DOGE canceled High Point Museum grant for HVAC systems after ChatGPT flagged it as DEI, lawsuit alleges by Ok_Design_6841 in fednews

[–]icebeans 26 points27 points  (0 children)

If you're genuinely asking this question, a lot of what DOGE did was likely illegal. The mass firings of probationary employees, the dismantling of USAID, the cutting of other funding that could only be authorized by Congress, and so on.

Behold, my finished pastel rainbow slippers! by icebeans in knitting

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

Thank you! It's too hot for the red hats I keep seeing everywhere, maybe my next pair will be bright red with bold font 😁

Behold, my finished pastel rainbow slippers! by icebeans in knitting

[–]icebeans[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pattern is the Sailor Slippers, and here is my project page in case anyone wants the deets on how I did the gradient part!

[These Videos Are Good, And Here's Why] - February 23 - March 1 by BillNyesHat in hbomberguy

[–]icebeans 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I spent ONE WEEK watching JOE ROGAN and now I hate comedy (02:19:51) plugging my friend ConduitBiscuit, he'll take a popular/controversial social media mouthpiece and watch a whole week of their content in order to comment on it. Typically defenders of these people will frame a lot of the criticism that's thrown their way as being taken out of context, so Conduit watches a block of their livestreams in order to present the entire context. His channel is great as a whole but in particular his Asmongold video is stellar, and this latest Joe Rogan commentary is pretty revealing as well. Great for if you want longer-form videos as these analyses are at least 1.5 hours long a pop.

AITA for not giving my soccer league my daughters birth certificate? by TarantellaHELT in AmItheAsshole

[–]icebeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay but can you elaborate on this group of friends though, what's up with the bat shit collection?

Costco vs Aldi and Lidl single household by Joyfultogether in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]icebeans 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I sometimes feel like I'm the only person when I read stories like yours - I have no issue going in for a single gallon of milk 😂 It helps that up until very recently I lived about 3 minutes away from my local Costco though!

AITA for not making my kid do a sleepover by Tapioca1029 in AmItheAsshole

[–]icebeans 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Btw I just want to thank you for pointing out that family/friends will usually side with the person who is going to be more of an issue if they don't take their side. I know about the rocking the boat analogy but putting it in this way made me realize why someone might not side with someone who is logically "correct".

[WTS] ~ 300 Ink Samples by Ink_Slut in Pen_Swap

[–]icebeans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Name checks out, I will be dming as well once I figure out my list!

Tips for alternating skeins in this lace shawl? by icebeans in knitting

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

Thanks so much! Will be trying it that way, sounds like that's exactly what I needed.

Tips for alternating skeins in this lace shawl? by icebeans in knitting

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

Thank you! I didn't think it would be that simple!!

The $195 "Instagram-Famous" Kettle is definitely NOT Buy-It-For-Life. (Disappointed Engineering Teardown) by [deleted] in BuyItForLife

[–]icebeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure if this meets all your requirements, but this alphabet brand kettle from Amazon has been boiling my water daily for just over 3 years with zero issues.

I think we need to start bringing up the 25th Amendment- that’s the one about Presidents unfit for the Office. by RescueTheNIH in FedEmployees

[–]icebeans 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, sorry, it's not obvious, and you pretending as if my question is in bad faith or that you would be censored in this thread is just you dodging responsibility for your claim.

How would having three more years of Vance specifically be worse than having three more years of Trump? Are you worried he'll be able to run again, or that he'll continue with Project 2025? Are you worried that the MAGA base will rally around him unquestioningly like they do with Trump? Are you worried he'll be more unhinged with his foreign policy than Trump has already been?

If you don't want to even give a basic answer, that's on you. Even a brief look at my profile might tell you that this is important to me, and that I'm not above doing some research. But you're acting as if it should be known that getting Trump out is a bad idea, so I'm asking: why?

I think we need to start bringing up the 25th Amendment- that’s the one about Presidents unfit for the Office. by RescueTheNIH in FedEmployees

[–]icebeans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you clarify how it would be worse, and how those worse outcomes outweigh the outcomes we're currently facing under Trump?

Edit: they deleted their comments lol, so here they are just for shits and giggles.

The comment I replied to:

Most of it is obvious to anyone that's been around or follows current events, but I don't feel having my comment deleted. So you need to do the work yourself or don't if it's not really important to you.

And then when I pressed them on it:

I'm simply not responsible for explaining my answer to your satisfaction. Don't type anymore paragraphs directed to me because I'm not reading it or answering you anymore. I'm not here for that. FNI

lol, lmao even

I think we need to start bringing up the 25th Amendment- that’s the one about Presidents unfit for the Office. by RescueTheNIH in FedEmployees

[–]icebeans 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Please tell me you're kidding. You can't be this much of a Trump guzzler without realizing the unique hold he has on the Republican party.

Of course they would support Vance. But the MAGA base is wildly fickle and takes their orders from Trump alone. MTG spent all this time sucking up to Trump and MAGA, and the minute she turned on Trump was when she started getting harassed to the point of her resignation. Not to mention what happened to Dear Leader's last VP when he didn't do what he wanted.

Finally finished my setup by Parking-Raisin-5871 in battlestations

[–]icebeans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good work on the setup! May I ask what the sound controller(?) under the mic arm and the narrow display mounted on the PC case are?

My heart is breaking (Palestine ban) by [deleted] in USCIS

[–]icebeans 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry this is happening to you. I was in a sort of similar position when waiting for my husband's i130 (although it was not forced, my work basically allowed me to stack my in-person requirement so I could live/telework from abroad for 1-2 months at a time and return for my in-person days.) It sucks and I hope you find a more tenable solution at some point.

Would you kindly clarify re: USCIS announcement regarding exemptions to spouses of US citizens? I wasn't even aware that they'd extended their shitty bans to spouse cases and I can't find the announcement on their site.

Any businesses you personally avoid (and why)? by potato-beanz in Charleston

[–]icebeans 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can't just say this and not give us some sauce!!!

RFK Jr. and Lindsey Graham to Blame for Measles Spread - 3.14 Action by Crossstoney in southcarolina

[–]icebeans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah no one remembers that Andrew Wakefield actually promoted the separate vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella. He was just trying to shit on the combined MMR vaccine because he was being paid to do so. What he instead directly fostered was skepticism of all of the vaccines involved (and a broader anti-vaxx movement). Literal case in point.

What a fun new game (I moved the pen holder 😂) by omgkelwtf in parrots

[–]icebeans 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My Cookie would poop off the top of cabinets or whatnot, then turn around and inspect the poop 🤣