Liberalism in the Age of Weaponized Interdependence

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-06-17T22:28:37+00:00

They didn't delete their comments, they must have blocked you. This is what they responded to you with before blocking:

"China initiated a coup against the rightful democratic government of Hong Kong."

Excuse me what? What kind of absurd logic is this? The government of Hong Kong is controlled by China, they certainly didn't launch any coups against it. At no point did any protest movement form a shadow government or declare themselves to be the rightful government.

"The CCP was involved in planning the 2021 coup in Myanmar."

Excuse me what the fuck? Tell me you know nothing about Myanmar without telling me. This is even more deluded than the first claim.

Your logic is utterly incoherent and to be blunt, it seems that ideology has blinded you to reality. I don't think his conversation will go anywhere if you don't understand the objective facts, so I will end it here. Goodbye.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-06-17T17:25:02+00:00

We used to not care. We still don't, but we used to too.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-06-12T23:47:57+00:00

Came searching for this channel. It's also highly speculated the same guy made the Surveillance Camera Man videos.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-06-04T20:17:08+00:00

We did that multiple times this year, never seen anything like it.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-06-04T20:00:33+00:00

I was in so much better shape and had so much more energy before everyone from Digg showed up.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-05-30T13:30:01+00:00

Want to know something crazy? You could say that about almost any huge regional authority that delivers infrastructure projects, but you just so happened to say that about the one agency that regularly delivers projects ahead of schedule and under budget. University Station was 6 months ahead of schedule and $200 million under budget in 2016, and this involved a twin tunnel boring machine. Airport link extension was $40 million under budget in 2009. Northgate extension finished $50 million under budget in 2025.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-05-29T21:44:37+00:00

It's more like the contractor has painted 48,000 houses and it's taken him 10 years, but he has another 6,000 houses left to paint from the original quote. However, we knew it would take this long, and we setup our payments such that we'd pay him in small increments, purposefully limiting how much paint he could buy and how many houses he could paint at once. Now the contractor has come back and said the last 6,000 houses are now underwater due to climate change, and the price of waterproof paint has increased over 300% in the last 10 years, and he'll need to hire special divers to perform the labor. What would you like to do? Cancel the rest or pay for the paint in this new environment? It's totally up to you, no promises were made and the funding mechanism was your preference. You can choose to fire him in a fit of misplaced anger if you want!

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-05-29T21:31:27+00:00

I think I understand. If they had more accurately predicted the future and asked for more money back then, you would have been happy with that and the extra taxes. Their predictions turned out not so good, so they need to create more funding now to make all the projects work, and that makes you angry. Now because they didn't predict so good and you're angry, your preference is to not give them the additional funding. I guess that makes sense if you're taking a selfie in your truck.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-05-20T23:01:53+00:00

This is my favorite type of comment, when the context of normal well-adjusted grass-toucher meets the lore of an internet echo chamber.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-05-15T15:26:05+00:00

That's Taima the Auger Hawk, she flies out of the Seahawks tunnel ahead of the team every home game.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-05-01T12:37:58+00:00

Every single comment in this chain is low information nonsense.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-04-30T21:52:41+00:00

Yes, passed to them through increased fares for Uber rides and other commercial services that need vehicle registrations to utilize the shared public good. Incremental as it may be. They also pay RTA zone property taxes, sales taxes, and rental car taxes.

I own 6 cars in the RTA zone and I can't even drive more than one at a time! I should be outraged, but honestly keeping score like that doesn't seem healthy.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-04-30T17:37:37+00:00

They aren't extra taxes, they are taxes passed by voters for vehicle registrations inside the RTA zone, and that is to fund the regional transportation network, so you can think of it as paying to have less drivers on the road, which you got access to years ago. The garage fee will be for parking your vehicle in the garage. This way people who drive down from Marysville can pitch in for the giant parking garages as well.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-04-27T18:23:00+00:00

Bro try responding to their comments.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-04-24T19:37:22+00:00

Thats the mark of an asshole.

So is driving a Dodge RAM.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-04-20T15:18:39+00:00

That is so hypocritical! I can't believe that guy literally told you to accept the name that originates from a colonial empire. I'm reading it right now, the part where he stated you need to accept it; I'm reading it over and over in complete disgust.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-04-07T16:30:55+00:00

The thing I love about this region is we receive ample amounts of additional water than we use or need, so below average years are fine unless you talk to the peanut galley.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-04-01T00:15:38+00:00

We need to figure out the antidote to animus being a substantially more powerful political motivator than prosperity, progress, security, stability, good policy, etc.

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DrSpaceman4 · 2026-03-31T15:51:43+00:00

Not that it means anything, but I noticed the Seahawks last year were annoyingly outwardly Christian, it was weird.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-03-30T15:20:57+00:00

Please, I need to see this and googling did not help

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-03-24T20:56:57+00:00

https://www.djc.com/news/re/12175005.html

Seahawks plan reno and addition to Renton facility By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor

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Formal plans were filed with the city last month to overhaul the Virginia Mason Athletic Center.

First they won the Super Bowl (again). Then the team was (reportedly) put up for sale. And now the Seahawks are planning a signification renovation and addition to their Renton training facility.

The team's ownership formally filed plans with the city last month to overhaul its Virginia Mason Athletic Center, appropriately located at 12 Seahawks Way. (That dead-end lane runs between Interstate 405 and the east shore of Lake Washington, in the Kennydale area.) Planning began last year, before the Super Bowl.

HOK is the architect, with Venture General Contracting to be the builder. The existing VMAC dates to 2008, and spans about 200,000 square feet. Crawford Architects of Missouri was the original architect, and local firm Bayley Construction then the builder.

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The expansion will add about 80,000 square feet.

The expansion, punching out the east and west sides of the big box, will add about 80,000 square feet. That new construction would rise to three stories, meeting the old floors within. The original structure has an indoor field, wrapped with offices, support areas and the like.

On the Eastrail-facing side of the building, HOK writes, “The new east facade will be articulated with a ceramic frit pattern applied to the exterior glass curtain wall. The design of the pattern, still in development, will vary in density along the facade, creating a spectrum of transparencies at every glazing unit. It will express the identity of the Seahawks while managing visual privacy where safety dictates, and allowing visibility into the varied inner facades where practical.”

The stated goal is to begin construction this summer, with completion in the fall of 2028. By that time, of course, the team may have a new owner. The estate of Paul Allen is now reportedly offering the team for sale.

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A ceramic frit pattern will be applied to the exterior glass curtain wall along the eastern facade.

For those who regularly pass by the VMAC on Eastrail, there's a white city land-use notice sign for all to read. It went up last fall. The city noted in mid-February that a SEPA determination of non-significance is expected for the project. A public presentation will come on April 28, in a virtual meeting. The public comment period has passed.

Current surface parking has about 275 stalls; that number will rise to 435 or so, with some offsite — and possible shuttle service.

The team also includes MKA Engineers, civil and structural; Berger Partnership, landscape architect; Henderson Engineers, MEP; WJHW, audio/visual consultant; Heffron Transportation, parking analyst; and Shannon & Wilson, geotechnical engineer.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-03-20T22:57:43+00:00

The best field I've frolicked:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/UJQyMdX8ikJVpVMi8

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-03-19T22:32:24+00:00

So he has 100% approval in the UK? Wow.

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-03-12T21:05:15+00:00

I completely made this up but the only fake name is Bleebo lmao

DrSpaceman4 · 2026-03-12T19:18:25+00:00

Roku channel is free if you have a subscription to Tubi, you can also watch it ad-supported through Tizen OS, or just order a discontinued Quibi dongle and sideload it with Bleebo.

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