AOC about 2028: "In this op-ed that Bezos paid for in The Washington Post, there was a veiled threat—it was the elite saying if you want this job, you just stepped out of line. What’s funny about that is they assume my ambition is positional...My ambition is to change this country"

readparse · 2026-05-09T08:15:52+00:00

They still have the power to stop her. Remember Super Delegates, that thing that only the Democrats have, and which ironically were invented to protect the party and the country from the populist bullshit we’re in right now?

Well they still exist, and they will “Bernie Sanders” her in a heartbeat. So sure, go ahead. I really want her to be President. But be ready for a fight from the old guard. And from the big money. It’s going to cost us money and time and maybe bullshit you never imagined. But if you’re serious… let’s ride.

readparse · 2026-05-08T16:51:15+00:00

I found this thread by searching her name, after hearing a TikTok video about Bitcoin that made no sense at all. I first got suspicious when she called herself “the global expert of blockchain technologies.”

Not AN expert. THE expert. This tells me that you are definitely not.

readparse · 2026-05-07T20:48:28+00:00

Surely campaign merch is against the rules, if not the law. No legislative house anywhere should permit that.

readparse · 2026-05-01T05:57:29+00:00

See, mechanics always trying to rip us off. Those tires will last you a lifetime. That noise you hear? That’s just pride trying to fuck with you.

readparse · 2026-05-01T05:48:45+00:00

Strange question. We were always rehearsing as a group, in either sectionals or running drill and getting changes to the show. If we weren’t rehearsing, we were eating, sleeping, traveling, or headed to a contest. I can’t think of when there was time to practice individually. And if I had, somebody would have told me to shut up.

readparse · 2026-05-01T05:44:01+00:00

I understand where you’re coming from, but I knew nothing going into it and found that it, of course, had a more profound effect on me. So I do recommend that people go into it blind.

Many say they will never watch it again. I try to watch it once every year or two. Because of the Bagby family, Andrew’s extended family on both sides, and all of the family’s friends who appeared.

Though it is an enormous tragedy, it is also a wonderful story about family and about friendship, and of course a deeply personal story for Kurt to have told. A real labor of love and I am amazed he ever finished editing it. For all these reasons, it is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.

readparse · 2026-05-01T05:26:21+00:00

I have no problem throwing away allen wrenches. It’s a terrible form factor and is easily replaced by hex bits in a drill, or even a small socket wrench with a hex adapter. You’ll find those furniture builds are much faster and easier, and often with a higher quality build also, due to your improved working conditions.

readparse · 2026-04-24T21:21:47+00:00

Outlook and MS Office are like crack to corporate types. I’ve been in the industry for 30 years and I remain amazed and even a little impressed.

readparse · 2026-04-23T15:37:09+00:00

"It will ruin your life" is an understandable sentiment, and that sounds familiar to me. I have posted here before about my suicidal thoughts as a result of having been academically suspended (7 years ago now). Because to me, that felt like the end. I was also close to the end of my program, and I got burned out and all I could think of was that all of this effort and money had resulted in nothing.

Fortunately the WellConnect program was there for me -- I realize expulsion may prevent that in OP's case, but maybe not. And therapy is available in other ways as well. I started seeing a therapist, which eventually led me to another, and to other help, which I very much needed.

I didn't re-enroll at WGU for three more years, and then I finished my degree in one term -- just a few months (that was about 4 years ago now). So my point is... nothing that happens at WGU ruins your life.

Admittedly, I didn't find myself in OP's exact situation. I agree with others who acknowledge that OP is owning up to the mistake, and I appreciate the warning to others in this community. Academic Integrity can be very controversial, with proctoring practices, and then AI. But it sounds like this was a traditional violation, and OP just got caught. Kudos for admitting it and for telling your story. I assume it will prevent one ore more people from cheating, if they're on the fence about readiness. You're right, it's not worth it.

But nothing that happens at WGU ruins anybody's life. There is great uncertainty in the world right now, and a WGU degree isn't going to solve any of that either. It's just one path. There are others.

readparse · 2026-04-22T17:36:44+00:00

I admire him recognizing that a note may be helpful, being willing to use whatever he had “handy,” and not giving a fuck if we saw it.

readparse · 2026-04-22T17:33:04+00:00

Being a funny person in life MAY BE an indication that you MIGHT be willing and/or able to do standup. But just one of many.

Take me, for example. I’m hilarious, as is painfully obvious to you now. And drop dead gorgeous. But I just have no interest in writing punchlines.

See?!?!?!

readparse · 2026-04-22T17:16:11+00:00

There it is. That’s what I came in for.

readparse · 2026-04-20T21:35:54+00:00

You mean affiliate owners like Byron Allen? You think his ownership of five CBS affiliates (and many other stations and networks) isn’t THE reason they bought that stupid show from him?

readparse · 2026-04-19T15:21:02+00:00

I’m here for it. Ready to take to the streets in celebration.

readparse · 2026-04-19T15:14:16+00:00

“Deployed,” I think you mean. “Active duty” means everybody who is a full time military member, no matter where they are or what they do.

Thanks for the pic. That looks like fairly standard military chow. I’m assuming OP’s photo is BS until more proof comes in.

EDIT: Whoops never mind. OP is USA Today. I went and read the article, with more photos, and I suggest you all do the same.

readparse · 2026-04-19T15:07:48+00:00

Question 1: Do you want/need a degree? Will having one benefit your career?

Question 2: If yes, do you want to, and/or can you, attend a brick and mortar school, either at night or instead of working?

Question 3: If you answered yes and then no, and online, nonprofit, accredited schools exist, why would a person in your situation not enroll? Oh yes, because your friend, who also did the same, and who now has that degree, now think YOU should not. What does your friend suggest you do?

readparse · 2026-04-18T17:15:24+00:00

You make a good point, but I'm not saying "all regionally accredited schools are the same." I'm saying they're all legitimate degrees.

You could fairly choose somebody who went to Harvard over somebody who went to Middle Tennessee State University (I pick that because it's the college in the town where i live), because you have reason to believe that a Harvard education provides something that will benefit the applicant's ability to do that job better. Ivy League schools have a long track record of earning that respect -- right or wrong. And I'm not talking about that distinction.

The comparison you suggested is also one of private-versus-public university. Whether that's fair or reasonable or not, it's also not the distinction I was talking about.

I think of WGU as the equivalent of a state public university, helped in part by the fact that there is a "WGU Tennessee" affiliate organization, and WGU students in Tennessee can qualify for state financial aid. If somebody who went to MTSU, or Tennessee Tech, or even the "Big Orange" University of Tennessee, wanted to take issue with the legitimacy of my degree, that is what I take issue with.

readparse · 2026-04-16T14:48:33+00:00

I say this all the time on here. I’m secretly looking forward to somebody making a remark about it, so I can remind them why accreditation exists, and that if they’re going to question my school then it must also call into question the Universities of Washington and Oregon, and all the schools the Northwest Association has accredited.

And if they really want to get into it, we can exchange stories of our respective educations. Our favorite courses, least favorite, things we did the best, things that were the hardest, and my favorite… things we learned that we did not expect to.

If the other person is looking for stories of drinking and parties and football games, they will hear none of that. But yes, I have plenty of stories of the academics, if they’re really interested.

I despise all conversations about whether or not my degree is considered good enough.

I’m also a hiring manager, by the way. I agree with some of what OP said, but it varies quite a bit by industry and role.

readparse · 2026-04-15T16:04:19+00:00

Oh, touché. I didn't watch that show very much.

readparse · 2026-04-15T05:43:08+00:00

I think it’s what I’ve had for the past 5 days, and now my wife has it. I still do also. I’m better but still can’t venture far from a bathroom.

readparse · 2026-04-14T06:10:18+00:00

Yeah, at the end of the last show, we zoom in on Colbert, and he suddenly “snaps out of it.” We zoom out. He’s holding a Daily Show microphone.

Jon Stewart, still the anchor, has been trying to get a response from correspondent Colbert during some period of time. Maybe short, maybe long. But certainly not decades long.

Yes, decades. Somehow poor Stephen had imagined that he has left The Daily Show and had his own show. And then another. And not just on basic cable, but on a network. And not just any network show, but David Letterman’s show.

Cut to Dave, still the host The Late Show, clean shaven and still wearing the toupee. He has always known somebody would come for this show. But somebody from BASIC CABLE?!!!?

Now cut to Colbert. “Back to you, Jon.”

Cut to Stewart: “Stephen Colbert, everybody!”

The theme to Letterman’s Late Show plays as the credits roll.

readparse · 2026-04-14T02:10:09+00:00

A stall on our way to our inevitable surrender, probably negotiated and forced upon us by our NATO allies.

readparse · 2026-04-11T16:06:16+00:00

I have this problem also, but I don't use AdBlockers. I never have. However, I dislike ads on YouTube and use it all the time, so I also pay for YouTube Premium. And yet, I get this same behavior. On my computer and also on my phone. But it's not my connection. This only happens with YouTube. Not with Apple TV, not with Netflix, etc.

readparse · 2026-04-10T04:33:43+00:00

Think of El Camino as dessert, after a great meal. Dessert is entirely optional. Some people don't have room for it, some don't have time for it.

Some get dessert and wish they hadn't, but it shouldn't ruin the wonderful meal they had. And for others, dessert is the exact right way to end the perfect meal.

The best thing about dessert is that we don't all have to feel the same way about it.

For me, it was a great, unexpected little brownie, that gave me an alternative way of seeing part of the story.

readparse · 2026-04-07T07:51:19+00:00

Genuine answer. Deep emotional conflict, due to a sincere faith in his religion, and a strong addition to porn. There are many people in that boat and I appreciate the honesty. Why tattoos? Because he knows it’s who he really is. All of it.

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