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  1. At first it sounds amusingly hyperbolic. But then you think about it for a second: corporations have no empathy, no concern for their fellow "man." Nor should they be expected to. Therefore, the government has a role, and a pretty good-sized one at that, in limiting the damage done. Stewart is very astute. He's good at comedy, but unlike his right-wing "peers," it's based in truthiness.
  2. Hold on. Trump has told us that aluminum imports (from actual allies Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the European Union, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom) are a matter of national security and must be tariffed all to hell. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-restores-section-232-tariffs/
  3. Corporate psychopathy is some good shit.
  4. Well, who knows, but the steps don't distinguish between things done in the throes of addiction and things not done in the throes of addiction. It is intended to address all sources of guilt. And it is odd that the what is addressed seems closely related to what isn't. Maybe the addict rationalized that the boundaries were because of the addiction not the molestation.
  5. Very good point on the this is untouchable for the reason you state. I assumed that the recovering probably did not raise this in their inventory, so the sponsor wasn't privy to it.
  6. From Missouri, yet USA for DDC. Also, almost no actual practice as an attorney, complete political hack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Martin_(Missouri_politician)
  7. From Missouri, yet acting USA D. D.C. And a complete political hack, almost no experience as an actual lawyer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Martin_(Missouri_politician)
  8. A bust-out job. Fuck you, pay me.
  9. I don't really consider it bullying, it's just internet points. Still, I don't do it very often because I feel it's rage and anger getting the better of me. I'm strivin, lawd.
  10. I'm not a huge fan of the FBI, but, by and large, they are pretty good detectives. Meaning, they know how to gather admissible evidence and build court cases against criminals, even if they break a few rules to do it. So, in that sense, they are cops. They are not cops in the sense of security guards, private security, or beat cops. That is why the FBI chief is often a lawyer/US Attorney if not a prior field agent. Bonbingo is wholly unqualified for the post.
  11. Well, the only way we have of determining that is Presidential elections, which may or may not be representative of a population's more "daily" voting. In 2024, Texas went about 56-42 Trump, so R. Yet, the Congressional delegation is 65-35 R. Is that close? Or is that fucky?
  12. From a citation-, and likely fact-free anonymous substack. https://amuseonx.substack.com/ On X, someone pointed out that if you bought a modest house in the DC area 30 years ago, you're probably a millionaire. But whether true or not, the underlying idea, that federal workers other than politicians, are enriching themselves on the tax payer's dollar, is insidious and insane.
  13. If I am understanding correctly, the letter acknowledges some wrongdoing, but not the main wrongdoing? From the addict's perspective, the "amendee's" reaction is irrelevant, although the hoped-for outcome is reconciliation and forgiveness. The idea is for the addict to become willing to admit the wrongdoing, directly to the victim and what comes after is beyond the addict's control. The problem here is that the addict apparently has not made a full disclosure/admission of the wrongdoing. And that is to the addict's ultimate detriment as the whole exercise is intended to unburden the addict of guilt. I suppose it is not surprising that the most heinous offense is repressed. Going through the 12 steps is for most an iterative process and further clarity comes with further step work. I'm not sure what the Al-Anon view on this is, which is more relevant to the victim issue than anything I have to offer. But, I don't think it would be amiss for the victim to write back, express some kind of gladness that the addict is in recovery and attempting to make amends, but also pointing out the failure to address the elephant in the room.
  14. What's amusing/amazing is those that come from repressive, dictatorial, and sometimes communist, regimes are the most reflexively anti-"socialist," but also extremely willing to embrace the anti-democratic authoritarians. In icono's case, it's fleeing a repressive religious dictatorship (Iran) only to advocate for a repressive religious dictatorship in the new country half a century later. Maybe immigration isn't all it's cracked up to be. 😬😬
  15. Evoking Chainsaw Al Dunlap. Which ended so well for him and his targets. Albert John Dunlap (July 26, 1937 – January 25, 2019) was an American corporate executive.[2][3] He was known at the peak of his career as a professional turnaround management specialist and downsizer. The mass layoffs at his companies earned him the nicknames "Chainsaw Al"[4] and "Rambo in Pinstripes", after he posed for a photo wearing an ammo belt across his chest.[5] It was later discovered that his reputed turnarounds were elaborate frauds and his career was ended after he engineered a massive accounting scandal at Sunbeam Products, now a division of Newell Brands, that forced the company into bankruptcy.[6] Dunlap is on the lists of "Worst CEOs of All Time" published by several business publications.[7][8]
  16. Rodney's employment history suggests that he is one seriously mediocre white guy.
  17. A bitch that must be kicked?
  18. Defend your ideas. If that is an accurate characterization of your view of the legitimacy of gerrymandering, then you deserve to be shat upon.
  19. Wonder what would have happened had you been caught getting a beej? Or in flagrante delicto.
  20. Ok great. But civilized countries use diplomacy to solve those problems. And, I think you're using history to whitewash Putin's imperialistic motives. Further, at some point, history goes out the window and you just have to deal with facts on the ground.
  21. Biden promoted Caine from Major General to Lieutenant General in 2021. Also, Brown himself was appointed Chief of Staff of USAF by Trump in 2020.
  22. Well, his typical complaint against "neocon foreign policy" is leveled at US adventurism ostensibly in support of spreading democracy, nation-building, and the "rules based world order." This seems a valid criticism as the adventurism often leads to great loss of life among civilian/native populations and long-term resentment of the US. Not sure how any of that applies to Ukraine. The defense against Russia seems to be one of the most righteous wars fought since WWII anywhere on earth.
  23. It's proof positive, as if we need any more, that Elmo has no idea how to run or manage a business or the people in it. What did YOU do last week Elmo? Not bigballs or Jin Woo or your little turd acolytes, you personally.
  24. I think he's a good guy, personally, and a good judge. But his studied ignorance of matters technical is interesting. He must have hated undergrad.
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