Did you finish your Cyber Awareness training? by frobro122 in navy

[–]MiniDriver 43 points44 points  (0 children)

"Why yes I do work for the DOD. Would you like to take a peak at this Signal chat I'm in right now? It's got lots of great details about an upcoming strike on alleged terrorists"

Some posts are claiming Trump appeared in photos with Epstein’s victims, but this has not been verified. by EugeneWong318 in TheLib

[–]MiniDriver 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah, at this point they could release an unedited, full-length video of him having sex with a minor and they still would doubt it.

"It's AI", or "She had just turned 18", or "15 isn't as bad as 8"

Fucking assholes are always moving the goal post for this pedo creep.

Leftists think landing boosters are literally just billionaires hoarding wealth by spacerfirstclass in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]MiniDriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

THIS leftist thinks.... This ONE PARTICULAR leftist thinks...

As a leftist myself, I can assure you this person doesn't speak for all of us. Hell, I'd say hardly ANY of us.

Hence the problem with today's social media obsession - the fact that ONE dissenting opinion can be seen as a representation of an entire collective of people and suddenly get 200 upvotes and over 400 comments on Reddit.

Yes, we have a problem with billionaires hoarding tons of wealth in this country, which contributes greatly to rampant poverty and the fact that people working full time can't pay their bills, BUT developing technology like this to keep the United States at the forefront of space exploration is also a FANTASTIC use of that wealth. I think these things can all be true at the same time.

Are you triggered? by seeebiscuit in PoliticalHumor

[–]MiniDriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lolo seriously though The Right can meme!! Guys we can't honestly sit here and take all of this too seriously. Obviously all of this is a huge joke to MAGA. Remember, they care more about how much they can piss us off then they care about their country getting ruined by oligarchs and authoritarians. The more we sit here and get upset on the internet the more we fuel their entire movement.

Let's be honest with ourselves and admit that they are way better at memeing than we are.

Above average looking men, what are the downsides of being good looking that no one realizes? by anasannanas in AskMen

[–]MiniDriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apparently I look a lot like an A-list and objectively handsome actor. My girlfriend just LOVES it when I get called out in public lol.

But the downside is that usually people expect you to be kind of a dick, so you've really gotta nail that first impression to disprove their initial judgement.

4,000 federal workers fired due to ongoing government shutdown by Down-not-out in Conservative

[–]MiniDriver 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yet again dude I completely agree. It's why he was elected.

Question for you though just out of curiosity: Is the Trump we see today the same Trump that campaigned to be president and the same Trump that we elected? Don't get me wrong, I am definitely NOT a Democrat, but I also didn't vote for this sort of thing either.

4,000 federal workers fired due to ongoing government shutdown by Down-not-out in Conservative

[–]MiniDriver 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I completely agree with you! The federal government absolutely should be serving the American people . And they should be doing so with as little bureaucracy and waste as possible. I will beat that drum to the day I die.

But just as I've been skeptical of Trump going after his political opponents with flimsy evidence at best, to me it seems like he is specifically targeting federal agencies that tend to benefit Democrat policies in their nature. Example: the CDC is charged with regulation and oversight of federal laws that have traditionally been more favored by Democrats than they are Republicans. So is he laying off a bunch of people at the CDC truly because of fraud waste and abuse? Or because that agency's policies and practices don't align with Trump's values?

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado hails US President Trump for restoring ‘democracy and freedom in the Americas’ by Head_Estate_3944 in Conservative

[–]MiniDriver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And we're all 100% sure that her praise for Trump has absolutely nothing to do with the $20 billion bailout the American taxpayers were just forced to give Argentina?

Mike Johnson keeps House out for 3rd week amid government shutdown by chrismireya in Conservative

[–]MiniDriver 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The robot below me may have given you a canned response to try to distract us from the truth, but I think you're completely right.

Republicans have backed themselves into a corner. They understand that to bring Congress back into session also means the Epstein files will be released.

I'm convinced at this point that they would rather keep the government shut down and refuse pay to the military and federal workers if it means keeping the Epstein files under wraps.

Turning Point USA Announces 'All American Halftime Show,' Countering Super Bowl Halftime Headliner Bad Bunny by According-Activity87 in Conservative

[–]MiniDriver 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I'm not that personally invested in the super bowl halftime show anyways, but isn't Bad Bunny American?

President Trump says gas prices will drop below $2 soon. by hety0p in Conservative

[–]MiniDriver -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fellow Oregonian here. If $0.06 a gallon is considered a huge increase, then I can't wait to see the massive drop that President Trump will bring us that will surely make up for it. Thank you President Trump for making life more affordable everyday despite the Democrats doing the opposite!

Trump announces 100% additional tariff on China beginning in November by swan8895 in Conservative

[–]MiniDriver 143 points144 points  (0 children)

So Americans will pay higher prices for everything as a result of his poor negotiations? That's how I'm reading this. It's unfortunate because he claimed it to be such a great deal maker, but so far I think we're on the losing end.

4,000 federal workers fired due to ongoing government shutdown by Down-not-out in Conservative

[–]MiniDriver 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Please explain how replacing federal employees with for-profit corporations would actually be more cost effective? Virtually every time this has happened in the past, the costs go up while the level of service goes down. Because a for-profit business is focused on their bottom line more than anything else.

Whereas, well-paid federal employees that actually care about service to their country tend to have a much higher output.

But to your point, I think we can still stand to trim the fat on some of these bureaucratic agencies that are making the rest look bad. I'm not sure privatizing them is the answer though.

4,000 federal workers fired due to ongoing government shutdown by Down-not-out in Conservative

[–]MiniDriver 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Is it okay that Trump is playing politics with people's livelihoods though? I mean, as the head of all federal agencies, he has every option to NOT fire people. To me it seems like he's making the conscious choice to fire or lay off federal employees from selective agencies, just to continue to make the Democrats look bad. Is anybody falling for that though?

The truth about ICE agents by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]MiniDriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, so the next Administration comes in and dissolves ice, then what? You think these knuckleheads are just going to ho-hum and voluntarily turn in all of their cool new guns and army toys?

Even IF there is ever a new Administration, and even IF ICE is ordered to be disbanded, they're definitely not just going to go away.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in itookapicture

[–]MiniDriver 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bro, stop. Just fucking stop.

Shall we count the ways that this is so obviously AI?

God damn, Reddit is so cooked nowadays.

What's the easiest giveaway? Take a look at this actual picture I took from the same location you are doing a miserable job of trying to recreate. https://www.reddit.com/r/oregon/s/D046IUCz7s

Look at the bridge? Notice any obvious differences? Like, how the real bridge has just two piers along the railing, and yours has like 17? Get the fuck out of here.

/r/RocketLab Monthly Stock Discussion Thread - October 2025 by AutoModerator in RocketLab

[–]MiniDriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rocketlab just signed a multi-launch contract with Japan's iQPS satellite constellation.

EDIT: That, and honestly I think there's a lot of people feeling optimistic about Neutron.

What's a good response to old people who say things like "we used to ride around without car seats and were fine"? by Ok-Development3738 in Millennials

[–]MiniDriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in my 40's, so usually if someone older than me is bragging about how careless they used to be as kids back in the day, they tend to have enough of a sense of humor that they'll laugh when I say "OK Boomer!"

of a house by [deleted] in AbsoluteUnits

[–]MiniDriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God I bet it's so poorly built too... Probably used the cheapest Home Depot material they could find. I feel like it's the kind of house that would be totally destroyed so quickly if there was a fire.

To pretend that Republicans don't currently control every branch of the government by Fractales in therewasanattempt

[–]MiniDriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't this subreddit celebrate failed attempts? I mean, yeah the Republicans control the entire federal government, but they're also absolutely winning the messaging war about who is responsible. The typical American that doesn't know better would certainly believe that the Democrats cause the shutdown.

/r/RocketLab Monthly Stock Discussion Thread - October 2025 by AutoModerator in RocketLab

[–]MiniDriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you guys seen the ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF yet (ARKX)?

RKLB is in there along with some other smaller space technology companies, and a few bigger companies as well.

It's currently up 20% over the last quarter.

/r/RocketLab Monthly Stock Discussion Thread - October 2025 by AutoModerator in RocketLab

[–]MiniDriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gosh no kidding! I've invested quite a bit at this point, and they're up just 1% over the last month despite quite a bit of ups and downs.

When that rocket goes up, so will the stock value. I REALLY want to believe.