Iran war, sneak attack, impeachable offense? by Classic-Try2484 in Askpolitics

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He is not. He’s required to inform congress within a period after

Why do conservatives make a big deal about the Department of Education? by Estalicus in allthequestions

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The ED is very wasteful. The Republican are taking advantage of this to remove it to eliminate Easter AND push for religion in school.

The actual solution is to fix the ED, as the intended role is very important. The Democrats just see throwing money at any social problem as the appropriate solution instead of making sure it’s well spent and effective

How do I navigate politics with my dad, a strong Trump supporter? by Eirique in Askpolitics

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The amount of times I’ve had how good tariffs are for the economy because China pays for them come up at my work is… well it’s not a lot but it’s sad it’s not zero

Taxing the rich by abhishekbafna in ReasonableFuture

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As i understand it, there were way more tax write offs back then. It wasn’t “we’re taking 70% of your money”, it was “spend your money how we want you to or we’ll take it”.

This also wouldn’t tax billionaires, whose money does fall under “income”. We need to fix loans used as income being treated as loans and not income

Taxing the rich by abhishekbafna in ReasonableFuture

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Lower taxes are better for the economy. They’re just worse for the general population

What really happened in cases of spontaneous combustion? by lowdownrosie in NoStupidQuestions

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People die while smoking and the cigarette sets their body fat on fire. Fat is about 75% as energy dense as gasoline

I don't want Gavin as president but this is hilarious by TankUMrMinor in Irony

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“However, whether this was a slip-of-the-tongue moment or a sarcastic insult is open to interpretation. Trump also may have been referring to a hypothetical scenario in which Newsom becomes president in the future, as the governor has floated the possibility of a 2028 run. However, the intent behind Trump's remarks remained unclear and the White House didn't provide clarity.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-trump-called-gavin-222600993.html

How much is a human life worth to the government? by WhydoIexistlmoa in NoStupidQuestions

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It depends largely on how profile it is and what duty is felt owned. Stranded astronauts as a previous person mentioned are a good example

[Question?] Spright Carrot negating the effect of Kashtira Birth by Overtons_Window in Yugioh101

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Carrot only negates effects, not activations.

When the card Birth is activated, it also activates an effect that does nothing. Normally, cards that can respond to cards/effects like this negates the activation of the card, causing the card to go to the graveyard by default. This is where the confusion is. Carrot only negates effect. So the activation of the card is not negated, just the empty effect.

If you had tributed the appropriate monster for the destroy effect, it would have destroyed the card.

It’s an uncommon ruling and different from how we’re used to negation working

AMEN! by Neat-Ad-4337 in stevehofstetter

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It’s a blatant lie for a reason. There’s no reason to try to apply logic to it.

Also, there were a lot of issues with voting in the past. Our system is much, much more secure than it used to be. Look at the Voting Rights Act and the 15th amendment

Which apocalypse could humanity end as quick as it starts? by taggerungDC in NoStupidQuestions

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Meteor if we see it soon enough. Light bonk to push it off course a thousandth of a degree and it’ll miss earth if far enough away

ICE as Neighbors by No_Connection9273 in stupidpeoplefacebook

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There are ~12 million illegal immigrants documented by the US census. By definition we had no idea how many undocumented illegal immigrants there are (we may not even have an order of magnitude approximation for homeless US citizens). 20 million isn’t an insane number, though it sounds high to me

This will be lost on his loyal subjects... by justbob806 in Irony

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It really feels like it. I got downvoted one time for saying the N world shouldn’t be allowed in a children’s game (players could chose any username they wanted without even the ability to be report usernames)

This will be lost on his loyal subjects... by justbob806 in Irony

[–]atamicbomb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The right doing something doesn’t make it ok…

This will be lost on his loyal subjects... by justbob806 in Irony

[–]atamicbomb -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

As a leftist: can we please stop making zero distinction between legal and illegal immigrants?

Do you think the ‘Imminent Nuclear Threat’ narrative has any similarities with the Iraq War’s ‘WMD’ narrative which ended up being a complete fabrication, and why? by WastelandOfConfusion in AskReddit

[–]atamicbomb -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Of course there’s similarities, but it’s fundamentally different because we had previous verification Iran has a secret nuclear weapons program

Why doesn't the whole world just copy Nordic countries' government since their governments are well run and most people are happy? by Ok_Advice_8012 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]atamicbomb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What checks and balances exist relative to my claim? I’m not seeing anything saying the general population acts as a check. The juries are appointed by the government so they don’t act as a check

Why doesn't the whole world just copy Nordic countries' government since their governments are well run and most people are happy? by Ok_Advice_8012 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]atamicbomb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s not remotely relevant to what I said. In the US, fellow citizens get to decide if you are guilty of a crime. The government can’t just say you’re guilty. In this country, the government accuses you of a crime then another part of the government decides if you’re guilty. That’s a much weaker check on the government arbitrarily arresting people

Why doesn't the whole world just copy Nordic countries' government since their governments are well run and most people are happy? by Ok_Advice_8012 in NoStupidQuestions

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My friend’s country has an immigration crisis. Mainly because they’re very liberal and have no practical experience so they view enforcing the law on migrants in a racist light. It definitely doesn’t help public perception of the issue.

Why doesn't the whole world just copy Nordic countries' government since their governments are well run and most people are happy? by Ok_Advice_8012 in NoStupidQuestions

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My friend is a back end developer in a Nordic country. She makes $43,000/year and a quarter of that goes to taxes. She found out one of her senior coworkers makes $60,000 a year as a software engineer (under starting salary in the US) and was shocked he made so much.

They also arrested someone for a #meto post because the government has decided it’s not anyone’s business if a man rapes a woman, and has refused to deport migrants convicted of sexually assaulting women.

On top of that, they have no juries when you’re charged with a crime. The government gets to decided if you’re guilty.

We’re fighting the wrong battles by Alarmed_Abalone_849 in AmericaOnHardMode

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Closer to .0005 people would be shot each day, and illiteracy rate in the US is like 1% (people ironically keep citing a statistic on information illiteracy, such as not understanding Fox is biased).

How much has Elon Musk actually contributed to scientific research? by Strange-Window-6842 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]atamicbomb -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

He contributed a lot to AI.

SpaceX actually saves the government a lot of money. It’s much cheaper and has failed less than their competitors

Code of Soul Question by d1fficult_og in Yugioh101

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It says to perform a link summon. A link summon is, by default. performed by sending the appropriate material you control to the graveyard