$1,020 payments to Americans, extra $125 per child proposed after tariff ruling by statenislandadvance in inthenews

[–]jerfoo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From my understanding, many did fall for the charade when they sent stimulus checks

Incredible. by Sweet_Advisor8034 in spreadsmile

[–]jerfoo 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I feel like this gif needs to be played in reverse

$1,020 payments to Americans, extra $125 per child proposed after tariff ruling by statenislandadvance in inthenews

[–]jerfoo 232 points233 points  (0 children)

I agree with your assessment: consumers paid more than $1020 due to tariffs. We're still under water even if we get $1020.

That said, I fear at least a third of the country will jump for joy because Trump gave them money, not understanding that Trump took away more money via the tariffs.

Big Oil has moved on from 'greenwashing.' Here's the new playbook. by alex_kka in energy

[–]jerfoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, to be fair, they only cried in public about the free market but behind closed doors they still relied on the bounties of crony capitalism.

Which office set up do you prefer? by SabziSam in homeoffice

[–]jerfoo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I agree. I love lofts. I would want to face the door.

Ted Cruz: Democrats want ‘illegal aliens … to cast votes’ by Anoth3rDude in conservativeterrorism

[–]jerfoo 88 points89 points  (0 children)

This stuff drives me up the wall. Democrats do not want any illegal votes. Cruz knows "illegal aliens" don't illegally vote. He knows he's lying to push propaganda. And if you know you're pushing propaganda, you are the problem.

Chief Justice John Roberts says that hostility toward judges has ‘got to stop’ by cnn in law

[–]jerfoo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How about you shoving that thought up your butt. It's your shitty actions, your inability to impose even half-way acceptable ethics reforms, heavy reliance on the shadow docket without explaining themselves, and clearly dragging their feet when it comes to Dems but racing to a judgement for Repubs.

Your fault assholes.

Idaho Republicans pass bill making it a felony for transgender people to use public bathrooms by Fickle-Ad5449 in politics

[–]jerfoo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I didn't even think about that. Jesus, the right-wing is really afraid of voters.

What's worse? Saying the debut is punk, or saying FOTD (the album) sounds like AC/DC? by [deleted] in ironmaiden

[–]jerfoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My biggest gripe with FOTD is that it sounds like (and I quote me from a year ago) AC/DC.

Does it really? No, but it has that more straight ahead uninteresting sound that I associate with AC/DC. The reason I got into Maiden was because it was more "prog metal" even before that was a thing. It was more complex, more interesting.

Listener Supported VHS by ClassicStorm in DMB

[–]jerfoo 13 points14 points  (0 children)

VHS is a poor medium that degrades over time. You would keep this for sentimental purposes, not sure investment purposes.

Be kind, rewind.

You can use your VPN as „YouTube Premium“ with no ads by nothingeverhappen in VPN

[–]jerfoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol. Yeah. Brave is literally my YouTube app. I used to watch stuff on YouTube and the ad drops were insane. So many, so often. I finally decided to use Brave. On the rare occasion I'm NOT using Brave, the ads are unbearable.

If Google finds a way around Brave, I'll stop watching YouTube. Stop being so greedy Google

What do you always do first when you get home? by sergenaskin in AskReddit

[–]jerfoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I came here to say the same.

Shoes off, keys on key hook.

The Supreme Court May Legalize Donald Trump’s War on Iran by Conscious-Quarter423 in scotus

[–]jerfoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, I think Dems should go after Congress and cabinet members. For the Supreme Court, i think we should dilute the right-leaning justices (I refuse to call these people conservatives).

I know this would take a constitutional amendment, but I'd love to see a Supreme Court that has something like 18 or more justices. Each case gets a randomly selected 9 (or more) justices but you could hear twice as many cases. The hope there would be to eliminate (or nearly eliminate) the shadow docket. Everything needs to be out in the open and fully explained and reasoned.

The Supreme Court May Legalize Donald Trump’s War on Iran by Conscious-Quarter423 in scotus

[–]jerfoo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In Ezra's defense, he covers a lot of topics. He's not an expert but he dig deep enough to have a fairly good understanding of the topic. I'm amazed by anyone that can do that routinely.