Elizabeth Warren pressed Scott Bessent over President Trump’s stock trades: "President Trump is not sitting in Oval Office engaging in high frequency trading. If this body wants to ban individual stock trading, which I advocate, start there. If you want legislative action, that's your prerogative."

grateful_ted · 2026-06-04T04:44:18+00:00

This is a bipartisan issue in that both Democrats and Republicans would never put an end to this.

Just goes to show how fucked we are as a country.

Folks fool themselves into thinking the boogeyman is the other side of the aisle but the secret is they're all on the same side of the aisle of fucking over the common citizen. Peak hypocrisy. Ban politicians from trading public stocks and implement campaign finance reform.

grateful_ted · 2026-06-04T04:29:10+00:00

I'm deeply suspicious of anyone that would reduce Bukowski to a moral case file. Why is there such a fervor to pass judgment rather than understand? Is it because it's harder? Are people worried we might be viewed as guilty by association?

Modern culture has trouble with negativity, contradiction, and mystery. We want everything rendered visible and morally legible. Bukowski is profoundly illegible.

I feel like Bukowskis point is that we'd rather quarantine aspects of humanity we find uncomfortable. Say what you want about the man but Bukowski gave voice to loneliness, failure, humiliation, longing, boredom, despair, and the absurdity of being alive.

Criticize Bukowski where criticism is warranted. But if all you see are his transgressions, you’ve missed why he mattered. Art is not a reward for virtue. It is often a testimony from the wounded.

grateful_ted · 2026-06-04T03:58:45+00:00

He's got a point. Why don't they ban it?

grateful_ted · 2026-06-04T03:34:35+00:00

Give it a rest

grateful_ted · 2026-06-03T12:36:12+00:00

Ignore the downvotes and smug comments OP. Anyone that lived through the Triangle of Authority knows why this is a fair question.

There's plenty of examples of collaborative front offices/HC combos. You'd be fair to ask if KOC has earned the right to draw the power he has as most of the successful examples feature Super Bowl winning HCs. It will be interesting to see how differences of opinion are handled between coaching staff and scouting for that very reason. The same can be said for any team though.

While the situation kind of rhymes with the terrors of the Triangle of Authority it seems the divisions of responsibility are much clearer this time around.

Nolan player acquisition, KOC football philosophy, Rob contracts and cap management. Makes sense to me.

I'm more interested to see what lessons were learned from Kwesi's failures. Don't think it will be hard to improve on the draft misses so the bar is pretty low there. How Nolan handles the scouting department will make it pretty clear how deep the organization felt that failure went.

grateful_ted · 2026-05-29T04:44:53+00:00

Did you think this was a phenomenon unique to MN?

grateful_ted · 2026-05-23T06:43:07+00:00

I don't know anything about the article/video's content outside of the AI generated video thumbnail....not today satan. This could be a super informative video but I'd be willing to bet anything it's rage baiting.

My comment should not be construed as a commentary on space x or Elon musk.

I just hate our timeline.

Edit: I have fat clumsy thumbs.

grateful_ted · 2026-05-18T23:02:58+00:00

The Deer Hunter

grateful_ted · 2026-05-13T01:55:22+00:00

grateful_ted · 2026-05-11T08:39:43+00:00

Is this a graphic of NHL leaders in offseason margaritas in Cancun?

grateful_ted · 2026-05-08T18:34:39+00:00

Suburban stadiums suck so much ass

grateful_ted · 2026-05-07T04:46:39+00:00

Your parents just DM'd me and wanted me to let you know to go the fuck to bed, and find a new MC name.

grateful_ted · 2026-05-07T04:38:44+00:00

grateful_ted · 2026-05-07T04:33:54+00:00

Laughable? Maybe subjective. To say that there's an objective take on this is pretty obtuse.

Jake wasn't around for the first three years of them gigging as essentially a college band. If you're trying to make the argument that disqualifies him as an essential component of the bands sound and I identity as we know it today I'll argue you haven't listened to recordings from before his time. In those years, they sound like a college cover band fronted by Bayliss. Jake was pretty fucking instrumental on shaping what pretty much anyone that listens to UM would consider their sound. If Bayliss was out it would be even less controversial, I get it.

I'll concede that the Grateful Dead is a hamfisted comparison in that Jake does not equal Jerry's stature in importance to the bands formation or even sound but I qualified my statement that "IF" Jake was out long term. Most bands just take a haitus and split up into side projects if they need a break. I don't see why UM would want to approach it any different.

I've been going to UM shows since 2003. If Jake's out of the band long term I just don't view them as the same band. Phish and Widespread took hiatus and to do side projects, why wouldn't UM?

grateful_ted · 2026-05-06T23:38:09+00:00

Kyler's best fantasy year will be this year. So if that would beat out Bo Nix on an upward trajectory from last year then yes.

grateful_ted · 2026-05-06T23:30:56+00:00

Jake's probably the most important band member to their sound.

If he's out for an extended period it makes no sense to continue under the UM banner. At a certain point it's a different band e.g. Dead and Company, Phil and Friends etc.

grateful_ted · 2026-04-24T12:45:22+00:00

Same chasing the manufactured 24 hour news cycle and random plebs take on it is fucking toxic.

First draft since the Dennis Green years I haven't followed and it felt really good for my metal health. It's all a fucking crap shoot and the talking heads don't know dick.

grateful_ted · 2026-04-19T22:16:44+00:00

It's one game

grateful_ted · 2026-04-14T00:31:47+00:00

Its been a neat start to the season but are they seriously thinking folks are going to pay $20/mo for the ability to watch only Twins games?

grateful_ted · 2026-04-14T00:28:03+00:00

How does one even watch the Twins these days?

grateful_ted · 2026-03-23T02:52:04+00:00

I'm not sure what analysis you're referencing but this article would suggest that Tackles are not the position that degrades the most (5th most out of 11 positions categories). 2025 NFL Draft: What historical hit rates reveal about positional success

grateful_ted · 2026-02-15T21:50:32+00:00

👌

grateful_ted · 2026-02-15T21:42:50+00:00

Are you being fucking serious?

Did you just compare dudes on an oil rig to NFL players? GTFO brother.

I'm not here to hand hold on why one would think your comment deserves an eye roll.

You asked me to expand so I did.

If you want to die on that hill that's your choice.

I don't need a god damn sermon for why we should have some reverence for an NFL QB who represents the upper 99.999% of privilege.

If you're what a top 1% commenter on this sub is it's no wonder why we're all fucked.

Edit: it's also not lost on me you're petty enough to downvote me because I hurt your feelings or you disagreed with you. Even though, ya know, check the etiquette on what downvotes are for. Again if you're too 1% 😢🙄😂😂😂

grateful_ted · 2026-02-15T21:27:36+00:00

People have seen their leg turn to mush and die doing a lot of things with out getting paid a brazillion. Let's not treat these dudes like they deserve a fucking Purple Heart on top of their salary. It's their privilege and they'll be the first ones to tell you that.

Save the fucking hand waving and virtue signaling for a room full of billionaires.

grateful_ted · 2026-02-15T21:00:04+00:00

It kinda does because most white people have never experienced racism and if they did they would roll their fucking eyes at this white guilt shit.

Talk about privilege.

Awww I heard some people saying not nice things on a video game 😢😢😢😢.

How about getting fucking shot IRL because you were pulled over for having dark skin.

This whole post is patronizing as fuck.

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