There’s a difference between “I know we’re not your employer any longer, but you’re still forbidden from this thing” and “hey, I know we’re all kind of disappointed and emotions are hot right now. What people say to the media can come back to haunt us. Please don’t do that, especially if that’s not your area of expertise, as it may have implications in the next election”
Organize for what, exactly? A big reason he shouldn’t be in office is because he incited an insurrection on January 6 to overturn an election. Any kind of organization to prevent him taking office would also be an attempt to overturn an election.
If you have a different goal in mind, I’m all ears. But I’ve been crying that democracy and elections are sacred and I’ll be damned if I’m going to change my mind because it’s gone the other way.
It’s not even a crime, it’s a civil lawsuit they filed
Honestly, I’ve been kind of wondering what his tea leaves read. I’m not sure about everything he’s predicted, but he was right about Trump in 2016 and the predicted red wave in 2022 being a dud.
Are you talking about nationally, the recent Iowa poll, or something else? Because Trump has never won the national popular vote but still made his way into office
My favorite is “do you know the difference between a millionaire and a billionaire? About a billion dollars”
Like, being a millionaire is a pretty sweet spot to be in if you’re lucky enough. Not quite like a millionaire of decades ago but still good. But if you’re a billionaire, a million dollars is basically a rounding error.
Do you happen to remember the name of that documentary? I saw the Vice specials from a really long time ago, but they seem to have gone through a much more controlled experience that wouldn’t see what you describe. Heck, I think what I saw predates smartphones taking over the world.
Is “breaks silence” the “slams” equivalent in headline writing when someone gives an opinion?
It’s a solution in search of a problem. And boy are they searching.
Isn’t he supposed to be banned from NY?
Honest question: huh?
Food will always be in demand, so a slight change in supply can have a huge impact on price. Imagine a ton of farmers going under and far less interested in taking over producing the crops/livestock that were ending up in our stores. Even if you don’t work in agriculture or food processing or whatever, you’d still be severely affected.
No arguments there… But the 2008 bailouts are severely misunderstood.
In all fairness though, those industry bailouts were generally recovered
Early estimates for the bailout’s risk cost were as much as $700 billion; however, TARP recovered $441.7 billion from $426.4 billion invested, earning a $15.3 billion profit (an annualized rate of return of 0.6%), which may have been a loss when adjusted for inflation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Economic_Stabilization_Act_of_2008
Ok, that last part about still being a net loss after inflation is fair, but we’re talking about a possible rounding error here, not a 12-figure loss for the Treasury.
Hmmm. Do pineapple and anchovies go together?
Oh, I misread your comment to say that he named himself that because he’s not a god, like there was some back story or something!
Absolutely agree that what he said is more important than the stage name used when saying it
As someone who just hasn’t heard of him before his interview with Kamala, could you tell me the point? Genuinely curious.
Speaking of doing research, thoughts?
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/23/nx-s1-5074064/ev-gas-cars-environment-skepticism
The big question is if you can charge at home. Depending on the car, it’s feasible to do so on a normal outlet if you drive ~30 miles or less per day. A 240 volt outlet can be a game changer on top of that though. My setup charges my car 0-100 in about 6 hours (you know, overnight, when I’m not doing anything and electricity is cheapest). But if I were in an apartment and had no access to overnight charging I’d consider other options.
(Chevy Bolt EUV)
Yesterday I accidentally commented in .ml and mentioned that voting third party in our current voting system is playing with fire to get a worse candidate in office. I was told I must therefore start a grassroots movement for ranked choice voting, because apparently I can’t have an opinion without a movement.
Normally I let a few downvotes get under my skin more than I care to admit, but in this setting it was kind of a badge of honor. Honestly it was kind of “fun” to see what people were saying.
Sometimes I feel out of place here 😕