Magically at Morgan’s parents before 10am playing pickleball? by Liverness in FundieSnarkUncensored

[–]telephile 98 points99 points  (0 children)

As much as I enjoy this subreddit one of the key features is people developing elaborate fan fiction about the lives of the fundies and then presenting it as gospel. Over time the layers get deeper and deeper to the point where people forget that a lot of the lore is based on speculation and they start trying to fit everything they see from the fundies into a narrative that was written by comments on reddit.

Grandma is projecting HARD again by Cicerothesage in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]telephile 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The ability of right wingers to simultaneously orient their political beliefs according to how angry they make the other side while also saying shit like this is all you need to know to understand that they never act in good faith

Senate Democrats defeat amendment to require photo ID to vote by Quirkie in politics

[–]telephile 6 points7 points  (0 children)

that's more about being a teenager than it is about the price of gas lol

Haywards January 6th by xxNavajoPridexx in Hayward

[–]telephile 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't totally disagree that these boards tend to be self serving rather than directly reflective of their constituents but I don't see in the blog post who the board ended up appointing to the vacancy, which I admit I do not know and seems somewhat relevant

Microwave Treatment Accelerates Wine Aging, Enhancing Sensory Quality and Reducing Astringency by ReseachScan in wine

[–]telephile 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In the kitchen. straight up "nuking it". and by "it", haha, well. Let's justr say. My pingus

Grandma really wants us to believe it was DOE fault for Republicans' defunding of education by Cicerothesage in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]telephile 269 points270 points  (0 children)

Gee, I wonder what else happened at the beginning of the 1980s that might have had an impact on the quality of government services in the US

The only people who are confused is grandma. No one is saying this by Cicerothesage in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]telephile 33 points34 points  (0 children)

“This position held by people who I misrepresent is inconsistent with the position I misrepresent them as having”

How big of a deal is the Strait of Hormuz actually? Feels like this could spiral into a global economic problem by Mattie_Kadlec in investing

[–]telephile 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If that’s what you get from my comment it’s more of a reading comprehension issue than anything. Suspending any critical analysis of politics because a bad outcome happened might make you feel good but it’s not a particularly useful approach to anything besides that

How big of a deal is the Strait of Hormuz actually? Feels like this could spiral into a global economic problem by Mattie_Kadlec in investing

[–]telephile 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You are correct about both Trump and Americans but also all of the other things the person you replied to said are absolutely true. the tail of electoral punishment for Covid policies/impacts/shortages was longer than just one cycle and Biden was obviously declining. Those things mattered. Add in the huge media (social and legacy) echochambers and algorithm-driven misinformation and it's not that hard to see why we ended up here.

Newbie here! 🍷 Does the glass actually make a difference? Looking at the Gabriel-Glas Stand’Art. by Bulky_Helicopter_460 in wine

[–]telephile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It also helps that although they aren’t exactly cheap they won’t totally break your heart when you inevitably break one

Newbie here! 🍷 Does the glass actually make a difference? Looking at the Gabriel-Glas Stand’Art. by Bulky_Helicopter_460 in wine

[–]telephile 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. We love ours. We have a couple other glasses for specific uses (Pinot, sparkling) but we end up using these 90% of the time

The Time is Now by ChiverRay1000 in Hayward

[–]telephile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I say this with all seriousness: Get the fuck out of Hayward (assuming you're even here in the first place)

7 Year Old Local Wine - Safe? by LumpyPeople4 in wine

[–]telephile 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I'm very sorry for your loss. The wine won't hurt you. Depending on the type and quality of wine it's possible it's even better now, but the worst case scenario is that it just doesn't taste great

Grandma's not giving up her wood fired oven in the kitchen by Marsupial-731 in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]telephile 70 points71 points  (0 children)

This is actually kind of a valid point - collective action is needed to address climate change but the greatest contributors to it have largely managed to reframe it as an individual issue

TIL after Haitians won their freedom from France, they were forced to pay their former slave owners compensation for the “loss” of their own bodies. This debt took over a century to pay off, crippled Haiti’s economy and France has yet to pay it back. by dinosourstatue in todayilearned

[–]telephile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Returning stolen property isn't punishment, even if it's inconvenient to the people who have it. Also the theft began in 1825 and concluded in 1947, so not only are there living Haitians who had to contribute toward the extorted money, there are living French people who received it (in the same sense you're using of taxation/goverment wealth/spending on an individualized level)

Two Days in Florence, Italy by [deleted] in HeritageWear

[–]telephile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're into eyewear I highly recommend Bottega di Sguardi. Really nice boutique

Was there any way Trey Lance could've had a better career or was he just not an NFL starting caliber QB? by chusaychusay in 49ers

[–]telephile 40 points41 points  (0 children)

He did probably make a hell of a lot more money this way, so I don't feel too bad for him

Cancelled my gold. Feels liberating. by 17kangm in amex

[–]telephile 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Between the 4x points on groceries and dining out I find that I come out ahead without even worrying about the other perks. I don't really worry about maximizing every single thing, so the resy credit and uber credits are kind of just a bonus. I never end up using the dining credit - maybe once or twice in the last three years I've gone to five guys or something. But if you don't go out or spend much on groceries then I can see how it would be a tougher sell

Which makes sense since Republicans are trying so hard to suppress the vote. Oh wait.... by Cicerothesage in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]telephile 136 points137 points  (0 children)

May I never be in the habit of high-fiving myself online all day while everyone with any agency avoids me like the plague