It's not "culture" it's unfettered capitalism. Make your staff beg your customers for their wage instead of paying it yourself, great for bosses.

ignored him.

No we hunted him and he had to hide in Russia.

Enough of his speculations were right to make it worthwhile. The other option was to let the NSA control the narrative on how the data was collected and used.

Better to have them vehemently deny his errors than have them deny it all and have to prove the true ones.

He is the biggest American hero this century, bar none.

God I feel this. If I'm at someone else's house, or a bar and free to air is on, I' get so distracted. I think it's partly the ADHD partly the fact every ad is brand new to me. Distraction is the

He didn't "ally himself with Russia" he's not working for Russia to destabilize America. He was forced to hide in Russia by America. Lots of other countries would have willingly taken him without America's pressure. He had no options apart from decades or life in prison.

He didn't discredit himself in the eyes of anyone except American's who bought into the official American media defense strategy, every other country, especially America's allies who were shocked and appalled by the extent of America's spying know this. You're pushing state propaganda.

It is. Unless you have you've attracted the attention of a state level spy agency, then it's a useful tool in the arsenal of weaknesses on your device.

For international readers, if the story stops at this paragraph:

On balance, Iran emerges the strategic winner of the four-month war. It did suffer substantial losses, including much of its navy, air force, military-industrial capacity and political leadership, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, who was killed on the war’s first day. With the war ending, however, Iran’s leadership can begin rebuilding.

The story continues:

The United States, for its part, looks weaker in the eyes of the world. The American military has shown itself unable to quash a much smaller opponent even as it burned through many of its long-range precision missiles and interceptors. The outcome damages this country’s ability to deter other potential adversaries. To begin to repair the damage, the United States would be wise to mend alliances in Europe, the Middle East and Asia that have been frayed by the war’s military and economic effects. The Pentagon will also need to modernize and prepare for the wars of the future. Neither is likely to happen under President Trump.

Before the American and Israeli attack began on Feb. 28, Iran’s leadership had endured a miserable two and a half years. The government was far weaker than it had been before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, which Iran has long funded and advised. In response to that attack, Israel significantly diminished Hamas and Hezbollah, another Iranian proxy group. In Syria, a murderous, Iran-backed dictator fell while Iran’s leaders did little to save him. Israel and the United States exposed Iran’s air defenses and missile program as paper tigers when they bombed Iranian nuclear sites last summer, setting back its program. All the while, Iran’s currency continued to plummet, and its economy was in ruins. Starting late last year, Iranians took to the streets to protest, and the regime responded by killing thousands of them, if not tens of thousands.

All these problems remain, and Iran is still weaker than it was three years ago. But the war has given it leverage it did not have when 2026 began. Its regime has demonstrated that it can survive waves of attacks from its two biggest enemies. Its leaders have not had to abandon their nuclear ambitions. And they have learned that the rest of the world seems unwilling to use military force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. If Iran chooses to close the strait at some point in the coming months or years, what will Mr. Trump do in response?

We lay out these facts with no pleasure. Iran has been and remains a force for ill. It represses its own people, especially political dissidents, women, L.G.B.T.Q. people and religious minorities. It is a world leader in torture and executions, and it has financed terrorism in its region and far beyond. Iran’s leaders have impoverished a country where per capita income was above the global average as recently as the 1970s.

The regime’s distinct brutality should have been reason for the United States to think carefully and plan cautiously for any war. The history of modern American wars, particularly in Iran’s region, is full of hubris that incubated defeat. Yet Mr. Trump eschewed thoughtful planning at every step.

He accepted the rose-colored assessment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who predicted that the Iranian regime would quickly fall. Mr. Trump dismissed the views of his aides who told him that Mr. Netanyahu’s forecast was farcical. Mr. Trump ignored the Constitution and refused to seek congressional approval for the war. He did not listen to European and Asian allies who opposed his war. He failed to plan for Iran’s obvious ability to close the Strait of Hormuz. He made threats about destroying Iranian civilization that succeeded only in diminishing America’s moral standing.

I've used uBlock Origin for years, but the dev doesn't accept donations because he doesn't want an obligation to support the software ongoing. This means I cannot support him even though it would come with no expectations, just thanks.

So thank you for your hard work Raymond Hill/gorhill You're amazing, doing your part to make the world a better place.

Felony convictions.

It's called annexing, not "taking over", It's just violent robbery at a national scale. Stealing another country's land because might makes right to these psychopaths.

Offending Americans in a novel way. Absolutely Epic win.

As an atheist, nah mate, we enjoy a celebration as much as the next bloke, no need to bring a magical sky daddy into it.

It so they can profile you and adjust their pricing depending on how wealthy you are and if you really need the product. Dynamic pricing is coming and it's going to be brutal. They're not collecting these enormous datasets on every household for marketing only.

The yellow pages only had businesses. It was the big white book that had all the people's numbers in it. It also had addresses O.o

My man, well done, keep up the great work!

So the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

It's Greenland, they already are lol

But they're not going after any of that, they're going after the whole American society that creates that.

Try looking through a non internal American politics view, I know it's really hard for an American to put themselves in someone else's shoes, but truly it's a criticism of your entire system.

I got to ride on mine.

But have you read "Project 2025"? Not the same, but there is parallels.