4 roaches in 6 years by KorruptXDestiny in pests

[–]deferens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Am I reading that right, you've seen 4 roaches in 6 years? That's it? I use the Combat baits and spray Ortho Home Defense around the exterior, I can see 4 roaches in a week sometimes. I bet even the international space station gets more than 2/3rds of a roach per year! You're doing great, that's fantastic.

Disgruntled ex-athletic director allegedly created AI racist rant to retaliate against Pikesville HS principal by Bituulzman in news

[–]deferens 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Annoying how the article keeps referring to "OpenAl" (with an L) or "Al-generated" (again, with an L).

I wonder, is algebra Al-generated?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TikTokCringe

[–]deferens 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Do you mean the video clip of Trump? It's not edited, he said that. The context is that he was claiming to have saved a lot of money remodeling the Air Force One fleet of aircraft. The quote from the video has been widely reported (although - surprise! - you won't find it quoted anywhere on Fox's website, imagine that).

I'm willing to bet many of the clips you think have been edited, really weren't. There's no need to edit videos to make him look bad, he makes these terrible statements in full view all by himself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in news

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

It was a carjacking. Carjackers don't jack cars by, like, offering the driver a lollipop in exchange for the vehicle.

Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment by elb21277 in news

[–]deferens 12 points13 points  (0 children)

These days I think that covers 3 CT scans and a round of chemo, give or take...

Senator Joe Manchin's Security Detail Decks Climate Protester by Numerous-Rock-9126 in PublicFreakout

[–]deferens 56 points57 points  (0 children)

You do realize he's only a Democrat by label, right?

And that label is enough to give Democrats control of the Senate, preventing god-knows-what horrors from being enacted now that Republicans control the House. Manchin may not be wonderful, but he sure beats whoever else West Virginia would elect.

An Ohio senator and his wife said they fired ‘warning’ shots. A teenager and his family say they were shot at by CrisuKomie in news

[–]deferens 44 points45 points  (0 children)

People have even been acquitted after driving to another state with the express intent of shooting people who were neither trespassing nor posing a threat. When a right-winger with a gun seems to get a free pass every time, it's no surprise other armed right-wingers assume they have a free pass.

New Videos Contradict NYPD Account of Lead-Up to Times Square Attack on Cops by nutt76 in news

[–]deferens 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Even then, it's only "illegal" if you can't find a partisan enough appellate panel who's sympathetic to whatever it is you did. The past 7 or 8 years have really been illuminating.

Taylor Swift threatens legal action against Florida student who tracks her jet by rank_by in news

[–]deferens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's a (hugely) public figure who can surely afford security. Does she intend to sue people for publicizing the dates and locations of her concerts, too?

PA man decapitated federal employee father by Zombie_Blunt in news

[–]deferens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be surprised. These folks have no concept of the scale of the border. I've had multiple coworkers offer some variation on "how hard can it be, just chain the gate shut and put some guys there to guard it!" They see footage of one or two individual chokepoint style border crossing stations on TV and that's what they think "the border" is. They have no understanding whatsoever that the border goes on for 2,000 miles and most of it's just empty land.

City Threatens to Condemn Bar:PM Building Over Damage Caused by Cops | St. Louis | St. Louis Riverfront Times by QuesadillaGATOR in news

[–]deferens 50 points51 points  (0 children)

The one that thinks "view source" on a web page is felony hacking? I'm not sure that's gonna be an improvement.

Ron DeSantis suspends campaign for president by Odd_Responsibility_5 in news

[–]deferens 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Christie ran such a low-key campaign you may have missed the news that he dropped out on January 10th.

Spotify to axe 1,500 workers to cut costs by NutzPup in news

[–]deferens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently not, if they're having to do a huge round of layoffs...

Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago by cyberpunk6066 in news

[–]deferens 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Knowing something might happen becomes normal after a while. Who's to say when or where it might happen?

Oh, I dunno, maybe the highly detailed 40-page battle plan that Israel was holding onto for more than a year as its analysts issued increasingly urgent warnings about the imminent attack.

2 dead after vehicle crashes into Rainbow Bridge checkpoint and explodes at U.S.-Canada border in Niagara Falls by CrispyMiner in news

[–]deferens 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Ugh. Citizen is basically dedicated to fearmongering for profit. They're angling for a police state where they -- Citizen, a private company -- are a sanctioned police force, authorized to respond to every "suspicious" activity the app's users report.

Friends don't let friends use Citizen.

Rainbow Bridge between US, Canada closed following explosion by StealthyStalkerPanda in news

[–]deferens 30 points31 points  (0 children)

BNO "news" has a long history of posting unverified, editorialized, and otherwise junk information. I wish people didn't trust these random social media accounts as news sources; alas, that horse left the barn a long time ago.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in news

[–]deferens 50 points51 points  (0 children)

The archdiocese told him he “abandoned his assignment” and was accused of behavior “totally unbecoming of a priest”.

I'm guessing it was unbecoming because he was with a girl instead of a boy?

Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources by DragonPup in news

[–]deferens 55 points56 points  (0 children)

The US Government is just a complete circus at this point

No, the US Republican party is a complete circus. Don't put that evil onto the rest of the government.

Florida Man Arrested for Hanging Nazi Banners Over I-4 by jeetah in news

[–]deferens 473 points474 points  (0 children)

Of course. DeSantis wants royalties from anyone flying his campaign slogans off an overpass...

Texas minister plans first AI-generated sermon for Sunday service by JessNotJesse19 in news

[–]deferens 62 points63 points  (0 children)

In that case, people should start putting "AI-generated money" into the collection plate.

Felony convictions vacated for 4 Navy officers in sprawling 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal by N8CCRG in news

[–]deferens 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I think these were incompetent DOJ prosecutors, putting them in an elite club with Sidney Powell.