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Tesla has a weak Board full of yes-men, unable to stand up to the insufferable CFO.

Decent wholemeal bread, a wider selection of ales and stouts, and mature cheese.

We stopped calling it Global warming so the silly people can keep up with "CLIMATE CHANGE".

And the annoying thing is, the world keeps getting warmer and warmer - almost every year is a new record for heat. But climate change is appropriate, because it affects other parts of the climate e.g. increased frequency of hurricanes / typhoons, more flooding etc, and not just hotter summers.

Scientific community's evidence that earth was both warmer and cooler in recent medieval period = widely known and accepted.

Whenever the evidence further mounts that climate change (man-made or not) is occurring at apparently a higher rate than in known history, there is always a lot of whataboutery - it was warmer/colder back in the day...but it snowed last week in such and such...they said there was going to be an ice age back in the 1970s etc etc.

Rather than facing the reality - the climate is changing in a way that climate scientists have been predicting for decades (since before the 1970s), but people would rather find any reason not to accept the scientific consensus and the evidence.

When Hamas launched its attack and took the hostages, it knew how Israel would respond. It wanted to cause the bloodshed that has resulted because it sees it as being in its long-term interests to sacrifice its people, ensuring that there will never be peace in the Middle East.

Getting Trump involved in a war on day-1 of his Presidency will be an even bigger victory for Hamas.

And the fanatical evangelical Christian right will be drooling over this, believing that it heralds the end times and the rapture.

Once any wild animal kills a human - they found a new activity and look for other humans to kill

This sounds like it is based on watching one too many movies. While the animal will not have the fear of humans it may once have had, there is no evidence that they see attacking humans as a "new activity".

The Devil tempted me to have another beer, but luckily not to take illegal photographs. Funny that.

They are better at making tires than judging food. I hadn't even heard of Michelin as a food reviewer until I came to Japan, and have never heard of it outside of Japan

It has been running since 1900 so has a pretty good history.

I don't know what you have against their food judgement. While I have only ever eaten at a one star restaurant, it was excellent. But I do think that it has got a bit out of hand in Japan where stars seem to be thrown around like confetti.

These days it functions more as a promotional tool for Michelin than as a practical guide.

Musk wants to slash 200,000 Fed workers but will be met with resistance.

Of course he will be met with resistance.

Like many in the naive libertarian right, he lives in a fantasy that huge numbers of government employees can be cut without any negative impact. While he has some considerable talent with electronics, it is hubris to believe he can apply this talent to managing the workforce of the government.

The truth is that there is no substantial fat in the public sector, despite occasional egregious example of government waste that is uncovered.

Why don't we let what Musk does before condemning it?

Because the damage may not be ready to reverse.

Japanese people do not really need English language skills for migrant labour, and can live entire lives in a first world environment without ever feeling the need to speak English. So there is an element of not needing to learn English in Japan to live happily in the 'bubble'.

We are in a world where communication is ever more important and English is the key language.

You absolutely don't "need" English in Japan, and it will be quite normal. Japan is happy in its linguistic isolation as a declining economic power.

In summary:

"Trump has always been very clear that he is 100% behind Israel, and that he dislikes Muslims. Now that he has been elected, I am really shocked that Trump appears to be 100% behind Israel and in support of attacking Muslim territories. As a Trump voter of Muslim-Arabic heritage, I just don't understand this."

Just the same way that a mob boss chooses his inner circle. He doesn't want people with loyalty to the country or constitution, but to him as a person.

It is also how cult leaders operate.

Mob boss, cult leader or both?

Member of parliament in Japan was elected by people not by "quota"

The reality is that those elected are those who are put up as candidates, and for some reason the old men who pick the candidates chose men more frequently than they do women.

It sounds like they do have a quota - the quota being "mostly men".

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You shouldn't be driving at that age.

We have seen about a 4:1 bias in favor of the democrats just with checking likes/dislikes for the comments. Makes you wonder the gaijin demographicin Japan.

A majority of foreigners in Japan from Western countries educated to university level and possess passports, which puts them in the demographic of those more likely to support the Democrats.

While it's going to be close, it is increasingly likely that Harris will win it.

But win or lose, the Trump clown show has several years left in it to keep us entertained.

Never forget that between 2016 and 2019, the media was non-stop "Russian Collusion"

It was all a hoax and proven as such.

It actually was never proven to be a "hoax" and not only did Russia produce a lot of pro-Trump material on social media, the investigation into cooperation between Russian spies and Trump officials was not only proven, but let to convictions.

“Article 24. Marriage shall be based only on the mutual consent of both sexes and it shall be maintained through mutual cooperation with the equal rights of husband and wife as a basis.”

Is Article 24 of the constitution now unconstitutional?

When this issue has been on JT before, so many were quick to jump in and say disingenuous things like:

'while it might be a great ideal, Article 24 refers to "both sexes" so unfortunately gay marriage won't be possible unless the Constitution changes...it's not bigoted politicians that are to blame, it's the Constitution...can't be helped...' [my recollection]

Well, looks like it the Constitution is not quite the friend that they thought.

Trump has called Harris a fascist on multiple occasions. However, it becomes an issue when he gets called it, because he is one.

When Dad gets home, you know what he says?” Carlson asked. “You’ve been a bad girl. You’ve been a bad little girl, and you are getting a vigorous spanking right now.”

This was only half of it. His detailed description of spanking a 15-year old girl was just a bit to detailed and creepy. He really enjoyed himself.

No wonder - he's MAGA.

By far and away the best season in Japan. In fact, the other seasons aren't that good.

But anytime is a good time to visit Japan. Apart from during a heatwave, typhoon or monsoon. Or earthquake.

fascism was “a far-right authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement characterized by a dictatorial leader,” Kelly concluded Trump “certainly falls into the general definition of fascist, for sure.”

Sounds about right. Trump is a fascist. And as he looks more likely to be elected, it is the people that vote for him most loyally will be the ones that suffer most.

California is getting there, most of the West Coast is on its way, Chicago is, South Chicago definitely is, New York is getting there, so it’s not only possible, it’s becoming a serious reality.

Let's hope it doesn't, because California essentially subsidizes those red states that rely heavily on Federal funding. If the Californian money dried up, those states would go bust.

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By 2024, McConnell had again endorsed Trump. He felt he had to if he were to continue to play a role in shaping the nation’s agenda.

It is sad that a man who could have exited from the political sphere with his head held high by being honest about Trump in public, has swallowed his pride and backed someone he knows is unfit for office.

His place in the history books is now tarnished by his final attempt at retaining a piece of power when the man is well past his sell -by date and should be in retirement.

Do people really want an emergency replacement as the leader of the US?

Better than the half-witted malignant narcissist that the Republicans have picked.

My understanding is that it was Russia that started the war by first invading Ukraine in the broad daylight. And so, how should I interpret Trump's declaration?

The only logical conclusion is that Trump is both stupid and Putin's puppet.

“It is the enemy from within, and they’re very dangerous. They’re Marxists and communists and fascists,” Trump said

He had also threatened to use the military on them. Make no mistake, Trump is a fascist and he will make America fascist if elected.

I would love it if one of Trump's fans on Thurs sure could explain what he actually meant when he said he was the father of IVF, because to anyone else, they are the ramblings of a mad man.

Imagine if Biden had uttered those words...