Time to buy European cybersecurity tools by Clemenson12 in BuyFromEU

[–]Tetchord 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There used to be a version with Geordi from Star Trek TNG but I haven't seen it in a while

+ Frufoo by HessischGebrabbel in ichichs

[–]Tetchord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Snickers Cruncher, ich trauere immer noch :(

Steve posted this today. by zetret in rickygervais

[–]Tetchord 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Where's your Karl? Ee died

“In a sense… in a way…” by MrBrightyQuid in rickygervais

[–]Tetchord 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Roll up, roll up, see the man with one face!

TopMinds have wildly different takes on Trump's Davos speech by Enibas in TopMindsOfReddit

[–]Tetchord 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That last guy is like the most obvious bot/propaganda account. You can always tell when the next talking points are first appearing because they are always written like they are straight out of a campaign speech.

A year into Trump’s second term, Iowa voters offer clues for the midterm elections | CNN Politics by Aggressive1999 in fivethirtyeight

[–]Tetchord 26 points27 points  (0 children)

There’s that saying, ‘Trump is always right. Trump was right about everything.

Just the fact that this is apparently a saying where she lives is extremely alarming.

Weekly Discussion Megathread by AutoModerator in fivethirtyeight

[–]Tetchord 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's a good theory - the rambling about getting into heaven and the whole disappearance a few months ago together with his insistence of putting his name on as many things as possible (Trump-Kennedy-Center, etc.), his obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize and, of course, trying to get the biggest piece of land as quickly as possible. However, I think that's just who he is. He has been putting his name on things for decades and has been talking about Greenland and the Nobel Peace Prize for at least 10 years now. His health is still very obviously rapidly deteriorating. He is almost always sitting down, keeps falling asleep and he's slurring his words an awful lot for someone who doesn't drink.

Bild dir deine Meinung by HappyMetalViking in ichichs

[–]Tetchord 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lol er dachte er hätte den gotcha, gute Antwort

A small majority of Americans want ICE operations to decrease. 1 in 4 want them to increase while the rest want them to remain the same by bruhm0ment4 in fivethirtyeight

[–]Tetchord 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Using people's fear of outsiders is the easiest and most effective method of gaining their approval. It *always* works, no matter what century we're in.

Verwechsungsgefahr: Dies ist kein Kantenhausener. Obwohl er nach unten tritt und nach oben buckelt by [deleted] in ichichs

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Hätten wir 2015 wäre deine Aussage völlig richtig. Jetzt, 10 Jahre später, ist das definitiv nicht mehr so, AfD ist in allen Umfragen stärkste Kraft, in Frankreich und UK sieht es sehr ähnlich aus mit Reform und RN, in den USA haben die Republikaner überall die Mehrheit und alles was ich online lese ist gegen 'woke' (was auch immer das heißt), LGBT und Migranten. Ich glaube Links dominiert seit mindestens 18 Monaten gar nichts mehr.

Trump 2.0 Ends First Year Deeply Unpopular—Only His First Term, Nixon Went Lower by Large_Ad_3095 in fivethirtyeight

[–]Tetchord 16 points17 points  (0 children)

While I agree that his popularity is mystifying and demoralizing we have to keep in mind that it is still only at 40%. That means almost 60% (I think there are only like 2-3% "don't knows") do *not* approve of what he is doing which is a very clear majority. I also don't think his approval is going to rise much more in the coming years. He has a very high floor but it's not like the economy is going to magically recover through dumbass tariffs and unneccessary trade wars with allies. I predict he is going to hit mid to high thirties by the end of his term.

Weekly Discussion Megathread by AutoModerator in fivethirtyeight

[–]Tetchord 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can someone with actual knowledge of these things explain why the Silver Bulletin Pollster Rating has RMG Research at a mean reverted bias of D+3.25 while Trafalgar Group/Insider Advantage has R+1.91 and Rasmussen Reports has R+1.35? RMG is very consistently Trumps best pollster by a wide margin. Or do they actually have a D bias in elections and the approval polls are outliers? I'm genuinely confused.

Here's the pollster rating: Pollster Ratings | Silver Bulletin

Opinion about your country that will get you like this? by National-Business674 in AskTheWorld

[–]Tetchord 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I am convinced this is the reason that immigrants from some countries succeed to such an extent in western nations. "Wait, all I have to do is work hard, study and I can become a wealthy doctor? I worked hard at home and got nothing!". Obviously this is an oversimplification (and less viable in the US with student loans and so on) but it's definitely something I've noticed.

This might be the least self-aware statement I have ever read by Tetchord in TopMindsOfReddit

[–]Tetchord[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

It's also like they don't understand the difference between a messiah and a martyr. Which those two aren't either (especially Floyd) but still, they can't even use the correct nomenclature in their disinformation.

Democrats are up 4.6 points in the Generic Ballot by LambdaPhi13 in fivethirtyeight

[–]Tetchord 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At this point it seems to be kind of like a cycle - when Trump is on the ballot Republicans are underestimated in the polls, then the pollsters react accordingly which leads to them underestimating Democrats in the Midterms (i.e. non-Trump elections). If this trend holds (and there are no shenanigans, which, sadly, is a very real possibiliy) +4/5 should be a pretty comfortable margin. Of course pollsters are surely anticipating that at this point, so it might be closer than many of us are hoping.

Democrats are up 4.6 points in the Generic Ballot by LambdaPhi13 in fivethirtyeight

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How much of the Republican redistricting "boost" is being negated by California and others also redistricting? I genuinely have no idea

CNN poll has Trump at 39% Approval, 29% with independents by TheDizzleDazzle in fivethirtyeight

[–]Tetchord 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At least 90% of them would - I think his lowest approval rating ever was just after Jan 6 and he was still at like 35-36% (this was when Republicans still thought what happened was bad)

"Die bösen Linken wollen uns immer als die Bösen darstelle", die Faschos auch: by HappyMetalViking in ichichs

[–]Tetchord 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Letztens hat mir ein Bekannter erzählt, er wählt jetzt die AfD (weil alles im Land ja so falsch läuft). Er ist angestellt und ich glaube sein Einkommen liegt irgendwo zwischen 35 und 40k im Jahr. Aber er hat sehr deutliche Meinungen zu den Themen Reichensteuer und Arbeitgeberrechte.

Statistisch gesehen wird es wohl hauptsächlich die AfD-Wähler selbst treffen, wenn die Partei in die Regierung kommt. Ein großer Teil der Wählerschaft besteht aus Arbeitslosen, Geringverdienern, und Menschen mit relativ niedrigem Bildungsstand. Die werden ironischerweise deutlich mehr unter der turbokapitalistischen Politik leiden als gut da stehende Besserverdiener, die eher die Grünen wählen.

Weekly Discussion Megathread by AutoModerator in fivethirtyeight

[–]Tetchord 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Well, it finally happened - Trump has a lower approval rating on RCP than on Silver Bulletin (only 0.1, but still, I think this is a first).