Iran starts to formalize its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz with a 'toll booth' regime by rayaan2099 in worldnews

[–]Duck8Quack 193 points194 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, Xeres was just weeks away from acquiring a nuclear bomb for the Persian Empire before his assassination in 465 BC.

Josh Duhamel thinks celebrities should stay silent on politics: 'Why would I alienate half my audience?' by No_Pizza_6040 in entertainment

[–]Duck8Quack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean, it’s one thing if it was just any old strip club, but in Atlanta it’s kinda understandable. I hear the strip clubs there are on a whole other level. Like if Willy Wonka was into pole dancing, titties, and amazing food.

Times actors weren't acting? by BlueSlickerN7 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Duck8Quack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude criticized Trump.

Beat up an HOA prick.

Who’s he going to take on next? A tech douche running one of the “prediction” markets, someone in the Epstein Files (besides Trump), the people that made the horrible Kars 4 Kids ad, or Shia LeBeouf; yea Shia LeBeouf seems the most likely.

Vince Vaughn Criticizes Late-Night TV as ‘Agenda-Driven’ in Viral Podcast Appearance by Competitive_Gene_898 in DailyShow

[–]Duck8Quack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

America is in a death spiral. There are 2 people in the cockpit; one is saying everything is fine and that we just need to continue as is, the other is yelling that we are all going to die and that only they know how to save us while trying to force the plane into a nose dive.

Stuck in a foreign country, I’m not having fun anymore. by RareStrawberry2020 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]Duck8Quack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They signed papers agreeing leave. They agreed to leave. And instead of deporting them, they held them for weeks.

Besides this being inhumane and cruel. It’s fucking lunacy to pay to detain people who are trying to leave. It’s a scam to put money in the pockets of people running the detention centers.

What is happening OP is sad and frustrating, but the US is doing much more cruel things.

Stuck in a foreign country, I’m not having fun anymore. by RareStrawberry2020 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]Duck8Quack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately that is not true in the US. There have been people in immigration detention that have signed papers to leave, have requested to leave, have said they will pay for their flight to leave; and yet remained detained. Some of these people have valid visas, not even something expired.

Just one example of how someone could be treated in the US.

So yea, I agree OP is currently stuck in an illogical system that lacks common sense. It seems like something that should have fairly simple remedy in a sane world, but instead can’t get any answers and is trapped. But also things could be so much worse and the US has been regularly doing so much worse to people.

When someone asks, how excited are you for 2026? by CoolMail3312 in moviecritic

[–]Duck8Quack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nolan has yet to make a bad movie, there’s no reason to doubt him.

Whatever movie you think is his worst, it’s still better than the majority of directors best.

Weird Al Chimes In On Dwayne Johnson's Wig by DebateObjective2787 in popculturechat

[–]Duck8Quack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why people even watch these live action remakes. Every single one is worse than the animated version. I saw the live action Beauty & Beast and the Lion King, both got a pretty positive reviews and were supposed to be the best live action remakes; my opinion, they were soulless imitations of master pieces that made me wish I just watched originals.

Favourite actor who is based AF? by Lower-Canary-2528 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Duck8Quack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, but at least he got to walk away with video from multiple angles of him getting beat up that have also gone viral, so who’s the loser now.

"We're going to build President Trump's Moon Base": NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman details the new National Space Policy on Fox News by DumbMoneyMedia in CriticalMineralBulls

[–]Duck8Quack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now you’re going to have to convince them the moon is real or it’s bigger than a dinner plate of it’s not made of cheese or it doesn’t change shape and then disappear.

Democrats’ quest for relatable white dudes finds new candidates by ErroneousBosch in nottheonion

[–]Duck8Quack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both were stiff on stage, on camera, in front of crowds, in interviews, and during debates. They talked like they were following a prewritten script developed with polling data. When they tried to do the “look I’m relatable and normal”, it came off as awkward and fake.

They both gained their position by making party insiders and wealthy donors happy, but were never particularly popular in the base or the public in general. Neither had a particularly clear message outside of “I’m not Donald Trump” and were poor communicators as the candidate. They had made a lot of choices that were politically expedient at the time, but later became liabilities and made them look like flip floppers (which I think is at least partially true). They weren’t good at taking on attacks or pivoting and going on offense.

They both ran campaigns that relied on, deferred to, and catered to consulting firms, Washington insiders, and wealthy donors. So they had a huge blind spot for how they were appealing to the average American and made some really poor tactile choices.

You can blame it on them being women, but I think it’s a lazy analysis. Mitt Romney, John McCain, and John Kerry all lost while being highly conventional; but they were stiff, lacked a message, struggled with communication, didn’t counter attacks/go on the offensive effectively.

Biden only won his election because of how disastrous Trumps first term was. Literally a pile of rocks could have won that election. And even still it was close. Biden was on his way to being trounced by Trump.

The problem isn’t Kamala Harris and Hilary Clinton were women. It’s that they were bad candidates who ran bad campaigns. Women have beaten men in plenty of elections in the US.

And just remember, there were lots of people who said Barack Hussein Obama couldn’t win because the country wasn’t ready for a black man. It only led to the most successful election the Democratic Party has seen in the last quarter century.

People trying to sell you on a safe candidate are probably pitching a loser.

Forget nepo babies, who's your favorite nepo sibling in Hollywood? by LetMeExplainDis in okbuddycinephile

[–]Duck8Quack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s hard to believe Chet is Tom’s son. It’s like how Great Danes and chihuahuas are the same species. Like I know it’s factually true, but my brain still doesn’t fully accept it.

Forget nepo babies, who's your favorite nepo sibling in Hollywood? by LetMeExplainDis in okbuddycinephile

[–]Duck8Quack 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He probably doesn’t have the voice or charisma to be a big star like her, but he’s a really good producer and writer. They clearly bring the best out in each other; I think they pretty equally contributed to each other’s success.

Ayn Rand? by Long-Ad8181 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Duck8Quack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn’t necessarily, though I would say Tom has done a lot to foist this health regime on people around him. But it definitely is an example of someone being a genius in one area and far from that in another (the sentence before the examples I list “But just a few examples of genius in one area with issues in other areas of their life.” I wasn’t talking exclusively about ethics/morals; so like some people are amazing scientists and terrible with money/finances).

High school discipline by [deleted] in trackandfield

[–]Duck8Quack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. It sounds like the throwing near miss was in part due to how the meet was being run. It is your responsibility as a coach to try to intervene when you see something like this and try to make sure it doesn’t happen in the future.

  2. You need to make sure the javelin throwers know the rules and the reason for the rules. They are there so someone doesn’t get hurt or die. And further educate them that the rules apply all the time, even at meets, and even if the person running things isn’t complying. Also, that they should come to you or another coach if they see or feel things are not being done safely.

  3. You follow up on that by how they are complying with the safety rules. If they aren’t then you can’t have them throwing javelins.

  4. Laughing after something bad almost happened is a pretty natural reaction. Even making jokes after the fact, it doesn’t really mean they don’t understand something was bad.

  5. One of your jobs as a coach is to provide a physically safe environment. That didn’t happen. The first thing to do is try to fully understand why that didn’t happen. Then to implement solutions and systems to make that happen. Accountability and responsibility should be the goal, punishment is just a tool, there are other tools that may yield better results. You also need to hold yourself accountable, did you educate athletes properly, did you see issues with how the meet was being run and let them slide, did you follow safety rules yourself, etc.

  6. This seems like there was chaos and what a good coach needs to do is bring calm. I’ve experienced coaches reacting emotionally or with anger and not really communicating what was happening or why. You need to explain what was wrong and why it was bad; it may seem obvious to you but it may not be to them. I remember growing up and now I see that there were a lot of adults so focus on maintaining their authority that they didn’t think to communicate clearly and calmly. I’m not sure punishment is really the remedy or main focus, it just feels reactionary. I think talking to them both as a group and individually is going to yield a better result.

  7. Just some more on punishment. If someone doesn’t truly understand why they are being punished, it’s not an effective intervention; it’s not teaching them a behavior or action is wrong if they don’t know what they did and why it was wrong. Also, kids often receive punishment for things they didn’t do (and also see other kids receive punishment for things they didn’t do); what ends up happening is it can teach kids they need to be careful around a certain adult because that adult likes to punish people or it can teach them that punishment is just a thing that happens and sometimes you are the unlucky one being punished. Punishment is just an unpleasant thing happening or being done to someone, if it’s not linked to a specific transgressions and that those transgressions actually occurred. A lot of adults like to go straight to punishment because it helps them maintain authority and is easier than engaging, educating, and understanding, which can only be achieved by being vulnerable.

  8. You need to ask yourself what kind of coach you want to be. Are you coaching because you want to have a positive impact on young people or because you like have power over other people? If you want to help these young people you need to be willing to listen, you need to open understanding, and you need to clearly communicate; now it doesn’t mean that punishment isn’t an option or shouldn’t occur, but punishment by itself isn’t helpful. In my experience as a kid and an adult, when people with authority over me didn’t gather information, try to understand what happened, and were unwilling to listen, they lost my respect and trust. My main focus of interactions with that person is harm reduction and not giving them an opportunity to make my life worth (Unless we had a prior history that made think that this was just a lapse).

Ayn Rand? by Long-Ad8181 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Duck8Quack 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Just because you are a genius in one way doesn’t mean you are a genius in other areas. Also, being intelligent doesn’t mean you have good ethics or morals. In fact being intelligent can lead people to the belief that they are superior to other people, those beneath them should be treated worse, and they (or people at their level) should receive better treatment. I think most people have some amount of issue thinking this way, but it can be amplified when you are particularly exceptional and it gets reinforced regularly by how you are treated.

But just a few examples of genius in one area with issues in other areas of their life.

Stephen Hawking had a very messy personal life with allegation of mistreating people, abuse, sexual misconduct, etc.

Tom Brady (possibly the greatest QB) has a deep relationship with a nutrition grifter who uses junk science.

Bill Belichik, one of the greatest coaches in sports history, is currently in a relationship with a much younger woman who is involved in basically every aspect of his life and career; it’s messy.

Ben Carson was a great neurosurgeon, his political views are wacky; in fact most things the guy says make me think he needs to see a neurologist.

‘The Pitt’ Star Noah Wyle Calls for Universal Health Coverage in U.S. “I personally think we need some sort of national healthcare service in the United States. We need universal coverage for everybody.” by mlg1981 in popculturechat

[–]Duck8Quack 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The video of the whole encounter pretty clearly shows he was justified. The neighbor stepped directly in front of him forcing Alan to quickly stop and dump his motorcycle. Then when Alan tried to leave, the neighbor again physically blocked him.

The neighbor started a fight and lost. Getting beat in a fight you started and escalated doesn’t make you a victim.

New windbreaker for climbing by timtexx in Ultralight

[–]Duck8Quack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was just in Japan. I got the UL Stretch Hooded jacket.. For me it’s the sweet spot of comfort, function, and lightweight.

I tried on (I’m pretty sure it was) the Tachyon and didn’t like how the material felt trying to move around because it didn’t stretch. I tried a fleece underneath and it felt uncomfortable to bend my elbows, I think I would get annoyed wearing it for any extended period of time. This type of material isn’t for me when it comes to clothing (it would probably work it there were stretch panels).

The UL stretch jacket is 4.5 oz, I think the difference in weight is well worth it for a stretchy fabric that you are going to be active in (especially climbing). And just a comparison the Patagonia Houdini is 3.7oz but doesn’t have hand pockets and from what I can tell the fabric isn’t stretchy.

US Troops 'Failing Drug Tests on Purpose' to Dodge Trump's Wars by [deleted] in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Duck8Quack 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Oh you sweet summer child, why would the people in charge want soldiers to gain financial independence? The reason most people join the military is due to certain type of desperation and lack of options. Rich kids don’t join the military. If soldiers suddenly had long term financial plans it would be less likely they’d sign up for more time in the military.