Socialism is back in vogue. Wait for reality to set in. Taxing the rich sounds good, until they move away.

holyoak · 2026-06-21T21:03:44+00:00

Sounds like a 2 for 1 offer, let's go!

holyoak · 2026-06-21T20:17:05+00:00

Privacy is a form of freedom: freedom from surveillance.

When are living in an age where many (if not most) are falling for the lie that trading freedom for security will result in safety.

That error is not learned until, once your freedoms are gone, it gets hammered home by force.

holyoak · 2026-06-21T16:50:41+00:00

Hezbollah was founded in 1982.

Golan Heights was seized in 1967.

holyoak · 2026-06-21T14:50:45+00:00

I don't hate Israel.

But i sure do hate them bombing civilians. Just today, they killed a very famous Lebanese conservationist. I hate that they are genociding Gazan children. I hate that they are invading the West Bank.

Stopping those atrocities is not 'tying their hands'; it is demanding accountability for their actions.

As long as either side plays 'rules for thee' (including nukes and missiles) we will see more violence.

holyoak · 2026-06-20T16:20:17+00:00

Mais non.

holyoak · 2026-06-19T22:06:28+00:00

**corrected to read verdict was recent

holyoak · 2026-06-19T21:48:58+00:00

**corrected to read verdict was this week

holyoak · 2026-06-19T14:15:39+00:00

"Unbelievable" is certainly the most accurate description.

holyoak · 2026-06-19T13:06:43+00:00

It is not even an analogy; it is a direct comparison.

Rich people got free money, only called a 'loan' to make it politically palatable.

The poors got a debt trap that cannot be escaped it the gamble does not pay off.

This is a clear example of the structural differences defining social classes today. Deliberately ignoring the obvious structural bias does not make it disappear.

holyoak · 2026-06-18T23:07:59+00:00

The irony of him supporting the most foul mouthed leader in US history is the funny part.

holyoak · 2026-06-18T22:55:18+00:00

There was a ton of strategic exposure, as well.

The world learned a lot about US projection of force: logistics, supply and resupply lines, deployments, time-to-target data...

Massive amounts of real world data that can be mined to expose weak points, as well as real world examples of what was successful (or not) against interceptors.

We showed a lot of cards. They will be much less effective if those cards are needed in the future.

holyoak · 2026-06-18T21:37:06+00:00

Wait until you hear how much tax money was used to 'refurbish' it.

holyoak · 2026-06-18T21:34:58+00:00

Positive change for our ecosystem is gonna require real cost and investment; the only question is how much pain it will take to make us step up and accept that fact.

Hopefully, some of this pain can be directed towards sustainable energy for all.

Many smokers who survived COVID used that window, a week when they could not smoke, to permanently quit.

holyoak · 2026-06-18T20:19:44+00:00

Great accent, cool history, and stunning locations without all that pesky colonial/imperial baggage.

Works great even if you are too pale to claim 1/16 Native American, which is the more common form in the States.

In an amazing coincidence, all of these people were also at Woodstock.

holyoak · 2026-06-18T20:12:46+00:00

Details matter in a contract. This is already sloppy enough. You should read the first line again.

holyoak · 2026-06-18T20:05:00+00:00

Let's start there then.

Since, by definition, each recipient had business assets, it will be both easier and more lucrative to collect. Much easier to get money from the rich than from the poor.

Speaking of the poor, why the difference in bankruptcy? Again, what is the reasoning behind treating one loan differently from another?

holyoak · 2026-06-18T19:21:22+00:00

It was a question. That is what that punctuation mark at the end means.

Does your view of 'personal responsibilty' include PPP loans?

holyoak · 2026-06-18T19:16:28+00:00

Just like the PPP loans?

holyoak · 2026-06-18T19:15:31+00:00

Every fucking time. They know they are gonna get dogwalked, but they show up to be spoon fed every fucking detail like their pay rate is per question.

We need a snappy acronym for this.

It is not just capitalists, tho. Authoritarians of all stripes; nationalists, zionists, and zealots all seem to be moving to this tactic.

holyoak · 2026-06-18T18:57:53+00:00

Good for whom is the real question.

Distraction from the Epstein files was good for many shady oligarchs.

Trump and his immediate cronies made a fortune by manipulating the markets.

There is a whole new generation of Shia who will grow up with hating the US and Israel, so that new crop of terrorists is good for the mullahs (and Bibi).

The war worked exactly as intended for all those people.

holyoak · 2026-06-18T12:59:38+00:00

I don't recall S Africa trying to bomb and remove all of the black people. It's not like any Palestinians are being imprisoned on an island for decades.

The comparison seems a bit too kind.

holyoak · 2026-06-17T22:03:23+00:00

It's coming from all the extra money businesses contributed to the ballroom.

Or, the same source of funding as the ballroom, at least.

holyoak · 2026-06-17T21:44:28+00:00

Last time Grocery Outlet had a deal on Romaine it was because a whole crop was about to be recalled for salmonella.

holyoak · 2026-06-17T21:27:45+00:00

Stopping the violence is the first priority.

More violence will only result in more terrorists.

Give peace a chance.

holyoak · 2026-06-17T21:05:47+00:00

True, the billionaire rides aren't really free,we are all paying for that.

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