SolacefromSilence

No 4d chess needed, this is their best.

I appreciate what you’ve shared and probably should give a book or two of his a chance.

I haven’t read the book. It just seems like wishful thinking that such limits on voting won’t be turned around to oppress the population in general and minorities in particular.

I’m glad it worked out in the book, but can you think of any other government systems that worked out on paper, but failed their live run? I don’t want to be part of that mistake, I’m busy enough being part of this American one right now.

Ehhh, I really don’t think our problem lies in too many people voting. I’ll take the sarcastic and over the top movie version please.

It sounds like you dodged a bullet or they weren’t serious about hiring. I’d likely respond that “wouldn’t it be more suspicious to have an account with almost no activity?”

Why should they go down with the ship?

Put your energy here.

I read this with the subtext that Ronald Reagan worked as governor of California to pass gun control after Black Panthers were exercising their right to bear arms.

Underrated comment, ty

Perhaps we should consider this modest proposal, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal

Shame the Democrats that didn’t walk out in solidarity.

A weak U.S. driven by Trump invites war in Taiwan. How does it make any other war less likely?

More like an oligarch class makes a fertile ground for hate. They weaken the people and institutions that look to build people up, while grow those that siphon away opportunity, the earnings of the middle class, and finally hope.

They decorate this denuded landscape with their own twisted vision and the desperate don’t see a choice, by design.

We’ll see how true it is, that “you can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time.”

I’m kinda wondering where these insurance or healthcare companies are at. This is literally taking billions out of their pocket as people will just go without healthcare and/or die.

I guess they’re looking out for their personal tax rate instead of caring about their business or who they serve. Foolish for be to be surprised, but it just seems so short sighted.

*** Anxiety Intensifies ***

They wouldn’t be doing their job if they didn’t ask.

I watched it on the CPAC stream, it’s a Nazi salute.

Just to mention, so people don’t think this damage will be reversed in 4 years. They’ll likely sell the rights to the data for a pittance after getting their own cut. The buyer will have a franchise to markup the data for 50 years.

Well timed announcement, are they buying themselves goodwill with the public if the mean old union tries to strike?

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/nx-s1-5280640/costco-pay-raises-teamsters-union-threatens-strike

I agree with your sentiments.

People have come to believe, from high-minded centrists, that the best way to resist is to step out of the way. Nonsense.

For any regular person looking to gum up the works, there’s even a field manual printed by the pros.

https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/the-art-of-simple-sabotage/

How about a dead man’s switch if the subscription isn’t renewed?