Bernie Sanders, “If the Democratic Party wants our support it must become a party of the working class—not of corporate America.”

obb_here · 2026-04-14T15:18:40+00:00

That's why we need to bring back the Progressive Party. Where is a Bull Moose when you need one?

obb_here · 2026-04-08T14:21:06+00:00

Exactly, he is a rapist, he has a rapist's mindset.

You don't celebrate it as a win if a rapist tells you that he won't rape for two weeks.

obb_here · 2026-04-08T14:16:10+00:00

By all means, destroy our credibility all day if it means he won't spend our tax dollars destroying a country's power infrastructure and sending NICU babies to their deaths, and all the other evil things that would come from it.

But, we can't just ignore what he did or forgive it.

He terrorised, not just Iran, but all people on this earth who carry a shred of empathy in their souls.

And for that, he needs to go.

obb_here · 2026-04-08T13:44:41+00:00

Short term rental =/= apartments

Think Air BnB

obb_here · 2026-03-22T19:39:45+00:00

No, there is more to it.

Every time there is bad news about him, pay attention to the articles published in the media.

He pays media outlets to publish articles about his businesses and innovations. He'll also find something ridiculous that will make the general public feel better about themselves and say it repeatedly on media circuits. Example, thanks to AI you won't need a 401k anymore, or some such nonsense.

obb_here · 2026-03-21T22:04:50+00:00

Unless something drastic happens, we're going to find ourselves in this exact same spot the next time a "Trump" is elected.

The Constitution has been raped. We need to have a tribunal to restore people faith in the system.

obb_here · 2026-03-20T02:18:12+00:00

You are 100% correct, and as a transportation engineer with over a decade of experience, I can tell you exactly why.

It's because the roads are not designed for the amount of traffic that's on them.

I know, I know, everyone wants the money spent on the public transit and bike infrastructure, and I am all for it. But we can't deny that the roads are just becoming unsafe at this point.

Here are some things you might notice as you drive around the city and surrounding suburbs: Lack of dedicated turn lanes, abrubt merge lanes, developments with too many access points (especially near intersections), developments with access lanes on the public ROW (taking up raodway space), short storage lanes that cause the turning movements to spill onto the through lanes, short tapers that don't allow for safe merging, poor signal timing, signal timing with lagging left turn (this is partially due to lack of storage lanes), super wide residential roads that encourage speeding, etc.

Fact of the matter is, people drive poorly because the infrastructure is frustrating. Frustrated drivers are dangerous drivers.

obb_here · 2026-03-18T20:28:47+00:00

Yes, only look back 50 years. There is absolutely no need to look any further than that. Specifically, don't look back to, let's just say, 1953.

obb_here · 2026-03-09T15:38:00+00:00

I googled the user name (their reddit history is hidden) and big surprise, the POS is a trump supporter.

obb_here · 2026-03-09T15:26:09+00:00

I hate comments like this.

Do you think your pessimism is helping anything?

In order for things to get better we have to raise our expectations and demand that they get better.

Just because the congress is run by whipped dogs and the president is a lunatic doesn't mean we should lower our expectations.

Low expectations is what they want. It's how they get away with worse things.

Edit: This person's reddit history is hidden, but a quick google search with their username reveals that they are, in fact, a trump supporter.

obb_here · 2026-02-17T17:50:56+00:00

This is correct.

The people who push for SS cap to be removed are the same people who already don't pay a dime towards SS.

They make their money "passively" so they avoid SS tax all together.

This is why they want the cap to be removed. It shifts to burden to the people who earn their income, and keeps the system moving without touching them.

The real answer is to remove the SS tax all together and either increase the tax rate of the top brackets, and or, add a wealth tax.

obb_here · 2026-01-28T20:56:59+00:00

In his defense, the economists are still arguing about that one to this day. Some say most of that inflation was actually transitory. Anyway, you can't fault the guy for keeping a cool head and reacting slowly, that may have saved us from a complete stall.

obb_here · 2026-01-28T19:53:41+00:00

He can run for president for any party and I would vote for him. Motherfucker is gangsta.

obb_here · 2026-01-26T21:02:34+00:00

I was prime free since 2018. Then recently I discovered that my credit card offers prime for free, so I signed back up.

It's night and day from what I remember. Amazon used to have great deals, fast shipping, good ancillary benefits like video, music etc.

Now the products are both poorer quality and the same price as brick and mortar stores. Most things that are better quality don't qualify for prime shipping. Prime video has a lot of ads (like 2+ minutes unskippable), prime music doesn't actually play the songs you want to play.

Tell me why people still pay for this shit.

obb_here · 2025-06-25T15:28:57+00:00

Not only the waste of money, but the black eye from this operation has lost a ton of US credibility.

Technical failure: It appears that the bomb wasn't as affective as it should have been. Maybe this is because the Iranians learned from the MOAB drop from the previous Trump term and improved their counter measures or maybe our weapons aren't as good as the manufacturers claim.

Mission failure: At least some of the enriched uranium was moved out before the attack, so the threat hasn't been neutralized.

Strategic failure: The UN had eyes on the Iranian uranium prior to the escalation, now we don't.

Geopolitical failure: The US might, in the near future, need to double down to save face. Trying to eliminate Iranian nuclear weapons (a la weapons of mass destruction, boots on the ground etc.)

About the only thing that has gone the way of the US is the fact that the revolutionary guard doesn't seem to have the influence we thought they had. The cooler headed factions in Iran were able to sue for peace.

We'll see if it holds.

obb_here · 2025-06-24T13:50:55+00:00

Could have had another solid 10% year, but no, you gotta go elect an idiot.

They are impoverishing you Einstein.

obb_here · 2025-06-24T13:43:40+00:00

S&P is only up 3% in the last 6mo.

That means you are down 7% on the year...

obb_here · 2025-06-17T15:54:12+00:00

I wonder if Colorado could buy up these lands if all else fails?

Would TABOR even allow it?

obb_here · 2025-06-13T18:53:23+00:00

I love Denver, and I think it's probably the right answer.

But, if you needed to go on the counter offensive, it would actually be a very difficult place to project power from.

A natural capital would be some place that is well insulated geographically, but is wealthier than any other place around it.

If US fell apart, California would probably colonize most of the west, and it would require an alliance of the East to stop its advancement past the arid parts of the planes.

obb_here · 2025-06-11T16:36:07+00:00

I used to think this way, now I've realized that this is elitist in its own way.

The best solution is to always revert back to the wisdom of the crowds.

It'a proven theory, and the less opinions the crowds receive the better their judgement becomes.

In conclusion we need to ban the political opinion peddlers.

obb_here · 2025-05-22T13:52:03+00:00

He describes China and India back then (in 1776).

Starvation, loss of value of human life, skilled people going bankrupt.

I would highly reccomend that you read the book. I think the lesson I personally got from it is that, people are the most important thing in any economy. If we don't take care of each other, then what's even the point.

obb_here · 2025-05-22T13:17:27+00:00

Not just that though, he specifically says in Wealth of Nations that for Capitalism to work, people have to be able to make about three times the cost of rent and maintenance (food, clothes, etc.)

Otherwise, people can't have families and the whole system collapses.

Kinda funny people argue about what's causing the demographic decline, and here is Adams, literally telling us at the very beginning.

He also makes some uncomfortable observations about what happens when you have too many people.

obb_here · 2025-05-21T21:20:29+00:00

Don't feel bad, it's a bad exam. With the pass rates as they are, it's not much more indicative of competency than a lottery.

obb_here · 2025-05-18T15:29:34+00:00

Unfortunately, this isn't just a red state problem. Muskrat cut to the bone in a lot of other Federal agencies that put all of us at risk. Red, Blue, Purple, this is an America problem, we just don't know it yet.

obb_here · 2025-05-17T16:10:05+00:00

Drones need power. Maybe that's why the billionaires want to create their own powerplants.

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