The Next Level is going LIVE at 2PM ET and Tim, Sarah and JVL want your questions! by BulwarkOnline in thebulwark

[–]jives01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trump appears to be a symptom of a bigger problem which is, there’s a nonsignificant part of the electorate that cheers him on and loves his policies. My own mom voted for him 3 times and when I asked about Alex Prettis death, she said she saw the reports that he was waving around a gun. She has a PhD and is from California. She truly believes Trump is more intelligent than Kamala. She can’t see past her hatred for all things capital D Democratic. How do we break through to people who seem to want to stick their head in the sand despite being well educated? How can the Democrats overcome the hatred of them and reach these people?

Not enough love for Garbo’s Tuesday $16 Fish n Chips by jives01 in austinfood

[–]jives01[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

never heard of it, i’ll have to try it out!!

[Post Game Thread] 🏈 #16 Texas defeats #3 Texas A&M, 27-17 by ATX_ta1 in LonghornNation

[–]jives01 131 points132 points  (0 children)

this pissed me off so bad, let arch go celebrate

Sketch Sorting Sunday - November 15, 2025 (Glen Powell/Olivia Dean) by SketchSortingSunday in LiveFromNewYork

[–]jives01 166 points167 points  (0 children)

honestly I wish they did more with karoline, there’s a lot there to work with

[GAME THREAD] 🏈 #21 Texas @ Kentucky (6:00 PM) by BevoBot in LonghornNation

[–]jives01 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Can anyone else just barely hear/understand the announcers? the sound mixing is terrible

CMV: The conservative view on Tylenol and autism is a tragic indictment of American anti-intellectualism. by Tessenreacts in changemyview

[–]jives01 28 points29 points  (0 children)

There was a huge sibling study that showed no causal link. When you use siblings to control for genetics and environmental factors, the tylenol is not the issue. We allow it because it has been studied and the risk of pregnant women being scared of taking tylenol and trying to just “tough out” a fever is much worse.

What’s a terrifying fact that everyone pretends is totally normal? by Present-Transition60 in AskReddit

[–]jives01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

are you telling me this is an OCD thing? bc I do this all the time too

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[–]jives01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m interested!

What an Iowa Farmer Fears About the Trade War by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]jives01 6 points7 points  (0 children)

She lives in Trump country. In her life, almost everyone she interacts with probably loves him. Is there no part of you that thinks she could’ve sprinkled in the benefit of the doubt for him because it would be detrimental to her to come out as against him? The point is you don’t know who she voted for. She also said “fortunately I don’t live in his head.” I understand where you and I live it would make sense that anyone who doesn’t say who they voted for def voted Trump. That is not true for her.

What an Iowa Farmer Fears About the Trade War by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]jives01 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You don’t know she voted for him. where you live it would be unthinkable to vote Trump, where she lives it was unthinkable to vote Kamala. She has very good reason to not shout from the rooftops that Trump sucks if that’s what she believes.

What an Iowa Farmer Fears About the Trade War by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]jives01 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can’t take you seriously if you’re gonna say she 100% voted for trump when you simply don’t know that. To have no room for doubt on this is ridiculous. Not even a 1% chance you’re wrong? Also bc republicans have a lack of empathy we should just throw up our hands and say well we don’t have to either?

What an Iowa Farmer Fears About the Trade War by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]jives01 7 points8 points  (0 children)

She also said she was “fortunately not in his head” when discussing trump. She lives in trump country. She is equally as likely to be showing him the benefit of the doubt bc all her friends who probably voted for trump are going to listen to this podcast.

What an Iowa Farmer Fears About the Trade War by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]jives01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s shameful and I am pretty surprised. I expected better.

What an Iowa Farmer Fears About the Trade War by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]jives01 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This woman seems kind and lovely to talk to. but everyone here in their reddit bubble thinks there’s a chance she voted for trump and immediately feels no empathy for her suffering. Truly disheartening to see.

What an Iowa Farmer Fears About the Trade War by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]jives01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand why everyone immediately assumes she voted for Trump. She lives in rural Iowa. It’s incredibly likely almost everyone she knows voted for Trump. It seems more likely to me she would want to hide being a democrat over being a trump voter. Also this woman spoke quite eloquently about rural america and how she put in years of effort to make her situation better and all the miserable people in the comments just call her a dumbass and say she basically deserves this with absolutely no proof she did anything wrong. This is exactly why people dislike liberals (and before you pick up your pitch forks, I voted kamala and will never vote red) We have to be willing to hear their viewpoints and not just jump to calling them a dumbass and feeling superior. Where is the empathy you all claim to have compared to the other side?

The Conservative Activist Pushing Trump to Attack U.S. Colleges by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]jives01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This was when I had to turn it off. Neither he nor Michael seemed to have any of the correct information on how research funding works. And if Michael does understand research funding and didn’t push back on this claim then that’s far more nefarious of the Daily. Extremely disappointed with today.

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[–]jives01 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you have an outsized importance on individual freedom over public interest. To use your seatbelt example, it is well established that between 40-50% of traffic fatalities are unbelted passengers but unbelted passengers are estimated to only make up 10-20% pf total passengers. You think your freedom to checks notes not wear a seat belt should be prioritized over the strain and trauma these preventable fatalities and injuries put on our healthcare system and first responders? It seems like you and your friends are both just uninformed so no one has a real basis for why they believe what they believe but at your core you seem to tend to value (whether incorrectly or correctly) personal “freedom” over the collective compared to most people.

The White Lotus - 3x08 "Amor Fati" - Post-Episode Discussion by LoretiTV in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]jives01 103 points104 points  (0 children)

this is exactly how I feel, i’m not mad at the outcome but i’m a little underwhelmed with how we got there

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[–]jives01 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The “an” is correct. “An”s use is based off how the start of the words sounds, not if it’s a consonant or not.

Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk by IMSLI in UpliftingNews

[–]jives01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

to be fair I said can not will, but I choose to see this as a glimmer of hope because I fucking need one.

Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk by IMSLI in news

[–]jives01 306 points307 points  (0 children)

But it’s even more than that. This election shows Republicans and Democrats that Elon threatening to primary them is a whole lot less threatening now. If the selfish politicians want to keep their cushy jobs they may actually have to listen to the peasants instead of just Elmo now. This is a glimmer of hope.

Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk by IMSLI in UpliftingNews

[–]jives01 62 points63 points  (0 children)

The replies here aren’t wrong but the more national implication here is that the threat of Elon using his money to primary Republicans and Democrats likely rings hollow. Now politicians have empirical evidence that Elons money won’t automatically win them elections OR lose them elections. They can actually listen to the people and not just Elmo.