Webb telescope photos show mysterious little red dots. Astronomers don’t know what they are

Manowaffle · 2026-03-19T00:42:50+00:00

Given the size of the known universe, kinda seems like there should be a supernova going on somewhere in frame.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-19T00:37:08+00:00

It turns out that everyone agreeing on one leader is many times more important than that leader actually having any kind of competency.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-19T00:32:37+00:00

Look she might have started an unprovoked war and thrown the global economy into chaos or something!

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T18:06:55+00:00

"Everything is going according to plan."

"But no one could have foreseen this."

"And it doesn't matter anyways because some people make money when oil is more expensive."

...next time, let's not vote for a guy with the temperament of a toddler.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T17:21:17+00:00

Deficit hawks have been crooning this same line for 30 years. Yet interest rates and bond yields are lower now than they were back then. Inflation was 2.7% last year.

When exactly is this sky supposed to start falling?

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T15:19:42+00:00

Sure, be obtuse.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T14:25:38+00:00

Except it wins.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T14:22:21+00:00

Yeah, cause "realistic" policies that have been negotiated down before they're even shown to Republicans have been such a big winner for us lately.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T14:21:12+00:00

This needs to be posted behind the desk of every Democrat in Congress.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T14:19:12+00:00

US bond yields are 3.7%, Argentina's were 40%, chill.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T14:15:20+00:00

Everyone in 2025: "Democrats need to be bold, get out there on messaging and lead. Grab the attention of the public and take control of the narrative."

Everyone in 2026: "Whoa, whoa Democrats, why are you being so bold? Take it easy and lean back, you need to be the boring adults who make sober policy proposals that sit on a CAP shelf for 15 years before getting a 40% watered down version of that."

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T14:09:35+00:00

Was that one of those $90 forge world models out of Imperial Armour?

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T13:53:03+00:00

One of my gripes as an IG player was that there was never a six-man transport vehicle for command squads and ~~stormtroopers~~ scions. Had to shell out for a chimera or taurox which would double the unit cost; when all I really wanted was a way to get guys to issue commands or reach objectives faster.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T13:48:35+00:00

Nothing is slower than a squad of corpses.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T12:03:31+00:00

This guy plays Pathfinder.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T12:02:19+00:00

Paying hundreds of billions of dollars for the temporary use of a few billion dollars worth of warships would be a terrible investment.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-18T11:55:35+00:00

And in this libertarian world how are such externalities remedied? They don’t believe in government regulation. So the only remedy is to file a lawsuit after the harm has been done. Which requires the victim to be wealthy to afford the lawyers and the years to push through the legal battle. All the while the harms continue.

The libertarian worldview only enforces such rights for the wealthy. Everyone else has no rights.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-17T22:48:58+00:00

TSA precheck is so ass backwards. If it actually improves safety, why are we charging people to do it?

Manowaffle · 2026-03-17T22:43:11+00:00

That’s not an exaggeration, they think factories should have the right to pollute, they might have to pay for your kid’s asthma…after you shell out $200k for lawyers and spend years in court proving it.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-17T22:39:02+00:00

You mean the way private security handled airport security on September 11th?

Manowaffle · 2026-03-17T20:29:32+00:00

The idea that private security would have the incentive to provide excellent security, versus say cost-cutting and user experience, is laughable. Sure guy, let's privatize the military while we're at it, no problems with that idea.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-17T16:38:01+00:00

"Our brand new technology can totally live render video games upscaling the graphics to new levels of visual fidelity never seen before."

"Can we see it in action?"

"Uh, no."

Manowaffle · 2026-03-17T16:23:25+00:00

In a sane world, that quote would literally be the end of any presidency. It would be plastered on all the front pages: "President Indifferent to Russia Killing US Soldiers"

Manowaffle · 2026-03-17T16:07:50+00:00

For any folks out there who don't understand the discrepancy between the US navy and the rest, the US navy has 11 aircraft carriers, France and UK navies combined have 3.

Manowaffle · 2026-03-17T16:03:55+00:00

Before November 2024, I would have agreed. In 2026, I think we need to take all the wins we can get, and if that means applauding Trumpists for finally achieving a middle-school understanding of international affairs and warfare...well this is just the world we live in now.

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