists a view of China according to which non-Han people cannot become China's subjects and their land cannot be integrated into the territory of China. This does not represent our dynasty's understanding of China, but is instead that of the earlier Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties..."
the considered empire of multiple nations would be of Han Chinese, Manchu, Mongols, Tibetans and Hui Muslims
languid tree
Back to Tibetans just trying to speak up. I bet it’s frustrating trying to spread awareness of Tibet but get bombarded by saying they’re a CIA asset.
Idk where these white people promoting China too, and not like regular vlogs. But like the “China is in the future” type videos…
Also the new Ne Zhe movie lmao… I haven’t seen anyone that reviews it except for ads.
fossil basin
Idk where these white people promoting China too, and not like regular vlogs. Bu...
it does feel similar to Japan/South Korea is the future videos
praising somewhere else without understanding it's mechanics or local people is not something unique to a region
blazing depot
I really dislike all the historical context to territorial and cultural claims b...
This doesn't really have anything to do with being authoritarian. Chinese province and sub/vassal state history is pretty wild.
hoary charm
Idk where these white people promoting China too, and not like regular vlogs. Bu...
that's been a thing for ages, it's just propaganda and the kinds of people easily entertained by jingling keys in front of them
near jetty
Holy Mao is the CCP propaganda crazy right now on TikTok. I mean I shouldn’t be ...
it's a... for you page...
languid tree
it's a... for you page...
I guess when you’ve been looking up Tibetan history and culture, the app will eventually give you CCP propaganda
toxic spoke
idk why I went into this here but they finally got oec registered on 2025.06.16, and for artms they had to go to court last year to get this Swedish billionaire's "Artemis Racing" sailing team trademark edited and remove the entertainment sections
hoary charm
lmao
marsh oracle
plush leaf
cup of the day
hoary charm
FixupX
guy got a 5090 out of altman and now he's getting other parts for a PC from others around twitter
last eagle
govmnt. has no money to build houses for the homeless?
blazing depot
Don't worry, I'm sure they will find a gator camp to put them into
hoary charm
https://fixupx.com/pli_cachete/status/1954271602079641747 it's unironically over once ai bf/gf hits mainstream
slim vessel
heart pounding, on one knee 
supple dragon
unborn echo
if everyones bf is ai, then ai is cheating on everyone
slim vessel
or maybe polygamy is accepted for ai
last eagle
lime spire
This is where the real crazies hang out
This reminds me of the screenshot I saw of this user saying you shouldn't write a character into a sexual situation because the character can't give consent
last eagle
half heath
https://fixupx.com/pli_cachete/status/1954271602079641747 it's unironically over...
My new take on all this unhealthy attachments to AI is that if it wasnt AI these same people would be doing it with some other medium. By that I mean AI isnt causing it but preexisting habits of irrational escapism are. Although it probably does make it worse. Idk but like I feel like these people were already on the fringes of society.
Like im sure there are a lot of grown women who have written/read stuff like fanfic self inserts before who cringe at their pasts. People just gotta let their shame catch up to the new tech
My guess is being chronically online, low self esteem, and a need to escape reality.
also maybe too many ppl are unemployed idk
Now that i think about it, this is really not that far from idol parasocials. Like the big section of kpop fandom that is invested in their idols to a delusional level.
marsh oracle
Loneliness is a real issue for some
half heath
for sure
blazing depot
Are you saying projecting hot dude playing hot dude role in movie into rl is a bad idea? DO YOU MEAN TO SAY WAIFUS AREN'T REAL???
How dare you
You clearly lack culture
hoary charm
look at this guy, he doesn’t lift for his waifu
blazing depot
Point is honestly that most of these things don't go nearly as deep as this AI shit does
Basically AI girlfriends when taken seriously are more like the online equivalent to people living with one of those life sized realistic sex dolls pretending they're a real person
hoary charm
https://x.com/sama/status/1954703747495649670 especially since the sycophancy update earlier in the year, it’s something I don’t think openai has taken seriously enough
half heath
My thing is, yes it doesnt go as deep, but i also dont believe it will be as widespread as some might fear.
Like it will always be on the fringes. and if it does grow sizable enough, society will make sure to correct itself somewhat. Like people will be shamed enough at some point to understand it. Same way stuff likr weebs, koreaboos, fujoshi, and whatever else there is idk
But i actually had this same thought about anti vaxx people once like years ago and that was a disappointment...
Then again that movement seemed astroturfed at first until the dummies started believing it.
marsh oracle
I was gonna say youre kinda just cherry picking the societal beliefs/behavior that never got normalized
half heath
Yea I guess its like an optimist view. Its hard to say
marsh oracle
Plenty of people seem very happy to outsource their thinking to chatgpt even right now, even things like simple decision making when ordering food etc. I dont know how big that population really is but the last few years havent exactly increased my expectations from the general population
half heath
I relate to that sentiment
Like people are a lot dumber than I expected. Like i always believed the average was higher than what the last few years have shown
Cause i consider myself average
blazing depot
Plenty of people seem very happy to outsource their thinking to chatgpt even rig...
@ grok I'm hungry, order me something to eat, your choice, honey
half heath
Then again, US average seems different than normal because of how education is gutted
And US populace kinda lead a lot of cultural phenomena
toxic spoke
the girlies are fighting
marsh oracle
All the money in the world but none of it can fill that huge hole in his heart for personal validation
Would be sad if he wasnt so evil
dreamy ledge
biggest man baby
blazing depot
lmao
Obviously everyone in the replies then went, tried and got the opposite result, too
last eagle
AI war is very interesting
toxic spoke
toxic spoke
grok is forcibly translating posts now
slim vessel
has been for a little while now, ya
no way to turn it off app-wide by default
gotta opt-out each time you encounter a new language, in which case any tweets already auto translated and cached will remain translated until you revert it back to original
pale knot
languid tree
I’m so deep in the Epstein case that I’m starting to go schizo
||I truly believe that it’s all part of a satanic cult, and there are victims who are SRA survivors||
Told y’all I’m going schizo
blazing depot
Don't sully Satan's good name wiith this
dire canopy
if anyone is interested Johnny Somali's trial is starting in 50 minutes there are going to be some people covering it
last eagle
another big one coming
last eagle
oh wow a coverage right away
https://www.youtube.com/live/h3bXCPgSdwE
slim vessel
pretty sure this guy's been covering the whole thing very closely
last eagle
yea
marsh oracle
blazing depot
Remember, history you don't like isn't real
last eagle
X
eager parrot
this will totally not be abused by YT to push their premium even more 🙂
blazing depot
What in the world does this have to do with premium
Genuinely don't see how this would play into that
eager parrot
arbitrarily age block people, ask them to verify with credit card or subscribe to unlock more features/video categories and resolutions, etc.
blazing depot
Credit cards can't be used for age verification, that's sorta part of the age verification issue
These things are just not connected
Besides yt maybe asking for said age verification for future subscribers
Which is basically the opposite of what you said
slim vessel
According to the video platform, users “have the option to verify your age (through government ID, selfie or a credit card) if you believe our age estimation model is incorrect.”
Those restrictions and protections, which already exist on accounts for those under 18, include: showing only non-personalized ads; enabling “digital wellbeing” tools by default, which include reminders to take a break and for bedtime; showing reminders about privacy when uploading a video or commenting publicly; minimizing recommendations of videos with content that could be “problematic if viewed in repetition”; and blocking access to videos that are age-restricted for only viewers 18 and older (determined by YouTube or verified by users).
some of these ought to be implemented site wide, regardless of age lol
blazing depot
I'm sure he cares deeply about a change.org petition
brave pelican
it is within roblox’s best interest to continue to exploit children though
im sure this is against their financial planning!
blazing depot
it is within roblox’s best interest to continue to exploit children though
That's basically their whole business model, yes
It's not just that, really (even though that's the worst part)
The amount of actual child labor that happens in and around Roblox is insane
brave pelican
yeah i was about to say
its either sweat shop work or actual grooming (or both)
i know minecraft has EULA stuff (which most gambling servers just ingore lol) but what does roblox have
blazing depot
This, basically
Roblox owners are basically the Epsteins of gaming, I don't expect them to feel bad or change anything
fossil basin
half heath
I know there is mixed opinions on that Newsom guy but he's pretty funny rn
fossil basin
I know there is mixed opinions on that Newsom guy but he's pretty funny rn
it feels forced and also late coming from him
would say i do not like him, but i do not like eric adams either yet he is actually funny
not everyone have that comedic factor in them
half heath
Idk i think speaking their language is hilarious to me cause they would ignore any well thought out thoughts or ideas with accusations or deflections
fossil basin
Idk i think speaking their language is hilarious to me cause they would ignore a...
the action itself is not the unfunny part
he just does not have the it factor to pull it off
half heath
personally, him being the only one to match the energy even if its manufactured automatically makes it "pulled off". Maybe not the best representative but still the only one
fossil basin
kamala probably could pull it off if she tried it
but could be because i am somewhat biased in favor of women
also not only one while eric adams is there
half heath
Well regardless, its probably not that effective its just funny as a spectator
marsh oracle
Newsom is currently the only dem with power to do anything about trumps takevover
dire canopy
I have no clue if you want to say Harvey Weinstein or Jeffrey Epstein or if there is actually someone unfortunate enough with that name in politics
marsh oracle
Well with power is the wrong word, the dems that left texas are based as fuck too
fossil basin
I have no clue if you want to say Harvey Weinstein or Jeffrey Epstein or if ther...
latter
https://youtu.be/v6QF-sRdU9g
he was on SNL promoting his candidacy, and won
fossil basin
you are from turkey how do you know this guy
my social media feed is english language based
brave pelican
good one wikipedia
brave pelican
my social media feed is english language based
im sure it is given all the brainrot you post here sometimes
marsh oracle
hoary charm
marsh oracle
https://fxtwitter.com/GovPressOffice/status/1956375898569216326 gotta say whoever is writing these for him got that shit down
blazing depot
Maybe taking the piss like this is the correct strategy
marsh oracle
half heath
fossil basin
https://fxtwitter.com/GovPressOffice/status/1956375898569216326 gotta say whoeve...
It is funny in spirit
It would have been funny if it was someone other than Newsom
trim flicker
<a:AINTNOWAY:1099119587074777148>
lmfao
ruby helm
They advertised the job as a "Critical Class Physical Material Specialist"
ocean vigil
you will be handling state secrets, bring gloves
blazing depot
Well, that was even more of a whole lot of nothing than expected
Master of the deal strikes again
supple dragon
blazing depot
And today in can't make this shit up news
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-5504196/trump-putin-summit-documents-left-behind
fossil basin
And today in can't make this shit up news
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-5...
this makes me hungry
but yeah, public printers are a big no-no for loossemble - sensitive documents
ocean vigil
Germany going viral
https://fixupx.com/BattleByrd/status/1956491936358879267
proud tulip
what is Germany even about
last eagle
@blazing depot explain these phenomenon
fossil basin
proud tulip
so fucked lmao
slim vessel
shared from "DogeDesigner" wow
blazing depot
somehow making altman look trustworthy in comparison
Hey now, at least with anime girl you can pretend it's just weeb shit
Not even gonna ask why that chatbot is specifically Russian
slim vessel
chuu and others on the list for attending an impeachment rally, apparently
dreamy ledge
CIA and DIA look at the printout, immediately goes to the shredder pile.
dreamy ledge
.
different note: why
https://news.sky.com/story/tradwife-delulu-and-skibidi-among-new-words-added-to-cambridge-dictionary-13412150
blazing depot
Because those are unfortunately now words
dreamy ledge
blazing depot
Look at it this way, you can blame it on "kids these days" and be correct
last eagle
future generations looking bleak
last eagle
X
slim vessel
in the current society, i can't even imagine that being fake news
blazing depot
There is something to be said for limiting horsepower for new drivers, but not like this
last eagle
Un-umazing indeed
proud tulip
the only away i'll accept subscription packages for cars features is if we pay nothing upfront
until then get outta here
last eagle
last eagle
blazing depot
That seems to be fake, mate.
supple dragon
https://x.com/Dexerto/status/1957148813145288731
blazing depot
Asian runes on white background syndrome
last eagle
fossil basin
https://fxtwitter.com/ForCdrama/status/1957689303510970590
fucked up
I do not think it is real in terms of unfeasibility of things
half heath
Watched Weapons after hearing lots of people rave about it. Its worth the watch but I think people are hyping it too much. Like I didnt leave the movie feeling like I saw anything I havent before.
hoary charm
https://fixupx.com/atrupar/status/1957780439222906934 unfortunately he continues to drop banger quotes
blazing depot
Basically this
slim vessel
south park strikes again
blazing depot
Back to form
ocean vigil
Bluesky
ruby helm
Trump's old business friend wins contract to supply $125m of black paint and paint applying devices and staff.
proud tulip
what was she about to start saying about the "gay flag"?
blazing depot
Not the gay flag!! 
slim vessel
https://fixupx.com/Acyn/status/1955820594827813103
I'm more surprised "own" is in present tense, rather than past tense
hoary charm
listening to it i could hear either way
eager parrot
https://fixupx.com/atrupar/status/1957780439222906934 unfortunately he continues...
that's pretty funny
possibly, unironically, the most Christian thing a sitting US president has said in a long time, without actually reciting scripture or repeating platitudes
and he's not even that Christian to start with or a big believer in God
toxic spoke
last eagle
mega bruh
dreamy ledge
slim vessel
pikashocked
hoary charm
https://fixupx.com/GovPressOffice/status/1958357487180194071 they're getting good at this
supple dragon
VERY WEIRD, NOT INTERESTED, BUT THANK YOU!
last eagle
Peak writing
slim vessel
MAKE AMERICA PREGNANT AGAIN
damn, that's wild
blazing depot
Say what you will, but this is peak entertainment
haughty steppe
https://fixupx.com/GovPressOffice/status/1958357487180194071 they're getting goo...
LOL
last eagle
slim vessel
only 41 years?
fossil basin
https://fixupx.com/GovPressOffice/status/1958357487180194071 they're getting goo...
i feel like it is not funny because it is newsom at this point
the post themselves should be funny, and it's not done bad, but it just does not work for someone like newsom
speaking of, even more absurd news from eric adams
Newsom just wants to be Starmer of Democrats and that won't end up well for him or for Democrats if he wins nomination or even election
marsh oracle
This would make a lick of sense if newsom wasnt also currently fighting back against republican redistricting
blazing depot
Kinda has to, too. Can't exactly just let Trump get away with this
hoary charm
also it is funny and it does work for someone like newsom
fossil basin
This would make a lick of sense if newsom wasnt also currently fighting back aga...
i mean he kinda has to for his political career
we have examples of mayors and governors being arrested and stripped of his position illegally, i think he is aware that he too possesses the risk, not due his fault
fossil basin
Ok i see we are doing the "nothing democrats do is ever good enough" meme
definitely not
I just despite newsom specially
Democrats have people that are funnier than Newsom
hoary charm
if they did then they would be stepping up
fossil basin
Newsom is just my bottom democrat candidates list
fossil basin
newsom cant be funny because the other democrats are funnier
not my reasoning given
marsh oracle
This legitimately just so insanely fucking stupif
brave pelican
well its mine now
fossil basin
newsom not being funny relates to his personality
marsh oracle
Trump taking over the country
fossil basin
Trump taking over the country
I am not saying him to stop posting it
marsh oracle
Wah newsom wah hes not good i dont like him
Blah blah blah who cares man hes doing something
fossil basin
Wah newsom wah hes not good i dont like him
I mean he is one of the few democrats that will cause irreversible damage to democrats if they win
brave pelican
newsom is white and a man so automatically hes not based
blazing depot
There's like 2 democrats who are funny if they want to to begin with and that's just Bernie and AOC. Fun fact though, being funny is not exactly a criteria that matters in politics
marsh oracle
I mean he is one of the few democrats that will cause irreversible damage to dem...
Yea as opposed to the irreversible damage trump caused when he got elected
fossil basin
There's like 2 democrats who are funny if they want to to begin with and that's ...
I find Kamala funny when she talks
marsh oracle
Just fuck off man who cares
brave pelican
the europeans are fighting again about democrats
marsh oracle
Babyraging about democrats doing anything worthwhile for once
hoary charm
democrats have lost 2/3 elections to trump, currently hold nothing (whitehouse, SC, senate, house) and are hemorrhaging registered voters. it literally cant get much worse for them right now
kamala has the personality of a wet blanket and thats probably a not insignificant reason why she lost
fossil basin
democrats have lost 2/3 elections to trump, currently hold nothing (whitehouse, ...
I said i cannot find newsom funny like people do, i had seen people that wanted him to stop taking action against trump but i am not arguing for such, I just wish it had been someone other
marsh oracle
Ok my rant done im making dinner now
hoary charm
whats for dinner
brave pelican
california politician you pick your poison(s)
fossil basin
kamala has the personality of a wet blanket and thats probably a not insignifica...
I said kamala was funny, i did not say she was great
marsh oracle
Spaghetti carbonara
brave pelican
how many eggs will you use
brave pelican
that would have been $40 usd during the chicken incident
marsh oracle
Well not like yolks in the fridge but 5 eggs are left
blazing depot
Where's help when you need recipes
ocean vigil
ok, trolley problem: newsom on one track, mats on the other one. who does lucifer kill?
blazing depot
You need to put Ter Stegen on the other
ocean vigil
that's him
fossil basin
ok, trolley problem: newsom on one track, mats on the other one. who does lucife...
Newsom impacted more people negatively per direct action, it is an easy problem for me
I do not like Mats at all but he is not affecting lives of people from a specific country or state
brave pelican
he affects spaniards
and barcelona fans in miami and india
my favorite twitter accounts are the “ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM FANPAGE” accounts that are based in india
hoary charm
my favorite twitter accounts are the “ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM FANPAGE” accounts ...
for me it’s the white nationalists with roman empire profile images who suspiciously always defend india
plush leaf
cup of the day: my grandma’s cup my mom bought her :’)
late otter
cup of the day: my grandma’s cup my mom bought her :’)
thats a cute cup!
plush leaf
thats a cute cup!
i know :,) i love seeing my grandma use it
toxic spoke
This would make a lick of sense if newsom wasnt also currently fighting back aga...
already received my first "vote no on the special election" mailer
https://x.com/sherlyholmes/status/1958252527549661485
marsh oracle
Tbh im not even expecting it to pass
But cracks in the economy are showing so maybe trump will be unpopular enough by then
half heath
for me it’s the white nationalists with roman empire profile images who suspicio...
Dead internet theory is actually Disguised Indian theory
eager parrot
my favorite one was the Amazon walk-in stores without checkout supposedly run by AI
which were actually being monitored by real humans in tech centers in India
my first reaction was shock at the 55 million tbh...
brave pelican
Dead internet theory is actually Disguised Indian theory
bts army india
fossil basin
slim vessel
suing for using your publicly available music.. the bar is so low 
blazing depot
I mean, it being publicly available does not on any way mean you can just go and use it, that's just not how it works
That'd be public domain
And plenty artists have (successfully) sued against usage of their music in public fashion and really do so all the time
ocean vigil
she would be far from the first artist suing tiny hands
marsh oracle
Guys i dont think you can sue people for using the tiktok sound you put on the platform
ocean vigil
i mean you can sue for anything
blazing depot
Again, yes you can and unless you specifically enter it into tiktok's free for commercial use library (which is a whole thing) you will generally win your lawsuit when some public entity or company just uses it
Now, PPM is rather unlikely to go to such lengths, but they absolutely could
marsh oracle
I would be very interested in the legal precedence where someone was sued and lost for using a tiktok sound
Fascinating read probably
ocean vigil
this would just get taken down/muted for breaking terms of service
if they didn't give permission, that would break the orbittwt probably
marsh oracle
I guess the angle would be the white house being a company advertising a brand, that would be fun
ocean vigil
it would be not being personal use
blazing depot
I would be very interested in the legal precedence where someone was sued and lo...
It's just copyright law, it's not that complicated.
marsh oracle
Yea thats all about music being used in ads
blazing depot
And it's not a "tiktok sound", it's part of a copyrighted song
blazing depot
Yea thats all about music being used in ads
Any usage by public entities falls into the same category, it being TikTok doesn't change that.
marsh oracle
I mean
If the creator of a viral sound could just sue everybody that used it cause they didnt ask them, the platform would not exist
ocean vigil
i don't see anyone saying here that she should
blazing depot
Let me refer you back to the part where I pointed out their commercial use library
marsh oracle
Let me refer you to the part where i said the white house would have to be considered some kind of brand
Political donations are considered free speech in the us so anything is possible over there but we dont have to act like its settled law
blazing depot
Except there's plenty of successful lawsuits regarding copyright infringement over music used in various political means. Free speech doesn't mean you can just use shit.
I guess they could hum it
That might be covered
marsh oracle
Yep for political campaigns
blazing depot
It's not limited to that, but sure, whatever.
fossil basin
suing for using your publicly available music.. the bar is so low <:chuufac:4829...
it is not a serious suggestion
it's a variation of the "stay away from her" meme
fossil basin
Except there's plenty of successful lawsuits regarding copyright infringement ov...
there is also that
languid tree
My brain is splitting apart
I’m so deep into everything now
Pizzagate has to be at most 38% real
And that’s too high of a percentage
plush leaf
spider on campus
fossil basin
spider on campus
looks cool!
dire canopy
if you asked me I don't think you would get what you were looking for either
blazing depot
that can mean very different things based on context
agile waveBOT
fossil basin
1. https://youtu.be/3bYXy1jT3m8
for me it is if there is some part that i could see to be real, then hj would be useful
but, the video does make sense
last eagle
1. https://youtu.be/3bYXy1jT3m8
the "hate jokes"?
fossil basin
the "hate jokes"?
half-joke
fossil basin
fossil basin
https://fxtwitter.com/admcrlsn/status/1959454448410931658?s=19
Is Eric Adams the Kim Hyunjin of US Mayors (random lying due no apparent reason)
half heath
Smh now hes gonna lose the single issue voters who only care if he can lift 
I guess thats gg
fossil basin
If it isn't possible for eric adams to face jail due corruption (likely trump pardons), i hope he finds an extremely novel job or position for him to continue being funny
If aliens are real, we need a spokesperson to claim "New York is the Elysian Echoes of America"
plush leaf
request to shut Pearson down for crimes against humanity
half heath
approved
Man the BS they still be doing
first it was just the new textbook versions every year that didnt need to be updated then they got those damn online coursework that became mandatory. Scummy industry
eager parrot
request to shut Pearson down for crimes against humanity
this is still entirely on your university/faculty/professor. pearson is offering a product (and bribing departments) but the final choice to force students to get this is on the profs and their faculties, the onus is entirely on them.
and it's been this way since mid 2000's
ocean vigil
blazing depot
last eagle
who asked 
dreamy ledge
dreamy ledge
smiling elsewhere
blazing depot
https://x.com/goodsmile_en/status/1960283970429444507?s=46&t=SPFH53arnAkugVjvaaA...
Time to black market your Mikus, huh
last eagle
In other side of the coast...
https://youtube.com/shorts/fIObp-XBo0U
blazing depot
Hey, at least now the people sending you death threats for listening to certain music can do it on platform
Win-win
ocean vigil
typical jazz listener
slim vessel
now you'll be able to DM it to them
oh wait, i thought you meant Spotify links.. never mind
last eagle
this
dreamy ledge
Europe's Vision of music in Asia
-# retro 16th century vibes
safe ferry
so unnecesarry
blazing depot
Hey, the US tried, fair is fair
slim vessel
context is important:
https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1960265970322415998
X
blazing depot
You're still very much free to go to get your gacha games from 3rd party sites/apps
slim vessel
simply sounds like the hurdle to try stuff on your own got a little higher
blazing depot
This is just playstore
last eagle
wow
blazing depot
Not like they can actually prevent random apk usage
last eagle
rip vanced (and its variants)
blazing depot
Will take about 5 minutes
brave pelican
Hey, the US tried, fair is fair
isnt this just american idol
brave pelican
sounds like american idol to me
blazing depot
It's not
It's not even remotely similar
Well yeah, basically each country has or had its own 1:1 version of that
Dietaaaaaa
Pretty much
Until the final rounds, out of which there will be a new C-tier celebrity for jungle camp
After their obligatory 1 single release that hits the charts for exactly one week
last eagle
...oh wow, it really is THAT bad
https://twitter.com/ecommurz/status/1961030948981772622
https://fxtwitter.com/neohistoria_id/status/1961031539019726948/en
X
no wonder why my discord mobile is currently behaving weirdly lately
fossil basin
fossil basin
blazing depot
hoary charm
i'm not overweight i just have mitochondrial challenges and my face is inflammed
marsh oracle
https://www.wired.com/story/dark-money-group-secret-funding-democrat-influencers/ this taylor lorenz person gotta be some kind of crypto fascist plant lmao
Btw the main issue is that the contract says you cant do pr on behalf of circus and you cant use circus resources to support any political campaigns- which she mistakes (out of intention or stupidity idk) for "you cant disclose your relationship with circus"
hoary charm
https://www.wired.com/story/dark-money-group-secret-funding-democrat-influencers...
she's a lunatic
marsh oracle
And of course all the lefty dipshits jump on the first sign of liberals fighting back against republicans
Its so doomed man
hoary charm
leftists supporting the right by campaigning against democrats because they only agree 99% and not 100%. many such cases
fossil basin
https://www.wired.com/story/dark-money-group-secret-funding-democrat-influencers...
I feel like this is more sensationalist than being a plant, though i cannot say i know too much about "taylor lorenz"
My doubts come from the issue that, i think influencers would be more expensive to buy
fossil basin
I mean i could see someone in turkey accepting the 8k, but i feel like in the US it'd cost like 15-20k atleast if it is like a medium tier establishment-adjacent influencer
eager parrot
fossil basin
ruby helm
Some of the backlash of the US buying part of intel is due to a lack of context.
Intel was agreed to get billions in grants in exchange for creating many jobs from building new foundries. However it facing problems getting any customers for the chips those foundries will produce and doubts over whether they will even be able to deliver them and on time. Now they have cancelled plans to build those foundries or rather "paused" them, which in theory means they won't be adding the jobs that justify them getting billions in funding for free, instead they are firing people.
But the government doesnt want intel to collapse so they are converting the job generation dependant grant to a equity investment
blazing depot
So I take it the whole "customs fees don't exist for anything below a 800$ threshold" thing in the US is gone now, huh
I'd ask if they even have any way of processing the literal billions of packages that will now have to undergo a customs process, but I feel like I know the answer to that already
hoary charm
a ton of countries have stopped sending to the US
i can't send anything other than letters
slim vessel
So I take it the whole "customs fees don't exist for anything below a 800$ thres...
gone as of the 29th, supposedly, yes
blazing depot
Fun
fossil basin
So I take it the whole "customs fees don't exist for anything below a 800$ thres...
I think overall countries probably will attempt to remove the customs threshold altogether
Not to defend Trump in anyway, moreso trend i have witnessed, EU has such plans atleast until 2030, Turkey aims to bring it in 2026 so local middlemen can rip people off easier by getting parts themselves
But yeah, customs and personal imports being heavily restricted is not something out of world to happen
blazing depot
What are you even talking about man, the EU doesn't have any such threshold to begin with
We just pay customs on everything
fossil basin
We just pay customs on everything
I think for EU i confused it with probably app restrictions (like temu)
I might have confused because our custom rates are quite high
ocean vigil
there was the €150 minimum that got removed because of chinese marketplaces
fossil basin
there was the €150 minimum that got removed because of chinese marketplaces
The articles i had read yeah stated that that could be removed by 2028 in EU
Thank you for reminding me correctly
Duty free acquisitions basically
blazing depot
there was the €150 minimum that got removed because of chinese marketplaces
I guess we should be more specific. What we pay isn't techncially customs for packages in that price range, but it's import taxes instead.
Which is really just customs with a fancier name
fossil basin
Which is really just customs with a fancier name
Yeah, the case and articles i had read were about these
blazing depot
Now packages above 150 you just pay both of these, which is even more fun, but you know
fossil basin
Now packages above 150 you just pay both of these, which is even more fun, but y...
For us, that limit had been recently reduced from 150 dollars to 30 dollars
But now it will be entirely removed
Probably the america deals are the reason
Though Temu has a depot in Turkey too, and these products are exempt
ocean vigil
the fun part is that shipping is included in the price, and that some shops already have deals about the tax and you don't have to pay it again if you provide relevant information in the declaration
if only they made it actually easy for you
fossil basin
Though Temu has a depot in Turkey too, and these products are exempt
They are not good deals which defeat purpose of them kinda
But they have a depot regardless
blazing depot
For us, that limit had been recently reduced from 150 dollars to 30 dollars
If you wanna be even more specific (for Germany), we had a "packages for up to 22€ are completely free" limit and after that it was just customs. That changed to "up to 150 i= income taxes" and anything higher just both
But that change happened in 2021, so it's already half a decade old
fossil basin
But that change happened in 2021, so it's already half a decade old
I see
ocean vigil
yeah, it was the lower one that got killed because of chinese marketplaces, not the higher one
fossil basin
If you wanna be even more specific (for Germany), we had a "packages for up to 2...
We had a reverse of it, from 300 specific my bad
From 300 to 30
blazing depot
the fun part is that shipping is included in the price, and that some shops alre...
If only that worked.
Or I guess it does, but ALL the shipping companies then charge processing fees, cause someone has to actually go look at that declaration
Which you then have to pay, at which point you might as well pay the import tax with the processing fee
It's all a giant pile of bs
DHL is the worst though
ocean vigil
here we at least can do the declaration ourselves pretty easily online
that is if the person who has to confirm it isn't a dick
blazing depot
Well....
ocean vigil
got send a snack package from Japan and they wanted table of contents for every single snack in it
blazing depot
Yep
fossil basin
got send a snack package from Japan and they wanted table of contents for every ...
I wish we could import snacks
blazing depot
And God forbid you can't include a detailed invoice for it
ocean vigil
just had chatgpt generate one because fuck that shit
fossil basin
For some reason food personal imports are banned from shopping sites?
blazing depot
Cause those dumb fucks can't fucking use Google whenever they don't know what a thing is
fossil basin
I should perhaps check more into it to check for loopholes, but even shops cannot import and resort to either going there, having to sign agreements with sources themsevles or having an illegal supply line
blazing depot
I have had a lot of fun trying to explain what a Kpop album is in the past
fossil basin
I should perhaps check more into it to check for loopholes, but even shops canno...
It happens for example with Matcha cafes
The ban was also fairly recent i think in 2022
eager parrot
So I take it the whole "customs fees don't exist for anything below a 800$ thres...
it is indeed officially over
marsh oracle
how could joe biden do this
eager parrot
I buy a lot of stuff from Japan, Korea, and Germany, and I live like minutes away from the DHL hub here and can get everything practically overnight
no more I guess
have to pay customs on so much and most of them aren't even shipping here anymore even with DHL
Thanks a lot, Biden
marsh oracle
maybe trump will try and take a stake in dhl next
fossil basin
Trump might die before Embiid conference finals
hoary charm
Justkilled Dapresident Vance
last eagle
proud tulip
https://twitter.com/DidDTrumpDie/status/1961671475955400980
is that a yes or no Mr. DidDTrumpDie?
fossil basin
https://twitter.com/DidDTrumpDie/status/1961651578588254382
only thing missing is the tokyonail post from jd vance
all that and super junior still won't disband
marsh oracle
Please let biden go to trumps funeral 
fossil basin
Please let biden go to trumps funeral <a:praygeshine:925087083457019964>
it would be extremely funny
especially because biden is more coherent now that he does not have a presidential load to operate in
marsh oracle
Have you ever considered that he might seem more coherent now because the impression youve had before was largely caused by a bunch of misrepresented clips on your social media feed?
last eagle
what would vance going to be if they chosen him to lead in future?
hoary charm
wat
last eagle
blazing depot
When you turn absolutely nothing into "news"
fossil basin
Have you ever considered that he might seem more coherent now because the impres...
that is just not true
Biden even in his own media platforms has been visibly incoherent
everyone ahead of dnc staff probably knew he was incoherent
This is more related to issue of such old people not being ideal candidates for demanding positions with notable exceptions
When Harris came in, one thing she was is that she did not struggle with fatigue, i do not consider her or her campaign a success, but I did not think she was in a bad condition health-wise to be a president unlike Trump in comparison
I had expected that Biden would be atleast in a stable condition for his age, when he was out of the presidential race
even like couple weeks after he dropped out, he seemt more rested and conscious of his surroundings
unless you have Lula or Fidel (who abstained from main responsibilities from age 80) levels of stamina, it is kinda hard for one to remain in huge power after 80
unless technology advances enough in close future atleast
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/scooter-braun-sydney-sweeney-dating-201706355.html?guccounter=1
of course she would date the spawn of Satan
marsh oracle
blazing depot
Do you also have a rabid dog
blazing depot
idk man, I can see the barely contained rage in his eyes
trim flicker
idk man, I can see the barely contained rage in his eyes
he has that dog on him
marsh oracle
looking like 
trim flicker
his only rage is against motorcyclists
marsh oracle
Understandable
last eagle
fossil basin
https://fxtwitter.com/YourAnonCentral/status/1961853840959193557
i mean if there is something i want super junior as a group to outlast, it is Trump
last eagle
ah yep military stelirization
https://twitter.com/IndoPopBase/status/1962101454271021441
X
fossil basin
ah yep military stelirization
https://twitter.com/IndoPopBase/status/19621014542...
extremely worries me seeing events in Indonesia, keep yourselves safe
I am not near Indonesia, moreso that similar events are not too foreign to see here
fossil basin
https://fxtwitter.com/nypost/status/1962253472323018934?s=19
Would not be a good idea, feral cats kinda are huge threats to wildlife, and New York has less invasive solutions like actually implamenting trash bins instead of leaving trash on ground
I'd normally expect this idea from Eric Adams particularly given he infamously claims New York is the Istanbul of America
last eagle
warning: cursed
https://fixupx.com/spu7nix/status/1961894391577968756
marsh oracle
Starting to believe the stroke theory
Must be real bad for trump when he hasnt talked to the press for more than 48 hours
fossil basin
Must be real bad for trump when he hasnt talked to the press for more than 48 ho...
He has an announcement now
I am fearing if it is a war or invasion announcement, potentially against venezuela
This was also weird
hoary charm
nothing ever happens
fossil basin
I personally think that he is alive, but quite less stable and coherent
A resignation or such might still happen
The pentagon pizza trackers are quite fullfilled
So it's either a war, or more likely some health issue has happened to him
From the photos his hair seems gone
eager parrot
he's old, maybe he just had a health scare
wind agate
his hair might still be there, its just very pale and thin