AFKBRBChocolate

@AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world

Yet another refugee who washed up on the shore after the great Reddit disaster of 2023

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AFKBRBChocolate,

It’s something he’s talked about on his show? It is delightfully 90s, but I don’t know what it’s about.

AFKBRBChocolate,

No way this is true. You look at couples like the Obama’s or the Carter’s and you can tell they’re in love. With the Trump’s, it seems like a very transactional relationship. Melania wanted to stay in New York when Trump took office. No one can watch more than a a few minutes of Trump and think he’d be a good guy to hang out with. Him getting locked up would be a relief for her, 100%.

AFKBRBChocolate,

I’m not an expert, but it’s a very complex global system with moisture in the atmosphere sometimes falling as rain/snow, collecting in rivers and lakes, going into ground water/aquifers, flowing into the oceans, and sometimes just staying as moist air. If one area isn’t getting it’s usual rainfall, quite often another area is getting more, but it can also be that the moisture is just in other parts of that complex system. A lot is driven by high- and low-pressure systems, air temperature, water temperature, etc.

In my area of southern California, we’ve had some major, extended droughts. But the rising temperature of the Pacific has caused the air to hold more moisture, and we’ve also had some “atmospheric river” storms that drop insane amounts of rain. So even though we get an average of 13 inches of rain a year, we got more than 13 inches in just February, and we’re up to almost 31 inches for the season. It wouldn’t be surprising if we didn’t get anymore until late in the year though.

Some of that rain went into snowpack, some into reservoirs, some into ground water, but we’re close to the coast and all of it will go back to the ocean. Did we get rain that would normally have gone elsewhere, or was it rain that wouldn’t normally have formed? I think it’s likely hard to say, but maybe there are meteorologists or others who know more reading this.

AFKBRBChocolate,

It’s actually pretty interesting. Here’s a guide someone in NC did for others in their court system to understand SovCits when they come up in the system. It’s interesting reading and makes a lot of these posts make sense (well, a kind of sense).

AFKBRBChocolate,

Seems like New Mexico has a lot of that and is close. Probably lacks your family though.

AFKBRBChocolate,

It’s very cool. The race was between a climate scientist and a software engineer, both women. The climate scientist was much more liberal and won by a huge margin. Really good news all around, I’m jealous.

AFKBRBChocolate,

This is great news. Mexico has been enjoying some increasingly progressive policies that are very popular. The more progressing candidate won by a huge margin.

If only they could get the drug cartel situation sorted out, but that’s no easy deal.

AFKBRBChocolate,

“Neoliberalism” is one of those terms that’s starting to lose meaning because different people use it to mean different things. I’m not an expert on her, but from what I’ve read, her views seem pretty vanilla progressive to me. Here’s what Wikipedia says about them:

Social issues

Sheinbaum has openly identified herself as a feminist, aligning her beliefs and actions with the principles of gender equality and women’s rights.[73] She advocates for the legalization of abortion, aligning her stance with broader movements aimed at promoting reproductive rights and autonomy for women.[74] During her leadership in Mexico City, Sheinbaum championed LGBT rights by implementing a gender-neutral policy for school uniforms.[75] In 2022, she became the first Head of Government of Mexico City to attend the city’s pride march.[76] Economy

Sheinbaum has criticized the neoliberal economic policies of past presidents of Mexico, arguing that they have contributed to inequality in the country.[77] She has promised to expand welfare under her presidency[78] and intends to continue programs started by Obrador, such as universal pension.[79] Climate

Sheinbaum has a background in environmental policy, having served as environment secretary for Mexico City and worked on the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). [80] She has both spoken in favor of clean energy and praised Mexico’s largest oil company.[72]

AFKBRBChocolate,

Wow, where did that come from? I said I feel that word is losing meaning, not that you used it incorrectly. Instead of discussing what neoliberalism is/isn’t, I just posted a reference to her main ideals, which I thought would be more helpful. Not sure why you’re responding with claws out.

AFKBRBChocolate,

I understand she’s the one using it, that doesn’t change the fact that, in my opinion, it’s not a good word for communication because different people been different things by it. For purposes of this discussion, I thought it would be better to avoid it. It’s like “conservative;” by itself it’s almost useless because people mean so many things by it.

AFKBRBChocolate,

There was an unprecedented amount of rain earlier in the year, I bet there is a ton of dry fuel now. Scary.

AFKBRBChocolate,

What area is this for? Where I am in southern California, the season normal to date would be about 13 inches, and we’re sitting at about 30. It’s been a lot more than normal. We had two or three atmospheric river storms this year.

AFKBRBChocolate,

Not registering on the site, so I can’t read the article, but the reason seems obvious enough. For most people, just looking to watch sex, it really doesn’t matter if one of the actors starts a scene by saying, “Step brother, what are you doing?” For people who are into incest stuff, for whatever reason, they’re going to be happy about it. It’s a situation that doesn’t cost extra money, all they need is a regular room in a regular house. So there’s little downside for the porn studios, with likely bigger upsides.

I can tell you this: they know what people click - if it wasn’t selling, they wouldn’t do it.

AFKBRBChocolate,

Okay, that article is bullshit. It’s popular because it appeals to the loses in our meritocracy and liberal democracy. How does he know this? He doesn’t, there’s zero data to back it up.

AFKBRBChocolate,

You make it sound like there is no way to verify stuff he says. Like he was just in an interview saying he never said “Lock her up!” - that other people chanted it but he never said it. There are lots of videos of him saying it, so it’s a verifiable lie. Of course the media should be able to call him on it.

Just because it doesn’t fit your narrative, doesn’t mean it’s wrong.

AFKBRBChocolate,

I don’t know who originally said it, but “Everything in moderation, including moderation.” That is, it’s okay to go overboard on something as long as that’s an exception, not a norm. Want to eat a whole carton of ice cream? It’s not going to kill you if you do it, as long as you don’t do it every weekend. Enjoy stuff, don’t be excessive generally, but the rare occasion is just fine.

Note: there are, of course, exceptions. You probably don’t want to try even a little black tar heroin unless you’re okay with the risk of becoming an addict.

AFKBRBChocolate,

Again. This happened before. Here’s a similar article from 2016 - not sure it’s the most recent example.

AFKBRBChocolate,

There’s nothing saying he can’t pardon himself, but a president can only pardon for federal crimes.

AFKBRBChocolate,

Well, you’re right, but you’re missing the fact that Republicans work hard to make and keep these conditions, because their base is made up of the most disaffected people. They block healthcare reform, they block student debt relief, they block first time home buyer assistance - they block all the social programs that would ease these problems. Then they try to dismantle the government entities that work to help these things; did you notice how many of Trump’s appointees were vocally against the organizations he put them in charge of? Republicans want the government not to work so that they can say “See, it doesn’t work, we need smaller government,” and then they can get rid of the regulations and taxes that reduce the (already obscene) profits that corporations make.

So yes, you’re right, but it’s working as intended for the right.

AFKBRBChocolate,

Of course he said that. How is anyone even surprised at this point? Since Day 1 he’s been saying whatever he wants to be true at the time - creating his own “reality” - and his base goes with it. He’s never been burdened by the truth, and there’s been no repercussions for his flagrant lying. Yes, this is an outrageous lie, but even in that it’s unremarkable.

AFKBRBChocolate,

What a joke. Have your seen the list of awards De Niro has won? It’s anyone looking at that and thinking, “Well, sure, but where’s the NAB Service to America award?”

AFKBRBChocolate,

Looks like an oak timberworm weevil.

AFKBRBChocolate,

Here’s the frame from the video showing her giving the finger to the staff, that’s she’s denying.

AFKBRBChocolate,

Okay, interesting, thank you. What a shit show that would be in either case.

Our [New Scientist] writers pick their favourite science fiction books of all time (www.newscientist.com)

This is an interesting list. It’s missing some of the true great classics, like Frankenstein, and it has a number of unusual, less well known titles, but there’s a lot to like on it. There’s certainly a lot for people to disagree about, but it may well have your less often cited favorites, too. What do you think?

AFKBRBChocolate,

Well that’s… really interesting. I love it when people experiment with new ways of telling a story. That might move this up much higher on my list. Thanks for the link.

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