AfricanExpansionist

This lady…

The reason for the freight priority is because freight companies own the rails and contractually de-prioritize Amtrak

Do smaller workouts in the morning. Get yourself into shape first. I was like you. Just even riding my bike one big ride a week and some very very short (1km round trip with a small hill) rides almost every day. It got me stronger and more able to handle the big rides. Now I get runner’s high after cycling. I also know my limits better

The US government doesn’t care about children anywhere. From Sandy Hook to Gaza to Tehran.

The porn instances already do But I hope it doesn’t ever get so niche as Reddit became

Why isn’t it? Kim has no quarterly earnings report he’s in thrall to, no need to make line go up in perpetuity, no banksters, no factory owners, no techbros, no lobbyists. Under such conditions, it’s entirely possible for leadership to work on behalf of the public interest. Compare to the US, where popular support is completely ignored for industry lobbying and campaign cash. I’d venture to say that North Korea is already more democratic than the US, even IF it’s a brutal regime (it isn’t) The only brutal regime on the peninsula is the ROK, which killed tens of thousands of its citizens in Jeju and Gwangju. Jeju was effectively covered up until the mass graves were found.

A hereditary monarchy is still not an oligarchy 🤷 But anyway, you’re only talking about the head of state. They have an entire system running there

Yes-- there is no oligarchy in China and North Korea. Oligarchs on China are kept on a tight leash and will be killed for a getting out of line. North Korea probably has no oligarchs as such

I think it’s rampant in white collar settings But also, China (and east Asia) is arranged to facilitate and mitigate that a little bit. Like, multigenerational living arrangement ensures a household is in good order and removes the financial burden of housing affordability.