There’s a saying in the ex socialist republics. “Those who don’t miss the USSR have no heart, but those who want it back have no brains.” Think that about sums it up.

I’d watch that movie.

I had to look really closely cause I really thought it was a Mazda.

It amazes me the only two people willing to take a shot at him were right-wing nutjobs. Where are the leftist lunatics?

These are the dodgy streaming sites laden with ads right? Not surprised they get shut down if they’re profiting of piracy.

Being a landlord is supposed to be a job though. They’re supposed to maintain the property and handle property related disputes between the tenant and the community. The problem is landlords aren’t held to their obligations and are allowed to treat it as a passive investment. Liability for landlords and their property managers needs to be increased. Require a licence for landlording that can be revoked.

Australia’s version is a dns block. It only stops people who don’t know how to google or change thier dns.

Because union lawyers are on the side of the employee and thier job is to make sure the dismissal was for cause and procedure was followed. It’s the same mentality that leads to people saying defense attorneys enable criminals. Like no, they’re there to ensure your rights and check the power of the state.

We’ve got about 3k homeless out of a population of around 480k. The vacancy rate is under 1% because of all the short-stay scumbags. We really do need to start confiscating short stay property.

The “tahun baru cina” thing used in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei isn’t uncommon or disused btw. It’s the term used by the native Malay population because Malay is the official language in those countries. A term not used by the cultures celebrating this lunar new year.

We’ve always had those. They’re called “serviced apartments”.