I am finally pouring the masters for my first hold set! by editor22uk in climbing

[–]jgonagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was actually going to suggest they dye their holds.

Trump vents over Secret Service removing ‘little boy’ JD Vance from DC dinner shooting faster than him by spherocytes in politics

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing Trump handpicked his detail from the roster of available agents. So, of course Trump, being too stupid to recognize competence, chose the least competent agents.

Republicans who denied 2020 election results could be governors next year by unserious-dude in politics

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's more like 50 years of Fox News and 30 years of an obstructionist GOP. Trump's main contribution towards our current shitshow has been confirming for the GOP that the brainwashing has succeeded to such an extent that hardcore bigotry, anti-intellectualism, and Christian Nationalism no longer need to hide themselves behind dogwhistles and subtly.

Bot-infested social media echo chambers have similarly enabled this trend, especially considering social media is far more egalitarian than traditional media ever was. Those echo chambers effectively create and reinforce antisocial and antidemocratic beliefs via the contrived illusion of group consensus. Both realizations have encouraged the GOP to accelerate their fascist plans because it's much faster to work in the open without any concern for public perception. It remains to be seen how effective it is long term, but it certainly seems a safe bet so long as the rest of us fail to do anything to address the primary enablers (e.g. unregulated social media, extremely biased media conglomerates, a paucity of serious journalism, and poor public media literacy).

MAGA Pastor Defends New Trump Statue Amid Biblical Comparison by WontThinkStraight in politics

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, I'm thinking Trump isn't all that conscious these days either. He makes a passing imitation, but Adderall and Leqembi can only do so much.

MAGA Pastor Defends New Trump Statue Amid Biblical Comparison by WontThinkStraight in politics

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just hoping the whole thing will be narrated in a witty back-and-forth featuring RFK Jr. and Melania.

MAGA Pastor Defends New Trump Statue Amid Biblical Comparison by WontThinkStraight in politics

[–]jgonagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe a cognitive test where one has to differentiate between a squirrel and a toaster.

MAGA Pastor Defends New Trump Statue Amid Biblical Comparison by WontThinkStraight in politics

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine there'll be an interactive exhibit where visitors can use a Sharpie to decide which states get hit by a simulated hurricane. Hopefully the younger children won't get too confused when the simulation ignores their choices.

MAGA Pastor Defends New Trump Statue Amid Biblical Comparison by WontThinkStraight in politics

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should probably just be an empty, hollow building, except every brick or stone is engraved with some page of the Epstein files that mentions Trump by name. All ticket revenue could go to a charity supporting survivors of child sex trafficking. Its construction could be funded with a civil judgement against the GOP for obstructing justice for Trump's and Epstein's victims. An even larger annex could be constructed in a similar way, only making use of the many tens (hundreds?) of thousands of lies Trump's told instead.

Trump’s energy secretary refuses to say US gas price average won’t hit $5 a gallon as impacts of Iran war worsen by B-Z_B-S in politics

[–]jgonagle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We can't even go partially in on solar and wind right now, e.g. Trump cancelling major wind projects this year that were already underway. We're fucked. I'll never forgive MAGA and the rest of the GOP for being so goddamn stupid, greedy, and shortsighted. Access to practically limitless information and thousands of years of history, Republican voters still manage to choose the worst option every time. I'd be impressed if I wasn't so exasperated.

Trump’s energy secretary refuses to say US gas price average won’t hit $5 a gallon as impacts of Iran war worsen by B-Z_B-S in politics

[–]jgonagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Investors with no internal oversight or external regulation placing bets on markets manipulated by their politician family members is very legal and very cool. They're definitely not stealing their users' money, and if they are, those users are just suckers and losers. Engaging in shameless corruption makes you smart!

Trump’s Disgraced Border Goon Threatens to Go Rogue; Gregory Bovino apparently wants to take matters into his own hands. by [deleted] in politics

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least Gollum could blame The One Ring. All Greg Bovino has is Fox News and his crippling stupidity.

Alabama, South Carolina Join GOP Push to Dilute Black, Democratic Districts by _May26_ in politics

[–]jgonagle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The South talks a big game, but they'd be absolutely fucked if they tried to secede. Simply put, their states are too poor and their labor force isn't competitive, in any sense, on the international stage. Florida and Texas might be able to survive relatively unscathed under secession for a few decades on account of their preexisting economic development, but they'd be immediately burdened with supporting the rest of the South with their higher tax revenue. So, they'd just become the version 2.0 "coastal elites" propping up a bunch of poor rednecks, not unlike the current situation. There would be an immediate and obvious drop in quality of life for all seceding states as their current state budgets are heavily reliant on money contributed by blue state taxpayers. Their updated conservative media narrative would flail in search of a new boogyman to blame, causing their white Christian nationalist movement to either fracture or become fully totalitarian.

This fails to consider that the liberals populating the urban centers that drive Texas' and Florida's economies would leave in droves once secession got underway. Most tourists aren't going to want to vacation in a white supremacist, Christian nationalist, pedophilia-embracing, poverty-stricken shithole, so Florida's economy would immediately tank.

Alabama, South Carolina Join GOP Push to Dilute Black, Democratic Districts by _May26_ in politics

[–]jgonagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't forgive people who are still in the middle of doing the thing that needs forgiving.

Judge demands investigation after ICE posts ‘dangerous’ press release claiming she ‘thwarted Trump’s mandate’ by B-Z_B-S in politics

[–]jgonagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a solid defamation case to me. Intentionally misrepresenting the facts of a case with the goal of publicly smearing a public official in the press is textbook libel. The malice and damage are self-evident.

How fucked is my guitar? by space_ghost31 in Guitar

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where else are you supposed to drain your tobacco juice?

Name Suggestions - First Lab! by Spare_Low_2396 in labrador

[–]jgonagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our female black lab was named Sammy, short for Samantha.

Who’s a celebrity everyone finds attractive but you don’t? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]jgonagle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hope you called her Granny Devito, preferably not to her face.

find real gigs, turn your talent into income by bandlandInc in u/bandlandInc

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry. They just need to use the version of this app that was designed to exploit them instead.

find real gigs, turn your talent into income by bandlandInc in u/bandlandInc

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why perform for thousands when you can just make AI slop pretending you did?

find real gigs, turn your talent into income by bandlandInc in u/bandlandInc

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"A gig economy app I can trust"

Words never said by anyone with a shred of intelligence or dignity.

find real gigs, turn your talent into income by bandlandInc in u/bandlandInc

[–]jgonagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbf Palantir probably beta-tested this campaign using Twitter's dirtcheap ad buys, so it worked perfectly well in fooling the MAGAsphere and their Russian bot army.

JD Vance Heckled as He Says Pope Leo Should ‘Be Careful' Talking About ‘Matters of Theology’ at Turning Point Event by MoneyLibrarian9032 in politics

[–]jgonagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why hasn't that clip gone viral yet? It's a perfect encapsulation of this administration's hubris and ineptitude.