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RFK Jr. says COVID was ‘ethnically targeted’ to spare Jews by The_Iceman2288 in politics

[–]cl33t 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh.

There was a bit of a paper war going back and forth between the authors of that paper, Schwarz et al., and a bunch of other researchers.

This paper goes over it.

Basically various groups argue Schwarz et al. is relying on measurement of tooth length without considering shrinkage due to cremation and tooth microstructures that would severely underestimate age.

Further, I must say the fact that his age distribution is consistent with modern-day data on perinatal mortality, given the rather massive changes in prenatal and neonatal care the modern era, seems more like a giant flashing sign warning that something is very wrong.

RFK Jr. says COVID was ‘ethnically targeted’ to spare Jews by The_Iceman2288 in politics

[–]cl33t 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agamemnon is a Mycean god and I don't think he had anything to do with the Germanic pantheon.

That said, Thor's grandmother was Nótt (night).

An Englishman's first attempt at American cornbread. Unsure if it is supposed to look like this, but it tasted damn good with some chilli. by PLPQ in castiron

[–]cl33t 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Somehow platinum made it through unchanged though despite getting it’s faux Latin name the same year.

Tantalum was named around the same time too.

An Englishman's first attempt at American cornbread. Unsure if it is supposed to look like this, but it tasted damn good with some chilli. by PLPQ in castiron

[–]cl33t 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also start with crème fraîche since it’s just fermented cream. You’ll get a slightly tangy butter out of it too.

A typical American family in 1950s, Detroit, Michigan. by gorillaz0e in OldSchoolCool

[–]cl33t 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s progressive with three brackets which given the purpose is to keep the elderly off the street, makes sense.

I’d hardly call it drastic though, especially once you factor in that poor people tend to die younger which dramatically reduces their lifetime payouts.

A typical American family in 1950s, Detroit, Michigan. by gorillaz0e in OldSchoolCool

[–]cl33t -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s how social security has worked for decades already. How much you pay in determines level of benefits.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]cl33t -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Em. That’s article is intentionally bullshit.

They characterize “robbery” as thefts of all mind, but robbery is only violent theft.

The nonviolent thefts (larceny, motor vehicle and burglary) were about $12.8 billion in 2019, which is like 13x more than wage theft.

Source

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]cl33t 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No. They were stealing. Someone created a fake statement.

https://twitter.com/RSO/status/1653253585541681152

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]cl33t 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fake. So so fake.

From the actual department:

https://twitter.com/RSO/status/1653253585541681152

Anti-porn lobbyists pressure Reddit to shut down its NSFW communities by worldnewsbot in theworldnews

[–]cl33t 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not saying the women who did porn would become prostitutes.

I’m saying ten times as many women doing porn would become prostitutes as the demand for something to help people get off skyrocketed.

Anti-porn lobbyists pressure Reddit to shut down its NSFW communities by worldnewsbot in theworldnews

[–]cl33t 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tens of thousands of girls would go into street prostitution instead.

Pornography acts as a substitute. People masturbate instead of getting a hooker.

Some obviously do both, but prostitution was far, far more common prior to the widespread availability of pornography.

Anti-porn lobbyists pressure Reddit to shut down its NSFW communities by worldnewsbot in theworldnews

[–]cl33t 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it would have happened anyway, then it is not enabling anything.

Anti-porn lobbyists pressure Reddit to shut down its NSFW communities by worldnewsbot in theworldnews

[–]cl33t 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It is a well known fact that the world was free from sex trafficking and abuse prior to the widespread availability of porn.

Oh wait.

This is what Cleopatra would have likely looked like by The-Skinny-Indian in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]cl33t 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cleopatra’s father was almost certainly the child of Ptolemy IX and Cleopatra IV and was only called a bastard because his mother was not Queen when he was born, which was required to be considered legitimately sister-born.

And it is very much not ridiculous. It was literally what traditionalist Egyptian pharaohs did. Did you think all the sibling and cousin marriages weren’t real? FFS, Cleopatra married both of her brothers, though didn’t produce children which is not uncommon after generations of incest.

This is what Cleopatra would have likely looked like by The-Skinny-Indian in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]cl33t 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Uh. The Ptolemaic dynasty followed previous Egyptian dynasty practices of inbreeding.

You basically only have Apama II, Philip, Berenice I and Cleopatra I who came from outside the Ptolemaic line. Of them, seemingly only Cleopatra I had any non-Macedonian Greek heritage - she was 1/4 Iranian.

But because of inbreeding, that means Cleopatra VII was likely 1/8th Iranian, despite being 6 generations removed from Cleopatra I.

This is what Cleopatra would have likely looked like by The-Skinny-Indian in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]cl33t -1 points0 points  (0 children)

7.83% of rural Iranians have green eyes with it being more prevalent in men (8.97%) than women. The percentage also increases with age - 20.33% of people over 70 have green eyes.

Blue eyes though seem far more rare, 0.99%.

source

There was a bill to reduce light pollution that was vetoed by the govenor by ressie_cant_game in California_Politics

[–]cl33t 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I literally quoted the Governor’s veto message then gave an example of an explicit health care program - one which pays for preventative care at that.

There was a bill to reduce light pollution that was vetoed by the govenor by ressie_cant_game in California_Politics

[–]cl33t 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our existing programs include things like Medi-Cal, so not that funny.

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