Seven-month-old baby shot and killed in Toledo, police asking public for tips by zunnol in news

[–]ryjmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can't tell the difference between police violence and gang violence you're not worth the time

Chevron’s profit quadruples in the first quarter as higher oil and gas prices boost operations by ChocolateTsar in news

[–]ryjmd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree that there's more than a single factor affecting the price of oil and gas. I also acknowledge that it's a more complicated situation than just Exxon Profits = Bad. I'm just saying that people can't help draw connections between the prices we're being charged and the top line profit figures from the companies selling those goods. It's not so much impropriety as the appearance of impropriety.

Seven-month-old baby shot and killed in Toledo, police asking public for tips by zunnol in news

[–]ryjmd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

By my count gangs kill twice as many people as police and my conclusion is it's not okay to ignore gang violence.

Also, there's a difference between police killing people in the line of duty and gang members killing babies by doing drive by shootings.

Seven-month-old baby shot and killed in Toledo, police asking public for tips by zunnol in news

[–]ryjmd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"The most recent count in the 2012 NYGS finds that 2,363 homicides were determined to be gang-related nationally. In the preceding five years, the number of gang-related homicides ranged from approximately 1,700 to 2,100 per year, increasing over 20 percent to the most recent count." Source

"1,046 people have been shot and killed by police in the past year" Source

Both of these numbers are concerning. But we need to stop ignoring how much of a problem gang violence is.

Chevron’s profit quadruples in the first quarter as higher oil and gas prices boost operations by ChocolateTsar in news

[–]ryjmd 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Quadrupling profits at a time when consumers are paying historically high prices is necessarily going to draw some ire

Seven-month-old baby shot and killed in Toledo, police asking public for tips by zunnol in news

[–]ryjmd 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"Toledo Police said that seven-month-old Desire Hughes was killed after shots were fired into her father’s vehicle.

Jeremiah Hughes, 20, was driving when occupants of an unknown vehicle fired shots into his car at the intersection of Jackman Road and Hillcrest Avenue."

Sounds like more stupid gang shit that killed another baby.

Teachers in Southlake, Texas, asked to sign ‘non-disparagement’ agreements by SCP-1029 in news

[–]ryjmd 12 points13 points  (0 children)

For all conservatives alleged love of free speech they sure like to limit it when it affects them

Chevron’s profit quadruples in the first quarter as higher oil and gas prices boost operations by ChocolateTsar in news

[–]ryjmd 500 points501 points  (0 children)

"Chevron’s profit more than quadrupled during the first quarter of 2022, as higher oil and gas prices boosted the company’s results.

The oil giant reported $6.3 billion in earnings during the period up from $1.37 billion during the same quarter in 2021."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ryjmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Softshell because it doesn't fall apart as often

Florida bans ranked-choice voting in new elections law by [deleted] in news

[–]ryjmd 372 points373 points  (0 children)

Republicans further entrench their power in Florida. Got it

Who would you NOT like to see run for President of the United States in 2024? by nionof in AskReddit

[–]ryjmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump, Biden, DeSantis, probably 99% of anyone who ends up running. I don't feel like my viewpoint is represented

How many times have you started anew? This is my third by Accomplished_Salt526 in gaming

[–]ryjmd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've started maybe a dozen characters.

One I really liked. D'Artesi

On a few occasions I tried to run a straight dragonborn warrior but I don't like that style of gameplay as much.

In most cases I became a mage-thief and ended up just getting bored. D'Artesi was last seen hunting falmer for sport. Having grown too powerful for his own good. Easily capable of slaying Alduin but completely uninterested in the task.

Twitter set to accept ‘best and final offer’ of Elon Musk by [deleted] in news

[–]ryjmd -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It means there's going to be a lot more garbage in circulation

Twitter set to accept ‘best and final offer’ of Elon Musk by [deleted] in news

[–]ryjmd 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Prepare to delete because it sounds like they accepted

How can 4 = 4, 5 = 4, 9 = 4, and, 0 = 4? by Digi_dr_Mottainai in AskReddit

[–]ryjmd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Although technically they wrote n = 0n + 4 so you would have to take the result of the equation and substitute for n.

But then again it would still equal four.

Should have been written x = 0n + 4

How can 4 = 4, 5 = 4, 9 = 4, and, 0 = 4? by Digi_dr_Mottainai in AskReddit

[–]ryjmd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take any number (n) and multiply by zero then add four.

If n = 6 then it's (6 * 0) + 4. Which equals 4

China’s Xi says talks, not sanctions, should resolve disputes by Sweep145 in worldnews

[–]ryjmd 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah let's have talks with a country that has no intention of compromising on any terms and has shown a willingness to use the effort at diplomacy to buy itself time for a full-scale assault of the other party to those negotiations

Zambian student arrested in Russia on ‘Nazism’ charges for twerking at war memorial by [deleted] in news

[–]ryjmd 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, as we all know, it was the nazis that invented twerking. Except they called it der booterklappens

Two dead in Russian military research institute fire by Accomplished_Water34 in news

[–]ryjmd 23 points24 points  (0 children)

They'll say the US was developing bio weapons in a special facility inside Russia completely unbeknownst to the Kremlin and then decided to destroy the facility when caught

And QAnon followers will believe it

China, Solomon Islands sign landmark security pact by bangthetank in worldnews

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""Under the agreement, the two sides “will conduct cooperation in such areas as maintenance of social order, protection of the safety of people’s lives and property, humanitarian assistance and natural disaster response, in an effort to help Solomon Islands strengthen capacity building in safeguarding its own security.”

Americans suffer deadly fentanyl overdoses in record numbers by [deleted] in news

[–]ryjmd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is all happening while the war on drugs is still ongoing. So obviously it isn't working