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Almost 50 Democrats snub Biden with vote against cluster bombs for Ukraine in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] libscratcher@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And the United States called it a war crime when Russia started doing so. Pure hypocrisy.

Argentina's use of Chinese yuan is soaring as dollars run short, and a top US manufacturer may join the trend in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] libscratcher@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I mean, 10 years ago China would not have been an option, just more IMF loans. Seems to fit the label of dedollarization perfectly.

Doxxing campaign targeting Hong Kong protesters had China links: report in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
Americans say they need to earn $233,000 to feel financially secure, but their average salary is $75,000 in c/usa@lemmy.ml
[–] libscratcher@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

75k might be the average salary, but almost no one makes that