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- Comment on The Trump Administration Goes to War, by Any Memes Necessary | A series of White House social-media videos turn the carnage in Iran into gleeful entertainment. 1 hour ago:
“why do they hate us?”
- Comment on V.A. Begins Drive to Put Homeless Veterans Into Guardianship | A joint effort with the Justice Department creates new authority to compel veterans into institutional or involuntary care. 1 hour ago:
Good to know we’re focusing resources on things that matter to vets while cutting doctors and nurses in the VA
- Comment on Bam Scores 83 to Put Up 2nd Highest Scoring Game in NBA HISTORY!! 1 day ago:
Durant’s comment is a backhanded compliment if one ever was made. “It takes a lot of stamina” is what his comment boils down to which points to the volume of the shots rather than talent–which seems pretty clearly supported. When your own team decides to go for it, when the other team is The Wizards who care nothing for the sport, when refs decide to play along, when you’re a has-been playoff threat 6th ranked team in the east…it all has to line up. Some "moment”. Big asterix to me.
- Comment on Get a Dog, Live Longer? 1 week ago:
Have disposable income that allows you to buy a dog, but also medical care. Wonder which one is the causal variable and which one is just correlative?
- Comment on Trump’s Attack on Iran Is Reckless 1 week ago:
Eliza:
Words! Words! Words! I’m so sick of words!
I get words all day through;
First from him, now from you!
Is that all you blighters can do?
- Comment on I've never seen Joker get this heated before 1 week ago:
Joker’s eyes looking like that? If you don’t know what it looks like when a quiet, calm one gets pushed over the line like that? You do not want any of that noise.
Dort should be suspended. Fucking clown ass clown forever will now be cheap shot dort. Of all the guys you could pull that sophomoric bullshit on, Joker? That’s where punks are too comfortable and don’t fear consequences .
What if joker twists his ankle on that trip attempt and is out for the rest of the season? What if it’s the beginning of career affecting injuries? League should be severe with that punishment, the dude is an all-timer. People will watch his games in 50 years.
- Comment on WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT YAO MING ANYMORE!? 1 week ago:
No one is talking about him because he retired 15 years ago and missed ~4 of his last 6 seasons, which is almost like retiring about 20 years ago.
He didn’t win a ring and retired 20 years ago. Are there other players who get regular love with those rough stats?
Don’t project your obsession as how other people think.
- Comment on Javier Milei pushes through a labor reform that Argentina resisted under previous right‑wing governments 1 week ago:
Was milei democratically elected or? Hope the folks are happy with their and their kids lives with this change
- Comment on John Roberts Is Losing Patience With Trump 1 week ago:
Consistent, as always, the NYT cheerleading a piece where someone who has supported fascism, misogyny, constitutional violations, war, cheating, lying and theft makes the smallest attempt to do something anyone else would be expected to.
The same approach that put them into breathlessly writing articles about Liz Cheney as if that was meaningful to outcome of the presidential election.
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- Comment on CEOs make 281 times of the typical worker 2 weeks ago:
Look, if you can’t support the absurd concentration of wealth at the organizational level how are you going to keep your head on straight that this is all normal and acceptable at the systemic level? Next you’re going to say that wealth should not be based on whatever the next charlatan shits out at Davos or TedX but actually sustainably improving the world for humans?
Keep the faith, surely those gains will trickle down soon.
- Comment on Class war is the future of American politics 3 weeks ago:
Zucman puts it more emphatically. “I think democracy versus oligarchy is going to be the battle of the 21st century,” he says. “I don’t know how long it’s going to take for the Democratic Party to actually understand that.
What a terribly disappointing conclusion. The author is as naive as he’s under the impression the Democratic party is. Those in control of the Democratic party are absolutely aware where their largest financial backing comes from.
They know it dipshit, it’s why they submarined Bernie and refused to even mention mandamis name until he’d already won. It’s why AOC was passed over for party leadership appointment roles in Congress. They don’t want to win against oligarchy.
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- Comment on Trump DOJ Files 9/11-Era Charges Against Leftists Across the Country | Under Trump, the DOJ has changed how it brings terrorism cases, and is training them on the opposition 5 weeks ago:
Maybe don’t pull punches when you still had a free press then NYT?
Fuckkkkkk you NYT
- Comment on Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections 5 weeks ago:
It’s of course a monkeys paw.
Congrats, no more vote by mail.
Sorry, states only get to count toward totals if they X(fealty, bribe, cede rights/controls)
Wait I thought only full people could vote, not 3/5ths? Can’t have that in nationalized elections
- Comment on NBA star Stephen Curry faces backlash over investments in ‘Israeli’ firms 5 weeks ago:
“investment for retirement is way different than owning a VC firm”
I’d challenge that idea if you’re trying to pass a moral judgement. It’s no less wrong or immoral to uncaringly invest in companies that do horrible things for ones retirement in a 401k than it is in invest uncaringly in companies that do horrible things for VC, starting a new business or any other investment decision. We all bear responsibility for the effects of our own decisions, whether small in scale or large. Whether small or large investments, if we all took care and interest and time to receive and made changes where we see immorality, the world would be better for it.
Who gets to draw the line between those who are just “retiring” and bear no responsibility for the effects of their investments and those who are so wealthy they should? Who gets to decide what that amount threshold is? You? Why wouldn’t everyone be held to the principle if you’re making a judgement based on morality? Gets to be a very slippery and subjective slope otherwise.
- Comment on NBA star Stephen Curry faces backlash over investments in ‘Israeli’ firms 5 weeks ago:
I would say generally the problem is the structure of capitalism is a moral; if you looked at the investments of anyone who has a 401k, there is awful shit companies doing horrific things that go against the need and interests of the person who owns the 401k that they are likely unaware of or at best hold their nose at because it’s part of a bundle of investments or an index fund like the s&p500.
None of that excuses the effects of providing funding, but it’s systematic; rich people just have more money to invest in largely the same system The rich might potentially have better access to those who could help then understand their options but many likely outsource their investment choices to someone with the mandate simply to “responsibly manage” their funds, which for most people unfortunately means to maximize the return. Someone like Steph ostensibly doesn’t want to be funding genocide but unless you are hands on reviewing every opportunity, screening every company, etc. it’s little surprise that Joe schmoe int heir 401k or Shaq in his burger franchises supports horrible outcomes for employees, consumers, or those in other countries.
No excuses for the responsibility any of us bear, and perhaps it’s fair to hold the very wealthy that much more accountable with the opportunities and resources they have to make more informed or deliberate decisions but at the end of the day they are part of an amoral, supremely corrupted system that has been twisted horrifically to be even worse than it need be with no sign of slowing.
The rich don’t deserve any sympathy but they’re not really much different(other than scale) than anyone else in supporting an inhuman system.
- Comment on The Current Situation (Sorry Americans) 5 weeks ago:
There are a lot of Americans who are learning American politics against their will at the moment too; hopefully enough of them to not support the insanity in the future.
- “But Trump said he would help union jobs”
“But they were just supposed to go after the bad minorities, not my group”
“But tarrifs don’t raise prices for Americans, they promised”
“But why can we pay $50k sign on bonuses for ICE but not fund education or healthcare?”
“But that’s against the law, I thought they supported the 2nd amendment?”
“But they’re being violent toward white people too, I thought my group was safe”
“But they said they hated paedophiles and wanted to punish them and that they would release the Epstein files”
“But Trump said he would end the Ukraine war in 24 hours”
“Why can’t I get vaccinated and get my kid vaccinated in some states?”
“But they refunded my X when they said they were only going to refund Y”
“But that hurts my business, I bought their line that…”*
- Comment on Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE 5 weeks ago:
Compliance in advance, giving up your own existing legal rights is their dream. They are breaking the law, don’t move your behavior to accommodate.
- Comment on Giannis ready to get traded before trade deadline 5 weeks ago:
Steph twilight years with Giannis would be ridiculous. Shame to see Jimmy end in a dead MN
- Comment on Giannis ready to get traded before trade deadline 1 month ago:
It’s clearly over. Where does he go and not ruin the receiving teams roster and/or draft capital to “compete now”? San antonio?
- Comment on Minnesota’s Biggest Companies Call for ‘De-escalation’ of Tensions 1 month ago:
Would love to see an overlay of their political support for the extremists in power vs. now having to potentially pay the bill for supporting them. Target was cool walking back it’s LGBTQ public alignment when it became unpopular, where did they think racist, violent authoritarianism was going to go? “Uhhh not this far, this is like scary…to our future profits”
Fuck these companies.
- Comment on Giannis Out 4-6 Weeks With Calf Injury 1 month ago:
He gone.
- Comment on No One’s Buying? Maybe Consumers Are Just ‘Choiceful,’ Executives Say. 1 month ago:
I got a pop-up to create a free account to continue reading, first time I’ve seen that on a shared gift article, is that just me or new tracking?
- Comment on US labor unions gear up to fight against Trump’s ‘Billionaire First’ agenda 1 month ago:
Gear up?
- Comment on ICE Is a Virtual Secret Police 1 month ago:
Maybe after supporting the invasion of Iraq and failing to accurately portray the state of things for so long by bathing so heavily in euphemism they now feel like it’s time to attempt some journalism?
There were no WMDs in 2003 and the entire world outside the US had that info in their press except Americans. Fuck the NYT
- Comment on Grizzlies Entertaining Offers for Ja Morant 1 month ago:
Man, I hope he gets somewhere that gets him help to fix his life. So much talent sidelined. He can still be more that a whatif but this is a big moment for him. He should play with Giannis wherever he goes, he needs. Bigger alpha to help him get things in perspective and learn self respect.
- Comment on White House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate 2 months ago:
Unless it means they can use it as rationale for lowering interest rates to juice business returns while employee wages stagnate
- Comment on How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device? A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about. 2 months ago:
Cliffhanger 2: half life