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 MIREN COMO LOS CAPITALISTAS GANAN MAS DINERO:   Yo compre en el Supermercado Nacional unas Danish Butter Cookies y miren porque yo soy mas comunista que Marx, miren como es el capitalismo.  Esas galleticas de mantequilla supuestamente danesas, estan fabricadas en La India.  Y le ponen un embase igualito al de las galleticas danesas originales fabricadas den Dinamarca.  Asi es que los capitalistas ganan mucho dinero porque al los salarios en La India ser mas bajo que los salarios de Dinamarca (donde estan supuestas a ser fabricadas las galleticas danesas), los capitalistas fabricadores de esas Danish Butter Cookies ganan mas dinero.  Pero saben buenas

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 I have a question about wether if i can eat a lot today on new years eve in order to have fun or wether i should stick to my low calorie diet? I ask this question because i am planning to eat about 5000 calories today which is 3300 calories over my maintainance calories which is about 1700 (The amount of calories i need to maintain same body-weight). Which means i would gain 1 extra lb. Do you think gaining 1 lb is not a big problem if i eat those 5000 calories today?  Should i have fun eating those 5000 calories today on new years eve, or should i be strong and stick to my low calorie diet?

THE NATURE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE IN CAPITALIST COUNTRIES IS SADNESS, DEPRESSION AND PAIN !!

THE NATURE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE IN CAPITALIST COUNTRIES IS SADNESS, DEPRESSION AND PAIN !!  The nature of human existence in most capitalist countries, where happiness seems absent, as Schopenhauer suggested—not only because life itself is painful, but because capitalism is a system that delivers only pain, sadness, and hardship, even to those who benefit from it. I bet even Trump, who gains from capitalism, doesn’t truly know what happiness is.

The USA has never been a particularly happy society, and in some countries like Mexico, there’s even more pain, suffering, and hardship. Even the so-called progressive liberal social-democrat pseudo-leftist governments, like those of Andrés López Obrador and Claudia Sheinbaum, are seen by some as kleptocracies, plutocracies, and corrupt oligarchies. Out of a population of 130 million, it’s estimated that only about 10 million people live comfortably.

The world can feel like a place full of pain, with many countries seeming like hells on earth. Nations such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Haiti, Palestine, Honduras, Cuba, Venezuela, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago, along with several in Europe like Moldova, Ukraine, Spain, Georgia, and Romania, struggle with poverty and hardship..

Even in the so-called welfare social-democratic nations of Europe like Sweden and Norway, poverty still exists. There’s also significant poverty in China, which many progressive liberals (who aren’t radical orthodox Marxists or anarchists) often view as a paradise. The reality is that in China, only a small portion of the population lives well. Similarly, India, despite spending heavily on its space program and boasting luxuries like modern roads, vehicles, stunning scenery, and beautiful cities, also struggles with widespread poverty and hardship.

Here in the USA, it’s the same story. In Knoxville, TN, where I live, there are really two Knoxvilles. One is a beautiful place full of nice, friendly people, often part of the privileged upper middle class and high-wage working class, which might explain their happiness. But there’s also a more somber side of Knoxville, filled with sad, weary faces—and that’s the majority here.

The majority of the 350 million Americans seem visibly depressed. This depression isn’t really due to low brain chemicals, as psychiatrists often claim, but more to low buying power. Many Americans struggle with low incomes, and when combined with an inflationary economic system, it prevents them from affording their basic needs and simple pleasures, making it hard to feel happy.

That’s why most people play lotto games—not because they’re addicted, but because there’s no united, powerful leftist option to help the 80% of the U.S. population that’s struggling with poverty and depression. For many, the lotto feels like the only light at the end of the tunnel.

The same thing happens with drugs, whether legal or illegal. I believe there’s no real addiction to drugs; people use them to numb the pain and suffering that comes from being among the 80% of the population who don’t earn enough to live a full and happy life.

Only a full anarchist, radical socialist revolution to overthrow the U.S. government and other governments worldwide at the same time, as Trotsky suggested, could lead to happiness. But as Carl Dix of the Revolutionary Communist Party USA said, as long as the U.S. remains a capitalist, oligarchic, plutocratic kleptocracy—like most countries in the world—happiness will be absent, replaced by pain, sadness, boredom, and depression.

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 Es una revolución permanente, como decía Trotsky, y de alcance mundial, que necesitamos para acabar con todos los ricos del planeta, quitarles sus billones de dólares y usar ese dinero para liberar a los pobres de la pobreza y el sufrimiento.

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 Every so often, headlines and social media buzz with phrases like “Mysterious signal detected from deep space”, capturing the imagination of millions. Questions immediately arise: Is an advanced civilization trying to communicate? Is it a coded message? Could someone be saying “hello” across unimaginable distances? Yet almost always, science provides a simpler explanation: interference, malfunctioning equipment, or a natural cosmic phenomenon.

In astronomy, the word signal doesn’t mean a secret message—it refers to any detectable electromagnetic wave, such as radio, microwaves, pulses, or bursts, coming from the cosmos. Most of these are completely natural emissions, often billions of years old. The excitement comes when something doesn’t fit known categories: unusually intense pulses, precise frequencies, or patterns that seem artificial. That’s when the public leaps to conclusions about extraterrestrials.

History shows why these stories gain traction. Pulsars, discovered in the 1960s, emitted such precise, repeating signals that some initially suspected intelligent communication. Today we know they are spinning neutron stars acting like cosmic lighthouses. Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), brief and intense flashes lasting milliseconds, were once mysterious but are now linked to magnetars and extreme astrophysical events. Even human-made interference has caused confusion—like a persistent signal in Australia that turned out to be a microwave oven. 

Why “Alien Signals” Keep Making Headlines.

Why “Alien Signals” Keep Making Headlines.

The process of investigating a suspicious signal is meticulous. Astronomers verify if it appears in multiple telescopes, rule out human-made interference, compare it to known cosmic phenomena, check for repetition, and analyze its precise location. A signal must meet strict criteria—repeatable, stable, originating from a fixed point, and free from interference—before even being considered a candidate for extraterrestrial origin. So far, none have passed these rigorous tests.

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Despite this, humans remain fascinated by the idea of alien life. Our imagination, combined with popular culture, from Contact to Arrival, primes us to see patterns and messages even when they aren’t there. The vastness of the universe, with billions of stars and planets, keeps hope alive. And rare, unexplained signals only reinforce our curiosity and the cultural allure of “what if we’re not alone?”

Science hasn’t given up on the search for life. Researchers now focus on analyzing exoplanet atmospheres for bio-signature gases, studying icy moons like Europa and Enceladus with potential internal oceans, and understanding Earth’s own origins to identify similar conditions elsewhere. The SETI program continues to monitor the skies for unmistakably artificial signals—but always as a last-resort hypothesis, never a first guess.

Ultimately, the fascination with alien signals endures because it blends curiosity and hope. The cosmos is full of pulses, bursts, and flashes, mostly natural, but every anomaly reminds us of the universe’s immensity and mystery. The real magic lies in the act of listening—exploring the unknown, even when no one is sending a reply.