CertainlyWorse
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CertainlyWorse
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4mo ago
Kushner is too pro Israel and is on the nose.
CertainlyWorse
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4mo ago
Do you think so? He is inexperienced. That said the memetic force would be very strong to push him through.
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4mo ago
He got domed by the secret service Counter Assault Team within seconds of opening up. They couldn't prevent the attack, but their reaction was incredible.
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4mo ago
Which candidate would the Republicans have pushed if Trump was killed?
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4mo ago
I think they will attempt this sure. I don't think they'll be successful. They can't arbitrate reality to the extent required against events like this and biden's performance to facilitate a Democrat win. Something else could possibly happen between now and the election, but as it stands, I'd say the prediction markets are fairly accurate.
CertainlyWorse
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4mo ago
Well, it's certainly on the map now.
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4mo ago
Trump winning at 69% on Polymarket. Biden at 16%.
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4mo ago
Exactly. Rhetorical weapons like this were only ever created to be fired in one direction. MSM and Wikpedia editors will do everything they can to disallow an acknowledgment of 'both sides' for the term.
CertainlyWorse
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4mo ago
Babylon Bee
Another banger: Trump Indicted For Inciting Assassination Attempt
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4mo ago
Asking the important questions.
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4mo ago
It'll be interesting to see if the assassin was a local or (more likely) someone that came from out of town to have a crack at Trump during his last rally before the Republican convention.
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4mo ago
Oh he's got an opinion all right. First (ex)president since Reagan wounded in an assassination attempt, but it's somehow a nothing-burger.
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4mo ago
"I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin"
Set aside the kayfabe that a president is the one in charge and making all the decisions in the executive branch. The main part of his role is as a figurehead and he can't even do that. Making clownish mistakes like this in matters of high end foreign policy is terrible optics for the US like you've said.
I can only image some PR wonk in his team came up with the idea of "Joe, you need a win to distract from this whole senior thing, so lets try to set up a show where you're brokering peace in the Ukraine" or some such nonsense. Then Biden does what he does and digs his hole even deeper.
When Biden says stuff like 'we're gonna defend Taiwan' and the White House clarifies it as 'no the one China policy hasn't changed and we've signed no treaty' what does that mean?
To be fair, Trump used to fire from the hip with comments and tweets and the white house would then have to scramble to realign and 'clarify' his statements.
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4mo ago
I cobbled together a home gym from various suppliers (Half rack, FID Bench, Barbell, 100kg of weight plates) for a really reasonable price. Goodbye gym fees.
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4mo ago
His death was literally the worst moment on the show. He died from G, in a clearly post production scene. What?
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4mo ago
I've just started with Vagrus:The Riven Realms, which is a combination Roadwarden, Sunless Seas with a bit of Darkest Dungeon combat. Really enjoying it. Great if you like merchant caravan style games in a fantasy post apocalyptic setting.
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4mo ago
Moderate? I don't think 4 cups of coffee a day is moderate, at least personally. And for a 77 year old?
I might be caffeine sensitive, but it's not a small thing.
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4mo ago
Agreed. Hostile architecture is a part of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (also known as the tragedy of the commons). You can blame hard and awkward seating in McDonalds and your local bar and cafe for the same reasons.
CertainlyWorse
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4mo ago
What are the downsides of using it on a onetime basis? Would you act erratic without a tolerance or any experience with using?
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4mo ago
His reaction time to questions was immediate.
It's common for people to talk about Biden being juiced up on nootropics, but I'm curious about the possibility that Trump was on something as well (Adderall/Caffeine/Modafinil?) It would make sense to consult a physician as to how to become as mentally alert as possible for such an important event.
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4mo ago
CertainlyWorse
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4mo ago
I would have assumed your name was sarcastic rather than an actual indication of your beliefs. Are there really that many people here who interpret things literally?
Traditionally Australia has been nuclear free (except for a small research/medical isotope reactor in New South Wales). Back in the 70's/80's it was strongly anti-nuclear.
There are many left wing/green constituents that want to see renewables win in the nuclear/solar/wind showdown, but that isn't everyone. As AshLael says, most people care mainly about power prices and renewables can't deliver all the time (not nearly enough suitable locations for hydro-batteries to cover).
Edit: Poll from 2011 says 46% were strongly against.
Additional 2024 polling in this article from left leaning public news organisation with 35% for and 33% against.
CertainlyWorse
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4mo ago
I think the trigger for this was the AUKUS nuclear submarines purchase. Dutton in discussions about waste disposal said that they would store it at the stations themselves until they were decommissioned and then dispose of them through the same means as the waste from the sub reactors. The 'checkmate' here is that Labor already approved signed off on the nuclear sub reactors and resultant waste disposal so they can't play the 'we won't deal with nuclear waste' argument. This leaves cost of reactors and NIMBY 'it could meltdown' arguments.
Basically. There's various youtubes and articles out there about the difference between military (1000 yards/meters+ center of mass) and police snipers (<200 yards/meters head shots) and what they aim for. Assassins are in the later category. Today's events is a case in point. Look how close the shooter got.
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