A weakening economy and increasing political repression are forcing ever more Chinese people to emigrate. Spurred by TikTok, many are seeking more sustainable conditions in the United States.
I live in a rural town (1 hour+ drive in any drection to the next town) and I could see this being a good thing if implemented correctly. This town isn't equipped for an influx of any people, but has vacant lots that could be turned into a variety of housing. There aren't a lot of jobs, but I would think more people would mean more things could be offered. Potentially great way to invest in rural areas!
I had a friend in high school that I loosely kept up with, went to their wedding, listened to them about divorce etc. For about 10 years out of school. Then they tried to sell their (9ish year old?) daughter for drugs, thankfully to an undercover agent of some kind.
That was about 10 years ago, no idea where they are now. I had no idea they were using any kind of drug, let alone to that extent. Maybe some x in school. This happened in Ohio. I'm glad you found some good in the area, I left as a young adult haha.
Looks like Kbin is running a pretty huge federation backlog, as it's taking several hours for comments to federate out. I'm not knowledgeable about how these servers work, but is it teetering on collapsing or something?
I'm in the process of this switch. There isn't as much that has matriculated in, but if you like the sort of DIY nature of kbin then it is fine. It takes a little work.
It looks the same and seems to work the same otherwise. The mbin instance I am on doesn't have anything like this magazine tho, and I haven't found one in general, so I am not sure how much introspection there can be. I am also new to it haha.
Americans Continue to Name Inflation as Top Financial Problem (news.gallup.com)
[MEGATHREAD] Speedtests May 2024
Welcome to this month’s speedtest megathread. Yep, you heard that right, it’s time to show off your speeds....
Welcome to m/AskMbin! (thebrainbin.org)
Hello everyone!...
Out with the animal cruelty. In with … mushrooms? These farmers are leaving factory farming behind (www.theguardian.com)
Some farmers have turned from livestock to crops to avoid the financial pitfalls and thorny ethics of industrial agriculture...
Iron Man by Black Sabbath (lemmy.ca)
The thought of using the lyrics for Sweet Leaf is terrifying.
More people from China seeking asylum at US border (www.dw.com)
A weakening economy and increasing political repression are forcing ever more Chinese people to emigrate. Spurred by TikTok, many are seeking more sustainable conditions in the United States.
why are you using your launcher?
i am using nova launcher because i can change icons of apps and i was using lynx launcher before that just for the sake of using a custom launcher
I just found out that my best friend in high school and the best man at my wedding is in prison.
Note: It’s for drug possession, not anything super bad....
Federation Delays
Looks like Kbin is running a pretty huge federation backlog, as it's taking several hours for comments to federate out. I'm not knowledgeable about how these servers work, but is it teetering on collapsing or something?