IIUC a while back Hamas asked supporters to stop sending them crypto because the senders kept getting traced. In principle you can send crypto with reasonably good privacy (don't use bitcoins for thi… (View Post)

An interesting thing about the Polish election is that (per this skeet) young people apparently turned out at higher rates than old people. If that gets repeated elsewhere then politics will look com… (View Post)

Can't they do basically the previous state of affairs only with more guys on and near the border? Hamas managed to break through their defences this time but it seems like the Israelis weren't really… (View Post)

Hi to whoever it was who was asked "please give me 1 word to describe the Conservative Party" and said "Conservative". (View Post)

Weirdly the things that make those French lines cheap also make it pretty unsuitable for high-speed rail. See Yglesias: https://www.slowboring.com/p/amtrak-should-build-a-good-train The counterpoint … (View Post)