Bong Joon-ho said it best. We live in one country called capitalism.

Essentially the goal is this: to use a giant electromagnetic launch track to accelerate a hypersonic aircraft to Mach 1.6. The aircraft would then separate from the track, ignite its engine and enter near space at seven times the speed of sound.

Does no one read the article anymore before commenting? I’m not responding to all the comments here since it’s clearly a waste of my time, but every single one of the concerns that people mention in this thread so far has been acknowledged in the article already.

We’re not paying Dalai Lama to stay quiet. Have him say “to the last Ukrainian” immediately!

Now think about how many “birds” you’ve seen that were walking or resting instead of flying. The system takes cost-effectiveness into consideration.

For the last couple of years, a few North Korean vloggers – Song-Ah, YuMi, and Un-A – launched their YouTube channels. These three vloggers gave a glimpse of their everyday lives, from what they eat to their hobbies to their travels. They also have videos that showcase the infrastructures in North Korea, such as the Hwaseong Apartment Complex, Pyongyang Metro, and Kim Il Sung Square.

In June 2023, however, YouTube announced that it had banned these YouTube channels “to comply with US sanctions and trade compliance laws, including those related to North Korea.” The videos disappeared for a while but many of these have been reuploaded by other YouTube users.

It doesn’t feel fair to label North Korea “secretive” when the rest of the world bans them from even using Youtube and even hides their videos.

Settling is an act of violence

Stop saying it like it’s intentional. They just forgot to close the valve!

We also saw something that really stood out, which is that the PRC believed the United States was in terminal decline — that our industrial base had been hollowed out, that our commitment to our allies and partners had been undercut, that the United States was struggling to manage a once-in-a-century pandemic, and that many in Beijing were openly proclaiming that “the East was rising and the West was falling.”

Sullivan can’t get away with this. He can’t just say a banger line like this and continue on without addressing it.

This is the future if Trump becomes the president.

Controversial among weebs and white racists maybe. I can’t find any prominent Japanese publication or talking head decrying the decision.

The article tries to weasel its way out by saying “inside and outside of Japan” but it seems to be mostly people writing in English on Instagram who are riled up about it.

They’re not even going to stop buying Russian gas & oil lol.

No more landlords? That sounds like communism.

No need to panic - it’s a Boeing. They’re supposed to do that.

A contrarian or a true believer?

Solidarity for Whom? Japanese fishermen? Consumers? The fish???

Spineless Australia can’t protect their own citizens from the US but they still delude themselves into thinking that they’re partners with America, not a lapdog.