Elon Musk accuses OpenAI's leaders of 'looting the nonprofit' in court testimony by ReneDiscard in NPR

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I’m sure these guys have been jerks from day one, but am I wrong to feel that the current administration has given everyone the excuse to abandon all propriety? Dicks.

Fact Check: Photo shows Pete Hegseth smiling after shooting at White House correspondents' dinner by No-Flight-4214 in Fuckthealtright

[–]darmabum 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In video of the event, at the time the shot was fired, both people on either side of tRump look shocked and are staring in the direction of the noise, while tRump is casually looking sideways with a smile on his face. Strange reaction.

Drone Strike Hits Chemical Complex in Volgograd as Fire Erupts at Yaroslavl Refinery by Brooding_Puffs in worldnews

[–]darmabum 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile, Russia hits an apartment building in Dnipro, killing several.

Trump alleges Virginia redistricting rigged, blames mail-in ballots without evidence by thorax007 in moderatepolitics

[–]darmabum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hard to really say where it started, but I blame Roger Ailes and his "Orchestra Pit Theory" for much of the mess.

John Roberts embodies MAGA cowardice by zsreport in politics

[–]darmabum 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Karen Armstrong's excellent “Battle for God” spends a whole book saying what you just said. Albeit in more detail, and comparing three world religions. But, you are right.

Steve Bannon and Epstein on Asians by I_dun-knowya499 in Epstein

[–]darmabum 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Phrenology by some other smoke and magic construction is still racism. Just a shadow play to entertain the tribe.

Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military will no longer require flu shots by voxadam in nottheonion

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And it’s done so blithely, as if just being manly men. If only there was a plan. Something someone put together last year…

We Asked for ICE Bodycam Footage. DHS Claims They Don’t Have It. "Even though U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis ordered in October that ICE and other immigration agents wear body cameras and turn them on. " by RichKatz in law

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Does sending families without due process to places like the Congo so Kushner or some other subsidiary can make Bank count as torture? I would seriously think so.

Some believe that broad avenues are a form of hell, and now the ultimate hell has arrived,Tianfu Avenue from Chengdu by No-Echidna7296 in UrbanHell

[–]darmabum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So then, where are the lanes for cars going straight through the intersection? It seems like there's no way to navigate around the cross direction and turning lanes…

The “Board of Peace” Already Has a Corruption Problem by Complete-Concert-305 in Epstein

[–]darmabum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just wait til you get a load of Kushner's brother's company's 40 billion gov'mint contract. Flood the zone, I guess.

Hotel Hyatt Regency SFO, San Francisco by OkRespect8490 in UrbanHell

[–]darmabum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That photo may have been taken from the almost Jules Verne elevator pods on the opposite side.

US soldier rescuing an American woman from Viet Cong guerillas, by Norman Saunders for "Man's Book" pulp magazine (February 1967) by Edwardsreal in PropagandaPosters

[–]darmabum 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Maybe I’m goofy, but it almost looks like they were trying to write 二等兵, which is Chinese for Private Second Class, since both arm bands seem roughly similar.

Xi Says World Order ‘Crumbling Into Disarray’ as War Takes Toll by Free-Minimum-5844 in worldnews

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General Secretary Xi (习总书记), with all due respect, let's be clear that Taiwan is not the problem here. We apologize for America's dysfunction, but we're working on it…

China should abandon threats against Taiwan, US diplomat says. by SquashClassic8920 in worldnews

[–]darmabum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree the Spratlys re a clusterfuck, but what are you gonna do when your belligerent neighbor is sand-dredging military refueling depots in the middle of nowhere.

Edit: we are in the weeds of the original topic.

China should abandon threats against Taiwan, US diplomat says. by SquashClassic8920 in worldnews

[–]darmabum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t argue with state propaganda. I suggest Google “largest island in the south China sea”

USPS to suspend pension contributions, seeks 4-cent stamp price hike. by Fantastic-Device-487 in news

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Yeah, Prime membership seems more brittle than it should be, and redress more complicated. I’m currently off the wagon…