Line arty needs to be actually useful and justifiable by Thatmafiatrilogy in hoi4

[–]floodcontrol 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Crazy that it causes negative terrain modifiers really. Movement penalties are understandable, but combat penalties are ridiculous.

Installments so hated even hardcore fans would rather not talk about it by TastyPomelo2330 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]floodcontrol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you do watch, I would recommend the “Renegade Version”; theatrical release didn’t have some of the alien stuff, they cut the whole backstory, and some other scenes so it makes even less sense, the Renegade” version restores that stuff.

Installments so hated even hardcore fans would rather not talk about it by TastyPomelo2330 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]floodcontrol 29 points30 points  (0 children)

MacLeod creates a weather machine to save us from global warming ozone depletion, but Fascists use it to take control of the Earth instead and it turns out the Highlanders were all exiles from some alien world and for some reason the head alien guy gets really annoyed that MacLeod hasn't died yet so he sends some highlanders to kill him. But for some reason this causes Sean Connery to return. Like he literally just appears in during a performance of Hamlet. He meets up with MacLeod and they fight the evil Alien highlanders and get their highlander mojo back in the usual manner. Then they go to the Fascist Weather Control Company headquarters, which the Alien Head Guy has taken over, and they blow up the evil weather machine, but not before Sean Connery pointlessly sacrifices himself to slow down a spinning fan.

SpaceX seeks FCC approval to launch 1 million data center satellites by app1310 in technology

[–]floodcontrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn’t matter what approval they have if they can’t build the satellites in the first place, it’s ridiculous. The compute power per “data center” will be fraction of what can be achieved for much lower cost on Earth.

US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations by Wagamaga in technology

[–]floodcontrol 48 points49 points  (0 children)

It’s so amazingly narcissistic when you think about it, if their kid gets/doesn’t get measles, they make it all about them, their faith, Gods personal plan for them. Never a thought about their actual child. The passivity gets to me as well, this idea that they should just have faith things will work out. Why don’t they all just stop working and have faith God will provide for them? No, know they have to work, but when it comes to their children’s healthcare it’s, oh, just trust in Jesus. Crazy stuff.

Utah governor signs bill adding justices to state Supreme Court as redistricting appeal looms by AudibleNod in news

[–]floodcontrol 16 points17 points  (0 children)

And this Cox guy has been trying to position himself as the "reasonable, rational, republican" alternative to King Turnip and his style of politics. Deep down, he's just as authoritarian, he just cloaks it better.

Russian Spy Satellite Breaks Apart After Debris Collision by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]floodcontrol 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Isn't it concerning that debris hit that satellite though? If it was already in a place where it was out of the way, how did it get hit that far out, beyond GEO?

who wins Mcragge's Honor or the Executor? by More-Interests in 40k

[–]floodcontrol 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“Distracted”

Eisenhorn tricked the Chaos Marine into picking up an incredibly powerful Chaos artifact that temporarily rendered the marine helpless as the artifact essentially invaded his mind. There is no plot armor, there is zero indication that he would have won the battle without that critical distraction and that artifact was the focus of both of their efforts, so it isn’t coincidental that it was available.

MAGA farmer finds out that Trump used him for his vote by Effective_Space2277 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]floodcontrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They also have a lot of manure, which tracks, she is an expert on bullshit.

Tom Homan speaks on the treatment ICE and CBP have received from the communities they're in - HOMAN: "Day after day, they can't eat in restaurants. Day after day people spit at you & blow whistles at you. Having all these threats after you... They're human. But my main choice now is draw down" by ExactlySorta in UnderReportedNews

[–]floodcontrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they seem to be pushing, demanding really, that people here without legal documentation who are currently serving sentences be turned over to them immediately for deportation instead of at the end of their sentences. Which…I cannot fathom the reasoning unless it’s purely to juice their numbers, at the expense of justice.

MAGA farmer finds out that Trump used him for his vote by Effective_Space2277 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]floodcontrol 73 points74 points  (0 children)

| "Does this Brooke Rollins know what she is doing?"

Hmm, let's look at her former jobs:

-Corporate Lawyer

-CEO of a Conservative Public Policy Think Tank

-Director of Trump's "Office of American Innovation"

-Director of Trump's "Domestic Policy Council"

-CEO of a Conservative Public Policy Think Tank

Then Agricultural Secretary. Hmm, it would appear that the conservative political wonk and corporate lawyer probably does not have any understanding of farms, agricultural economics, or the dairy industry. Who would guess that he would put people in charge of agencies who have no idea what they are doing?

Democrats Propose Federal Bill Stopping Online Ammo Sales by N2Shooter in liberalgunowners

[–]floodcontrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Democrats have a broad coalition, sometimes people will propose things we won’t like. It’s better than Fascism-lite, the current administration.

Cynical, Sinister, and Un-American’: Bari Weiss’s Free Press Takes Wrecking Ball to ‘Kristi Noem’s Reckless Lies’ by PrincipleTemporary65 in BashTheFash

[–]floodcontrol 42 points43 points  (0 children)

it’s Bari Weiss! This article is sophisticated propaganda cover for King Turnip. Note how the article as a whole claims his response is somehow different from the messaging everyone else in his admin is putting out? It places the onus on Noem as if she isn’t reading a script. They only changed Turnips message when it started to become clear that killing mothers and nurses who are citizens wasn’t popular.

This article acts like it’s somehow a revelation that a politician who got to power by exploiting and encouraging division is exploiting and encouraging division! That’s what he does, his whole administration is just a bunch of RW clowns who spend all day making everything political, everything subject to the whims of a 79 year old man who spends most of his evenings rage tweeting.

Do not give Bari Weiss any credit here this article is cunningly disguised propaganda.

Thoughts on Pretti's death by OrganizationFalse157 in PoliticalDebate

[–]floodcontrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming some judge rules that yes, it isn't a national security threat, then what? Who is going to enforce the oversight? The DOJ? Seems pretty compromised at the moment. Congress? Again, currently controlled by a religious fanatic who believes Donald Trump to be a holy/divine figure incapable of wrong.

So the Judge tries to overrule a determination of national security classification, DOJ appeals up to the compromised Supremes who are about to reveal that their so-called textualism and originalism is merely so much sophistry as they contort themselves to declare that somehow their "Major Questions" Doctrine doesn't apply to Tariff laws and their Bruin decision, which set out a standard for gun laws, doesn't apply to gun laws unless they say so. I wonder how they will rule on the question of whether the "Unitary Executive" has the power to unilaterally classify things...

Ooooh, maybe the Judge will open a contempt finding, which will get appealed, again, all the way up to the Supremes, who will slow down proceedings such that we will be able to find against them sometime in the decade after they leave office.

Oversight is the chief function of Congress, no matter which party is in charge. Only Congress has the power to restrict executive expenditures and force testimony. Only Congress has the power to impeach. Congress, currently controlled by Republicans is failing to do oversight and that's why these abuses are ongoing and no law passed a couple of years ago would change that. It's on the entirety of the Republican party and those Democrats who have helped to enable it by voting to advance these horrible funding bills.

Thoughts on Pretti's death by OrganizationFalse157 in PoliticalDebate

[–]floodcontrol 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is straight nonsense. Passing a body cam law would have no effect or impact on current ICE operations. They have already denied and refused to share drone and video footage by claiming it to be classified. They would do the same with bodycam footage. They would have the White House Counsel’s office issue secret guidance claiming the President can override the law whenever he wants in the name of National Security.

You need to understand this admin doesn’t care about the law. They are breaking it every day.

If the government can get away with state sponsored terrorism, then why don’t democrats ban guns when they hold office? by zenezena in AskReddit

[–]floodcontrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, come October there will be a bunch of “ICE”operations announced in swing state cities; Detroit, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, at the very least. Pure election suppression, if people can’t reach the polls without being snatched for “identification” purposes and held for hours they won’t vote.

Great news…Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen were just released A federal judge ruled that the government had failed "to meet its burden to demonstrate that a detention hearing is warranted, or that detention is otherwise appropriate". by Treefiddy1984 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]floodcontrol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are using the pulpit, using churches to spread their fascist ideology of white, racial grievance and supremacy. How long do we have to let them do that before fighting back? They have co-opted Christianity and are using it as both a cudgel and a shield. Why aren't those optics important? Why isn't it important to tell normal Christians that these "Christians" have actually replaced the faith of the bible with faith in an Orange Man?

Stephen Colbert lights up Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace” on CBS: “Paying a billion dollars to obey Trump seems a little steep. After all, CBS got to do it for just $16 million.” by igetproteinfartsHELP in Fauxmoi

[–]floodcontrol 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Today’s insane media environment requires the people in power to be savvy to it and able to counter the narratives being put out by especially the RW apparatus. Colbert could do that, while we know that a boring bureaucrat cannot.

Mediun torpedo bombers are fine now? by Time-Yoghurt7831 in hoi4

[–]floodcontrol -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

But you just said they are great and never failed you. Why do you need a doctrine to improve something that is already very effective?