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J. Steven York RESISTS<p>The 747 aircraft the Qataris want to give to Trump is a white elephant that they can't sell, and that they'll be glad to be rid of the storage and maintenance charges for. <br><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2025/05/14/qatar-747-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisk</span><span class="invisible">y/2025/05/14/qatar-747-trump/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airforceone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airforceone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dumbpresidenttricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dumbpresidenttricks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whiteElephant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pigInAPoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigInAPoke</span></a></p>
Syeda Yasmeen Aftab Ali<p>MY VLOG: CPEC| Debt burdens| Future of CPEC| Comparing with Sri Lanka</p><p>Pakistan is under massive debts &amp; CPEC has yet to deliver on the operational front. Balochistan issues add to delaying projects.&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/ItvDhoQZzoM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/ItvDhoQZzoM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cpec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cpec</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/baluchistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baluchistan</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/securitybreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securitybreach</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/baluchi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baluchi</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whiteelephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whiteelephant</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dynamicscrm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dynamicscrm</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>army</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pakistannews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistannews</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/baluchistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baluchistan</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/operationalissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>operationalissues</span></a></p>
Representative Sample<p>Item value is determined by:</p><p>1) the cost of said item, if purchased at a store (non-cursed items) </p><p>or</p><p>2) the amount you would have to pay - based on the market rate in your area - to banish / exorcise / permanently remove the item from your life (cursed items). </p><p>Also, with Monkey’s Paw parties, there is no swapping. Once you touch an item, it is yours permanently, unless and until any magical prerequisites are fulfilled. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/MonkeysPawParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonkeysPawParty</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/YankeeSwap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YankeeSwap</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a></p>
alchemistmuffin<p>Alright, decided to take some time off from social for few days to detox. Enjoyed some McRib, had nice time at cocktail party, and got some gifts at white elephant. </p><p>But, time to get back to work. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LifeUpdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LifeUpdate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Holiday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Holiday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Drinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drinks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/McRib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McRib</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>Greece "is the 8th country to drop out after initially planning to participate in the [Osaka] expo...amid concerns about the event's ballooning costs"<br><a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241130/p2g/00m/0na/009000c" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mainichi.jp/english/articles/2</span><span class="invisible">0241130/p2g/00m/0na/009000c</span></a><br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Osaka</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NoMoreExpos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoMoreExpos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>"<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka...to make up for a shortage of truck drivers"<br><a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241102/p2g/00m/0bu/030000c" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mainichi.jp/english/articles/2</span><span class="invisible">0241102/p2g/00m/0bu/030000c</span></a><br>🔸Haven't heard any explanation why existing railroads are not sufficient for cargo transport &amp; yet govt mumbles about loss of revenue when asked about raising tax thresholds for minimum wage workers.<br>Hope a hung parliament can smoke out all the wasteful pet projects LDP &amp; Keidanren has been pushing thru up to now<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@primonatura" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>primonatura</span></a></span> <br>🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃<br>Wondering why Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) seems to have forgotten that Japan already has an extensive railway network; so why does it want to reinvent the wheel?<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>"...govt aims to launch [an automated freight network] in select areas by 2034 before introducing it on the busy Tokyo-Osaka route, PM Kishida announced on July 25"<br>"...estimated construction cost per 10 km is 25.4B yen ($165M) for above-ground infrastructure and 7B to 80B yen for the underground tunnels"<br><a href="https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15363084" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">asahi.com/ajw/articles/1536308</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a><br>🔸Ignoring existing freight trains allows excuse to spend billions of taxpayers' money?🤔<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>🔸Meanwhile:<br>"Japanese govt on Dec. 19 [2023] unveiled the overall cost of hosting the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, putting infrastructure development at some ¥9.7 trillion (approx. $67.5 billion)"<br>🔸That's about ¥78,295 ($489) per person living in <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a><br><a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231220/p2a/00m/0na/002000c" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mainichi.jp/english/articles/2</span><span class="invisible">0231220/p2a/00m/0na/002000c</span></a></p><p>🔸It's puzzling why people keep voting in the guys who keep dipping into taxpayers' wallets to push White Elephant projects. Old habits are hard to kick?<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>"[Japan's] Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry has proposed [transporting] goods on median strips or through underground tunnels along expressways"<br>"According to a survey of construction companies...a system linking Tokyo and Osaka would cost up to ¥3.7 trillion"<br><a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/economy/20240623-193996/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/busine</span><span class="invisible">ss/economy/20240623-193996/</span></a></p><p>🔸Why reinvent the wheel when you get to spend trillions reinventing railroads?😬<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a></p>
GG<p>Important to remember that demolishing the iconic Science Centre &amp; replacing it with a Science-Centre-lite on <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a>'s waterfront park is part of the premier's shady 95 year deal with Therme mega-spa.<br>Details of <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DougFord</span></a>'s contract with Therme should be revealed to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a>. Several <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Therme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Therme</span></a> sites around the world now sit vacant, boarded up, land cleared, with no progress towards construction. Manchester, below, is at least four years delayed. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PonziScheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PonziScheme</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MistakeByTheLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MistakeByTheLake</span></a></p>
Hollywood Box<p>🎬 Just watched <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BruceWillis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BruceWillis</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WrongPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WrongPlace</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a>! 🥳 He keeps delivering those action-packed performances we love. Have you seen them yet? What did you think? 💥🔥</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MovieNight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MovieNight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActionMovies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActionMovies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BruceWillisFans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BruceWillisFans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MovieReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MovieReview</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>"International expositions...have been used...for increasing national prestige"<br>"As that...came to an impasse, the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)...redefined the expos in 1994 as venues for resolving global issues"<br>"But [2025 <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Osaka</span></a> Expo theme] “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”...is so vague that few [have any idea] what that means"<br>"...authorities have yet to outgrow the 1970 way of thinking"<br><a href="https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15229636" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">asahi.com/ajw/articles/1522963</span><span class="invisible">6</span></a><br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NoMoreExpos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoMoreExpos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>"For decades, Japanese business and govt leaders, as well as much of the media, have hyped the ...Linear Chūō Shinkansen [maglev]"<br>"JR Central’s president admitted that <a href="https://toad.social/tags/maglev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maglev</span></a> won’t turn a profit domestically"<br>"the Linear will...[use] 3 to 4 times as much energy per person to power as the current Tōkaidō Shinkansen"<br>- Justin Aukema (Assoc. Prof., Economics Faculty, Osaka City Univ)<br><a href="https://globalvoices.org/2024/01/31/the-true-cost-of-japans-linear-bullet-train/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalvoices.org/2024/01/31/th</span><span class="invisible">e-true-cost-of-japans-linear-bullet-train/</span></a><br>🔸Probably only major construction firms will profit<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Shizuoka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shizuoka</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a></p>
zahl<p>The White Elephant sale is just so much fun! Too bad my kid has about outgrown the vintage kid's clothing section. There was a nice blue dress, but nothing I would want to have to hem. </p><p>Some departments are getting cleared out, but they still have new stuff incoming. </p><p><a href="https://towns.gay/tags/ocma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocma</span></a> <a href="https://towns.gay/tags/Oaklandmuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oaklandmuseum</span></a> <a href="https://towns.gay/tags/whiteelephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whiteelephant</span></a></p>
KC-DOZ<p>Today's money-saving tip for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frugal</span></a> <br>May also make a great <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhiteElephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteElephant</span></a> gift as well!</p>
Avanti Artifacts<p>🎅 Deck your pet parent out in holiday style with this pawsome Santa hat pom pom beanie! 🐾⛄⛄ Your favorite pet lover can't resist! Give one today before they sell out! 🐶❤️</p><p><a href="https://avantiartifacts.store/product/dog-paw-santa-pom-pom-knit-cap/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">avantiartifacts.store/product/</span><span class="invisible">dog-paw-santa-pom-pom-knit-cap/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DogPomPomHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DogPomPomHat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PetsChristmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PetsChristmas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SantaPawsHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SantaPawsHat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PawPrintPatchHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PawPrintPatchHat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PetObsessedGift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PetObsessedGift</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FurryFriendBeanie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FurryFriendBeanie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whiteelephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whiteelephant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretsanta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secretsanta</span></a></p>
patiocarpenter<p>Little table for gift exchange. Also started branding my work, first one with the stamp. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woodworking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/walnut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>walnut</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whiteelephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whiteelephant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>handmade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/madeincanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>madeincanada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endtable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endtable</span></a></p>
Discos America<p>¿Qué crees que se lleva de regalo Kike de Los Karkik’s? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/navidad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>navidad</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regalo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regalo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/youtubeshorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youtubeshorts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shorts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whiteelephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whiteelephant</span></a> © Discos America from Discos America</p><p><a href="https://discosamerica.wordpress.com/2023/12/07/que-crees-que-se-lleva-de-regalo-kike-de-los-karkiks-navidad-regalo/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discosamerica.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">23/12/07/que-crees-que-se-lleva-de-regalo-kike-de-los-karkiks-navidad-regalo/</span></a></p>
Coreyartus Imagery<p>For those of you who need something kitschy to pass on for your holidays: An Official White Elephant, 8x10", printable and suitable for framing. To be passed on perpetually at all those holiday parties in your future. Complete with Certificate of Authenticity you can tape to the back.</p><p>Here's a HD version: <br><a href="https://www.playbook.com/s/coreyartus-imagery/2Q8aCKGevSW9Cj9teNF5YUTL" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">playbook.com/s/coreyartus-imag</span><span class="invisible">ery/2Q8aCKGevSW9Cj9teNF5YUTL</span></a></p><p>Let the holiday season commence!</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/whiteelephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whiteelephant</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/giftexchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>giftexchange</span></a></p>