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CaptainSarcastic
Jul 6, 2013




The whole GOP is mostly grift at this point, so malicious stupidity from the Texas governor is hardly surprising.

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Paladinus
Jan 11, 2014

heyHEYYYY!!!
Blockchain production is expected to increase by at least 69%.

CaptainSarcastic
Jul 6, 2013



Burn fields of oil to mine Trumpcoins while shooting yourself in the balls to earn Guncoin to own the libs!

priznat
Jul 7, 2009

Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

CaptainSarcastic posted:

Burn fields of oil to mine Trumpcoins while shooting yourself in the balls to earn Guncoin to own the libs!

Ooh make it so you mine guncoin by melting down your guns to mint a coin then offer to buy all their guncoin and stick them up because they don't have their guns anymore, the perfect crime.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
"Y'ALL COME ON DOWN TO TEXAS WE'RE HAVING A BLOCKCHAIN HODOWN!"

*fires guns into the air*

*power bill skyrockets*

priznat posted:

Ooh make it so you mine guncoin by melting down your guns to mint a coin then offer to buy all their guncoin and stick them up because they don't have their guns anymore, the perfect crime.

they're just gonna buy more guns

Iceberg-Slim
Oct 7, 2003

no re okay

Alan Smithee posted:

"Y'ALL COME ON DOWN TO TEXAS WE'RE HAVING A BLOCKCHAIN HODOWN!"

*fires guns into the air*

*power bill skyrockets*
they're just gonna buy more guns

HODLDOWN

Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

After a Speaker vote, you may be entitled to a valuable coupon or voucher!



Alan Smithee posted:

they're just gonna buy more guns
Is there any action that DOESN'T make libertarians buy more guns?

CaptainSarcastic
Jul 6, 2013



Nessus posted:

Is there any action that DOESN'T make libertarians buy more guns?

I was going to say getting convicted of a felony, but that might just slow them down a little.

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



does that stupid GUH ad not break rules for banner ads on SA? poo poo is literally a pyramid scheme.

Munin
Nov 14, 2004


Texas, a place with a famously stable and robust power grid.

SYSV Fanfic
Sep 9, 2003

by Pragmatica
Hey, it might be an ingenious plan to generate heat to keep the natural gas pumps from freezing.

Vesi
Jan 12, 2005

pikachu looking at?
I'm guessing instead of mining they'll just do unregulated finance, like some kind of anti-new-york or albania of the americas

Ad by Khad
Jul 25, 2007

Human Garbage
Watch me try to laugh this title off like the dickbag I am.

I also hang out with racists.
If you think there's a bad ad I'd recommend posting about it in QCS or TECH or something, idk I didn't click on it to see what it was

zedprime
Jun 9, 2007

yospos

Munin posted:

Texas, a place with a famously stable and robust power grid.
They're obviously going to put the power market in the blockchain. Cryptographically guaranteed best price and no pesky socialist rollbacks when the price skyrockets.

Prurient Squid
Jul 21, 2008

Tiddy cat Buddha improving your day.
LocustCoin. A digitial currency that somehow creates a perversive incentive to act in ways that increase the likelihood of a plague of locusts.

DerekSmartymans
Feb 14, 2005

The
Copacetic
Ascetic

Prurient Squid posted:

LocustCoin. A digitial currency that somehow creates a perversive incentive to act in ways that increase the likelihood of a plague of locusts.

I’m waiting for PassoverCoin, myself; gonna monetize my firstborn son on the second hand market to dollar-cost average that drat college education I helped pay for :homebrew: .

spunkshui
Oct 5, 2011



Vesi posted:

I'm guessing instead of mining they'll just do unregulated finance, like some kind of anti-new-york or albania of the americas

I’m guessing they realized honest companies don’t want anything to do with Republicans anymore so you might as well go get money from literal ponzi schemes.

Juul-Whip
Mar 10, 2008

Bitcoins is Herbalife for men

Klyith
Aug 3, 2007

GBS Pledge Week

spunkshui posted:

I’m guessing they realized honest companies don’t want anything to do with Republicans anymore so you might as well go get money from literal ponzi schemes.

my dude, american corporations are giving just as money to republicans today as they were in 2015. they're just handing over the briefcases of cash while loudly saying how much they disagree with throwing gay and trans people into volcanoes.

fuctifino
Jun 11, 2001

Juul-Whip posted:

Bitcoins is Herbalife for men

:five:

spunkshui
Oct 5, 2011



Klyith posted:

my dude, american corporations are giving just as money to republicans today as they were in 2015. they're just handing over the briefcases of cash while loudly saying how much they disagree with throwing gay and trans people into volcanoes.

JPMorgan Freezes Donations to Republicans Who Contested 2020 Election.
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-new...d-2020-election

OH, and here is a shitload of more companies.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/10/business/citigroup-bluecross-commerce-bank-pac-donations/index.html

Turns out 1/6 made many Americans mad.

Airbnb: The home-rental company is "withholding" its PAC donations to all of the legislators involved in contesting certification of the electoral results.
"Airbnb strongly condemns last week's attack on the US Capitol and the efforts to undermine our democratic process," the company said in a statement. "We will continue to uphold our community policies by banning violent hate group members when we learn of such memberships, and the Airbnb PAC will update its framework and withhold support from those who voted against the certification of the presidential election results."

ALL the company statements look the same.

You support 1/6: you get no money.

edit: Its worth pointing out many announced they will not donate to their PACs either.

spunkshui fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Jun 5, 2021

Space Fish
Oct 14, 2008

The original Big Tuna.


"Hello Governor Abbott, for a sum of $10 million in Bitcoin we will restore your power grid."
"PSYCH BITCH our whole grid is blockchain!!"
*power goes out*
"Throw some more poors into the furnace, it's getting cold."

Hammerite
Mar 9, 2007

And you don't remember what I said here, either, but it was pompous and stupid.
Jade Ear Joe
Cold is God's way of telling us to burn more Catholics -- the texas guy, probably

drk
Jan 16, 2005
lol

https://blockworks.co/el-salvador-to-become-first-nation-with-bitcoin-as-legal-tender/

TIL the president of El Salvador is a cryptobro, hat and all

CaptainSarcastic
Jul 6, 2013



drk posted:

lol

https://blockworks.co/el-salvador-to-become-first-nation-with-bitcoin-as-legal-tender/

TIL the president of El Salvador is a cryptobro, hat and all

The country summary on the travel advisory page seems very Bitcoin:



https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/el-salvador-travel-advisory.html

Paladinus
Jan 11, 2014

heyHEYYYY!!!
el-salvador.txt

bollig
Apr 7, 2006

Never Forget.
https://mobile.twitter.com/MattWallace888/status/1401261057797148675

Mad Dragon
Feb 29, 2004


This is not the doge way,
We should not support this kind of act
It doesn't represent the dogecommunity

MechaCrash
Jan 1, 2013

spunkshui posted:

JPMorgan Freezes Donations to Republicans Who Contested 2020 Election.
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-new...d-2020-election

OH, and here is a shitload of more companies.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/10/business/citigroup-bluecross-commerce-bank-pac-donations/index.html

Turns out 1/6 made many Americans mad.

Airbnb: The home-rental company is "withholding" its PAC donations to all of the legislators involved in contesting certification of the electoral results.
"Airbnb strongly condemns last week's attack on the US Capitol and the efforts to undermine our democratic process," the company said in a statement. "We will continue to uphold our community policies by banning violent hate group members when we learn of such memberships, and the Airbnb PAC will update its framework and withhold support from those who voted against the certification of the presidential election results."

ALL the company statements look the same.

You support 1/6: you get no money.

edit: Its worth pointing out many announced they will not donate to their PACs either.

Didn't a bunch of the "no money for you, traitors" corporations quietly resume their donations?

DerekSmartymans
Feb 14, 2005

The
Copacetic
Ascetic

spunkshui posted:

“honest companies”
?

quote:

don’t want anything to do with Republicans anymore

Even when Dems were in complete control of the legislative branch in the 60s through early 90s companies threw money at Republicans in both tiers of the Capitol; these days they just aren’t doing it inside the building anymore because somebody might tattletale on them. None of the political class in Washington DC saw the littlest gap in their cash flow. They are just savvy enough to do it at a cocktail party where there ain’t any cameras or open mics.

spunkshui
Oct 5, 2011



Honest as in: not Ponzi bullshit like Tether/crypto.

DerekSmartymans posted:

?
Even when Dems were in complete control of the legislative branch in the 60s through early 90s companies threw money at Republicans in both tiers of the Capitol; these days they just aren’t doing it inside the building anymore because somebody might tattletale on them. None of the political class in Washington DC saw the littlest gap in their cash flow. They are just savvy enough to do it at a cocktail party where there ain’t any cameras or open mics.

That was before one of the political parties tried to actually overthrow our government and install a dictatorship.

Most companies don’t want to see a dictatorship.

Dictatorships start disappearing people.

Not to mention if Republicans are gonna win fuckall you might as well start bribing the other party.

Edit: i’m sure lots of Republicans are still receiving donations it’s just specifically the Republicans that voted to overturn the results of the election that are getting the hose shut off.

spunkshui fucked around with this message at 05:29 on Jun 6, 2021

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Mad Dragon posted:

This is not the doge way,
We should not support this kind of act
It doesn't represent the dogecommunity

has anyone said "no true Scotscoin"

ynohtna
Feb 16, 2007

backwoods compatible
Illegal Hen

Alan Smithee posted:

has anyone said "no true Scotscoin"

Only when battered.

drk
Jan 16, 2005
crosspostin from the relationships thread

quote:

My [40F] daughter's [15F] cryptocurrency club is creating problems at our church

My family has been part of our church for several generations. My husband and I have been blessed with five children, and our whole family loves being involved in spiritual life.

A few months ago, my oldest daughter Hadley started a cryptocurrency investment club at the church. It's grown rapidly as members have become interested in investing and saw the club's results. I'm proud of Hadley's entrepreneurial spirit and leadership skills.

A few days ago, our pastor approached me concerned that Hadley's club is not in line with the church's values. He told me that she needs to shut it down.

In truth, our pastor is worried about Hadley stealing his thunder. I'd love to point out his hypocrisy and remind him how he initially loved the idea and said it would increase younger members' involvement in the church. But there's no room to push back because I'm applying for a leadership position in the church mother's ministry, and I need his support.

I want to guide my daughter towards phasing out the group, but she doesn't have enough money to pay everyone back. She's been doing so well with the club that cash has never been a problem, but if she shut down immediately, she'd owe thousands of dollars that she can't repay.

Closing the club in this way would create a huge scandal. It would definitely jeopardize my chances at the mother's ministry and could create legal headaches for me even though I've had no involvement with the club at all.

I asked Hadley to get a job to make up the difference, but she's gotten the idea that investing is her life path. She wants to earn the money by starting a TikTok about investing, but I think she needs to get over this cryptocurrency phase altogether.

How do I convince my daughter to give up this cryptocurrency stuff and that she's not too good for babysitting?

TL;DR - Daughter's cryptocurrency investment club has gotten out of control, and I want her to get a regular job instead.

spunkshui
Oct 5, 2011



Seems like a joke post to me.

"I don't know a lot about cryptocurrency, but I know she's relying on new membership to help pay for earlier members. That way, even when her investments are down, she's still able to make a profit for club members."

https://www.reddit.com/user/noinvestingplease

Desert Bus
May 9, 2004

Take 1 tablet by mouth daily.
You skipped the best bit:

quote:

I don't know a lot about cryptocurrency, but I know she's relying on new membership to help pay for earlier members. That way, even when her investments are down, she's still able to make a profit for club members.

I appreciate your suggestion about the burden this is creating for me, but this is my family, and it's my responsibility as a parent to figure this out as a family.

psutify
Oct 19, 2012

drk posted:

crosspostin from the relationships thread

Love how they say "She's been doing so well with the club" and "She's an entrepreneur!" But also she's thousands of dollars in debt from gambling other peoples money away in her shady church gambling club.

kliras
Mar 27, 2021
A lot of the popular "laughing at other people" subreddits are basically just creative writing prompts, so definitely take them with a grain of salt.

Mad Dragon
Feb 29, 2004

and on the third day, He stood and applauded

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jokes
Dec 20, 2012

Uh... Kupo?

drk posted:

crosspostin from the relationships thread

So just a typical crypto thing then, lol

whoopsie-daisied her way into a ponzi scheme

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