“I think the Chapitos started feeling the pressure when they increased the reward for their capture. I think they are trying to create a massive illusion to take the pressure off," he said. “It’s almost like a big campaign to convince the U.S. they’re not involved. It’s nothing more than pure propaganda,” Vigil said.
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The Canadian House Speaker resigned over Ukraine, and now this is happening.
do you have data Europeans desperate for Silicon valley visa? Except for some narrow fields which California is famous. why do you think Europeans cannot advance there career in Europe. They have EU Horizon Programme which Israel is part of it. few thousand make there way i doubt they stay long term. The Silicon valley office of naturalization is only 2.5% of the total per year and than inside that total you will have to find those Europeans and than figure out whether they are even the best in field. Even in nobel prize only older generation of europeans are affiliated with american universities and prize is now almost equally distributed among EU and US. Europe decline is not due to Silicon Valley being attractive but there own policies.
To double in UAE and that include covid period seems high number. MBS going to add 20 million in less than 8 years. Alot of Europeans and perhaps Chinese can be attracted to it.
I actually don't enjoy reading all that much. Bad ADHD and probably a little bit of neurodivergency, but if it's possible to find older History Channel and/or Discovery Channel segments before the History Channel came out with Ancient Aliens then that might not be a bad start. Early 200s or so.
Also, I usually focus on specific things rather than just broadly covering too much of everything. For that reason I don't particularly recommend Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States". Even though I fully admit that most people probably will like that book, but then they don't have bad ADHD or neuro-divergency either (most likely).
However, I do know that the Anasazi (spelling?) and Pueblo were a subject that seemed fascinating since they carved their homes into mountain rock with no 'modern' tools to speak of. Even for their time periods, and they are also interesting b/c they are one of those "mysteriously disappeared" peoples. Similar to Ancient Minoans...nobody knows what happened to them. One day they were doing fine. Then in a quick (in historical measurements) turn of events they were gone but no solid explanation.
As for Mesoamerican stuff. The big 3 always has enough to get anyone started.
Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans were quite advanced.
Tenochitlan (spelling?) should not exist actually. It's supposed to be a straight up body of water pretty much. Only engineering (again with no metallurgy and stone tools pretty much) is able to build a vast city floating over water/swamps pretty much.
I messed up my previous response and don't know how to delete it so posting again.
I actually don't enjoy reading all that much. Bad ADHD and probably a little bit of neurodivergency, but if it's possible to find older History Channel and/or Discovery Channel segments before the History Channel came out with Ancient Aliens then that might not be a bad start. Early 200s or so.
Also, I usually focus on specific things rather than just broadly covering too much of everything. For that reason I don't particularly recommend Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States". Even though I fully admit that most people probably will like that book, but then they don't have bad ADHD or neuro-divergency either (most likely).
However, I do know that the Anasazi (spelling?) and Pueblo were a subject that seemed fascinating since they carved their homes into mountain rock with no 'modern' tools to speak of. Even for their time periods, and they are also interesting b/c they are one of those "mysteriously disappeared" peoples. Similar to Ancient Minoans...nobody knows what happened to them. One day they were doing fine. Then in a quick (in historical measurements) turn of events they were gone but no solid explanation.
As for Mesoamerican stuff. The big 3 always has enough to get anyone started.
Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans were quite advanced.
Tenochitlan (spelling?) should not exist actually. It's supposed to be a straight up body of water pretty much. Only engineering (again with no metallurgy and stone tools pretty much) is able to build a vast city floating over water/swamps pretty much.
The stuff about their tools being the sharpest comes from the fact that they used Obsidian. Magma after cooling down. Its ability to maintain the sharpest edge is straight lethal territory.
Also, the construction techniques and engineering of places like Macchu Pichu and modern-day Peru is also incredibly advanced stuff. Again these guys were doing it in high-altitude conditions in a rocky mountain with no real arable land.
For lolz at alleged murikkkan military and western military supremacy myth debunking just simply stick with the Commanche.
Note: even in the late 1800s they were the last indigenous in America to still hold out all by their lonesome selves and were wreaking havooc on the Texas cowboy, countryboy rednecks until force of numbers finally did them in. They knew long ago that they weren't going to win no matter what...the time for that was maybe 2 centures ago, but they were determined to die fighting and they certainly put up a helluva fight.
Commanches are yet more proof that European and western warfare sucks at cavalry for some reason. Remember that it was actually the Europeans who even introduced horses to the Americas in the first place.
The land bridge between alaska and siberia disappeared before horses could make their way across back those 10s of thousands of years ago. If horses could've ever survived in that climate that is.
So Commanches and indigenous had absolutely no idea what horses even were before Europeans came, and despite being genocided by diseases, plague, alcohol, drugs, an enemy far more technologically advanced than them in terms of warfare, and more factors they managed to master horsemanship so much that it took industrialization and mass production even after smokeless gun powder, rifling grooves, and modern minet/spitzer-shaped bullets appeared to finally subjugate Commanche warriors.
I would personally start with the Commanche vs Texas stuff and then actually go backwards in time since the further back you get the more it becomes evident just how much more even the indigenous were against westerners.
Then there's some of the more well-known examples.
Cherokee Trail of Tears for how awful and shitty Americans were to a people who cooperated with them. Mostly women, children, and elderly being the victims. For even more specificity look up the atrocities of Andrew Jackson when he was still just a military officer. Since he is one of the worst war criminals in that time period. It's fucking disgusting and sickening what he did to them.
The 1820s - 1840s were a particularly bad period for Cherokee and also some of the more eastern indigenous tribes.
If you want some good historical fiction though try "The Last of the Mohicans". Still my favorite movie of all time. Hands down. No argument. End of discussion.
Daniel Day-Lewis movie.
But the main character is part of a series. The Adventures of Natty Bumpo.
I actually don't enjoy reading all that much. Bad ADHD and probably a little bit of neurodivergency, but if it's possible to find older History Channel and/or Discovery Channel segments before the History Channel came out with Ancient Aliens then that might not be a bad start. Early 200s or so.
Also, I usually focus on specific things rather than just broadly covering too much of everything. For that reason I don't particularly recommend Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States". Even though I fully admit that most people probably will like that book, but then they don't have bad ADHD or neuro-divergency either (most likely).
However, I do know that the Anasazi (spelling?) and Pueblo were a subject that seemed fascinating since they carved their homes into mountain rock with no 'modern' tools to speak of. Even for their time periods, and they are also interesting b/c they are one of those "mysteriously disappeared" peoples. Similar to Ancient Minoans...nobody knows what happened to them. One day they were doing fine. Then in a quick (in historical measurements) turn of events they were gone but no solid explanation.
As for Mesoamerican stuff. The big 3 always has enough to get anyone started.
Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans were quite advanced.
Tenochitlan (spelling?) should not exist actually. It's supposed to be a straight up body of water pretty much. Only engineering (again with no metallurgy and stone tools pretty much) is able to build a vast city floating over water/swamps pretty much.
The stuff about their tools being the sharpest comes from the fact that they used Obsidian. Magma after cooling down. Its ability to maintain the sharpest edge is straight lethal territory.
Also, the construction techniques and engineering of places like Macchu Pichu and modern-day Peru is also incredibly advanced stuff. Again these guys were doing it in high-altitude conditions in a rocky mountain with no real arable land.
For lolz at alleged murikkkan military and western military supremacy myth debunking just simply stick with the Commanche.
Note: even in the late 1800s they were the last indigenous in America to still hold out all by their lonesome selves and were wreaking havooc on the Texas cowboy, countryboy rednecks until force of numbers finally did them in. They knew long ago that they weren't going to win no matter what...the time for that was maybe 2 centures ago, but they were determined to die fighting and they certainly put up a helluva fight.
Commanches are yet more proof that European and western warfare sucks at cavalry for some reason. Remember that it was actually the Europeans who even introduced horses to the Americas in the first place.
The land bridge between alaska and siberia disappeared before horses could make their way across back those 10s of thousands of years ago. If horses could've ever survived in that climate that is.
So Commanches and indigenous had absolutely no idea what horses even were before Europeans came, and despite being genocided by diseases, plague, alcohol, drugs, an enemy far more technologically advanced than them in terms of warfare, and more factors they managed to master horsemanship so much that it took industrialization and mass production even after smokeless gun powder, rifling grooves, and modern minet/spitzer-shaped bullets appeared to finally subjugate Commanche warriors.
I would personally start with the Commanche vs Texas stuff and then actually go backwards in time since the further back you get the more it becomes evident just how much more even the indigenous were against westerners.
Then there's some of the more well-known examples.
Cherokee Trail of Tears for how awful and shitty Americans were to a people who cooperated with them. Mostly women, children, and elderly being the victims. For even more specificity look up the atrocities of Andrew Jackson when he was still just a military officer. Since he is one of the worst war criminals in that time period. It's fucking disgusting and sickening what he did to them.
The 1820s - 1840s were a particularly bad period for Cherokee and also some of the more eastern indigenous tribes.
If you want some good historical fiction though try "The Last of the Mohicans". Still my favorite movie of all time. Hands down. No argument. End of discussion.
Daniel Day-Lewis movie.
But the main character is part of a series. The Adventures of Natty Bumpo.
Dude thinks he is Wang Yi.
I always hear about people saying that Italy is a particularly surprisingly racist place. My closest experience is my mother took a trip there one time and people thought she was Japanese until she pulled out the American passport, and then instantly the hostility and negativity would go away and they become nice all of a sudden.
Is it that bad?
There's plenty of reasons still. Despite their impending doom.
The truth is that Europe is still better for most people until you get to a bare minimum of 7 figures of net worth. In USD that is.
Even at 7 figures you must still think very hard and carefully about whether or not you can maintain that level of income or that quality of life in a completely different employment market and demand market. Not to mention the numerous other deeply personal choices like if you even like living in the U.S. Or would enjoy living in a poorer and not as developed country. Not to mention just simply being separated from your people and being the outsider.
IMHO it's not until you can get to 8 figures of networth (this is doable for just doctors and lawyers...you just need to be a good one) that the U.S. becomes and undeniably better place to be.
Reason being that Europe's social services, culture towards combating exploitation and abusive employers, and overall benefits of living in a society that isn't completely consumed by greed and selfishness still puts it miles ahead of the U.S.
Norway I believe gives you 8 weeks or possibly 7 weeks of PTO annuallly as a federal law! That alone makes it enticing for someone who just doesn't care about climbing the ladder anymore and simply wants to enjoy life.
but the other social services is enticing as well.
Can't be fired without the employer proving that you actually did suck at your job andddddd that the employer took multiple, numerous, and earnest-effort steps to try and get you to perform up to minimal standards. That's a straight law for most of Europe BTW.
In reality, the culture is also different regarding employment law. In the U.S. even if you had a law like this then the only thing that would happen would be people gaslighting employees they don't like until their performance or something else suffers badly enough to warrant documentation lthen they would simply make completely bad faith efforts to try and document proof that the employee is failing rather than just trying to help, and finally fire teh employee. In Europe, this kind of toxic culture and overall attitudes of shitbaggery and shittiness to human beings is not nearly as tolerated or acceptable.
Of course, the whole free healthcare, free education, long unemployment, etc. is leagues ahead of what the U.S. offers.
Not saying that there aren't problems with Europe. The non-euorpean European citizens that I've talked to have all mentioned that you are most certainly an outsider and they let you know it...albeit not necessarily in aggressive or hostile ways all the time, but it will happen sooner or later. Also, it's true that in the long run Europe is likely doomed to become what they were before the Renaissance...a violent and warlike shithole.
What a waste of jet fuel.
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What the NYT article reveals foremostly is not that China is really having a "brain drain", instead, it exposes the real reason why the collective West can't compete with China anymore.
What's next? A shortage of fentanyl for cancer patients in the US?
No genocide in Xinjiang? No worries, we will just accuse them with "culture genocide"!
"Culture genocide":
Zhang Yufei is beautiful.