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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml to c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml

Free speech in AmeriKKKa is looking good! Americans should only rely on true, red-blooded, patriotic, and megacorporations like Microsoft and Google with their data!

Another bill that was added on was an Israel aid bill that sends Israel and the IDF a further 26.3 billion dollars.

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[-] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 4 months ago

No this TikTok ban provision was titled under the “21st Century Peace through Strength” Act.

The RESTRICT Act is far more wide reaching, and is currently on the House floor, but it has not passed.

This bill does not ban VPN’s, but it opens the door to target other Chinese and Russian based services such as WeChat, Telegram, and so on.

[-] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 4 months ago

God a WeChat ban would be absolutely crippling, I can't imagine that has any real traction.
I work in hospitality, and a very large percentage of our guests at all properties globally are Chinese (about 40% of all of the guests at mine). Consequently we support transactions with WeChat, and have always heard from our guests that they appreciate we support the platform and that is a big reason they use us.

Now I am not in the US, but my chain originates there. It would absolutely cripple us if WeChat were banned. I wouldn't put it past the government to try, but I have to think that corporations wouldn't let them.

[-] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There is already an organized push in Congress to ban WeChat that is backed by Facebook as WeChat is in direct competition with WhatsApp, Messenger, and to a lesser extent Instagram and Facebook.

It’s called the “ANTI-SOCIAL CCP” Act and is set to be decided on later in the summer. Much how the Tiktok ban bill was announced then decided a few months later.

“Aimed to protect Americans by blocking and prohibiting all transactions and communications from any social media company in, or under the influence of, China, Russia, and several other foreign countries of concern unless they fully divest of dangerous foreign ownership.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2023/02/10/anti-social-ccp-act-would-ban-tiktok-in-the-united-states/?sh=3f5495ea5b6d

[-] Lemmykoopa@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 4 months ago

Thank you! I just got suckered into NordVPN and didn't wanna go straight to prison for watching Sasuke on bilibili

[-] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 4 months ago

Anime on my American soil?

Straight to jail.

[-] Giyuu@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I believe they are talking about the athletic obstacle course show, Sasuke, whose spinoff is America Ninja Warrior. It's way better than the American one. Definitely recommend it, but it's very hard to find right now.

[-] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You’re right, for some reason I thought they said Sasuke at first glance.

That makes a lot more sense lol

[-] Giyuu@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 months ago

Another SASUKE fan?? Let's goooooooo all the new competitors coming through are awesome. It will hopefully be a new golden era for the show.

[-] Lemmykoopa@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 months ago

I haven't seen 41 yet, only the prelims for it, been building hype by rewatching the old ones before they got bought out and dropped my faves. Kunoichi and Unbeatable Banzuke are also <3

[-] Giyuu@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 months ago

If you can understand japanese the sasuke YouTube channel has lots of good content too, but spoilers beware. Which tournament are you up to? Sorry I am a huge (understatement) Sasuke otaku so I don't want to spoil anything for you.

[-] Lemmykoopa@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 months ago

40! Also seen all the kunoichi and english unbeatable banzuke. I hated the English versions (wipeout, American ninja warrior, but did check out some of Levi's bits), but got big into Sasuke a few years ago. It's probably an unpopular opinion, but I love Yamada and his Black Dragons. The trampoline prince, BMG, and Kong (who should have been an all star), are lesser faves, followed by ABCZ cus he's cute af and the drummer that wears face paint whise name I forgot. Now you have to tell me your favorites, or favorite obstacle or something. I need to know what other people that have the Sasuke brain think

[-] Giyuu@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 months ago

Yeah I didn't like Yamada and his squad (black tigers haha) but the whole thing grew on me after watching the Sasuke yt channel, and Yamada has been really important to the growth of the show recently. I want to watch kunoichi but it's even harder to find than Sasuke. Same with unbeatable banzuke, viking, and pro sportsman series. Need to find them.

I think I pretty much like every regular now! The drummer is Darvish Kenji. I do get annoyed when there is too much focus on celebrities/tarento but he worked really hard and does also promote and care a lot about the show so he's my favorite from that sphere. Kong is a classic, loved him too and agree he should've been an all star.

Off the top of my head my favorites are Urushihara (he responded to one of my comments on YouTube 😍), Hioki, Morimoto, Kawaguchi, the remaining all stars...too many great competitors to name...Do you like the shin sedai/new stars and the Morimoto sedai?

Obstacles?? The cliffhanger and all its variations, maybe the salmon ladder. The cliffhanger builds so much tension during runs. How about you?

[-] Lemmykoopa@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Is it the Sasuke_not_tbs channel? I can't find anything official >.<

I think I found all of Kunoichi and most of Viking on bilibili and archive. Unbeatable is on youtube and has a prototype of Kunoichi that's hilariously sexist (you also see Yamada, the Monkey, Kane Kosugi, the girl that beat Stage 1 in Sasuke, and a few other pre-Sasuke guys on both UB and Viking).

Yeah, the switch to even more celebrities bothered me too. A lot of them don't even really try and just do pratfalls. Also in return we get no more handglider man or the model maker or the older newsman who almost beat Stage 1. I thought I remembered everyone's names way better than I do oof

The New Stars are dope, especially my boy Asa and Shunsuke <3. Also agreed that the Cliffhanger is great. I enjoy how it combos with Spider Walk and the Warped Wall to get rid of both taller/heavier and shorter/lighter entrants.

[-] Giyuu@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 months ago

The YouTube channel is called Sasuke Ninja Warrior TBS 公式. Last two posts have been about the newest generation, Morimoto sedai and their training so even if you don't understand Japanese a lot of the training stuff is super digestible anyway. Some of the older videos have Nagano and his son training together, but please beware of spoilers!! The newest tournament has a lot of content up already.

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