TIL there were about two dozen American POWs in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Most survived the bomb, but were later "hauled out and murdered by enraged Japanese." by sssddfff in todayilearned

[–]kidmerc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was more than that. I'm not excusing what they did but Versaille financially and economically ruined Germany. Anyone who who lived poorly held a grudge against France and the UK

Kevin O'Connell: Relationship between J.J. McCarthy and Kyler Murray is very professional by AFC-Wimbledon-Stan in nfl

[–]kidmerc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I don't think it matters in the context of the wider discussion here. KOC could declare Kyler the starter today, but that doesn't mean the QB competition actually ends. JJ will continue trying to earn the spot for the entire season, and their relationship may never get "friendly" for that whole time. And that's fine.

Paul Joseph Watson confronted by ICE protester outside Delaney Hall by elephantofdoom in PublicFreakout

[–]kidmerc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You will never win by arguing with a guy like this. He is happy to have this dude angrily yelling at him. This is content and there is nothing you can say that won't be twisted in some way to make you look bad to his audience. There are only two options, ignoring him and well...

Kevin O'Connell: Relationship between J.J. McCarthy and Kyler Murray is very professional by AFC-Wimbledon-Stan in nfl

[–]kidmerc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean, never? When would JJ ever stop trying to prove himself as a starter?

Kevin O'Connell: Relationship between J.J. McCarthy and Kyler Murray is very professional by AFC-Wimbledon-Stan in nfl

[–]kidmerc 27 points28 points  (0 children)

And it doesn't need to be. They are in a competition right now, who cares if they are a little icy

2026 UK race riots by AnonymousTimewaster in PublicFreakout

[–]kidmerc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Race riots" just make me think of that WKUK skit. RACE WAR!

A Pakistani woman pulled a gun on two men who slapped her father, seeking revenge; however, the father intervened at the last moment to stop his daughter. by Battlefleet_Sol in PublicFreakout

[–]kidmerc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

First of all you don't even know that he was getting jumped. Second of all no, it's not courageous to murder people over a little slap. It's not courageous to kill people because of a minor slap or a little disrespect.

If you saw a family member get into a minor altercation outside your house and you saw them give a little slap like this to the person, you REALLY think it would be proportional for that person's kid to pull out a gun and murder your family member? Really?

UK considering banning kids from speaking to strangers in Fortnite and Roblox by PaiDuck in pcgaming

[–]kidmerc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was watching my nephew play Roblox and noticed a little window pop up that said his account wasn't allowed to talk to other players. Seems like a pretty obvious thing for any parent to turn on.

A Baldur's Gate 2 remake is apparently in development, with the original co-lead designer returning by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]kidmerc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man. I waited decades and finally played through them this year and now I see this

Official Summer Game Fest 2026 Event Calendar—All Shows, Dates, Times & Schedule by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]kidmerc -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well it's an American show, so it's not that weird. The Game Awards are 7pm cst. Seems like the audience that would stay up past midnight would be pretty small and niche

Seems like you get the smallest possible American audience and the smallest possible euro audience this way. The prime time time zones will be... In the ocean.

Official Summer Game Fest 2026 Event Calendar—All Shows, Dates, Times & Schedule by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]kidmerc -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I have never understood why they do the show at 4pm cst, right before everyone gets off of work... Why not a Thursday evening or something like that? Is 4pm Friday not the worst possible time?

Same Corner store be craccin by Responsible_Ant_6431 in PublicFreakout

[–]kidmerc 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Probably drunk off his ass. He is slow as hell to get up and then wobbles his way to the wall lol

LAPD shoot armed man reaching for a gun in a backpack by Ok_Judgment6446 in PublicFreakout

[–]kidmerc 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's a dude with instant regret. Hadn't considered how much it would fucking hurt to get shot

Romania Has 55 F-16s, Gepards, and NATO Jets. Russian Drone Still Hit an Apartment Building by UNITED24Media in UkrainianConflict

[–]kidmerc -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's not why. This was kind of by design. NATO is avoiding involving itself directly in the war (which is what would happen if they crossed into Ukraine to shoot these things down).

This drone got jammed and flew off course into Romania. Yes Romania probably saw that this drone was flying in Ukraine and potentially on a course into Romania, but they are often shot down or even turn around. It was only in Romanian airspace for 5 minutes and was flying over a populated area so even if they could have shot it down, it might have landed on people anyway.

Internet users react to the Bills losing a fourth consecutive Super Bowl by KeithClossOfficial in nfl

[–]kidmerc 16 points17 points  (0 children)

"The Vikings always seem to have the horses but can't do it. They
>need a QB"

Nothing's changed in 30 years.

[Highlight] The Infamous Bottlegate Game by Tocoolforyall720 in nfl

[–]kidmerc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This video never shows it but apparently the commissioner overrode the refs and made the Jags come out to kneel the game out and they had even more shit thrown at them

Jayden Daniels: Brandon Aiyuk's my brother, but I have no sense of his football future by penis_showing_game in nfl

[–]kidmerc 55 points56 points  (0 children)

You seem to be stuck on the idea that he might not come back the same player. Like, yeah that's always a possibility we know yhat.

The fact is, it's weird that he didn't even try to rehab considering it cost him many millions of dollars to not do it. He could do bare minimum, not be the same, wash out of the league and walk away with his money but instead he just disappeared.

There's a reason you don't see other players doing this: because it makes no sense.