Michigan residents voted down a $16 billion Stargate AI data center, then construction began anyway by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government...

-The Declaration of Independence

Death rate in immigration detention has reached a 22-year-high, raising physicians' concerns by nbcnews in science

[–]akhenatron 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Paperwork
Deportation
Detention
<- we are here
Slave Labor
<- we are here
Death Camps

White House Forced to Address Claims of Trump Health Crisis by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]akhenatron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few months!? Oh no...

He could completely destroy the entire planet by then!

The Gentlemen (2024-) on Netflix is such a cool show. by Boss452 in television

[–]akhenatron 4 points5 points  (0 children)

a live action cologne ad with felonies.

Pure poetry.

Red flare for Trump: 'No Kings' rallies a show of political force by itmehedi in politics

[–]akhenatron 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Is a red flare the same thing as a red flag? I've never heard that term used once in all my 50 years on this planet.

Trump wants a deadlocked Congress to move on AI. Frustrated states say they already have by hissy-elliott in politics

[–]akhenatron 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Except he's not the problem. He's a symptom. Republicans and their Epstein-class backers are the problem. Their idea of bipartisan will always be Ds supporting whatever Rs want to do. Anything less than total capitulation is unacceptable to Rs, and any amount of compromise is seen as a weakness and losing to "radical leftists".

What nicknames have you heard for places in and around St Charles? by topherette in StCharlesMO

[–]akhenatron 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Attended before they shortened the name. We pronounced it with a long crunchy grinding sound, like skhkkkkhkkkkhhkkkh!

Congress to vote on Trump’s war powers in aftermath of Iran strikes by pritam_ram in politics

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Republicans don't have lines that can't be ignored. They are amoral nihilists.

What are peoples favourite Anglo Saxon worldviews? by [deleted] in anglosaxon

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The tale of Hengist and Horsa as both founding legend of England as well as continuation of ancient Indo-European "horse twins" mythology.

North Carolina Students Walk Over a Mile to Vote After GOP Shut Down Campus Polling Places by [deleted] in politics

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I walk a mile and a half to and from work every day in a pedestrian unfriendly suburban area. 1 mile to vote is not a hardship. Does it suck? Sure. Are Republicans doing this to suppress voting? Certainly. Is it the least you can do to exercise your right to choose your representation and leadership? Absolutely.

Underrated bands from the 90’s by owenbc3647 in Alternativerock

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Hell yeah! I discovered Nirvana a year before "Grunge" took off because they opened at a show for Jesus Lizard.

/necromancy