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re: Who will be the first developed country in Africa?
Posted by deltaland on 7/30/26 at 7:51 am to Jim Rockford
I was coming to post Botswana
It’s a pretty stable and prosperous sub Saharan African country. Not first world but not a shithole. Still has tribal/rural poverty and higher unemployment but it’s government is competent and cities are modern and there’s a strong middle class there they have a per capita gdp (ppp) of around 22,000 and a high human development index. GDP (ppp) per capita is on par with Ukraine, Colombia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina
It’s a pretty stable and prosperous sub Saharan African country. Not first world but not a shithole. Still has tribal/rural poverty and higher unemployment but it’s government is competent and cities are modern and there’s a strong middle class there they have a per capita gdp (ppp) of around 22,000 and a high human development index. GDP (ppp) per capita is on par with Ukraine, Colombia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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re: Best State Ranking
Posted by deltaland on 7/30/26 at 7:30 am to Willie Stroker
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1. Utah 2. South Dakota 3. Minnesota 4. North Dakota 5. Nebraska
I’m sure these have something in common but can’t quite put my finger on it
re: I’ve personally never seen a war be won without boots on the ground
Posted by deltaland on 7/30/26 at 7:13 am to grizzlylongcut
It’s not possible to win against a radical regime that doesn’t give a shite about its people or the country’s economic well being.
That’s a wide margin too.
Midterms will be very very ugly. America is tired of Trump. Moderates and independents hate him and MAGA base is demoralized because Trump has failed to deliver on any of his promises and instead became Israel first not America first.
America is ready to try Socialism. It’s the only option left on the table to most. Neoconservatism, neoliberalism, right wing populism have all failed to deliver what the middle class and working class want as the elite few get richer and richer and regular Americans can’t afford gas or groceries and can’t find a decent job as the mega corporations import cheap labor to replace them. Trump failed to stop this so Americans can go to work. Now the billionaires will get to pay more in taxes since they put profit over people and that wealth will be redistributed to American citizens left behind so they can feed their families
Midterms will be very very ugly. America is tired of Trump. Moderates and independents hate him and MAGA base is demoralized because Trump has failed to deliver on any of his promises and instead became Israel first not America first.
America is ready to try Socialism. It’s the only option left on the table to most. Neoconservatism, neoliberalism, right wing populism have all failed to deliver what the middle class and working class want as the elite few get richer and richer and regular Americans can’t afford gas or groceries and can’t find a decent job as the mega corporations import cheap labor to replace them. Trump failed to stop this so Americans can go to work. Now the billionaires will get to pay more in taxes since they put profit over people and that wealth will be redistributed to American citizens left behind so they can feed their families
re: Well Dr. Fauci, this isn’t a good look
Posted by deltaland on 7/29/26 at 8:58 pm to Neutral Underground
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It really pisses me off thinking about the Covid lockdown's retrospectively. The government, politicians, media, and big pharma really messed over the American people. They have all been given immunity from any repercussions
This. It wasn’t just some inconvenience of wearing masks or distancing. Businesses were forced to close, lives were ruined. Peoples health affected through bad medical advice and forced vaccinations
re: This house looks like a good investment
Posted by deltaland on 7/29/26 at 6:32 pm to boxcarbarney
So the occupants aren’t the owners and don’t pay rent and they expect someone to buy it and the occupants stay? Am I reading that right? Wtf
Funny thing is I’ve heard two excuses from millennials
“Boomers are hoarding all the wealth”
“Boomers are holding up all the good jobs by not retiring because they didn’t save for retirement”
Well which is it?
“Boomers are hoarding all the wealth”
“Boomers are holding up all the good jobs by not retiring because they didn’t save for retirement”
Well which is it?
re: Cotton picking robot with 108 arms
Posted by deltaland on 7/29/26 at 4:39 pm to PsychTiger
Do we call it a cotton pikker or cotton pikka
re: Cotton picking robot with 108 arms
Posted by deltaland on 7/29/26 at 2:14 pm to fr33manator
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think you'll find Robots of Cotton Picking is the preferred nomenclature
Does it run on CP time
CP meaning cotton picking time, obviously
re: Cotton picking robot with 108 arms
Posted by deltaland on 7/29/26 at 2:12 pm to LegendInMyMind
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What the hell is it picking? There isn't an open boll to be seen and nothing has been defoliated. I call bullshite.
I was wondering the same. China loves to put out bullshite videos of tech that doesn’t exist
re: Cotton picking robot with 108 arms
Posted by deltaland on 7/29/26 at 1:34 pm to hawgfaninc
A robot is only 3/5 human imo
re: Flock rolls out new toys far beyond license plate readers
Posted by deltaland on 7/29/26 at 1:14 pm to NYNolaguy1
And the bootlickers will continue their support for data centers that feed this machine
People need to start vandalizing this equipment in protest. This is all bullshite
People need to start vandalizing this equipment in protest. This is all bullshite
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The cannonballs turned out to be inert, with no explosive material or active components. But they still couldn't fly. TSA classified them as prohibited artillery munitions,
God forbid they load the cannon on the plane
re: Trump invites 16 year old lifeguard to White House...
Posted by deltaland on 7/28/26 at 8:53 pm to Tiger Prawn
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Just being able to hold onto the kid he was rescuing was an amazing feat. People severely underestimate the power of crashing waves and water moving like that. Especially with no break in between to regain your footing or get a better grip.
Adrenaline and determination can do amazing things
I’m betting he barely even remembers it. Instinct takes over and you sort of just black out any train of thought and go into survival mode
re: Med student follows STD consult on Instagram, gets suspended, kills himself, family sues
Posted by deltaland on 7/28/26 at 8:41 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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Texas Tech:
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STD consult
Checks out
They don’t call it Raider Rash for nothing
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had no idea before I opened this thread that those helicopter rides seriously costs $70,000, and I don't think most other people do either. I thought it was bad enough how I've heard that an ambulance ride costs $1,500 or something like that.
Want a real shock? Look up what they charge for anti venom shots for snake bites. It’s 100-150k a shot. Recently read a guy got bit by cottonmouth and needed 10 shots, was charged over 1 million dollars and had no insurance.
So it’s either die or be bankrupt
re: Guy impaled with trekking pole hiked 6.5 hrs to avoid helicopter medical bill
Posted by deltaland on 7/28/26 at 6:44 pm to olehickory1767
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Woman can’t last two miles and gets airlifted out.
Her bill was likely double the norm after the crew had to toss out equipment to gain altitude
re: A/C broke. Landlord said you want A/C you pay for it!
Posted by deltaland on 7/28/26 at 6:35 pm to Tiger Prawn
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$750 for a 2 bedroom house. Landlord knows that he's giving the tenant a sweetheart deal on rent and isn't making anything from it.. So that's why he said he's going to have to raise the rent if he's got to put out $7500 for a new AC unit.
It would take 10 months rent to recoup that money. It’s a reasonable request as 750 is cheap.
re: A/C broke. Landlord said you want A/C you pay for it!
Posted by deltaland on 7/28/26 at 4:19 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
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i would read the lease, me No lease It's a friend of the family kind of deal.
Well then you have 4 options
1. The option you took with window units
2. Go without A/C
3. Pay the higher rent and he fixes it
4. Daughter “works something else out”
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82 year old hard headed Italian
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friend of the family
Oh in that case, make her an offer she can’t refuse
re: ‘Absolutely Terrible!’ CNN Guru - ‘All the Red Flags’ Indicating Democrat Loss in Midterms
Posted by deltaland on 7/28/26 at 11:26 am to SlickRick55
Dems are going to cruise to victory and we will be staring down the barrel of communism.
Nobody to blame but Trump and the feckless GOP who have accomplished little and done nothing to curb inflation and pass MAGA policies
Nobody to blame but Trump and the feckless GOP who have accomplished little and done nothing to curb inflation and pass MAGA policies
re: Axios: US Intelligence and Trump Admin Officials believe sanctions hurt Iran more
Posted by deltaland on 7/28/26 at 10:57 am to joshnorris14
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Officials believe sanctions hurt Iran more
When a place is already a shithole, making it more of a shithole has little effect once you destroy any critical military infrastructure which we have
Carpet bombing Tehran and killing civilians won’t help. They kill their own civilians so they don’t give a shite and they’d use the negative press to turn the world against us
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