I met some American military personnel in a bar in Singapore. It wasn’t on a military base. Their dates looked a lot older than 18.

This. Your faith is presented as normal when growing up in religious family. As you get older, there is opportunity to question those beliefs and, for some people, you realise those beliefs are mental and insane.

Is that “all stops”, as in they will get rid of that guy who very definitely did a Nazi salute?

If only we had billionaires to help out!

There was definitely resistance from the young guy. It just didn’t make my story. The police in the country where I’m from have a much higher standard of engagement with people. Their actions we well justified.

At a concert and saw the police approach and start questioning a young drunk guy (out doors, before show started). They basically said he had to leave on account of being too intoxicated and he started getting mouthy. I’ve never seen the police react so quickly the moment he finished saying, “My dad is a top class expensive lawyers and he’ll have your asrses for this” - he was in the ground and handcuffed within seconds. In the next few seconds he was back on his feet and being escorted to the paddy wagon.

Serious question: wouldn’t Universal Basic Income rely on everyone paying their taxes instead of certain groups trying to hide or avoid paying it? I can’t see governments affording this without a serious look at their spending to pull back om somethings, or there being a sufficient amount in the coffers from taxation.

I think out of all I’ve been reading, your comment has brought me a lot joy and smiles. Thank you for something good on a Friday night after a tough week.

Worrying that every unexpected pain in your body will be cancer.

You see one apartment building. A property developer sees room for 100 apartment buildings.

This reminds me of the ambulance scene from the movie Redirected.

This picture is from a trip to Miami. If it’s sold in America, then it’s what Americans wear. I agree with Japan.

Move to Finland. Problem solved.

I find it weird that a large percentage of the people going on strike voted for the current government.

Shouldn’t this read, “New conservative NZ government scraps…”?

Life is sad, and there are fewer options, when you drink decaf. It’s all I can get at work, while the big, sophiscated coffee machine, with all it’s flashy buttons, is dedicated to grinding life giving caffeinated beans to the masses.