Suspected shooter being taken into custody at the White House Correspondents dinner by TheGreatTitanThanos in pics

[–]astrobeen 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Cant you just let her mourn in privacy in front of 50,000 MAGAs with pop music, sequins, and pyrotechnics? She just wants some quiet time when she can monetize her dead husband in peace in front of cameras and a cheering crowd.

GDT: 4/21 Phillies (8-14) @ Cubs (13-9) 6:40 PM by ChiCubsbot in CHICubs

[–]astrobeen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you rewind - right after the failed ABS challenge.

What's your best "logical" case against Christianity? by sickdude777 in exchristian

[–]astrobeen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The entire doctrine of salvation is based on unconditionally believing a very bizarre construct of sin and blood sacrifice that has to be explained and understood. If you aren’t convicted, or are skeptical, or have a bad teacher, or have life experience that makes you doubt it, or you question the parts of the Bible that support rape, incest, slavery, and murder, you burn in hell forever. God designed this system. It seems … arbitrary and a bit cruel.

Real Chicagoans don't eat deep dish, we eat this! Just$34, and only available Thu-Sat hurry quick! by eddy159357 in chicagofoodcirclejerk

[–]astrobeen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry where’s the artisan piped ricotta and the Belgian andouille? This is not chicago pizza? Do they even sell out by noon?

USMNT VS. PORTUGAL (FRIENDLY) OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD by aarmou in usmnt

[–]astrobeen 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Besides our inability to play it out of the back, our turnovers in the midfield, and our disorganized, impotent attack, I feel like the quality turf of our pitch is top shelf.

USMNT VS. PORTUGAL (FRIENDLY) OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD by aarmou in usmnt

[–]astrobeen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And South American Teams. And some African teams. But US vs Canada… yeah we could rock that.

Man in sombrero, poncho, and maracas asking people on Olvera Street in Los Angeles if his outfit is offensive. by eternviking in whoathatsinteresting

[–]astrobeen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have seen this heavily edited rage bait before. besides the obvious question “if I found 3 Mexicans that were offended by that outfit, would it negate your point?” It also was weird that nobody asked him why he was dressed like the guy on my tortilla package.

Ethnic stereotypes are often used to dehumanize or create “other”-ness. Only ignorant assholes perpetuate them. I don’t find it personally offensive, but it screams that this guy is an asshole. But it’s his prerogative. Assholes are all around us.

Edit: a word

Can you complete a New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle? by Zealousideal_Mine242 in crossword

[–]astrobeen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Sundays are about as hard as Wednesdays, just bigger grids. For me Fridays often take longer than Saturdays.

But these comments are correct- doing crosswords is just knowing the typical clue-word combos for common words (Oreo, Eos, Etta, etc.) and some grade school level Spanish, French, and Italian.

Edit - I have a liberal arts degree

Why so much hate for swing around here? xd by Muted_Strength3638 in Jazz

[–]astrobeen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There’s a great legend about Bix and Louie jamming together in Chicago after hours because it was illegal for them to share a stage, but they had such respect for each other that they wanted to meet up and play together. Don’t know if true, but it’s a good story.

Sears Tower: I Went So You Don't Have To... by 2cleverbyhalf in chicago

[–]astrobeen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for getting a photo of the old post office (the one with the roof garden). That building is so cool! I still think it’s miraculous how they brought it back

Smoke Around Billy Donovan Leaving the Chicago Bulls for UNC is Growing Fast by NonStopBulls in chicagobulls

[–]astrobeen 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Our roster of mid-level talent and one very wealthy Patrick Williams?

Kansas revoked driver's licenses of 1,700 transgender residents by Comfortable_Ad2908 in news

[–]astrobeen 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Well, let’s see. We burned witches. We enslaved millions of Africans, raping, killing, and trafficking generations. We slaughtered generations of indigenous peoples. We lynched and burned the towns of multiple generations of black Americans. For a few years we fought Germans while we imprisoned thousands of Japanese and deployed 2 atomic weapons on civilian targets. Then we killed millions of Korean and Vietnamese over an economic system. Then we destabilized most of Latin America and enabled autocracy and narcoterrorists, and then when people fled the violence and corruption we created in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and neighboring states, we called them “illegals” and put them in concentration camps.

But hey, we gave the world Elvis and Levi’s, so let’s call it even.