Previous posts on this subject, even if you don't want to read the whole thing you should check the description of the candidates and parties involved from the first link because I'll use the same marseys to represent them for a easier reading

https://rdrama.net/post/323123/marseyflagromania-a-literal-political-thriller-movie

https://rdrama.net/post/323407/marseyflagromania-romanian-elections-drama-continues-elections

https://rdrama.net/post/323949/marseyflagromania-our-spy-political-thriller-goes

Political rivals

• This was annoying to write because I don't know what details are actually relevant enough, I don't want to make this too boring A little backtrack first. I focused a lot of Georgescu in the previous posts but now the parties and the relations between them are more important for the drama. PSD and USR really don't get along. The old guard wants any new person entering politics to follow their orders while is formed from politicians who want to dethrone them and form their own political 'dyasty'. So they really hate each other. As I said in the previous post, the parties are too new to really have clear love or hate relations with either side in this conflict.

• So, when the Constitutional Court (controlled by ) demanded recounts for the first round of the presidential election, USR were naturally suspicious. PSD would never do something in their favor after all. Then the recounts happened and nothing changed, and ok, if these buttholes aren't trying to frick us over then what was the point? But they still remained tense, because while this move was weird and useless, it's a clear warning that are preparing to mess with the elections. And it turns out they were right to be worried

• After the elections were cancelled people were expecting, you know, stuff like explanations, accountability, arrests, plans to guard against similar shit in the future and other stuff that competent countries do At the beginning things were fine, some heads of the nazi and other far right organizations that threatened with violent riots were arrested, members had their homes searched, and our authorities were working with NATO and EU over the election interferences. For some reason, Georgescu was left alone. But hey, we're still in the early stages of the investigation, we just uncovered this whole russian plot, his time will come right?

• That planned riot was a failure, people didn't show up, some literal nazis were caught trying to enter Bucharest with weapons hidden in their cars, lots of funny shit. The guys were jailed Later released Then grabbed by the police again ...then released for good and allowed to frick out of the country This is some shit, isn't it? Aside from a few r-slurs threatening violence and screaming about the jews on the internet that were fined no one faced any punishment for the whole thing. And no one bothered Georgescu Add the fact that we still don't have any extra information on what happened during the elections and it's once again starting to look like this bullshit is just our own politicians doing stupid shit. But the question is, are they working with Russia or is this whole Russia story just a lie?

• Since they were already paranoid, USR saw the writing on the wall and accused PSD of trying to steal the elections as soon as the presidential ones were cancelled. After all, they were battling Georgescu for the president position, so the cancellation affected them just as much as it affected him. Besides, if the elections were cancelled because of Russian interference, then both the presidential and the parliamentary elections should be cancelled, since Georgescu's unofficial party POT won seats through the same TikTok strategy, but only the elections that PSD lost are being remade. But since they spent so much time during the elections screaming about how dangerous Russia and Georgescu were they now came out looking like hypocrites and were criticised for siding with the far right just to keep their political power.

Trying to form a government - new alliances and betrayals

• Since no faction won a majority for the parliament, our politicians are now stuck trying to make coalitions together. As the parties were branded as traitors the most obvious solution is for and to form a pro-NATO/EU coalition and leave the anti-NATO/EU parties in opposition, right? Too bad they hate each other's guts

• So, the first tentative alliance was formed. PSD + PNL + USR + UDMR UDMR is the party of our hungarian minority and they are big enough to make a difference in the parliamentary negotiations so despite being hated by everyone they are accepted into every single coalition ever. They are the single biggest whores in out politics, but then again I already said they are hungarians

• are starting to accuse our president of being an illegitimate president, since he only kept his position because our Constitutional Court refused to allow a new one to be elected. They said that if he doesn't step down after his term is over on December 22nd he's an unelected dictator. USR agreed with them. Once again, they were criticised for preferring to side with the extremists over working with their political rivals.

• Multiple embarrassing slapfights happened while all parties were trying to negotiate their coalition. USR came with an 8 point political reform program and said that if it's not accepted in full they will abandon the coalition and join the in the opposition. While their plan was good, their unwillingness to negotiate it while they were already hated by the were obviously not in their favor. Ciolacu, leader of PSD , insisted on being named prime minister, but PNL told him that his embarrassing failure in the elections (couldn't even enter the second round) alongside his disastrous economical policies during his last term made him unfit to be placed in the same position again So PSD decided to grab their toys and go home and told everyone that they'll join the parties coalition. This was a problem since they are the biggest party in the parliament so them joining means that they can form the government together. They said that they will make sure to only vote pro- NATO/EU proposals but no one trusts them, so... shit

• PNL decided that if their brother party isn't in the coalition then they'll back off too and soon after UDMR threw in the towel too. So, that will leave only USR and some minority parties in the coalition or what? In the mean time USR went to the president to complain about his unconstitutional mandate extension. They refused to stand up when he joined the meeting room, he didn't shake their hands, they told him to resign, he said no, and the whole thing lasted three minutes in total. Meeting ended after

• But plot twist! Not even a day after 'resigning' PSD told everyone that they were joking and that they'll still form a pro-EU/NATO coalition and invited all the other parties to negotiation again... aside from USR who were thus officially kicked out of the coalition. PSD + PNL + UDMR can form a majority together, a barely there majority true, but still a majority.

• USR threatened to not vote the new government, probably hoping that the in-party rivalries will destroy the barely there majority and will force the other parties to re-invite them in the coalition. Instead, convinced 20 parliamentarians from AUR to vote for them, and now we finally have a government!

• Ciolacu was named prime minister again, and with USR out of the picture PSD controls most of the country again.

Lmao wtf is going on?

• After this childish political battle more and more people started to accept that the real coup was done by PSD Again. EU, confused that there is evidence that Russia messed around our elections but also sniffing bullshit, keeps harassing TikTok for investigations. In the meantime America praises our decision to cancel the election every few days. At least someone is happy with the situation?

• Obviously now, when things started to calm down, it's the perfect time for another bombshell to drop! A journo group announced that they have proof that PNL paid for Georgescu's campaign! At this point people weren't even shocked just exasperated and done with the whole circus PNL denied it and said that they paid a firm to promote their campaign and that their money was instead funnelled into Georgescu's campaign. Really?

• Still, things don't make sense Georgescu's campaign was massive, with millions of bots and dozens of sites involved, the cost alone must have been way past what PNL paid, and multiple countries confirmed Russia's involvement. We're still missing a few things here

• Trying to patch all the information... PSD wanted to promote AUR to split USR's anti-establishment votes and lower their winning chances. Realizing this, PNL then decided to promote Georgescu as a way of splitting AUR's far-right votes so that PSD's plan will fail. But at some point Russia decided to promote Georgescu too to stir chaos and/or coup us and massively blew up his popularity. PSD was too busy with their schemes to notice anything and gave some of their votes to AUR in the first round, accidentally kicking themselves out of the second round. Georgescu and Lasconi won the first elections because these two r-slurs were too busy fighting each other. That's why our secret services and didn't react to Georgescu's raise in popularity, they were involved in the whole mess too and now they didn't know how to swipe everything under the rug as much as possible.

• Still, Georgescu was a problem and something had to be done, so they had to sound the alarm and call NATO's help. Russia's plans were stopped PSD , until now disappointed that they lost the presidency and their hold on the parliament was severely diluted, realized that they now have an excuse to steal the elections and get their control over the country back. They couldn't do any bullshit with all the NATO/EU eyes on them so Russia's interference was like a gift send from God Himself into their laps. So they talked with the Constitutional Court to annul the elections, all with our allies panicked blessing, kicking Georgescu out of his top position for now, caused one heck of the mess during the coalition negotiations, and managed to kick out USR too PNL just shrugged and went back into allying with them, while and parties were left defeated and screaming in the dust

• Another theory here is that, after messing up and accidentally promoting Georgescu on top on the race with Russia's help, parties wanted to let him win the presidency and join forces to control the parliament and block any dumb shit he wants to do. Especially since he has some ideas similar to Trump, so maybe they'll get along or something. But Biden's cabinet insisted that we do something about it so the elections were cancelled. Unfortunately, now people around Trump, like his son and Musk, are bitching about Soros and democracy, so what do we do? America might still get pissed at us Now wait, we have an idea! We'll just do nothing against Georgescu himself, we'll postpone the new elections and any investigation until Trump steps into the White House and if he still wants Georgescu as president we'll just let him candidate like nothing happened while blaming everything on Biden and his people and things will be fine

Current situation

• So, right now we still don't know what exactly is with Georgescu He seems to be both with our glowies and with Russia. Mostly probably PSD will try to negotiate with him until the new presidential elections (somewhere in spring most lkely) and if he seems like he can be reasoned with (read, he'll listen to their orders - and ) he'll be allowed to run, if not they'll just get some institution to forbid him from running again PDS has not only gotten more power, but will also get bolder in their bullshit next elections since the population didn't react to them stealing the elections in any way, so why not do it again?

• Out of all the parties, AUR started to work with PSD the most. It's expected that the rest of them will be pushed out of politics one way or another until AUR will become the far-right controlled opposition to PSD. A few parliamentarians from the other parties are already two steps away from getting kicked out of their new positions because of different cases opened against them in the past (corruption, defamation, antisemitism, and other shit). USR is marginalised ever further, and seems like they'll even lose their anti status-quo party to AUR

• parties and their supporters are still screaming about how the government is illegitimate and try to get people to protest them, but since it's cold and most of us are doing the last minute preparations for Christmas they don't have much any success

• But there's still time for other plot twists to happen, so who knows what the future will bring?

The (second) revolution that never was

• Quick funny thing that didn't fit in the main post So, two weeks after the elections were cancelled, Georgescu's voters finally realized that they were dunked on by the establishment and decided to actually carry out a violent revolution We're serious this time guys, we swear! So they threatened to gather in the streets with axes and bats if the president doesn't step down after his mandate expires on December 22 Like with all of the shit that happened until now, this was massively promoted on TikTok

• In the mean time, in order to calm down the far right rumours that EU couped us in order to force Romania to enter the war alongside Ukraine, our (old) government used it's last days in office to approve two laws: one where Romania can now down foreign drones flying over our airspace, which could be used as a potential escalation against Russia, and anther one where foreign generals from allied countries can take command over our army. Yeah, totally not suspicious at all and will definitely calm everyone down (Last one should be called the 'America take the wheel' law tbh )

• To prove to everyone that they are hardcore patriots willing to die for their country at any time, our brave revolutionaries panicked that our new NATO army will break their bones if they start shit and stayed at home. No one turned out to even protest peacefully So that embarrassing episode ended without any bloodshed

All right, last two things:

• our diplomat in America said at some point that our secret services work hard to gather data for CIA, fifth largest contributors actually. This will totally calm down all those conspiracy theories about glowies and us being a NATO colony

• First shit our prime minister said after taking his role was that we are ready to fully support Trump's peace plan for Ukraine, so if at any point EU plans to keep supporting Zelensky after America bows out of the conflict they should start planning on how to do it without us

i lvoe u all, thnak u for usnig the fukcing stie

!marseytwitter

On tonight's episode:

We begin the NewJeans Saga. Join us for a brief look at the history of the major players in the scandal, as well as the opening volleys of a feud that could alter the landscape of pretty ricefoids shaking their hips on stage for ever.

Who is MHJ?

What exactly is, a NewJeans?

Why do I keep using Twice for the OP?

Find the answers to all of this and more, right after these messages from our sponsor:

Now, back to our regularly scheduled programing.

Christmas Thread Theme

Introduction

On the morning of November 28th, 2024, an official representative of the superstar Kpop group NewJeans announced that the members would be holding a press conference to address the ongoing dispute with their record label, ADOR. Two weeks prior, on November 13th, the group sent a letter notifying ADOR of numerous issues that they considered to be breaches of their contract. Per a (standard) clause in the contract, ADOR had 14 days to respond to and ameliorate these breaches. If it failed to do so, NewJeans would have the option to terminate their exclusive contract, without penalty. With the 14 day deadline set to pass at 12:00 AM KST, November 29th, it seemed premature to call a press conference. However, the group was planning to board a plane to Japan in preparation for promotional activities later that evening, and expressed their wish to update their fans on the situation before ADOR could take advantage of their travel to control the media narrative.

They know what they did

And so, at 8:30 PM, the members of NewJeans and a PR representative met with the press to announce their response to ADOR's failure to rectify the alleged contract breaches. What followed was a bizzare press conference that saw members claim their contract was terminated and that they:

• were no longer under contract with ADOR after midnight

• would not need to pay a termination penalty

• would begin seeking other oppurtunities while finishing scheduled events with ADOR

And the really bizarre part...

• would not seek to confirm the termination of their contract via legal action.

This, of course, raised numerous questions amongst the entertainment reporters present who have a solid grasp on how contract terminations work. I'm sure the dramatards in the audience who understand contract law, or are capable of tying their own shoes, have many of the same questions. Thankfully, the girls took some time to take questions from the press.

An excerpt from the press conference. Did you understand?

Always a good idea to check the specifics after terminating the contract

Leaving the world with more questions than answers, the members of NewJeans boarded a plane to Japan to resume promotional activities, setting the internet ablaze with discussion of what was in the future for NewJeans. Well, in order to predict the future, one must first understand the past.

And that past can only be found...

...In the K-Hole.

The Main Players

HYBE

The illegitimate love child of Kim Jong-Un and Xi Jinping Bang Si-Hyuk

HYBE Corporation, initially founded by Bang Si-hyuk in 2005 as Big Hit Entertainment, is the largest of the big 4 record companies in Kpop, with a market capitalization almost 4x greater than that of their next largest competitor, JYP Entertainment. Their success is directly tied to that of their most popular group, BTS, who during their heyday, generated more GDP for South Korea than the Korean domestic airline industry. This great financial success provided Big Hit Entertainment with the opportunity to acquire numerous smaller record labels including Source Music, which would later go on to debut the girl group Le Sserafim, in 2019 and Pledis Entertainment (Seventeen and Formis9) in 2020

With these new labels under their belt, Big Hit Entertainment restructured itself as HYBE Corporation in 2021, structuring all of their various sub-labels underneath the new Hybe Label division. During the years proceeding the re-structuring, HYBE developed plans to debut numerous gril groups, and leading these plans was the former Visual Director for SM Entertainment, Min Hee-jin (MHJ).

Min Hee-Jin

Born in 1979, MHJ began her career in Kpop as a graphic designer for SM Entertainment (one of the other big 4 companies in Kpop) in 2003. Eventually she was promoted to creative director, where she oversaw all visual branding for a number of SM's gril groups, including Girls Generation, Red Velvet, and f(x). Her impact on the industry in this role was massive, as she shifted artistic direction within the industry towards the idea of more experimental "concepts".

You can think of a group's concept as the overarching theme of the group, impacting everything from album art, photoshoots, music videos, and costumes to public behavior and even the type of music the group produces. The concept of an artist can remain static for years on end (think of how Motley Crue have always been party boy rockstars), or change over time (compare the early music and style of The Beatles to their later work.)

Leaving SM in 2018 due to burnout, it wasn't long before she found herself hired by Big Hit Entertainment to oversee the rebranding to HYBE Corporation. It was also announced that MHJ would be the creative lead for multiple new girl groups, as well as the producer for a label that HYBE would launch in the next few years. MHJ took part in initial planning for a new girl group with Source Music, but in 2021 HYBE established the ADOR sub label and named her as the CEO. The first act to debut under ADOR would be the girl group MHJ had begun developing with Source Music, NewJeans.

NewJeans

Upcoming January 2025 Vogue Korea cover featuring NewJeans

Auditions for Mhj's new girl group began in 2019 under Source Music. Initially planning to debut in 2021, this was pushed back to 2022, ostentibly due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Officially debuting on July 22nd of 2022, NewJeans quickly became one of the biggest acts in all of Kpop. Their achievements speak for themselves:

• First idol group in history to occupy the #1, #2 and #3 spot on every chart in Korea for 3 consecutive months with Ditto, OMG, and Hype Boy

• NewJeans surpassed 5 billion total points on Circle Digital Chart in only 64 weeks, second only to BTS (53 weeks)

• First girl group to ever chart 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in the same calendar year in K-Pop history

• Set a Guinness record for fastest artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify and also became the fastest Korean act in history to reach 3 billion streams

Newjeans debut single and MV, Hype Boy, released July 22nd, 2022.

This groups massive success on the charts led them to become one of the most sought after brand endorsements in the advertising industry , with them eventually going on to work with Nike, Coca- Cola, McDonald's, Apple, Levi's, and Calvin Klein. NewJeans was so successful on this front that In April 2024, Forbes Korea reported that the group had earned ₩30 billion (~$20 million) in advertising in the course of a single year. to put this in perspective, Patrick Mahomes had total estimated off-the-field earnings of $25 million in 2024.

You know you've made it big when even your slop meal gets to go on tour.

Hanni

The Vietnamese-Australian member of a Korean girl group's English male name is Harry.

Born to Vietnamese parents in Melbourne, Australia, Phạm Ngọc Hân's (20) first experience in the entertainment industry was as a member of the Australian kpop dance cover group AEMINA. In late 2019, she was the only person to pass the Plus Global Auditions, the first set of auditions for the girl group that would become NewJeans. Hanni is widely considered to be the best vocalist in the group

Minji

Marcus the Cleanup Queen

Born in Chuncheon, South Korea in 2004, Kim Min-ji began training with Source Music in 2017. She was likely the first member selected for NewJeans, as she was the anonymous face of the Plus Global Auditions that selected Hanni. Often acting as the de facto leader, Minji is the oldest member and one of the best dancers in the group.

Dani

Her male English name is Demitree.

In 2005, Danielle Marsh was born to an Australian father and Korean mother in Newcastle, Australia. Moving back and forth between Australia and South Korea as a child, Dani's first experience in show business was as a child actor in South Korea. She began her kpop career as a trainee at YG Entertainment ( the last of the big four Kpop companies), leaving the company and joining Source Music in July 2020. Probably the most popular member internationally, Dani is a talented vocalist who provided the Korean dub of Ariel for the live action Little Mermaid movie.

Haerin

This Kang's name is Stephen

Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Kang Hae-rin dropped out of middle school in 2020 at the age of 13 to begin training with Source Music, later earning her GED. A taleented singer and dancer, Haerin is also a global ambassador for Dior.

Hyein

(Male name) Collin is the reason we need pedobear.

Lee Hye-in was born in Incheon, South Korea in 2008, making her the youngest member, or maknae, of NewJeans. Getting her start as a child model, she also was a member of a kid's group called U.SSO Girl from 2017-2018. She later went on to star on a YouTube children's channel called PocketTV. She eventually joined ADOR as a trainee in 2021. Despite being the youngest member of the group, Hyein has the most showbiz experience in the group.

Now that we've had a chance to meet the stars of our story, we are finally able to see where the NewJeans/ADOR drama truly began. But first, it's time for a...

Cookie Break

After the success of their debut single Hype Boy, NewJeans quickly followed up with the lead single of their self-titled debut EP, Cookie. As @0BS3SS10N mentioned in the comments of our previous episode, there was something a little off about this song.

With most of the song in Korean, the lyrics, once translated into English, are something else:

Now, these lyrics wouldn't be too bad in and of themselves, at least compared to western music, save for one small problem; the majority of the group was underage when the song was released. At the time of release, Dani and Hanni were 17, Haerin was 16, and Hyein was 14(!). Only Minji was over the age of 18 at the time. This generated a great deal of controversy in western markets due to the sexual tone of the lyrics.

https://old.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/wdclrx/newjeans_cookie/

https://old.reddit.com/r/kpopthoughts/comments/wdd6bg/new_jeans_just_officially_debut_with_the_release/

Link

A solid summary of the drama

As @ftincel touched on above, the scandal was complicated by a report of a pattern of weird, borderline pedophilic behavior surrounding MHJ. She had numerous pictures of underage girls and a 15 year old Brooke Shields on her Instagram, and had also been accused of over sexualizing underage idols while at SM Entertainment.

Link

HYBE, ADOR, and NewJeans themselves argued the song was actually about burning a CD for someone (to bake a CD is a euphemism for burning a CD in Korea) and that the translator who worked on the MV above had mistranslated the lyrics. Most Westerners didn't buy this, pointing out that two of the people in the group (Dani and Hanni) were native English speakers. However, as is common with scandals related to Kpop idols, there were plenty of fans who were ready to eat up the cover story.

Link

https://old.reddit.com/r/unpopularkpopopinions/comments/wrsspn/cookie_by_new_jeans_isnt_as_sexual_as_people_make/

https://old.reddit.com/r/NewJeans/comments/wkle0q/serious_discussion_thread_the_cookie_and_min/

Let's see what /mu/ had to say at the time:

You know it's bad when even 4chan thinks you've gone too far

I think this is a compilation of translated comments from Korean sites. If not, someone needs to investigate this guy.

With all of that background info and the Cookie drama out of the way, we can begin our story in earnest.

The Beginning of the End

The Audit

On April 22nd, 2024, bombshell news dropped that HYBE would be launching an internal audit of ADOR and it's executives, due to concerns that MHJ was trying to attract investors to take the label independent. At the time, HYBE owned about 80% of ADOR, with the remaining 20% being held by ADOR executives, predominantly MHJ.

HYBE alleged that MHJ and a VP at ADOR, identified only as Mr. L, were working in collaboration to "free" ADOR from HYBE. The scheme included Mr. L passing classified info about HYBE to MHJ. Mr. L had previously worked with HYBE, most relevantly during its IPO, before being transferred by the company to ADOR. Once HYBE became aware of the plan, the audit was triggered, executives electronics were examined, and plans to remove MHJ as CEO of ADOR were initiated.

Illit

For her part, MHJ released a statement alleging that the audit was an illegal attempt to oust her as CEO In retaliation for her accusing Illit, a new Kpop group under HYBE's sub-label, Belift Labs, and their producers of "copying" NewJeans.

https://www.koreaboo.com/news/min-hee-jin-official-statement/

April 23rd and 24th

The next day, April 23rd, HYBE responded that it had clear evidence that MHJ had been planning to take ADOR independent long before Illit had debuted. The main piece of evidence for this was an unreleased internal document detailing MHJ's plans.

https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240423006400315

On the 24th, various ADOR executives tried to distance MHJ from the discovered internal document, but a report from Dispatch (basically the Korean TMZ) revealed that she had almost $73 million in put options on HYBE.

Link

April 25th

The Next day, April 25th, HYBE made public it's initial findings from the audit and stated it's intention to report MHJ to the police.

A leaked conversation between MHJ and another ADOR executive, A

In response MHJ called her own press conference that day, which ran for almost 2 hours.

the entire press conference summed up by mhj lawyers pic.twitter.com/3qrfngiz3H

— 𝓪⁷ (@JlNSONYEONDAN) April 25, 2024

During this press conference MHJ touched on a number of topics, including:

• Reiterating that the only cause of the audit was an internal complaint she filed over Illit's "plaigerism"

• Complaining that her shareholders agreement that she signed with HYBE was unfair and currently being renegotiated.

• Alleging that she was promised NewJeans would be the first of HYBE's new girl groups to debut. Instead Le Sserafim was allowed to debut first. (Remember this one, it will be important later on)

• Claiming that she would take legal action against HYBE for seizing her and other executive's electronics

• Stating that all of ADOR's internal discussions about seeking outside investors and breaking away from HYBE were merely jokes

• Tacitly admitting that she would consult a Korean Shaman to help make business decisions (again, more on this at a later date)

The entire press conference is a trip, and this all is just a snippet. We'll do a deep dive into the press conference and it's after effects next week, but for now, let's see how the internet reacted:

Reddit Reacts

Warning:: May contain spoilers for future parts of the saga.

https://old.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/1ca2gc4/hybe_launched_audit_into_ceo_of_newjeans_agency/

https://old.reddit.com/r/kpop_uncensored/comments/1ccn2j5/my_takes_from_the_min_heejin_press_conference/

https://old.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/1ca90ty/hybe_initiates_audit_of_adors_management/

https://old.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/1ca90ty/hybe_initiates_audit_of_adors_management/

/mu/ Reacts

That's all the time we have for this week, but I hope that I was able to whet your whistle for the drama we have ahead, because theres quite a bit of it.

On next week's "In the K-Hole"

• A deep dive into MHJ's April 25th press conference and auxiliary accusations!

• The parents of NewJeans speak up!

• New legal challenges!

• And much, much more, all next week!

I hope you enjoyed this episode, as well as your upcoming holidays. A very merry Christmas to you all and yours...

... From the bottom...

... Of the K-Hole.

Most Based Comments

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The United States has invaded 108 countries, killing civilians, raping and robbing them, ruining families, ruining economies, ruining countries, ruining everything for innocent people living there. American soldiers are constantly raping Japanese women in their Okinawa base, yet how come so much of the world supports the United States? How come the American people are not being boycotted? How come American products are not being boycotted? Is it because you think they are white so you are not asking that question? (18)

108? care to provide a list? (-6)

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The United States has invaded 108 countries, killing civilians, raping and robbing them, ruining families, ruining economies, ruining countries, ruining everything for innocent people living there. American soldiers are constantly raping Japanese women in their Okinawa base, yet how come so much of the world supports the United States? How come the American people are not being boycotted? How come American products are not being boycotted? Is it because you think they are white so you are not asking that question? (18)

Because when it comes to bases, they come invited, and leave when requested or is time. When it comes to war, I don't see new US states being created.Meanwhile russia does conquest, genocide and ethnic replacement.Truly a mystery why one is hated. (-4)

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Literally every nation does that, whether you like it or not USA and Europe aren't any better. (5)

You mean - nations in Europe are invading it's neighbor and massacring people to gain some terrain? It's not 1930s (-4)

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108? care to provide a list? (-6)

Is Google broken for you or you're too lazy? The fact you don't want to enlighten yourself on the war crimes committed directly by USA and funding coups, terrorist groups and rebellions to further it's geopolitical goals and spreading disinformation speaks volumes of your political bias. (3)

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The United States has invaded 108 countries, killing civilians, raping and robbing them, ruining families, ruining economies, ruining countries, ruining everything for innocent people living there. American soldiers are constantly raping Japanese women in their Okinawa base, yet how come so much of the world supports the United States? How come the American people are not being boycotted? How come American products are not being boycotted? Is it because you think they are white so you are not asking that question? (18)

Idk about 108 countries but they clearly did some morally evil stuff but it's not an excuse for Russia or China to do the same. Also there were plenty of boycotting but at the end of the day no one gives a frick If it doesn't impact their life (1)

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You're really splitting hairs here and now you accuse him of being a bot. Why not just engage with the question:how many countries has the US invaded?If I said "China has invaded 50 countries" you'd say "BS show me the evidence" (1)

You seem really angry for someone who just joined in the conversation?Curious? I've just debunked the other guy's fictious claim of doing bogus research when he just gave up and applied Hitchen's Razor.Also the bot user I'm referring to is you Outside strike2706? Is this another one of your tactic to constantly misread and mistake other people's identity on purpose?1st guy also seems to confuse me with making claims of 108 countries user.Now you've come in thinking I'm talking to the first guys regarding the bot username.That fact you seem really angry, have a relatively new account and seem to make the same reading and comprehension mistakes tends to make one think if you're using an alt or related to 1st loser. (1)

Biggest Lolcow: /u/No-Bluebird-5708

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Client confessed love for me and then ended their life

Tragic, tragic, heartbreaking loss. Won't go into any details to protect client privacy, but it's hard to swallow. Would be so grateful for any resources, groups, or advice as I grieve.

I've canceled most of my sessions for the week, but have kept a few. My backlogged notes for other clients are creating some anxiety. What a rollercoaster.

The most captivating client I've worked with to date, and they continue to be so even in their death. Grateful to have known them.

Update: Unbelievably thankful for the outpouring of support. It's been incredibly helpful to read and utilize ❤️ Very unfortunately I just got news of a second client passing. Two in the same week. This one was not by suicide.

Edit:

Erotic Countertransference

Looking for personal experiences navigating romantic/erotic countertransference (especially that in response to erotic transference)... I'm seeking supervision and being mindful about how I'm showing up with this client, but I'd love if anyone would be open to sharing more about their own experiences with this, and what the ultimate outcome was for you. Interestingly, this client has expressed their own attraction to me, and we're working through it/making use of it in our work together. They are not aware of my feelings beyond the genuine care I have for them. My framework leans relational psychodynamic for reference.

!manul

Yes I very fond of this animooool

Here it is in polygonal format

I never play planet zoo tbh but maybe a silly round feller could convince me

buy the funny cat - 20 votes

don't spend money on a video game cat you fricking r-slur - 20 votes

The motherfrickin grinch converted to islam

It's over for jollycels

!cuteandinvalid !nonchuds !lgbt

Haiiiiiiiiiiiiii

~OFFICIAL RANKINGS FOR ALL !pings~

S Tier - Orange

A funny post one of my !pinggrouplovers homies wanted to share with me Great content almost 100% assured and a reminder that the capy loves me and I am one of the Chosen IDs completely divisible by 2 unlike those oddcucks

A Tier - Yellow

Secret message or a reminder or occasionally someone really mad about something. Very intriguing and exciting when I get one of these

B Tier - Red

Normal dopamine hit. Though tbh often replies are a waste of time, usually it's some shit like this where some drunk kraut is just saying dumb crap & sidevoting & not making any sense

But sometimes it's @Sphereserf3232 tagging me on a post he thinks I should see (these specifically are A tier)

C Tier - Purple

Occasionally funny but majority of the time it's someone saying "omg remember /r/drama did that thing with /r/teenagers?" or that banned underage poster referencing rdrama randomly on reddit for some reason

? Tier - Green

Janny shit or something idk I've only seen these when I've been added as a hole janny nonconsensually. Basically

D Tier - Teal, Pink

Means some chatBIPOC is wasting my time rarely anything of interest

F Tier - Blue

Means I'm following a hole on accident or following a user even though I don't feel like reading their posts, complete trash, only click to make number go away

!pinknames

what the frick is that website. it's an eyesore and i'm confused

Who would willingly want to put their name on this steaming pile of shit

Carl Pathian apparently

I bet Carl Pathian is one of those chuds who believes that healthcare is a privilege, not a right, and that those who can't afford health insurance should just die.

Credit to @ACA_Claus for the comic. Much seethe.

@Merryvann gib money for rdrama namedrop

Carp come bask in your new haters

Dark matter could be the result of fermions pushed into a warped fifth dimension

This theory builds on an idea first stated in 1999, but is unique in its findings.

Dark matter makes up 75 percent of matter but has never been observed ... yet.

>theory from 1999

I don't trust ANY "science" from 1999

(It just got jannied as I'm typing this. So here's the text.)

I have a 7 year old daughter. My in-laws provide a lot of child care and they are huge Trumpers. They are not supposed to talk to our kids about religion or politics but FIL constantly has the tv on Fox News.

My daughter told me today she hates all the news (we watch the local news and Today show when home) except Fox News. She's said other concerning lightly pro-Trump things recently as well.

I don't know what to do. I'm trying to keep her as apolitical as possible while gently introducing ideas like human rights (including reproductive rights on a very simple level).

I know we have to talk to the in-laws but I don't know how to get her impressionable little mind to not believe what she's already been exposed to.

Broom manufacturers must be doing well these days.

Cut those chuds off

Great advice /u/deer_hobbies

Are these people real

[-2] Honestly, I don't think you can receive free child care and then impose all kinds of rules on the people that do free labour for you. You can try of course, but if you want child care with professional standards, you need to arrange something else. I don't really now what you want from us, because your post is missing a lot of info, which is necessary to help you in the right direction. Therefore, it does sound a bit clickbaity to me.

Good bait idea. "Actually, the maga fascists are providing free labour so maybe you're the problematic one "

Wingcucks smh! I don't remember having a single political thought as a kid. Actually, I don't remember much to begin with

Niggachain AI Layer 2 blockchain is real $N2 pic.twitter.com/w1cGwegXBS

— Niggachain AI Layer 2 $N2 (🧪, ⛓️) (@NiggachainL2) December 8, 2024

https://dexscreener.com/solana/6qjnhe3ubr859qkbsuhywr3daf25qxv8afz9wctrsve7

ITS FULLY AI, NEIGHBOR.

Most of the crypto accountants are not white by the way. Mines is muslim and asian.

pic.twitter.com/Z0gQOrVxZv

— fapital (@Fapital3) October 29, 2024

Him and every ENS scalper should get capital punishment

— Tony (@0xRacist) December 24, 2024

!nooticers this is when you don't have the first amendment

https://archive.is/NVASP

Singapore's ultra-rich are increasingly cloaking their purchases of mansions in the city-state in secrecy, to avoid drawing attention to their wealth and social status.

The market for exclusive, multimillion-dollar houses called Good Class Bungalows has heated up this year in the Asian financial hub. At least S$1.1 billion ($819 million) worth of deals were inked from January to early December, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News and List Sotheby's International Realty, a luxury residential brokerage.

Close to half of those bungalow purchases, as measured by value, didn't include legal filings known as property caveats that make the transactions widely known. Deals without caveats are much harder to track because they don't show up in a database maintained by Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority. They usually become public through press leaks and directed searches of local real estate ownership records.

More individuals are also acquiring Singapore mansions using shell companies or trusts that help keep their identities private. Some buyers now require brokers to sign non-disclosure agreements that bar them from divulging owners' identities and other details, according to people familiar with the transactions.

The ability to buy Good Class Bungalows is a privilege the government affords only to citizens and a small number of foreigners who have received approval from Singapore's law minister. Soaring prices for these luxury homes and the mystery around some recent buyers have raised questions about whether there should be more transparency around the ownership of the highly coveted assets.

It is also a sensitive issue for locals, because Singapore has granted citizenship to wealthy migrants who are paying large sums for private properties.

"There are more and more buyers who prefer to be low profile," said William Wong, founder of Realstar Premier Group, a property agency specializing in bungalows.

That's especially been the case after a S$3 billion money laundering scandal erupted last year and drew attention to how some China-born Singapore residents were staying in mansions that they rented for as much as S$150,000 a month. Ten money launderers have since been convicted, jailed and deported. Wong said buyers of high-end homes don't want to be unduly scrutinized, and would rather keep their purchases under the radar.

Surging Prices

There are about 2,800 Good Class Bungalows in land-scarce Singapore, where nearly 80% of households live in public high-rise flats. GCBs generally have plot sizes of at least 1,400 square meters (15,069 square feet) and are all located in prime residential areas.

The median sale price of a GCB has nearly doubled from 2019 to about S$36 million this year, according to Bloomberg's calculations. Historically, most individuals who buy Singapore mansions have lodged property caveats, which protect the buyer's interest in the asset and prevent others from poaching it before the sale is completed.

Most of the biggest transactions in 2023 and 2024 didn't have caveats. The largest completed deal this year was a S$84 million purchase of a bungalow in April by Xiang Yangyang, the daughter of Chinese nickel billionaire Xiang Guangda, Bloomberg News reported earlier. The property's previous owner had paid S$37.6 million in 2020 for the 2,612 square meters of land on which the mansion sits, in an enclave called Bin Tong Park.

Less than a mile away, a pair of GCBs on adjacent plots on Belmont Road were sold for S$131 million, according to property filings. The deals were reported by a local newspaper in July.

One plot was purchased by Jennifer Tzelee Teo, a 48-year-old naturalized Singapore citizen originally from China. The other property was acquired by a trust that also listed Teo's name, although the beneficiary wasn't disclosed.

Teo is the wife of billionaire Zhang Lei, the China-born founder and Chairman of Hillhouse Investment, according to people familiar with the matter. Her legal name used to be Zhao Li, and she changed it after becoming a Singaporean, according to public records reviewed by Bloomberg News. In Singapore, Teo is a common way to romanize the surname Zhang.

Zhang is also a naturalized Singaporean, and he owns a condominium near Singapore's main shopping belt Orchard Road, property records show.

Singapore citizens have to pay an additional 20% tax on their second local residential property purchase, and 30% on subsequent purchases. If a spouse or other family member buys the property, this so-called "additional buyer's stamp duty" would not be incurred. Some parents have also been known to purchase homes using a trust structure for children under the age of 21, the minimum legal age to own a private property in Singapore.

"We have noticed a growing interest from Chinese buyers in Good Class Bungalows in recent months," said Mabel Tan, a senior partner at law firm Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP who heads its property and conveyancing department, especially for undeveloped land to customize the property. In some cases, she said, buyers are exploring purchases with the "anticipation of obtaining Singapore citizenship in the very near future."

Wong of Realstar said Chinese migrants are also "very willing to pay premiums for the properties they like," especially since the assets are mostly of freehold status — unlike in China — and are still cheaper relative to similar assets in the prime locations of Hong Kong.

Non-Caveated Deals

Among the non-caveated transactions was a S$57 million purchase completed in April of a nearly 1,770 square meters Dalvey Estate property by Anthony Tjajadi, the founding partner of Singapore-based investment firm Trihill Capital and a descendant of an Indonesian family.

In October, the wife of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital's co-founder Su Zhu sold a mansion for S$51 million to Chrispianto Karim, who also hails from an Indonesian family that owns a palm oil conglomerate.

Last year, Singapore's Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng bought a Good Class Bungalow in another enclave called Brizay Park for nearly S$27.3 million. Also in 2023, Wang Qianqian, a China-born Singapore citizen, paid S$50 million for a Holland Rise mansion that had been owned by Mah Bow Tan, a former minister who once oversaw public housing in the city.

Some countries have sought to uncloak the secrecy of the rich, with mixed success. To combat money-laundering and discourage secrecy, the UK introduced new rules in 2022 requiring offshore companies that own UK properties to disclose their ultimate beneficiary. Individuals also have to pay higher taxes if they use such structures to buy homes rather than purchasing them directly under their own names.

In New York, where many wealthy individuals have used limited liability companies to buy luxury apartments, a bill meant to create a public database of shell companies' owners in real estate deals ended up being watered down, with access granted only to law enforcement agencies.

Singapore imposes a 65% tax on residential property purchases using trusts. It has to be paid in cash upfront, and citizens can seek a refund in some cases.

In September, an online media outlet reported that UBS Trustees had bought a bungalow from Singapore's law minister, K Shanmugam, in the Queen Astrid Park area for S$88 million. The transaction was inked more than a year ago in August 2023.

The property has a land area of nearly 3,171 square meters. The purchase was done on behalf of an entity called the Jasmine Villa Settlement, according to property filings. Its ultimate beneficiary's identity couldn't be established.

The sale of the property, originally bought for S$7.95 million in 2003, has become political fodder. An opposition party leader, Chee Soon Juan, questioned how the bungalow's recent valuation was determined and who the new owner is.

In response to a parliamentary question in October, Singapore's second minister for law Edwin Tong said that no trusts with foreign beneficiaries have been approved to purchase GCBs since 2019. In addition, no foreigners have bought such homes since 2021. The Singapore Land Authority, a statutory board under the law ministry, does not collect general data on landed residential properties acquired through trust companies if the beneficiaries are Singapore citizens.

In essence, that means that property agents and other service providers involved in the transactions are primarily responsible for verifying the identities and source of wealth of Singaporean mansion buyers.

"The problem with opacity is the fallout from public perception is much worse than the actual problem," said Alan Cheong, executive director of research for Singapore at real estate consultancy Savills Plc, referring to the increasing number of property deals that don't have caveats.

The risk is that "things may go out of control if there are no checks and balances," and it would be better if all private property deals are subject to mandatory disclosure rules, he added. "Singapore has prided itself as being a very transparent and open economy, so it should continue to hold on to the ideal."

!kino

if ur uesr ID is fricking odd, nothing chnages for u

if ur uesr ID is fricking eevn, u get the fricking new ping group tab

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