So, uhhh, just put of curiosity, any particular add-ons you’d suggest?

The fire nation attacks!

Okay, I have a wife and kids, and can’t do anything that risks their existences, so how far back I go is limited.

The earliest I can safely go back is mid-2010, so that’s when I start.

For my first wish, I’m going to give the DA in New York incontrovertible evidence of the size and value of various properties in and around NYC as reported to banks for the purpose of securing loans, and as reported to state tax authorities for the purpose of determining taxation.

That should be enough to get Donald Trump indicted for tax fraud at a time when we still had a functioning judiciary, and before the red wave election in November.

For my next wish, I’m going to Twitter and giving them the easy ability to identify and block foreign disinformation agents on the platform. This is well before Twitter decided it liked the clicks Russian trolls bring. End result: The most widely used platform by Russian trolls is cut off to them, and Twitter execs have evidence of foreign interference efforts to give the feds early.

Finally, I’m zipping forward to 2012 and giving the two guys who tried to assassinate Putin some better planning, opsec, and training. Couldn’t hurt.

You’re welcome, everyone!

Uhh, think you could rephrase this so it doesn’t sound like you’re rooting for the Waymo in any Waymo-bicycle accident?

That’s actually really shocking. I looked it up, and you’re correct. Hijackings were extremely common in the 60s and 70s.

https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/columns/2023/07/02/miller-airplane-hijackings-during-the-late-60s-and-early-70s/70365468007/

I had to double-check. It’s a real story, being carried by real news outlets.

First job ever: Highschool work program. I slung coffee in a Costco.

First job in a field related to what I wanted to do: Needed any job I could get, applied a bunch of places, got hired by one basically sight unseen because they were desperate for anyone they could get and practically pulling people in off the streets.

First job specifically doing what I wanted to do: Used experience moonlighting and doing stuff somewhat related to get a full-time job doing the actual thing I loved.

Current job: With experience under my belt and a better resume, I applied at a better company (that paid well), and got the job. Planning to stay with this company until I can retire, if possible.

Hold up… Bigfoot’s an Oregonian, damn it! Stop stealing our cryptids, California!

Yes, but you see… Acknowledging reality is woke.

To the people reporting this: Yes, it’s a prank by the governor. But he really did so it, even as a prank, and the news covered it. So the story can stay.

Looks like that was a mistake and he removed the “gay” reference. Not sure what he actually intended to write, though.

9.5 out of 10. In his dick.

Has anyone asked him why he wants to live forever if that’s what it takes?

The fact that non-credible sites like “barstoolsports” picked up the story says nothing about the credibility of the New Zealand Herald or other, credible sources with good reputations for fact-checking.

Also, your comment looks like it was written by ChatGPT. Was it?

Nope, it’s the 20th.

I don’t give a shit what it was supposed to stand for, it now stands for that.

It’s the day a bloated orange fascist takes over the federal government of the United States.

January 20th, 2025.

I try to take heart in the fact that the majority didn’t actually vote for him, but it’s cold comfort, considering so many couldn’t be bothered to vote at all.

We’re kinda fucked.

Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked, have been sacked.

The problem with reporting on the DPRK is that information is extremely limited on what is actually going on there. Most reports come from defectors, and said defectors are notoriously dubious in their accounts, something the WikiPedia page on Media Coverage of North Korea spells out quite clearly.

That Wikipedia page is deeply problematic. Do you know who Felix Abt is? He’s one of a few businessmen who went into business in North Korea specifically to get rich off the backs of slave labor there, pioneering the use of the “China +1” strategy to avoid export restrictions for items that are partially manufactured in North Korea and subject to sanctions.

And as you yourself point out, he’s the source on a lot of attempts to whitewash the North Korean government’s treatment of people.

Because of these issues, there is a long history of what we consider legitimate news sources of reporting and then walking back stories. Even the famous “120 dogs” execution ended up to have been a fabrication originating in a Chinese satirical column, reported entirely seriously and later walked back by some news outlets. The famous “unicorn lair” story ended up being a misunderstanding:

I’m not saying that news reports never get it wrong, but do you have reason to believe this report is wrong?

Regarding the haircuts, you are correct that they weren’t specifically state-mandated, but this really did happen. In 2005, they really did run a series on state television called, “Let us trim our hair in accordance with Socialist lifestyle.”

You can watch it online yourself if you look for it, so don’t pretend it didn’t happen.

Finally, the fact that Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe receive U.S. government funding doesn’t mean their stories are fictitious. RFA has a sterling fact-checking record.