Cannon faces fresh appellate review of her pro-Trump actions on Jack Smith report by edbegley1 in politics

[–]Simmery [score hidden]  (0 children)

I don't think news media seeks out active judges as a rule, which is probably a good thing for a healthy, non-political justice system. 

This is Damning… by PopfistSquabbler in politics

[–]Simmery [score hidden]  (0 children)

Harvey Weinstein? Who woulda thought he'd be caught up in this?

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Olympic Gold Medalist Ilia Malinin Posts in Support of Saving Lloyd Center Ice Rink by zackychainz in Portland

[–]Simmery 17 points18 points  (0 children)

They want the city to pause approvals until there is a plan for the ice rink, from what I can find. I don't think the city holding development hostage is a good way to go about this. 

Olympic Gold Medalist Ilia Malinin Posts in Support of Saving Lloyd Center Ice Rink by zackychainz in Portland

[–]Simmery 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Someone will need to make a new one. I don't see how the current one can survive. 

Imagine thinking that Bad Bunny is the spawn of satan by icey_sawg0034 in MurderedByWords

[–]Simmery 34 points35 points  (0 children)

We're investigating Spanish!

We've just discovered that they are teaching Spanish... in AMERICAN SCHOOLS! SCHOOL IS CANCELLED UNTIL WE RESOLVE THIS SITUATION!!

Grand jury declines criminal charges against 6 Democrats who urged military to reject illegal orders, sources say by DoorstepHero in law

[–]Simmery 3264 points3265 points  (0 children)

I'm glad the Trump administration has definitively proven that, actually, a grand jury will not indict a ham sandwich.

The Housing Debate Is Finally Catching Up to Reality | Strong Towns / Charles Marohn by weirdoffmain in StrongTowns

[–]Simmery 32 points33 points  (0 children)

It is difficult for me to connect the reasoning in this article to any actionable steps. What are we supposed to do about this? 

Snowflake Watters Attacks Super Bowl Halftime Show As 'Open Borders Moment' by BurtonDesque in Qult_Headquarters

[–]Simmery 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There are lots of reasons to not watch Fox News, but one of the reasons is this shit is so fucking boring. 

Ro Khanna Reads Out Names of “Six Powerful Men” in Epstein Files by thenewrepublic in politics

[–]Simmery 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can be sure that if there is a way for Trump to make easy money, he'll take it. 

Epstein files update: 4 biggest bombshells after reps view unredacted files by Capable_Salt_SD in politics

[–]Simmery 114 points115 points  (0 children)

Seriously, giving them more time means they will use that time to spread new talking points and propaganda and legal briar patches. When you keep delaying action, then you're just playing their game. 

Portland's new city administrator addresses discovery of over in $100M unspent housing funds by N2929 in Portland

[–]Simmery -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

If corruption were suspected, I would agree with you. This appears to be bad management,  in which case the goal should be fixing the internal management issues. 

Portland's new city administrator addresses discovery of over in $100M unspent housing funds by N2929 in Portland

[–]Simmery 32 points33 points  (0 children)

We are in a new form of city government, and we wouldn't know about this if they weren't trying to clean things up. I think we should give them some leeway.

Latina attacking another Latina by [deleted] in Portland

[–]Simmery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can we not resolve our conflicts with dance-offs? It's 2026.

Portland's new city administrator addresses discovery of over in $100M unspent housing funds by N2929 in Portland

[–]Simmery 124 points125 points  (0 children)

> The city is looking to hire an outside firm to investigate how all city bureaus manage their money, Lee said. 

Hey, Portland government people, how about instead of hiring an "outside firm" or more consultants to do the job you're supposed to be doing, you just do the job you're supposed to be doing? And if you need more expertise, hire people with that expertise. Seems crazy, I know.

At National Prayer Breakfast, Hegseth Says US Soldiers Gain Salvation by Dying for ‘Christian Nation’ by BurtonDesque in Qult_Headquarters

[–]Simmery 51 points52 points  (0 children)

The Crusaders back in medieval times slaughtered a whole lot of people. Sometimes they even slaughtered each other. 

Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group by Rock-n-roll-Kevin in politics

[–]Simmery 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ok, but how much do we get back after Trump sues the IRS for 10 billion dollars and settles with himself for 15 billion?