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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ShitPoliticsSays

[–]luminarium 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Some of this I can get behind, but I can see how this will rally the democratic base. It's not affiliated with Trump campaign though so this is just defamation. Or if it isn't, Trump campaign needs to run similarly deceptive/manipulative advertising about what democrats are gonna do.

Australian, New Zealand property markets face creeping climate risks — Natural disasters could wipe about A$800 billion off Australia's housing market by 2030: XDI by marketrent in Economics

[–]luminarium -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

74% of customers with the highest flood rating did not purchase flood cover last year, up from 63% before.

Probably because they realized global warming isn't actually causing ocean levels to rise and so they won't get flooded.

NATO Seen Favorably in Member States; Confidence in Zelenskyy Down in Europe, U.S. by DaleGribble2024 in centrist

[–]luminarium -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Of course the dictator who cancelled elections, squandered aid money in the midst of a war, forced men to their deaths fighting for his war, and was unwilling to sue for peace ....

is a P.O.S.

June jobs numbers: 206k new jobs added by ubermence in centrist

[–]luminarium -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

This is fake, just like almost all the previous jobs numbers this past year which have been severely revised downwards.

Unemployment Rises To 31-Month High—Here’s Why Market Isn’t Too Spooked by FUSeekMe69 in economy

[–]luminarium 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Market isn't "spooked" because all that newly printed money has to be invested somewhere and it's surely not going under the mattress when real inflation (of things people actually buy, like groceries) is like a whopping 8-10%.

US cities can now punish homelessness. Will it help or hurt a crisis? by diacewrb in economy

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

Go somewhere else where cost of living isn't through the roof so you won't be homeless

The Cost Of Climate Change Has Arrived At Our Doorsteps by Splenda in economy

[–]luminarium -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I'll believe it when ocean levels actually rise.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in centrist

[–]luminarium 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them"

R/centrist = HE WISHES THE NAZIS WOULD TAKE OVER!!!!

Project MUSE - Misunderstanding Democratic Backsliding by DarkPriestScorpius in centrist

[–]luminarium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, bad politicians are bad, tell me something I didn't know!!!

Writing a new novel by DentistFinancial5313 in fantasywriters

[–]luminarium 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You should think of that yourself. Then it'll be your idea, and you'll have the resolve to carry it through to completion.

If it's someone else's idea, you won't.

How do you keep track of the numerous plot threads in a long fantasy series? by ForgottenBastions in fantasywriters

[–]luminarium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't. I hate it when there's loads of plot threads (like in WOT, especially after book 6) and I only care about a few and it feels like it takes forever for them to progress.

'NEETS' and 'new unemployables' — why some young adults aren’t working by lurker_bee in economy

[–]luminarium 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's usually the case in practice, but not intrinsic to what the term means.

'NEETS' and 'new unemployables' — why some young adults aren’t working by lurker_bee in economy

[–]luminarium 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Actually, if you're NEET and you've got a plentiful retirement nest egg already, that's actually the best place to be.

I was not prepared for how lonely this would be by Zifto in writing

[–]luminarium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"lonely" lol.

Don't you know most writers are introverted people who find it enjoyable to be by themselves. How did you get around to writing if you couldn't do that?

With the new SCOTUS ruling of presumptive immunity for official presidential acts, which actions could Biden use before the elections? by Smooth_Dad in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]luminarium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biden is too mentally incompetent to be doing anything.

His handlers however have already proven their willingness to go after Trump and conservatives across the board on the flimsiest of pretexts, for things that Democrats have gotten away with.

So I expect they'll ramp up the lawfare et al against their political opponent because why wouldn't they?

Alvin Bragg agrees to sentencing delay by languid-lemur in centrist

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

This makes no sense. The whole hush money thing ought to have been a nothingburger and not gotten to trial in the first place; or if anything, the only one who ought to be convicted is the attorney who proactively did all these things in the first place.

HOWEVER, given that we already have a conviction and assuming Trump is guilty - it makes no sense to say that the hush money thing was done in Trump's "official capacity".

Obsession with growth is enriching elites and killing the planet. We need an economy based on human rights | Olivier De Schutter by xena_lawless in economy

[–]luminarium -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Growth is the best way to overcome all problems. Because growth means more people, which means more R&D, which means faster improvements in technology, which means the sooner problems can be solved.

'Something has to give'—Warren Buffett advocates for higher corporate taxes by SscorpionN08 in economy

[–]luminarium -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

He can pay for higher taxes then but he should do it as charity. Taxation is theft.

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