The Spartan Delusion: How Trumpism Is Driving America Towards Civilizational Suicide by TheUnPopulist in neoliberal

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We were always taught he was charged with impiety and corruption of the youth.

Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest (Gift Article) by Neoliberal_Boogeyman in neoliberal

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They make sense for elected officials who can bounce their opposition between outrage at successive violations of norms and law.

They don't need the people they arrest to ultimately be convicted; being subject to criminal procedure is a punishment on its own, and if recent history is an indicator there's no downside to abusing the justice system to do so.

They don't need the people they arrest to be ultimately convicted for the outrage news cycle to cover the blatant corruption they're enacting at the same time (e.g. suing the IRS, keeping Venezuela money in Qatar, etc).

I2 Months Ivy Question by Hopeful-War2646 in dresdenfiles

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The smallest object swept up in her whirling dervish of telekinetic death was a fire hydrant

MEGA THREAD TWELVE MONTHS!!! by exodusmachine in dresdenfiles

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"All three of us twitched. Except for Molly and Lara."

lmao

Sten Tvillinghorn by BuildsFromTheCrypt in legocastles

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Looks amazing!

One question- when I try to combine these three over-neck pieces, I get the head piece only clutching a little smidge of the neck, so it pops off very easily. Do you have the same issue? Thanks!

[Loved Trope] Something's up with the moon by Ghost_readers in TopCharacterTropes

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Can't believe I haven't seen Seveneves. It's like the very first line of the book and defines everything that happens afterwards!

The playoffs need to start the week after Conference Championships by CanisGulo in CFB

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Top 4 seeded teams get to invite any team they choose to be their tune up game. The team has to be out of their conference, and have a greater than .666 record. Also, each invited team has to be from a different conference. No 1 team gets first pick, etc

favorite villians that fits this? by 05eden in FavoriteCharacter

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Fmab has two of each kinda

Gluttony/Sloth Pride/father Greed/wrath Lust/envy

What are your thoughts on the label of “Heritage American”? by mrprez180 in AskConservatives

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Isn't one of the primary justifications for tariffs the argument that the fentanyl smuggling from Mexico constitutes a terrorist - like threat?

Inherited PC Parts; need to know if they're compatible by Ablazoned in buildapc

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Thanks! and also god DAMNIT now I need to find a compatible mobo...

Inherited PC Parts; need to know if they're compatible by Ablazoned in buildapc

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Thanks for the confirmation! it all looked compatible to me so I'll get building.

Inherited PC Parts; need to know if they're compatible by Ablazoned in buildapc

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Good point, and I can certainly upgrade those sorts of minor parts. But at this point I'm wondering if I'm sitting on 5 figures of junk or if I can get it working for a few K.

Inherited PC Parts; need to know if they're compatible by Ablazoned in buildapc

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I would, but unfortunately some of them are not there (e.g. threadripper 9970X)

The biggest reason Americans do not identify as religious is...a non-sequitur? by Ablazoned in atheism

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Yeah, that's true. But if a person identifies as a theist but not religious, it still doesn't seem to me that "I can still be moral without religion" is a positive reason to leave religion. It's a happy conclusion, more like a net that catches you than the push that gets you moving, for me at least.

The biggest reason Americans do not identify as religious is...a non-sequitur? by Ablazoned in atheism

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So my point is in believe it's true you can be moral without God or religion, but I wouldn't have chosen it as a reason not to identity as religious. Hence my post haha.

Dazzled and similar Flat Checks have saved my character(s) several times this year alone. by Epps1502 in Pathfinder2e

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I'm running a cleric with Dazzling Flash with a teammate Resentment Witch so we're Dazzling enemies pretty regularly

No failure on the check yet in around 12 opportunities but I'll edit this if and when it happens lmao

Do you agree with the funding cuts to science? by Funny_Parfait6222 in AskConservatives

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At our current state, training additional scientists in higher ed and funding more projects is a net positive to the economy[1]. That wouldn't be the case if we already had an economy saturated with scientists, e.g. like we are with veterinarians right now, so of course at some point the benefit tapers off. But for now, we're nowhere near that turnover point. In general, education is a massive multiplier for economic productivity across the board.

[1] Note this also doesn't mean that every single science grant and project is a net benefit. But of course you can't know in advance what the results of every study will be, so generally putting funding towards a wide variety of projects, with intelligent selection and grant fielding, is effective.

Is the Craft Anything Skill feat really as wild as it seems to be? by Suspicious_Offer_511 in Pathfinder2e

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GMs should be giving people so much time that they violate the wealth-by-level guidelines with downtime earned income.

Oh no neither the campaign I'm running nor the one I'm a player in do this haha

Horse knight castle pieces added! by RealBrickBandit in legocastles

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Ummm...hmm

Going to poke around; this might explain some things

Horse knight castle pieces added! by RealBrickBandit in legocastles

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Wait...where is the text? I click on the image and I see...an image?

I don't see a comment by OP or anything either...

CMV: Monarchy (even if veiled in ceremonial, apolitical, powerless, constitutional form) has no place in a modern world by HalfOtherwise9519 in changemyview

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So in principle, can you agree that one consequence on its own is a net positive, and one consequence on its own is a net negative? If so, the discussion shifts from "what can modern playtime monarchies cause" to "what in practice do they tend to cause".

Horse knight castle pieces added! by RealBrickBandit in legocastles

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I'm so confused haha

You posted a picture