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Cake day: July 19th, 2023

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  • It seems like there are two things that could account for the situation.

    One is that the government knowingly invited a Nazi to be celebrated in front of the Jewish president of Ukraine to mock and embarrass him.

    The other is that Hunka never told people he was a Nazi and just said he fought for Ukraine. He seems to have been active in the community and even had an endowment fund set up at the University of Alberta, so maybe he was riding a wave of assumptions for a while.

    I guess we could look at how Canada has acted toward Ukraine. That should tell us which of these is more likely.

    Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Canada has committed nearly $22 billion in multi-faceted assistance for Ukraine, including over $12.4 billion in direct financial support – the largest per capita financial contribution among G7 countries. source










  • This is pretty similar to Beanie Babies, but not Pokemon or Pog because you could play with those. Beanie Babies were popular for some reason (right place right time? Brilliant viral marketing?) and then became an investment opportunity. Same with Labubu. I’ve always seen talk about how much they’re worth, and the blind box adds a bit of gambling to it, which I guess is similar to opening a pack if cards.