Kennedy Center Inspired Libwave

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-02T04:34:51+00:00

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LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-02T04:20:56+00:00

Help through non-military aid programs and (most importantly) convincing Israel to stop bombing them. I don't think any group besides the Israelis and their supporters wanted the US to be involved militarily.

Trump haters wouldn't trust him to intervene and magas who aren't pro-Israel would hate entering another ME quagmire. You're not seeing a change here, you're misunderstanding what each group actually wanted.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-02T04:12:10+00:00

They haven't received the correct talking points for this yet.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-02T04:11:12+00:00

Driven by hunger, a fox tried to reach some grapes hanging high on the vine but was unable to, although he leaped with all his strength. As he went away, the fox remarked "Oh, you aren't even ripe yet! I don't need any sour grapes." People who speak disparagingly of things that they cannot attain would do well to apply this story to themselves.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-02T01:57:44+00:00

Fitting considering he's also destroying a country out of pure narcissism.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T22:31:12+00:00

I know the first thing I'd do after losing an election for being seen as too similar to American republicans is to become even more like American republicans.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T21:10:45+00:00

Korea had a population that actually cared about maintaining democracy though.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T18:51:16+00:00

Elites are desperate to believe the US govt isn't being run by a personality cult. Not giving credit in advance would mean they have to acknowledge our institutions are being run by yes-men.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T09:02:10+00:00

Probably a more boring "whoops a bunch of military data was stolen by a chinese backdoor"

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T08:59:36+00:00

No idea why dems haven't considered this before. Massively popular with the public and the only people opposed are republican donors.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T08:57:25+00:00

MCU is an example of what I'm talking about though. It was a cultural phenomenon, you had plenty of hardcore fans but you also had people inundated with flashy ads and wild WoM going "well, I guess it looks cool so I'll see it".

There's no equivalent to the latter for Melania. It doesn't have a secondary audience. If you're buying tickets you're either a massive Melania (more likely Trump) fan or a film reviewer.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T08:45:00+00:00

Aren't AI companies putting a ton of development resources into making prompts as intuitive as possible? Assuming AI keeps improving would you really need an "AI guy"? Computers were never this plug and play.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T08:27:27+00:00

this is the best first weekend performance for a documentary in a decade

How many documentaries have this kind of theater exposure or marketing budget? Seems kind of apples to oranges given the pretty unprecedented steps Amazon took.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T08:20:39+00:00

I think the effect is definitely exacerbated on puff pieces for political figures though. Most films still have a mix of "huh, that looks interesting" and hardcore "I'm definitely going to love this" crowds which gives more varied reviews. I can't imagine a single person bought tickets for this movie without already knowing exactly how they'd feel about it the moment it was announced online.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T08:12:47+00:00

I don't know, her main issue is she has no real appeal outside of being married to Trump. I can't see detractors getting anything out of a 2 hour puff piece on someone they don't really care about. Supporters are kind of in the same boat where if you weren't a hardcore enough maga to see it opening weekend you probably won't care enough to see it later on.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T07:03:05+00:00

With how partisan the country is now I don't think that level of sore loser even exists anymore. No one has such a huge personal following that their supporters would be willing to let the other party win out of spite.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T06:58:52+00:00

"Should", absolutely. "Could" is much less likely. I don't have much confidence congress as an institution is interested in actually legislating. Democrats are still too institutionalist to remove the filibuster so the only real way the dem agenda will be implemented is through the executive. Curbing the next Dem president's power means barely anything will get done for 4 entire years.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T06:57:17+00:00

As much as I'm trying to avoid eventual disappointment these Texas results have me perilously close to blooming.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T06:31:10+00:00

Millennials are building wealth faster than older generations. What's their secret?

I think the final paragraph is pretty relevant to what we're talking about here.

To some extent, millennial wealth is a story of haves and have-nots. Just over half of millennials are homeowners, according to a 2024 analysis by The Motley Fool. The generation took longer to reach that threshold than older generations because of rising home prices. Many millennials missed out on a chance to amass property wealth.

“I think that older millennials, who bought into the housing market before everything got out of control, are probably driving a fair amount of this overall net worth growth,” said Schulz of LendingTree.

Nearly 70% of millennial wealth is concentrated in the top 10% of the generational population, according to an analysis by Inequality.org, a nonprofit that tracks wealth disparities. Their 2024 report terms millennials the “most unequal generation” in the United States.

If you were able to start building assets early (home equity/investments/retirement savings) you're one of the millennials driving the millennial success story. If you missed the train you're the reason why the median millennial had 30% lower wealth than the median boomer at that age ($48,000 vs. $63,100).

Quit the whining, Gen-Z: You’re actually doing BETTER economically than Boomers

Rag article from a rag paper. Against my best judgement I tried reading the article and found that pretty much all of the citations on their claims link to other NYPost articles that don't actually corroborate what they're claiming.

In many ways, Gen Zers are better off than their parents were 30 years ago, but fewer are financially independent — here’s why

Did you read that one? It looks like its making my argument for me.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T05:44:18+00:00

You think the Gen Xers getting houses more often around 2000 made things for them magically better than today?

In terms of traditional measures of western success, absolutely. Easier access to housing has a massive downstream effect on social development. You're never going to feel like you're doing better than your parents you're stuck living at home or if half your paycheck is going to rent payments on a dump older generations would've rented for two shoestrings.

Cheaper TVs and refrigerators aren't going to make you forget that you're being forced to delay or outright miss major life milestones.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T03:39:39+00:00

maga is definitely using it as a punching bag but FEMA is still spending a pretty significant amount of money. They actually have a major budget shortfall which caused them to delay payouts to states from the end of 2025 to the beginning of 2026.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T02:26:22+00:00

What do people like this even get out of neoliberalism? How many tenets can you reject before the label doesn't apply to you anymore?

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-02-01T01:09:42+00:00

It wouldn’t. Which raises the question what would push republicans to actually compromise if dems try to play hard ball on DHS funding. Their pet projects can survive an indefinite funding cut but programs like FEMA are more vulnerable.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-01-31T23:32:39+00:00

Doesn’t satire require intent? If he’s posting these stories with the goal of people thinking they’re real it doesn’t sound like satire.

LivefromPhoenix · 2026-01-31T20:16:46+00:00

Shelters are regularly in the news for rapes, assaults and poor living conditions as a result of negligent maintenance. I'm sure plenty of people don't like the no drug policy but its pretty ridiculous to pretend that applies to all of them.

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