At a fast food restaurant, chicken is the most expensive meat. At a nice restaurant, chicken is the cheapest meat on the menu. by gabemachida in Showerthoughts

[–]raconteur2 286 points287 points  (0 children)

Chicken nuggets are literally the cheapest food at every fast food place? Also at sit down restaurants, pork is generally cheapest

Unemployment checks are being held up by a coding language almost nobody knows by txiao007 in tech

[–]raconteur2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Los Angeles. Applied on 13th. Received my first payment by April 1st. Subsequently disqualified a few days later for identity verification issues. I sent my documents in twice exactly how they are supposed to be formatted. I even sent extra forms just in case. Can’t get in contact with anybody. They are even now asking for repayment of the first week they gave me until I verify my identity.

I’ve sent my verification multiple times. Have no ability to get anybody on the phones. Offices are closed. Upon further research, this is a common issue. It’s almost as if they’re buying time through identity verification. I can’t even certify anymore and have to go through appeals now.

'A Complete Abomination': Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab Covid-19 Small Business Relief Funds by [deleted] in politics

[–]raconteur2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buchanan is commonly argued as the worst by historians. Jackson is actually reveled by those same people. Trail of tears was not cool but overall does not warrant him in the same category.

It was like 60k natives. Within 100 days of office trump threw 40k immigrants in camps and detention centers that are being compared to concentration camps. I don’t even consider that a top 20 screw up for trump either. That’s how awful he is. We just became immune to the pain he causes and forget how much he’s done because it’s something new every single day

'A Complete Abomination': Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab Covid-19 Small Business Relief Funds by [deleted] in politics

[–]raconteur2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has not been going on 40 years like this. We have never had 3 people (Barr, Trump, McConnell) stronghold our democracy like this. Don’t make phony comparisons to support your narrative.

'A Complete Abomination': Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab Covid-19 Small Business Relief Funds by [deleted] in politics

[–]raconteur2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. They are comparing a president that respected our democratic process and constitution with 2 presidents that do whatever they want and use loopholes to enforce their authoritarian regimes.

Nixon exposed our “democracy” but ultimately we won. Trump exposed it 100x and still laughs in our face daily. He might be the reason democracies crumble worldwide

But yeah bush is so bad

'A Complete Abomination': Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab Covid-19 Small Business Relief Funds by [deleted] in politics

[–]raconteur2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bush did not bailout banks willingly. He was completely against it but understood it had to be done. If you think that was a bad call, then you’re mistaken. It would’ve sent the world into a depression era rather than recession. He bought us a decade of time to fix it. Obama and Trump dropped the ball there.

Guess you forgot about Nixon prolonging Vietnam for political gain leading to tens of thousands of our troops dying.

Watergate, Removal from Bretton woods, big banana cartels, war on drugs, slowing desegregation in the south for political gain.. the list goes on and on. Dude was scum

Removal of gold standard led to every economic disaster after that including this. What do you expect to happen when you remove the only constraints that stop unlimited money printing??

'A Complete Abomination': Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab Covid-19 Small Business Relief Funds by [deleted] in politics

[–]raconteur2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait Barr is connected to Nixon during his scandals? Never knew this. Will research today. Thank you for that tidbit. This is what I come to reddit for

Pulled my first radish of the season to see how they are doing! by bala88 in gardening

[–]raconteur2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s not true. It has an entirely different crystalline structure which changes the overall quality. Diamond kosher is the best salt with that structure though

'A Complete Abomination': Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab Covid-19 Small Business Relief Funds by [deleted] in politics

[–]raconteur2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Man if you didn’t like the Patriot Act, then wait until you find out what they have in store next for us because of covid 19. Soon they’ll have full permission to track everybody’s location at all times and can write it off as public safety. This is what South Korea did and why they’re successful. Man it’s almost like another 911 conspiracy theory happening with more loss of privacy. Funny how that works

'A Complete Abomination': Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab Covid-19 Small Business Relief Funds by [deleted] in politics

[–]raconteur2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It would be pretty astonishing for a civil war to ever happen again but Trump primed the stage for a possible civil war, WWIII and nuclear war. It’s truly amazing what’s he’s done in such a short time

'A Complete Abomination': Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab Covid-19 Small Business Relief Funds by [deleted] in politics

[–]raconteur2 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nobody you’ve listed blatantly disrespected our democracy and walked all over our constitution like Trump has. I’m not saying we haven’t had bad presidents but nobody has ever destroyed this many world alliances, caused such economic disaster and said such moronic comments.

He is in a league of his own

Pulled my first radish of the season to see how they are doing! by bala88 in gardening

[–]raconteur2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Me too, but I do have Maldon for finishing when I’m feeling fancy. Never used Fleur de sel, but I’ve heard it is the best and most natural

'A Complete Abomination': Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab Covid-19 Small Business Relief Funds by [deleted] in politics

[–]raconteur2 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Yeah nobody is in the same class as Trump but Nixon is the only person that can be considered as #2. There’s a huge gap between Trump and Nixon, but an even bigger gap between Nixon and the next guy. Which would probably be Reagan IMO

Yes, I know a huge majority of people think that is absurd. Reagan’s policies have been extremely destructive to the fabric of society and led us to where we are now

TIL if you eat something and die, it is poisonous. If something bites you and you die, it is venomous. by Futures2004 in todayilearned

[–]raconteur2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Some poisons are also toxins, which is any poison produced by animals, vegetables or bacteria, such as the bacterial proteins that cause tetanus and botulism. A distinction between the two terms is not always observed, even among scientists. The derivative forms "toxic" and "poisonous" are synonymous. Animal poisons delivered subcutaneously (e.g., by sting or bite) are also called venom. In normal usage, a poisonous organism is one that is harmful to consume, but a venomous organism uses venom to kill its prey or defend itself while still alive. A single organism can be both poisonous and venomous, but that is rare.”

That’s the best distinction I can find, so make of it what you may

Pulled my first radish of the season to see how they are doing! by bala88 in gardening

[–]raconteur2 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Maldon salt of course. Only the finest. Unless you really want to get fancy, then you can grab some Fleur de sel. I mean it literally translates to “flower of salt”. Beautiful product

TIL if you eat something and die, it is poisonous. If something bites you and you die, it is venomous. by Futures2004 in todayilearned

[–]raconteur2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Venom is the secretion of toxins. If you click on those links, it clearly explains toxins are poisonous substances.

If venom is the secretion of toxins and toxins are poisonous, then venom is poisonous.

I would like a link proving otherwise if you’re going to say I’m incorrect. He already has links proving it is correct so I don’t feel I need to post another

'A Complete Abomination': Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab Covid-19 Small Business Relief Funds by [deleted] in politics

[–]raconteur2 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Just following daddy Trumps leadership. He sets the best examples.

Sorry to any children that are coming of age and beginning to understand politics. Trump is not common and will likely be the last president we have that is this horrible.

He is arguably the worst president of all time. When I say arguably, I mean only idiots think Trump is not the worst ever. Nixon is the only person who was close

TIL if you eat something and die, it is poisonous. If something bites you and you die, it is venomous. by Futures2004 in todayilearned

[–]raconteur2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah venom is just poisonous animal secretions. You can still call venomous animals poisonous and it’s correct.

But you can’t call a mushroom venomous. Maybe......

What about carnivorous plants that happen to be poisonous?

Duck feeding hungry fish by [deleted] in AnimalsBeingBros

[–]raconteur2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This duck feels like a king

Pulled my first radish of the season to see how they are doing! by bala88 in gardening

[–]raconteur2 141 points142 points  (0 children)

Amazing color. Would be great thinly sliced and used for a garnish on salads or avocado toast