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51 minutes ago, hookem2010 said:

I was mostly rageful the first go-round with Trump. This time, while still incredibly angry, particularly with people I care about (like my parents) for voting for Trump, I am just very depressed. I had a pretty good idea what was coming, but seeing it actually occur still fucking sucks. 

For my own sake, I'm happy I have kids so I don't just drink myself into an early grave. For my kids sake, this is the worst. Assuming the fat fuck lives long enough, he will be the first president my eldest remembers.

I’m very glad I don’t have kids. I wouldn’t want to have to explain to them why the world is so fucked up and how their uncle, aunt, and grandparents helped make it so. 

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This appointment is an embarrassment of the them all. I might hate them, but at least most of the people know something about DC. This dude was a fucking failed lobbyist. He was a major. A company commander and admits he told his troops to not worry about rules of engagement.

Ooooo, he knows the caliber of the M4. Yeah, so do kids playing on their playstations. What the fuck does he know about the NSA? DOE cooperation with the military? Relations that do not involve paying the person off afterwards?

Fuck this.

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1 minute ago, InkaUtexas said:

This appointment is an embarrassment of the them all. I might hate them, but at least most of the people know something about DC. This dude was a fucking failed lobbyist. He was a major. A company commander and admits he told his troops to not worry about rules of engagement.

Ooooo, he knows the caliber of the M4. Yeah, so do kids playing on their playstations. What the fuck does he know about the NSA? DOE cooperation with the military? Relations that do not involve paying the person off afterwards?

Fuck this.

I wonder which general tells him to go fuck himself first.

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3 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

I’m very glad I don’t have kids. I wouldn’t want to have to explain to them why the world is so fucked up and how their uncle, aunt, and grandparents helped make it so. 

Can you name me a point in time where the world wasn't fucked up?    I don't like Hegseth either but the hyperbole year after year after year gets to be a bit much.

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3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

My wife, the boy and I were wandering Montreal one night, on St. Catherines, the weekend we dropped the daughter off (she was already out running around with friends).  We were trying to figure out a place to eat, and were a bit stuck.  We stop along the sidewalk, only to realize that it was right at the entrance to one of the bigger strip clubs.  Bouncer in the door gruffly asks "what are you looking for?"  We turn to him, "ummm....some place to get dinner?"  "Hell, just go right next door here -- Mr. Steer.  Fantastic burgers!"

So we did.  He was right.  Simple, classic.

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Are those hamburgers for ants?

 

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3 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

I can point out times when the US was among the least fucked-up places and wasn't leading the charge to a fucked-up place.

 

6 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

 

01/04/06

 

At that point we had over a 100k troops in Iraq and probably already 20k in Afghanistan.  Lots of bullshit going on at that exact time, definitely making us the world leader at the time.

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"The world has always been fucked" seems like a cop out to me. 

I think quality of life was generally improving for most people across most of our lives, certainly in the US. Im not sure if that's going to be the case for my children. In fact, I doubt it will be. Outside of the obvious political stuff, the planet turning into an empty husk of what it once was is problematic. The fact that 90+% of people continue to treat this as some niche issue is mind-boggling to me. 

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12 minutes ago, hookem2010 said:

"The world has always been fucked" seems like a cop out to me. 

I think quality of life was generally improving for most people across most of our lives, certainly in the US. Im not sure if that's going to be the case for my children. In fact, I doubt it will be. Outside of the obvious political stuff, the planet turning into an empty husk of what it once was is problematic. The fact that 90+% of people continue to treat this as some niche issue is mind-boggling to me. 

It's not a cop out.

Historically, the world stays "fucked" yet moves on and quality of life for most continues to improve...thanks to technology, communication, diversity, evolution, etc...

Just stay in the last 100 years.  What was the consensus view of parents in the mid-20s?  Mid-40s?  Mid-60s? 

I just disagree if you think there's certainty that the situation or future forecast today is different than it may have been in countless points in the past.

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11 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

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Never mind the realities!  Even water from the southern Central Valley would still require pumps uphill to get to the LA area.  To the best of my knowledge, such pumping stations don't exist.  This idiot actually thinks valves and pumps controlling water heading downhill into the SF Bay area could just magically be diverted to LA, doesn't he?

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On 1/23/2025 at 6:34 PM, SubliminalHorn said:

Ok Obama would kick his ass in an election 

Which is precisely why Ogles drafted it in such a way that would preclude Obama from running: they all know that he would fucking steamroll Trump

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good for them. for now. 

https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-shareholders-reject-anti-dei-proposal-2025-1

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Costco shareholders on Thursday roundly rejected a proposal from a conservative think tank to report on the potential risks of the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

An "overwhelming margin" of 98% of shares voted against the measure in the preliminary results, Costco said.

"The overwhelming support of our shareholders' vote really puts an answer to that question," CEO Ron Vachris said following the news, also citing a statement from the board in defense of the policies.

 

i mean...can CostCo be bullied? i wouldn't think so, but i don't even know anymore.

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4 minutes ago, mchookem said:

report on the potential risks of the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

What does report on the potential risk mean? What specifically was being ask for? If the shareholders voted against even assessing the risks and the outcomes of the programs, that is a pretty right out repudiation of the proposal. What think tank was pushing the vote? 

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3 hours ago, McCroskey said:

Can you name me a point in time where the world wasn't fucked up?    I don't like Hegseth either but the hyperbole year after year after year gets to be a bit much.

Biden is the worst president ever. Handling of the CA fires is a disaster. Kamala is the worst candidate ever. America has never been in worse shape. The press are enemies of the state. The former head of the joint chiefs should be hanged. Need I go on?

You're right about the abuse of the hyperbole. Now go fuck yourself, soul-less amateur operative.

 

ETA: I don't know of many times when people knowingly elected for a fucked-up world. And, by fucked-up, I mean needlessly cruel and hateful with a nice mix of reality-denial. 

It's always been bad is not a reason to ignore what is making the world worse. You have chosen objectively foul policies created by foul men whose shortcomings glare in your eyes.

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6 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

What does report on the potential risk mean? What specifically was being ask for? If the shareholders voted against even assessing the risks and the outcomes of the programs, that is a pretty right out repudiation of the proposal. What think tank was pushing the vote? 

i dunno, but feel free to ask

 

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Reuters says it's NCPPR

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Costco Wholesale shareholders voted strongly against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the U.S. company said on Thursday, sending a message running counter to the intense scrutiny many such corporate policies face.

The vote was seen as an early test of investor views about the value of corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, which many companies added or beefed up starting in 2020 amid the Black Lives Matter movement.

More than 98% of the shareholders voted against it at the annual meeting, Costco said.

Last year, shareholder resolutions at U.S. corporations looking to counter DEI programs and other corporate social considerations garnered less than 2% support on average.

Lindsey Stewart, director of stewardship research and policy for Morningstar Sustainalytics, said the similar result at Costco "suggests that even if the political environment on inclusion in the workplace is changing, investors' low propensity to support anti-DEI resolutions is thus far unchanged."

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that directed government agency chiefs to dismantle DEI policies at federal agencies, federal contractors and in the private sector.

He has also suggested that some companies will face investigations and legal action if their programs are deemed to be discriminatory.

The proposal at Costco came from the National Center for Public Policy Research, which describes itself as a free-market think tank and had asked the company to assess the potential business risks related to its DEI policies.

The group, which did not immediately comment on the result, contended that such efforts could pose legal, reputational, and financial risks, potentially impacting shareholder returns.

Costco's board, which urged votes against the proposal, said the report would not provide "meaningful additional information" to shareholders.

Companies such as Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab, Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab, JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), opens new tab and Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab have modified their initiatives, scrapped their DEI goals or ended participation in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's corporate equity index. But only now are most shareholders getting a chance to weigh in on such matters.

The membership-only retailer has more than 300,000 employees globally and about 219,000 in the United States, according to its 2024 annual report.The membership-only retailer has more than 300,000 employees globally and about 219,000 in the United States, according to its 2024 annual report

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9 minutes ago, mchookem said:

Reuters says it's NCPPR

Yeah, a few of the SEC filings on the Costco website indicate the same. If the tone of the two SEC filings are consistent with the reporting proposal, it makes a whole lot of sense why 98% voted it down. I wish I still held COST. I moved out of a COVID era position prior to run up in 2024, but I think that is a really well run company. 

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