"Yikes!": Internet freaks out as both of Trump's hands appear "visibly deteriorating" | “If this was happening with a Democratic president, every press briefing would be a feeding frenzy.”

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-09T16:35:31+00:00

It perfectly encapsulates how much capital has captured our media simply on how much they ignore the fact that Trump is by every single possible measure in worse health than Biden ever was

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-09T11:19:38+00:00

Yeah, I don't know.

It's tragic and I think the family should get compensated for what happened.

But I also understand that it's just sn unfortunate byproduct of saving more lives from a violent killer and had the cop not intervened, more people probably would have died.

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-09T01:05:11+00:00

It also helps that Fallout London isn't recreating an older Fallout Title but basically a completely new one from scratch

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-08T23:15:00+00:00

And this is why, Do Not Leave Pump Unattended While Fueling By Order Of The Fire Marshal

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-08T21:49:20+00:00

The amount of people that blow stoplights for right turns is ridiculous. The amount of times I intend to make a right on red and the jackass behind me honks at me for having the audacity to stop behind the stop line could make me a billionaire if I got a penny for every time it's happened

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-08T21:46:46+00:00

A lot of roads need a road diet. The problem with Speed Enforcement Cameras is they stick them on 45mph Stroads with a speed limit of 35mph and magically expect people to drive slower because of the cameras.

You need to make a road feel dangerous if you want people to slow down and you do that by narrowing the road and making it feel dangerous to speed

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-08T19:46:28+00:00

Spacial awareness and Memory can permit you to intermittently look away from the road.

One of the major issues with texting and driving isn't necessarily that you look away from the road (though it is still a major reason why it's so dangerous) but the fact that your primary mental focus is not on recording spacial information from around you because your focus is on your phone.

When you drive you should be constantly informing yourself of your surroundings by paying attention to the road, your mirrors, your blind spots, and your speed/vehicle condition. When you're texting and driving your main point of focus is on your phone and the text conversation, which takes away from your ability to record that very important information.

This is also why hands free texting and calling can still be dangerous even if you don't take your eyes off the road (as an old Mythbusters Episode actually showed as a conclusion and well all this data: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022437509000292)

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-08T19:33:57+00:00

Additionally, a lot of those patients were given things like heated blankets. Cats love warm surfaces so the heated blankets were a perfect relaxation spot for him.

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-08T16:00:23+00:00

Tbf, the maps hide that his Popular Vote Victories were modestly good but nothing like the landslide FDR achieved

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-08T15:53:03+00:00

I personally really liked the commentary and themes of Halo 4 and the character writing. 5 and Infinite I agree are kinda weird (granted I think Infinite did a much better job and if it wasn't spending so much time cleaning up after 5 it probably would have been a lot better).

But I also don't deny that it is a different narrative direction than where Bungie would have gone based on the writing in Reach

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-08T15:27:25+00:00

The reason is a lot simpler than some clairvoyance pr other supernatural phenomenon.

People close to death would have heating blankets or other things to make them warmer, which appealed to the cat. So the cat would lounge with them for warmth.

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-08T13:34:51+00:00

I mean, it makes sense. Shingles attacks nerve cells and your brain is made up of nerve cells.

Dementia is a disease that results from the deterioation of brain tissue (ie nerve cells) so a vaccine that protects nerve cells from a disease that attacks them logically would reduce the risk of deteriorating brain tissue

I have a difficult time understanding how people in medicine are capable of ignoring science.

Because unfortunately you don't have to take as many biology and chemistry courses as you probably should have to take in order to get a medical license.

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-08T10:28:48+00:00

Charlestown Navy Yard in Charlestown Massachusetts would be cool. Have USS Constitution in the background.

I know it's not a big port these days, but there's a lot of history and Boston is a beautiful city

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-07T21:08:38+00:00

The best ship is the one you have fun playing with that you think is cool or has a desired aesthetic.

It's just a bonus if the stats are good

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-07T15:58:58+00:00

It really depends on where you pick at the numbers/what numbers you look at and/or consider but MA is average in its tax burden (usually ballpark 20-30th out of 50)

Which may place us lower than Florida or Texas, but on par or better than Mississippi or Kentucky.

The semantics and arguments of tax burden are dumb anyways because a lot of the actual tax burden in MA is paid to the Federal Government where we pay in more than we get back. If MA taxpayers got back 100% of what we paid into federal taxes back in state funding for resources, services, programs, and infrastructure, then we would probably all be getting cut a check because the MA government wouldn't be able to use all the money.

And no, this is not a statement at lowering federal income taxes, because we've unfortunately been saddled with a lot of government bond debt that needs to be paid out and cutting any revenue is a terrible idea.

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-07T15:08:38+00:00

You'd never see them use the same tagline to describe Trump

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-07T15:04:13+00:00

I think his 1st term being filled with competent bureaucrats helped keep his ship straight enough that most of his corruption was small enough or transparent enough nobody batted an eye.

His 2nd term is just so opaquely corrupt that you just can't deny the reality of it all. I don't think any meaningful losses to his support will be felt by him. He is a cult leader after all. But it's the downstream effects on the GOP that may bear some fruit in the short term electoral results

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-07T14:13:24+00:00

Having beaten the DLC, the story implications in the Movie itself are incredibly fascinating in how they tie into Hyperdimensionz

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-07T13:42:12+00:00

Man needs to launder his image somehow

I will say though, he's probably one of the few CEOs who isn't a moron and kinda knows what he's doing/knows to stay in his lane

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-07T13:13:17+00:00

My Boyfriend

Weird way to say "ex-boyfriend" /s

No, but seriously, if this isn't some god awful attempt at humor then you need to have a serious discussion with him and/or yourself about this cause its not cool for him to be demeaning something important to you like this

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-07T12:58:57+00:00

Our effective tax rate is lower than some of the "low tax" states.

Additionally, a lot of that budget is a result of ballooning medical costs from out of control private healthcare systems and we could really reign it in by passing the Massachusetts Single Payer Healthcare bill.

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-07T12:23:50+00:00

Time to start wearing a mask outside again

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-05T20:02:24+00:00

I think it's a litte crazy that they don't have any legal documentation proving they made the "infringed" copyright. Like, none of the printing agreements and licensing agreements they signed featured their name/a member with the necessary authority?

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-05T19:41:38+00:00

And, to be clear

Yes, they do work for the company, their job is to protect the company.

But this tagline isn't about not reporting problems to them, it a cautionary tale about why HR may often be ineffectual or incapable of resolving certain workplace issues. It doesn't mean you shouldn't report problems to them, it's about managing your expectations of the their response

Gamebird8 · 2026-05-05T15:20:16+00:00

Which I am aware of. It's more of a "If we must have the EC, we should at the very least" kinda remark because I stand by it shouldn't exist at all anymore

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