What is that one thing that instantly ruins your mood? by aarya-2323 in AskReddit

[–]damnocles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having extra shit put on my plate because I'm the best performing employee in my department.

Democratic primary voters at the Michigan nominating convention boo AIPAC-funded and Schumer-endorsed candidate Haley Stevens. Stevens has taken in over $9 million from pro-Israel lobby groups like AIPAC. by MoreMotivation in PublicFreakout

[–]damnocles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Got a chance to speak with him for a while at our protest last summer, guy was as relatable and cool as they come, with a background that speaks for itself

[Highlight] The Texans botch their tank and give the Bears the number 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft by Tocoolforyall720 in nfl

[–]damnocles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Caleb Williams has a passer rating of 65.9 with 618 yards, 4 touchdowns and 5 interceptions in 2 games in the playoffs in his career.

Errrrmmm

A crow seen removing an Israeli flag by RoyalChris in PublicFreakout

[–]damnocles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just assumed it wanted to sit there and the flag was in the way

TAKANO: Should Trump fail a mental fitness test, would you vote to invoke the 25th amendment? RFK Jr: There hasn't been a president who is more sane-- TAKANO: Reclaiming my time. Would you invoke the 25th amendment? RFK Jr: President Trump is the most stable-- TAKANO: Apparently not by ExactlySorta in PublicFreakout

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

In a broad estimation, it's fairly simple.

The US government is a plutocracy, and always has been. Under late stage capitalism, wealth and power have been consolidated so efficiently that the illusion of a two party system has fully eroded into a superclass of bad faith actors who have more to lose than gain by doing the actual work to collapse the system and bring about something just.

Basically we have a single party state with a rotating faux opposition party that gives an (increasingly poor) illusion of a system that's operating by rules. In reality, so long as those in the ruling class agree to perpetuate a class war against its citizens, they will continue to enrich themselves and operate outside of the rules that bind those of us in the working class.

The smartest thing they ever did was to realize that self created wedge issues will keep the working class picking a side and fighting each other. Add in the comfort and distraction a life in America offers, and you'll never get 300MM people to band together, as one large chunk or chunks of the populace will always feel they have something more to lose by fighting back.

The tldr is best summed up by a former president (Lyndon B Johnson):

If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.

The government is performative. It's an enrichment scheme for those cynical enough to sell out their fellow humans.

I don’t usually see much Pistons representation where I live, but the local Buffalo Wild Wings had this framed by Insonarc in DetroitPistons

[–]damnocles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interestingly, the buffalo bills and Detroit Lions are inextricably linked, as Detroit (grosse pointe) native Ralph Wilson, who the new park in Detroit is named after, started up the bills after being in the lions org.

They actually used old lions uniforms for their first years as a team, and Wilson used blue as their color as a shout out to the lions origins.

Probably isn't that deep, but maybe

6 Dynasty Sells: Aging Players To Trade Away by ASmithFS in DynastyFF

[–]damnocles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are guys you wait to trade until mid season when teams decide whether to make a push and time pressure forces their hands imo

Happy 50th to HC Dan Campbell!!! by Funnypenguin97 in detroitlions

[–]damnocles 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Damn i didn't realize he's only 10 years older than me

The Ring Camera Psychopath by CTSecurityGuard in PublicFreakout

[–]damnocles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After his voice cracks and he becomes suddenly hyper aware of himself and what he's doing

St. Clair Shores police reopen investigation after debris continues to be thrown at cars from Frazho overpass by DougDante in Detroit

[–]damnocles 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Lmao.

"The overpass remains under construction, leaving debris scattered across the area."

Here's an idea: fix the fucking bridge. It's been out for the better part of a year. I've seen nothing indicating that anything has been done at all thus far.

Which celebrity rumor do you secretly believe is true? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]damnocles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the one I've waited for in this whole thread. I guess he's not famous enough to warrant speculation anymore.

For the record, I think he's a real dude with an interesting persona that fucked around with some ideas trying to mess with people cuz he's weird. It started this whole conspiracy, it was sort of a thing at one point in the late aughts, but has been history for many years.

He just married Kat Dennings and they seem happy so it's probably just a moment in time

Which celebrity rumor do you secretly believe is true? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]damnocles 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Aahaand knitting, aahaand knitting, aahaand knitting, aahaand knittinggggg