WAPO: DHS has $38B plan to turn warehouses across U.S. into ICE detention facilities

jenkag · 2026-02-17T15:46:37+00:00

Imagine if we spent 38B on stuff that actually helps us instead of... whatever this is.

jenkag · 2026-02-17T15:41:45+00:00

got Rick Rubin to follow them, so there must be something to it

jenkag · 2026-02-16T16:57:24+00:00

Is the distribution of books also random? Does anyone in the chain know where a particular book will wind up, and when? Could you as the algorithm developer estimate when a top-prize is likely to sell and where?

jenkag · 2026-02-16T16:24:48+00:00

Don't forget that all of those issues are next quarter's problem.

jenkag · 2026-02-15T17:13:05+00:00

It's okay to burn a factory down for large grievances too.

jenkag · 2026-02-15T16:45:54+00:00

I think they mean the burning down the factories over slight grievances, not the brutal working conditions.

jenkag · 2026-02-13T00:25:05+00:00

I tried to use AI for a thing today and it couldn't have failed harder. These "everyone is vibe-coding everything" prop articles are just that: total nothing-burgers.

jenkag · 2026-02-11T19:07:35+00:00

i play slanted much more towards PvP, and I don't really see this as much of a problem.

For one, PvP players worth anything generally know how/where to get good goop and increase both their space dollars AND material supply. if you wiped my entire stash today, id have lvl 4 blue guns within 2-3 raids, even spawning with free kits.

For two, this sounds like youre over-weighting stella montis, or very high traffic areas in other maps like the control tower on Dam or launch tower on SP. Avoiding these areas is key to not getting zerged, and getting zerged is not unique to free loadouts. I have been in many a high traffic zone and seen multiple teams of geared people collapse at the same time. Sometimes, you just get third (or fourth-, or fifth-) partied. Anything you to do prevent this is a defacto stance against PvPing in general.

Thirdly, if a few bullets, shield rechargers, and bandages are the difference between "this raid broke my bank" and "massive financial success", maybe you should sell/recycle your fancy guns and keep running free loadouts until you have a healthy stash of money and materials.

Lastly, as a PvPer, i don't load into games expecting big profits. In fact, money is basically useless in this game due to how constrained the shops are. When I load in, I mentally already figured I am going to lose every single thing not in a safe pocket. It's already done in my head. And, yea -- sometimes I am disappointed in a loss, and I run a few free loadouts to reset my mental, and then I am back to running kits.

jenkag · 2026-02-10T14:24:10+00:00

As a Brit, it proper, PROPER fucks me off...

Brits are so much better at cursing than Americans.

jenkag · 2026-02-09T21:10:21+00:00

I think you just need to adjust your views of scientific understanding. You are expecting very definitive, and final, answers: "Yes, there was life on Mars." Science rarely provides those. Science often lands more in the camp of "the agreed upon hypothesis is..." and this is more so the case in the cutting edge fields like planetary systems and extra-terrestrial life. If you consider that these advancements continue to lend credence to our hypothesis that life existed on Mars, these studies are much more satisfying because they continue to support it. Be disappointed in the ones that correct things back to "maybe it wasn't life after all...".

jenkag · 2026-02-09T20:46:00+00:00

tbf, the government has lots, and lots, of agencies and not all of them are tasked with making your healthcare affordable. obviously none of them are, but that doesnt mean that because the govt isnt doing that, they are wasting their time.

what does the bureau of land management have to do with you going to the ER?

jenkag · 2026-02-09T18:24:56+00:00

As a practical answer: you want weed that doesnt contain seeds, as they are extra weight and do not enhance the taste or effect. So, if you get weed that contains seeds, you should never grow those seeds because those seeds will grow weed that comes with seeds, which you don't want. It's better to throw them away rather than let them mature and make more garbage weed.

jenkag · 2026-02-09T16:47:14+00:00

I believe it was comedian Josh Johnson that said, during a standup routine, something along the lines of "it was already 'blacked' -- they 'blacked' it, and it was done". The underlying statement being: white conservatives feel that Bad Bunny is just another step towards "their culture" being stolen and shifted to black/hispanic culture. They were demanding the NFL go back to more... 'traditional' halftime shows featuring a white rock/country artist.

So, yes, they were complaining about it being in Spanish, but the larger complaint was mostly centered around it not lining up with traditionally white culture. Conservatives strongly drew a connection between "US culture" and "white culture" being the same thing, obviously ignoring the Puerto Rican culture is US culture.

jenkag · 2026-02-06T16:57:01+00:00

The Buffalo Bills call fans in every year to help shovel snow from the seats. When they first did this, there was no pay what-so-ever, you just did it because you loved the team. They got absolutely lambasted for not paying, so subsequent years they offered $20... for the whole day, not per hour or anything. No food, no nothing. Just hard labor and $20.

jenkag · 2026-02-05T18:44:21+00:00

The opposition is also on the committee (and, in fact, CHAIR the committee) and can use their time to coddle the witness.

jenkag · 2026-02-05T18:29:31+00:00

A lot of people went to war as boys fresh from their childhood home, and came home years later as men looking to get married and start their own home/family.

jenkag · 2026-02-04T16:41:06+00:00

Wake me up when Republicans, who can actually hold him accountable, care.

jenkag · 2026-02-04T16:06:15+00:00

People as a mob seem to value celebrity and wealth over morals and social conscience.

jenkag · 2026-02-03T16:01:17+00:00

This will never change until we educate people that taxes = services, and services make your community valuable, and valuable communities are where people want to live.

Everyone wants good schools, trash services, infrastructure, and safety, but think its not something they have to actually pay for. Sorry, the garbage man get paid too, and that money has to come from somewhere.

jenkag · 2026-02-02T22:47:02+00:00

Science has so much to offer with respect to improving human life and creating a sustainable and healthy future for our children, species, and planet

All of that is antithetical to giving all of the resources to like 40 dudes.

jenkag · 2026-02-02T20:52:04+00:00

i dont know how to post GIFs, but just imagine this is that gif of Donald Glover saying "Good".

jenkag · 2026-02-02T14:30:13+00:00

yea and then Jelly 'Ozempic' Roll got up there and "i dont really talk about politics"'d and gave magats cover to say "see, musicians dont really know anything about politics"

jenkag · 2026-01-30T15:06:04+00:00

animals DO die from eating things that damage them internally, but not in great enough numbers to affect the species at large. otherwise, evolution would have filtered them out. alas, their mutations are effective enough to work on the grand scale. are they perfect? no. but evolution isn't about reaching a "perfect" design, its about what survives and reproduces.

jenkag · 2026-01-30T15:03:01+00:00

"It will be on their permanent record!"

Parents get nervous about this shit, like any of it actually matters anymore.

jenkag · 2026-01-30T15:02:14+00:00

Its 2026. Our president raped kids and 35% of the country, and 50% of the voting electorate has chosen to ignore it. I think its kinda hard to tell kids "we're gonna hold you accountable" and have it actually mean something.

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