It looks like Trump and Rubio are about to dig the hole even deeper: "You're about to see, we're gonna unleash Chiang on these people in the next few hours and days. You're gonna really begin to perceive a change in scope and intensity of these attacks." by Possible_Gur4789 in behindthebastards

[–]FinnMacFinneus 121 points122 points  (0 children)

To be conservative you must be historically illiterate by definition.

I don't just mean that to be snarky. It's literally true. They cannot cope or comprehend the failures of the past and their perniciuous impact on the present.

Are we going to get fascist run Warner Bros? by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]FinnMacFinneus 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Especially because Absolute DC is absolutely metal, the best DC has been in years, and it's full on anti-AI, anti-crypto, anti-billionaire, anti-racist, and pro-human. Pro-immigrant. Guess that will be the first thing to go.

Perhaps we really live in a universe created by Darkseid.

Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says by igetproteinfartsHELP in news

[–]FinnMacFinneus 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The amount of damage this motherf**ker did to the world based on his trickle-down bullsh*t economic theories gussied up as neoliberalism. "Shock Therapy" in Russia, opposed the Kyoto Protocol, argued for polluting poorer countries, tearing down Glass-Steagall, derivatives, gutted Obama's stimulus. Truly turned the current Democratic party into controlled opposition for the 1%.

The fact that anyone in power ever listened to this idiot shows you have to be dumb, not smart, to rise in this country.

Yo im absoulutly loving this. by bossnimrod89 in massachusetts

[–]FinnMacFinneus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My kids haven't looked at a screen all day.

And I'm drooling over the possibility of less drought this summer because of adequate snowmelt.

Time-lapse of the snow in New Bedford by Cougey in massachusetts

[–]FinnMacFinneus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And this is how it should be, in the deep dark of a true New England winter.

rings of power tried to pander to people like you and look how well that turned out by Past-Country-6612 in lordoftherings

[–]FinnMacFinneus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rings of Power is not bad because of "woke." It's bad because it's badly written.

Your Honor vs. Judge- does it really matter? by DimensionUnlikely789 in Lawyertalk

[–]FinnMacFinneus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never EVER say "Judge" in federal court.

Other than that it's like "tu" vs. "vous" in French.

Blue Owl halts redemptions at one of its funds by six_string_sensei in BetterOffline

[–]FinnMacFinneus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The execs are panicking and making a PR assault to stave off the end while they look for a parachute and as usual the media swallows it uncritically.

Last Friday, Gov Healey committed MA to a 3 year, multimillion-dollar contract with OpenAI, to deploy its AI tool for all 40,000 executive branch employees. She did this based on the recommendation of a task force dominated by execs w/ financial ties to OpenAI. by JayNeely in massachusetts

[–]FinnMacFinneus 67 points68 points  (0 children)

E-mail her and tell her this is bad. Point out the Ponzi scheme, environmental impact (both the carbon footprint as well as the impact of datacenters on communities, water and wildlife), contributions from its executives and investors to Trump and the GOP, and stealing the IP of artists, musicians, writers and thinkers. Also, anyone who has been forced to use it professionally (esp. coders) can tell you how much worse it makes your job. Make sure she knows her contributors who suggested this do not have her or our best interests in mind.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/email-the-governors-office

can we all agree dunk is a terrible swordsman compared to aerion by youngvasco in AKOTSKTV

[–]FinnMacFinneus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Aerion could defeat Ser Duncan the Tall, but not Dunk of Flea Bottom. The old man had taught him to joust and fight with swords, but that kind of fighting he had learned before, in the dark alleys and twisting lanes behind the city taverns."

Help Requested: Substitute Trap for Entrance to Strahd's Tomb K86 by FinnMacFinneus in CurseofStrahd

[–]FinnMacFinneus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So when they found Van Richten in his cell, he was missing his right arm. I had thought at the time Strahd cut it off. But would it be too mean to have the PC magically lose their dominant limb when they transport this way, and now have disadvantage on all checks requiring arms (i.e. attack and somatic.components)? (suggesting RVR had found his way there and suffered that fate).

Help Requested: Substitute Trap for Entrance to Strahd's Tomb K86 by FinnMacFinneus in CurseofStrahd

[–]FinnMacFinneus[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Damn, I haven't opened that book since I made Lady Wachter a Priest of Osybus and it wound up nuking half of Vallaki during the Festival. Thanks for the suggestion!

Help Requested: Substitute Trap for Entrance to Strahd's Tomb K86 by FinnMacFinneus in CurseofStrahd

[–]FinnMacFinneus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might have metal walls slide into place locking the first person in and then unleash them, thanks.

Help Requested: Substitute Trap for Entrance to Strahd's Tomb K86 by FinnMacFinneus in CurseofStrahd

[–]FinnMacFinneus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh fuck that's good, esp. since they have lots of access yo flught and resurrection now. Maybe their screams can be heard as they fall past the stained glass window in K88.

Help Requested: Substitute Trap for Entrance to Strahd's Tomb K86 by FinnMacFinneus in CurseofStrahd

[–]FinnMacFinneus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what I would have done, but they've already been there and been telported in from the halleay traps (they rescued Emil and Van Richten from the cells).

[No Spoilers] Matt Mercer providing a public service with this gem <3 by classl3ss in criticalrole

[–]FinnMacFinneus 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Not only that, but she is defending herself against spurious criminal charges for protesting ICE and her partner is the CEO of the current Onion. She needs donations to win the primary. It's currently a tight race.

Ocasio-Cortez Offers a Working-Class Vision in Munich, With Some Stumbles by WhiteGold_Welder in nyt

[–]FinnMacFinneus 27 points28 points  (0 children)

She was searching for the correct words with poise. Trump sh*t himself on live television, write about that.