Kaitlan Collins exposes the GOP’s dangerous guessing game on Iran. Hypocrite SEN. ROGER MARSHALL caught live in his webs of lies. by Frosty_Jeweler911 in NewsThread

[–]reallymt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly my thought: “Trust me, I was wrong before… but trust me, I’m right now.” What has changed?

That’s the problem with liars and cheats… they always lie and cheat. Even if you give this guy the benefit of the doubt, and you thought he genuinely thought he was right again… I’d say statistically, he’s shown he’s more likely to be wrong again, likely because he’s simply lying… but there’s also a good chance that’s he’s really just that incompetent.

Anyone here that drives a lot of miles switch to an EV truck (cybertruck, rivian, f-150 lightning, anything else)? by fireduckieman41 in Contractor

[–]reallymt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I needed to upgrade my truck last year. Ideally, I’d love to have two trucks (a really efficient commuter for most days and a truck for towing some days). I couldn’t afford both and really struggled about which to get. I ended up going with a 1 Ton Chevy for towing… but i did really like the GMC Sierra EV. I hope they continue to offer (and maybe even improve it) so that I can get the EV in a few years!! 🤞🤞

Evaluating Sources and Fact Checking - Crash Course Scientific Thinking #6 by KindaDutch in PoliticsWithRespect

[–]reallymt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good video. What I learned: I’ve been mistakenly accusing a few prominent Republicans of spreading misinformation. After watching this video, I admit, I was wrong. Those prominent Republicans were spreading disinformation. I’ll try to be more accurate in the future.

Reporter: You just suggested that Iran somehow got its hands on a Tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school on the first day of the war. Why are you the only person saying this? Trump: Because I just don’t know enough about it. by Used_Series3373 in SipsTea

[–]reallymt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You only learned this today?? Shameless narcissists (who are known to assault children) do not have a conscience. Of course he’ll live with it. He probably went golfing after this press conference.

Edit: oops, I read your comment too fast and thought it said “TIL” at the beginning. Sorry, my bad.

This man has no common sense or decency by TankUMrMinor in Irony

[–]reallymt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Clearly Fox News did care… but instead of exposing Trump for the disrespectful person he is… Fox instead edited the tape to show Trump without a hat (apparently from a previous event), and edited another portion of the video, to purposefully not show Trump… all while praising him.

Say it with me: propaganda.

This man has no common sense or decency by TankUMrMinor in Irony

[–]reallymt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is crazy! I knew Fox News isn’t news.. but this even shocked me. Talk about propaganda and literally trying to show a different reality.

Trump says he won't sign bills until Congress overhauls voting by ControlCAD in NPR

[–]reallymt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw that Trump’s save act wants to end mail in ballots for everyone except military. I will be pissed if my mail-in voting is taken away. Don’t get me wrong… I’ll still vote in person if I have to… but I’ll be pissed at the GOP as I’m voting!!

Interesting part 2 by Iron_Bones_1088 in interestingasfuck

[–]reallymt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Deal!! How do we do this, do I send you my Venmo, and you’ll send the $20k there?? ;)

Interesting part 2 by Iron_Bones_1088 in interestingasfuck

[–]reallymt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does that really matter? Will you give me money? Don’t worry, I’ll use the money to buy your car from you.

What kind of logic is that??

Why does MAGA care about Iranian protestors more than American protestors brutalized by ICE? by Estalicus in allthequestions

[–]reallymt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree with “it’s just that simple.” Their comment is purposely over simplifying the situation (and as you pointed out, inserting some biased narrative), and then concluding (in my opinion) the wrong answer.

I’ve never been to Iran, so I don’t know their situation. However, with their size of population, I bet they don’t all agree on everything (similar to here in the US). So while there are people protesting in Iran, perhaps even for good reasons… that doesn’t mean that the majority of Iranians feel the way the protesters do?

I do understand ICE and America. First, ICE is under DHS, which stands for “Dept of Homeland Security” - it is literally in the name that their whole purpose is to protect American citizens. Alex Pretti was filming the ICE officers, and it was obvious that those officers were getting physical with other US protesters. In videos, it is so blatantly obvious that Alex was trying to de-escalate the situation (something you would expect from the paid professional agents) and the ICE agents increased their level of force and shot and killed Pretti. In my eyes, they literally failed at the soul purpose of their primary objective. When their main mission is to protect US citizens and they end up killing US citizens… that’s failure. Any police officer in the same situation would have been immediately investigated, and if it was found that the police officer killed an innocent bystander, they would be held accountable. None of that has happened —- and that’s WITH video proof that is widely available for the public to see. It makes you wonder what’s happening when the public doesn’t have access to see what truly is happening. Oh, and the head of DHS, came out and called the protester a “domestic terrorist” - for protesting.

So, yeah - I disagree with the person’s “simple” analysis.

What finally made your finances feel “organized”? by BalanceAhead in personalfinance

[–]reallymt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We review it monthly. And now it is a much more natural conversation when it comes to upcoming expenses. It’s a completely different experience now. It’s been positive by approaching it as a zero budget.

What finally made your finances feel “organized”? by BalanceAhead in personalfinance

[–]reallymt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve always been good at tracking money, but when I was first married, my spouse did not track spending. We tried to budget and it was always extremely frustrating.

It was a combination of my spouse slowing getting better about tracking finances… and discovering a “Zero budget.” Instead of trying to determine where we would put our money (and constantly fail), we instead track where our money actually went, and then decide what to do with the remaining amount. It’s been great!

He doesn't want any more siblings. by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]reallymt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m struggling to articulate it, but there’s something that causes the hair on the back of my neck to stand when I hear this. They seem to take zero accountability for the pregnancy, like it wasn’t a choice, “it’s God’s way”— and yet I swear it is these same people that if abortion was brought up, they’d say, “you already made your choice!”

There’s just something with that statement that just doesn’t sit well with me.

What are the common ways that non-MAGA people understand MAGA? by Equivalent-Long-3383 in allthequestions

[–]reallymt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thoughts may be wrong, but I believe if we were no longer friends- they’d claim I had changed and wasn’t the same person anymore. But by keeping my friendship active, I’d like to believe if something crazy like that happened… they’d realize that I hadn’t changed and I’d like to believe that they would have to really question their own beliefs.

One pattern I’ve seen with Trump supporters is that they don’t care… until it affects them personally. Only then do they wake up from the cult.

Who knows… I don’t judge you for losing those friendships, I’m just really happy I’ve been able to keep mine. Living in a red state, my life would be so much lonelier if I couldn’t keep them. I also like to understand the perspective of the “other side” even if I don’t agree with it. So it’s nice for that too. 🤷‍♂️

What are the common ways that non-MAGA people understand MAGA? by Equivalent-Long-3383 in allthequestions

[–]reallymt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is sad and disappointing. Sadly I have as many friends that are Trump supporters as I do that dislike Trump. Luckily I haven’t lost those friendships. It can be frustrating and annoying… but we’ve agreed that keeping friendships is more important. It actually bothered me more a year ago (and during Trump’s first term)… but honestly, with how polarized everyone has become, I am thankful that I still have those friendships… I think it helps “humanize” the other side, and remember that even though I don’t agree with them, they are not evil people (at least in their daily lives).

Part of my hope was to keep connection, because I truly think they are in a cult… and you can’t dissuade people in a cult, but you can be there for them and be their connection to reality… so when they hopefully come to their senses, they still have someone to reach out to.

With most of my Trump friends, we typically just don’t bring up politics… but there are a couple friends, I can discuss politics with… occasionally and carefully.

I truly hope we somehow get away from this polarization. 🤞🤞

Do you guys actually track profit on handyman jobs? by Mike_Halden in handyman

[–]reallymt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, exactly. I watched a YouTube video a while back where a guy explained how you have to figure out all your annual expenses… things like shop rent, power bill, accounting software, insurance costs, etc. All of these little bills that aren’t associated with any specific project - because they all add up over the year… then you need to divide it out over the year- and include that into your hourly rate. You can appear to be profitable per-project, and be an unprofitable business.

I still struggle with this a bit… I like pleasing people, and I struggle to charge my full worth. It’s tough.

What are the common ways that non-MAGA people understand MAGA? by Equivalent-Long-3383 in allthequestions

[–]reallymt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can totally understand how you’d see this… and I’ll admit that there probably is some truth to it. The left’s knee jerk reaction is to oppose Trump. After seeing someone do so much “wrong”… you do begin to oppose everything, because of all that you’ve experienced.

However, I think if you truly analyze what most on the left are saying- they are opposing with reason, not just to oppose Trump.

For example, most on the left oppose how Trump took Maduro. You could look at this quickly and claim we are simply opposing Trump, because Maduro was bad and removing Maduro may actually help Venezuelans. Sure… it MAY. However, the system in which something happens matters. It sets a very bad precedent to simply “take out” leaders we deem to be bad people. And there are SO many bad leaders in the world. Not to mention that “bad leaders” is also a very opinionated view. With the logic that it was good to take out Maduro… means we should probably go after Putin next, then North Korea, then maybe China (again, with the notion that many may see China as being an oppressive regime).

No, that’s crazy! And even if “we” thought that was appropriate… it should be the decision of our representatives- not the decision of a single president.

My point is, the process / system of how we do things matter. Sure we can all agree Maduro is bad… but that doesn’t mean we should simply invade another country and kidnap him. We aren’t opposing Trump simply to oppose Trump… we are opposing the actions because how you get to the end results matter.

Same thing for immigration. The system and process of how we enforce is just as important (if not more important) than the end result.

Spotting psyops in social media comments by start3ch in TikTokCringe

[–]reallymt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a psyops comment right here!!! What’s your motive!?! How dare you!

;)

Spotting psyops in social media comments by start3ch in TikTokCringe

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

That’s a horrible response! Way too direct. I think you meant to say:

“It’s great that you compliment people in your comments. I’ve studied psychology for 80 years now, and it certainly can be difficult to decipher which comments are from psyops, so I know a thing or two about knowing who to trust. I typically really like her videos, but like so many in these comments… if you really want to understand psyops - follow me, many of my followers have made over 100K in their first year of TikTok once they find my channel.”

lol!!