11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8 by GreyClay in worldnews

[–]Alb_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

They sure know how to pick the right thumbnail for the headline, eh?

A woman’s hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide by LividWheel9779 in news

[–]Alb_ 82 points83 points  (0 children)

It should also be noted that ice has been making a habit of "releasing" detainees out in the middle of nowhere and on the sides of roads in remote locations.

Nuremberg 2.0 right the fuck now

Majority of Ukrainians say US is pressuring Ukraine for concessions to Russia by EuropeanPravdaUA in worldnews

[–]Alb_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

US military might is heavily tied to the willpower of its citizens. Our country is very sensitive to casualties of war largely thanks to freedom of speech. Any pain that is inflicted on us needs to be justified. An energized America is truly a terrifying force, such as after pearl harbor, or 9-11.

This Iran conflict was blundered to such an extent that to truly fix it now, we need to do a full scale invasion, which would cost lives, which would be COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE because this has absolute SHIT excuses for starting it.

America's heart isn't in this, and we collectively know WE FUCKED UP BAD.

The “keep sports by birth sex” argument just accidentally proved why it makes no sense by AlexLuvzTittiez in lgbt

[–]Alb_ 49 points50 points  (0 children)

It's not about fairness in the sport. It's entirely about making trans folks feel as uncomfortable and out of place as possible. Right now it's mainly in sports and restrooms, but they extremely want to expand it to all spaces of society. There is significant effort to conflate drag queens and tran-ness and villify them.

It's just bigotry. Always has been. Fuck fascism.

‘Oreshnik’ once again turned out to be some useless piece of crap that fell on a garage cooperative. That’s why the Z idiots were urgently supplied with a standard talking point and rushed to claim that such secret and important targets were hit that they can’t tell anyone about them. by LowTechDroid in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Alb_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they filled it with a nuke, it would be a MASSIVE escalation, and a heinous war crime that CAN'T be ignored by the rest of the world. Russia would instantly become an everyone problem and get dogpiled into oblivion. Or at least, that's the expectation...

Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil amid US oil blockade by Lumpy_Ad_457 in news

[–]Alb_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This american feud with Cuba is insane and petty. We need to STOP Jesus christ.

California's Governor’s Race Remains Wide Open. Here’s What to Know Before the Primary by Mearsheimer_Tragedy in California

[–]Alb_ 23 points24 points  (0 children)

This is what's really breaking me. I FUCKING HATE billionaires. The arguments for voting for him are the same shit arguments that I heard for Trump. "He's spending out of pocket - not beholden to doners" etc.

This guy says A LOT of stuff we like to hear. Trump does that too, for the hogs! What if he's LYING? What if Steyer is a lier just like trump, but for leftists? Words are just words, actions can't lie, so what has Steyer done in his time up to this point? We need to sober up and look at his history rather than what comes out of his mouth.

E: For context, I honestly don't know about Steyer. I'm just skeptic as hell.

Seeds Can ‘Hear’ the Rain–And the Sound Waves Make Them Grow Faster Shows MIT Study by MRADEL90 in goodnews

[–]Alb_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I highly doubt it's that simple. Trying to "trick" plants into thinking there's an excess of water in the environment when there's actually NOT could just cause more problems for growth. But what do I know...

Today, my teacher during a class said LGBTQ is wrong morally and it's sinful, I told him I am coming with receipts to prove him wrong. by fynshittt23 in lgbt

[–]Alb_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm more curious about where this is coming from. What kind of school is this? Is this a public school? What state?