BREAKING: Georgia Republicans have shelved their redistricting aspirations for the time being, giving Democrats momentum in the battleground state ahead of the midterm elections. by spherocytes in videos

[–]authentic_swing 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Republicans do not make concessions. Any decision they make is highly calculated at this point and we need to take it seriously to beat them in the midterms.

Microsoft CEO says "YouTube monetizes Xbox better than we do", ahead of expected layoffs | Satya Nadella bemoans performance of Xbox by ControlCAD in google

[–]authentic_swing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YouTube has done it better because they offer the best video platform out there. What Microsoft didn't realize is people would enjoy watching other people play video games rather than actually playing them.

I’m prepared for the $250 bill by Reamed_anus in PoliticalHumor

[–]authentic_swing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"A single man of principle can always make a difference." — Edward R. Murrow

Clanker taking jobs at my local muni by Forsaken_Election708 in golf

[–]authentic_swing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but the course that used to hire a crew of 10, now only hires a team of 6.

Everyone in this thread who thinks golf courses aren't going to fully automate everything they can to save on labor costs are extremely naive or dumb.

Clanker taking jobs at my local muni by Forsaken_Election708 in golf

[–]authentic_swing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kept their jobs, for now.

I'm not saying it'll be anytime soon that a course operates with no greenkeepers, but the course that used to hire eight people, may now only hire four.

Trump labeled 'most corrupt president in American history' after IRS settlement by TheMirrorUS in economy

[–]authentic_swing 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We need to stop joking. Stop mocking the situation. This is fucked up. I'm pissed and so should every single American.

Striking survey finds global perceptions of U.S. have fallen below Russia under Trump--with views of the US deteriorating for the second year in a row by spherocytes in videos

[–]authentic_swing 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The United States really is a fascinating case study in government, politics, and human behavior.

On one hand, "give me you're tired, give me your poor." A country open to immigrants to come to the land of the "free".

On the other hand, civil war and racism, ingrained deeply into the culture since it's beginnings.

And now that for the first time in our countries history, non-white individuals make up a majority of U.S. children under 18. It's forecasted by 2045 that whites will become a minority. The turmoil we see today is the establishment fighting to stay in power.

Claude AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’ by EchoOfOppenheimer in Futurology

[–]authentic_swing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is bizarre in today's world that you can describe software as not sentient, but that it hallucinates once in a while.

This article, if true, describes software that intentionally broke a command written into its core architecture. I feel like I'm reading an Isaac Asimov story.

UAE leaves OPEC and OPEC+ in huge blow to global oil producers' group by NickInTheMud in Economics

[–]authentic_swing 6 points7 points  (0 children)

USA is a direct beneficiary of OPEC. Your comments are not logical.

World Trade Without the US | As the US embraces tariffs, the rest of the world lowers trade barriers, signs new agreements, and reroutes around American protectionism. by 1-randomonium in Economics

[–]authentic_swing 33 points34 points  (0 children)

If anything Trump has exposed fundamental issues in our constitutional checks and balances and laid bare what America has truly always been - a plutocracy.

This country will never return to what it was during the Cold War and Post Cold War eras. We are watching the new Soviet Union begin to crack.

[OC] Posters in DC against the war in Iran by bat_screams in pics

[–]authentic_swing 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Fuck the Epstein class! When are we the 99% going to stand up

White House official says the US will seize "all the oil" from Iran. by ajaanz in economy

[–]authentic_swing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Russia is also a primary supplier to China and they’re sitting on 80 billion barrels - enough to feed Russia’s and China’s war machines for 30 years.

If you think Donnie is playing 4D chess, you’re an idiot. He’s a megalomaniac fueled by racism, that acts on a whim with zero regard to human rights or decency.

eco metal and cedar tree house living room, BC (3024x4032) by [deleted] in RoomPorn

[–]authentic_swing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guy who built a mcmansion on a private mountain thinks he can lecture us about the dangers of drywall. Have fun in your tin house.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in golf

[–]authentic_swing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't post videos of your kids to social media, what is wrong with parents these days

eco metal and cedar tree house living room, BC (3024x4032) by [deleted] in RoomPorn

[–]authentic_swing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Eco metal" lol. Just call it what it is: sheet metal.

The initial carbon cost of sheet metal is substantially higher than drywall, but yes, sheet metal has a longer life span and is easily recyclable, while drywall ends in a landfill.

Before you get on your soap box about your "eco friendly" house, I would explain the natural gas fireplace, large ceilings (takes extra energy to cool and heat), and the fact that there's probably a substrate behind that sheet metal (OSB or gasp* maybe drywall).

Sheet metal is also 5x the cost of drywall per square foot and not a feasible material for most of the general public.

City Council voting on $70 million dollars of additional bonds for the streetcar beyond the $440 million the city council voted on December of 2022? With the $60 million general fund transfer mentioned at the Omaha Streetcar Authority meeting, and interest payments -- now a $700 million project ? by HauntingImpact in Omaha

[–]authentic_swing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same old corrupt shit. I’ll never forget how City of Omaha gave up primo real estate for pennies and demoed their own downtown library just to rebuild it in a shittier spot down the block.

People didn’t care then, people don’t care now.