The rule of thumb I use is that you shouldn’t use adjectives as nouns when talking about people. The adjective needs a noun to describe.

Following the 4% rule (not sure how applicable to Japanese investing this is), $84K would yield ~$280/month. Hopefully this isn’t all he had.

When imposing punishment, there is a burden of proof. So the punishment is for $7 theft until something substantiates otherwise.

In all fairness, it appears that the amount is $84K total, not per year. $84K is not much of a retirement and would only yield about $280/month following the 4% rule. It’s still a wildly disproportionate punishment and likely represents a significant portion of this man’s retirement.

So that’s why there is a warning on the label about swallowing toothpaste.

What edit? The stocks crashing in the background?

U.S. handling of Israel’s war crimes (i.e. actively protecting them from consequences) has and will continue to embolden others. Expect more of this behavior.

I’ve had much better luck with archive sites, but they can be slow.

Uninhabited islands: tariffs

Allies: tariffs

Israel: believe it or not, tariffs

Russia: crickets

Now let’s talk about medical personnel

realizing they fucked up

You make this sound like it wasn’t planned. If they fuck up this often, then they are super incompetent. But I don’t believe this to be the case.