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always have been since 1776

See all the neoclassical architecture and Roman symbolism like the Phrygian cap and fasces in the seal of the United States Senate on Capitol Hill

a whitepaper more full of assumptions, assertions, and Despicable Me–themed hyperbole (“It’s time to steal the Moon” - really?) than actual technical details

next you’re gonna tell me they secured funding from the Bank of Evil (formerly Lehman Brothers)

I also noticed a car with an Iranian license plate in the video, which resemble European license plates with the blue strip on the left, while using Eastern Arabic numerals and Persian letters. The two numbers on the right end are a provincial code, in this case 10 which is Tehran.

contradicted by empirical evidence

Anti-empricalist

Waiting for Jason Hickel’s memoir now

If there is discontent in the United States, however, the conversation is not, When is China going to invade? Or, you know, We really hope Cuba starts amassing outside of Miami.

So far I’ve seen most people make fun of a clickbaity title by rolling with it and taking it in stride, but I can add content warnings for those that can’t. Personally I think objectification hits different if one’s doing it to themselves.

Cholmondeley (/ˈtʃʌmli/ CHUM-lee)

Edit: wth did I find in Stoke-on-Trent

Donk_Owl

I’m feeling pedantic today, so enjoy a little geography lesson:

“Ordos City” is more like a province or prefecture, spanning an area the size of South Carolina or Azerbaijan and having multiple cities of similar sizes. Much of China is like this, “prefecture-level cities” that also have “county-level cities” beneath them.

The “ghost city” isn’t Ordos as a whole but the Kangbashi New Area, which was planned for a population of 300,000 and had an estimated population of 153,000 in 2017, according to Wade Shepard in Forbes .

The photo in the OP is from Dongsheng, the biggest city in Ordos whose population is 572,000 and which had the seat of government before it moved to Kangbashi. Fortunately, Kangbashi looks similar so it’s not a big deal, here’s a photo of it:

Dubai is when paved roads /s

Good video, I align with his view on the topic