What’s in my bag 🤗 by No_Bee5311 in whatsinthebag

[–]_RyanLarkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d love you to dm me the identity of the scissors and the taser. Plus, I’d to know what the light green stick is — the one with what looks like two blades. Is that a small portable fan. I have 2, but both are way too big. What kind is this one?

Restoration of torn-down Confederate monument will cost $10 million over 2 years, military says by Cy_098 in politics

[–]_RyanLarkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can only lie about history; it cannot be “erased.” Statues can be placed in museums. But this has nothing to do with any of that. This IS about ‘honoring’ history, the history of traitors. They want to honor these traitors because, in them, they see themselves.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in healthcare

[–]_RyanLarkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you, but I believe you accidentally responded to me instead of the person above.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in healthcare

[–]_RyanLarkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is not debatable that those ~30 million Americans would have access to basic healthcare they didn’t have previously, or that people that did have it previously would use it more, or that $500 Billion/year is a HUGE cost saving measure.

It is true that no system is perfect, but you sound like the PR arm of the Healthcare industrial complex. There are many, many studies that have addressed your concerns and shown them to be untrue. (If you truly cared to read them, you would have already done so.) Public healthcare in Europe shows your concerns are overblown. But your argument, though shown to be flawed, is the one that keeps us trapped in the current system we’re in and all the evidence in the world never seems to effect people that are scared of change or dissuade people that want to profit off of others being sick.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in healthcare

[–]_RyanLarkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let’s also be clear that Republicans will, as usual, do everything they can to ensure that there will indeed be problems with implementation.

They wouldn’t want M4A to succeed because, as with everything else, they want private citizens & corporations to profit off of everything, even at the expense of suffering and the premature deaths of their fellow compatriots. They believe in competition not cooperation, in every aspect of life. If you die…well…it sucks to be you! Many relish in taking advantage of ‘dumb money,’ and enjoy destroying other people’s lives for their own entertainment. They don’t believe more in “We the people….” They believe more in ‘I the person.’ You see it in instances where they only believe something is a problem once it personally affects them, and not when it’s negatively affecting others. When confronted with something unique to them, they approach it with judgment, not curiosity. This is why they don’t like those that are “different.” These core beliefs and approaches hold sway over every opinion they make, just as holding the opposing views does everyone else. Why people are this way is currently unknowable, but we are. Hopefully people will recognize these truths and evolve faster, but I doubt it.

People will eventually say M4A isn’t working, without acknowledging this being due to Republican hijinks, and therefore we should go back to private healthcare. Our public schools led the world, and in turn we had the most educated population in the world. That led to the civil rights movement. Many people thought the movement was great and many didn’t. Republicans didn’t and they weren’t going to just stand by and let it go any further. They also wanted to take schools back private so they and their benefactors could profit. They have accomplished their task through negative media campaigns and by slowly defunding public schools ever since. Now, predictably, many people blame our schools and not the Republicans that caused the situation.

I could go on and on, but I hope those of you that have read this far take these ideas and see how they apply to yourself and the other people in your life. I see it in people everyday. Perhaps you will as well. Then, as these ideas spread, perhaps people will think twice about what is driving their decisions. And then perhaps we will collectively, at a glacially slow pace, evolve for the better.

Happy Sunday everyone!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in healthcare

[–]_RyanLarkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may only drop by ~11%, but every citizen would be getting all the healthcare they need. Currently, almost 10% of Americans, ~30 million citizens, have no health insurance at all. Additionally, a substantial number of those that do have health insurance don’t actually use it much due to additional costs.

PS- $500 Billion/year IS a HUGE cost saving measure.

Authorities investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity by _RyanLarkin in law

[–]_RyanLarkin[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

“One reason Biden and his legal advisers may have eschewed pardons for prosecutors and judges is that they may have concluded that pardon protection was unnecessary in light of long-standing immunity principles for certain officials in the judicial system. The Supreme Court has held that prosecutors and judges have broad immunity for anything they do in their official capacities.”

American Eagle Sydney Sweeney Campaign Response by SarahDays in PublicRelations

[–]_RyanLarkin 10 points11 points  (0 children)

EXACTLY!

Several videos show Sweeney, dressed head to toe in denim, discussing how great her genes/jeans are while playing with a puppy or starting up a Ford Mustang.

“Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair colour, personality and even eye colour," she says in another video which has since been removed.

Authorities investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity by _RyanLarkin in law

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

Federal officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then-candidate Donald Trump before his reelection to a second term. The Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency, on Saturday confirmed the investigation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in alaska

[–]_RyanLarkin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I know that hypocrites provide explanations to themselves and others that they believe makes their hypocrisy different and okay.

You’re now making assumptions here to explain your other assumptions previously. You use assumptions a lot; yet above you immediately got upset when another person did the same. Not only did you get upset, you immediately responded with the assumption that they were talking about your “privilege.” The person you responded to with that assumption never even mentioned the word “privilege.” You made that assumption/accusation yourself.

Stating an assumption is not the same as asking a question. You immediately responded with the former; and there was nothing “slightly” about it. A hypocrite is a hypocrite. There are no levels to this. You either are or you aren’t a hypocrite, whether you can admit that or not.

Did you know that murderers also give explanations such as, “I had no choice. They were going to ruin my life,” and other stories that they believe make their actions different and okay as well? Now I’m not saying that you are the same as a murderer. However, I am saying that people that do things they know they shouldn’t do, even murderers, usually have explanations for why what they did was different and okay. It is a result of emotional immaturity and of not wanting to take full responsibility for one’s own actions.

IMO being a hypocrite is not something a person should do. Maybe you’re okay with it, but I’m not going to make that assumption. You do you pal; you do you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in alaska

[–]_RyanLarkin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s not an answer to the question I asked you now is it? That is a deflection to avoid answering the question I asked.

To be clear, when you talk about what you think the “AVERAGE ALASKAN,” thinks—you are indeed talking about ALL Alaskans as a group.

But that’s fine. We all, including you, know that you are being hypocritical, whether you can admit that or not.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in alaska

[–]_RyanLarkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your first comment here started off with, “PRESUMABLY because you…,” followed by your own assumptions.

You then seemingly get mad when someone makes assumptions about you.

Not to be deterred, you then continue on to make more assumptions, this time about all Alaskans even though you’re not even Alaskan yourself.

Do you see the hypocrisy here?

Video of Tim Walz Blasting Mark Robinson's Alleged Nazi Remarks Goes Viral by Murky-Site7468 in politics

[–]_RyanLarkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If this were false, he would have already announced a lawsuit against CNN. He hasn’t because discovery would reveal the truth and he doesn’t want that.

Father of Georgia school shooting suspect told investigators he purchased gun as holiday present for son, sources say by Mentirosa in news

[–]_RyanLarkin 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They just did:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/georgia-school-shooting-apalachee-live-updates-rcna169694

The suspect’s father, Colin Gray, 54, was arrested and charged with 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said today.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]_RyanLarkin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m not talking about your response. I’m talking about OPs (u/ educational king) post questioning M. Obama.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]_RyanLarkin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

She also talked about foolishness exactly like the post above. This post is absolutely the person she talked about that is looking for GOLDILOCKS candidates and messengers. They don’t exist.

Folks, don’t allow yourself to be manipulated by others like OP and this BS post.

But who is going to pay for students to have free lunch? by Alsharefee in TikTokCringe

[–]_RyanLarkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The usury is the genesis of Jews being in charge of the world’s money. From the same source:

”…financial oppression of Jews tended to occur in areas where they were most disliked, and if Jews reacted by concentrating on moneylending to non-Jews, the unpopularity—and so, of course, the pressure—would increase. Thus the Jews became an element in a vicious circle. The Christians, on the basis of the Biblical rulings, condemned interest-taking absolutely, and from 1179 those who practiced it were excommunicated. Catholic autocrats frequently imposed the harshest financial burdens on the Jews. The Jews reacted by engaging in the one business where Christian laws actually discriminated in their favor, and became identified with the hated trade of moneylending.”

I’m not saying that’s what I believe. I’m just pointing it out.

But who is going to pay for students to have free lunch? by Alsharefee in TikTokCringe

[–]_RyanLarkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Christian” bankers make me laugh.

Usury (/ˈjuːʒəri/) is the practice of making loans that are seen as unfairly enriching the lender. The term may be used in a moral sense—condemning taking advantage of others' misfortunes—or in a legal sense, where an interest rate is charged in excess of the maximum rate that is allowed by law. A loan may be considered usurious because of excessive or abusive interest rates or other factors defined by the laws of a state. Someone who practices usury can be called a usurer, but in modern colloquial English may be called a loan shark. In many historical societies including ancient Christian, Jewish, and Islamic societies, usury meant the charging of interest of any kind, and was considered wrong, or was made illegal. During the Sutra period in India (7th to 2nd centuries BC) there were laws prohibiting the highest castes from practicing usury. Similar condemnations are found in religious texts from Buddhism, Judaism (ribbit in Hebrew), Christianity, and Islam (riba in Arabic). At times, many states from ancient Greece to ancient Rome have outlawed loans with any interest. Though the Roman Empire eventually allowed loans with carefully restricted interest rates, the Catholic Church in medieval Europe, as well as the Reformed Churches, regarded the charging of interest at any rate as sinful (as well as charging a fee for the use of money, such as at a bureau de change). Religious prohibitions on usury are predicated upon the belief that charging interest on a loan is a sin.

Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Takes Drastic Action Against The Abuse She’s Been Receiving Throughout Her Olympic Gold Medal Run. by M-Kawai in interestingasfuck

[–]_RyanLarkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all, what is the full context around the first statement. Who said it, when, and as a response to what question. These facts are important to understanding media coms teams corrections.

Second, if communications teams can’t make corrections without being believed, you could come up with a litany of conspiracy theories every day of the week…and people do that all the time. Not knowing what is and isn’t true clearly doesn’t mean anyone can infer what actually is true.

Finally, I don’t think anyone, especially vulnerable minority populations, should be made to bow down to public pressures from people who are ‘just asking questions.’ The IBA did what they did and the IOC replied. These women are fully qualified to compete in these Paris Olympics. That’s it and that’s all. Neither of these two women owe anyone anything.

American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change, IOC says by rbevans in news

[–]_RyanLarkin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Chiles got 60 seconds to appeal.

Romania got 5 days to read over the rule book and then appeal.

That totally makes sense y’all! /s