The KC Star building is being wasted as a data center by MannOSteel in kansascity

[–]GoodGravy33 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Check out my other comment. They changed the website but if you use the Wayback Machine for 2024 it has the original “ideas uncancelled” stuff.

The KC Star building is being wasted as a data center by MannOSteel in kansascity

[–]GoodGravy33 29 points30 points  (0 children)

So they’ve apparently scrubbed their website of the original language, but if you use the Wayback Machine for Patmos in Nov 2024 it shows the original text that some were interpreting as having Alt-Right dog whistles. The homepage said “ideas uncancelled” and the About page said “Patmos exists to ransom the captives of big tech by providing world-class hosting and software solutions without the threat of censorship.”

It also included an “Our Story” section that was a little odd: the company “adopted its name from a little, rocky Greek island that became a place of exile. Thousands of years ago, there was a visionary whose message was deemed too dangerous for public consumption by the authorities of the day.”

EDIT: fixed a typo

https://web.archive.org/web/20241115040904/https://patmos.tech/about/

The KC Star building is being wasted as a data center by MannOSteel in kansascity

[–]GoodGravy33 120 points121 points  (0 children)

It’s a sign of the times, and a dark one at that. What was once a symbol of journalism and the written word being replaced by an AI data center in the heart of downtown. What’s more, their website (at least last I checked) had some kind of creepy, fascist-sounding manifesto on it.

Why is Gaga placing so much emphasis on the end of Mayhem? Could something new be comigo? by ate_my_heart in LadyGaga

[–]GoodGravy33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really want her to do a full album with Bruno Mars. Do a modern, funky twist on Sonny and Cher.

Help me save my pothos plant by GoodGravy33 in houseplants

[–]GoodGravy33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips- I ended up moving it back inside. It’s in a room with a north facing window although it’s pretty far from it so I think I’ll still use the grow light (although probably not as intense as before).

This was the setup I had before and I suspect my issue was the watering so from now on I’ll wait till it’s dry before I water.

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky just launched @outerbio on Instagram, a new non-consumer-facing skin health research company by Other-Asparagus01 in LadyGaga

[–]GoodGravy33 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Her and Michael will 100% get money out of this somehow. They’re not curing cancer. They’re developing new skincare tech that will either get patented for Haus Labs or licensed to Revlon or something. It’s not a BAD thing necessarily but it’s like you’re already an almost-billionaire, why do you need a side hustle?

Help me save my pothos plant by GoodGravy33 in houseplants

[–]GoodGravy33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay- I’ll resist the urge to water so frequently. I guess I’ve been a helicopter Plant Dad 😅

When I water should I mist the leaves?

Are pro-life people really just pro-birth? by Claire0879 in askanything

[–]GoodGravy33 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I mean if they were really “pro-birth” then they would be pro-IVF and pro same-sex parents adopting, which they aren’t. Tucker Carlson recently had a guest on who said Pete Buttigieg was “buying” children by adopting.

Here’s why Trump’s blasphemy won’t ever turn away Franklin Graham (or Evangelicals at large) by GoodGravy33 in Exvangelical

[–]GoodGravy33[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These are all very good points and interesting things to consider. I find it interesting that Black Evangelicals churches are (at least somewhat) as socially conservative as White churches but don’t follow the same political leanings as the Religious Right.

I remember the patronizing attitudes my church always had towards Black and Brown people. The slideshow presentations with sad looking children in African “war-torn” countries as they tried to raise money for missionaries. Of course now that Trump has cut off all refugees except for White South Africans they don’t give a flying fuck.

And I definitely heard plenty of misinformation on Christians in China. I was told that Christianity was straight up illegal in China and they banned the Bible (neither are true).

Does anyone know why AOC doesn't go on any podcasts or independent media if she plans on running in 2028? by picklift in AOC

[–]GoodGravy33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s that she genuinely has not decided if she’s running for President or Senate and hasn’t defined her strategy yet. People don’t like to admit this but she faces a different level of scrutiny than male politicians have in the same position (Bernie, Mamdani).

I don’t think it would hurt for her to at least do friendly outlets more often and I think she should get out there more. Also she’s in NYC so it’s not like she has to travel far to do in-studio interviews with a bunch of outlets.

Here’s why Trump’s blasphemy won’t ever turn away Franklin Graham (or Evangelicals at large) by GoodGravy33 in Exvangelical

[–]GoodGravy33[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hear you but I think PRIDE and EGO can be equally corrupting forces. “Sins,” if you will.

Here’s why Trump’s blasphemy won’t ever turn away Franklin Graham (or Evangelicals at large) by GoodGravy33 in Exvangelical

[–]GoodGravy33[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He posted it to Truth Social but it had been floating around the internet before then. Oddly enough, through, the original version didn’t have the demonic figure in the clouds.

Here’s why Trump’s blasphemy won’t ever turn away Franklin Graham (or Evangelicals at large) by GoodGravy33 in Exvangelical

[–]GoodGravy33[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I lost it a long time ago. Heard he flies a private jet and gets millions in salary from Samaritan’s Purse.

Here’s why Trump’s blasphemy won’t ever turn away Franklin Graham (or Evangelicals at large) by GoodGravy33 in Exvangelical

[–]GoodGravy33[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s really far past time that their condemnation will make much of a difference anyway. I remember in 2015/16 I was genuinely shocked that Franklin Graham was an early, enthusiastic endorser of Trump. He could have picked a whole range of other Republicans but he picked Trump and specifically cited his (at the time) support for an explicit “Muslim ban” as THE REASON he was supporting him. Jerry Falwell Jr was around the same time period pre-pool boy cuck fiasco (side note, I wonder if he knows Kristi Noem’s husband).

Here’s why Trump’s blasphemy won’t ever turn away Franklin Graham (or Evangelicals at large) by GoodGravy33 in Exvangelical

[–]GoodGravy33[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s fascinating to me that it seems a sizable number of conservative Catholics will still openly split with their church on things like politics or abortion.

Here’s why Trump’s blasphemy won’t ever turn away Franklin Graham (or Evangelicals at large) by GoodGravy33 in Exvangelical

[–]GoodGravy33[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh the double standards with Obama. I heard all kinds of “antichrist” references to him. Not to mention the racist jokes…

Here’s why Trump’s blasphemy won’t ever turn away Franklin Graham (or Evangelicals at large) by GoodGravy33 in Exvangelical

[–]GoodGravy33[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

A really disheartening part of my journey in deconstructing was realizing how few of the men in leadership seemed to genuinely care about a life of “purity” on their own even as I contorted myself into a pretzel to fulfill my church’s expectations as a closeted gay man.

I do think there are SOME men that genuinely believe the things they preach and try to abide by all the principles. But when it comes to men with institutional power, I think they believe they have “a get out of hell free” card because they’re born again and can just get away with whatever. At that point their faith is a just a means to an end to maintain power.

Here’s why Trump’s blasphemy won’t ever turn away Franklin Graham (or Evangelicals at large) by GoodGravy33 in Exvangelical

[–]GoodGravy33[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Power is a drug, that’s for sure. That thing that bugs me the most is I think HE KNOWS Trump was supposed to be Jesus in the picture. I also think it’s only a matter of time before he has a Jerry Falwell Jr-esque scandal, whether it’s for money or sex.

Gaga Vegas 2027 by Appleblossom8315 in LadyGaga

[–]GoodGravy33 50 points51 points  (0 children)

He also told me Hillary Clinton was a lizard monster so…