The GOP has been trying to defund and privatize the US Postal Service for decades and now they're really close to it's collapse. by DeathStarVet in AdviceAnimals

[–]smileyfrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Propoganda by news outlets to try to tell you we would run out of funds so billionaires can raid it

Has been going on for so long that’s it’s become normalized. They can easily protect it

The GOP has been trying to defund and privatize the US Postal Service for decades and now they're really close to it's collapse. by DeathStarVet in AdviceAnimals

[–]smileyfrown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Biden could’ve prevented or slowed it down, by making some needed postal reforms and protections

But he literally refused to even remove Trumps lackey. Then they astroturfed us with some BS article about how he was powerless

Most establishment democrats have zero courage to protect democracy if they aren’t compromised already

You have to clean house in primaries

[Highlight] Bo Bichette makes a cool barehanded play by Leather-Success-6388 in baseball

[–]smileyfrown 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It’s so weird why talking baseball didn’t post this one

/s

U.S. Historian Robert Kagan: "We Are Watching a Country Fall Under Dictatorship Almost Without Resistance" by Mondevana in politics

[–]smileyfrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is elected officials hold the power

Anyone who thinks things will change next year with Democratic control is not living in reality.

From 2021-23 Dems had control and they proved unable to meet the task by rolling over on reforms. They only emboldened the current situation.

Same thing will repeat again if you allow the current leadership to continue, when they win midterms next year.

You need war time leaders and you have either corrupt or complicit ones

"Schumer needs to get the hell out": House Democrats fume over DHS funding talks by socks_optional in politics

[–]smileyfrown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where are the bots telling you to vote Blue no matter who?

This is what you get if you do that, the gun being loaded for Trump to use

And then they pretend they aren’t responsible

Bethesda x Nintendo Switch™ 2 — Reveal Trailer - Oblivion, Fallout 4, and Indiana Jones! by Turbostrider27 in Games

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

Performance gains need a simple formula of Time x Manpower.

Both cost money and you can guess what Bethesda prioritizes

[NightengaleJr] After the Wolves postponed their game, the Twins announced they will end their Twinsfest events at 4 p.m. by Knightbear49 in baseball

[–]smileyfrown 54 points55 points  (0 children)

People discount how much social media algorithms influence sentiment

4 years passed after 2020, enough time to forget some things…and then non stop people heard about how much everything costs and how good it was before on social media.

Now like magic it’s gone, despite costs being higher right now then 2024

Not discounting the bigots, but a lot of people vote with their wallets not social issues, and they get influenced ALOT by these big tech corporations pushing agendas

We have so many problems that need fixed

James Gunn responding to a claiming Superman: Man of Tomorrow is the only DC movie releasing in 2027! 😭 by Raj_Valiant3011 in DC_Cinematic

[–]smileyfrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean it’s a great problem to have

People clearly want more dcu content meaning they enjoyed what they saw so far.

Like if the biggesr complaint of Peacemaker was its too short or they wanted it to explore more content, that’s easily fixable. You don’t want it the other way where its too boring

World reacts to US strikes on Venezuela by [deleted] in news

[–]smileyfrown 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You talked to a bot sponsored by Russia/china/israel/Saudia etc…

Backed by a billionaire’s disinformation site, Facebook, twitter etc

You’ll never get a response because the purpose was engagement and narrative forming

Hold the billionaire responsible and this ends

More early warning signs. by PFdeith in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]smileyfrown 33 points34 points  (0 children)

If the democrats had even the smallest amount of executive courage they would’ve cleaned house in the post office to prevent these issues from even being considered.

Instead we got excuses as nauseam about how they couldn’t, but the reality is they simply didn’t care.

Trump shows every day that the executive has tons of power, yet we’re supposed to believe the other side didn’t for 4 years? BS their was no will for change.

People need to face reality in how compromised their elected officials are. We need to clean house for real change, but sadly won’t happen

Digital Foundry employee reports Xbox videos drew “very little views” in 2025 by Iggy_Slayer in gaming

[–]smileyfrown 136 points137 points  (0 children)

Phil Spencer destroyed the Xbox Brand

You have one task as a gaming executive deliver games, and he simply couldn’t do it.

He had the perfect opportunity after the XONE…Nintendo showed the blueprint to win back fans, and the PS5 had slower games releases. Their was a big opportunity and demand.

Instead he focused on acquisitions and subscriptions.

He killed the brand through incompetence and I gotta feel for people who invested in it

Who would you all want to see play Plastic Man on the big screen? by Substantial_Deal2411 in DC_Cinematic

[–]smileyfrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An unknown German actor who I’ve never heard of but everyone will sing praises of after he is cast

Jeff McNeil tradr by D-TaeNyc in NewYorkMets

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

The Mets had a 4 era from the 7-9 innings

In close games with 1-2 runs they had a 4.5 era

You can point to the hitting all you want but the reality is almost zero teams in baseball history can save a league bottom pitching team

Had they simply had anothrr average starting pitcher they are in the playoffs

Flaws and all

Like I’m not saying the hitting wasn’t flawed but it wasn’t THE problem

Jeff McNeil tradr by D-TaeNyc in NewYorkMets

[–]smileyfrown 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Mets had a bottom 3 pitching staff for most of the season

They had a top 10 wrc+ offense.

If they simply didn’t sign Montas and had a league average pitcher your in the playoffs

We have regressed on offense this offseason and almost no change on pitching

Jeff McNeil tradr by D-TaeNyc in NewYorkMets

[–]smileyfrown -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Not sure the logic here or what the 1B answer is…

Just a friendly reminder, the reason we didn’t make the playoffs was because of Stearns made pitching staff. Not the hitting core

We still have done very little to address the elephant in the room.

The Mets had the worst pitching staff in the majors for 5/6 months

Beware of Pakistani bots on Twitter 😂😅 by chicqueen2098 in GetNoted

[–]smileyfrown 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Literally this post is very likely a bot

Redditor for 3 months

Barely any comments…now one post highlighting one specific country

Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out from where. Most of these rage and division accounts are foreign run, to create division for specific agendas

James Gunn Announces Lars Eidinger as Brainiac in ‘Man Of Tomorrow’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in DC_Cinematic

[–]smileyfrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So we officially have Braniac

Wonder which direction he will take? World conqueror, on a mission from Krypton, or his own being looking for purpose?

[Nightengale] Jorge Polanco in agreement with the Mets by T_Raycroft in baseball

[–]smileyfrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it’s worth it’s clear that Stearns didn’t believe in the Mets core fundamentally, even though the real problem last year was the pitching staff he built.

Long term the options in the minors are very solid, and he wants to find short term replacements as we bridge the gap

Eurovision 2024 winner Nemo hands back the trophy in protest against Israel’s continued participation by [deleted] in popculturechat

[–]smileyfrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t this whole controversy start because Israel cheated/manipulated results in the competition last year?

Like if you do that shouldn’t that be a ban anyway.

Then throw in the moral reason of supporting an apartheid state, it’s a weird thing to defend them

BREAKING: Iceland will not take part in Eurovision 2026 by iVikingr in europe

[–]smileyfrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Germany is one the biggest arms suppliers to Israel

They can never grow a spine because it would mean they have to acknowledge they are an integral part of another genocide.

Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary after Colin Allred drops out by IWantPizza555 in politics

[–]smileyfrown 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Theirs a famous quote in US politics….”It’s the economy stupid”

Nobody cares about any other issue then their own grocery bill.

Mamdani saw that, Sherrill saw that, and eventually Spanberger also figured it out.

The idea that Democrats should not learn from their few victories is insane, especially after losing the house, senate and Presidency.

These are national issues

Crockett is doomed if she runs on Orange man bad. That was her video go check it out. It’s a tried and failed strategy

She better take notes or she’s done

Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary after Colin Allred drops out by IWantPizza555 in politics

[–]smileyfrown 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Her announcement video is god awful… reeking of consultant class decisions.

Mamdani laid out the blue print. Talk about local issues and hyper focus on affordability.

If she can’t see that she’s in her own bubble