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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:This is such a bizarre tack to take for the "100% pro-life" people. Especially since people like DeSantis and others are okaying 6-week limits. Mike Pence of all people being not sure if he would support a 15-week limit is a wild choice in particular. Is there a group out there who were huge Mike Pence fans until they heard he wanted to limit abortion? I can maybe, maybe, see someone like Scott (who 99% of people aren't familiar with) trying to pull something like this and thinking it is a good idea, but still such a weird strategic decision. All of them seem to be blindsided when asked a follow-up question about abortion too. There's some portion of "pro-life" people for whom "pro-life" means "keep the bad people from doing abortions at bad times for bad reasons", not "ban all abortions". It's worth referring to the classic article, The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion, which collects anecdotes from abortion doctors who saw pro-life people show up at the clinic for an abortion. There's also the fact that actually banning abortion outright is generally unpopular. Tim Scott doesn't want to speak against a national abortion bans because doing so would doom him in a primary, but he doesn't want to speak for one either because it'll be a very painful weight to carry into a general election. So he insists that he's "100% pro-life" in an attempt to convince the anti-abortion lobby that he aligns with them, but refuses to comment on any specific policies because he's only paying lip service to them and doesn't want to get nailed down on anything that might hurt him in the general.
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Leaker of U.S. secret documents worked on military base, friend says The online group that received hundreds of pages of classified material included foreigners, members tell The Post quote:The man behind a massive leak of U.S. government secrets that has exposed spying on allies, revealed the grim prospects for Ukraine’s war with Russia and ignited diplomatic fires for the White House is a young, charismatic gun enthusiast who shared highly classified documents with a group of far-flung acquaintances searching for companionship amid the isolation of the pandemic. There's a lot of detail about the "origin" server for all this stuff, and the user who spread it. Discendo Vox fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Apr 13, 2023 |
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The most hosed I ever felt was when I missed a placement exam and had to tell my parents afterwards, and that was probably at .001% of the power of what the leaker is feeling right now
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Cimber posted:That would be amazing if a special master did crawl through all that stuff. However it would seriously delay any trial by years. I feel like Dominion would be perfectly happy to drag it out if dragging it out means Fox eats more and more poo poo, especially as the poo poo looks to be approaching stuff that COULD get the company shut down
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:This is such a bizarre tack to take for the "100% pro-life" people. Especially since people like DeSantis and others are okaying 6-week limits. Mike Pence of all people being not sure if he would support a 15-week limit is a wild choice in particular. Is there a group out there who were huge Mike Pence fans until they heard he wanted to limit abortion? I can maybe, maybe, see someone like Scott (who 99% of people aren't familiar with) trying to pull something like this and thinking it is a good idea, but still such a weird strategic decision. All of them seem to be blindsided when asked a follow-up question about abortion too. It's confusing to me as well. This is anecdotal, but I'm trying to think of any Republican voters I've met in my entire life -- and I've met a lot -- who would refuse to vote for a candidate because of their support for any and all bans on abortion... and I really can't think of any, from the full Trumpers to the embarrassed ones. Like, at most I can imagine them being a bit concerned at the overreach but not enough to change their vote. It seems to me like the concern is not for actual Republican voters, but a theoretical group that emerges in polls and makes abortion bans look statistically less popular than other Republican policies. I suspect, but can't prove, that this group may be comprised of people who aren't voting at all (yet). I suppose there was a time when people who voted Republican purely for economic reasons were genuinely concerned about going too far on abortion, but post-2016 I don't know if those people still exist. Either they've decided the culture war stuff doesn't really hurt them so who cares, or they've left. But I may be underestimating business owners. I suppose abortion bans are probably bad for them in many cases.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Feinstein releases a statement saying she will try to return to D.C. as soon as possible, but is not planning on retiring. She has spoken to Chuck Schumer and will temporarily step down from the Senate Judiciary committee so that Democrats can start voting on Judges again. Keep that health plan going I'd imagine.
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Sir Kodiak posted:It would not be strange for her (her staff) to request that Newsom appoint someone at the end of their career who agrees not to run.
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Sir Lemming posted:It's confusing to me as well. This is anecdotal, but I'm trying to think of any Republican voters I've met in my entire life -- and I've met a lot -- who would refuse to vote for a candidate because of their support for any and all bans on abortion... and I really can't think of any, from the full Trumpers to the embarrassed ones. Like, at most I can imagine them being a bit concerned at the overreach but not enough to change their vote. It's not theoretical, last year Republicans had a pretty big turnout advantage but underperformed because Democrats did unusually well with Trump voters.
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Nonsense posted:Keep that health plan going I'd imagine. She has had Medicare for almost a quarter century, although it's likely her secondary insurer. Maybe she couldn't get treated at Walter Reed anymore once she steps down, but I'm not sure even they could resurrect her mind or body at this point.
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Main Paineframe posted:Per kcal is a weird measure to use, since there's more to a food than just its calorie value. One pound of beef: approximately 1,847 gallons
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Jaxyon posted:What in the world are you talking about. What? Coast Starlight: Los Angeles Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Monterry San Jose Oakland HSR? Victorville Barstow Baker?
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James Garfield posted:It's not theoretical, last year Republicans had a pretty big turnout advantage but underperformed because Democrats did unusually well with Trump voters. Trump voters are kinda wildcards since Trump activated a lot of people just for the novelty, I'm pretty sure.
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As a socialist I am required to defend the honor of trainsVideoGameVet posted:What? Coast Starlight: A bunch of expensive rich white vacation towns quote:HSR? You're thinking of brightline west CA HSR goes SF SF again San Jose Merced - 90,000 pop Fresno - 500,000 Bakersfield - 400,000 Palmdale - 165,000 Burbank LA and then eventually to SD which is another 1.4 million people. It would connect with the Brightline route at Palmdale The route is literally the flattest most direct route that hits all of those stops, should take 3 or so hours LA>SF depending if it's an express route or hitting a bunch of stops The coaster takes 11 hours and what in the world would you do to improve it? Add a few more trains? Jaxyon fucked around with this message at 08:06 on Apr 13, 2023 |
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shimmy shimmy posted:It's not like she wrote that message, and her staff are out of a job if she actually quits. She's also only taking herself off ' temporarily', so it leaves open the option of her triumphant return. Probably not a good thing that I'm getting reminded of the last days of the Qing Dynasty with major members of government being effectively figureheads with no real power or awareness, and the actual power and responsibility being diffused to anonymous officials with every incentive to enrich themselves at the expense of the nation while avoiding exercising any power that might mean responsibility or accountability- and thus being completely unable to meaningfully respect to even major crises.
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Main Paineframe posted:Per kcal is a weird measure to use, since there's more to a food than just its calorie value. It's not weird at all. It's a very good figure of merit, if the (ostensible) concern is trying to feed people as efficiently as possible, right? People when they control their diets usually set calorie goals, not 'total mass of food consumed' goals. Main Paineframe posted:According to Popular Science (yeah, I know, but most more reputable water use resources are measuring water per kg rather than water per kcal), almonds use 59 liters per 100 calories. It doesn't look as bad by this metric, because despite being notoriously water-hungry, almonds are fairly calorie-dense, so that ends up being only slightly more than wheat flour (55 liters per 100 calories). If almonds use the same amount of water per kcal as wheat flour, an incredibly cheap and efficient to produce staple food, then I think that suggests that almonds don't meaningfully use a lot of water compared to other kinds of agricultural activity. This 'California almond panic' is bogus.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Feinstein releases a statement saying she will try to return to D.C. as soon as possible, but is not planning on retiring. She has spoken to Chuck Schumer and will temporarily step down from the Senate Judiciary committee so that Democrats can start voting on Judges again. She can't give up until McConnell does. At least not until a plucky young hero heals our government. Besides, McConnell is almost certainly spending half his energy fighting for his life, and half fighting off Rick Scott's attempts to steal his power.  Willa Rogers posted:She has had Medicare for almost a quarter century, although it's likely her secondary insurer. She's also rich as gently caress. No reason to avoid burning it all for every fleeting second it can buy.
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Gyges posted:She can't give up until McConnell does. At least not until a plucky young hero heals our government. I feel like this is an insult to Skeksis. At least they're HONEST about wanting to sacrifice everything in the pursuit of their own interest, and are open about their backstabbing ways. Though that would make the Democrats the urRu, a people that in theory are just as powerful, but proceed to do gently caress-all to actually stop the Skeksis until the very end and leave it up to a younger generation to actually do something, so yeah, it's an apt fit.
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McConnell is probably stable. Stability in this case involves not acknowledging anything on the left side of his body, but stable nonetheless. Lmao he hasn’t been seen or heard in over a month and people are still like “yeah whoa that concussion. Real doozy.”
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Weird thought I know but maybe the country shouldn't be run by a decaying gerontocracy that can be suddenly assassinated by a perfectly flat walking surface and a half second of inattention.
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Someone has dug up a bunch of writings from Hakeem Jeffries in college from 30 years where he makes some controversial statements and defends some controversial people. https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1646195991794667520 The two largest things are: - A defense of his anti-Semitic uncle and Louis Farrakhan. - Calling black conservatives shameful opportunists with a "slave-like" mindset who were virulent racists and race traitors. There were also several other minor issues that he wrote about. This contradicts Jeffries' claim that he didn't really remember the controversy around his uncle and wasn't involved. quote:For years, Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has told a similar story: he was off at college and shielded from controversies surrounding his uncle, Black studies professor Leonard Jeffries, who eventually lost his job over incendiary comments about Jewish people. Hakeem Jeffries has said he had only a “vague recollection” of the controversy, saying he couldn’t even recall coverage of it in local press. Some of the more controversial takes: quote:And in a previously unreported college editorial, Jeffries defended his uncle along with Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan, writing, “Do you think that a ruling elite would promote individuals who would seek to dismantle their vice like grip on power?” He added that they were unfairly targeted by “White media” for challenging “the longstanding distortion of history.” quote:“There has been a recent trend in the Black political arena which I believe threatens to sustain the oppression of the Black masses. The phenomenon I refer to is the rise of the Black conservative,” wrote Jeffries. quote:In the summer of 1991, Leonard Jeffries gave a speech at a Black arts festival in which he said there has been “a conspiracy, planned and plotted and programmed out of Hollywood by people called Greenberg and Weisberg and Trigliani,” for denigrating Black Americans in films, and that “Russian Jewry had a particular control over the movies, and their financial partners, the Mafia, put together a financial system of destruction of black people.” quote:In an editorial for the school, Hakeem Jeffries wrote an editorial filled with harsh criticism of Black conservatives, and contained other inflammatory remarks from the future congressman. "During the period of African enslavement, our ancestors were given the duality of the Field Negro and the House Negro. The Field Negro labored from dawn ‘till dusk, had nothing but contempt for his white master, and most importantly, the majority of Black slaves, who were Field Negroes. In contemporary terms, what we would refer to as ‘the masses.’ The House Negroes didn’t labor in the field, they were domestic servants. The House Negro was dressed up and was led to believe that he or she was better than those in the field. Most importantly, the House Negro sought to emulate the white master. This emulation was not designed with the interests of the masses at heart. Rather, the motivating force was personal gain." Jeffries' original claim was that he wasn't familiar with the controversy and was at school when it all happened, so he wasn't exposed to it and didn't even remember it happening: quote:Soon after he was elected to Congress, Jeffries told The Wall Street Journal in 2013 he only had “a vague recollection” of the controversies with his uncle, remembering it only as a tough time for his father and claimed his mother shielded him and his brother from the controversies because he was off at college. quote:Jeffries’ office has repeatedly pointed to the comments made to WSJ when asked about his uncle’s most inflammatory beliefs, most recently in December 2022. “His on the record comments made to The Wall Street Journal speak for themselves,” his office told the conservative website Just The News. But, it appears that Jeffries was part of a group that invited his uncle to do a paid speech to defend himself at their college: quote:In February 1992, Hakeem Jeffries was a senior at Binghamton University in upstate New York and a board member of the Black Student Union. The BSU extended an invitation for the embattled professor to speak on campus for an undisclosed fee, drawing outrage from some students on campus and members of the Jewish Student Union. The BSU said the profits from the event would go to a foundation in an honor of a student killed in an auto accident. quote:According to press coverage of his speech from the front page of the Press & Sun-Bulletin, the local Binghamton paper, Jeffries spent “much of the speech defending himself from charges of anti-Semitism” and reiterated his remarks on “anti-Black” Jewish moguls in Hollywood. Speaking on Jewish opposition to his speech, Jeffries compared the opposition to Nazism. Leon Trotsky 2012 fucked around with this message at 14:43 on Apr 13, 2023 |
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quote:- Calling black conservatives shameful opportunists with a "slave-like" mindset who were virulent racists and race traitors.
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quote:And in a previously unreported college editorial, Jeffries defended his uncle along with Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan, writing, “Do you think that a ruling elite would promote individuals who would seek to dismantle their vice like grip on power?” He added that they were unfairly targeted by “White media” for challenging “the longstanding distortion of history.” I mean, he ain't wrong either.
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Juul has reached a mass settlement with several states and individuals for about half a billion dollars to clear up their remaining lawsuits regarding advertising to children and making misleading health claims about its products. This brings their total settlement cost up to about $3 billion in the last year. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1646194698820759552 quote:New York, California and several other states announced a $462 million settlement with Juul Labs on Wednesday, resolving lawsuits claiming that the company aggressively marketed its e-cigarettes to young people and fueled a vaping crisis. Mooseontheloose posted:I mean, he ain't wrong either. Yeah for the first part, but you might want to do a quick Google on what Louis Farrakhan thinks is the secret history the white media is covering up. Spoiler: A lot of it is "Jews invented the slave trade, Jim Crow laws, and had Hitler assassinated and smeared for trying to resist their control."
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I don't rhink it's a contradiction to say you don't remember something well today that you remembered very well when it happened 30 years ago and you wrote about it at the time. "You claim not to remember this very well but you cared a lot about it 30 years ago" just seems to be transparently bullshit bad faith media attacks, and I don't even like Jeffries
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The 5th circuit partially upheld the ruling by the crazy Texas judge last night 2-1. They are ordering a mail ban of the drug and saying that doctors cannot use it after 7 weeks https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1646476977744801792?s=46&t=BHs6Pl38GJXGN2Y4xeriNA
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Per WaPo, the person who leaked the classified Pentagon documents was someone who, much like the War Thunder game community, was posting them for clout. https://twitter.com/shaneharris/status/1646326727872749576?t=8KBKm1hFO57BZ5TalKn0Zw&s=19 quote:[Talking about an 18yo discord member that was interviewed] United by their mutual love of guns, military gear and God, the group of roughly two dozen — mostly men and boys — formed an invitation-only clubhouse in 2020 on Discord, an online platform popular with gamers. But they paid little attention last year when the man some call “OG” posted a message laden with strange acronyms and jargon. The words were unfamiliar, and few people read the long note, one of the members explained. But he revered OG, the elder leader of their tiny tribe, who claimed to know secrets that the government withheld from ordinary people.
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Harold Fjord posted:I don't rhink it's a contradiction to say you don't remember something well today that you remembered very well when it happened 30 years ago and you wrote about it at the time. "I was at school out of state and never really knew about it. I wasn't exposed when it was happening, so I don't remember anything about it." seems pretty hard to square with: "Organized a paid speech for his uncle, invited him down to his school to defend himself during the controversy, wrote an article defending him in 1991, wrote another article defending him a year later, and mentioned him again to defend him in 1995."
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Yeah for the first part, but you might want to do a quick Google on what Louis Farrakhan thinks is the secret history the white media is covering up. I know that and I am not saying defending Farrkan is good but it's a young man's first protests against the system in the 90s.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:"I was at school out of state and never really knew about it. I wasn't exposed when it was happening, so I don't remember anything about it." seems pretty hard to square with: It is hard to square, and maybe (probably) he's full of poo poo, but human memory is a weird thing. I'm sure there's plenty of things I said and did enthusiastically and repeatedly 30 years ago that I now have no recollection of. There's also things people want to forget.
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I don't think it's contradictory to say regarding the antisemite Lous Farrakhan, you do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to them" and also that the white/conservative media especially way overstates his influence in order to have a easy punching bag and direct attention away from far more prevalent forms of racism
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silence_kit posted:It's not weird at all. It's a very good figure of merit, if the (ostensible) concern is trying to feed people as efficiently as possible, right? People when they control their diets usually set calorie goals, not 'total mass of food consumed' goals. Low-calorie high-mass foods are important to many diets, because eating lots of calories is fairly easy in modern society - the hard part is stopping at a given calorie level. When people are controlling their diets, the calorie goal is generally more of a calorie limit. High-calorie low-mass foods don't physically fill your stomach, and are therefore easier to overeat. Now, nutrition and weight gain are complicated and there's much that we don't necessarily know for sure, but there's definitely more to food production than just maximizing calories. And like I said, almonds and wheat flour use twice as much water per kcal as corn, and six times as much water per kcal as broccoli. By this one measure alone, they're not ultra efficient.
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If you do college right, you should have a very hazy memory of large parts of it.
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Judgy Fucker posted:It is hard to square, and maybe (probably) he's full of poo poo, but human memory is a weird thing. I'm sure there's plenty of things I said and did enthusiastically and repeatedly 30 years ago that I now have no recollection of. There's also things people want to forget. Yeah, I'm not really sure why "not a great memory for things 30 years ago I'm ashamed/pretending to be ashamed of" is a controversial take.
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Main Paineframe posted:Low-calorie high-mass foods are important to many diets, because eating lots of calories is fairly easy in modern society - the hard part is stopping at a given calorie level. When people are controlling their diets, the calorie goal is generally more of a calorie limit. High-calorie low-mass foods don't physically fill your stomach, and are therefore easier to overeat. Now, nutrition and weight gain are complicated and there's much that we don't necessarily know for sure, but there's definitely more to food production than just maximizing calories. I mean there's no need to ration California's water to convert it into food energy as efficiently as possible. There isn't a food shortage and California isn't mostly growing staple crops. The problem is just that farmers are getting artificially cheap water and using it all. If they had to pay non subsidized prices for the water it would probably affect alfalfa the most since hay is less valuable than almonds. The problem isn't really specific crops though, it's farmers getting senior water rights.
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Several days ago, this tech executive Bob Lee (creator of CashApp) was stabbed to death in SF. Predictably everyone blamed the scary homeless, but a suspect was just arrested, and it's another tech worker who knew the guy: https://missionlocal.org/2023/04/bob-lee-killing-arrest-made-san-francisco/ This isn't the last we're going to hear of this. In late March, Hindenburg published a report on Block (CashApp's Jack Dorsey-affiliated parent company) alleging some cooked numbers: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cash-app-founder-bob-lee-184335488.html quote:Cash App allows users to transfer money through a mobile application and is touted by the company as an alternative to traditional banking services. I imagine the dude had reason to be pissed off about this situation and murdered him for rich nerd reasons, but still 
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