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[uboat53]

Here we go, in no particular order, here are some of my thoughts on what we'll see in the next year or two based on the election results:

THE ECONOMY

Unless something pretty serious happens, it's very likely that Trump will make good on his promise of massive tariffs on all American imports. Given that we import a lot of stuff from the rest of the world (check any manufactured item in your house, I'll bet it doesn't say "made in America"), that means prices will likely increase substantially. The predictable result of that is probably a pullback of consumer spending and a recession. If we're really unlucky, we'll have inflation and a recession at the same time, the dreaded "stagflation".

More broadly, it's likely that the only thing Republicans will do economically in terms of legislation is pass a massive, deficit financed tax cut for the rich. Again. Honestly, this is an easy one to guess because it's what they do every time they have power. It's direct effect will probably be minimal (though any effect is likely to be inflationary) although it remains an open question how long the US can run up the credit card without any major economic consequences.

We're also likely to see a wave of deregulation. Expect the new administration to try to roll back all of the consumer protections that Biden has put in place, end the lawsuits against big corporations that are exploiting their market power, and generally tilt the playing field back in favor of big corporations and wealthy people.

Oh yes, and let's talk about the immigration thing here. Trump is promising to deport millions of illegal immigrants (by current estimates there are about 11 million of them). And, look, I'm not a professional economist, but I think it's reasonably easy to guess what happens when you remove millions of people of working age from the labor pool. Again, this is likely to be inflationary (less workers available, so pay and, thus, costs, go up) and recessionary (fewer consumers buying things) at the same time.

PUBLIC HEALTH

With a knowledgeable public health expert like RFK Jr. leading the government's public health efforts, what could possibly go wr… sorry, couldn't finish that with a straight face. Yeah, Trump's gone off the deep end public health-wise ever since the public health people kept pointing out how badly he was screwing up his last major public health emergency, so now he's only listening to quacks and nut jobs.

The odds are pretty good that vaccines are on the target list and the administration will reduce or eliminate programs that encourage them. It's a good bet that, in the next decade or so, we'll see a resurgence of diseases like measles and polio that we thought we'd eradicated. Of course, if we get another pandemic like Covid, I'd bet on a high body count and massive economic impact as well.

We're also likely to see more and more women dying due to pregnancy-related complications. Biden was pushing hard to enforce a federal law that requires hospitals to save women's lives, but it's doubtful that Trump will keep doing that. He'll also likely not enforce any other protections and allow even stronger crackdowns on abortion in states that are eager to do so.

MINORITIES

If you're not a straight, white, cisgender, Christian man, things are likely to get a lot worse for you over the next four years. Look for the administration to take every opportunity to attack gay and trans people and to promote Christianity over other beliefs. The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice is also likely to be neutered, as it has been under every Republican administration since at least Reagan, so many states will happily violate the rights of racial minorities without any federal pushback. The same is true of laws and regulations that protect women.

Beyond the official, though, we also have to face the societal effects of another Trump Presidency. Despite the loud protestations of his supporters, Trump is beloved among the racist far-right, and for good reason. His administration borrowed heavily from their ideas and their language and even used their personnel and there's no reason to expect a second term to be any different. There is a reason that right-wing terror surged in our country in Trump's first term and it'll probably do the same now.

Expect more shootings of black and brown people and more attacks on Jews and Jewish places of worship. The racists believe the President is on their side and he's given them no reason to think otherwise.

THE NEXT ELECTION

All right, I'm going out on a limb here and this is my longest range projection, but it's a fairly reasonable bet that Democrats will take/retake the House of Representatives in 2026. I can confidently predict this because the party that controls the presidency has lost House seats in nearly every election since the Great Depression. Based on current results (which may change as western states count more votes), the Republicans will have a 4 vote margin in the House and the average midterm loss is 27 seats. Heck, they lost 47 seats in 2018 the last time Trump was in office. Even the Democrats who had a good year in 2022 still lost 10 seats. Seems like a pretty good bet.

As for the Senate, that's a bit harder to predict. At the moment, Republicans will have anywhere from 52 to 54 seats when all the votes are counted from this election. Based on the 2020 Senate elections map (that's the class of Senators that will be up for re-election in 2026), I'd count anywhere from 2-4 seats that the Democrats might be able to flip, the rest are probably safe. So is it possible that Democrats could retake the Senate in '26? Absolutely. Is it likely? Good question. Ask me in a year or so.

CONCLUSION

It's likely that life in America is going to get worse over the next year or two, how much worse depends a lot on how we react. At best, we'll likely face further inflation (every economic policy Trump has voiced support for is inflationary), increased sickness and disease, and increased attacks on the lives and well-beings of anyone who isn't a straight, white, cisgender, Christian man. At worst, well, all of those things but much more intense.

If we're fortunate, Democrats will take the House and serve as a much-needed check on the worst impulses of President-elect Trump. If not, at least the next election will likely do it, though a good deal of damage will be done between now and then.

[justsomekpopstuff]

baseball!seventeen reacting to the new see-through uniform pants

A/N: THIS IS MOSTLY SFW I PROMISE! Taking a quick break from the D&D series to bring you this because it made me laugh. Credits to my girl @au-writer who helped come up with these

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FOR CONTEXT: Major League Baseball (the MLB) recently switched over their uniform manufacturers. The new manufacturer is, quite simply, VERY bad. Not only are the actual jerseys terrible quality, but the pants that players have to wear are pretty much completely see-through. It is a (hilarious) disaster, and therefore, these headcanons were born. For more context, read HERE.

Refuses to wear the pants: Seungcheol, Joshua Seungkwan

Seungcheol, being the leader if of the team, sees all the issues with the pants and refuses to wear them out of rage. He runs a CLASSY team. He secretly also refuses because he knows one squat into his catching position and those pants will be ripped to shreds. He's the first to take it up with the players union and argue that the team will not be playing with those ridiculous pants. Joshua, while sometimes a chaotic gremlin, knows his limits, and he is not willing to let his mom see him do his job with so much visible because of the pants. He will still absolutely tease the hell out of the members who chose to wear the pants, but no way you are catching him wearing them himself. He is also taking bets on who rips their pants first. Seungkwan also refuses to wear the pants, echoing pretty much everything Seungcheol says with extra sass, like "YES" "YOU TELL THEM". He has dignity as well as personality and he intends to keep both.

Comes up with a creative solution to wear the pants: Wonwoo, Woozi, Seokmin, Minghao, Vernon

Wonwoo outright hates the see-through pants, and the only way he will wear them is if he wears his team-issued jackets around his waist for the whole game/practice. He doesn't care if its not regulation or if he gets fined. If he has to wear the pants, he will be doing it his way - jackets on. Woozi, while pissed, accepts his fate knowing that Seungcheol will probably fight the league until its fixed. Until then, he's doubling up on pants and underwear to try and keep some dignity. Seokmin will let out a horrified scream after putting on the pants and seeing that they are very see through. He will see that some of the others are doing double-pants and other various solutions and will join in, but likely with more flare. Like, it will be glaringly obvious that he is trying to hide how see-through the pants are. He will also be the first to rip through them. Minghao sees the complete see-through-ness of the pants and knew something had to be done, so he takes his pants to a tailor to get them reinforced and make them less see-through. Everyone else is jealous because they didn't think of that first. Vernon, being the chillest human ever, just decides to wear extra pants over the see-through ones, from other baseball pants to swim trunks - whatever he can find just to cover up for the time being. He will absolutely walk out to the field during their first spring training game wearing basketball shorts over his pants.

Wears the pants: Jeonghan, Jun, Hoshi Mingyu, Chan

Jeonghan decides to wear the pants because he knows that he's not going to be seen that much anyway, and honestly he's got other things to worry about than his pants being see-through (like his next bullpen cat nap or how to beat Joshua at cards during their next travel day) Jun, an unbothered king, just rolls with it. He's like "welp, another day of the baseball, time to get dressed" and embraces the see-through. Jun doesn't realize they are see through until he is out on the field doing warm-ups and by that point he's like "eh why not". He actually enjoys how breezy they are. Hoshi could be categorized with the "creative solution" team, but honestly he's just so excited to play that he really doesn't care about how see-through the pants are. He will absolutely try doing high-kicks and back-flips as a means of testing just how see through the pants are. He will also use this opportunity to push the horangae agenda with pride. Minimal shame is seen from him. Mingyu wears the see-through pants. He doesn't realize they are see-through at first. The team tries to convince him they are not see-through and it almost works. It gets to a point where he just says "screw it" and embraces the see through. He knows he looks good, but he will be shyly blushing the entire time. Chan, despite Seungcheol's protests and teasing from various teammates, wears the pants with (mostly) confidence. He's a grown man, he can do what he wants. If they are see-through, they are see through. He's there to play baseball, that's pretty much it. Jeonghan does try to get him to cover up, but he refuses.

[istariot]

> 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙲𝚁𝙾𝚆𝙳 𝙶𝙾𝙴𝚂 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙳 !!

and as promised i bring you ZHANG XIAOTIAN, pathological liar, pyro-hobbyist, and devil chilling on your shoulder. below the cut is a little disjointed overview but you can check out more here ! i'll be floating about im's to plot with everyone ( slowly getting back to everyone who messaged already ! ), but feel free to like this post and i'll come your way posthaste !

i. information you may care about:

zhang xiaotian ( Rh1 ) is really just kind of existing.

the family business is all about that construction and steel manufacturing life, hence the chiseled jaw and aversion to manual labor.

he's spent the majority of his youth in a boarding school for wealthy wayward youth, following in his brother's footsteps since it seems to be a rite of passage for this family ( ...plus the kid just couldn't stop setting shit on fire and that really did need to be addressed in a structured environment ).

his brothers have been in this intense game-of-thrones-style rivalry his entire life and honestly he's just here to vibe so he doesn't really get involved ( except for this one time, but it was all alleged and mostly just some nasty rumors that he played a minor role in spreading but that's beside the point ).

said rivalry is pretty much what got xiaotian heading to snu in the first place ( along with father dearest's cash money ). casualty of war and all that.

the king's club is probably the only club he's managed to stay in throughout the entirety of his college career.

and it's not for lack of trying. he did all that he could to sabotage himself, lose friends, and alienate others and yet here he is your 2016 white rook ( his initiation was seriously lacking red carpet fanfare but its whatevs ).

on the bright side he had more fun tormenting initiates than he does embarrassing his father publicly, so he didn't mind sticking it out long enough to barely graduate ( below average ayyy lmao ) and roll into the nice cushy job his eldest brother created for him because we love a little nepotism.

ii. information you didn't ask for but you're going to get anyway:

certified yapper. physically can't shut the fuck up. believe about 82% of what comes out of his mouth.

would totally sleep his way to the top if he could. but for now he's satisfied with just sleeping his way into whoever is willing to let him crash at their place until he figures out what the hell is going on with all of his credit cards ( he suspects identity theft or something ).

his hobbies include long walks by the han river, spending exorbitant amounts at luxury grocery stores on random weekdays at 2:15pm specifically, and minding your business.

thankfully, he has grown out of his klepto phase but is not opposed to showing off his skills like a fun party trick when needed.

is completely capable of reading the room, but actively chooses not to. the whole no-filter thing doesn't really help either. his favorite pastime is figuring out how to offend each member of the king's club in a new and exciting way.

thinks cilantro tastes like soap. not really all that important, he just thought you should know.

oh, and it's probably a good idea to keep him away from flammable materials.

iii. some present day tidbits:

currently manager of operations for one of his father's smaller materials manufacturing subsidiaries but honestly he could not tell you what his title means or what it is exactly he's supposed to be doing. he just kind of sits in on meetings and looks handsome, but he's boosting morale and that's kind of all that matters.

is pretty late to this whole case reopening news and really is trying to figure out how everyone found out about it before him. who started the groupchat and why was he not invited?

now what happened to hyungseo was unfortunate, but he had nothing to do with it. he might've said something to try to shake him up in passing during one of the rituals, but there wasn't a single recruit he hadn't messed with back then. and even if he did know something about the whole thing, it's not like he'd tell it. at least not the truth about it. in fact, he doesn't even know what you're talking about. what rituals? what club? ...by the way can he borrow some money for the bus — kidding, kidding ( it's for his rideshare actually he just figured out how the app works ).

iii. information for plotting purposes?

if it wasn't obvious i'm still figuring this lil guy out, but i think it's best to plot on a canon-by-canon basis? but just to throw some random plot ideas out there —

blasts from his past with the teen delinquent squad ( think bling ring but without all the publicity ), fling, friend of a fling, and flings twice removed, friends of his eldest brother ( the guy is wrapped up in snu alum activities and spends a substantial amount of time with the business school, so totally plausible that he's done some mentoring and your muse has no idea how those two are even remotely related ), someone who's interested in his father's business dealings ( barking up the wrong tree with him but tian will bite and be the best source of misinformation he can be ), extracurricular activity buddies with strong livers, business associates ( can he copy your homework or something because someone is asking him for accrual data and he might just cry ), and maybe a few fellow daredevils that love a good thrill ( cliff diving anyone? no? too soon? )

i've got some other random things in mind and am so hype to get brainstorming so i'll just end things here and start floating about. thanks for making it to the end of this ramble and for that i'm going to give you a tian peptalk pov free of charge !

[hinatastinygiant]

Chapter Fifty Nine

Contritum Papilio

Pairing: Haikyuu!! x Fem!Reader

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FLASHBACK ~ ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO

"Hey," Suna whispers to you as he slides into the seat beside you at your school's library. "How's it goin', baby?"

"Now isn't the time, Rin. I'm trying to study. The USMLE is only a month away and I need to pass. Once I do, I can finally be a doctor. No more debts or shitty ways to come up with cash for all that candy you've been smoking."

"C'mon, baby, don't act like you weren't doing that a few months ago either. I'm not as strong-willed as you. It's hard going clean," he grins as he leans in closer to you, making sure you catch a glimpse of his smile.

"Then join AA," you scoff as you roll your eyes and shut your book. "I can't mess this up. This is my chance to make something of myself."

"And you are going to do amazing, Y/N, but until then you and I are still broke college kids. We need the cash, baby. Please. Just one more job," he practically begs. And unfortunately for you, he always makes you weak in the knees. He'll probably leave you weak for the next week, too, after you pull it off.

And so, about two hours later, you find yourself in the lot of a Lamborghini dealership with a tight black dress on- one of Suna's favorites.

"You there?" you whisper into your earpiece as you stand in the middle of the car lot.

"I'm here, baby, and I'm not going anywhere."

You close your eyes and relish in the sound of his voice for a moment until he speaks up again.

"Twelve o'clock. In the long black overcoat."

"Got it," you nod before putting on your biggest smile and approaching the man. "Welcome, sir! Is there anything I can help you with today?"

"Yeah, actually," he smiles back happily as he eyes you up and down. "I'm looking to buy but I'm not sure between the Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae and the Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae Roadster."

"Well the Ultimae is the latest version of the Aventador. Not only is it powerful, but it's the most powerful Aventador ever made! Not to mention it has the highest performing standard-production naturally aspirated V12 engine in Lamborghini history," you repeat to him exactly how Rin reads you the information through your earpiece probably straight from the Lamborghini website.

"As for the roadster, its power is 780CV at 8,500 reps per minute. Its max speed is 355 kilos per hour, but same with the Aventador," you smile sweetly. "Not to mention there's only 250 units manufactured."

"Huh," the man in the black overcoat nods, "with that being said I'd like to give the roadster a go. Mind going for a drive with me?"

"Let me just grab those keys for you," you wink at him. "May I have a valid ID and a credit card for our files?"

"Sure," he responds as he reaches into his wallet. Once you're given the necessary goods, you turn and walk into the dealership.

"Hi," you sing sweetly as you approach the front desk, "my husband Daigo and I would like to test out the black Aventador Roadster out front."

When the receptionist agrees, you hand over the card on file and Daigo's driver's license.

"Thank you very much, Mrs. Mizushima. Enjoy your ride and please let me know if you have any questions upon your return," he smiles as he hands you the keys.

"We sure will," you hum as you accept them. You then turn and walk back to your target.

"God, I love when you do that,"Suna's voice suddenly rings in your ear. His deep voice catches you off guard and instantly leaves your stomach filled with butterflies.

"When I do what?" you whisper back to him.

"That voice," he replies.

"What voice?"

"That little I'm-so-innocent voice,"he chuckles."Cause, fuck, are you the complete opposite of that. I can hardly keep my eyes off you in that dress."

"You better not give us away," you smile as you get closer to the man in the overcoat. "I'm almost back."

"Okay, but the second you get back into the car I'm pulling you in the back and devouring you 'til you scream for me to stop 'cause you're-"

"Mr. Mizushima!" you wave to the man, doing your best to ignore Suna lest your knees give in right then and there. "I'm back!"

You and your companion walk over to the roadster. He takes the driver's seat and slowly makes his way out of the lot. The second he gets onto the road, he drives off at the speed of light. So quick, in fact, that it gives you whiplash at first.

"You don't have a time restraint," you chuckle awkwardly as the car speeds down the road.

"Y/N, what's going on? Where the hell is this guy going?"

"Do you have a destination in mind?" you then ask him. "I mean, usually customers just take a spin 'round the block."

"I'll take the damn car," he smirks as his speed continues to easily increase. "But I'm taking you with me."

"What the fuck?" you gasp as you look over at your door. Locked.

"That fucking piece of shit,"Suna scoffs, hearing every single word. "I'm on my way, Y/N, don't worry. But get him to pull over if you can."

"Hm? What was that?" the man asks as he places his free hand on your leg, reaching up your thigh as if it was his own.

"I was just saying that I get really bad migraines. I wasn't expecting you to start up so fast like that. I think I'm going to throw up," you groan as you slap your hand over your mouth. "Please. I'll go with you but I don't want to toss out the window. You can stand with me the whole time. I won't escape. Just let me out to puke or else I'll do it right on myself and I don't think you'll find that too attractive."

The man looks over at you, analyzing your eyes for the truth. "Shit," he grumbles to himself as he pulls off the main road and slows the car to a stop. "Get the fuck out," he then says as he unlocks your door. "But you better not try anything or I'll make your situation ten times worse."

"Okay, okay, promise," you whimper as you continue your act. You throw open your door and rush onto the grass nearby. You hope to god that Suna shows up soon.

Once your fake puking has come to an end, you turn around and see the man standing right above you. He extends out your arm and politely helps you stand up.

"You really were sick. I'm sorry I didn't believe you, princess. Ready to go now?"

"Mhm," you nod as you notice a familiar car pull up right behind the roadster.

"Hey!" he shouts as the door slams shut and Suna steps out. "Get the fuck away from her!"

Your mouth drops to the floor when you see Suna pull a pistol from the waist of his pants. But it's not until you blink and you're rolling Mizushima's body into the trunk of Suna's car do you really recognize what you're doing.

After that, you began to distance yourself from Suna and it tore you apart. He saved your fucking life and as much as you should be grateful, the other half of you wants to throw up at the thought. Hekilled someone for you. And you helped hide the body. You're an accomplice to a serious crime. One that could send you to jail forever. You could forget about the USMLE for sure then.

"Hey, baby, how's the studying?" Suna comes up to you again in the library a few days later. "I got some more candy for us if you want some. I sold that Lambo you got for us," he grins.

That's when you snapped. How could he possibly act like he didn't just commit murder? You begin to quietly- yet angrily- chew him out. You being by telling him that you can't fuck up your life with drugs and stealing and murder and end, stupidly, with a sentence that comes out all screwed up and wrong. You tell him that you don't have time for him anymore.

Suna looks at you for a moment. Without another word, he stands up and walks off. You call after him, but he says nothing in return. You groan as you repeat what you just said over in your head and place your head down on the table before you. That wasnot the right way to end things. But, that was the last you ever saw of Suna until now.

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Heads roll at Steward Bank

TELECOMMUNICATIONS group Econet Wireless-linked banking institution, Steward Bank, has suspended two senior managers in ongoing investigations over fraud, the Financial Gazette has learnt.The developments comes barely two months after former Steward Bank chief executive officer (CEO), Kwanele Ngwenya, was forced out of the banking institution after the board of directors refused to renew his contract due to corporate governance malfeasance.

It also comes barely a month after the bank announced the resignation of Bright Mahere, its former chief finance officer under a cloud. This time, the axe has fallen on the bank’s head of operations, Naison Sebstain, and Freeman Dhliwayo, who was in charge of the Information Technology department. The two are said to have been well- placed within the bank to have detected and foiled the alleged fraud, which involved the creation of fictitious accounts meant to swindle the bank. The accounts were reportedly used to buy air tickets and goods in foreign countries. A significant amount was also withdrawn for other personal use from the credit accounts.

Stewart Bank’s acting CEO, Lance Mambondiani, yesterday said the two had been suspended subject to ongoing internal procedures and could not comment on the issue further. A former employee, Albert Chinamano (35), has since appeared before magistrate Milton Serima over the credit cards which he allegedly used bearing names of non-existing clients. Chinamano, who resides in Borrowdale, Harare, was found in possession of 150 credit cards when he was arrested.

He is alleged to have committed the offence between March last year and January this year. The offence came to light when the bank was conducting routine checks on its clients. Some executives said the bank was going through a “clean-up” exercise to get rid of officials who held offices that could have picked the allegedly crimes. The board is said to have been unhappy with the bank’s bad book and the level of non-performing loans. Steward Bank is a medium-sized retail bank that has been in existence for more than six years.

The bank was established in 2009, as a commercial bank. Prior to that, it had existed as a finance house since 1999. In 2006, the bank, executed a merger with Trustfin Financial Services Limited. In December 2009, TNFH, the holding company of TN Bank, successfully completed a reverse merger with Tedco, another Zimbabwean enterprise, to form TN Holdings, the parent company of the TN Group of Companies. TN Holdings Limited, besides owning TN Financial Limited, the parent company of TN Bank, also owns TN Medical, an owner-operator of medical facilities including a medical insurance subsidiary, TN Asset Management and TN Harlequin, an upscale home and office furnishings manufacturer and distributor, among other interests.

In July 2012 Econet Wireless, the largest mobile telephone provider in Zimbabwe, acquired 45 percent shareholding in the bank. In February 2013, Econet acquired the remaining 55 percent shareholding, thereby turning TN Bank into a 100 percent subsidiary of the mobile phone company.

At that time the shares of the bank were de-listed from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. Following the divesture from TN Bank, TN Holdings Limited rebranded to Lifestyle Holdings Limited. In July 2013, TN Bank rebranded to Steward Bank and began a series of reforms to separate itself from its former owners, including setting up a new board of directors, creating a new corporate logo, launching a new website and relocating its branches away from Lifestyle Holdings locations.

Gloria Garcia

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Outraged Over Gaza, Protesters Show Left-Wing Divisions as Convention Opens (NYT) As Democrats gathered in Chicago on Monday, eager to project an image of a liberal movement fully united behind Vice President Kamala Harris, thousands of people marched a few blocks away, presenting a thorny counterpoint. For hours, protesters furious over the Biden administration’s support for Israel and its failure to end the war in Gaza held signs, chanted and pushed for Ms. Harris to break with the president on those issues. The loudest challenge to the opening day of the Democratic National Convention was coming not from Republicans, but from the progressive left.

Businesses Are Already Girding for Next Phase of the U.S.-China Trade War (NYT) If not for the trade war between the world’s two largest economies, Easy Signs would now be hiring dozens of workers at its factory in Allentown, Pa. It would be readying plans to build a second plant generating another 100 jobs. Based in Australia, Easy Signs manufactures banners and marketing installations for corporate events, using huge printers to press logos and slogans onto rolls of cloth. Its American business has been growing 70 percent a year. Still, the company is putting off an expansion. Its cloth signs are displayed on aluminum stands made in China. Those products are now subject to a series of tariffs reaching as high as 365 percent under a policy set in motion by former President Donald J. Trump and continued by the Biden administration in the name of protecting American industry from Chinese government subsidies. The costs of imported components could increase further should Mr. Trump win November’s presidential election and follow through on his threat to add a tariff of 60 percent or more on all Chinese goods, and 10 percent to all imports. “That’s definitely a scary concept,” said Andy Fryer, co-founder of Easy Signs. “The whole feasibility goes out the window.”

Not just for kids anymore: Adults turn to lemonade stands as side hustles (Washington Post) There was no ice at Giant. There was no ice at CVS. And Malia Blake was getting anxious. Her new side hustle, intended to help her climb out of debt, was inspired by a woman she saw on TikTok do this to pay for pharmacy school. It depended on four ingredients: ice, water, sweetener and lemons. Lemonade stands used to be only for kids who wanted to make pocket change during their summer breaks. Now people in their 20s and 30s around the country have started squeezing lemons to pay off bills. They set up stands at farmers markets, local festivals and concerts. Proprietors say it’s very profitable, but the business is extremely weather dependent and has gotten highly competitive. Blake, 26, said she has around $40,000 in debt from student loans, credit cards and a car. “The cost of living is kind of high and I have a lot of expenses,” said Blake, who lives in D.C. and works in corporate communications. “I’m constantly looking for ways outside of my 9-to-5 [job] to put towards my debt and my future. Lemons are cheap. I thought I could do this, too.” Blake says she makes $1,000 to $1,500 in sales per event. She sells her lemonade for $8 a cup and offers five flavors: watermelon, mango, strawberry, hibiscus and plain. It takes her about one minute to make a cup.

Phone taps, sabotage and an assassination plot: Is Germany in Cold War 2.0? (BBC) Holes mysteriously found cut in army base fences. An alleged plot to assassinate Germany’s top weapons manufacturer. Phone taps on a high-level Luftwaffe call. These aren’t storylines lifted from a 1960s spy novel but real-life events in Germany, this year. Not all of these events can definitively be blamed on Moscow, but Germany is on heightened alert for possible acts of Russian sabotage, because of Berlin’s continued military support for Kyiv. As a hot war rages between Russia and Ukraine, there are fears that Europe has slipped into a new Cold War. But what does a rekindled Cold War look like for Europe’s biggest economy and a country that was once itself cut in half by the Iron Curtain? The biggest bombshell dropped just last month when CNN reported that US officials had told Berlin of an alleged Russian plot to kill the chief executive of Germany’s biggest arms company Rheinmetall. The 61-year-old is, to use a crude term, a real “somebody”, particularly in a world where Nato countries are spending billions to re-supply Ukraine and boost their own security. Had a plot to kill him been successful, it would have sent shockwaves through the West.

Ukraine Strikes Bridges in Russia, Aiming to Entrap Troops (NYT) Russian troops defending a pocket of territory wedged between a river and the border with Ukraine were at risk of becoming encircled, military analysts said Monday, after Ukraine bombed bridges that are the only routes for resupply or retreat. In their counterattack into Russia, which has been underway now for nearly two weeks, Ukrainian troops quickly broke through thinly manned border defenses, fanned out on highways and captured towns and villages, initially pushing deeper into Russian territory. The bombing of bridges, in contrast, takes aim at land between the Seym River, the border and an area inside Russia already controlled by Ukraine, with the potential to entrap the Russian forces positioned there. Three bridges span this stretch of river, all now destroyed or damaged, according to statements released by the Ukrainian Air Force and to social media posts by Russian officials and military commentators. The potential encirclement of its forces in the area adds another challenge to a Russian Army caught off guard by Ukraine’s startling incursion over the border on Aug. 6.

Azerbaijan raises alarm over Caspian Sea's 'catastrophic' shrinking (Reuters) Things are drying up between Asia and Europe. Really big things. According to the president of Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea is drying up at a worrying pace. In a meeting held on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the sea’s “catastrophic” shrinkage, citing a decades-long trend of its waters slowly receding and the fact that rocks that were hidden under water just two years ago are now sticking out “a meter above the surface.” The Caspian Sea isn’t really a sea. It’s actually the world’s largest lake, though it is almost as salty as a sea. It’s steadily shrunk since the mid-1990s thanks to a combination of climate change-accelerated evaporation and the diversion of the Volga (Europe’s longest river) for irrigation projects.

Pakistan suffers internet slowdown as government denies setting up a national firewall (AP) People in Pakistan reported much slower internet over the past several days with some experts on Monday estimating its speed falling to less than half its usual capacity at times. The problem has affected millions of users, disrupting businesses and drawing nationwide complaints, while authorities have denied allegations that the installation of a national firewall was behind the slowdown. Since February, users have been either unable to use social media or allowed limited access following a governmental crackdown before the Feb. 8 parliamentary election. However, internet speed has now noticeably slowed down. Users are unable to quickly send emails or use the messaging service WhatsApp, with businesspeople and doctors saying it has negatively affected their daily work, particularly receiving statements and medical reports.

Contingency plans for the Taiwan Strait (Defense News/WP) It has become conventional wisdom among the halls of the United States government that China will launch a full-scale invasion of Taiwan within the next few years. And when that happens, the US military has a relatively straightforward response in mind: Unleash hell. Speaking to The Washington Post on the sidelines of the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual Shangri-La Dialogue in June, US Indo-Pacific Command chief Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo colorfully described the US military’s contingency plan for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan as flooding the narrow Taiwan Strait between the two countries with swarms of thousands upon thousands of drones, by land, sea, and air, to delay a Chinese attack enough for the US and its allies to muster additional military assets in the region. “I want to turn the Taiwan Strait into an unmanned hellscape using a number of classified capabilities,” Paparo said, “so that I can make their lives utterly miserable for a month, which buys me the time for the rest of everything.”

UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and this year may be even higher (AP) A record number of aid workers were killed in conflicts around the world last year—more than half after the Israel-Hamas war started on Oct. 7—and this year may become even deadlier, the United Nations said Monday. The 280 aid workers from 33 countries killed in 2023 was more than double the previous year’s figure of 118, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs known as OCHA said in a report on World Humanitarian Day. OCHA said this year “may be on track for an even deadlier outcome,” with 172 aid workers killed as of Aug. 7, according to a provisional account from the Aid Worker Security Database. More than 280 aid workers have been killed in the war in Gaza, now in its 11th month, mainly in airstrikes. The majority of them are Palestinians who worked for the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees known as UNRWA, according to OCHA. It said that “extreme levels of violence in Sudan and South Sudan “ also have contributed to the death toll both this year and last.

In Uganda’s chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death (AP) The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential passenger, they furiously kick-started their machines and tried to outrace each other for the business. For tens of thousands of men in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, this is how to make a living. For others, the speeding motorcycles embody the city’s chaos as an essential but menacing means of transport. The motorcycle taxis, known locally as boda-bodas, are ubiquitous in East African capitals like Nairobi and Kigali. But nowhere in the region have boda-boda numbers been surging more dramatically than in Kampala, a city of 3 million people, no mass transit system and rampant unemployment. An estimated 350,000 boda-bodas operate in Kampala, driven by men who come from all parts of Uganda and say there are no other jobs for them. The boda-boda men, who operate mostly unregulated, have resisted recent attempts to dislodge them from the narrow streets of Kampala’s central business district, frustrating city authorities and underscoring the government’s fears over the consequences of angering a horde of jobless men.

Nearly half of world’s migrants are Christian, Pew Research shows (Religion News Service) The world’s 280 million immigrants have greater shares of Christians, Muslims and Jews than the general population, according to a new Pew Research Center study released Monday (Aug. 19). “You see migrants coming to places like the U.S., Canada, different places through Western Europe, and being more religious—and sometimes more Christian in particular—than the native-born people in those countries,” said Achsah Callahan, the study’s lead researcher. While Christians make up about 30% of the world’s population, the world’s migrants are 47% Christian, according to the latest data collected in 2020. The study found that Muslims make up 29% of the migrant population but 25% of the world’s population. Jews, only 0.2% of the world’s population but 1% of migrants, are by far the most likely religious group to have migrated, with 20% of Jews worldwide living outside their country of birth compared to just 6% of Christians and 4% of Muslims.

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Cars

The 1950s was exciting era for car manufacturers. America’s post-war designs became sleeker and models like the Ferrari gained popularity overseas. It was a big deal! Everyone talked cars, discussed the new models and knew the specifics like horsepower, cubic inches, features and of course, the cost.

Modern Gadgets.

In the postwar America of the 1950s, many changes for consumers were afoot. New on the scene in this decade: credit cards, power steering, diet soft drinks, music synthesizers, and transistor radios become more prevalent in people’s homes.

The fifties was a time that would, no doubt go down in history, as a period a great change, braking boundaries and celebrating individuality marking the beginning of many aspects parts of modern Britain as we know today. The term ‘teenager’ was invented, it was an exciting time to be alive, it was fun.

Television.

Television mesmerised us from the moment it entered our households and in less than a decade and became a staple of our way of life. The rapid growth of the popularity of television surpassed even that of radio broadcasting in the 1920s. During the Queens Coronation in 1953, the exciting event was watched by two thirds of the population.

‘Mod Cons’

The fifties saw the beginnings of the introduction of several 'mod cons' into the home, which began to make family life both easier and more fun - in fact, this was the decade that saw the UK start to step away from the relative drudgery of previous decades and into a new, more modern, era. New gadgets meant that women, who typically took care of the running of the home, benefitted the most. In time, as more and more inventions became affordable for the average family, women would be given more freedom to focus on other things.

The fifties was a decade that saw the gradual improvement of living standards and home comforts as we know it today. It was an exciting decade, paving the way for modern Britain. Even the humble teabag originates from the 1950s.

The ‘Birth’ of the Teenager.

A few decades ago, young people simply went from being children to adults with nothing in-between. Before the 1950s, young people did not have their own music or fashions - they simply conformed to the guidance of their elders. However, for the first time, teenagers dressed differently from their parents, stores dedicated areas solely for teenage clothing. Young people suddenly had their own opinions about what they wanted to wear, and they were hugely enthusiastic about it. The new teenagers of the 50s were empowered like never before - they began to step away from the conventional expectations of the earlier generations and formed their own subculture.

A fun night was sitting at the local “ice cream parlor” drinking a cherry-coke or an egg-cream and listening to the juke box.

1950’s Fashion.

In the 1950s, the greater geographic diversity in designers meant more styles from which to choose. Furthermore, stretchy fabrics, like nylon were invented, allowing clothes to keep their shape and whilst at the same time feeling comfortable. Polyester appeared shortly after nylon becoming the new queen of the clothing industry, it was the perfect material to dye or to print onto. Film stars and fashion magazines promoted new looks and showed how to wear new styles of clothing well.

Hair.

The one thing that stands out in the 50s fashion is the hairstyles that women wore. 1950s hairstyles for women complimented the New Look fashion set in 1947 with hair that was shorter, looser, and required less work that than previous decades of waves, pin curls, and Victory rolls. The existence of aerosol hairspray in the 1950s also gave young people the opportunity to create different hairstyles that could be held in place more easily. Along side hair spray, backcombing was very popular which was bad for the hair but the aerosol used was bad for the environment however Back in the fifties no one was any the wiser, and the advances in hairstyle and makeup gave a new lease of life to women's fashion.

Rock 'n' Roll.

The 1950's saw the birth of Rock 'n' Roll which style of popular music that originated in the United States and mostly purchased by teenagers, mainly due to the smaller record players, more affordable and the records themselves followed suite.

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Transit Talk Thursday

Transit Talk Thursday: Hello everyone, I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving, if you celebrate it. This week was originally going to be about gadgetbahns, but since it's Thanksgiving, I thought it would be cool to talk about why I'm still hopeful about transit improving, especially in North America, since I tend to see a lot of doomerism about it online and it gets tiring after a while. That and I'm on a time crunch.

Easily the biggest thing I can point to is that here in North America, things have been progressively gotten better. With how much advocacy that has been happening, more and more people have been realizing that "Hey, we should be investing more into public transit!" and there's concrete evidence of this happening, such as the opening of the Montreal REM, the Biden Administration awarding Amtrak with more money for the Northeast Corridor, the Lincoln Service, California High-Speed Rail, etc.. And even without that, you can't brush aside the things that the United States has done right, such as the metro systems in large metropolitan areas and the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington D.C..

Of course, no rail system can run without some trains, and in that regard, many systems here have been looking to catch up with Europe. Caltrain, DART, BART, Washington Metro, hell even Amtrak have been looking to getting fresh new rolling stock from European manufacturers like Stadler and Siemens to replace their aging fleet. New rolling stock can help improve public perception of transit by making it flashy and modern, and who wouldn't want to ride on something modern vs something from the 70s?

Of course, it's not always going to be the big stuff that's gonna push transit forward. Little things help too, such as having fare gates accept credit or debit cards, instead of requiring a fare card, protected bike lanes on roads, and housing with less parking next to stations are great small changes that help transit make big leaps forward.

While on the topic of big stuff, there's been loads of progress there as well. Fully electrified or actively electrifying systems such as Denver RTD and Caltrain are proof that electrification isn't some foreign concept to the United States. It is still very much possible and should be pursued. And when these projects are completed, they lay the groundwork for other agencies to follow up on to bring these same improvements to the people that they serve. This would not happen if these projects never happened to begin with.

And don't get me wrong here when I say all this. By all means I am not trying to say "Oh let's just keep everything the way it is, because it's perfect", because it's not. Far from it. But I'm tired of hearing all the damn time from people about how the US is unsaveable from the 70+ years of car dependency we have built up so far. There is irrefutable evidence that things are going to get better or have gotten better. We can't just call it a day and say "Fuck it, it ain't worth it". We need to keep pushing.

So conclusion time?

I'll keep it fairly brief.

This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for the transit that we do have, and I'm hopeful for what is to come in the near future.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

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Meeting her fellow Krakens on the field of battle is one thing. But essentially being forced into a room with them for several hours is quite another.

Yulia has been dreading this meeting for a while now, but it's time face it and finally get it over with.

A single deep breath was all she gave herself before opening the door to the war room, all three of the other Krakens were already seated and waiting inside.

Furthest from her was Sumire Koizumi, the person considered to have the best engineering skills of anyone in the empire. Naturally, she oversees the manufacturing and maintenance of just about every piece of machinery that the military uses. She looks the part of an engineer too, with a blue coat over her armour and a pair of baggy trousers to go with it. Her goggles usually sit atop her head when they're not in use, and have been modified to better protect her face when she is working with the machines she loves so dearly. She was also heading Yulia's team with her during the mock battle, and was soundly defeated by the woman sitting next to her.

Tamura Oniiwa is the wild card of the four Krakens. There isn't a particular area she excels at better than the rest, however her skills with just about everything sit at a very good baseline that makes her much more versatile and threatening than any other soldier. Her choice of armour is... not something Yulia could ever figure out. It's like she got every piece of protective padding she could find and stuck it to herself. Clothing is something they'd get into arguments about frequently and Yulia is hoping she can avoid that today, though if it does come to pass it might be better than anything else they could argue about.

And finally there's the eldest of the Krakens, Eris Hawkeburn. The same person that Yulia was seconds away from fishing off in the mock battle. She's the strategist for the military and like Sumire, she's considered the best at what she does. Tamura would likely take some credit for coming up with the strategy that won them the battle, but in all likelihood it was probably Eris alone. And using herself as bait for Yulia of all people... that says something about her boldness. This woman's confidence levels are off the charts and her armour speaks to that, being no different form the standard for all soldiers, the only difference being a scope on the left eye of her goggles.

Eris and Tamura stared at Yulia as she stepped in and took her seat, a somewhat scornful look on both of their faces. The former was the first to say something.

"Took you long enough to show up. How long did you want to keep us waiting?"

Sigh. She can't catch a break. The first sentence of the entire meeting and she's already being chastised.

"If you didn't want to be kept waiting, why did you schedule the meeting for 0900? I'm on time—"

"Come on Quelaan, you're a Kraken. Do you really think just barely being on time is good enough? What if this was an emergency?" Tamura chimed in, to the dismay of both Yulia and Eris.

The latter would have preferred to do the talking herself.

"But it isn't, this is literally a planned meeting—"

The loud clearing of someone's throat interrupted Yulia. The noise only could have come from Sumire.

"Now now, let's all calm down here... Why don't we excuse Miss Quelaan for now. I'm sure we all have much more important things to discuss here."

The room fell silent for a moment. Everyone just sort of staring awkwardly at each other as Sumire's words hung in the air for just a bit too long.

As usual, Tamura was the first to speak again.

"Right. Let's move on to what I believe should be the primary order of business that we speak about here today...!"

Despite the fact that their eyes were all fixed on the person speaking, Yulia could feel Eris' eyes and practically see them rolling already. They both knew exactly what was coming.

"Preparing for our invasion of Inkadia!"

That triumphant, confident aura didn't make it anywhere near Yulia's half of the room. It hadn't even been ten minutes but the mood had already managed to drop to depths far lower than any dome.

"Absolutely not!"

Eris retorted. A snarl ever present in her voice.

"You do this every single time! How many times do I have to tell you before I get it into your thick head?! We. Are. Not. Ready!"

This is just about how Yulia expected things would go. Tuning out the sound of people screaming is not an easy skill to master, and Yulia is certainly no expert, but she'll try. Her goggles at least leave her in a position where she can close her eyes. Maybe by some miracle, she'll be able to fall asleep without anyone noticing...

...

"Hey... You still in there...?"

Yulia quickly blinked herself awake. She hadn't been asleep, but the clock on the HUD of her goggles told her that she'd successfully zoned out for about an hour.

Sumire had moved next to her in the midst of Eris and Tamura's screaming competition, some kind of flask in her hands, the lid on the table in front of them.

"Here."

She poured some liquid into the lid and offered it to Yulia. The scent instantly gave away that it was some kind of tea.

"Thanks."

Yulia took her newfound drink and raised it to her lips. It was still very hot, just the way she liked it...

Did Sumire brew this in here without anyone noticing...?

"Not a problem at all. Figured it was the least I could do after losing the battle for us... Sorry about that."

"Don't worry about it. We were against her anyway. Figured she'd know what we were gonna do before we even did."

"Heh... I suppose you're not wrong there..."

Unfortunately their pleasant little conversation was cut short by Tamura's impossible-to-ignore yelling.

"AND I HATE THAT YOU'VE CONVINCED HER THAT YOU'RE RIGHT!"

An accusing finger was pointed at Yulia. She did not need to hear the hour of arguing that preceded this moment to know what they were talking about.

"You make a... compelling argument. But Eris is right. Even if we were to defeat Inkadia, it would likely come with heavy losses of our own. And once we're out in the open like that... would we really be able to survive if someone else turned their attention to us? You know the Splatlands are still standing strong... Would they take it too well if we crushed one of their allies?"

Sumire made sure to get a word in before anyone else did. Tamura was sure to start yelling again if she didn't.

"And you don't think the new resources on the surface might put us in a better position? Or that might be able to call upon the Salmonids for additional help?"

"I... Don't know that they'd be able to turn the tides for us. The Salmonids have their own problems too..."

Yulia wishes she could feel comfortable truly speaking her mind here. She does believe what she's saying on some level, but it all feels quite shallow to her. She can only hope it doesn't appear that way to the others.

Tamura's fist slammed against the end of the table.

"They would help us if we were to go to war! We share a common enemy!"

Sumire raised her hands in a vain attempt to calm the room.

"Now now... I can see quite clearly that we're not getting anywhere bickering like this. Why don't we just put a cap on this meeting for the day if we don't have any other pressing matters to discuss?"

Silence once again. Emotions were still running high, but Sumire may have just prevented things from getting worse.

Yulia stood up, quickly putting distance between herself and the rest of the group.

"I'm leaving. And I suggest we place a ban on discussing this topic for our next meeting. Surely there are more important things we could be talking about."

She did not wait for a response before exiting the room and near running off.

Yulia heard the door open and slam shut behind her very soon after. She could only assume it was Eris returning home as usual, leaving the other two to sort themselves out in the aftermath.

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