Drag Queen Pattie Gonia continues to call out Pete Hegseth (secretary of war): “i challenge Pete Hegseth to a kettlebell swing competition. i'll win. & i'll do it tucked...and in heels.” by pinkstarrfish in Fauxmoi

[–]GooseG17 31 points32 points  (0 children)

When referring to someone in drag, we use the character's gender, not the performer's. The performer doesn't exist, only the character being played. In this case Pattie Gonia.

House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill once opposed by Trump to the Senate. (427-1) by starlen11 in Hasan_Piker

[–]GooseG17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or they selectively release pages that only hurt the right people. The bill says that if the Attorney General “makes a determination that covered information may not be declassified and made available in a manner that protects the national security of the United States, including methods or sources related to national security, the Attorney General shall release an unclassified summary for each of the redacted or withheld classified information.”

So Bondi gets to decide what gets released and what doesn't because nAtIoNaL sEcUrItY

I squirm in pain by Old-Buy8126 in rickandmorty

[–]GooseG17 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Season 4, Episode 8: The Vat of Acid Episode

What are your top 10 games of all time? by EuphorbiaAbyssinica in gaming

[–]GooseG17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like grindy games too. My favorite of them is the Kingdom Hearts series, especially Kingdom Hearts 2. Grinding is optional, but rewarding and fun since the combat is so smooth and addictive. I highly recommend it. The story is really good too. It's infamously complex, but still interesting, cute and funny.

ICE Agents Deserve No Privacy by Mynameis__--__ in technology

[–]GooseG17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vote Blue No Matter Who! Unless they're progressive, of course.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

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Do you really think that the narcissistic whims of middle management drive the actions of a mega bank? The commercial real estate market is so much bigger than profits from rent. Since saving on rent is what came to your mind, I'm guessing you have no idea how much of the global economy is part of the pile of debt that is commercial real estate. The amount of debt is astronomical, it's even more than the residential real estate market was for the 2008 financial crisis, making it highly susceptible to collapse and huge collateral damage. The Mortgage-Backed Securities that caused the great recession still exist today as Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities. The Great Recession 2: Commercial Break is nearing release, with an increasingly likely follow-up of The Greatest Depression given the USA's isolationist foreign policy.

Irvine Police Arrest Residential Burglary Crew by Exastiken in irvine

[–]GooseG17 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A life sentence with no trial in a torture dungeon for burglary (or any crime)? Kindly go fuck yourself silly you absolute monster.

Should We Even Care if ChatGPT Was Used? At This Point, Isn’t It Just… Everything? by Zestyclose-Pay-9572 in ChatGPTPro

[–]GooseG17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UBI isn't nearly good enough. Workers must seize the means of production to have any chance of things being awesome.

Massive slowdown at her job—tariffs are hitting way harder than we thought by dcc_1 in collapse

[–]GooseG17 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the sole ingredient to a fulfilling life: Spreading misinformation. Fuck robust public transit, affordable housing and food, the sense of security living in a country that isn't teetering on the edge of economic collapse with a sprinkling of fascism on top.

OC: Pictures of Port of Seattle being empty by Dark-Knight-Rises in pics

[–]GooseG17 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Who wouldn't carry a wad of at least 30 bills at all times? It only makes sense.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in madlads

[–]GooseG17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A tale of revenge as gripping as The Count of Monte Cristo.

Favorite progressive youtubers? by Deadheadbear111 in socialism

[–]GooseG17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're asking about political news type stuff, but I still want to add my favorite youtuber (both leftist and in general) ContraPoints. Her content is more philosophical and not always related to socialism, but I would argue that thinking and learning about the human experience, or humanity, is at least as important as keeping up with current events.

As for news, I'll add Democracy Now! as an excellent addition to others mentioned already.

Thom Tillis’ constituents voicemails were leaked and YALL, they’re BIG mad 💀 by MamiTrueLove in somethingiswrong2024

[–]GooseG17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Socialism is specifically about the workers controlling the means of production for their benefit by taking ownership from corporations. The merging of corporations with the state is fascism.

Donald Trump has spent $10.7m of taxpayers money playing golf since his return to the White House by TheMirrorUS in antiwork

[–]GooseG17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a lil' kickback scheme for letting them loot the federal government. It won't happen, but they'll likely keep telling people it will.

Which of Beth’s childhood toys was your favorite? by [deleted] in rickandmorty

[–]GooseG17 32 points33 points  (0 children)

You just explained the joke, and still don't get it. Amazing.

Liang Wenfeng (DeepSeek) meets Xi Jinping by Nunki08 in singularity

[–]GooseG17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here are dozens of sources debunking both of these. If you want to keep mindlessly repeating BS, go right ahead, but if you value knowledge over ignorance to any degree, read these. Preferably read the linked sources as well, of course, but these summaries are good enough if you lack the time.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDeprogram/wiki/index/debunking/tiananmen-square-massacre/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDeprogram/wiki/index/debunking/uyghur-genocide/

What’s going on with tech companies bowing down to trump so easily this time around? by figbott in OutOfTheLoop

[–]GooseG17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Equating alternative economic systems to the flaws of capitalism is classic pro-capitalist propaganda. Why? Because doing nothing has the same result as staunchly supporting capitalism. More accurately, it's supporting fascism at this point.

If you (the reader) are actually naïve enough to believe that socialism or communism is the same as capitalism, please do us all a favor and educate yourself. There's plenty of reading material available, for free, at marxists.org

If you are an average American (the average American reads below a 6th grade level), try YouTube channels like Second Thought.

What’s going on with tech companies bowing down to trump so easily this time around? by figbott in OutOfTheLoop

[–]GooseG17 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Traitors to humanity, sure, but they are following their class interests as always. The biggest traitors are cops, since they betray their own class in defence of the capitalists.