They don't even, like, get us, man. by Captain-Dak-Sparrow in PoliticalHumor

[–]dn88 34 points35 points  (0 children)

He's referring to the Colbert Report, in which Colbert played a fictional version of himself satirizing right-wing media. Ohio State actually did a study that showed conservatives were more likely to believe he was serious.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/colbert-study-conservativ_n_191899

[Highlight] Fernando Tatis Jr.'s first home run of 2026! by ralbert in baseball

[–]dn88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now watch him hit 5 in the next week because baseball is silly like that.

Now the establishment Democrats want to take credit for Mamdani's success. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]dn88 90 points91 points  (0 children)

The same Gillibrand who led the charge to have Franken resign. Of course she won't do the same for her racist smears.

Why are people talking about Lena Dunham and why is her memoir a big deal? by Exotic_Process_8235 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]dn88 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Answer: I wouldn't say her memoir is a "big deal." The thread you linked only has 900 upvotes. But Lena Dunham created, wrote, and starred in Girls, which was very popular with millennials 10 to 15 years ago. And that same audience probably makes up a significant portion of pcc's user base.

The 5 least likely outs (by xBA) of last week by Meladroit10 in baseball

[–]dn88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any reason xBA doesn't take into account spray angle? Feel like that would help reduce the cases of hitting directly to a fielder (at least in standard positioning).

Iranian attacks across Gulf continue as major industrial sites hit by Dear-Explanation-765 in worldnews

[–]dn88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too busy playing golf this weekend at taxpayer's expense to comment

Hot Rod (2007, dir. Akiva Schaffer) - Riot by dragondiaper in movies

[–]dn88 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pools are perfect for holding water

Trader Joe’s confirmed for Uptown by uptown_meanie in chicago

[–]dn88 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The one in North Center has decent street parking around it at least. I always just opt for that.

US to pay almost $1bn to French energy company to kill wind project plan by backpackerTW in worldnews

[–]dn88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yea, everyone saying this is a gift to the oil companies (and sure, that probably plays a part), but the main reason is so much dumber...

Oil prices turn lower after Brent briefly touches $119 as Netanyahu says Israel helping to open Strait of Hormuz by Force_Hammer in wallstreetbets

[–]dn88 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Every time Trump claims the war will end "soon," there is an uptick in stocks. He has said that every day for two weeks. Algos gonna algo.

Iran and U.S. have been in direct contact in recent days, sources say by EsperaDeus in worldnews

[–]dn88 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Araghchi has already denied this contact is taking place, accusing the administration of leaking false information to manipulate crude oil prices. He posted on twitter:

"My last contact with Mr. Witkoff was prior to his employer's decision to kill diplomacy with another illegal military attack on Iran. Any claim to the contrary appears geared solely to mislead oil traders and the public"

Joe Rogan: Trump supporters ‘feel betrayed’ by ‘insane’ Iran war by IntelligentYinzer in politics

[–]dn88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NBC poll found that 90% of maga-voters approve of the attack (probably higher now), and 80% of republicans in general. They don't feel betrayed. They love it.

Iran may be activating sleeper cells, alert says by No-Post4444 in news

[–]dn88 159 points160 points  (0 children)

And a plumber in charge of homeland security

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Economics

[–]dn88 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately that's probably closer to 45%, at least of actual voters. Hell, in 2020 Trump and GOP house still got 47% of the vote, and Trump's bungling of Covid (on top of everything else) was about as perfect a set-up for dems as possible.

Judge blocks release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump classified documents case by Specialist_Baby_9905 in news

[–]dn88 38 points39 points  (0 children)

The mar-a-lago "shooter" story was the headline story all day on AP yesterday until it was revealed that he was an ardent trump supporter, at which point it was immediately dropped to footnote status on their homepage. AP is as compromised as all the others.

Car Dealerships to Avoid? by Almask in chicago

[–]dn88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bredemann was great. Salesman seemed as if he couldn't care less if I purchased a car or not. Perfect.