tadman

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United States: China's top export market, with a value of $524.7 billion in 2023.

China's second-largest export market is Hong Kong. In 2023, China exported goods worth approximately $274.52 billion to Hong Kong.

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Guess where most of that goes... A city of seven million people (the size of metro los angeles) does not consume half the amount of goods of the richest country in the world... they re-export it, probably a lot to USA.

This is a gross misunderstanding of how punishment works. In its most simple form, punishment seeks to make the victims whole again and punish the criminal by making them give up a large piece of money or property.

In terms of a corporation or organization, the orgainzation is a legal entity that must cover their debts. It doesn't matter if the CEO or criminals within the organization are gone. You can argue with me all day long, our laws do not recognize the departure of criminal employees as reason to let the entire organization off the hook. That is pure fantasy.

Our laws also recognize that you can make an example of a criminal or an organization responsible for criminals in order to deter other criminals or corrupt organizations. This is important.

Overall the OP's analysis is a non-starter.

Half of all boaters should not be out there. You see how people drive when there are roads, lines, and speed limits and they still can barely manage to keep it going. Boaters scare the heck out of me.

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Do it and get disbarred you fricking moron.

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This. If you can't handle very basic concepts of following the law, you have absolutely no business as an officer of the court.

Far worse than that, the judiciary was supposed to be the last neutral bastion. How do you think the average person feels about their chances in getting a fair trial now when clearly judges are outing themselves as partisan democrat creeps?

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produced by Jimmy Kimmel

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fashion influencers

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reality show

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Three strikes and you're out. But they had me at Kimmel, anything that guy does is a hard zero for me.

What are you into? Beaches, nature, food, golf, shopping etc...?

For lodging there are two key options for me - Grand Hotel, $1m view for $400+/night and the Daphne Hampton Inn with the same view for $150/night. Neither is actually in Fairhope. The Grand is nice but not worth $400-500. You can visit for drinks, meal, etc... without staying the night. They do have a nice course. Alternatively there is the Hampton 20 minutes north with a hella view, but they have let that property slide a bit (its not bad). Same view, far less money. Neither is walking distance to Fairhope. There is a Hampton downtown that is very walkable but no view.

For food, I would go to Wash House, Southwood, Mancis, Gambinos, lots of good little spots downtown Fairhope.

Downtown has a lot of shopping options, they are mostly closed on Sunday. IF you want to go shopping, put a nature-oriented item on Sunday and shop Saturday.

Bacchus in Pass Christian, get the cajun club and sit on the large patio overlooking the GOA. <-- best view

Fayards Marathon on Washington (609?) in Ocean Springs for carryout poboys, call ahead and order from BSL or Gulfport on the road. <-- fastest option if you call ahead

Cornerstone Bar in Gautier, get the hoagie po boy.

Jack's Bar in Pascagoula, everythign is really good. Looks like a dive bar, significantly above average food (not necessarily bar food either). <--- best food

Callaghas Irish Bar in Mobile, get the reuben or irish dip.

The Waterfront in Daphne, $1m view and great bar food over the bay.

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apparently those who would rather question the intelligence of a man who sends rockets into space

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Try bringing this up with educated liberals. You get responses like "he didn't really start paypal" or "he didnt' make space-x or tesla, the engineers did".

They will say absolutely anything no matter how silly sounding to deligitimize Musk.

Besides, maybe he should get a real job like community organizer. Then he could be Senator and President.

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Politics and drugs have destroyed a once great state

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I know little of Laffy so can't speak for that, but anything SE Louisiana, why not just move to BSL and drive into BR or NOLA if you need big city stuff?

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The arrogance of the left wing media is astounding.

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No kidding.

Sitting there calling right wing journalists "freak shows" while they defend boys in girls sports and such.

Tell us more about how we're freak shows...