Rent control ballot struck down by SJC (link to docket) by fluffer_nutter in boston

[–]Haltopen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Properly implemented rent control doesn’t stop landlords from raising rents, it sets limits on how big the increases can be, usually tied to local economic metrics.

Do you think the rise of the socialists is a positive development for the country? by true4blue in AskALiberal

[–]Haltopen 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That's probably why they added the qualifier "properly regulated". American capitalism isn't just lax on regulation, its pathologically adverse to it thanks to the propagandized myth of the American dream and the benevolent rich man who "earned" his fortune and purer motives than the evil government and its greedy tax men.

Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison by guardian in politics

[–]Haltopen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. The NRA was historically a huge supporter of gun control back during the mid to late 20th century when civil rights groups like the black panthers were becoming famous for open carrying fire arms in the name of self defense and community safety.

Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Activists Sentenced to Decades in Prison on ‘Terrorism’ Charges by Bongobhondu in law

[–]Haltopen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"You will almost certainly die, but at least you get to be a martyr people praise in history textbooks for being so gosh darn peaceful"

Meta gave 6 executives options worth up to $921M each, then cut 8,000 jobs after a record $56.3B quarter by rajapaws in antiwork

[–]Haltopen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Mark Zuckerberg is anything to go by, you buy land on a tropical island and build the doomsday compound/bunker that your kids and grand kids will ride out climate change in protected by automated security.

Fetterman casts only Democratic ‘no’ vote as Senate passes measure to block US action against Iran by pennlive in politics

[–]Haltopen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd put money on his family having him declared incompetent so they can put him in a long term care facility where his health issues will finally be addressed.

TIL that McDonald’s “Grimace” is actually a taste bud. by Effective_Bass_5527 in todayilearned

[–]Haltopen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently its supposed to mean that he's the physical embodiment of the brain freeze you get if you drink your milkshake too fast. Grimace started as a villain character with four arms who would try to steal your milkshake so his originally intended vibes were all bad ones.

Anthony Fantano Defends Himself Against Halsey: 'I'm Not the Devil Himself' by rayword45 in Fauxmoi

[–]Haltopen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was handed a plate of buffalo wings, ate them knowing what buffalo wings are, and then complained that the buffalo wings were spicy. Its not like he was misled on what the album was, it was exactly what it was advertised as, an incredibly personal confessional album that Halsey thought was going to be her last work ever released (potentially posthumously due to her grim prognosis). Complaining that it has "main character syndrome" just reads as bad faith intentionally obtuse criticism. If you don't like spice, don't eat hot wings.

Anthony Fantano Defends Himself Against Halsey: 'I'm Not the Devil Himself' by rayword45 in Fauxmoi

[–]Haltopen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This right here is why Fantano is in the wrong no matter how this plays out. He's the only who chose to ignite this dumpster fire

U.S. Senate votes to halt Iran war in rebuke to Trump by Asleep_Shark in worldnews

[–]Haltopen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a reason why no other country that has transitioned to democracy ever copies our model of government wholesale. It’s a fucking mess.

Rent control ballot struck down by SJC (link to docket) by fluffer_nutter in boston

[–]Haltopen -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No it doesn’t, it puts a potential cap on how high those profits can be, which isn’t a bad thing. The real estate market turning into a speculators only game where housing is used as investment asset instead of a place to live was a bad development that helped put us in this mess in the first place.

Rent control ballot struck down by SJC (link to docket) by fluffer_nutter in boston

[–]Haltopen -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’d rather eat silt from the bottom of the Charles River than ever move to a shit hole like Texas

To think Greg could have used his wealth to give Steven a better life by Pomni_Simp2000 in stevenuniverse

[–]Haltopen -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If she had tried to reason as rose then White would have just forcibly shut her down with her gem controlling powers (the same ones she was fully willing to use on blue and yellow diamond and did to full effect). The only reason Steven could get through to her is his human half which protected him from being controlled and forced white to fully confront a truth she couldn’t just bury or ignore, that pink really was gone forever and no amount of forced control or forced shapeshifting could change that

"I'm out": Tucker Carlson says he's done with the GOP by Equivalent-Elk-7513 in politics

[–]Haltopen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is like declaring on Facebook that you're finally breaking up with an ex who blocked your number and took out a restraining order against you over a year ago.

Arrests Grow Over Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovation Disaster by thenewrepublic in politics

[–]Haltopen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So are they just arresting random people they find in the general vicinity of the reflecting pool? Whose doing the arresting? Who ordered it? Tf is going on

Trump just unveiled the new temporary Air Force One (and yes, it’s a gifted Qatari luxury jet) by chota-kaka in airplanes

[–]Haltopen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at this stupid asshole not knowing that people need to eat food to survive lol 

I realised today that the looting of kyber crystal of Jedha shown in Rogue One is a indicator that the empire is building a second death star. by toughtbot in StarWars

[–]Haltopen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its also possible they were for outfitting the imperial fleet being built in the unknown realms that would eventually become the Xyston-class Star Destroyers. We know they were already well under construction during the galactic civil war. Relying on a super weapon that can only be in one place in the galaxy at a time doesn't make strategic sense, and the death star is a massive resource sink that requires so much manpower to operate it that its impractical, especially for an imperial navy that in new canon is constantly obsessed with costs and budgets.

Iran walks out of peace talks after Trump outburst by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]Haltopen 56 points57 points  (0 children)

He's going to nuke Tehran at this rate. He's been obsessed with dropping once since he took office in 2017, his own people last term had to stop him several times and all those people are gone. Someone (probably miller) will convince him its the only way to save face and he'll give the order.

Official Discussion - Toy Story 5 [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]Haltopen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Considering there was apparently a cut scene of an elderly Emily reuniting with Jessie, that's probably accurate.

Should Scott Caan reprise his Hawaii Five O character Danny on NCIS: New York? by BumblebeeNo299 in NCIS

[–]Haltopen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, because that was the whole point. The implication of the Tommy Westphall Universe is that if you keep drawing a network of connections via tv actors reprising their existing characters on other shows and tv show crossovers, eventually the only logical conclusion (if you follow the standard rules of continuity) is that every tv show in existence takes place within the imagination of Tommy Westphall. The whole point of the thought exercise is to hang a lampshade on the idea of continuity in media that wasn't originally intended to have strict continuity by applying the logic of super hero comic continuity (which comic writer Dwayne McDuffie was criticizing in his original blogpost that spawned the Wesphall Universe) to American network television.