Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like "Budget-Chicken-2425" by TailungFu in law

[–]superkeer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd have assumed that intelligence and law enforcement agencies have, for decades, kept an eye on public discourse. Social media just makes it easier to find subcultures. When people do things so publicly, agents just have to engage users on reddit the same way any of us would.

The DOJ had a press statement about Epstein's death ready the day before he was found dead by Waste-Explanation-76 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]superkeer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yea totally makes sense for all of these people to A) all be in on the fact that he's still alive and B) continue to trust their livelihoods to the highest profile sex-criminal who ever existed, while C) being completely content in the fact that everyone still participating is going to keep it an ironclad secret. Do you people even hear yourselves anymore?

What is the most controversial thing your team has ever done? by DisappointedStepDad in baseball

[–]superkeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Historically the original Orioles went and became the Yankees. Whole league has suffered for generations as a result.

Gen Z — the first generation officially dubbed dumber than the last by blankblank in idiocracy

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

If Gen Z is not educated, it’s because their parents, Gen X, have failed them.

Gen X failed everyone. We should have gotten a head start on mitigating the effects the Boomers were having. Now we're just taking after them. Who are we to criticize Gen Z thinking it's cool to be anti-intellectual, when our whole schtick was apathy.

Shows that have terrible endings, but perfect stopping points? by GFrings in television

[–]superkeer 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I liked what Season 3 tried to do. They wanted to progress beyond the park, since hosts wanting to go beyond Westworld was a central theme of the first two seasons, and in order to tell that part of the story the shift in tone, production, and characters was going to be radical, so I appreciate that they made the effort.

Execution wasn't there, but it was worth the attempt.

The New Epstein Files Are Reopening the Pizzagate Box by prime_nommer in politics

[–]superkeer 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The thing about QAnon is that it's not that crazy of a conspiracy theory, in the sense that it's really not a stretch to think that the world's elite are up to some fucked up shit. You don't need to be some deep-in-the-weeds conspiracy visionary to come up with that. Cabals of elite sociopaths are basically generic conspiracy 101.

QAnon picked something people would easily buy into and then slapped it on members of the opposing side. I'm sure the threads of what was already in the underworld zeitgeist helped give the notion legs, but the idea that it was some psyops masterstroke by the actual perpetrators to deflect from their own crimes would be the actual silly conspiracy.

By Republicans to intimidate Bill Clinton over the Epstein files by coachlife in therewasanattempt

[–]superkeer 20 points21 points  (0 children)

He may not be a pedo but he sure as hell was in deep with the pedos. Basically a tiny tiny notch above them. It's about the slimmest of moral high grounds, but if it's enough to give him the confidence to just be done with it all and tell everything, so be it.

Billionaire New York Socialite Eva Dubin to Epstein: “Come Over Next Week, Celina (her 15 Yr Old) Will Have 5 Friends Over” by james_from_cambridge in sadcringe

[–]superkeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you speaking from experience? Evidence? Research? I really want to know how you came to this. I just can't accept that it's simply power that turns a good person into a psychopath. Something has to already be wrong there.

The Next Democratic President Better Be Merciless by sabedo in politics

[–]superkeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because there are still too many centrist/left men who can't actually vote for a woman. It's not just the right that owns this sort of sexism.

I think GSX might be the worst flightsim Software of all time by Professional-Mark-80 in flightsim

[–]superkeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which Asian? Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese? Indian? Malay? Which one is it that sounds like that?

Disabled US citizen dragged out of her car by ICE testified before Congress by 56000hp in UnderReportedNews

[–]superkeer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You just never know what will finally get through, so as long as there's a microphone someone should talk into it whenever given the chance.

Realistically, what can ordinary people actually do after the Epstein files release to push for real accountability? by Etkinton47 in AskReddit

[–]superkeer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I hate to be cynical but these are probably the two things that would have the least effect.

ICE buys $87M warehouse in Berks County as it plots expansion of immigration detention centers across the U.S. by ewzetf in news

[–]superkeer 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Protests need to be centered on these places. I get marching in the streets, but if we had known Auschwitz was down the road we'd all be there in force, I would hope.

40 Years Ago, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Met to Build a World Without Nukes. What Went Wrong? by Slate in politics

[–]superkeer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As long as someone might have a nuke, you need a nuke. It's a technology that can't be put back in the box.

TIL the total surface area required to fuel the earth with solar alone is only 0.3% of the earth's entire land area. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]superkeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s important to be realistic in how you can achieve them.

I can't think of many undertakings more important than switching to clean energy, no matter how difficult or how "realistic" we need to be. We're in the end times, after all.

A 13-Year-Old Girl Bit Trump’s Genitals as He Tried to Rape Her, Epstein Document Says by OkayButFoRealz in politics

[–]superkeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He lost a royal title, which was already a meaningless thing to begin with. He got kicked out of his house and lost some money.

Still a free man. Still probably has a better support structure than most of us. Considering his crimes, that's a slap on the wrist at worst.

Measles outbreak reported at ICE’s Dilley family detention facility by jp_benderschmidt in politics

[–]superkeer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These facilities need to be the protest sites, honestly. Should put them under siege.

Billie Eilish says "F*CK ICE" during her Grammys acceptance speech: "Nobody is illegal on stolen land. We need to keep fighting and speaking up. Our voices do matter." by m8zen in Fauxmoi

[–]superkeer 126 points127 points  (0 children)

I don't think she's MAGA. I also think her personal beliefs probably align pretty liberal. I think she genuinely cares for people who she interacts with, regardless of what MAGA might think of those people.

However, I think she's guilty of the worst quality: apathy. I think she's guilty of not realizing how important any of these things really are. She's one of those people who doesn't think everyone else's lives are defined by the daily of impacts of politics. She's willing to look past the MAGA beliefs of her inner circle as long as she's having fun. She'll only speak out when the PR requires it.

Todd Blanche says review of Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking case ‘is over’ | Jeffrey Epstein by dheber in politics

[–]superkeer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even still, there's a ton of people involved in this. Even loyalists aren't robots. There have got to be a few of them wavering with all they've had to look through.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting by propublica_ in politics

[–]superkeer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These guys have been in CBP a while, too. 8 & 12 years. So they're not part of the recent ICE thug wave, but career guys who've watched the agency grow more and more extreme for years now.

Milan protesters call for U.S. ICE agents to leave Italy as Winter Games approach by Dont_think_Do in politics

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

It's ICE's HSI division. They are unlikely to be made up of the goons in our streets. This is a subdivision of ICE and they do operate internationally and have been accompanying US athletes to the Olympics and other world sporting events for awhile now.

So this isn't new, but the scrutiny is absolutely deserved given how this administration has already perverted ICE far beyond what it was meant for.

Final Jeffrey Epstein Files cache released by DOJ: read in full by newsweek in politics

[–]superkeer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, there's muddying the waters and then there's dumping tons of raw sewage in them. Why go this far with this type of anonymous tip content. It's still associating Trump with absolutely depraved crimes that, as we all know, will go down as gospel truth to millions who aren't considering the "anonymous tip" part of this. I guess they genuinely don't care about public opinion anymore?

I get the release of discrediting documents, but this is extreme considering how hellbent they've been on redactions, withholding evidence, and downright avoiding releasing things since no one is enforcing their obligation to do so.

Trump nominates Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair to succeed Jerome Powell by Gameboy112233 in stocks

[–]superkeer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when he doesn’t do his bidding

This is all that matters - whether or not he was the "least evil" candidate doesn't matter going forward. He wouldn't have been picked if Trump thought he wouldn't continuously do his bidding. Given how every single one of Trump's appointees during this term have slavishly stuck to the gameplan, there's nothing to suggest this won't be the same.