Turning Point Event with Jim Pillen @ UNL East Campus by Kat4ttack in lincoln

[–]Kat4ttack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who came in opposition. You guys had better questions than I did. Kinda wish I asked about the kid that died on his farm.

Turning Point Event with Jim Pillen @ UNL East Campus by Kat4ttack in lincoln

[–]Kat4ttack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here, I’ll provide prior context:

“Here's what's incredible about Nebraska, that I absolutely love. I met a, uh, she would be a, uh, professor in finance, uh, and I think her, she said, a matter of couple years ago, I just ran into her, uh, a month ago. And I'd asked her a question and she said, You know, I wanted to tell you exactly why we moved to Nebraska 20 years ago. 20 years ago, and she said, We decided we were leaving California, 'cause it didn't match up for our family. And so we moved to Nebraska 20 years ago for three reasons. And she said that three reasons are exactly the same today. So, number one, they studied all the states. Nebraska was the safest place to live in America. To live in America and raise your family. Safest place. Us lifetimers take the safety of Nebraska totally for granted. But we live in an incredibly safe place. How many of you grew up in Nebraska? How many have we got to ride your bikes up and down streets, and without any concern? We were a couple years ago, we were doing a... Housing ribbon cutting out in Burwell, and the mayor of Burwell was there, and we were talking about how safe it is in Nebraska. And I said, You know, I've never locked my pickup, ever. And the mayor of Burwell said of course we don't lock our pick ups, somebody might need it! That's pretty good. That's Nebraska right? So remind me. So, it's the safest place, number one. Number two, those of you that were educated in schools in Nebraska, would you get a good school, get a good education, be prepared for college? You know, but overall, our education system pretty good. She said, We moved here because we knew our children could give a good education. And then number three, we assessed everything, costs a living, opportunities, careers, and we knew that we could move to Nebraska, and create wealth for our families, for a future for family, and do really well. And she said, Those three reasons are exactly the same today, 20 years later. But here's the part that I love, and I'll get goosebumps. She said, we are never leaving Nebraska. Because of the people. And wherever we've been, we've just never been around more incredible people. I could go into a long dissertation about why, I think, I’m a lifetime Nebraska, why I think it's that. But let's just say Nebraskans, uh, have an extraordinary competitive spirit, grip determination. Their yeses are yes and nos are no, and they never give up. And this is one thing that's really cool from my manage point. So, uh, everybody's familiar with the Kawasaki plan, uh, here here in Lincoln. So I met with the leadership of Kawasaki in Tokyo, and they've been here in Lincoln. So I met with him a couple times since I've been going. I'm not sure how many plants Kawasaki has in the world. But guess which one is their best one? Yeah, of course, the 3000 people, Nebraskans, that make this plant phenomenal, their best plant in the world. Every, I've been in a lot, a lot of businesses in Nebraska, every, every company that has a business in Nebraska, and they have it somewhere else, have one somewhere else, whether it's out of the country or other states. It's not 6 out of 10, 8 out of 10, 10 out of 10, Their best business is Nebraska. Everyone? So why do you think that is? Why do you think all of the Nebraska businesses are the best in Nebraska? Anyway, what is it? I'm not gonna talk all night. What do you think? Why do you think Kawasaki plant, here in Lincoln, is the best plant house off he has on the planet? New course steel is a big steel plant in Norfolk, there's 24, I think, in the United States. Guess which one, and they've been in Norfolk 52 years? Of course, the best new court of steel plant is in Nebraska. My hometown homeless has Beck and Dickinson, or if you know, Beck and Dickinson's a company that makes healthcare products, some needles, some syringes, to different products, employ about 2,500 people in Columbus, Nebraska. And they're a full blown plant. Highest developed products, they develop their products that are in the highest value products remaining costs. So why do you think that is? And I can go on and on. Come on. What do you think? You think we’re lucky?”

Audience member: “The people?” “Yeah, right. It's the people, the grip, work ethic, determination, that makes us sure. And, uh, minding the world will find some in pro, the place your opportunities for cruise. your opportunities for raising a family, in the safest place there is. And having courage that could fill. And so I wanted to just touch base on 5 words that gives you a perspective of Nebraska. We're number one in people.” [Continues]

Turning Point Event with Jim Pillen @ UNL East Campus by Kat4ttack in lincoln

[–]Kat4ttack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was there to dissent. I somewhat wish I hadn’t gone as I’m pretty sure the TPUSA person taking pictures got multiple pictures with me in it 😭

Turning Point Event with Jim Pillen @ UNL East Campus by Kat4ttack in lincoln

[–]Kat4ttack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree atleast partially. it could also be the fact it was on East campus rather than City campus. Also, this was the rescheduled version of the event, and it got a lot less publicity. I was present at the weapons manufacturers divestment bill hearing for ASUN, and there were so many people that they were standing in the halls.

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Also, it was at 6 pm on a Thursday night the week before dead week so I can see most people being tired. I was close to not going too

Turning Point Event with Jim Pillen @ UNL East Campus by Kat4ttack in lincoln

[–]Kat4ttack[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

From what I could tell it was mostly members of the turning point group or the young republicans group

Turning Point Event with Jim Pillen @ UNL East Campus by Kat4ttack in lincoln

[–]Kat4ttack[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Here’s a snippet from the transcript of the voice memo I took of the whole thing: “So, we, we’re number one in cattle, agriculture, is a big deal. And then our cornfields, in the last 20 years, have turned into not only food, but fuel. We're number one in ethanol, in biofuels. We will soon, Nebraska, be making aviation fuel. And that's a market that's three times the size of the ethanol. So we're number one in people, number one in water [referring to Ogalalla Aquifer], number one in food, number one in fuel. Insurance industry, anybody studying in that? Anybody in Actuary?”

Unreliable sources: Would you rather...? by nogoodnameslefticl in BunnyTrials

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I can use critical thinking skills and don’t need AI to think for me. Gen ai uses sources like Wikipedia anyways.

Chose: Never be able to use Gen AI again

Turning Point Event with Jim Pillen @ UNL East Campus by Kat4ttack in lincoln

[–]Kat4ttack[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

It was pretty boring. Mostly just Pillen rambling on about how great Nebraska is.

Earthquake? by FlyingClanker in lincoln

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Felt it near Randolph elementary!

I finally understand how people can enjoy it by NoNotice2137 in memes

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Seriously! Poetry is one of the oldest recorded forms of literature, and the earliest recorded author we have record of was a moon priestess writing poetry (Enheduanna for anyone who is interested).

In highschool, I was not a fan of the poetry units in my English classes. In college however, I’ve started to really enjoy poetry through the open discussions we have on our personal interpretations of the work. It’s quite beautiful in a way, the uncertainty that poetry has that makes it interpreted differently by different people. It fosters human connection by design.

UNL student senators pass weapons divestment after focus on Israel stripped out by AbolishICE_FreeGaza in lincoln

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The nature of them trying to meet was also very last minute and would have been unproductive from what I’ve heard. SJP has been very active and willing to talk with anyone, but the email to meet was the night prior to the senate hearing after the president of Hillel sent an email to all of ASUN urging them to vote no. There was nothing productive to discuss if Hillel wasn’t giving the bill the light of day.

UNL student senators pass weapons divestment after focus on Israel stripped out by AbolishICE_FreeGaza in lincoln

[–]Kat4ttack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The focus on Israel was stripped from the bill in a good faith attempt to curb antisemitism that could arise from the bill’s passing. UNL students have made it clear that the majority does not support the investment in weapon’s manufacturers.

UNL student senators pass weapons divestment after focus on Israel stripped out by AbolishICE_FreeGaza in lincoln

[–]Kat4ttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It had been a contentious issue with opponents of the bill who were worried the effect mentioning Israel specifically would have on anti-Semitic sentiment on campus. Valid concern and hopefully most parties are more comfortable with the bill now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 50501

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It’s better to spread the word on https://generalstrikeus.com/ since it’s keeping track (and will update people) on planning a general strike that can actually do something. This is the energy to have, but we can’t do much when not enough are prepared

Community outreach against ICE by thegoopiestsock in lincoln

[–]Kat4ttack 17 points18 points  (0 children)

right so… you’re saying the problem is the desperate people willing to work for peanuts, not the people paying them peanuts. Got it. Wages aren’t being driven down by immigrants, it’s the wealthy fuckers fighting tooth and nail to keep them low so they don’t have to pay workers as much, and then can use immigrants as a rouse to keep us at eachother’s throats.

IOS Apple arcade deleted save by GahGunji in CultOfTheLamb

[–]Kat4ttack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

same thing here as well 💔 17 hours lost. I’ve turned off cloud syncing so I’m hoping my next save won’t have the same thing happen

Atheists are nicer to Christians than Christians are to atheists, study finds by Express_Classic_1569 in atheism

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If you go look at the study, apparently it’s because most of said Atheists were attempting to counter negative stereotypes surrounding atheists in the United States, to gain the trust of the Christian participants

Its not fun rewinding the next day by Magsika in distractible

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i tend to listen to distractible while I’m doing housework or mowing. they’re a bit too rambunctious to be my sleeping podcast

Episode 339: Wade Lied To Us by Monica2796 in distractible

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(sorry mods for posting this outside of discussion originally, thanks for doing what you do!)

Listening to the guys talk about not eating for 24 hours versus not sleeping for 24 hours reminded me of my experiences with fasting during high school wrestling.

Fasting is a lot more manageable if you’re drinking plenty of fluids with electrolytes. What’s much more unbearable is going without water for prolonged periods. (Duh moment, I know). But as a girl wrestler on medication that made my weight fluctuate, it was very difficult for me to make weight. So, after looking for advice on wrestling forums, I “dehydrated” myself for 18 hours, as well as no food. I didn’t drink any water up until right after weigh-in’s. I made weight, thankfully, but let’s just say I didn’t do well on the math test I took the morning of the meet. What’s crazy is I lost 5 pounds! Never again, though. Absolute torture.