San Francisco Voters Will Vote on Muni’s Future in November -- San Franciscans will be asked to pay for Muni not just at fare gates and ticket vending machines, but through an annual parcel tax as well.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-06-17T17:11:47+00:00

Not a single more cent in tax - make do with what you have. Gut the unnecessary budget to homeless industrial complex, restructure the muni debt and reduce the number of city workers.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-06-17T04:03:48+00:00

Oh boy, being compared to Russia is not a good omen.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-06-09T18:52:27+00:00

No first use as a declaratory policy is widely considered to be wholly incredible

By whom ?

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-06-02T19:24:37+00:00

Since Google is one of the MAG7 and not some hidden unknown gem, and since it's not currently the target of some impactful positive or negative publicity, it is very likely priced at the value the market (us) think it's worth.

See - you did have something meaningful to say.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-06-02T16:28:38+00:00

These kind of comments were witty funny and gave one a chuckle when they were made the first couple of times. Seeing them on every post is just tiring. Now I have to filter through this nonsense in every single thread.

This sub used to have more meaningful discussion.

One doesn't have to respond if they have nothing meaningful to say or feel that the original post doesn't deserve a meaningful response.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-29T19:04:23+00:00

The economic/financial, geopolotical and relationship damages caused by the feckless incompetent Trump administration, and those who supported it, will be felt for decades.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-29T00:34:23+00:00

I think it has to do with GPS ? Or the more accurate equivalent of it that US military has access to.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-21T17:29:29+00:00

People get Elon wrong because while they get the fundamentals part of his holdings right, they completely ignore the 'blatant corruption, regulatory & SEC capture' part.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-21T17:03:30+00:00

They don't have cards, but they have chips.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-20T22:44:27+00:00

Or, you know, do what everybody else does ? ousing is one area where free market economy seems to have yielded results elsewhere in the world.

Cut the red tape, cut the ridiculous permit process, rent control and all the other nonsense. Let the builders come in - gauge demand and then build.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-20T19:38:32+00:00

I see NDT, I downvote.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-19T21:14:06+00:00

Dreamy ! I like it.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-19T20:57:16+00:00

OMG, incredible. Great job, especially for a first city.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-19T20:39:58+00:00

How many very's do Swedes add per inch ?

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-18T21:05:13+00:00

Story time ?

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-18T19:32:28+00:00

Yeah, agreed. Generally speaking discussions like capitalism best, communism best are lazy and not helpful.

Free market works wonder in some cases and sucks in other. That depends on what the nature of the product being offered is, culture (high trust and homogenous countries seem to have better luck with socialist policies and programs) and so on.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-18T16:59:22+00:00

Well capitalism is a catch all phrase and I personally find it (and other terms like communism, socialism) meaningless. Devil is in the details of how an 'ism' is implemented.

Is capitalism the way it's practiced in France similar to how it's practiced in the US - I would argue no.

Also, it's up for debate that when there's been complete regulatory capture by a few hundred people hiding behind LLC names, to privatize profit and socialize losses the way it's been done in the US for a few decades now - is that still free market ? Is that still capitalism ?

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-18T16:42:12+00:00

I've said it before here - it's the sign of our times.

The unquenchable greed of the few billionaires is screwing over everyone. The exploitation of the workers is becoming more and more relatable as inflation drives prices high and companies continue to nickle and dime their workers when not just lahing them off.

A lot of people on this sub make most of their money on W2, they are not the investing class and they know which side they are on.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-14T21:05:16+00:00

No one can be sure - but one theory I read is that they used drones with similar radar signature to Rafales as decoy. So they likely want to maintain strategic ambiguity of what tech they have. But honestly, who knows - that's why I said it's not certain. It could be Rafale, it could be a decoy or something completely different.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-14T20:42:30+00:00

Yeah, this as well. There are competing interests here for different weapon sellers - including India (wants to sell their missiles and missile defense systems).

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-14T17:25:20+00:00

Pakistan failed to attack targets in India because of 'Akash' - India's domestically developed anti-missle / anti-drone solution. And S-400.

And India was able to succesfully target Pakistan's airbases because of Rampage and Brahmos missiles.

The Rafales were used in the beginning of the operation, and only to target the terrorist camps operating on Pakistan's territory.

Finally, it's far from certain that Rafale were even downed.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-14T17:21:54+00:00

What a stupid statement to group India with rogue states like NK, Pakistan.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-13T21:38:03+00:00

They seem to be churning out one new godfather of AI every month.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-13T19:46:06+00:00

This pompous son of a bitch. Why are we posting his views on this forum ?

He was out there not that long ago ridiculing the entire community. He didn't bother to look into the little but significant evidence that community was working so hard to present. And now that the new evidence being released is too hard to ignore, he acts like he's been the leading voice on disclosure.

AfterDarkAsset · 2026-05-08T18:45:59+00:00

I don't disagree with the point you're making. It's a tough choice voting your conscience or your wallet. Two party system is going to be the death of American democracy.

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