Mist_Rising
Mist_Rising t1_je3sexe wrote
Reply to comment by boogrit in I Would Love to Have Enough Time and Money to Go to an Office to Work All Day - Perhaps Steven Rattner and the executives complaining to him about their remote employees could lend me a hand (or $50,000 more a year). by speckz
That's because the subtitle is included as well.
Mist_Rising t1_jdtrwoo wrote
Reply to comment by matorin57 in Online trolls are taking a toll in China by Crimbobimbobippitybo
Assuming the data is equal, which it probably isn't, 40% (4 in 10) would put it slightly higher then India at 38 reported, and way higher than say, US 25%.
Mist_Rising t1_jcuc6kn wrote
Reply to comment by 0x15e in Fake Samsung 980 Pro SSDs Are Spreading Around by Stiven_Crysis
No south Korea is not manufacturing most of the goods it's companies make anymore then your Toyota was made in Japan. China (PRC not Taiwan I believe) manufacturer a lot.
Mist_Rising t1_iu5o83y wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Bookstore for University of Michigan students closing after 88 years in Ann Arbor by _Silver_Engineer_
I doubt anyone remembers any of the bookstores near my college warmly given they were just an alternative rip off to the colleges official store.
Mist_Rising t1_iu3cmyq wrote
Reply to comment by jayhawk618 in Russian journalist and Putin’s rumoured goddaughter flees to Lithuania by Luka77GOATic
Why do people use Twitter like a blog like this?
Mist_Rising t1_iu37g12 wrote
Reply to comment by Willsmithsdignity in Amazon predicts sales growth slowdown for holidays, crushing shares by Adelu1219
I almost didn't, but I know there one or two folks who probably have.
Mist_Rising t1_iu2psge wrote
Reply to comment by calicat9 in Amazon predicts sales growth slowdown for holidays, crushing shares by Adelu1219
>How much money is enough?
I'm fairly sure almost nobody has ever said "I'm being paid enough, let's cut my wages." If they did, check the perks benefits.
Mist_Rising t1_iu1jg6n wrote
Reply to comment by WR810 in Shell paid zero windfall tax in UK despite record global profits by hugglenugget
Media: YE$.
Mist_Rising t1_iu0y4af wrote
Reply to comment by gopoohgo in Shell paid zero windfall tax in UK despite record global profits by hugglenugget
That's normally how these stories work out. The headline provides rage while the story reveals that they weren't just pocketing it. For other excellent examples see Amazon which use to the king of these headlines because it's Revenue went up but didn't pay taxes because it was spending it all too.
Or to put it simply; news sells fake anger.
Mist_Rising t1_iu0x5n1 wrote
Reply to comment by HobbitFoot in Shell paid zero windfall tax in UK despite record global profits by hugglenugget
His economic theory is 101 level. It looks at the economy like everything else is equal, when in reality nothing is.
There are fields where his idea is closer to truth, fast food and grocery stores have low margins for example, but even then record prices occur at variable times. Grocery stores are making more currently due to inflation for example, but it's record profit that aren't as meaningful as it sounds.
He also forgot the capital part of capitalism, you can't just pluck a new company down and start selling. It takes money (capital) to build a store, get goods, get employees. This means competition is always based on how likely a return is for capital spent.
Mist_Rising t1_iu0nxsn wrote
Reply to comment by 420ipblood in Arrested in Australia, former US military pilot who worked in China now faces extradition by FreeChickenDinner
No other developed country collects taxes from people who don't live in the country, let alone from non citizens.
Your argument is like saying Britian should be able to tax all Americans because they were once a colony of Britain. Thinking there was a war over that shit.. something about no tax without representation...
Mist_Rising t1_itt137g wrote
Reply to comment by AreWeCowabunga in Arrested in Australia, former US military pilot who worked in China now faces extradition by FreeChickenDinner
I love how America demands your money even after you literally cancel your representation and leave.
Their like the fucking hotel California, once they have you, you can never leave.
Mist_Rising t1_itqruux wrote
Reply to comment by jugonewild in Amnesty urges ICC probe of possible Gaza war crimes by Xul-luX
>ukraine
Almost certainly didn't have anything to do with Gaza. Ukraine is in northeast Europe, Gaza is in southwestern asia. They're not really close and Ukraine got some..oh how do I say this, more pressing issues?
Mist_Rising t1_it9tt8y wrote
Reply to comment by aLittleQueer in ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel | Arkansas by Im__Bruce_Wayne__AMA
>This was my question. How could they possibly enforce such a law?
The enforcement mechanism is that you can't get money from the government if you have shown active signs of working against Israel, such as in any comments or action. It's fairly loose on interpretation too.
Mist_Rising t1_it9s8pc wrote
Reply to comment by elewynne in Maine doctor's license suspended over COVID-19 claims by HubrisAndScandals
Doctor absolutely can police themselves, like lawyers they have a system within the system, and that system is very much a prickly thing if they want it to. The thing is both the bar and medical associations prefer they do the least possible because as if turns out policing yourself doesn't work out.
Mist_Rising t1_it65crp wrote
Reply to comment by My_Homework_Account in ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel | Arkansas by Im__Bruce_Wayne__AMA
Lmao I fixed a slight mistake and he really unveiled some things I wasn't expecting. Holy shit calling AI fascist...
Mist_Rising t1_it649ra wrote
Reply to comment by Tracieattimes in ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel | Arkansas by Im__Bruce_Wayne__AMA
They're probably suing on behalf of someone affected. It's not hard to find standing with these laws.
Mist_Rising t1_it6470a wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel | Arkansas by Im__Bruce_Wayne__AMA
>The ACLU defended Nazis
They defended the first amendment in this case. Not sure if you're aware of that or deliberately trying to avoid mentioning that was the argument but Skokie was about the right to assemble.
Mist_Rising t1_it5z8o1 wrote
Reply to comment by Upset-Ad4844 in ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel | Arkansas by Im__Bruce_Wayne__AMA
Close enough, they're what people refer to when they say pro Israeli lobbyists in the US. They're also the opposite of B'Tselem which claims Israeli is apartheid and ADL called the report anti semitic. @_@
Mist_Rising t1_it5wgwg wrote
Reply to comment by Upset-Ad4844 in ACLU asks supreme court to overturn Arkansas’ anti-boycott law against Israel | Arkansas by Im__Bruce_Wayne__AMA
This isn't the first time the anti BDS laws have been sued - successfully - in courts including the supreme court. ACLU is the usual challenger.
The "rights" group that hasn't seemingly fought them is unsurprisingly the Anti deformation league (ADL), which claims they do a 'case by case' decision but seem to always decide they approve of the laws barring you from your first amendment to protest Israel.
Mist_Rising t1_iszmvub wrote
Reply to comment by TiredIrons in Sheriffs Offered Caribbean Cruises and Florida Retreats as Part of Jail Telecom Contracts by 1angrylittlevoice
>And that they control about 1/3rd of the state?
You realize that means democratic party has 2/3 which is super majority. A republican governor of such a state is virtually useless politically because they can override him/her.
Mist_Rising t1_isn77ht wrote
Reply to comment by Oscarcharliezulu in India Falls To 107 From 101 In Global Hunger Index, Behind Pak, Nepal by [deleted]
The UN isn't really meant to solve anything, it's meant to prevent WW3. The vetoing is thus deliberately designed to be there
Mist_Rising t1_ishp833 wrote
Reply to comment by Oscarcharliezulu in India Falls To 107 From 101 In Global Hunger Index, Behind Pak, Nepal by [deleted]
The UN reports are all sorts of problematic. They're self reported mostly hence why you get crazy shit claims at times, and since they're self reported you get fudge too. Cooling the book style.
But most of all, they're usually built on "developed" world standards which means odd shit.
Mist_Rising t1_ishotdt wrote
Reply to comment by Oscarcharliezulu in India Falls To 107 From 101 In Global Hunger Index, Behind Pak, Nepal by [deleted]
All of the Chinese port cities were Chinese in name, they were 99 year loans the Europeans carved out of China.
Which I guess is slightly better than the usual method of European colonization, which didn't bother with figuratives.
Mist_Rising t1_jeh4yqh wrote
Reply to comment by Tight-Ad447 in Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of data collection - Instead of a yes/no consent, Meta users will fill out a form and include justification. by speckz
>When are the American companies going to get this?
Sometimes after it actually costs them money.