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FishBulbia posted:This is exactly what this is, wasn't there a person who claimed to be a Rockefeller who ended up murdering someone too? You should should supply Canada with this evidence.
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socialsecurity posted:You should should supply Canada with this evidence. The spy angle seems to something the media is running with based on the evidence of her being Ukrainian, which as we know is essentially Russia.
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FishBulbia posted:The spy angle seems to something the media is running with based on the evidence of her being Ukrainian, which as we know is essentially Russia. I think it's more the fact that she was living a fake identity while cultivating relationships with members of the former administration, myself
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FishBulbia posted:The spy angle seems to something the media is running with based on the evidence of her being Ukrainian, which as we know is essentially Russia. It would have been USSR anyway.
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Eric Cantonese posted:This might be a better question for another thread, but I've always wondered how much the recent influx of people into Arizona has changed the landscape since the pandemic. If you're moving from California to Arizona, are you just slightly less GOP-inclined? Are you really that likely to be left-leaning? If it is anything like the migration into Texas the people moving from CA are disproportionately rather conservative. People don't move to another state without a drat good reason and "I'm tired of Commiefornia!" is that reason for a lot of folks on the right. It's a bit of a joke here in Texas how the worst "rah rah Texas! Come and take it! Wooo freedom!" assholes are almost always recent transplants who moved thinking they'd be in conservative utopia.
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Shifty Pony posted:If it is anything like the migration into Texas the people moving from CA are disproportionately rather conservative. People don't move to another state without a drat good reason and "I'm tired of Commiefornia!" is that reason for a lot of folks on the right. As a Californian, this is consistent with my observations about people moving to Texas. With the notable exception of people moving to Austin, where I've seen a bunch of priced out kids looking for a cool place that is cheaper. Arizona also gets retirees in addition to conservatives. Florida too. DeadlyMuffin fucked around with this message at 00:34 on Aug 27, 2022 |
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The DOJ is drafting an anti-trust suit against Apple and could launch it in the next few months. They will likely wait until after the appeal of the Epic Games lawsuit against Apple is finished to file the suit. The DOJ is also investigating whether to launch an anti-trust suit against Amazon for both its Amazon.com business and the Amazon Web Services division. The DOJ is seeking: - To break up the App store in order to stop Apple from punishing competitors to its in-house Apps. - Requiring the company to spinoff its "business services" divisions; including Apple Pay, Apple TV+, Apple Music, and its in-app payment system. - To prove that Apple uses its market dominance to unfairly harm smaller tech companies. - To force Apple to open up its devices to repair and modification by users. - To force Apple to allow third-party Apps that use its hardware (such as tracking apps) to operate without restrictions. - To force Apple to allow third-party Apps access to location data and other data on the phone that they need to operate and compete against Apple's in-house apps. - To force Apple to either allow the installation of other operating systems on its phones or stop ios from preventing users from installing apps on their iphones that don't go through the App store. - To require Apple to allow payment through third-party payment processors or apps. https://twitter.com/joshua_sisco/status/1563213380407611392 quote:Justice Department lawyers are in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter — a sign that a long-running investigation may be nearing a decision point and a suit could be coming soon.
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# ? Aug 27, 2022 01:24 |
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If you're moving from California you're probably doing it to save money on property. Moving cross-state is a huge loving pain in the rear end and there are plenty of weird little enclaves to be found in California where you can be conservative. Morons in other states are taught to hate Californians (A) because they've never left their bumpkinville towns to know poo poo about anything (B) they think that Californians are responsible for the housing crisis
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:The DOJ is drafting an anti-trust suit against Apple and could launch it in the next few months. They will likely wait until after the appeal of the Epic Games lawsuit against Apple is finished to file the suit. Facebook/Meta specifically has really wanted the Apple privacy data unlocked, so congrats to their ability to continue as a viable business.
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what about making apple drop its special connector and use USB-C? I read somewhere that the EU is doing that, we might finally get the one true ruler that rules them all.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:The DOJ is seeking: This would mostly destroy Apple's ability to keep its devices secure. It's obvious how Apple's position in the market is open to abuse, but I'm skeptical that a slow-rolling supply-chain attack on the security of the iOS/iPadOS platform is ultimately a win for consumers.
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Judgy Fucker posted:So was he capable of being more active earlier but just chose not to for purely electoral reasons? My current favourite theory https://mobile.twitter.com/lolennui/status/1562819525732892674
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Kavros posted:I'm amazed to find out anything that Black Hammer does or gets involved in, especially after their colorado commune land grift poo poo, but will be triply interested in anything that gets dished about their connection to, apparently, Gavin McInnes being blacksited spontaneously during a liveshow Personally just really hanging out to see Gavin McInnes thrown in jail. There are millions of worse people who are far more deserving of jail time, but in terms of being just personally annoying I hope he gets sent to Guantanamo
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some plague rats posted:Personally just really hanging out to see Gavin McInnes thrown in jail. There are millions of worse people who are far more deserving of jail time, but in terms of being just personally annoying I hope he gets sent to Guantanamo Why would you inflict that on the people in Guantanamo? What did they do to you to deserve that?
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Randalor posted:Why would you inflict that on the people in Guantanamo? What did they do to you to deserve that? Well if everyone does their jobs correctly he would only be inflicted on the Americans there, who absolutely deserve it!
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some plague rats posted:Personally just really hanging out to see Gavin McInnes thrown in jail. There are millions of worse people who are far more deserving of jail time, but in terms of being just personally annoying I hope he gets sent to Guantanamo I still can only recommend hanging out also to see what happens with black hammer and how it relates to the proud boys and gavin Mostly because everything that's been happening with black hammer, especially with their spontaneous transition to "defense of traditional values from woke leftists oh and also we chained homeless people up to rape" absolutely Jim Jones level cult batshittery that I can hardly do justice trying to describe And now gavin is tied in with all that And I don't want to miss anything
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tagesschau posted:This would mostly destroy Apple's ability to keep its devices secure. It's obvious how Apple's position in the market is open to abuse, but I'm skeptical that a slow-rolling supply-chain attack on the security of the iOS/iPadOS platform is ultimately a win for consumers. Oh this is easy. There *is* no win for consumers under capitalism. Give away privacy at the expense of cheaper flagships? Android. Have more privacy at the expense of buying into a more expensive ecosystem? Apple. There is no ideal candidate for the consumer.
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Apple‘s app review process is entirely subjective, one can have an app that meets every single rule to the letter and still have it rejected.
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Shifty Pony posted:If it is anything like the migration into Texas the people moving from CA are disproportionately rather conservative. People don't move to another state without a drat good reason and "I'm tired of Commiefornia!" is that reason for a lot of folks on the right. Yup "A CNN exit poll showed O'Rourke beat Cruz among native Texans, 51-48 percent. In contrast, 57 percent of people who had moved to Texas said they voted for Cruz"
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So, does that mean Arizona is growing more conservative or less? Maricopa County's voting patterns have changed, but what explains the nutcases taking over the Arizona GOP? https://www.npr.org/2022/08/06/1116005117/kansas-arizona-abortion-maricopa-county-voters
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Eric Cantonese posted:So, does that mean Arizona is growing more conservative or less? Maricopa County's voting patterns have changed, but what explains the nutcases taking over the Arizona GOP? The GOP is radicalizing everywhere. Some of it is Trump letting them know just what is possible and acceptable and that they don't have to pretend anymore. Some of it might have also been former Republicans who were less-crazy (but still lovely) leaving the party, calling themselves independent, but still mostly voting Republican. (Its why self-identified Independents have been trending conservative)
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Sodomy Hussein posted:If you're moving from California you're probably doing it to save money on property. Moving cross-state is a huge loving pain in the rear end and there are plenty of weird little enclaves to be found in California where you can be conservative. Is there a good source of advice anywhere on moving between states? Lately I've been doing a lot of thinking on the subject of "do I want to live the rest of my life in a state where I probably won't be able to get married within a few years", but since I have no particular preferences on which of the blue states in the Union I'd like to live in, it's hard to even know where to begin or what would be feasible.
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R-voting 'Independents' has been a thing forever. Something like the Shy Tory effect. It's entirely a branding issue for them.
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some plague rats posted:Personally just really hanging out to see Gavin McInnes thrown in jail. There are millions of worse people who are far more deserving of jail time, but in terms of being just personally annoying I hope he gets sent to Guantanamo about that https://twitter.com/daithaigilbert/status/1563183763432935424
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BonoMan posted:Oh this is easy. There *is* no win for consumers under capitalism. The last two words are superfluous. Capitalism is wholly irrelevant to the trust relationships involved here.
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They couldn't even let me have this, could they.
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Rand Brittain posted:Is there a good source of advice anywhere on moving between states? Lately I've been doing a lot of thinking on the subject of "do I want to live the rest of my life in a state where I probably won't be able to get married within a few years", but since I have no particular preferences on which of the blue states in the Union I'd like to live in, it's hard to even know where to begin or what would be feasible. Get a remote work job, if possible. Otherwise, search for jobs in the area you want to move to. Get an insured mover. If the moving price is too good to be true, it is, and you'll wait weeks longer to get your poo poo back than promised and a lot of the delicate stuff will be broken.
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Rand Brittain posted:Is there a good source of advice anywhere on moving between states? Lately I've been doing a lot of thinking on the subject of "do I want to live the rest of my life in a state where I probably won't be able to get married within a few years", but since I have no particular preferences on which of the blue states in the Union I'd like to live in, it's hard to even know where to begin or what would be feasible. Us News and World Report has their rankings. That is a place to start. From there, you would have to look at your career options compared to the local cost of living. (Enjoy paying the 14th amendment premium.) If you are price sensitive at at all, it looks like you are limited to Maine, Vermont, and New Mexico. "Best Places" Has a bunch of rankings. You can then compare them to the Ballotpedia Blue/Red map. Continue doing research, then give up and look for job postings in Brattleboro, Vermont Only other advice is, cross Wisconsin off your list.
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Drawing a distinction between the PPP “loans”, which were basically payouts specifically to keep people employed and businesses afloat in an unprecedented crisis, and student loan debt forgiveness, is actually a coherent argument isn’t it? gently caress these people, I know they’re never acting in good faith, and education should be free anyway, but am I missing anything about the technicalities of the argument?
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There's no technicality, it's just a gotcha. "You just said loans should never be forgiven, but you accepted it when we forgave your PPP loans! Gotcha!" Just a way of calling them hypocrites.
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Yeah I just don’t think it’s as good a gotcha as it seems, because they are pretty different things. But eh, whatever, nuance is dead so take what we can get I guess.
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Also how most of those PPP loans were naked grift and just pocketed money meant to pay employees and such.
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Bucky Fullminster posted:Yeah I just don’t think it’s as good a gotcha as it seems, because they are pretty different things. But eh, whatever, nuance is dead so take what we can get I guess. It's not an argument about nuance, it's an argument about ideology. Since everything Biden does is bad, now forgiving any kind of loan no matter the nuance is bad. Except when it's their loans.
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Bucky Fullminster posted:Yeah I just don’t think it’s as good a gotcha as it seems, because they are pretty different things. But eh, whatever, nuance is dead so take what we can get I guess. If it takes more than words to explain the difference than it does the “gotcha” then the public will ignore it. Plus it keeps “you took PPP” in the discourse which sounds like “you took pee pee” and that makes me giggle.
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Bucky Fullminster posted:Drawing a distinction between the PPP “loans”, which were basically payouts specifically to keep people employed and businesses afloat in an unprecedented crisis, and student loan debt forgiveness, is actually a coherent argument isn’t it? There's a systemic reason it's considered acceptable for our system to just hand out free money to corporations and rich elites but somehow it is not acceptable to hand out money to those in direct personal need. This is pointing out not just personal, but systemic, hypocrisy. It's not just a "gotcha", it is a substantive, systemic critique of American capitalism. We know this because it isn't just one hypocrite, it's all of them.
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No, it wouldn't hold up in a debate club argument and yes if you start looking for cross tabs on the argument it's not 1:1. That also doesn't matter in the level of poo poo flinging "OTHER TEAM BAD DO BAD THINGS BE NOT GOOD" discourse Fox has been spouting for decades.
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Given debate club has been dominated by fascists for decades last I checked that probably shouldn't be anyone's standard for anything.
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tagesschau posted:The last two words are superfluous. Capitalism is wholly irrelevant to the trust relationships involved here. Right that was my point? Unless I’m misunderstanding.
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BonoMan posted:Right that was my point? Unless I’m misunderstanding. Capitalism has nothing to do with it being a losing proposition for the end user. You could say "under communism" or "in a world where Nickelback exists" and the statement would be equally true.
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tagesschau posted:Capitalism has nothing to do with it being a losing proposition for the end user. You could say "under communism" or "in a world where Nickelback exists" and the statement would be equally true. My point was precisely that capitalism is independent of anything being "good" OR bad for the consumer. edit: Basically when I said “under capitalism” I mean “when discussing capitalism.” Not that capitalism is a ruling policy like democracy or socialism. BonoMan fucked around with this message at 14:25 on Aug 27, 2022 |
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