comrade_nomad 1mo ago • 100%
In a pinch this is a viable strategy, particularly at stores and restaurants. They often throw out still good food.
comrade_nomad 2mo ago • 100%
I appreciate the effort here. One major flaw I see in your argument is ignoring historical context. You point to the CPC being very wealthy and owning a large amount oy stock and businesses and use that to argue other parties should too, but you leave off the how and why the CPC owns so much. It wasn't as you argue others should do, by out competing capitalists, but rather due to their actions after their successful revolution. I'd suggest elaborating more on this to see if you can reconcile some issues in your proposal. Additionally I'd consider how capitalists are trying currently to do what you suggest the communist parties do, to essentially buy out all competition.
comrade_nomad 2mo ago • 100%
More relevant to current events and more likely to sell subscriptions
comrade_nomad 2mo ago • 100%
A quick scan of the article makes it clear what they mean here:
A political party with an armed wing
Looking at it through that lense it isn't a terrible take but a gross oversimplification of Hezbollah
comrade_nomad 3mo ago • 100%
I use whey isolate. It is a bit pricy as you've mentioned but the convenience is hard to beat.
If I had to go without it would be lots of beans, tofu, and seitan for me since I am vegetarian.
comrade_nomad 3mo ago • 100%
Have you read Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed yet? It isn't quite what you are looking for but covers the revolution itself from a first hand account
comrade_nomad 3mo ago • 100%
This very much reads like the whole "China is weeks away from collapse." Every once in a while there is some fear mongering over the Treasury and bonds. This also coming from the Heritage Foundation is rather convenient with their call for fiscal responsibility and measuring the decline as being 3.5 years in the making.
While a US collapse would be good for a lot of the world this is clearly a political ad for Trump and project 2025. As in don't get your hopes up of anything meaningful happening
comrade_nomad 3mo ago • 100%
Yea most in train stations and gas stations the toilets cost 1€ to enter, the gas station ones usually give you a ticket for the value that you can use to discount whatever you buy
comrade_nomad 3mo ago • 100%
You'll probably be interested in this theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_civil_religion
Having grown up there I don't inherently disagree with this idea
comrade_nomad 4mo ago • 100%
For the exercise if you can add a bit more it could help with getting tired when you want to sleep.
Yea like I said I understand the diet one might not be possible to change much with that.
I suppose pen and paper could be part of a winding down routine. Maybe spend a bit of time before bed writing down anything on your to do list or on your mind. It might help with falling asleep easier
comrade_nomad 4mo ago • 100%
- Might be worth having your last a bit earlier. I've found that a cup at noon makes a difference for me falling asleep so most days I stick to just the one at 6ish when I wake up
- If possible throw in some exercising, it'll help with tiring you out even if it isn't super intense. Plus it is good for overall health
- Again here, if possible get a bit better options in. Canned food isn't inherently bad but it can be overly salty at times. I get that there could be economic reasons that make this one harder to accomplish so do what you can but don't overburden yourself
- That's good, means you don't likely have to change much there. It could help to set a routine to make stopping with the phone easier. Like adding a 30 min reading session before bed or some meditation, or yoga if that is your thing. Essentially some routine to train yourself and your body that it is time to sleep
All this might sound like a lot but you don't have to be perfect on day one and have to find a thing that works for you
comrade_nomad 4mo ago • 100%
Sounds like a reasonable plan and since you want a stricter schedule that makes it a bit easier. I've got a few more questions:
- What is your caffeine intake in a given day? And when is the latest you consume it?
- Do you work out regularly? If so what and how often?
- How's your diet?
- Other than the phone after 9 anything else you typically do around bed time?
I'm assuming you are looking to be asleep by 10 or 11 to get 7-8 hours of sleep a night. I'm on a similar schedule. Usually I'll quit gaming at 8 pm on Sundays to be sure I am winding down by 10ish. I also try to only have coffee in the mornings most days as it'll stick with you later than most people think.
comrade_nomad 4mo ago • 100%
What is the exact problem you are trying to solve?
Like do you have to get up at a certain time and find yourself staying up too late so getting little sleep? Or is it something else, like you can get up kind of whenever but the sleep isn't refreshing?
comrade_nomad 4mo ago • 100%
One would be allowed but I can already envision the Fox news freakout if this was about Trump instead
comrade_nomad 4mo ago • 100%
Yep, I remember those, but a key difference is those weren't for sale in a chain store and limited to some niche sites
comrade_nomad 4mo ago • 100%
Are there really many Amish people living there? That always seemed more US and Canadian
comrade_nomad 4mo ago • 100%
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism
In journalism, yellow journalism and the yellow press are American newspapers that use eye-catching headlines and sensationalized exaggerations for increased sales.
comrade_nomad 5mo ago • 100%
I'll reply to both of you here. Luxembourg isn't quite a microstate by most definitions but is indeed small.
On the public transit, the free is very nice, the mediocre service is less nice. Other less nice things is that they are focusing on building more roads and less on better public transit networks(tram extension is nice though), so I rank it as moderately good in that sense when compared to other countries and their public transit networks and mobility plans.
As for why it isn't going full renewable there are a few reasons and could probably go into much more depth but only 1/4 of workers in Luxembourg have nationality there, the others are a mix of cross border workers(France, Belgium, and Germany), EU citizens who moved there, and 3rd country nationals. Only citizens of Luxembourg can vote for the government(EU citizens can vote for EU parliament and all can vote for municipal elections) and they tend to be a bit more conservative. Additionally land is super expensive so that is a barrier to renewables. What I will say though is there is an increase in it with a goal to hit 35% renewable by 2030 and there are quite a few wind turbines but, I would doubt it will get hit with the CSV being the primary party in government at the moment.
comrade_nomad 5mo ago • 100%
“In particular, people who receive such material involuntarily — for example in the context of a WhatsApp parents’ group — risk a minimum sentence of one year,” Buschmann said in a statement. The same, he added, also applies “in the case of teachers who have discovered child pornographic material on students’ cellphones and have forwarded it to alert the affected parents.”
So seems less like they have an excess of CP and more like they have a poorly worded law that allows prosecution of people who aren't the actual problem. Though teachers forwarding it to parents is a bit weird
comrade_nomad 5mo ago • 100%
Just because it is in your contract doesn't make it legal!
Realistically it could be worth checking your local laws regarding it and potentially speaking to a lawyer as some will do a free consult to see if you have a case
Hope you all have a great day in celebration of workers! I was curious if anyone was doing anything in particular to celebrate. Personally I reread the Communist Manifesto as that is a tradition I've been doing the last couple years. Otherwise enjoying the day off as it is a holiday here