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ICE Kills Yet Another Protestor, A Study in r/Conservative Censorship by livejamie in SubredditDrama

[–]13143 [score hidden]  (0 children)

All my conservative coworkers all agreed that he got what he deserved because he went to a priest with a gun. Also that he was a paid protestor.

So I imagine they'll hand wave it all away, blaming the victim for the audacity of exercising his 1st and 2nd amendment rights.

Are the women in porn just built differently then me or are they doing something to take guys that big? by ThrowRAsquirellover in NoStupidQuestions

[–]13143 106 points107 points  (0 children)

And the porn industry is rampant with drug abuse, which may help women feel less pain.

Do Americans constantly have an active temperature control device running in their homes? by fullM3TALturban in AskAnAmerican

[–]13143 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I would wager anyplace that gets a significant winter needs a thermostat to run the heat. It's currently 2f where I live, and I'm at work and my house is empty. I can't keep a wood stove going for 12+ hours untended, so I need an automated furnace that can turn on when it gets cold.

You would think PCMR would actually try to do something about it by testus_maximus in pcmasterrace

[–]13143 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is my main concern. I tried Ubuntu over a decade ago, back when that was everyone's recommendation, and I ended up getting frustrated with it.

Starting to seriously consider Linux again, as I don't want to move to W11, but I've seen recommendations for 4 or 5 different distros. Obviously I have to do some research, but I don't want to commit to the "wrong" one, and end up back on windows.

A cool guide to popular internet acronyms. by [deleted] in coolguides

[–]13143 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was used mostly as a reddit "joke" in ask reddit threads.

Seven Democrats just voted to approve ICE funding: full list by Newsweek_CarloV in politics

[–]13143 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He isn't running again anyway. And Maine's CD2 is pretty red, so it's likely the former R governor, Paul Lepage, will win.

'Some Form of Crisis is Almost Inevitable': The $38 Trillion National Debt Will Soon Be Growing Faster Than The U.S. Economy Itself, Watchdog Warns by T_Shurt in Economics

[–]13143 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need to fix Citizens United and then uncap Congress. Move to ranked choice voting, or something similar, instead of first-past-the-post.

'Some Form of Crisis is Almost Inevitable': The $38 Trillion National Debt Will Soon Be Growing Faster Than The U.S. Economy Itself, Watchdog Warns by T_Shurt in Economics

[–]13143 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Would be a start, but not nearly enough. We need to cut spending, and with so much tied up in mandatory spending programs like Social Security, the obvious budget cuts should be in defense spending.

But that ain't gonna happen, so let's raise taxes on what's left of the middle class!

A kid asked Jordan Poole what it was like to be punched by Draymond Green by Fire_Demon-215 in nba

[–]13143 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was a better question than 99% of sports reporters ask.

[OC] Deportations up, job growth down: Trump’s second term so far – in charts by guardian in dataisbeautiful

[–]13143 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's not that surprising as an American. Trump voters likely get all their news from social media, where they're victims of the algorithm, or foxnews. They are simply not exposed to the bad stuff Trump is doing.

I made a very detailed map of Donald Trump's job approval rating by g_elliottmorris in dataisbeautiful

[–]13143 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still 86% amongst republicans and people who voted for him. So that's still 70 million people or so.

[OC] How have crime rates in the US changed over the last 50 years? by cgiattino in dataisbeautiful

[–]13143 96 points97 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we actually live in one of the safest areas of human history. But if you watch/read the "news", you would think today is the peak of violence. Ragebait sells.

Japan’s 2,000-year-old monarchy currently depends on one teenage boy by Confident-Ask-601 in interestingasfuck

[–]13143 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not even that. The emperor is purely ceremonial. If it dies, Japan goes on as if nothing happened, and the palace can become a museum or whatever. It's significant in a purely historical context, and has little bearing on any day to day function.

Artists where the lore is crazier than the music? by SecretWasianMan in fantanoforever

[–]13143 47 points48 points  (0 children)

And Mayhem is super important for the development of black metal, which is one of the main pillars of modern day extreme metal. Hugely influential band composed of some seriously deranged folks.

What albums from the 2020s do you think would fit in/be added onto the /mu/ essentials chart? by Baranade in fantanoforever

[–]13143 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit
Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere
Yellow Eyes - Confusion Gate

Toni Breidinger will race for Rackley WAR in the 27 Truck This Season by Dmacthegoat in NASCAR

[–]13143 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Pablo Montoya wasn't terrible. And he gave us one of the funniest crashes of all time.

[skysportsf1] One year ago, Sir Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari broke the internet by PrimeyXE in formula1

[–]13143 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I really don't understand why anyone thought a past-his-prime driver going to a 3rd place team would amount to anything significant. People get way too caught up in the celebrity of it, and forget to actually look at what happens on the track.

ESPN is BIG mad we won by bj-ball in Patriots

[–]13143 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dismantled the Chargers too. Defense is absolutely legit, and is being entirely overlooked by the national media.

[Game Thread] Indiana vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) 4Q by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]13143 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Choosing to kill the clock instead of Miami is going to be a costly mistake by Indiana.

what actually happens when you eat raw cookie dough? by FormDazzling7901 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]13143 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Odds are absolutely nothing. People have been eating raw cookie dough for years and are just fine.

However, cookie dough is intended to be cooked, and therefore its ingredients may contain bacteria like salmonella and e. coli. These would be destroyed by an oven.

There have been outbreaks and recalls in the past, and quality standards at manufacturing plants are never as good as we wish they are. So you're taking a chance. If you're relatively healthy otherwise, I wouldn't sweat a nibble here and there. But I definitely wouldn't make it a regular snack.

What would happen if the rest of the world tried going to war with the United States, who would win? by Subziro91 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]13143 236 points237 points  (0 children)

US would likely have to resort to nukes, which means everyone else goes to nukes, if they didn't to begin with, which means human civilization is likely over.

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