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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Just remember that Mike Johnson is the Speaker and second in line for the Presidency because Matt Gaetz was upset that Kevin McCarthy was not stopping the underage sex investigation of Gaetz.
  2. sounds like a lucky bet, and I doubt that person's name rhymes with Derek Drump.
  3. Funny how the right stopped talking about the assassin being a leftist.
  4. The whole attitude of "break things, disrupt to achieve change" is great when the only one that can be hurt is you. When you're playing with jobs and lives of millions, it's not that easy. There is also a tendency of some high achievers to blame others for not being high achievers, as if its some personal flaw. I recently watched a Nick Saban video from the past where he criticized mediocrity, and slammed high achievers if they put up with mediocre people around them. Think about what the average person achieves (or doesn't achieve) and then realize that half of the public is below that level. It's great if we can continue to grow technology to improve efficiency but we also need to decide how are we assist people who will fall behind. The Ayn Rand crowd isn't ok with the homeless camping on sidewalks so whats the solution.
  5. I've been saying this for years. While I believe some truly feel very patriotic and emotional at these times, I can tell others use it for virtue signaling. I had one acquaintance who would use the anthem at game to effectively only identify who she thought was unpatriotic because they didn't remove their hat. And then she would yell at them and fume at them for the entire game. It was very odd. csb, but I've only seen one man intentionally not remove his hat during the anthem at games. I've probably shared it here. He served it the military and was badly injured in Afghanistan. I think he deserved the right to make the hat decision, and f anyone who judged him on it.
  6. Always impressive how some Admins will hire seemingly unqualified people to visible positions. Which then gives them immediate qualifications to hold even higher jobs. This woman could be the WH's press secretary within months if whats her face leaves for any reason.
  7. I would recommend not bringing your mobile phone to a No Kings protest. If possible bring a new burner phone so you can take videos/photos and then toss the phone before getting home. I wouldn't give the feds the opportunity to identify that you're there and perhaps hack into your phone. At the very least they could id that your phone is there and then start tracking any and everything you do on that phone in the future. They already label anyone going to the rally as a potential terrorist so no reason to give them evidence that you might be one. I would also wear non-descript clothing with a ballcap and shades to make it less likely to identify me. I'm sure that I will get at least one reply with f-off and that you're not afraid of the govt, but why make the fascists job easier?
  8. In that Douthat interview, when Thiel was asked if he preferred that humans endured in an AI world, he hesitated and never answered the question. I think he eventually said he was ok if humans survived. Peter - don't go too far out on a limb there to express your humanity. you can't tell me for a second that Thiel isn't uploading his thoughts in an AI LLM. Not in a physical sense from Tron or some other procedure, but via interviews and consuming other content that he's created. Then not only could this allow Thiel AI to endure past his natural life, but legally pursue a method to allow his AI to control his wealth from beyond the grave.
  9. This is what I see as most likely case. Palestine people will have limited rights, high unemployment, occupied by others, and limitations on economic and migration opportunities. I agree that state is better than bombs being dropped on them and being starved. I fail to see how the situation is fundamentally much better with an Arab occupying force than an Israeli one. I get the optics and perhaps Palestinians might feel better about their oppression but that is a small victory.
  10. forgive me if I'm skeptical of any Palestinian-Israel peace agreement. Seems like we go through this every 15-30 years. The strategy this time seems to be to agree on something like hostage releases in the hopes that more agreements will follow. Spoiler alert: they won't.
  11. Yeah. Since so much of the House is in a solid district for themselves, it won't be difficult to find someone who will accept something in return. Or they're retiring next year which is even more suspicious.
  12. Peterson and others in the so-called intellectual dark web, got to the point where they must be more and more controversial to makes headlines, get invites to shows/podcasts, and ultimately support their lifestyle. They also always go way outside any field of expertise that they have. I imagine that Peterson would have a opinion about any topic most likely supporting a far right viewpoint even if he has zero training or knowledge on it. I know he's claimed that he also has very liberal opinions but its funny that he only mentions that when he's trying to document his credibility of being non-partisan. He will inventory his liberal stances in a single sentence. Then proceed to pontificate for hours on non-liberal ideas.
  13. I applaud the release of hostages and fighting cessation but what exactly is the long term deal that has been struck? Aren't both sides still locked in an unattainable position, and most likely just kicking the can down the road when both sides will be larger and more dug into their positions?
  14. Even when she's sworn in, johnson or the Admin will find a reason that they can't release the files. Even going to the point of paying/coercing one of the victims to sue to keep the files sealed.
  15. I get that but it’s not like the city is going to get better without more money.
  16. Peterson has a history of seeking out unorthodox medical treatments. He pursued being put into a coma during his anti-anxiety drug addiction treatments. He couldn’t find a western doctor/hospital willing to put him into a coma so he went to Russia for an 8-day coma. I’m guessing that is not a normal treatment method.
  17. Many podcasts are only good for the clips, if at all. I also couldn't imaging listening to mid comics talk for 1+ hours.
  18. I dislike comedians who have to spend hours filling content for their podcast. If they're telling stories or interviewing someone, then ok. If they have to talk about current events, like politics, then they're insufferable. They have no insight, no experience, often don't know the law or facts. So why should we listen to them.
  19. Many people don’t need their car for lunch. It can depend on walkable lunch options or if you take care of errands on the weekend. but I’m onboard with the idea that the mass transit options shouldn’t be drastically slower than driving. Then the only reason to use it is due to cost. Either you can’t afford a car, gas or parking costs.
  20. I’ve started to see google treat Facebook posts like they’re news sources. I get it that the right trusts no one and the left distrusts Fox News or News Max, but can’t we all agree that a random Facebook post shouldn’t serve as a news sources?
  21. Want to hear a cute story how other democratic countries handle scandals over elections. One of the Irish presidential candidates, Jim Gavin, was polling in 2nd place not far being behind 1st. He had a good chance of winning. In transparency, undecided was actually in first place. over the last few days, it came to light that a tenant of Jim’s continued to pay him rent for a few months after they have moved out. Auto bank payment sort of thing. €3,300. $3,800 in today’s exchange. This was a transaction from 15 years ago! The former tenant claims Jim ignored them, his defense seems vague at best. he dropped out of the the presidential race today. Because of an issue of less than $4k from 2010. Maybe there are other skeletons in his closet but imagine if we cared about all the times Trump stole from people or lied to us.
  22. the old style was that a season was filmed over 39 days. Now they film in 26 days. Both normally with 18 survivors. Survivor may have had no choice in the past but to give away food due to malnutrition and zero energy. I'm guessing that most episodes in today's show cover 1 day, meaning there is a tribal council most nights.
  23. I don't think they threw the comp. They're dying to get the flint so they can cook a crab or something. They're probably wasting more energy to open up a coconut then the calories they get from it.
  24. I had forgotten that SJL ran for mayor promising to drop out of the congressional race regardless of the mayoral outcome. Then she lost the Dem mayoral primary and promptly filed to run for Congress again. She died ~5 months before that election.
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