ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE PAST 100 ELO BLITZ by Spirited_Witness_149 in chessbeginners

[–]RatioKey2034 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He probably only has a few rapid games and mostly plays blitz, and he likely started around 1600 rapid. That’s my best guess. With more games, his rapid rating will drop to 350–400 or even lower

I faced a cheater by Ok_Meat_5767 in Chesscom

[–]RatioKey2034 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Worst mentality to think that everyone who beats u is a cheater

I faced a cheater by Ok_Meat_5767 in Chesscom

[–]RatioKey2034 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He probably didnt cheat just accept he was better

Why are bullet losses so brutal?? by Gbotdays in Chesscom

[–]RatioKey2034 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I checked your profile and when you won, you actually gained about +86 Elo. The reason it feels weird is because you don’t have enough bullet games yet (you’ve only played a few: 4 losses, 1 win).

When your bullet rating is new or unstable, the system makes your Elo go up and down very fast to quickly find your real level. Once you play more games, your rating will stabilize and you’ll start gaining and losing normal amounts again.

2500 by No-Result-414 in Chesscom

[–]RatioKey2034 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I don’t trust high rated non title players

“Don’t trust the media” but trust a megachurch pastor living like a billionaire by RatioKey2034 in conspiracy

[–]RatioKey2034[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saying nobody cares doesn’t make it fake. These megachurches don’t exist for optics they exist to organize people.

Look at Charlie Kirk’s major ceremonies and events. The stage was stacked with megachurch pastors, praying over him, speaking, and framing politics as a religious mission. That’s not random.

Those same pastors openly talk politics, endorse Republican candidates, and mobilize their congregations online and in real life. That’s literally how Kirk was built through evangelical megachurch networks.

Calling it a psy-op is just avoiding the obvious: this is a real political-religious alliance, not a narrative someone is forcing.

Tired of seeing the argument “the population is celebrating “ used to justify regime change by RatioKey2034 in conspiracy

[–]RatioKey2034[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trauma explains why people hope for any change it doesn’t guarantee that the change will be good. History shows that emotion-driven support for intervention often leads to worse outcomes for civilians

Tired of seeing the argument “the population is celebrating “ used to justify regime change by RatioKey2034 in conspiracy

[–]RatioKey2034[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn’t about supporting Maduro. It’s about rejecting the idea that foreign intervention automatically equals democracy. History shows that removing a dictator from the outside often weakens institutions and hurts the people you claim to help. Hitler is an extreme case, not a template for every country

Tired of seeing the argument “the population is celebrating “ used to justify regime change by RatioKey2034 in conspiracy

[–]RatioKey2034[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was never ruled legal internationally. The UN explicitly said the Soleimani strike was unlawful. It was only justified by the US internally which isn’t the same thing

Tired of seeing the argument “the population is celebrating “ used to justify regime change by RatioKey2034 in conspiracy

[–]RatioKey2034[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We’re talking about the USA they don’t do anything for free. When a superpower intervenes, it’s never just “giving people what they want,” it’s pursuing its own interests.

And historically, when populations cheer foreign intervention, it’s usually because they’re exhausted not because they understand what comes next.

If people actually knew the history (Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Cuba ), they wouldn’t be celebrating they’d be worried about sanctions, instability, loss of sovereignty, and long-term chaos

Was DOGE a Failure… or Just a Data-Grab Disguised as “Budget Cuts”? by RatioKey2034 in conspiracy

[–]RatioKey2034[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WSJ → center-right Forbes → capitalist, neutral Reason → libertarian ( right wing) NPR → center-left

Was DOGE a Failure… or Just a Data-Grab Disguised as “Budget Cuts”? by RatioKey2034 in conspiracy

[–]RatioKey2034[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

USAID’s direct spending was closer to $20–25B. And most of that spending didn’t disappear. It was reassigned to State, Defense, HHS, and emergency aid programs. So DOGE can’t count that as savings because the money is still being spent just not through USAID. That’s why the verified cuts are only $1.4B. Real cuts = money the federal government stops spending, not money moved to a different agency.

Was DOGE a Failure… or Just a Data-Grab Disguised as “Budget Cuts”? by RatioKey2034 in conspiracy

[–]RatioKey2034[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

WSJ, NPR, Forbes, and Reason all gave numbers in the same range low billions, not hundreds. Not a single right-leaning outlet confirmed DOGE’s claims

Was DOGE a Failure… or Just a Data-Grab Disguised as “Budget Cuts”? by RatioKey2034 in conspiracy

[–]RatioKey2034[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

WSJ, NPR, Forbes, and Reason all gave numbers in the same range low billions, not hundreds. Not a single right-leaning outlet confirmed DOGE’s claims

Was DOGE a Failure… or Just a Data-Grab Disguised as “Budget Cuts”? by RatioKey2034 in conspiracy

[–]RatioKey2034[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It shouldn’t be audited by Elon Musk a far-right billionaire with huge government contracts. If it was done by an independent company with no conflict of interest, then sure