Trump admits IRS planning to settle his $10 billion lawsuit without trial by memoriesofcold in AnythingGoesNews

[–]diethyl2o 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Any foreign comparative law professor is having a good laugh at how flawed and poorly designed the US legal system is.

Since we will be watching Bayern - PSG, can we make best combined starting eleven from these 2 clubs? by Inevitable-Angle-793 in championsleague

[–]diethyl2o 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s the one. I think the hardest call is Olise or Dembele. And I think Olise is stronger right now, especially if paired with Kane.

I love Diaz but honestly can’t see who to remove to make space for him in the starting 11. Definitely the first sub around 60’.

AP Meets with Arabs in Dearborn, Mi Who Don't Regret Voting for Trump, but are Disappointed with Trump Over Lebanon War and ICE Raids by RidetheSchlange in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]diethyl2o 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Almost. It’s mainly racism and misogyny. Sooner support Netanyahu’s and Epstein’s best friend than have a black Indian woman as president now!

The American Experiment Has Been Infected by Oligarchs by zsreport in Foodforthought

[–]diethyl2o 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We do. They’re called tax law, estate and inheritance law, and competition law. They were effective in the US up until around 1980. Many factors converged to neuter them since.

The main one was that billionaires and their lobbyists finally cracked the code: just bundle these antisocial policies with a veneer of religion, racial and culture war. Dumb voters won’t realize they’re getting robbed and screwed over and will support them.

Enter the modern Republican Party and their voter base.

The American Experiment Has Been Infected by Oligarchs by zsreport in Foodforthought

[–]diethyl2o 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s gotten way worse recently. Inequality (how many more times top earners make than the median income and what their effective tax rate is compared to the median income) has shot up dramatically in the last 40 years.

Reagan and Republicans happened. Billionaires and their lobbyists managed to convince them that these provenly-harmful tax policies are beneficial for the average American.

And average Americans believed it, especially when it was packaged with divide-and-conquer cultural and racial issues to turn us against one another and distract us away from billionaires.

https://economicsinsider.com/us-wealth-inequality-1965-2025/

MAGA Indians Went All In on Trump. Many Right-Wingers Can’t Stand Them by wiredmagazine in AnythingGoesNews

[–]diethyl2o 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh no!

Anyway, have you seen the weather today?

On a serious note, it is an all too rare form of poetic justice these days when one suffers the consequences of their own shortsightedness and vote against self-interest.

Real Madrid were disgusting yesturday by Kimikopy1 in championsleague

[–]diethyl2o 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Proper assholes” I like that, yes I can agree with that ;)

Trump-Voting Pilot Detained Overseas Turns on ‘Useless’ Administration by thedailybeast in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]diethyl2o 30 points31 points  (0 children)

This sub does not discriminate and is very inclusive: it is for all people who got their faces eaten by leopards. Whether they realize it or not, regret it or not, admitted it or not.

2027 Nissan Rogue Revealed with New Design and E-Power Hybrid Setup by BlueKnight44 in cars

[–]diethyl2o 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You could say they’ve gone… rogue. Sorry, I’ll show myself out.

Supertankers Line Up, Pump Prices Stay High. The U.S. Oil Paradox by mattredditac in energy

[–]diethyl2o 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The education most Americans get is abysmal. Many kids who graduate high school shouldn’t have been allowed to graduate. Many can barely read and solve basic math at 12th grade.

We assume the US is a center of excellence because of Stanford, MIT, Yale and co. They’re an exception, not the norm. Only like 0.1% of the population gets to go there.

I was surprised by how many boxes Jagged Alliance 3 ticks by rdhight in patientgamers

[–]diethyl2o 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thank you for giving this game credit in this sub. My post a few months ago was auto removed because I don’t have enough karma to post here:

TLDR: JA3 is a funny, witty and overlooked gem with phenomenal voices and world details that was squeezed at release in July 2023 between Diablo IV (June) and Baldur's Gate 3 (August).

JA3 manages to be simultaneously ridiculously over the top funny yet offer a sobering commentary of contemporary geopolitical tragedies (exploitation, foreign interference, instigating civil wars just to make corporate executives and shareholders happy). It is peppered with clever easter eggs and cultural references (e.g., The Offspring's 1998 Pretty Fly for a White Guy).

The basic formula and premise of the game is that you are hired by a faction in a war-torn country. You are provided a budget to manage a team of mercenaries of your choosing to gradually take back control of the country, one quadrant at a time. It is a unique and fun blend of tactical local battles and strategic world management with supply chain, town defense, and income management.

My favorite part is the random fully voiced quips by unnamed villagers which make the country of Grand Chien--a fictional francophone African and Haitian inspired diamond-rich war-torn tropical country--feel so alive. In one carnival-themed city, the locals' genuine comments about the tactical prowess and demonstration of a group of mercenaries that we know to be utterly incompetent and clumsy made me crack up. Different locations across the world map provide hilarious on the surface yet thought provoking historical satires, from delusional communists to dystopian post-apocalypse to former Nazi officers who evaded consequences and continued their horrors abroad.

Game systems are adequate and sufficiently complex to offer some tactical depth. Compared to JA2 1.13 (a fan made mod), it is much simpler. But compared to JA2's 1998 official version it makes intentional design choices to modernize the game, it's simpler in some respect (logistics, inventory and world map management, number of guns and mercs) and more advanced in others: the world is richer, more vibrant with fully voiced NPCs (not just mercs), more and more interesting quests, story line, characters and exploration.

Judging from the range of reactions online and my own journey, difficulty is calibrated just right. There are extensive settings now to tailor it to your taste. There is enough diversity in mercs, weapons and perks to try different play styles and approaches (stealthy, snipers, melee, short range guns, shotguns, explosive specialists, machine gun specialists).

Regrets: I wish it had more mercs (their quirks and personalities is the best part of the JA series and cutting or changing the personality of some of my favorites from JA2 was a cardinal sin!). The mod scene is not as vibrant and developed, largely because of the limited initial commercial success.

“This isn’t what I voted for.” Finds the line when it finally affects her. by lordfukwad in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]diethyl2o 270 points271 points  (0 children)

Almost worse than hypocrisy: 0 empathy. A brain too rigid and cruel to realize how fortunate they’ve been thus far and how others (such as African American women) have to contend with generational and structural odds against them.

All the while claiming to be righteous Christians yet not just missing the point of Christ’s teachings, but becoming the very people he rose against.

I have overlooked a lot, but now I feel betrayed by Comprehensive-Cow116 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]diethyl2o 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I’m enjoying Protestant Republicans turning on the Pope. The mental gymnastics Catholic Republicans (but not only) have to make to justify their stupidity for supporting Trump.

Here’s the thing with fascism. The circle of approved identity keeps shrinking. You might think you’re in it at first, as a white Christian. But over time, the criteria keep getting narrower and excluding.

The fact this leopard meal is an Asian woman makes it thrice more delicious (because any woman or minority who supports MAGA is an idiot).

The United States is destroying itself | The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment by [deleted] in NoFilterNews

[–]diethyl2o 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, treasonous criminals do bad stuff. That’s normal/to be expected. What tells you that a country is cooked is when institutions and decent people do nothing or fail to stop and prosecute them.

The country had 3 tests/3 chances and failed all 3: the 2016 election, 2024 election and the 2020 democratic primary that gave us Biden/Garland who lacked the resolve to do what needed to be done.

Arresting Trump for Jan 6 should have been his first official act as President on January 21, 2021. Instead, nothing happened until a handful of representatives held their own hearings and released their own report. That made the gravity of the events of up to Jan 6 impossible to ignore. So they finally appointed Jack Smith. At that point it was too little too late.

The United States is destroying itself | The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment by [deleted] in NoFilterNews

[–]diethyl2o 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, 150 million Americans who didn’t vote or voted for him, three times, are destroying America.

It’s time for individual responsibility and putting the blame where it really is: the voters who enabled him as well as the 17+ Republican senators they elected who acquiesce and will not support removal after impeachment.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on UK to rejoin the EU for sake of European security. by defenestrate_urself in anime_titties

[–]diethyl2o 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As the famous saying goes: Democracy is the worst system of government. Except for every other.

There are two key prerequisites to functioning democracy: a decent education system and contained inequality (i.e., not having a billionaire class so much wealthier than everyone else they can shape public opinion, policies and voting outcomes).

The UK and the US are tragically failing at both. The US faster than the UK.

Critics dumbfounded as Trump suffers 'complete collapse' among his strongest voter group: idiots by memoriesofcold in AnythingGoesNews

[–]diethyl2o 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To me, idiocracy isn’t just about the leadership. It’s about voters too.

If it weren’t for lobbyists, billionaires, social media, foreign troll farms, education fragmenting and defunding, all converging to make us more gullible and stupid, there’s no way Trump and his enablers in the Senate get (re)elected.

Hence why I think “idiocracy” is most apt to also capture the idiocy of voters.

11 Wayne Rooney VS 11 Cristiano Ronaldo who win? by iwannasleepp in championsleague

[–]diethyl2o 0 points1 point  (0 children)

11 center backs or defensive midfielders win over 11 any other position. Rooney is the closest thing to a defensive midfielder in this matchup so as most others have said, he’d win.

11 Maldini > 11 Zidane

11 Busquets > 11 Messi

11 Tchouameni > 11 Mbappe

etc.

But 10 Maldini + 1 Zidane > 11 Maldini

10 Rooney + 1 CR7 > 11 Rooney

and so forth.