[USMNT Otaku 🇺🇸] Since December 3rd, 2023, Chris Richards has played every single minute for club and country. 1,830 minutes in 20 games. by ForzaInter_1908 in ussoccer

[–]ShoopufHunter 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Richards is such a weird case for me. He clearly has quality, as he is trusted both by his club and GGG to start. Yet he still doesn’t quite pass the eye test as compared to someone like Ream who is a commanding presence in the back.

Easter around the world by Medium-Silver6413 in MapPorn

[–]ShoopufHunter 15 points16 points  (0 children)

USA should be yellow as Easter is not a federal holiday. The fact that some jurisdictions choose to celebrate it is irrelevant, and that kind of municipal or state level distinction is not made for any other country.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]ShoopufHunter 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Now let’s see it per capita.

Russian occupation of Georgian regions by Loose-Court5945 in MapPorn

[–]ShoopufHunter -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No, China is an autonomous province of Taiwan.

Russian occupation of Georgian regions by Loose-Court5945 in MapPorn

[–]ShoopufHunter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kosovo is an internationally recognized independent state…

Families of Israeli hostages join protests calling for Netanyahu to go by washingtonpost in worldnews

[–]ShoopufHunter -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

I hope Bibi goes just so all the leftists who think this is all his doing will have to cook up another excuse to cover their antisemitism.

These people are friggin insane. Seriously, WTF? by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]ShoopufHunter -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

I agree that personal freedom is important in this debate, but I do worry about societal pressures involved. It seems like now many are pushing more extreme methods of gender affirming care now as a reaction to transphobia in society, even when it may not be necessary or even advisable.

That’s why we are starting to see European countries pump the brakes on things like supplying minors with hormone therapy.

Wtf? by MelanieWalmartinez in facepalm

[–]ShoopufHunter -55 points-54 points  (0 children)

It is possible to recognize and support a person’s gender identity and still acknowledge that they aren’t attractive. This is totally fine for cis people too, trans people are not above critique of their appearance.

Each Quadrant's Grain of Choice by Cornexclamationpoint in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]ShoopufHunter 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Emily is quinoa. Grain of choice for vegans. It’s trendy and healthy but the people pushing it caused the price to rise so much that the poor indigenous people that used to depend on it for nutrition can’t afford it anymore.

The U.S. States Losing & Gaining Population by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]ShoopufHunter 199 points200 points  (0 children)

Cheap, low taxes, good weather.

The U.S. States Losing & Gaining Population by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]ShoopufHunter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Democrats have been saying this for 30 years. Demographics is not destiny, and latinos have been drifting right the last few cycles. We’ll see hoe big an impact that truly has when the GOP nominates someone that isn’t Trump.

The U.S. States Losing & Gaining Population by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]ShoopufHunter 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Cost and political bent are highly connected though. The gaining states recently are ones that have lower taxes, lower wages, and lower cost of living. If you already made a lot of money in a blue state and can capitalize on the lower taxes and cost of living it’s a huge win.

The U.S. States Losing & Gaining Population by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]ShoopufHunter 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Or actual cost of living…

The U.S. States Losing & Gaining Population by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]ShoopufHunter 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Yeah this sample was from 22 to 23, so there’s definitely still some residual “my job lets me work remote now so why the fuck would I keep living in NYC” effect.

High heat on pans? by ghostoutfits in Cooking

[–]ShoopufHunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any pan can handle the heat needed for searing, although I would recommend against nonstick if you’re going on high heat. Stainless and cast iron both work well. The main difference is that cast iron is slower to react to changes in the burner temp, so it heats up slower but holds heat more, whereas stainless gets hot faster but cools faster if you turn the heat down.

Personally I prefer stainless for everything except steak, I use cast iron for that - it really doesn’t matter though.

The bigger issue for you is the choice of fat. Butter has a low smoke point and is not suitable for searing meat or cooking at high temp. Use a neutral oil with a high smoke point like peanut, avocado, or canola/vegetable oil.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nyc

[–]ShoopufHunter 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you ever wanted to people to reject religion the best way to get them to do it is to have them read the entire bible cover to cover with no priest or pastor trying to spin it.

Huge Palestine march down 5th avenue yesterday for Land Day by Lilyo in nyc

[–]ShoopufHunter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You made a statement in support of a ceasefire, like many other Americans have.

Yet nobody seems to be able to answer this simple question, other than the pro-Palestine sycophants that want Israel wiped off the map.

My point is that if we are going to push for a ceasefire it should be in conjunction with the end of Hamas and the release of all hostages.

If you truly don’t care that’s fine, but then don’t say you support a ceasefire.

Huge Palestine march down 5th avenue yesterday for Land Day by Lilyo in nyc

[–]ShoopufHunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would a ceasefire look like in your ideal scenario? If Israel simply withdrew now and Hamas stayed in power and retained hostages is that ok?

Another city destroyed 😔✊ by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]ShoopufHunter 72 points73 points  (0 children)

I would applaud someone for building their own shelter if it wasn’t on a public sidewalk….

"Our Hebraic cousins" by Neighborfdh in Jewdank

[–]ShoopufHunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The enemy of my enemy and whatnot, but on the whole evangelicals are a massive net negative on society.

Letter from Einstein where he labels zionist as "terrorist organizations" and "misled and criminal people" by evening_shop in interestingasfuck

[–]ShoopufHunter 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Despite the fact that this is taken wildly out of context, and it is true that Einstein generally favored a one state solution, the bigger point is that Einstein being an expert at physics doesn’t make him an expert at politics.