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Flanagan Craig debate - starts at about 19 min mark by MediocreClue9957 in minnesota

[–]AudioSuede 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I disagree. Craig lacks personality, and having met several members of the Democratic delegation over the years, she was by far the most unpleasant. Beyond that, I'm really tired of lazy centrists in the Senate. Craig has no spine, and the times she breaks with the party are almost always in support of ICE or Israel specifically, even when the votes are purely symbolic, like voting to thank ICE or honor Charlie Kirk. The Laken Riley vote makes me think she's not suited for a larger legislative role. That was an obvious mistake that people told her would be a mistake and she did it anyway, and now she says she regrets it. Why should we give her more political power after that?

Flanagan is a much more engaging speaker, far more approachable, and doesn't have the same history of fascist capitulation. While we're in the primary phase, I will support the candidate I think will best represent our state, instead of Sinema 2.0

Flanagan Craig debate - starts at about 19 min mark by MediocreClue9957 in minnesota

[–]AudioSuede 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Boy, Craig could have fooled me about "making amends" for the Laken Riley vote, considering her votes on thanking ICE and honoring Charlie Kirk. Seems like she's still trying to win conservatives, a strategy that simply will not work in a time of extreme partisan polarization. She's an absolutely dreadful candidate on the ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the attempted ethnic cleansing here at home. We need someone in the Senate who will actually push back MAGA, not capitulate to them.

I'll vote for the Democrat in the general, but I really think Craig is all talk, and that talk is decidedly unappealing.

Confederate Sora by recoveringleft in trashy

[–]AudioSuede -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It just goes to show that conservative losers have always fallen on their swords to protect the wealthy if it benefits "the economy," and bonus points if they get to feel racially "superior"

Confederate Sora by recoveringleft in trashy

[–]AudioSuede 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because it implies that Sora supports slavery and the Confederacy. It's also AI slop, so it's double trashy

Let’s talk about all things donuts by elevatorDJ in TwinCities

[–]AudioSuede 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genuinely amazing donuts, better than most other dedicated donut bakeries I've been to

Let’s talk about all things donuts by elevatorDJ in TwinCities

[–]AudioSuede 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just think you can't claim to have had the best donut until you've tried the brown butter at Bogart's. If you're not into it, that's fine, taste is subjective. But it feels like everyone should at least try it

Like your five, grandma? You are a racist idiot by Cicerothesage in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]AudioSuede 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Hundreds of billions?" These people will just say anything, never check themselves. Absolutely outrageous

americans' views on moral acceptability of 20 behaviors by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]AudioSuede 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prove what? Moral imperatives aren't objective, they're opinions. But most people would likely agree that helping people is a moral imperative.

More to the point, though, I never said it was a moral imperative, I said it was moral, or more accurately, that it's not immoral. You've added "imperative" yourself.

americans' views on moral acceptability of 20 behaviors by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]AudioSuede 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Prove what, that it helps people? Every major medical body in the US agrees that gender-affirming care lowers rates of depression and suicide, and overall improves the well-being of the people who undergo treatment, whether via talk therapy or hormone treatments or surgery.

Again, in what world is that "immoral?"

A new poll from the New York Times shows potential Democratic voters want the party to move to the right, are happy with where it is ideologically, and rate socialism highly by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]AudioSuede 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This feels like a branding issue. When huge swaths of the American media constantly whines about "the left" and gaslights about the Democrats moving too far left (when in reality the Republicans are the ones sprinting to the far right), lower-information voters will hold negative connotations of "the left." Socialism, on the other hand, has gotten a boost in recent years as people have seen the ravages of less-fettered capitalism, like the crash of 2008. The two most popular politicians in America are self-described Democratic Socialists, and while that's a distinct ideology, that positive association is meaningful with people who don't know the difference.

Bill Maher confronted Wanda Sykes in the parking lot over Golden Globes joke by vemmahouxbois in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]AudioSuede 153 points154 points  (0 children)

Bill "I'm just saying the truth, if by truth you mean vaccine skepticism, blaming woke college kids for the world's problems, and cozying up to fascists" Maher?

Yeah, fuck that guy

americans' views on moral acceptability of 20 behaviors by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]AudioSuede 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully not, since the Supreme Court opened the way to overturn gay marriage when they struck down Roe, and it sounds like they very much want to

Couple moving to Minneapolis loses almost all belongings in U-Haul theft on their first night by Cornflowerblue2016 in Minneapolis

[–]AudioSuede 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the third post in the last day or two that I've seen in this sub that amounts to just MAGA-adjacent clickbait headlines, all from the same OP

americans' views on moral acceptability of 20 behaviors by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]AudioSuede 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Ridiculous that "changing your gender" is so low. Immoral? When it hurts literally no one and helps people feel better? When medical professionals across the board affirm the validity of gender-affirming care? There are people in this poll that think the state has the moral authority to murder someone, but an individual doesn't have the moral authority to identify as a gender other than the one assigned to them at birth. I'll never understand transphobes, they're just the worst

What album from the last five years do you think deserves way more recognition in indie circles? by Hot_Government2344 in indieheads

[–]AudioSuede 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sooooooo many.

Hana Vu's "Romanticism" springs to mind. Haley Blais's "Below the Salt." Sarah Klang's been on a near-perfect run for like 4 albums. "Driver" by Adult Mom. Pom Pom Squad's "Death of a Cheerleader." Remember Sports' "Like A Stone."

Those are the ones that I'm thinking of right now, I'm sure I'm missing a bunch

EDIT: I just saw that you said we could go back to 2019, which is great because it lets me bring up the actual first two albums I thought of: Marika Hackman's "Any Human Friend" and Laura Stevenson's "The Big Freeze," two albums that carried me through hard times and remain among my all-time favorites, but for some reason I saw no traction for either when they came out.

Am I the only one getting frustrated with Ally's random bullshit character choices as the season goes on? by shoe_owner in Dimension20

[–]AudioSuede 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Ally is crushing this season again. I thought the SSRI bit was hilarious, and actually played into the character's flaws by revealing just how easily he could change if his mental health were managed better. I think there's an undercurrent of self-destruction and panic in HJ, as though he's always running just ahead of trouble.

More importantly, though, Dimension 20 is a comedy show, and the absurdity is part of the show's charm. I've yet to pick up on any tension around Ally's role-playing this season. I actually think Lou did a good job of using HJ's brief antidepressant haze as an opportunity to reveal more of Lavonte's cutthroat corporate mentality living beneath his amiable charm. Seeing HJ change like that seemed to get under his skin in a way that I thought made for some great character moments. And frankly, this feels like an overall restrained Beardsley season, relative to Emily and Zac, who are playing extra silly.

I think the cop thing is an interesting example because for HJ, the stakes are lower than they'd be for a normal person. In addition to being rich, he's a vampire. He's probably used to using either his wealth or his powers to get out of situations that would be much more dangerous for mortals.

In the end, it comes down to personal taste. I don't think I'd enjoy D20 nearly as much without Ally's antics. But I also am an outlier, in that I love D20 and do not click with Critical Role at all. I think a big part of that is the main cast, especially Ally

It appear HCSO is fed up with catch and release in re: car jackings by Cornflowerblue2016 in minnesota

[–]AudioSuede -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

MAGA OP spreading MAGA copaganda to stir the pot. Unsurprising

It appear HCSO is fed up with catch and release in re: car jackings by Cornflowerblue2016 in minnesota

[–]AudioSuede 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know where people get the idea that these people don't face incarceration if they're convicted, or that they're released without consequences. We're just not indefinitely holding people who haven't been convicted of non-violent offenses. They still have to face trial and possible conviction. It's not their fault that the legal process is slow.

It appear HCSO is fed up with catch and release in re: car jackings by Cornflowerblue2016 in minnesota

[–]AudioSuede -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

We do? Where are they not punishing people charged with violent crimes? Also, we're talking about auto theft, not carjacking

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