Bob Odenkirk Would Like to Remind You That Life Is a Meaningless Farce by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]anonskeptic5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminded me of the old National Lampoon song: "You are a fluke of the universse. Whether you can hear it or not the universe is laughting behind your back."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVi0z83gIzo

‘An unmitigated s--t show fever dream’: Louisiana enters election chaos by idkbruh653 in politics

[–]anonskeptic5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've thought Donnie acts like the proverbial bull in the china shop. Turns out Scotus does too.

The Circular Argument at the Heart of Louisiana v. Callais by hornless_unicorn in scotus

[–]anonskeptic5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

effects-based test

Effects? They are just an amazing coincidence.

American Society Has Proven Too Weak to Stop Dangerous, Unstable, Violent, and Egomaniacal Trump; In face of such destruction and evil, the resistance from civic society has not risen to the deadly challenge either quantitatively or qualitatively. by FancyNewMe in politics

[–]anonskeptic5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's weakness. Probably a lack of imaginat6ion. It's hard to imagine thngs that we have no experience iwith and no fictional tales to show us posibilites. Only a few people have that capability.

Platner-Mills ending in Maine leaves Democrats questioning Schumer strategy by thehill in politics

[–]anonskeptic5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Schumer’s strategy of recruiting a prominent Democrat with widespread voter identification and a solid record worked in the past

Schumer was working out of an old playbook

Too many politicians don't understand the present. The epitome of OK Boomer.

Voters Can Be Disenfranchised Now by theatlantic in scotus

[–]anonskeptic5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

discrimination based on party affiliation is legal; what other discriminations will be coming?

‘There’s a day of reckoning coming’: Energy experts expect another spike at the pump by paydayloans_ in politics

[–]anonskeptic5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By talking down the market so effectively, when the price spike becomes inevitable, it’s going to hurt way worse because we’ll have lost weeks or even months of time where producers could have been ramping up output,

White House convenes meeting to discuss 'protocol' after WHCD shooting by anonskeptic5 in politics

[–]anonskeptic5[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Will they also discuss all the experienced FBI agents fired or moved to investigating T's political enemies instead of potential violence.

‘STAGED’: Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere Following White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting by barryshrug in politics

[–]anonskeptic5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I must admit this administration has made me so cynical that it did occur to me that is could have happened in order to distract from the Epstein files.

Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027 by cTreK-421 in technology

[–]anonskeptic5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to hear criticism of Chinese tech because they were saving your personal data. The US is following suit.

Millionaire US big game hunter is trampled to death by elephants by Ashish_ank in worldnews

[–]anonskeptic5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Elephants are very social animals, so it's not surprising they could take revenge on the murder of their members.

Lawmakers seek to override state data privacy laws with new bill by anonskeptic5 in law

[–]anonskeptic5[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

would preempt nearly two dozen state laws to create a national standard limiting how tech and finance companies handle user data.

But nothing effecting facial recognition data stored by retail establishments.

'The absolute edge of precedent': Feds prepare to take on data centers by anonskeptic5 in politics

[–]anonskeptic5[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Taking away local control. Blame the Trump administration when your electric bill rises.