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Yale ‘Fascism Scholar’ Announces On MSNBC He’s Leaving the US for Canada Before Trump Starts ‘Pulling People’s Passports’ in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] spidermanchild@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

It seems like the obvious solution is to use education and career experience to bring folks over that will support their economies. The side benefit will be relatively good cultural alignment. No need to bring race into this at all, just do the brain drain.

Trump says he 'couldn't care less' if some car prices rise due to tariffs: 5 takeaways from new interviews in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] spidermanchild@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I am of the fuckcars persuasion myself, so while this economic policy is beyond stupid I can't help but see a silver lining here.

Ukrainian athlete Oleksii Novikov set a new world record in the 18-inch deadlift, lifting 550 kg (1,213 lbs). in c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

[–] spidermanchild@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

The 18" deadlift is an entirely different lift from regular DL because it starts higher off the ground. These are just not comparable. Starting higher is much easier.