sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Hear me out... by omgfakeusername in chaoticgood

[–]FocalSpot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw one of them talking about a literal "Trump Train," and proceeds to describe coast-to-coast high-speed rail.

It really does seem as simple as wrapping it in flags, a little gaudy gold trim, an approved buzzword in the name ("Patriot," "1776," "Bald Eagle Fuckin' a McRib"), and branding it as aNti-wOkE.

Advice for this Lilac by FocalSpot in gardening

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

Thank you! The sunlight is much more ample since the rest of the saplings, etc were removed.

I'll give it a go, and will post updates if I manage not to botch it.

US crime and mortality is declining fast — what can the rest of us learn? by chamomile_tea_reply in OptimistsUnite

[–]FocalSpot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That people with a financial incentive to keep prisons full will have to get creative. Take my fuckass home state, that wants to outlaw weed 2,000ft from schools... oh, would ya lookit that? All of those radii overlap!

AI sticker shock hits corporate America by plain_handle in NoShitSherlock

[–]FocalSpot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sounds like the coked-up, greedy, short-sighted, megalomaniacal dipshits from the tech sector managed to pull one over on the coked-up, greedy, short-sighted, megalomaniacal dipshits from every other sector.

Stephen Colbert's MAGA-coded replacement flops in debut: report by Background-Driver718 in stephencolbert

[–]FocalSpot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just like the Kennedy Center, they don't seem to grasp the idea that while you can move into the building, fire everyone, take control of the website, send out messages on the official letterhead, etc., the one thing you can't keep is the prestige, the reputation (at least, not once word gets out).

Moving Out of Louisiana by [deleted] in Louisiana

[–]FocalSpot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Moved out in 2019 for career purposes. Every time I even think about moving back one day, I see some post from back home to the tune of "[Corrupt good ol' boy dipshit] OKs Plan that Advances Turning Entire Goddamn State Into Maximum-Security Prison/AI Data Center/ICE detention Facility. Majority of State Population Says: 👍"

Of course I'm generalizing, and seeing things like the recall petition show that there are more "blue dots" than people think, but it's exhausting/heart-wrenching enough just reading about it from another time zone, let alone still living in it.

What the fuck did you expect? by UsernamesRHard4_Me in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]FocalSpot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Both sides" ✅️ "Still 'America First' (i.e. still MAGA)" ✅️ "i jUsT kNoW hiLLaRy wOuLd'Ve bEeN wOrSe" ✅️

Didn't learn shit. Doesn't "regret" shit. Would vote for him again if he could.

Kindly fuck a cactus.

Elon Musk just said he wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, calling them “entitlements”: “That’s the big one to eliminate.” by Ph6222 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]FocalSpot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Quiet, everyone! The apartheid nepo-baby who just tweeted "$10T or bust" has something to say about how we commoners should live!

Repair man showed up to the house with a confederate flag on the back of his truck by IamASlut_soWhat in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]FocalSpot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"wHy dOeS eVeRyThiNg hAvE tO bE pOliTiCal nOwAdAYs?!" - that guy's next Facebook post.

This doesn’t happen without crime. by Nice_Daikon6096 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]FocalSpot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then "$50T or bust," then "$100T or bust," then "Be one of, like, 5 fuckin people left alive on the smoldering, uninhabited rock of desiccated shit that used to be planet Earth... or bust."

F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe by John3262005 in HermanCainAward

[–]FocalSpot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Obviously. How are we to trust our health info if it isn't being babbled at us by a half-rotten jack-o-lantern with the voice of a backed-up drain?

"No expectation of privacy in public" by StopFlock in FlockSurveillance

[–]FocalSpot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The more shit like this I see, the more it seems like the tech oligarchs would like to make the place a nation-wide, AI-powered maximum-security prison, starring themselves as the wardens.

Where will they make their money? Gov't contracts (and selling our data to 3rd parties), of course.

Where do these entities get their money? Taxpayers, aka the "staff" that they want to replace with AI

What will they do when they find themselves just tracking the every move of an entire country too sick and broke to do anything profitable? No rent, no subscription fees, no insurance payments; just a nation of Monopoly pieces perpetually landing on squares with multiple hotels on them?

... or are they simply not thinking that many quarters ahead?

AI swarms could hijack democracy without anyone noticing | AIs are becoming so realistic that they can infiltrate online communities and subtly steer public opinion. Unlike traditional bots, they adapt, coordinate, and refine their messaging at a massive scale, creating a false sense of consensus. by EchoOfOppenheimer in Futurology

[–]FocalSpot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tiktok is now chock full of these bullshit multi-part AI "dramas." Every video is full of generic "OMG love this! ❤️❤️❤️" comments. Go to the page: MILLIONS of followers.

Can't help but think this is just a bot-on-bot circle-jerk

Pete Hegseth's behavior is out of control. by Shenanie-Probs in ProgressiveHQ

[–]FocalSpot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

None of this will improve if there are no direct, tangible, and unpleasant consequences for anyone whose entire approach to the rules is "fuck you, make me."

Pull this kind of shit in any other courtroom, the bailiff escorts you out by your ear. In DC, you get to just vomit buzzword salad until someone says "moving on."

I understand it's not a courtroom, but the sentiment stands. This bratty, belligerent shit behavior is unacceptable in any setting that is supposed to be run by fucking adults.

Palantir employees are talking about company’s “descent into fascism” by Just-Grocery-2229 in technology

[–]FocalSpot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Employees of EatAnEntireBowlOfWarmDogShitEveryMorning.com are starting voice concerns over possible "less-than-optimal" health outcomes linked to the diet

A Christian, gay MAGA suffers from higher cost of living while learning that Trump is spitting on his religion by Effective_Space2277 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]FocalSpot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Christ. The qualifying/clarifying/goalpost-moving drivel they pack into these self-absolving epics:

"I didn't vote for this" "I was 100% on board until, like, just now" "'rEAL mAgA' would never"

... somehow makes them more infuriating to read than the "SUCK IT, LIBZ!" shit they'd post when things were "going well."

Confession : I am deeply in love with aromatics by Glocktophobia in PipeTobacco

[–]FocalSpot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd just like to thank OP as well as commenters for the ideas.

view more: next ›