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Tiny Timbs posted:Ending WFH solely to prop up local economies feels completely wrong-headed to me. There is not any scenario where I think that’s ok. But …. but … a business owner might lose money! Haven’t you considered how unamerican such an outcome would be?
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Don't worry, he's focusing on the important things. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1632827520193110019 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1632809364594606081 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1632826539787145216
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Grip it and rip it posted:Illegal immigrants are definitely protected by the constitution too If the “modern slavery protections” go above constitutional minimum requirements, undocumented migrants could be excluded from that system in the US. The protection in the US just means the 14th amendment applies to non-citizens. E: Not a disagreement with your post, more of a reply to the comment you were responding to. AreWeDrunkYet fucked around with this message at 23:55 on Mar 7, 2023 |
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The only thing the US could do that would noticeably impact cartel violence is ending prohibition.
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pantslesswithwolves posted:https://twitter.com/WMurphyNews/status/1633639875281924097?t=vSh945Xid_6zLwnegQcoAQ&s=19 The response is good for a hearty laugh. 
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Tiny Timbs posted:If all they had to do was chase a minimal return why did they lock their money up like a regular person investing in CDs? It's part of how banks make money in a typical yield environment. Then things changed suddenly in the last year, and they had not given themselves as much of a cushion as other banks. It's the same reason there's also concern about other banks now, SVB wasn't doing anything particularly crazy as far as banking goes, but poor risk management meant they painted themselves into a corner when the underlying environment changed. Forward rates a year ago:  And today: 
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Mar 11, 2023 18:16
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Grip it and rip it posted:Spending money to de-regulate then begging for a public bailout is so loving unbelieably stupid it really calls into question what the gently caress bankers think it is they do. gently caress em https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking
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Mar 11, 2023 20:07
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Crab Dad posted:Why is it always socialism by another name when the banks fail? Because there’s extreme wealth inequality in the US and money is speech and influence. Wealth inequality is bad for democracy.
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Nick Soapdish posted:https://twitter.com/popespeed/status/1634947915994247168?t=dG7NEk0aMfbLbYJQvXM4Ng&s=19 Oh no! Some children might have to go to public school, the government has to step up to prevent this.
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FrozenVent posted:No, you can’t. You can’t weld floatie wings to this 30,000 ton bulk carrier to allow it to load more cargo. Well now I want to see a cargo ship dropping enormous outriggers after getting out to sea. In theory wouldn't the extra stability let you load more since it would be ok for the ship to be lower in the water without risking capsizing?
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Mar 14, 2023 14:10
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CainFortea posted:That's why extra floaty bits makes sense. Going through a canal, just put the containers on the floaty bits and tow them behind you. THen when you're through, put them back on the ship and use the extra floats to keep you upright! Bing bong so simple. Nonsense, you fold up the outriggers over top of the boat when going into a canal or docking, then drop them down when you're at sea. Same as you see on some ocean going kayaks, they're all just boats right? Like this, but a bit bigger: 
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Mar 14, 2023 21:09
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:gently caress you sandwiches rule Sandwiches are well and good, but like most things Americans could stand to eat smaller ones with more vegetables. It’s the same poo poo as beef, you don’t have to be a vegan but for like 98% of the population less red meat would lead to better health outcomes. You do you, but going into old age with metabolic syndrome sucks a lot more than without.
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Mar 14, 2023 23:33
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Hyrax Attack! posted:Lol whoa, I’ve wondered with those big stacks of gold what would prevent some of the bars in the center of the stacks from being replaced with lookalikes. Kinda assume that does happen and is hushed up or not found, as so much money to be made it’s gonna happen, like sports being rigged when billions are on the line. Just how big are these “bags” though? Nickel is like $10/lb, and that’s high. Just the logistics of trying to steal a meaningful amount seems like a major headache.
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Mar 17, 2023 19:32
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Godholio posted:The economy is about to poo poo itself hard You know, it’s funny that this keeps coming up. Corporate profits are still at record levels, just not growing as fast. Yet everyone seems to be convincing themselves that the economy is about to go off a cliff, and laying off people and cutting costs to get ahead of it. But it’s those cuts to employment and spending that are going to cause the recession everyone is afraid of. Predicting the economy is like predicting the patterns of herd animals in a sense, but it really feels like there are folks actively steering us towards the cliff here.
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Mar 19, 2023 02:00
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Platystemon posted:Ron DeSantis is a funny guy. ...is he saying Floridians don't have values like attending church or earning their keep? They don't of course, but that sure sounds like he's insulting the state he's governor of.
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Mar 20, 2023 15:24
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LtCol J. Krusinski posted:Crusty and I had a brief convo the other day and he said something I agree with “Trump is a side show, DeSantis is the real threat” and that poo poo been on my mind since. You would think that being a literal torturer would be effectively disqualifying in a national election, but this is the American electorate we're talking about so that will probably be a selling point.
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Mar 21, 2023 03:17
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IMO there's a place for executions, the US just goes about it entirely the wrong way (by design). Substantial fraud or corruption by the rich or those in power should warrant capital punishment. These crimes undermine democratic systems and hurt way more people than any street violence. What happened is generally going to be well documented and anyone charged will have the resources able to defend themselves fully so way less risk of people being railroaded. The people committing these sorts of crimes thoroughly premeditate them, and can often continue to cause harm even post conviction. Rick Scott for example - there is a clear paper trail that he is responsible for fraud of hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars, from public agencies. But even after this fraud came to light, he was allowed to continue to own/work for healthcare companies, and was elected to a governorship and senate seat where he undermined (and continues to undermine) public oversight and enforcement for the same sort of crimes he committed. He is, of course, staunchly pro death penalty - but in the conservative way, to intimidate poor people. We would have all been better off if he was executed.
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Mar 23, 2023 15:46
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Does China have more access to TikTok data than the US does to Instagram or Twitter data? Why would anyone assume that a technology company hosted in a particular country doesn't have an open feed to the intelligence services there? And unlike China, the US uses this data to blow up people all over the world.
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Mar 23, 2023 18:00
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facialimpediment posted:I may have news for you about what China uses the data to do. Did I miss something, because to my knowledge China is not running an international drone program to execute people that uses data from social media as an input. Stultus Maximus posted:US tech companies can choose to tell the government to pound sand. Chinese companies cannot tell the Chinese government the same. Just adding another lol to this comment. Here's what happens to US companies that don't cooperate: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/qwest-ceo-nsa-punished-qwest-refusing-participate-illegal-surveillance-pre-9-11
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Kesper North posted:Law enforcement leverages data obtained from social media all the time, one recent example is using Twitter and Facebook post and client location data to identify and prosecute people who attended J6. And that's just domestic law enforcement. US intelligence agencies regularly gather information from social media accounts all over the world, and will summarily execute people based on this data. AreWeDrunkYet fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Mar 25, 2023 |
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A.o.D. posted:It's a whataboutism in the sense that it's being suggested that nothing be done about it because "eh, we do it to ourselves". It's like like letting your neighbor's dog piss in your house because your own dog isn't housebroken. Even if it is whatboutism, why isn't that a valid question? The argument being made against TikTok is hypocrisy, mixed in with some orientalist racism. It's more like if your dog pissed all over your house, all of your neighbors houses, and occasionally took a poo poo in their pool, but you got all indignant the first time their dog peed on your lawn. quote:I mean, should we allow secret Chinese police stations because we've got lovely cops of our own? Honest question, I'm not clear how this isn't just standard espionage? I would generally assume if you're an American (or British, or French, or Russian, etc) citizen who's in a prominent role or fugitive overseas, there's probably a less than above board embassy/consular official who's going to keep tabs on you to some extent. Normal course of business with international relations, countries will call it out when it's found out or even make some arrests for later exchanges now and then, and maybe the country spying loses some face. Not that it shouldn't be called out when it's uncovered, but what's unique about this case?
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:and if you're gonna tie it to a family, that's as close to immortality as you're likely to get Living descendants as of the date of the declaration.
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