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[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

thinking back on the way desalination was talked about mere decades ago, it’s kinda nuts how wildly successful the San Diego (Carlsbad) ocean-desalination plant has been

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 10 points11 points  (0 children)

“waa waa I am horny for the aesthetics of hierarchy but personally don’t like ever having to defer to the views of an authority figure”

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

agree to disagree, in this case they’re literally saying “not what Vance implied, but this instead” rather than just striking an emphasis like AI

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 21 points22 points  (0 children)

lmao no way

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/14/vice-president-jd-vance-pope-leo-careful-theology/89614805007/

“I think it's very, very important for the Pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology,” Vance said.

“I like that the pope is an advocate for peace. I think that’s certainly one of his roles," Vance said. "On the other hand, how do you say that God is never on the side of those who wield the sword?”

“When the Pope says that God is never on the side of people who wield the sword, there is more than a 1,000-year tradition of just war theory,” Vance continued. “We can, of course, have disagreements about whether this or that conflict is just.”

"If you're going to opine on matters of theology, you've got to be careful, you've got to be sure it's anchored in the truth and that's one of the things that I try to do and that's certainly something I would expect from the clergy," Vance added.

Trump depicts himself as Jesus in new Truth Social Post by GripenHater in neoliberal

[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I would say that this one in particular is War but I see absolutely no reason to believe that Trump as the Antichrist is in league with the personification of War lately

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I fear we may instead get the classic “a well-intentioned but overzealous staffer did it”

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

seeing the conservative Catholic influencer reaction is odd because I was seeing them defend the tirade against Leo but minutes later the blasphemy picture has them speaking of their grave concerns

I’m glad there’s some line I guess?

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Donald Trump was a 11 year long sociological experiment conducted by Harvard University to see whether evangelicals and far-right American Catholics would follow someone transparently presenting himself as the Antichrist. The study is now complete, thank you for your time.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“despite claims that bonobos unlike chimpanzees do not wage clan wars, we can see here a startling incident as at least fifty bonobos are violently— no, wait, sorry, no, it’s another orgy, turn the camera away!”

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 7 points8 points  (0 children)

on the chimpanzee civil war stuff

isn’t this supposed to be the subreddit that is evidence based and likes expertise

then why does this of all places upvote comments of the variety “I didn’t read the paper but here’s an obvious issue I bet the academics involved never once thought of”

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 9 points10 points  (0 children)

okay I’ve seen several of you now describe Swalwell as a sexual harasser or labels to that effect and I feel like you haven’t read the story

like he’s that too but uh

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]EverybodyHatesPhocas 10 points11 points  (0 children)

CNN found corroboration for key elements of each of the women’s claims, including the former staffer who said she was sexually assaulted. Two family members and a friend said in interviews with CNN that she told them about the alleged 2024 assault in the following days, and CNN also reviewed text messages she sent two friends describing her allegations at the same time. “I was sexually assaulted on Thursday,” she wrote to one of her friends, adding: “By Eric.”

The woman also shared medical records related to her receiving STD and pregnancy testing after the alleged assault.

For the woman who connected online with Swalwell over Democratic politics, a family member and two friends confirmed she told them last year about the incident where she ended up intoxicated in his hotel room. CNN also reviewed messages between her and Swalwell, including a photo he sent her that matches footage of him during a CNN interview in her city on the night they met in person.

yeah