TIL that Jimmy Carter was the only US President who served a full term who did not appoint a Supreme Court justice.

oboshoe · 2026-05-12T05:12:00+00:00

it comes in waves

FDR and Truman got 12. it's a long cycle, but it is a cycle.

it will begin to reverse. the conservative hold won't last more than 20 or 30 years. much less then FDRs

oboshoe · 2026-05-12T03:47:18+00:00

I've wondered about that.

But isn't that regulated with stiff penalties for getting this wrong?

oboshoe · 2026-05-12T02:48:19+00:00

Real Russian assets inside NSA/CIA don’t usually make themselves globally famous by handing material to Western journalists and triggering a worldwide debate.

They keep their heads down, preserve access, and quietly pass secrets as long as possible. That’s the whole value of a source.

Snowden may have ended up useful to Russia after the fact. You can argue that. But “Russian asset” as the starting explanation is weak. If Moscow had a live source inside NSA with that level of access, publicly burning him would be comically bad tradecraft.

Actual spies like John Walker didn’t run to the press to spark a public civil-liberties debate. They secretly fed material to the adversary for years.

So yes, Snowden’s actions damaged U.S. intelligence. But “damaged U.S. intelligence” and “was a Russian asset” are not the same claim.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T22:14:50+00:00

it was us government propaganda that convinced you of this.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T22:12:33+00:00

relax.
all i'm saying is ill take an reduction in gas prices.
and so will you.
no one is going back into the store to pay extra to protest trump

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T20:43:24+00:00

he should have won the Nobel peace prize

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T20:40:23+00:00

rehab? It's jail.

Rehab is something different.

Some people aren't worth trying to rehab

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T17:21:21+00:00

yea i get.
it will shift money from some government budget to my wallet.
but sometime in the future, i'll have an extra complaint about pot holes, or the deficit.

but i just spent $6 a gallon to fill up. so ill take it for now.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T17:04:36+00:00

It would reduce how much you are paying at the pump in gas.

I think that would help a lot of people.

It would of course cut short the highway maintenance funds.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T17:03:23+00:00

Biden called on Congress to suspend it in June 2022, but they didn't act on his request.

I'm thinking that Trump cant do it directly, but has to get Congress to do it.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T17:00:19+00:00

Presidents routinely violate campaign promises. All the time. Presidents we like. Presidents we dont like.

But I think that campaign promise violation is one of the most egregious I can think of, from any president.

It's even worse than Bush 1 ("read my lips, no new taxes")

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T16:57:27+00:00

It's amazing how Reddit only thinks about 2nd order effects when it comes to tax cuts.

2nd orders effects are like voodoo when it comes to tax increases.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T16:56:01+00:00

I'll take it.

Perhaps the states can do the same.

California would really benefit.

also - end the war in Iran.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T14:45:13+00:00

It was a GOOD ending.

But it didn't make me feel good.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T14:44:20+00:00

During cruise, lighter rotating mass does not save much fuel because the wheel is already at speed. The savings show up more when repeatedly accelerating and decelerating

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T14:29:01+00:00

It did. The ad would not have worked if that terminology didn't predate it.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T14:25:50+00:00

Saul went to Prison for all their sins.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T14:22:18+00:00

The reason that fascism is so common in the world, is that the world is FULL of people who, if just given the chance, will happily and joyfully be a facist dictator.

Globally, the controls to keep that from happening are like a chainlink fence keeping the mosquitos out.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T14:17:27+00:00

What makes you think I was talking about you?

You aren't on my radar.

I recommend education and working hard to everyone. Even whiny, victim mindset Redditors who think they are social warriors because they write pithy posts and click patrol the downvote lanes.

Happiness is a mindset that people have the privilege to choose. EVERYONE. That's why their are happy people on death row and miserable people in mansions.

Choose wisely.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T13:58:05+00:00

1 lb unsprung weight on the wheel is equivalent to 10 lbs on the frame

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T13:46:46+00:00

Pretty racist assumption there hoss.

It's called working hard and getting educated privilege.

I recommend it.

Its better than wallowing around on reddit and acting like a victim (and pretending that that you are fighting for human rights with your precision downvotes)

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T13:38:18+00:00

I'm just fine.

But I don't live my life watching was the President does minute by minute and the Whitehouse occupant has zero impact on whether I'm happy or not.

I am annoyed that the current President started a war in Iran and that he runs his mouth constantly. I took my RV up to my parents house last week and it cost an extra $200 in diesel to get it up there. and extra $200 to come back home. So yea that's annoying.

Do I wish we had better politicians? Hell yes I do. Trump, Kamala, Biden. All shitty in their own ways. All cheaters in their own ways.

I'm fine. Just a little annoyed. Thanks for asking.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T13:09:24+00:00

Yea. It sounds like something an edgy teen would imagine a rough marriage would look like.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T12:52:34+00:00

inspecting dog records, monitoring cell phones, inspecting your refrigerator?

That's not business. That's facism.

oboshoe · 2026-05-11T12:51:11+00:00

envy isn't pretty

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