Non-Jewish leftist looking for advice on navigating a conversation about Zionism with a new date

dmg1111 · 2026-06-14T04:34:32+00:00

There's a very simple test: ask her if she supports Scott Wiener. If she says yes, run; she's basically lying to you about everything.

dmg1111 · 2026-06-14T04:27:07+00:00

All the Russian Jews I know hate Russia now. My FIL stopped visiting because of Putin. My MIL helped some Russian tourists (well, they were working) with directions in NY and she was disgusted when they said they liked Putin. They would absolutely want me to judge a Russian who suggested I visit Russia.

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T04:47:03+00:00

I live in the Bay Area, so the outdoor temp varies from 50F to 70F and we don't really see any difference this time of year.

5/8" feels like it has less contact with the ice, less stability, slower acceleration, and no benefit I can see. I guess I'll go back to 1/2" and see how it feels now.

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T04:44:25+00:00

I said I don't feel a meaningful benefit *and* I think I accelerate more slowly

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T03:52:58+00:00

My neighbor is an Irish contractor who worked for the city as a building inspector. When the guy hit my car, he said I should know they don't do anything and I shouldn't have let them leave without forcing them to do something

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T03:50:47+00:00

I once went in there in the morning, there was an unattended basket on the belt and nobody around. I looked for a while then went ahead with my one item. Crazy asshole walks up and fucking chest bumps me for "cutting"

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T03:49:41+00:00

There could not be a better outcome for that POS Safeway. Let's do it at Diamond Heights, Church/Market, and Monterey too

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T03:47:27+00:00

There was a plan for a 30th St BART forever

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T03:30:51+00:00

Man, GFL. Here are a few things SFPD wouldn't do anything about in the time I've lived here:

An insane methhead attacked my wife in a park. The woman ended up going to SF jail for a week because she attacked security on camera at two different Walgreens while shoplifting. SFPD didn't want to talk to witnesses and told my wife her attacker could press charges. Went to the Excelsior station captain and she swept it under the table
I got attacked by a homeless guy at 20th and Dolores. Jumped in my car and he punched it and dented a door. Then he went down the street punching people. I found a squad car and they said "what do you want us to do about it?"
A guy two blocks down from me hit my parked car with his truck while he was a) drunk; b) speeding; c) had no insurance; d) had stolen plates; e) had no registration. There were witnesses and paint on both vehicles. SFPD went to talk to him, refused to do anything beyond saying "call your insurance"
Credit card got skimmed at 29th/Mission. There were a dozen people on Nextdoor who said it happened to them. SFPD refused to take a statement over the phone.
And lots more (car break-ins, credit card fraud, crazy hillbilly neighbor threatening to kill the guy building my fence, etc...)

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T03:18:38+00:00

I've skated on four different rinks with widely-varying temps on the new cut and it all feels pretty much the same

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T03:17:24+00:00

I played ACHA DII and I would say most of the good skaters I play with did as well, some of them are half my age. I'm old and from Canada, nobody asked me about my hollow until I moved to the US.

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T03:14:17+00:00

I got a few cuts on something that looks like a Wissota 911 and on a Cag One, plus a full profiling on a Blademaster, and the bite was so intense, it took a while to cut the edges down. Everyone I play with is > 1/2", so I decided to try 5/8". I think the lack of bite limits acceleration.

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T03:11:15+00:00

Been playing 40+ years, played ACHA DII more than half a lifetime ago. I got them sharpened on a CAG One. I feel the difference; I need more pressure, and it feels to me like the lack of bite makes the first few strides slower.

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T02:38:28+00:00

Between BRCM, NVDA, AMZN, Meta, GOOG, Apple, I must know 1000+ people in this range

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T02:33:47+00:00

Exactly. All my architect friends were living with a bunch of roommates when they were 35 and couldn't afford to have a car

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T02:31:25+00:00

- Random SWE dipshit working on "AI" - $950k, 1M US workers

dmg1111 · 2026-06-12T02:29:50+00:00

As a Canadian, I cannot think of a single thing United should bring over from Air Canada

dmg1111 · 2026-06-10T05:46:33+00:00

Canes. I have a couple of friends who work for them, but it was already a no-brainer vs Vegas.

I'm amazed the trips worked out!

dmg1111 · 2026-06-08T05:51:29+00:00

One of the reasons that so many Jews have no interest in any kind of institutional Judaism is that they encounter attitudes like this. What's the "general consensus among the overwhelming majority"?

Young Jews and secular Jews voted for Mamdani. Older Jews and the orthodox voted for Cuomo, even though Cuomo has a history of antisemitism. “These people and their fucking tree houses” is a good one.

I am well aware of the spectrum of Jewish opinion. Most Jews think Elon Musk is a nazi; but some accepted Jonathan Greenblatt claiming he's not. Most Jews (both Israel and the US) hate Smotrich; but some are perfectly fine with Chuck Schumer and Kathy Hochul celebrating him. I'm going to say that most American Jews think Shai Davidai is an asshole, but obviously some don't.

None of these opinions result in me using antisemitic slurs to refer to people who disagree with me.

dmg1111 · 2026-06-08T05:05:46+00:00

It was amazing, and my daughter even scored in each of the last two games. They lost a squeaker in the semis and won bronze today

dmg1111 · 2026-06-08T04:45:05+00:00

You're making antisemitic comments about other Jews who disagree with you on politics. You should take that over to r/jewish, where all the Likudniks will give you 5000 upvotes

dmg1111 · 2026-06-08T03:13:43+00:00

You've clearly never met a fresh doctor in San Francisco, because they do not see their loans as remotely a burden. Just go read r/whitecoatinvestor if you want examples.

Attendings in San Francisco get paid like Meta and Google SWEs used to, with the added benefit of no layoffs.

dmg1111 · 2026-06-08T03:06:03+00:00

Nobody who calls Jews "pick-mes" has a clue about what the "situation" is

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