Mainly because of William Randolph Hearst inventing the Spanish-American war.

The title gives me great pause.

That’s a lose-lose competition, comrade. I hope neither of us do.

I’m thinking of fossil fuels sales.

You’re not wrong. A family not far from me have two adult children living at home. I’m sure they contribute to family expenses, but the house and property are mortgage free. The pop worked his backside off and only recently retired. One adult child won a tidy lottery and couldn’t think what to do with it, and has three vehicles parked on the lawn.

The field by my dwelling uses it and other synthetic chemicals.

Thank you comrade, for this.

Articles detailing the harassment and death threats of scientists speaking and publishing studies and articles about the harms Bayer - Monsanto suppressed have largely disappeared from the internet, much like articles detailing switched votes and other issues with Diebold voting machines, in the second W election, along with impossible “suicides” of investigators, reporters and judges of the era. Money talks and silences dissenters, one way or another.

Read* and see the current USA militant meddling. It’s not the Monroe Doctrine at all.

I’m sorry, these people are outright evil. AF.

https://archive.ph/uVbU7

Is this what’s running the War Department?

No one can ever convince me the US government isn’t aware of this, or that they aren’t complicit. All the deportations of migrant workers, admin after admin, and how many of the employers are imprisoned, shut down, or had to pay more than a laughable minimum fine?

Yeah I’m calling bs. Plausible deniability isn’t plausible anymore.

Hm, climate disaster is real, and alarming. Photos of Vietnam are quite shocking, I just checked weather for a few areas, more rain. So many lost, already. How are things in your mountains? I do hope you’re safe. I understand your anger toward US in general and callous, flippant USians, and even our ignorance, including mine. I just want you to be ok.

Thank you for your kind wishes, friend. I know others have it much worse and remain grateful for what is right with me, even if it means I have to check myself, occasionally. Please know I think of you often and fondly.

Edit: I’ll have to sort something for email. Pretty sure free providers in US won’t do. I had a $1/month paid in Germany I let lapse because uhh… They won’t do either.

Pretty alright, thanks. Some sort of weird eye issues, but coping.

I looked into xmpp, but storage on my device is almost full, I have space, but even a screenshot slows everything way down, so that I delete it immediately.

How are you, my friend?

A pity for me, to have missed your thoughts! But you are here now. And that’s what counts.

It feels like different classes learn very different lessons.

When I read articles like these and the factory fire in Turkey, it’s so annoying to realize humans refuse to learn from past lessons.

Thank you.

Something is wrong, is the link correct?

It’s odd how people are actually annoyed people don’t watch TV or streaming services. I know you’re joking but it’s annoying people are annoyed.