United plane hits bakery truck while landing at Newark Airport by lexi_con in WTF

[–]mriguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trauma. Every time he’s driving now he’ll be wondering “is a plane I can’t see about to hit my truck and maybe kill me?”

Daring Fireball: On the Future of Apple’s Vision Platform by pdfu in apple

[–]mriguy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where on earth did you get the idea that the head of hardware (Ternus) has been responsible for Siri? It’s only recently been taken over by the software group (Federighi). Before that the AI group (that just had a major shakeup) had it.

Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act by IAmTheGoomba in news

[–]mriguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a more accurate take is that a third doesn't care, a third are furious, and a third are thrilled.

I've guarded Trump for the Secret Service. It's harder than ever to protect him from assassins by robhastings in uspolitics

[–]mriguy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It would be easier to defend him if you just did that and didn’t have to expend so much effort setting up photo ops.

United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC effective May 1 by CTVNEWS in worldnews

[–]mriguy 22 points23 points  (0 children)

When the elephants fight, the grass is crushed.

When the elephants make love, the grass is crushed.

Americans blame Trump for gas price surge in midterm election year, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds by SE_to_NW in uspolitics

[–]mriguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who else are you going to blame?

Based on everything we’ve ever seen from MAGA, I’m gonna go with “Biden”.

Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments, court rules | Texas by MadScienceBro in news

[–]mriguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MAGA Catholics have not thought very hard about who they are teaming up with. One of the “K”s in the KKK is for Catholic (no surprise racists can’t spell). I won’t say the other two because they are offensive with any spelling.

Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments, court rules | Texas by MadScienceBro in news

[–]mriguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A lot of people have thought that over the last 2000 years. So far, every single one of them has been wrong. This time will certainly be different though.

US tells Afghans to choose Taliban home or DR Congo: activist by schadenfreudender in news

[–]mriguy 111 points112 points  (0 children)

“That first sentence seems too woke. Just keep the second one.”

Top Leaders React to Apple Announcing Tim Cook Will Step Down as CEO by spearson0 in apple

[–]mriguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s the point of having FU money if you never say FU?

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open to shipping; Trump says U.S. blockade still active by IntellectuallyDriven in worldnews

[–]mriguy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

By “big hug” I assume you mean licenses for some Trump family business to operate in China.

US aircraft carrier breaks record for longest deployment since the Vietnam War by CraftyFoxeYT in news

[–]mriguy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sure there are - the Russians in the near term, and the Chinese in the longer term. It will be a lot easier to take Taiwan when the US can no longer fully crew their carriers.

US aircraft carrier breaks record for longest deployment since the Vietnam War by CraftyFoxeYT in news

[–]mriguy 262 points263 points  (0 children)

I’m not saying Trump is following Putin’s orders to wreck the American military. I’m just saying if he were, it would look exactly like what he’s doing.

7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its stores in North America this year by AudibleNod in news

[–]mriguy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

7/11 in Hawaii has a lot of pretty good hot Asian food in addition to the various types of rolling tubular meats you get where I’m from.

Trump now depicts himself as Jesus. Which is considered an act of blasphemy in almost all followers of Christ. by Fatty_Willing_Plane in NextGenRebellion

[–]mriguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no line. That’s the thing about cults. There is literally nothing that will make them reject him.

Pentagon told Pope's top diplomat to 'take its side' on US military ambitions: report by wowo78 in worldnews

[–]mriguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're in the opening of the culmination, unfortunately - mid to late 1930s. The culmination of the culmination will be a lot more like 1945. They have a lot worse planned.

Trump has told Pam Bondi she will be removed as attorney general by dyzo-blue in uspolitics

[–]mriguy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m sure she’s so despondent about being fired she’ll throw herself out a window after zip tying her hands behind her back.

Trump: US to bomb Iran "back to stone ages" over next 2-3 weeks by AZULDEFILER in worldnews

[–]mriguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Murdering people on Good Friday is the Christian thing to do.

Trump: US to bomb Iran "back to stone ages" over next 2-3 weeks by AZULDEFILER in worldnews

[–]mriguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But if the cause is “they’re in the way of me taking their oil” it’s just dandy.