chetradley

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

In a press release issued Wednesday by Arab Americans for Peace, the group said its members “appreciate the president’s offer to clean and rebuild Gaza” but “take issue with the president’s suggestion of taking over Gaza and removing its Palestinian inhabitants.”.

By "clean up", he literally means removing the Palestinians you absolute fucking morons.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I'm sorry, what did y'all think "Boston cream" was?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

It's a pretty scary thought that with enough brain damage anyone can go MAGA.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No worries. Yeah props to the bus driver for sure. Just seeing this post without context or even a timeframe made me think people would get the impression that Greyhound was sticking it to the current administration, when they pretty much did the opposite and fucked over their passengers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Nope. They allowed illegal searches for years until they were sued. This news is 5 years old.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Before you all go patting Greyhound on the back for this policy:

This is from 5 years ago.
They only changed their policy after being sued by the Washington State AG.
They were forced to pay $2.2 million for violating their customers rights by allowing Border Patrol to conduct warrantless searches in the first place.
It's estimated that 57,000 people were on Greyhound busses boarded by border patrol, in Spokane alone, from 2013-2020.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

They're settling into those accusations of being state-affiliated media.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Add a CRT with a GameCube and a couple of madcatz controllers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Likewise, have a great day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I've actually been quite clear in the definition of life span I'm using. You appear to be intentionally misunderstanding my point.

The limits of the life span of each species appear to be determined ultimately by heredity. Locked within the code of the genetic material are instructions that specify the age beyond which a species cannot live given even the most favourable conditions.

https://www.britannica.com/science/life-span

Can you at least be consistent in your argument? On the one hand, you say that a species' lifespan in captivity can't be an indicator of their natural lifespan, because they wouldn't survive as long in the wild. On the other hand, you say that a livestock species' lifespan is dictated by when humans choose to slaughter them. Can you explain how these arguments don't contradict each other?

I'm happy to engage in a good faith conversation with you on this if you're interested.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Kind of a moot point since dairy cows, like the majority of animals raised for food, are man-made breeds and wouldn't exist in the wild anyway. But you knew I meant when I said natural lifespan, as in how long they'd live if they weren't killed as juveniles.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Tale as old as time.

 

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but does anyone else feel like technology - specifically consumer tech - kinda peaked over a decade ago? I'm 37, and I remember being awed between like 2011 and 2014 with phones, voice assistants, smart home devices, and what websites were capable of. Now it seems like much of this stuff either hasn't improved all that much, or is straight up worse than it used to be. Am I crazy? Have I just been out of the market for this stuff for too long?

 

Lots of people are feeling hopeless and upset right now, and for good reason. It's normal to feel like no matter what you do, things are going to get much worse for a lot of people. Blame, despair and anger are natural reactions, but as the shock of the situation dulls, what's your plan going forward?

Call me naive, but seeing hate have a resurgence makes me want to do more to help the people that are going to suffer the most. I'm going to make a plan to volunteer more of my time and resources to help organizations that need it. I'm going to see if my friends can organize with me to sponsor a migrant family. I may not be able to do much, but my personal way of coping with shitty situations is to try to make the world a little less shitty.

I'm going to try to be kinder and more forgiving with people, and be a better role model for my kids. And I'm going to resist and fight back against hate when I see it.

Lastly, I'm going to be a more supportive friend to the people in my life. And to anyone reading this that feels like this world's gone insane, and you're all alone: you're not. We're still in this together, and I appreciate everything you're doing.

 
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