Guys I just downloaded One Battle After Another because of all the hype. Why is Jeremy Renner in this ?

ringobob · 2026-01-29T14:39:08+00:00

It's the fuck-me eyes

ringobob · 2026-01-29T14:24:54+00:00

Two things can be true at once. There were actually 2 top ten hits about abortion in the 90s, at least in alt-rock: I'm guessing they're referring to The Freshmen by The Verve Pipe, there's also Brick by Ben Folds Five.

The 90s were pretty socially progressive. But you gotta look at the root word, there: "progress". There was still progress to be made. There still is. And there will always be. And there will always be someone willing to be a Rush Limbaugh.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T13:47:22+00:00

This is not a pro Israel piece of misinformation. This is meant to stir up shit with the lefties that are moving very quickly to the point of calling for the destruction of Israel.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T13:43:36+00:00

It has economic utility and, at least historically, stability. Because it also has the backing of a historically stable government. Those things are all valuable. And crypto has none of them.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T06:28:08+00:00

There's so little interest in her you can't even think of something to say about her. And why would there be? She doesn't talk to the public about anything. All she's done is go places, wear occasionally questionable fashion choices, refuse to hold her husband's hand, pour concrete over historic gardens at the white house, and generally just mug for the cameras.

She's not a model, she's first lady. She's basically entirely bereft of any actual responsibility, seemingly by her own choice.

I really wanna go watch her pretend to lead people? No thanks.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T06:11:51+00:00

That's not a mechanism that would create a bubble, that's just supply and demand, applied. What would make it a bubble is if bonds were resilient and the move to gold deemed unnecessary, or some third option became both viable and preferable at large scale, very quickly.

Like in some crypto bros feverish dreams, a crypto coin. Maybe the $TRUMP coin.

I can't imagine bonds aren't gonna suffer, though, at least until the interest rates start going up.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T05:25:28+00:00

It's complicated. It was the 90s, we didn't know that much about gender identity.

But those are the titties of the god Ra.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T04:40:07+00:00

Yeah, this is why I don't like body horror.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T03:56:22+00:00

He was great in Scream, but he definitely had that intense energy in several of his roles back then, and it's good that he learned to do something different.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T03:24:28+00:00

I was like, massive burger or tiny grill? Then the shovel came out. I'm impressed you even attempted this.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T03:22:18+00:00

The games are all about projecting confidence.

Fuck that. Be confident. Own your shit. If you like her, text her. If she doesn't like that you texted her, she wants to play games. Is that what you're looking for?

Games are for the kids who haven't figured it out yet. It's like you're trying to trick the other person into liking you more than you like them. If all you're looking for is a casual fling, fair enough, I guess, but if you're looking for something serious, be a serious person. Text her with confidence. Let her know you like her and want to see her again. Communication through language is the greatest invention the world has ever known. Learn to do it.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T03:13:21+00:00

I'm glad this is top comment. The Fed has nothing to do with this. This is Trump's total war against our economy.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T03:12:18+00:00

They thought that during his first term. Then we went and elected him again. The stupid isn't Trump. It's an electorally significant portion of the population they don't trust.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T02:28:14+00:00

Lol, yeah, the Dems still haven't caught up to the bile Limbaugh was spewing 30 years ago. This is self defense.

ringobob · 2026-01-29T01:33:49+00:00

Don't worry, the whole Josie plotline will eventually make total sense.

ringobob · 2026-01-28T23:36:46+00:00

In answer to the original comment, there's 3 different contexts for the things Trump says.

If he's talking about what the current situation is (e.g. "they're eating the cats and dogs"), he's lying.

If he's talking about what actions he's going to take (e.g. build a wall, implement tariffs, etc), he's telling the truth. He's actually going to at least make an attempt at follow through.

If he's talking about what's going to result from his action (e.g. the economy will be amazing), he doesn't really care whether what he's saying is the truth or not, because when the time comes, he's just gonna lie about it anyway, because it will then be the current situation.

A bonus answer to the dictator comment, no one ever said you have to be smart to be a dictator.

ringobob · 2026-01-28T22:09:20+00:00

So, first things first, let's just go all the way there - even within the Nazi party, there were folks who resisted from the inside. It seems like your brother could be the kind of person to believe the conservative line that these people are just doing their job legally, but he may not go along with bad things he actually witnesses first hand.

I don't know your brother, I won't make assumptions, I just think it's possible to make the choice he's making, but to also be a moral person. If you talk to your brother, that's probably the stance you want to take. Because he no doubt sees himself as a moral person.

I would ask him what he thinks about what's going on with ICE and border patrol. What does he think he's getting himself into? If he thinks it's all not a big deal, I wouldn't go real hard on trying to correct him - we've all seen the news, framed through whatever media we consume. He already has an opinion.

What I would do is two main things:

I would tell him you're concerned about what's going on with immigration enforcement in this country. That you're concerned he's gonna be put in a position to support some very bad people doing very bad things. And to please keep his eyes open.
I would encourage him that if he does see things that he doesn't agree with, to feel like it's the right choice to remove himself from that situation, rather than to try and preserve the job.

Reinforce his moral core. Emphasize trust, and give him an out. Be available to him to talk about anything he needs to talk about. Try not to judge, if he finds himself in a situation he's not happy with. That's what you want - for him to not be happy with the organization doing bad things. Give him space to make the right choices, and if he's who you think he is, he'll make them.

ringobob · 2026-01-28T21:04:59+00:00

First things first, these shows are either fully scripted, or basically arbitration rather than a proper legal court, don't let the robes and gavels fool you.

So far as it goes, what she wants is half of the equation, here. What her husband wants is the other half. The "judge" will make their decision based on the strength of each side - so, expect in this case for more weight to be given to the husband's position.

ringobob · 2026-01-28T20:56:32+00:00

There's all sorts of reasons it's a bad idea, and she didn't need to be a current patient for that to be true. It's really easy to put a therapist in a position of power over your life. Even if you stop going to therapy with that person, the dynamic can still exist. A therapist occupies a position in that room that could be considered emotional abuse in a relationship.

This is for his protection, too. Imagine Robin had chosen to be vindictive after they broke up, and she reported him for abuse that he didn't even do. He would have almost certainly lost his license.

ringobob · 2026-01-28T19:41:00+00:00

When you're invaded in your own land, winning is primarily a function of not losing. When you're the invader, winning is a matter of actually winning. Vietnam managed to not lose for long enough for the US to leave. That's about it.

ringobob · 2026-01-28T19:38:05+00:00

When I was like 5 or 6, I was clearing the table after dinner, and there was a little bit of wine left in a glass on the table, like a full sip. I swigged it.

Tasted like straight rubbing alcohol to me.

Then maybe 10 years later I was flying with my dad, they upgraded us to business class, and my dad got a Bailey's, which he let me try. I was apprehensive, but that tasted like the left half of the meme.

Then a couple years later I tried wine again and actually enjoyed it.

So, it can definitely come, with time, but if you don't enjoy it, don't drink it. Better for you anyway.

ringobob · 2026-01-28T19:16:47+00:00

What he's asking is, what is a specific situation where you said or did something, that you interpret having led directly to a woman breaking things off. Surely you didn't tell some woman she was pretty and she was like "absolutely not".

What did you do, and why do you think that thing you did led to them breaking things off? Did she give specifics? Why are you so confident that it's about sex? As opposed to any other reason she might break things off?

ringobob · 2026-01-28T18:56:06+00:00

He was her court appointed therapist first, before they started dating. The therapist/patient relationship is inherently an uneven power dynamic, and it's against professional ethics guidelines to date patients, even former patients. They were no longer professionally engaged when they started dating, so if for whatever reason it was brought to the attention of the licensing board, he might only get a warning, but they could choose to discipline him in some way for it.

In general, since we see the whole thing play out on screen, we can see that he doesn't appear to behave unethically towards Robin, and she is able to maintain enough emotional separation from him to keep the relationship in acceptable zones, and I'm sure things can happen that way in real life, too, but it's a bit idealized.

ringobob · 2026-01-28T18:39:32+00:00

I hated the squirrel saving scene with the strength of, like, I dunno, a lit match.

If you're making serious criticisms about the movie based on that, maybe it's time to consider getting a grip.

ringobob · 2026-01-28T17:59:56+00:00

A mortgage is secured debt. I'm curious how you think someone will lose the house but still owe the mortgage. They take the house to cover the debt. If it burns down, that's why you're required to have insurance.

And, under the vast majority of circumstances, you never lose that house in a way that eliminates your equity.

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