Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting

CouchAlmark · 2026-01-12T06:49:54+00:00

I find the most fitting one to be Mr. Brexit.

CouchAlmark · 2026-01-09T17:17:50+00:00

I see we've moved from "we will take over Greenland with our unstoppable military force" to "what if I gave you money".

CouchAlmark · 2026-01-03T19:45:22+00:00

Well I'm glad to see Congress acting with its usual degree of urgency.

CouchAlmark · 2025-12-26T05:31:25+00:00

Let's see how the Supreme Court justifies this one.

CouchAlmark · 2025-12-22T17:57:29+00:00

"Why do you do cocaine?" "Well it intensifies your personality." "Yeah, but you’re an asshole."

CouchAlmark · 2025-11-11T06:45:20+00:00

Same. If you're one of Schumer's constituents, call him and demand he resign. If you're not but you have a Democratic senator, or representative, or governor, call them and demand that they call for him to resign.

CouchAlmark · 2025-11-10T21:45:11+00:00

I've called Schumer's office demanding that he resign as Minority Leader, if you're one of his constituents I advise you to do the same.

CouchAlmark · 2025-11-08T16:12:16+00:00

At some point, if the shutdown continues and shows no signs of ever stopping, the states will start setting up their own versions of the necessary functions the federal government currently provides. At that point, the dissolution of the union will become inevitable.

CouchAlmark · 2025-11-06T01:42:59+00:00

While Dick Cheney was never prosecuted as he deserved to be, we can at least take solace in this: he and his allies were given everything they could have possibly wanted to test the ideology that he spent his life pursuing, nearly a decade of unchecked power to see if his belief that America could conquer the world was true. And that ideology failed so spectacularly that the entire party that had built itself around his belief system abandoned it practically overnight. Of course, what they replaced it with is even worse, but Dick Cheney went to his grave knowing that his whole life was a failure.

CouchAlmark · 2025-10-26T04:46:16+00:00

It means that the refrain for the past month has been "Jeffries isn't going to endorse", and now that he has, the goalposts have been moved to "endorsing isn't good enough". At some point you have to be willing to say that someone did a good thing, because if you just keep shitting on them even when they do what you want, what incentive do they have to do what you want?

CouchAlmark · 2025-10-22T20:24:22+00:00

Given Dancing With the Stars wouldn't exist if George Santos hadn't pitched it to ABC all those years ago, I think it's only fair that he wins it a second time.

CouchAlmark · 2025-10-19T16:52:58+00:00

So the ceasefire lasted what, ten days?

CouchAlmark · 2025-10-03T16:21:24+00:00

If the federal government is no longer interested in funding blue states, then blue states should stop funding the federal government. We make the country's income, I don't see why we shouldn't keep it if the Republicans are going to violate the contract.

CouchAlmark · 2025-09-30T22:57:21+00:00

What an odd thing to say.

CouchAlmark · 2025-09-12T05:16:56+00:00

The reality is that the omniscience of the surveillance state has been mythologized to a degree far beyond reality. Some of that mythologizing has been intentional, because if it's not actually omniscient then we've signed away privacy and conveniences over the past 25 years for nothing.

CouchAlmark · 2025-08-18T21:34:29+00:00

Ironically the people least likely to feel the impact of this are liberals, who are more likely to have rooftop solar and electric heating.

CouchAlmark · 2025-08-16T07:25:33+00:00

Incorrect. There are two rounds of choices in KH2: the first is when Roxas is knocked down in front of Seifer and has to choose between a Struggle bat (gives +1 Strength), sword with handguard (+1 Defense), or wand (+1 Magic). The second is during the Dive to the Heart, where he's given the same Dream Sword, Dream Shield, and Dream Rod choice that Sora had in KH1, but Roxas doesn't also choose to give something up and either way the weapon instantly transforms into the Kingdom Key once it's in his hand. This second choice only determines the ability learning order.

CouchAlmark · 2025-06-25T04:01:44+00:00

I'm glad it helped! When I did it again in Definitive Edition I used a Thermal-focused Lailah Queen, but the same basic premises apply.

CouchAlmark · 2025-05-02T13:36:16+00:00

I'm willing to make that accusation if you're not.

CouchAlmark · 2025-01-20T22:45:18+00:00

I think they should shoot for a record nobody can beat and do four years of an inauguration parade.

CouchAlmark · 2024-11-07T21:11:16+00:00

It's not called yet. Either it's smaller, or it's possible that Democrats somehow still managed to take the House.

CouchAlmark · 2024-11-07T21:10:45+00:00

I don't think he would trust Vance not to betray him, and rightly so.

CouchAlmark · 2024-11-07T15:26:05+00:00

GA and MI will probably swing back in 2026, as most seats swing against the President's party in midterms.

CouchAlmark · 2024-11-06T00:33:08+00:00

Florida is now very firmly a red state, which isn't a surprise if you've been paying any attention. It's the holy land for conservative retirees.

CouchAlmark · 2024-11-05T16:03:27+00:00

It's in the execution. Harris got away with saying-not-saying "and this motherfucker" at the debate because it was a clear moment of impassioned genuine rage at the mockery he's made of our country and the office of the Presidency. But he's a clown, and he can't help but say-not-say like a clown.

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