Political Commentary & World Events - Feb 19
- 12:18 — Milei’s Argentina: inflation tamed, poverty rate down 10 points, ~15M people lifted out of poverty in 2 years. @MxSba
- 00:00 — Population decline framed as mathematical catastrophe leading to geriatric, deindustrializing societies dominated by risk-averse pensioners. @mmjukic
- 00:29 — NYC’s $120B annual budget dwarfs Tokyo’s despite worse quality of life — and Tokyo has twice the population. NYC spends more than Greece’s entire government including military. @marcorandazza
- 16:03 — Macron quoted dismissing free speech as “a real bullshit.” @Thinker_View
- 22:12 — French political commentary: elected officials accused of ignoring minor protection while pushing internet censorship laws, with no real opposition. @Neo_Serval
- 09:50 — French far-left figure mocked for hiding in a kebab bathroom and fleeing in an Uber after requesting police protection (which was denied). @binnie
- 06:35 — US State Department reportedly launching freedom.gov portal to give European citizens access to content censored by local governments, framed as ending EU commission censorship. @TrumpFrance
- 22:28 — Takes: bottom quintile pays essentially no taxes yet consumes massive subsidies; the rich already overpay their “fair share.” @Will_Tanner_1