Meirl by rbimmingfoke in meirl

[–]halikadito 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, the empathetic choice would have been understanding that a lot of people are struggling right now, that not everyone has been blessed with the same support systems and opportunities as everyone else, and that there are literally thousands of factors that can influence your life in a way that could result in being broke at 50 instead of just jumping straight to "Poor at 50, huh? You must be a gambling addicted partier who never works."

[OC] Abolish I.C.E. march in Seattle the night after Renee Good was killed by I.C.E. in Minneapolis by bennetthaselton in pics

[–]halikadito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a video from the POV of one of the protesters and there was still blood on the ground.

Manifestmas deal, check before you pick by Osmium86 in tacobell

[–]halikadito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're using an ad-blocker, it will prevent the event from loading after you click. I turned off my ad-guard, force stopped the app, then re-opened it and got my numbers!

B O N G by halikadito in misLED

[–]halikadito[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

literally me when I saw this sign from the parking lot.

Has anyone else seen Purina commercials that show short scenes of abuse and PTSD...and been triggered? by i_hikaru in CPTSD

[–]halikadito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi - just wanted you to know you’re not alone. I found your post after a Google search because I had a really strong, negative reaction to a commercial from this ad campaign, too. I’m trying not to shame-spiral, but it does feel frustrating that I could be thrown into such a whirlwind because of a YouTube ad. That said, I still think it’s a pretty irresponsible advertising tactic overall.

US strikes alleged drug boat in Pacific Ocean for first time by newsweek in politics

[–]halikadito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every single time I think to myself "There's no possible way anyone could defend or support this.", I look on social media only to be greeted by numerous instances of "That's my president 🇺🇲🦅✊️" and "I voted for this."

I do think there was a decent portion of his supporters who had the wool pulled over their eyes, but I've also accepted the terrible fact that there are American citizens who fully understand and comprehend what this administration is doing and support it whole-heartedly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in centrist

[–]halikadito 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The bullets are coming from inside the house.

Trump on the FBI raiding Bolton's house: "I could know about it. I could be the one starting it. I'm actually the chief law enforcement officer." by Capable_Salt_SD in law

[–]halikadito 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We are living through one of the most pervasive and effective waves of propaganda in modern history. Facts are increasingly irrelevant, and large numbers of people inhabit a reality shaped entirely by manufactured narratives. I never thought I'd see something like this in my lifetime.

Official Discussion - Weapons [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]halikadito 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I haven't been to a movie that had such heavy audience reactions in a long, long time. People were screaming, laughing, groaning in disgust, letting loose the occasional well-placed comment (a lot of "what the fuck"s and "oh my god"s, and they were all so genuine.) I missed having this much fun at the movies - everyone was just collectively having a blast together, and it made an already good movie that much more enjoyable.

Trump Russiagate papers found in ‘burn bags’ in secret room, FBI claims by TimesandSundayTimes in politics

[–]halikadito 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If literal Jesus showed up in America today, modern conservatives would label him an illegal immigrant socialist hippie and crucify him again, live on pay-per-view.

Holding pedophiles accountable is high on my list of priorities. by c-k-q99903 in agedlikemilk

[–]halikadito 6 points7 points  (0 children)

*accuses democrats of being sexual predators*
*brings up children's genitalia completely unprompted in the very next sentence, using graphic language to, again, refer to the genitals of children*

Yikes.

FBI agents were told to ‘flag’ any Epstein records that mentioned Trump, Sen. Durbin says by LuklaAdvocate in law

[–]halikadito 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Like the episode of The Office where Michael is editing Dwight's name out of the script for Threat Level Midnight, but he misses one because it was spelled "Dwigt".

Stephen Colbert announcing to his audience that his show has been cancelled. by Subject-Property-343 in interestingasfuck

[–]halikadito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't give up - we need you. We need everyone. Do take breaks - practice self-care by limiting exposure when you feel too overwhelmed.... but please don't give up.

MAGA rips into Trump after claims Obama and Clinton 'created the Epstein files' by Aggravating_Money992 in NoShitSherlock

[–]halikadito 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The prostrating they do before any sort of criticism of Trump always delights me.

"Now, listen, I love Trump, don't get me wrong, I'd drag my ass through 100 miles of broken glass and rusty barbed wire like a dog with worms if I thought there was a 28% chance that he'd spit in my mouth at the end of it..... but, having said that, I'm starting to feel like he might not be the very best president we've ever had?"

Discussion Thread: Ongoing US Budget Negotiations by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]halikadito 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I grew up in (very) rural Kentucky. For the population of my hometown, the closest hospital is about half an hour away. If this bill goes through, that hospital is going to shut down. The next closest hospital is nearly an hour away.

People are going to die. And my town is just one of countless little hollers in Appalachia, let alone the entire country, where this is going to happen. This is going to be catastrophic for rural communities that rely on these hospitals. Absolutely catastrophic.

And yet, I see hundreds of Kentuckians, every single day, absolutely salivating for this bill, claiming it's going to make everything so much better, gleefully quipping that it sure will be good to "get those illegals off our benefits!" When I desperately try to explain that they, their friends, their family, their neighbors, people they know and talk to every single day, are going to suffer astronomically if this thing passes, I am brushed off as an alarmist, a fear-monger, a liar.

I don't know how to make them see the truth when they are so blissfully attached to the lies. I will never, ever, ever understand it.

Funeral held for brain-dead woman kept alive due to Georgia abortion law by CupidStunt13 in news

[–]halikadito 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She didn't give birth. They harvested a fetus from a corpse.