nicholas_saunders

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nyrath, to random
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nicholas_saunders,

@nyrath @Dandelion this was, as I recall, a fantastic bit on the #onion.

rameshgupta, to random
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is too stupid to realize that NOT voting for is a vote FOR , and that her boycott of could be her last — She might not get another opportunity to vote EVER.

Via @SteveThompson

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cardi-b-wont-vote-joe-biden-or-donald-trump_uk_66477644e4b0cba40889b45b?utm_source=press.coop

nicholas_saunders,

@rameshgupta 😂

There are worse things out there.

You can learn something from everyone, even if it's a negative.

For me, cardi b is just coming at issues naively. Which is fine. Preferred over cynicism.

She should take the opportunity to voice her opinions, and they seem to be hers. Which cannot be said for every celebrity.

I don't claim to understand this other post, tho. Over my head.

nicholas_saunders,

@escarpment @benroyce @rameshgupta

Can it get more personal?

nicholas_saunders,

@benroyce @escarpment @rameshgupta

I wish that I could say that I understood the criticism here. Perhaps someone will play it back at half speed for my edification.

nicholas_saunders,

@benroyce @escarpment @rameshgupta well, I'm more than okay with her choice. First off, and yes, I want to win, he's just not well. He may still step aside, but should've done so already. Perhaps Biden considers that no one else can beat Trump.

I'd say that Trump could only beat Biden. Similarly, Biden can only defeat Trump.

But Cardi B is, in a sense, just a regular citizen. She's probably worried about blowback, and just confused and frustrated.

nicholas_saunders,

@Vonskinnback @rameshgupta @benroyce excellent #voltaire reference, Baron.

I'll pick up the mantle of the apathetic. If Trump achieved one thing it's this: breaking the stranglehold Democrats have over the Black vote.

But, then, I don't see this as an existential threat the way, literally, everyone else here seems to. In my estimation the Constitution is sufficiently robust and our institutions strong enough to handle bad actors.

Meh.

nicholas_saunders,

@benroyce @Vonskinnback @rameshgupta fair point with regards to Trump. However, the fact of the matter is that, if the polls are to believed, blacks are no longer voting as a bloc for Democrats.

I'm a Democrat. Just to the left of Marx.

I think that's a great thing. Regardless of how or why. But I'm also optimistic about the course of our country and don't perceive this as an existential threat as you would seem to.

nicholas_saunders,

@Vonskinnback @rameshgupta @benroyce ah, well, when the Gestapo are stomping my face, as per Orwell, I can think back to this discussion and will, if possible, post that you are correct.

nicholas_saunders,

@benroyce @Vonskinnback @rameshgupta well, Ben, I've never voted and see no reason to change that practice.

The electoral system is rigged through gerrymandering, or other means, to the extent that my individual vote would've never had an effect on any election I'm aware of.

Yes, that's a logical fallacy -- but there you are. If the world were logical, but it's not.

nicholas_saunders,

@benroyce @Vonskinnback @rameshgupta you are trying to insult, or not? Regardless, I take your point. Very #sinclairlewis of you.

It's more that I calculate the probablility as effectively zero. I care about the future of many things and want everyone to vote.

But if you're going to argue that my individual vote could've ever swung any election that's a steep hill to climb.

RememberUsAlways, to israel
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The case against Israel has just collapsed.
Revised civilian death figures expose the lie behind claims of ‘genocide’.



@palestine
@israel https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/18/the-case-against-israel-has-just-collapsed/

nicholas_saunders,

@RememberUsAlways @rameshgupta @palestine @israel

"Yet we’re expected to believe that Hamas, as it squats underground with its Jewish sex slaves, has the professionalism to provide statistics within hours, reliable to the single digit."

But the.accusation is about intent.

“statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.”

Here, no confidence in Hamas data.

So the claimed stats just don't have much relevance.

Daojoan, to random
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The "spell" Hitler cast is what we often call a "reality distortion field"—an ability to bend perceptions, convincing followers to believe the impossible and disregard facts and reason.

We've glorified this trait, especially in charismatic business leaders.

And it's a terrible mistake.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/the-reality-distortion-spell

nicholas_saunders,

@kaffeeringe @Daojoan what was this event in 1985? Please elaborate and give context for my benefit.

nicholas_saunders,

@kaffeeringe @Daojoan lol, take mercy and can you give an link in English?

Alice, (edited ) to random
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The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was when McDonald's gave out those coupons for free sundaes when they totally knew their stupid ice cream machine was going to be down.

nicholas_saunders,

@brandoncarey @Alice

McDonald's ice cream machines go down more than Boeing.

RememberUsAlways, to random
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nicholas_saunders,
nicholas_saunders,
nicholas_saunders,

@RememberUsAlways oh.

Well, I think we were all expecting something like this. Particularly as Hamas was being cagey with regards to whether they even had living hostages, or how many.

I'll check it out.

nicholas_saunders,

@RememberUsAlways @palestine @israel huh?

It's tragic all around.

Tears are appropriate.

My hope is for at least a few decades of #bluehelmets and annual elections. We'll see.

nicholas_saunders,

@RememberUsAlways @palestine @israel

Elephant certainly.

I was more thinking Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

I don't think that blue helmets are needed in the Ukraine, but sure. I mean, the problem there is two fold:

That the Ukraine makes an excellent cudgel against Putin.

Whether NATO membership is still on the table.

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"Media Ignore Quietly-Revised UN Figures of Hamas-Reported Civilian Deaths"

https://honestreporting.com/media-ignore-quietly-revised-un-figures-of-hamas-reported-civilian-deaths/

"In December,...civilian casualty figures reported by ...indicated discrepancies...reported numbers, particularly those of women and children compared to men and combatants, are significantly exaggerated.

A May 9 OCHA update...significantly altered the portrayal of casualty figures...the effectively conceding the untrustworthiness of Hamas figures...parroted by various media outlets."

nicholas_saunders,

@SteveThompson I've not seen one pie chart. Glaring omission.

Aren't there charts for the Ukraine? I don't know, but would expect so.

rameshgupta, to Israel
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-led House votes to force weapons shipments to , rebuking

They can pound sand. This is an executive decision.

US had restrictions on too for not using supplied weapons on territory. Where was the Republican outrage and defiance then?

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-votes-force-weapons-shipments-israel-rebuking-biden-2024-05-16/

nicholas_saunders,

@rameshgupta is it, though? Only congress can allocate 💰.

randahl, to random
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While children are starving in Gaza, Israeli citizens attack an aid truck at the Tarqumiya crossing.

If you side with this, you are on the wrong side of history.

video/mp4

nicholas_saunders,

@RememberUsAlways @randahl cannot say that I always agree with remember, but his posts are generally grounded in something beyond rhetoric.

taylorlorenz, to random
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“At some point — whatever the justification — you’re either advancing a policy that enables the mass starvation of children, or you’re not.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/us/army-officer-resigns-gaza-israel.html

nicholas_saunders,

@taylorlorenz definitely hold Hamas to account for breaking the ceasefire

RickiTarr, to random
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nicholas_saunders,

@RickiTarr okay, you gotta explain it to me. Like I'm five.

RickiTarr, to random
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Seriously heard someone saying they don't listen to many black artists, because they aren't really into rap. Bitch please, feel free to share songs from Black artists from any genre. Here is one of my favorites, if you like this song please check out her other work:

https://youtu.be/KovrJ8HXI1Q?si=HOYIG7YMuAUTsJz6

nicholas_saunders,

@RickiTarr any funk

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