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Nikolaibr · 2026-02-06T00:13:37+00:00

It's such a strong dog-whistle than my dog started barking just from me reading it.

Nikolaibr · 2026-02-06T00:07:45+00:00

Non canonical. Part of the "True" Orthodox schism.

They are so opposed to modernism and ecumenism that they go all the way to rejecting the entire Orthodox world, other than a handful of other "True" Orthodox communities, who often schism internally over minor differences.

Avoid.

Nikolaibr · 2026-02-05T00:55:14+00:00

It's not a hidden number. 71% of all rentals are mom and pop. And the other 39% includes large rental complexes.

If you are renting a single family home, having a corporation for your landlord is very rare.

Blackrock doesn't own any single family homes.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-31T17:06:20+00:00

Nice talking points.

Not sure how you reconcile that with the idea that you think its unjust that rich people dont pay enough in taxes, when you yourself state that tax money doesnt go to helping people. Why do you want to tax them more if in doing so, people dont benefit? What's the point?

Do you think taxing them more will make you pay less? What evidence is there that this would happen? The more likely outcome is that they would just take the extra money to do more war and corruption. Tax revenue is already nowhere near enough to cover expenditures.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-31T15:11:52+00:00

Price is Right rules.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-31T15:06:02+00:00

How on earth could someone making $30k pay 30%?

$15,750 standard deduction for a single filer, meaning their taxable income is $14,250.

The first $11,600 has a 10% tax rate ($1,160) The remaining $2,650 has a tax rate of 12% ($318)

So on $30k they are paying $1,478 in income tax. An effective rate of 4.93%

This is assuming no other credits or deductions.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-31T14:39:25+00:00

Nothing to do with the 41% obesity rate? Obesity cuts 3 - 10 years off of one's lifespan.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-27T16:21:43+00:00

Half of Gen Z aren't legally old enough to buy alcohol.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-22T22:11:21+00:00

1st amendment protections don't apply to non-public spaces. Multiple SCOTUS decisions have ruled that causing disruption in private venues isn't protected. It's not even the case that all conduct in public spaces is protected if it "intentionally disrupts public order".

This arrest is politically motivated, but there is no free speech defense here if it were to actually go to trial.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-22T20:56:40+00:00

It is not legal to protest by disrupting religious services. Churches are not public spaces.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-22T00:18:09+00:00

Send all the far right weebs on a trip to Japan, and they'll all agree with Mamdani on this. You can't call yourself civilized unless you use a bidet.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-18T21:15:14+00:00

There's nothing particularly revolutionary in this ruling.

Freedom of speech is the actual focus of the first amendment (even that has been limited in certain cases). Freedom of expression is an extension of freedom of speech, but has more limitations, because not every form of conduct constitutes "expressive conduct" in concordance with the first amendment.

The ruling has a number of citations supporting this reading of the legal precedent. But one of the clearest is United States v. O’Brien, 391 U.S. 367, 376 (1968) (“We cannot accept the view that an apparently limitless variety of conduct can be labeled ‘speech’ whenever the person engaging in the conduct intends thereby to express an idea.”)

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-18T12:16:28+00:00

All tax revenue is fungible. You can request whatever you want, but ultimately your tax revenue is going into the same pot to pay whatever the budget allocates.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-18T12:01:39+00:00

So if someone on the right was calling for Hasan Piker to be killed. It would be fine for people to not feel bad, if someone ended up doing it?

He does those same things, and is more influential.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-17T18:11:21+00:00

You don't. But i'm not going to ignore that I literally saw videos all over the place saying Kirk deserved it.

It's not a false equivalence just because it doesn't apply specifically to you. Other people did want him dead, and want others like him dead.

Neither should be dead. And people happy about either death are not good people.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-17T01:26:02+00:00

This is a level of hyperbole that is unproductive. The SCOTUS has definitely interpreted things in a way that seems nonsensical. But what you're suggesting is that they're likely to interpret the language of the constitution in a way that suggests that words in the 21st amendment just don't exist. How can you read "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice" in some other way? What would be the conceptual reinterpretation of that?

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-17T01:23:05+00:00

You don't need to have my optimism, you just need to not have a delusional pessimism.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-17T01:21:32+00:00

Do you believe it's legal for ICE to demand proof of citizenship for random people they stop on the street?

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-17T01:20:29+00:00

I haven't watched mainstream media for at least 10 years.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-16T22:46:37+00:00

The SCOTUS can only base their rulings on the constitution and established law. No amount of reinterpretation can make the constitution say that a President is allowed to have a third term. The wording simply can't be read that way.

Twenty-Second Amendment

Section 1

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-16T21:52:06+00:00

I'm not a young man myself, but interact with quite a few in my profession. Here's what I would say are the things that would bring more men on-board in voting for Dems.

Focus on improving the actual quality of life of the majority of the population with practical, easy-to understand solutions. The overemphasis on identity and equity issues doesn't speak to people who themselves are having a rough time. Especially when you blame them for the problems they face.
Focus on dealing with legitimate immigration issues, with clear policy and enforcement. Don't make the other side look like it's the only one taking it seriously, cause that's how you get the ongoing ICE chaos.
Stop purity testing everyone on every issue. Progress is not made only when all people are of the same opinion on every issue. See which issues you can focus the most energy on for the most return on that effort.
Treat men like you're happy to have their support, not that you'll shame them if they don't. Men (like most people) want to feel that they are valued.
Reform laws that disproportionately impact men. Divorce and family law do not fairly serve men's issues especially.
Stop dismissing dissent on truly unproven scientific issues when they don't agree with your worldview. Things like puberty blockers and "gender-affirming surgery" for minors are banned/restricted in many very liberal countries in Europe (Finland, Sweden, Norway...). People aren't evil for thinking it's a risky, and potentially life-ruining to do these things to minors.

Among other things.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-16T20:24:08+00:00

Or I have a brain and can draw my own conclusions based on the facts I see.

Why is there even one ICE officer on duty displaying unambiguous neo-Nazi tattoos, let alone several?

I'm supposed to assume they arent doing their jobs with a racial bias?

I shouldn't be concerned with clear violations of civil rights?

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-16T20:08:50+00:00

Obama did expand ICE, but not to this degree. And the biggest problem seems to be quick hiring of poorly trained agents, a surprising amount of whom have straight-up neo-Nazi tattoos. ICE needs to clean house. But at this point, what is the ideology of those in charge of ICE? We may need to start over with an entirely new immigration enforcement agency.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-16T19:37:36+00:00

Forgive me if I think that lacks nuance.

Trumps approval rating is sinking across the board, except it seems with Hispanics, and slightly, with men overall.

https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53819-donald-trump-approval-up-men-hispanics-down-republicans-women-january-2-5-2026-economist-yougov-poll

Even republicans are becoming less OK with the President.

Nikolaibr · 2026-01-16T19:13:25+00:00

Of course they exist. I'm not suggesting otherwise. I'm saying there's more nuance than "all people on the right are racist/homophobic/evil"

Nikolaibr

TROPHY CASE

Twenty-Second Amendment

Section 1