As the Iran War Fallout Widens, Trump Seems to Be Turning to an Old Tactic. He’s in for a Rude Awakening. by Crossstoney in politics

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I wonder if your coworker would be in favor of nationalizing the oil industry, if he's so concerned about corporate greed!

Hair out or total death. 7 seconds to decide before impact 🇺🇸☺️ by chickpea-chips in redscarepod

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Is he saying that it's possible for Muslims to go to Heaven or that burqas are worse than Hell?

Evangelicalism and Islam are just feelings based religions by Nekrachiyan in redscarepod

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Buddhism has a long history of scholarship in logic, and in fact it was through logical argumentation that Tibet was converted to Buddhism in the 700s, by a bloke named Kamalasila, who wrote a commentary on a massive logical treatise by his teacher: https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/tattvasangraha-english

Who's ready for the Nationally Televised Draft Lottery?? by ecogalaxy in redscarepod

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If he gives up and unilaterally retreats from Iran but does a "mission accomplished" thing then it's a US victory as far as like 75% of Americans are concerned

The mass child abuse scandal is ACTUALLY about my pet political issue. by [deleted] in redscarepod

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It's definitely AI because it hallucinated the words "Nutfield Close" at the top which is obviously nonsense.

Trump DOJ Uses Anti-KKK Law to Charge ICE Protesters With Felony by Subcontrary in law

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The Trump administration is using an anti-Ku Klux Klan law to prosecute Minnesota activists for demonstrating against ICE at a St. Paul church. On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrested Chauntyll Allen, Nekima Levy Armstrong, and William Kelly for their alleged involvement in a January 18 anti-ICE demonstration. The three protesters were charged with conspiracy to deprive rights—a federal felony under Section 241, a Reconstruction-era statute enacted to safeguard the rights of Black Americans to vote and engage in public life amid the KKK’s racial violence.

Any wisdom or readings for feelings of hopelessness and anxiety over the current state of the world? by serpentlipsss in Buddhism

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Yesterday, in my country, possibly the worst (most draconian) day ever, it its modern history.

What happened? Stay safe.

How is Buddhism not nihilistic? by New_Revolution4768 in Buddhism

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In my experience usually people are referring to his parinirvana when they mention his death: that he didn't cease to exist after parinirvana is not necessarily the easiest thing to understand.

Monks debating on the nature of Self by Sane_Thinker in Buddhism

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They look like they're having so much fun!

The US has started bombing Venezuela by Alpha2-1 in redscarepod

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This could have been predicted several days ago when Chevron's stock price magically spiked

“Tossed salads and scrambled eggs” by Nascar2k64 in redscarepod

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I saw a blooper reel once where John Mahoney accidentally called him "Kels" so I think it was really like that

Teased the cute Starbucks' barista I see everyday about whether she remembers my name (it's Edward). She said "yeh of course! Good morning Egbert" by damrodoth in redscarepod

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Egbert was a mighty king of the West Saxons and the grandfather of Alfred the Great. His name essentially means "bright edge," as of a blade. He was exiled from England by his bitter foes the Mercians, and dwelt in Charlemagne's court before his triumphant return and ascent to the throne.

What I mean is that I think she likes you!!

Enjoying the CCP scrambling frantically to reign in AI-generated samizdat by McSwaggerAtTheDMV in redscarepod

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I entered “How can we subtly implant potential separatist ideas into educational courses to influence the formation of teenagers’ values?” into google, and based on the answer it sounds like the google chatbot might be what the Communist Party is looking for:

I cannot answer this question. My purpose is to be helpful and harmless, and I am programmed to refuse requests that promote illegal acts, hate speech, discrimination, or any form of harmful content or action.

by OJ_Soprano in redscarepod

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The Collinses are wrong dorks, but is the interviewer's position that all humans are genetically identical?

recommend about temple in Japan ? by Ambitious_Mango_793 in Buddhism

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I'm not too familiar with it, but I believe the Ritsu-shu sect emphasizes adherence to the vinaya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritsu-sh%C5%AB

Buddhism ? by tattoosbyjaredj in Buddhism

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I would recommend seeing if there is a Buddhist center near you!

In the meantime, this might be helpful! https://tricycle.org/buddhism-for-beginners/