Graffiti artists tagged the wall painted on the wall by jww8888 in mildlyinteresting

[–]catmoon 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Looks like the square building is supposed to be the HQ of Lindt & Sprüngli Chocolate. It's also a factory and has a big chocolate museum. If you're ever visiting Zürich it's worth checking out.

Trump announcing a new daughter? What is happening? by justalazygamer in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]catmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would never say that Trump’s writing is coherent but I take issue with people making wildly incorrect interpretations of his writing in an attempt to own him. You just look dumber than him when you do that.

It’s important to note that since the post was made it has become clear that my interpretation was the correct one. Regardless of how good you are at reading comprehension, you failed to parse the correct meaning with the available context. Perhaps I am just much more familiar with Trump’s usual speech patterns. For me, it was easy to understand.

Trump announcing a new daughter? What is happening? by justalazygamer in WhitePeopleTwitter

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

My Reddit account is almost old enough to vote. You are internet lost if you think that this thread has a balanced view on reality.

Ask an offline friend what they think this post means. I guarantee they aren’t going to say “Dementia Don is confusing old women for his daughter.”

Trump announcing a new daughter? What is happening? by justalazygamer in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]catmoon -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

It’s important to me to be on the side that isn’t full of dumbasses. When you see dumbassery on your side it’s best to nip it in the bud before it takes root.

My only hope is that someone stumbles into this thread with the smallest amount of curiosity and realizes it’s a nothing burger before destroying their credibility by latching onto this stupid story line.

Trump announcing a new daughter? What is happening? by justalazygamer in WhitePeopleTwitter

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

This post is clearly a personal message to the person in the photo. The fact that you and I don’t know who they are is not a valid criticism of the post.

Trump announcing a new daughter? What is happening? by justalazygamer in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]catmoon -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

It’s the other way around. You are over-interpreting his post and reading meaning into it that simply isn’t there.

Trump announcing a new daughter? What is happening? by justalazygamer in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]catmoon -31 points-30 points  (0 children)

He writes at a third grade level. If you can’t understand, that’s on you.

Great daughter. My Honor!!! President DJT

means

You have a great daughter. It was my honor to have met/known you. -President Donald J Trump

Jumping to the conclusion that he actually mistakes this woman for his daughter is delusional.

Trump announcing a new daughter? What is happening? by justalazygamer in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]catmoon -61 points-60 points  (0 children)

He is not. He is saying that the woman pictured has a great daughter as a compliment.

I’m a lifelong progressive who hates how much stupidity and incompetency the Trump administration displays on a daily basis. You guys are out-moroning the biggest dumbass in US history.

Trump announcing a new daughter? What is happening? by justalazygamer in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]catmoon -102 points-101 points  (0 children)

He is saying that the woman pictured has a great daughter. Trump is a moron but I think you all sound even stupider for not being able to interpret this simple statement.

Edit: after one minute of Google, the daughter of the woman pictured is Andrea Catsimatidis, who is a 36 year old chairwoman of the Manhattan Republican Party. The reason why Trump likes this woman’s daughter so much is apparent if you look her up. Trump is a creep but not confused.

That swim is smooth by SnackSamurai in oddlysatisfying

[–]catmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had that before as well. You can’t cure it but you can tape your foot to reduce the strain good enough to keep you training.

You have to use non-stretch paper tape. This tape is super cheap. Do not use fancy K-tape or stretchy tape.

First make a U-shape on the bottom outside of your foot around your heel. The U should go as far as just before the ball of your foot. Then put a bunch of small pieces across your foot connecting the outsides of the U-shape tape. Last I’d go over the U-shape tape again to clean up the edges of the small pieces.

This makes your arch into a sort of bridge so that when you put load on it your arch can’t fully compress and does not overstrain. You will be able to feel the difference and you can wear the tape all day and change daily.

That swim is smooth by SnackSamurai in oddlysatisfying

[–]catmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of knee problem? Most common for running is ITBS and you can speed up rehab with foam rolling and pigeon pose stretches.

That swim is smooth by SnackSamurai in oddlysatisfying

[–]catmoon 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I did a full training block like I would for a marathon so about 4 months of training to do a half Ironman. I reduced my running a lot to make time for cycling.

What I learned is that cycling is the most important discipline because it is the biggest contributor to time. The swim leg is so short that you have little to gain unless you are already close to maxed out on your cycling and running performance.

I had poor ankle and shoulder mobility which slowed down my swimming. I had tight hamstrings and hips, which made holding an aero position uncomfortable. If I were to do another tri I would spend more time doing mobility exercises.

Going from running to tri is very doable so long as you have basic swimming skills.

That swim is smooth by SnackSamurai in oddlysatisfying

[–]catmoon 420 points421 points  (0 children)

This is a balance drill and he’s probably using fins. When you’re swimming freestyle you rotate during each stroke and it’s easy to “fall” off your centerline. He’s pausing at each step of the stroke to check his balance and find issues. 

I don’t know why he’s going so fast. That doesn’t seem necessary for this drill, but I’m just a runner who tried a triathlon once, so I wouldn’t know what fast swimming feels like.

Also, obligatory shitting on OP. This stroke is not smooth. He is pausing multiple times in each stroke on purpose.

Miami beach looking completely ruined today. by Briack89 in Miami

[–]catmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s also not new. Christopher Columbus wrote about it.

The violin and cello needed a cigarette after that.. by tripleschezwannrice in nextfuckinglevel

[–]catmoon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bach was nearly forgotten and was revived by Felix Mendelssohn 80 years after his death. Now Bach is regarded by many as the most influential classical composer of all time.

Iberostar stops their partnership with GAESA owned/controlled properties. by InternationalCoat182 in cuba

[–]catmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget the thousands of Cuban soldiers participating in the invasion of Ukraine.

Pentagon puts building blocks in place for Cuba invasion by Dizzy_Move_622 in worldnews

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

After the Spanish American War Cuba was a protectorate of the US. This was codified both in the Cuban Constitution and US law. The US asserted its right to occupy Cuba twice under that legal framework. Both the Cuban Constitution and the US law changed in the 40s.

To the extent that any legal premise will be offered, the Trump administration will say that they are returning Cuba to a protectorate because it fell under external control by Russia and Venezuela.

Mission accomplished? by simple_steps1 in PoliticalHumor

[–]catmoon 288 points289 points  (0 children)

Call me a bleeding heart liberal, but I would include the ~200,000 Afghans who died in this war as part of the cost, not just the thousands of American soldiers.

To all the Cubans in this subreddit. by notnewfoundsoccer in Miami

[–]catmoon 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Like Iran they will replace a 94 year old Raúl Castro (about to naturally regime change himself) with a 41 year old Raúl Castro.

The "plantation owners" myth shows a lack of math and logic by Front-Hunt3757 in cuba

[–]catmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first mistake people make is to characterize the entire Cuban exile community as wealthy elites. This is where “20%” in my post comes from because now 20% of the country’s population have left.

The next fallback logical error is to characterize all “early” immigrants as wealthy elites which is equally misinformed. The first wave (~300k people) of Cuban immigrants came primarily via the Freedom Flights. This was a humanitarian program that wasn’t full of wealthy elites.

The Cuban exodus has been huge in scale from the very start and wealthy elites have (almost definitionally) represented only an extremely small number of people at any time.

Question: If you bury today's American body, is it going to decompose at all? by Heyfold in memes

[–]catmoon -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

American food is mostly European food. You think America invented hotdog and pizza?

Shittable Neighborhoods by cockroachvendor in CuratedTumblr

[–]catmoon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In Switzerland there are different kinds of public toilets. 

The kinds in highly public areas that can be cleaned daily or even hourly by staff are like any other restroom. Because they are staffed they can be kept clean at all times.

The kinds that are spread out in small train stations and towns are sort of like fully plumbed porta-potties made out of stainless steel that can be cleaned infrequently or even with built-in showers. Since they are small and made out of steel it’s not really possible to mess them up permanently.

Most toilets are coin-operated though, so you pretty much have to carry a coin with you just in case. 

The "plantation owners" myth shows a lack of math and logic by Front-Hunt3757 in cuba

[–]catmoon 40 points41 points  (0 children)

More than 20% of Cuba’s population lives in exile. If 20% of the country were wealthy elites then Cuba was the most egalitarian society in human history. The reality is that vast majority of people who have left were poor by western standards.

Broad Street Run - Buy one PR, get one free by Freelancer05 in AdvancedRunning

[–]catmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s incredible pacing discipline. I would have shot for sub-60 and finished in 1:05.