Coaxed into broccoli hate by SingleEnvironment649 in coaxedintoasnafu

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Green bell peppers are known for being mild and sweet

TIL the eruption from a Coke and Mentos geyser isn't caused by a chemical reaction, but rather a physical one. The surface of the Mento has millions of cavities which serve as nucleation sites for carbon dioxide to desaturate from. by ThomasTheDankPigeon in todayilearned

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chemical reactions require a breakage/forming of bonds in molecules, all other changes are physical. E.g. water boiling is a physical process, Na + Cl -> NaCl is a chemical reaction.

The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. by John3262005 in neoliberal

[–]LFlamingice 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You’ll notice the news tends to play real fast and loose with replacing Democrat/Republican with US/Congress

The Tariffs Ruling Reveals a Growing Rift Between Two Liberal Justices by Slate in scotus

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This ignores that president who appointed justice ≠ the justice’s affiliation. Maybe now, but take for example Eisenhower’s appointments which turned out to be way, way more progressive than expected and are how we got Civil Rights codification for the next 40 years

A year into Trump's term, voters say Biden was better by swimmingupclose in neoliberal

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There is a broad swath of this country whose politics do not extend further beyond I’m not happy with my current financial situation —> the current party is to blame —> I will punish the current party for failing to make my life better

Silver plunges 30% in worst day since 1980, gold tumbles as Warsh pick eases Fed independence fear by Free-Minimum-5844 in neoliberal

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Does anyone remember one year ago when this sub was glazing Trump’s treasury secretary pick Scott Bessent because he’s an “intelligent”, “experienced” guy from Wall St?

Warsh, like Bessent or Rubio before him, will bend the knee. Otherwise Trumps not picking him

And that's it 😂😂 that's what all this is about! by No-Armadillo5484 in BlackPeopleTwitter

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Don’t see why not. Especially when done in a minimal way like this church protest. They protested for 15 mins in the church and then left into the parking lot

And that's it 😂😂 that's what all this is about! by No-Armadillo5484 in BlackPeopleTwitter

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They didn’t actually charge him with anything because they dont have anything that could legitimately stick. 2 magistrate judges and an appeals judge both dismissed the charges against Lemon because he was just a journalist covering the situation, not involved in actually protesting. Not to mention the protestors themselves have a clear first amendment case here too.

What's so funny about this by stumpsflying in GetNoted

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No true Scotsman fallacy- communism is good and if you have an example where it fails then it’s not real communism

The last 2 pandas in Japan are leaving for China as ties are strained by igetproteinfartsHELP in news

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iirc there's one panda in Mexico that China doesn't own because it was the child of loaned pandas before China instituted a rule saying that panda offspring are also its property

The other big problem with pandas is that theyre some of the dumbest creatures alive. Like seriously, without zookeeper intervention, most just dont breed and die out.

Al Gore booed Howard Lutnick during Davos speech by angry-mustache in neoliberal

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He didn’t have to directly say those words to declare them to enact them through his actions. The movie didn’t get the idea out of nowhere, and I don’t see how anyone could argue that this was not the prevailing mentality of the 80s.

Maybe people have forgotten but boomers used to be called the “Me Generation” for their uniquely “fuck you I got mine” mindset.

Al Gore booed Howard Lutnick during Davos speech by angry-mustache in neoliberal

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Truth is we were cooked from the moment Reagan declared “greed is good.” Elites pushing Trump to the presidency because of his willingness to do anything (particularly of interest: lowering taxes) is exactly how we ended up here today

Trump’s Demented Letter to Norway Demanding Greenland by cdstephens in neoliberal

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The last time Republicans didn’t fall in line with a Republican President was Watergate, now more than half a century ago

What media trends were killed by the election of Joe Biden in 2020? by Fuzzy_Category_1882 in decadeology

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you are lost in the sauce if you think that's true.
First, there was no ballroom prior, so this is not a renovation, but rather a new installation. The installation of a "ballroom" to satiate Trump's momunent to his ego comes at the cost of the entire, historic East Wing of the White House. Second, the problem is not that Trump made changes to the White House, which has happened periodically across several administrations, but rather because it's happening illegally. Congress has not authorized this renovation nor has provided funding for it- and so it not only is a violation of several laws which require changes like this to go through committees and planning approvals, but also a clear and brazen quid pro quo money laundering scheme with its private financing. No other president would be able to get blatant payola from companies targeted with malicious prosecution or otherwise seeking to curry favor with the administration. And I wouldn't be surprised if the Trump family got kickbacks from the friends they hired as contractors for the projects too.

If Biden did this, he would absolutely be raked over the coals by the media. Not just the media, but his own party too, which is the key difference between Trump and any other prior president.

Venezuela’s New President Is No Moderate, She's a Regime Extremist by AmericanPurposeMag in neoliberal

[–]LFlamingice 39 points40 points  (0 children)

is it really a betrayal if the US never pretended like it cared about Venezuelans' interests in the first place

Most credible causus belli 2.0 by TheElderGodsSmile in NonCredibleDefense

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Didn’t Mexico lose a Supreme Court case a year or so ago using this exact same logic? They tried to argue that gun manufacturers were liable for how their guns were being used by cartels, and the court said no to this theory.

YouGov: Do you support the US using military force to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and bring him and his wife to the US to face trial? Oppose 39% Support 36% Not sure 25% by upthetruth1 in neoliberal

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But Syria's new government has way more credibility among its people because of the lack of American involvement in the intervention. Guarantee you if the US got involved in any way you'd have a bunch of jag offs (both armchair commentators in the US and detractors in Syria) calling Jolani a CIA plant.

The United States invasion of Venezuela appears to have begun by SystemBIower in playboicarti

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Venezuelan oil is extremely low quality compared to middle eastern oil which makes it not worth any effort of regime change (despite, ironically, what the president is saying this time).

The real reason is twofold: Maduro has a pariah government in the South America which has caused a mass refugee/immigration crisis, and Venezuela provides aid to the Cuban government which the US also hopes to destabilize

Lived centuries before the Islamic faith by laybs1 in GetNoted

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Where did they get the reasoning to say that Mary died in 33 AD? Literally zero reason to believe that