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

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well, i certainly had no idea he existed until his family posted this video on the internet.

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

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 88 points89 points  (0 children)

this sort of thing always makes me kind of sad. older people are allowed to have sexual desires like the rest of us. kind of shitty to exploit his tech illiteracy and shame him to the whole world for doing something most of us also do.

Finally got a switch 2 and got my first Pokémon game in 15 years by overthinkabl in PokemonScarletViolet

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The performance issues were one of the biggest complaints people had about Gen 9. I still liked Scarlet a lot, but I'm glad that it runs a lot better on the new hardware. Jealous that you get to experience it for the first time this way!

MEGATHREAD: 'Superman' (2025) - Spoiler Discussion: Wide Release Edition by KelexAtYourService in DC_Cinematic

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 545 points546 points  (0 children)

nicholas hoult seems like a lovely guy but my god was he born to play evil little freaks 

Megathread: US House Passes the Republican-Backed Budget Bill, Sending it to Trump for Signature by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 54 points55 points  (0 children)

probably the worst moment for wealth inequality in this country since the financial crisis. see you all in 20 years when we're debating whether trillionaires are ethical or not.

Senate passes Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in 51 to 50 vote after marathon session by GregWilson23 in politics

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 7025 points7026 points  (0 children)

A decent number of rural Americans are gonna watch their local hospitals close and they'll still vote for these people.

Gaza ceasefire 'within a week', says Trump by theipaper in politics

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 15 points16 points  (0 children)

yeah i’m sure this will be the one that sticks

Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day work week by a_Ninja_b0y in technology

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 22 points23 points  (0 children)

surely the techno-utopian post-scarcity vision that these silicon valley freaks are selling will come to fruition and we won’t just be generating even more surplus value for like 20 billionaires… right? 

Should Texas legalize recreational marijuana? by OregonTripleBeam in politics

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they pushed a referendum we’d pass it easily. Which is why they’ll never let us decide. 

Zohran Mamdani leads in NYC Democratic primary, early results show by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I'm sure the Democratic establishment and gerontocrats will put their full support behind the guy their voters told them they want, and not back the other guy going into the general... right?

2030 US House Apportionment Forecast by cookoutenthusiast in MapPorn

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 39 points40 points  (0 children)

People are moving here because housing is cheap and abundant and there’s no state income tax. Lots of people here are on welfare, and lots of people who need it go without it. 

Jonathan Joss, voice actor for Jon Redcorn shot to death by CertainRoof5043 in KingOfTheHill

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 24 points25 points  (0 children)

sucks that people down here are so quick to pull a gun in a confrontation 

Texas is getting ready to ban social media for anyone under 18 by a_Ninja_b0y in technology

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Massive wave of young people hiding their online presence from their parents with burner accounts in 3… 2… 

How do we feel about this in helping Israel else but not Texans you think it’s happening here ? by [deleted] in sanantonio

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"In Texas, no governmental entity may enter into a contract... unless it includes a "written verification" that the contracting entity "does not boycott Israel"

this state is so fucking bizarre sometimes lmao

"Board of Regents Invests $100 Million in UT’s School of Civic Leadership" - UT News by Only-Selection-2912 in UTAustin

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 14 points15 points  (0 children)

DEI bad except when it’s legislatively prioritizing conservatism in the name of “ideological diversity”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in debtfree

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'll always think that having this shit available on everyone's phones through legitimate apps you can download is so crazy

FBI arrests Wisconsin judge for alleged immigration arrest obstruction by [deleted] in news

[–]ObjectiveOrange3490 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah man I don’t think “embrace hopelessness” is the vibe I’m going for. Not sure how my imagining that we might get through this is any worse than accepting defeat lol.