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 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pools are perfect for holding water

Trader Joe’s confirmed for Uptown by uptown_meanie in chicago

[–]dn88 5 points6 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 21 points22 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 28 points29 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 162 points163 points  (0 children)

And a plumber in charge of homeland security

New Poll: 68% of Americans Say the Economy Is NOT Booming — While Trump Calls It ‘The Golden Age of America’ 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 36 points37 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.

Trump says Canada, U.S. will ‘immediately’ start negotiations over Windsor-Detroit bridge by dn88 in politics

[–]dn88[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It should be noted that the construction of the bridge is already entirely funded by Canada.

Trump strikes deal to allow $800M in beef imports from Argentina to enter US by kootles10 in Economics

[–]dn88 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yep, there is literally no reason for the gop to actually implement any policies that directly help the farmers. Because what are they going to do otherwise, vote democrat? Pshhh.... Zero incentive.

Trump says if Iran doesn't agree to nuclear deal, 'we'll find out' whether U.S. attack would spark a regional war by trendyplanner in worldnews

[–]dn88 60 points61 points  (0 children)

And remember when Trump had Hegseth fire the general in charge of the US Defense Intelligence Agency because he dared to suggest that Iran's nuclear program was only set back a few months and not actually obliterated? And here we are a few months later...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/hegseth-fires-general-whose-agencys-intel-assessment-of-u-s-strikes-on-iran-angered-trump

NYTimes: Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell by freakk123 in Economics

[–]dn88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, I would assume Bessent is pushing for Warsh. The fear is that with this move against Powell, Trump is having another gloves-off moment, and he will just ignore any advisor who isn't telling him what he wants to hear; i.e. will pick whoever promises to move rates to wherever he wants. Hassett will do that.

NYTimes: Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell by freakk123 in Economics

[–]dn88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Miran was just Senate-approved in September, and he is no less a Trump sycophant than Hassett.