I own {{mylastname}}.com and have been making a small social network for everyone who shares my surname. (it's rare) I'm using Facebook's NLLB to translate posts to different languages since we are mainly split between the Americas and Europe.
I suspect this is true for almost every somewhat relevant subreddit. Everything has been captured, someone has taken control of the politburo and is defining the message. I've been using the site since 2008 and within the last couple of years it feels like you cannot post anything unless you know someone.
You need to take the long view. The United States is the only global superpower because of our economic might. If other countries catch up to us, they will start to test the waters on whether going to war is advantageous for them.
The ports play a crucial role in wealth generation for the USA. If other countries are able to ship goods cheaper and faster than us, more industry will be transferred overseas. This creates a vicious cycle where industries that exist due to agglomeration slowly decay. Being able to move a container 1000ft is the limiting reagent for entire economies. Buy the unions off and automate it. Everyone only cares about a relatively small amount of money compared to how much is moving through the system.
The port would not be run by the federal government. Pass an infrastructure bill that funds port automation and gives a healthy wage for ~30 years to any longshoreman who is either automated or wishes to leave. Give them 150k per year with no contingencies.
These are some of the most prescribed drugs in America, the trend is quite clear. Every drug except albuterol and levothyroxine has decreased dramatically in price. Levothyroxine's patent expired this year so there will be some time before prices go down. Albuterol is expensive because the inhaler had to change the propellant to remove CFCs and there is a new patent on the hydrofluoroalkanes (HFAs) that has yet to expire.
I think we're on the verge of drastically increasing survival rates for people with Glioblastoma. It's an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer with an estimated average survival rate of 8 months and a 5 year survival rate of 6.9 percent.
I've been following the case of Dr Richard Scolyer who is using himself as a guinea pig to treat his own Glioblastoma. He and Dr Georgina Long created a plan based on their expertise in treating melanoma. So far the results have been fairly spectacular as his brain scans have shown no recurrence over a year after his diagnosis. I hope one day that they both share the Nobel prize in medicine.
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