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  1. The Cartoon Villain's Guide to Killing Climate Action Why the DOE Climate Working Group report process is so opaque Andrew Dessler spoilered becasue it's long, but worth a read: --
  2. The difference between Marcello and Bad Bunny picture meme. They are the same picture.
  3. delete / an hour late Beat me to it.
  4. What in the wide world of sports is going on there. That read like an Onion headline.
  5. Gotcha. I follow now. I think that's probably right-- like the French in American Revolution-- you need outside help to win those sorts of wars. And right now the outside help (Russia, Eastern Europe, China) is helping the other side.
  6. What are you talking about here? Seriously you lost me.
  7. You'd actually be surprised. "Everyone in jail is innocent" is not an axiom for no reason. But even if it's just 1%, you are right.
  8. That's the problem with the laziness and cultural status of what it means to self identify as Chrisitan in America (which I think is Brisket's main railing point).
  9. If you've ever been a part of helping someone change, you might disagree. But yes, ultimately the locus of control and motivation has to be internal first, but the support can be almost as important. I've seen it with religious things but also things like addiction and substance abuse -- I am assuming politics is not more sacred, could be wrong.
  10. I hear you. I personally think there is no such thing as "irrdeemable" and that everyone can be redeemed, but I understand those are personal values and beliefs. One of the reason I am involved in prison ministry IRL.
  11. I don't know, maybe you are right. But I don't think it's as clear cut or obvious as you think it is. I think it has more to do with distribution and a virtous cycle of popularity, likes, clicks, views, etc. The only other Christian I can think of who was/is more popular for both the lay and actively practicing Chrisian is maybe Joel Osteen. And his message is wildly different as a prosperity gospel guy, but the distribution and algo's keep him relevant. As I've sort of poured over the Charlie Kirk issue the last week, I definitely agree that his nationalism and politics also had a lot to do with a certain (large size) sect of Christians loving him as well. Those are Christians who I agree with Brisket who are doing it wrong.
  12. And I'll be equally honest (thanks for your honesty and vulnerability as well) in that I think most people that I've talked to about the situation since last week (I literally had someone in my social circle I didn't even know knew who Charlie Kir was tell me he was his hero), they admire Kirk because he was a lion in defending a culturally unpopular belief system and way of life (and one that is impossible to adhere to as human beings on earth, full of hypocripsy and temptations) and they saw him as their champion of faith in a culture that is counter to everything they believe in. In that way maybe we are saying something similiar? I think that what made him more popular than the other millions who fervently defend faith was that most of these people from what I can tell, aren't the sharpest tools in the shed, and most are addicted to the internet and the algorithm where Charlie Kirk reigned supreme. He was like the Mr. Beast of Christian short form video or something from what I gather in being prolific and popular.
  13. That's fine but it doesn't matter. Globally, social media is not going anywhere and it can and is used for positive change (which was your whole anti-point). Extremely young Americans are, in their own way, just as intertwined with global culture as young Nepalis and Phillipines and Arab Spring youth were. "Everyone on Earth under 30 was basically born into a world where that’s always been the case. Obviously that’s going to change how geopolitics works! And American lawmakers clearly don’t understand that (yet)."
  14. Yep, that's what I've drawn as a conclusion as well.
  15. No doubt, 100% there are a lot of people that admire Charlie Kirk for his racism and J6 insanity. But I think, at least from what I've witnessed, is that most people actually admired Charlie Kirk for his evangilism and fervent defense of his (and by extension, their) beliefs and religion. They see him as a lion for their faith in an unchurched, biblically hostile world (even in the big tent of Christianity, where there are faiths and churches who are more "progressive" in views).
  16. I get that is our and a lot of people's subjective opinion, but I think what a large segment of our society is saying is that they (in varying degrees of vehemency) disagree.
  17. It's made me think of Martin Luther. I was raised to only know how awesome he was and integral for the Protestent revolution and how great of a man he was, total veneration. It was only recently I learned how hateful he was in other aspects of his speech. In fact, Nazi Germany used some of his language and speeches to justify their horrors (things we certainly weren't taught as children). You can say and do good things in one aspect of your life while also being vile and hateful in another. It's rare that you are viewed holistically I think and it's more a judgment through the lens you have.
  18. Ah, I just read something that I think gets to the raw unvarnished truth of why Nexstar did this and of course, it's currying of political favor:
  19. Have you (or anyone) been following what's going on with The Phillipines? What about Nepal? If not, and I'm not trying to shame anyone for being myopic or unworldly, but social media (and online communities of discord) has absolutely been the catalyst for political (positive) change. Heck the election for the new leader in Nepal was an INTERNET POLL conducted on DISCORD for cying out loud. I'm happy to share some interesting reading material if you are unaware or curious.
  20. I think it changes in November fwiw.
  21. You mean MS NOW 😛
  22. It's a popular response when something happens to say, "Freedom of Speech is not the freedom from consequences, it's just that the government can't punish you". In this case it seems that most people are drawing a direct line of the government pressuring ABC to fire Kimmel. That may be the case but it does seem like it's absolving the business and corporate interests (Nexstar, Disney/ABC, etc.) of their automony and decision-making in kowtowing to either a) government pressure or b) fear of financial and public backlash for not doing anything. I guess I need to read more about it but my skeptical and contrarian mind defaults to just because the Dotard and weirdos celebrated this online doesn't mean that it's not actually the broadcasters who are to blame (and they think they are serving their best financial interests).
  23. I read somewhere and I tend to agree-- it's not JUST the politics driving this, but also AI and the way the business model has evolved away from television, that all of media is regressing and it will look less like the 2000's and more liek the 1400's and the Medici's where you've got like 3 or 4 powerful families (but, corporations) who control and pay for all the content creation and distribution. You'll have the alt-right one, the conservative one, the lesser conservative one and the liberal one. If you've been following The David Ellison Skydance stuff (nepo baby to 10 days ago world's richest man Larry, briefly overtaking Elon as Oracle's earnings gave the stock a pop) and the the Lachlan Murdoch succession drama of Fox properties, the die seems cast for the forseeable future... I'm like a lot of folks who posted that Jimmy Kimmel is not only not funny but actually annoys and grates me with his attempts at humor, so I don't watch. But this isn't about him or his show anymore, it's the principle(s) at play now. The media business was never not owned by corporations. You can actually argue that the internet disruption actually democratized terrestial media (e.g. streaming, YouTubers, Influencers and short form content creators) in a way that has hurt the legacy media machine. AI will likely hurt the Hollywood complex as well.
  24. But you do have to admit those videos of Hamas having their beepers explode is satisfying (because Hamas, not Palestinians, are the bad guys).
  25. Something tells me you haven't followed the sibling succession and the agreement ole Lochlan locked in last week...
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