March 2023 Current Event thread

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hypnophant: Oct 19, 2012

CBDCs do not mean there will no longer be physical banknotes and their implementation, if and when it comes, will probably be totally unnoticed by most users of currency except that it will be slightly more convenient to do electronic transfers in countries like the us which don�t already have nationalized systems for that

CBJSprague24 posted:

Hasn't crypto started rapidly go out of fashion after the FTX debacle?

a central bank digital currency (CBDC), whatever it ends up being, won�t be crypto, won�t use a blockchain, won�t be mined, won�t be �untraceable� or �anonymous� or �irreversible� or any of the other things that make crypto appealing for scams, and won�t be different from fiat money as it currently exists except in technical details not relevant to the daily life of anyone except central bankers

hypnophant fucked around with this message at 16:15 on Mar 30, 2023

# ? Mar 30, 2023 16:09

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# ? May 17, 2024 20:09

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

What am I going to buy my drugs with

# ? Mar 30, 2023 16:13

hypnophant: Oct 19, 2012

Milo and POTUS posted:

What am I going to buy my drugs with

cash or venmo, same as now

# ? Mar 30, 2023 16:16

Discussion Quorum: Dec 5, 2002; Armchair Philistine

Nick Soapdish posted:

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1641255781084405762?s=20

Authoritarians love other authoritarians

I don't think it's that deep. They knew how shallow and vain he is and showered him with flattery. They were just a little more publicly subtle than The Orb.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 17:03

bird food bathtub: Aug 9, 2003; College Slice

Discussion Quorum posted:

I don't think it's that deep. They knew how shallow and vain he is and showered him with flattery. They were just a little more publicly subtle than The Orb.

Have to agree, I don't believe he loves authoritarians because they're other authoritarians. I would take some convincing to believe Trump is even intelligent and interested enough to understand the existence of the people he mentioned of his own volition rather than having it imposed on him by others. Like any good narcissist he would have been mirroring people around him and at some point those authoritarians ended up being important to the people around Trump. Probably a part of the whole "You're president now you dipshit, this is what presidenting is"

Once he had to start dealing with them, they all pegged him for exactly what he is and played him like a well-tuned fiddle. Novelty sized letters gushing with flattery come to mind.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 17:33

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

CBJSprague24 posted:

Hasn't crypto started rapidly go out of fashion after the FTX debacle?

Scams never go out of fashion, especially during periods of financial and civil upheaval like now.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 17:42

Zamujasa: Oct 27, 2010; Bread Liar

we need a

but for

*:

Evacuations underway after freight train derails, catches fire in Minnesota

quote:

A freight train derailed in a fiery crash near a small town in Minnesota early Thursday, forcing residents to evacuate as a precaution, officials said.

The incident was reported at around 1 a.m. CT. Multiple tankers of a train operated by BNSF Railway derailed and caught fire on the western edge of Raymond, a town in Minnesota's southwestern Kandiyohi County that has a population of less than 800. The tankers were carrying "a form of ethanol" and "a corn syrup liquid," according to a press release from the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office.

BNSF spokesperson Lena Kent confirmed to ABC News that "approximately 22 cars" of a train "carrying mixed freight including ethanol and corn syrup" derailed near Raymond at 1:02 a.m. The company, one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, is investigating the cause of the incident and, so far, there were no reported casualties, according to Kent.

"BNSF field personnel are responding to assess the derailment site and will be working closely with local first responders," Kent told ABC News in a statement Thursday. "The main track is blocked and an estimated time for reopening the line is not available."

Approximately 13 rail cars were carrying ethanol. Four train cars that are on fire contain ethanol, FEMA officials said Thursday.

a few days after a different train company decided to end its push for only one conductor per train. lol

_{* train crashes in general, not zaurg.}

# ? Mar 30, 2023 19:15

ASAPI: Apr 20, 2007; I invented the line.

Zamujasa posted:

we need a but for *:

Evacuations underway after freight train derails, catches fire in Minnesota

a few days after a different train company decided to end its push for only one conductor per train. lol

_{* train crashes in general, not zaurg.}

Funny you want a counter. After the Ohio derailment I looked up how many derailments we get a year... in 2022 there were at least 1,164 derailments. DOT also reports that about 5,800 "train car collisions" occur a year as well.

Makes me think that infrastructure that pretty much runs the country is being held together by duct tape, hope, and general luck.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 19:25

Zamujasa: Oct 27, 2010; Bread Liar

Yeah the general figure I hear is that there are about 3 a day on average, so it'd really be more like :murica:

# ? Mar 30, 2023 19:29

That Works: Jul 22, 2006; Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy

I can only imagine some salty prosecutor just cackling and taking out the team to a free lunch.

https://twitter.com/socialistdogmom/status/1641281749098307584?s=20

# ? Mar 30, 2023 19:45

Bored As Fuck: Jan 1, 2006; Fun Shoe

Lmao

# ? Mar 30, 2023 19:51

Arrath: Apr 14, 2011

Holy gently caress

# ? Mar 30, 2023 19:52

That Works: Jul 22, 2006; Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy

Seriously that's one of those golden days where its all

"Yeah honey I might be real late work has been poo poo latel- oh wait, no wait no its not I'll wrap this up in a few minutes, where do you want to go for dinner?"

# ? Mar 30, 2023 19:53

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

ASAPI posted:

Funny you want a counter. After the Ohio derailment I looked up how many derailments we get a year... in 2022 there were at least 1,164 derailments. DOT also reports that about 5,800 "train car collisions" occur a year as well.

Makes me think that infrastructure that pretty much runs the country is being held together by duct tape, hope, and general luck.

I'm fairly sure derailment can mean a single wheel popped off a rail all the way up to whole train came off and destroyed an orphanage, so while bad it's not as bad as all that.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 20:04

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

Holy lol I went to high school with the SJ P U primary lawyer.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 20:05

Stultus Maximus: Dec 21, 2009; USPOL May

Zamujasa posted:

we need a but for *:

Evacuations underway after freight train derails, catches fire in Minnesota

a few days after a different train company decided to end its push for only one conductor per train. lol

_{* train crashes in general, not zaurg.}

A form of ethanol and corn syrup material? So an Early Times train?

# ? Mar 30, 2023 20:28

Tiny: Oct 26, 2003; My leg hurts....

Good thing the government backed the rail unions's calls for higher staffing levels and thus safety.

Would have been a real shame if Profit had to suffer and the stock price went down.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 20:31

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

bird food bathtub posted:

Have to agree, I don't believe he loves authoritarians because they're other authoritarians. I would take some convincing to believe Trump is even intelligent and interested enough to understand the existence of the people he mentioned of his own volition rather than having it imposed on him by others. Like any good narcissist he would have been mirroring people around him and at some point those authoritarians ended up being important to the people around Trump. Probably a part of the whole "You're president now you dipshit, this is what presidenting is"

Once he had to start dealing with them, they all pegged him for exactly what he is and played him like a well-tuned fiddle. Novelty sized letters gushing with flattery come to mind.

That could be true and he also loves authoritarians. Conservatives in general do

# ? Mar 30, 2023 21:42

Coasterphreak: May 29, 2007; I like cookies.

hypnophant posted:

cash or venmo, same as now

Yeah, from what I�ve heard cashapp/venmo/zelle will be just fine. And ofc we won�t stop printing money, they just want to print less of it because nfc is so commonplace now.

Also it screws North Korea over

# ? Mar 30, 2023 22:02

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

You guys can pay with apps all you want and I wish you luck

# ? Mar 30, 2023 22:04

ThisIsJohnWayne: Feb 23, 2007; Ooo! Look at me! NO DON'T LOOK AT ME!

Milo and POTUS posted:

You guys can pay with apps all you want and I wish you luck

I haven't had to use cash since 2007 because :sweden:

If this is about luck, y'all must have angered something with a vengeance

# ? Mar 30, 2023 22:15

Arrath: Apr 14, 2011

ThisIsJohnWayne posted:

I haven't had to use cash since 2007 because

If this is about luck, y'all must have angered something with a vengeance

I think OP specifically means using eg venmo to pay your dealer.

I know people that do this and, like, sure you're small fish but why lay a paper trail.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 22:23

LtCol J. Krusinski: May 7, 2013; by Fluffdaddy

Trump indicted In manhattan. Lol

# ? Mar 30, 2023 22:44

Bored As Fuck: Jan 1, 2006; Fun Shoe

Trump Indicted

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/03/30/trump-indicted-by-manhattan-grand-jury-report-says/

# ? Mar 30, 2023 22:45

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Hell yes

# ? Mar 30, 2023 22:47

Handsome Ralph: Sep 3, 2004; Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkZ5e94QnWk

# ? Mar 30, 2023 22:49

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

LtCol J. Krusinski posted:

Trump indicted In manhattan. Lol

IT'S HAPPENING?

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:03

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

lol and the grand jury was about to leave for a prescheduled month break

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:08

Arrath: Apr 14, 2011

Well that's worth cracking a beer over.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:08

TheWeedNumber: Apr 20, 2020; by sebmojo

LtCol J. Krusinski posted:

Trump indicted In manhattan. Lol

Lmfao my dude overpaid for that poo poo in more ways than a lil bit

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:08

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Can I get a hail satan

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:09

Midjack: Dec 24, 2007

https://youtu.be/DH4lkmqFxH8

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:10

TheWeedNumber: Apr 20, 2020; by sebmojo

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

Can I get a hail satan

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:10

Wrong Theory: Aug 27, 2005; Satellite from days of old, lead me to your access code

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJ7ofr1PzA

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

Can I get a hail satan

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:13

Stultus Maximus: Dec 21, 2009; USPOL May

If we get a frog march pic I'm going to crack a beer at my dad's grave.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:16

Hexyflexy: Sep 2, 2011; asymptotically approaching one

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

Can I get a hail satan

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:18

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

https://twitter.com/Bry_Mac/status/1641564576939495431?t=XLmHnYD63EZfcF5V5FA7Zg&s=19

Anyways until the charges are released, Donnie's dead to rights on a misdemeanor for this whole thing, but the felony charge is going to be real iffy unless Bragg has a lot of people saying "yeah he told me this payoff was to keep it out of the election"

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:19

Leave: Feb 7, 2012; Taking the term "Koopaling" to a whole new level since 2016.

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

IT'S HAPPENING?

Indicted means he's actually been charged, right? Not convicted just yet, but this is still a big step forward?

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:19

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

Can I get a hail satan

Glory be to the Bomb and to the Holy Fallout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJIjklgQsmo

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:20

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# ? May 17, 2024 20:09

A.o.D.: Jan 15, 2006

I want a perp walk sooooo loving bad.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 23:20

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