Consenting to recording makes recording legal.

Making that consent required to use the TV or its features and it being buried within lengthy, opaque terms of service in a country with a low level of literacy should be illegal, but it stands in the US because it’s a consumer hostile country.

I’m not a conservative and I’m RIGHT HERE IN YOUR CLOSET.

My pleasure! I was curious myself and thought you might appreciate what I found.

I’d argue they’re getting more than they voted for. I’m certain few of them wanted the increases in living costs and decrease in quality of life associated with the Trump administration. Otherwise, Trump wouldn’t keep trying to distract and displace the blame.

Just like Democrats, they voted for the promises their candidates loudly and publicly made, and either ignored, were never aware, or severely misunderstood the effects of their politicians’ past actions and what would come from their future actions. To be fair, it’s vastly easier to hoodwink American conservatives. They’re quite dim.

No one in this comment thread read the article and each side arguing with incorrect points is pretty comical.

They just sold most of it and purchased gold in London. The remaining 27 metric tonnes they did ship would only take up 1.4 cubic meters as a solid block, so probably 2-3 cubic meters as bars. A large shipping container can hold about 68 cubic meters, though they’d likely have to spread the gold out to better distribute its weight no matter the shipping method.

Disclaimer: not an American.

It’s necessary political theater. Republicans are the bad cops whilst Democrats are the good cops. Citizens tend to align to whichever party supports their personal philosophy - broadly, either working together or preventing, punishing, and purging the “bad” elements of society, both for a promised better future. Both are still cops, though, and receive their funding from the same types of interests. Sometimes the same donors. They’re largely on the same team.

This keeps the majority trapped in the political sports arena, thinking things will improve if only their party can finally get their way… but they just keep getting thwarted by those pesky Demonrats/Rethuglicans! They only need to keep voting blue no matter who or red even if brain dead and support harder while compromising more, then it’ll get better next term! The Democrats have been oddly inept for decades and the Republicans actively hostile toward their own constituents, but what’s the alternative? Voting third party? Criticizing their politicians? Hah! That’s handing the election to the other team, right? Right? They must hold the line!

So whichever party wins the majority throws their voters a bone or two, otherwise ignores their campaign promises whilst blaming the other party for it, and further erodes the overall rights of the American public, often strengthening the very rights eroding policy they earlier decried, á la Obama extending elements of the Patriot Act then signing the USA Freedom Act that furthered its aims.

I think you lost the thread, mate.

I’m uncertain if “everything I don’t like is AI” or “everything I don’t like is woke” is stupider, but I’m increasingly certain you’re in no position to insult anyone’s intelligence.

I am flabbergasted by the calibre of your response. I cannot comprehend how difficult it must have been for you to craft such a masterpiece, but it stands as a resounding testament to your level of intellect. You have changed my opinion entirely.

Bravo, brave sir. Bravo.

Genuinely, what is your point?

Their point seems to be that a socialist country did some bad things not inherent to any ideology, ergo communism is bad.

It’s the same childish logic my old nan used to justify her racism. She was mugged by a black man in her youth, therefore she believed all non-whites were bad. Humans can be quite dim.

OMG yes. Great book! When you’re done, I suggest watching Backrooms if you haven’t already. They’re not the same, but are similar.

Who is blaming who for what? I agree with your first comment, I’m just expanding on what I believe are the further implications. People like Trump will never feel they have “enough” leverage over others.

This simply gives the Trump Administration and future administrations more leverage to get Meta to do its bidding.

…that says "socialist ideology necessitates a concentration of power that has, time and time again, collapsed into communist regimes…

LOL. ROFL even. Are these numpties thick enough to believe this shite or is it just performance for an uneducated populace?

Whilst you don’t even try to hide being an anthropomorphic wank stain.

Keep in mind police in the United States don’t have to prove someone was speeding. There is no photographic evidence or logged speed reading. If a cop says you were speeding, according to their “justice” system, you were speeding. End of story.

Don’t worry, TACO.

GMO=genetically modified organism. Non-GMO designations have nothing to do with pollutants or purity.