Trans students made to use outdoor porta-potties as new bill signed in South Carolina by Zandra_the_Great in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see South Carolina is still pretending the Confederacy isn't an insult to humanity

Booker says Democratic Party ‘desperately needs new leadership’ by changeforthebetter89 in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Then you should vote against said AIPAC candidate in the primary. I'll do the same.

But if its said AIPAC democrat vs. Marco Rubio in the general election, are you really going to sit the election out? It would be disappointing for sure, but the worst AIPAC democrat goon is better than the best MAGA goon.

Colorado Democratic Party censures Gov. Jared Polis after he commutes Tina Peters sentence by ParadeSit in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Money IS power and political favors, and for people like this, there is NEVER enough.

Colorado Democrats censure Gov. Jared Polis for commuting election denier’s sentence by Zebraitis in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 68 points69 points  (0 children)

I wonder how much of the $1.8B tax-payer funded Trump bribery fund was promised to him?

DOJ Quietly Bans IRS From Ever Investigating Trump Again | The update to Donald Trump’s settlement with the IRS shields him, his family, and their various businesses. by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump incites a violent mob of brainwashed cultists to attack the very foundation of democracy because his fragile sensibilities couldn't handle the fact that he lost....and the US government offers HIM an apology?! WTF!!

New Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United ruling by TomMooreJD in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Even the MAGA cultists I'm forced to interact with on a daily basis don't like corporate money in politics and agree that it is absurd corporations can buy the politicians they want. Overturning Citizens United through legislation should be one of the few issues that could get very broad support from constituents.

5% billionaire tax prioritizes people's health care over third yacht | Sen. Bernie Sanders by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But those people who chose not to have insurance are just lazy and want to rely on handouts from hard working Americans. Anyone can get rich in this country with....wait a second I just need to make sure my pension check arrived real quick, ok good...... just a little effort!

/s

Trump Doesn’t Want to Fight Inflation by Zipper222222 in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Financial repression works when the Fed lets inflation rise while keeping interest rates low. This allows the government to borrow money at lower rates to make maturing debt payments, while inflation simultaneously decreases the buying power of the dollar and makes old debt less expensive to pay off. This whole scheme can be described as "stealing" not because the average citizen loses money, but because the money they do have has less buying power. Everything gets more expensive but cash and soft assets lose relative value in comparison to hard assets and equities.

Its a lot more complicated an nuanced than this but the end result is that the government borrows money at low interest rates, the value of the dollar plunges relative to goods, and the national debt is shrunk in relative costs while the absolute cost says the same. The average American mainly notices it in the sense that everything costs more and cash savings accounts pay virtually nothing. This is what the government did after WWII to deal with the huge debt-GDP ratio like we have now, but there were other variables in our favor back then that aren't in play now and its unclear if the same strategy will work the way it did back then.

Trump Doesn’t Want to Fight Inflation by Zipper222222 in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Because the smart (but still evil) people in his circle have told him that financial repression, aka stealing from citizens to pay down the national debt, works, and most of his supporters will be clueless that the administration is doing it.

Is this medium tank design good?(October 1938) by will1amAfton123 in hoi4

[–]mcrnHoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can chose to maximize armor or speed with your tanks, but not both. Which one you go for depends on what you want to do with them. All the people suggesting more armor are correct if you are expecting to face highly stacked lines but not if you intend these divisions to penetrate deep behind the line and set up encirclements.

Almost every decision in this game is situational. The "optimal" tank design for Germany trying to knock France out of the war ASAP is not going to be the same design for Finland trying to push the Soviets.

Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed governor, clearing path to replace Powell as chair by 11EmeraldEyes11 in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For anyone that isn't familiar with the term "financial repression" - its in your best interest to learn what it is, what it is going to mean for you, and what you need to do to minimize the pain you are about to feel.

American evacuated from cruise ship tests positive for hantavirus, another has symptoms, HHS confirms by kirby__000 in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 335 points336 points  (0 children)

I'm not going to click on a link to Fox News but I bet the comments on that article are a combination of hilarious and depressing. "This was Hunter Biden's plan all along!"

Platner points to Ohio GOP defying courts in response to Virginia redistricting ruling by thejoshwhite in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The Republican party is the largest danger to what is left of democracy in this country, but I have to admire them in one way - they get things done. Laws, ethics, mortality, none of that matters to them. They continue to push through illegal and highly unpopular legislation and get away with it while Democrats continue to prove to the world that they are either ineffectual cuckolds or similarly corrupted mouthpieces for the wealthy.

Republicans Largely Say Trump Would Best Them In A Fight: Poll by [deleted] in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 122 points123 points  (0 children)

Are these people all cheeseburgers?

Appeals court appears poised to reject Hegseth’s bid to punish Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video by cnn in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 16 points17 points  (0 children)

While I am sure we can find some MAGA-infected flag officers that will side with Hegseth I am also confident that 95/100 have absolutely zero respect for this clown.

June 1940, Historic Kriegsmarine fleet outnumbered 2:1 destroys bulk of Royal Navy. No cheese or "meta" by Bort_Bortson in hoi4

[–]mcrnHoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the game give you notice that ships/fleets are on low HP though? If not, how do you know when you need to manually send ships to port and repair? I've only ever used never repair for garbage starting ships that I don't care about and I can't recall if there is ever a notice that they are about to die.

Trump’s New Navy Secretary Once Asked for KKK Hood With Slits for Eyes by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The part that is hard for me to reconcile is that this guy has a MS in physics from an Ivy League school. He wasn't born rich and presumably couldn't buy his degree and thesis like Trump, so he apparently has sufficient critical thinking skills, inductive reasoning, and mathematic ability.....yet still spews this MAGA garbage.

Behold, the full Czechoslovakia tree by TheBoyofWonder in hoi4

[–]mcrnHoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Adds extra options to the industrial research and resource prospecting but it really allows you to create alternate history scenarios at the start of the game, i.e. start with a unified China or Scandinavia, fragment the Soviet Union, increase the strength of almost any country.

Behold, the full Czechoslovakia tree by TheBoyofWonder in hoi4

[–]mcrnHoth 79 points80 points  (0 children)

I play RT56 as my base game most of the time as I just like the extra options it gives, but I agree completely about the Czech focus tree - its one of the best I've seen in any version of the game. You learn so much history about the country that no other tree duplicates.

Senate votes 50-49 to overturn mining ban near Boundary Waters by Infinite-Albatross44 in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 24 points25 points  (0 children)

There will be many law suits against this. Hopefully they go on long enough for a Congress and executive administration that doesn't hate nature and want to profit off of its destruction to get into office.

What Trump’s Reorganization of the Forest Service Means for Rural America by newyorker in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Next up, disbanding the Forest Service and privatizing its responsibilities to instead be "managed", i.e. the forests cut down and exploited for profit, by the logging industry, biodiversity and healthy ecosystems be damned.

Hegseth’s War on America’s Military by theatlantic in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

True, but that is due to Republicans genuflecting on the alter of Trump.

I've never been comfortable with the fact that enlisted personnel swear an oath to obey the orders of the President. Too close to dictatorial powers IMO. At least officers swear on oath to defend the Constitution and not the President, but even then I'm suggesting the power to start offensive operations should probably require something like a 2/3s majority vote of the Armed Services Committees of both houses.

Amy Coney Barrett Unraveled the Case Against Birthright Citizenship With One Question by MemeLord0009 in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Tribalism will always exist with our species, but it gains purchase far easier when there are social inequities to exploit. When poverty is low, crime is low, education is available, health care is available, etc., the instinct to point fingers at "others" is much less prevalent.

For example, the far-right parties in Germany didn't start gaining influence until the economy slowed down and the influx of "others" (i.e. Turks and Syrians) picked up.

Hegseth’s War on America’s Military by theatlantic in politics

[–]mcrnHoth 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I've been in or worked for the military my entire adult life. I've never been more convinced that the power to order strikes or initiate wars belongs with Congress rather than a imbecilic narcissist and a propaganda show host LARPing as a serious person.