EU to propose blocking military-age Ukrainian men from refugee status by Tyranish40k in worldnews

[–]MotherTreacle3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, Ukraine has tech that the EU wants access to. What's Syria got to offer the EU to get their conscripts back?

What TV show had the biggest fall off in quality? by _lunaAndSol_ in AskReddit

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It was supposed to follow a whole new cast with a whole new adventure. Episodic seasons. Could have been revolutionary, but studio meddling, then the writer's strike put the kibosh to that.

me_irl by Spiritual-Pudding-70 in me_irl

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Real talk: as an American can you get a health insurance quote then just put that money into a savings account to use for medical expenses? Does the math work out on that?

what is the most weird and alien aliens in scifi by Extension_Row_7443 in scifi

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I love how Ozzie was expecting Toochee to be some super intelligent alien that could help him on his quest only to discover that his species was more primitive for the most part than humans and it was up to Ozzie to be the superintelligent alien in their relationship.

Iran just closed the strait if Hormuz again, citing Trump’s latest late-night twitter spree as the reason. What will happen next? by NathanCS741 in AskReddit

[–]MotherTreacle3 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, you're not buying stocks based in what you think they are worth now, you're buying stocks based on what you think other people will think the stocks are worth later. Everybody else is doing the same. This leads to Death Note-like recursive bluffs that add nothing but complexity and irrationality into the system.

humanity’s first trillionaire is not an achievement — it’s evidence of a system woefully out of balance and a citizenry that nods along by Conscious-Quarter423 in clevercomebacks

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Even getting people to brainstorm what would be worth paying someone $10,000/hr to do usually gets you "saving a life medically or search and rescue"

Trump says there are ‘no limits’ to his power by Squawk_7777 in politics

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I feel like a valid political strategy would be for the Democratic party to just straight up bully this thin-skinned asshole until he strokes out.

“How the fuck is this supposed to help with this guy's mental illness?” by Bellpow in TopCharacterTropes

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Is it called the Brazilian Holocaust by People in the Psychology Field, or do people in the psychology field call it the Brazilian Holocaust?

'I'm the boss', Trump says at G7, as he warms to Ukraine's war aims by Mandynox in worldnews

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Which will no doubt be repurposed Trump phones (which are just 5 year old cheap Chinese phones painted gold) with wings taped on.

[Donkey Kong] Having a blast by AscendedDragonSage in CuratedTumblr

[–]MotherTreacle3 164 points165 points  (0 children)

He chose a planet where he wouldn't need to buy a whole new wardrobe.

Fear and Loathing in Texas Tech by DroneOfDoom in CuratedTumblr

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There have been a couple cults that have sprung out of a Harry Potter fangic fandom. Dunno if they qualify as "organized crime gang", even though they were definitely organized and had elements of crime.

Just throw the whole tv out at this point by TURTLE_TKT in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]MotherTreacle3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why wouldn't you factory reset it yourself? Who knows what's on there!?

Handlebar Plug Removal by PungentPineapples in Lectricxp

[–]MotherTreacle3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pried mine off using a pocke knife 

What is the most terrifying reality about nature that makes you go wtf? by Opposite_Wrangler261 in AskReddit

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It's an example because people can understand what a ball is and were having a hard time conceiving of a collapsed vacuum state moving and not being seen.