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People actually used railroads, whereas, AI is useless. Maybe you get meeting notes summarized for you but you also get a fuck ton of AI porn, AI IP theft, AI suicide bots, and everyone gets stuck paying higher electricity bills. As we've seen, the investment doesn't match the profits.
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
People actually used railroads, whereas, AI is useless. Maybe you get meeting notes summarized for you but you also get a fuck ton of AI porn, AI IP theft, AI suicide bots, and everyone gets stuck paying higher electricity bills. As we've seen, the investment doesn't match the profits.
Ukraine to Russia...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Ukraine to Russia...
This is breaking their 'planned obsolescence' model, where they make them as cheap as possible with the expectation that you run right out and buy a new one.
It's anti-consumer and wasteful. People use to expect quality - purchases to last longer than 2 years - but people grew complacent.
It's anti-consumer and wasteful. People use to expect quality - purchases to last longer than 2 years - but people grew complacent.
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is breaking their 'planned obsolescence' model, where they make them as cheap as possible with the expectation that you run right out and buy a new one.
It's anti-consumer and wasteful. People use to expect quality - purchases to last longer than 2 years - but people grew complacent.
It's anti-consumer and wasteful. People use to expect quality - purchases to last longer than 2 years - but people grew complacent.
Government services have become one giant honey trap for ICE.
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Government services have become one giant honey trap for ICE.
We need everyone but we cannot solely rely on economic centrism. Trickle down economics doesn't work, it's been tried several times. We haven't given social democracy a chance, but it does work given that Social Security and the ACA have both helped many people.
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We need everyone but we cannot solely rely on economic centrism. Trickle down economics doesn't work, it's been tried several times. We haven't given social democracy a chance, but it does work given that Social Security and the ACA have both helped many people.
Many people still don't believe Trump is a Russian asset (as are many in his administration) but hopefully this gets more people closer to drawing that conclusion.
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Many people still don't believe Trump is a Russian asset (as are many in his administration) but hopefully this gets more people closer to drawing that conclusion.
I think it's a good indicator of character and as we can all see now, character matters.
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I think it's a good indicator of character and as we can all see now, character matters.
Just those 2? Let's try most the cabinet.
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Just those 2? Let's try most the cabinet.
Fascist Barbie strikes again!
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Fascist Barbie strikes again!
It's not an apples to apples comparison. If it were say a standard package Ford F-150, that would be one way.
But to compare yearly black box inside bundle without comparing the contents and making some valuation is pretty idiotic.
But to compare yearly black box inside bundle without comparing the contents and making some valuation is pretty idiotic.
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It's not an apples to apples comparison. If it were say a standard package Ford F-150, that would be one way.
But to compare yearly black box inside bundle without comparing the contents and making some valuation is pretty idiotic.
But to compare yearly black box inside bundle without comparing the contents and making some valuation is pretty idiotic.
Is this not common knowledge at this point? Everyone knows how to play Trump.
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Is this not common knowledge at this point? Everyone knows how to play Trump.
I don't think many administrations could have navigated the economy to a soft landing as well as Biden did. Was there inflation? Of course, but that was a residual of COVID, and wasn't driven by policy actions.
Republicans took a healthy economy, destroyed it, and created massive inflation.
Republicans took a healthy economy, destroyed it, and created massive inflation.
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I don't think many administrations could have navigated the economy to a soft landing as well as Biden did. Was there inflation? Of course, but that was a residual of COVID, and wasn't driven by policy actions.
Republicans took a healthy economy, destroyed it, and created massive inflation.
Republicans took a healthy economy, destroyed it, and created massive inflation.
I think everyone that isn't in the party recognizes that it's a Trump party now, and that Republicanism as we knew it is dead.
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I think everyone that isn't in the party recognizes that it's a Trump party now, and that Republicanism as we knew it is dead.
It's literally the oath they swear upon entering the military, how can it be illegal?
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November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's literally the oath they swear upon entering the military, how can it be illegal?
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I haven't seen too much of that shit lately, but a lot of my neighbors still have their never Trump signs out.
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I haven't seen too much of that shit lately, but a lot of my neighbors still have their never Trump signs out.
Red Dawn, renamed 'Blue Dawn', where European and Canadian allies parachute in to save us from an evil dictator, and American revolutionaries join them to save the country.
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Red Dawn, renamed 'Blue Dawn', where European and Canadian allies parachute in to save us from an evil dictator, and American revolutionaries join them to save the country.
Fear of socialism led us to do a lot of stupid things in the past. A lot. You might say it lead to our current situation in the middle east, and all for control of oil.
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Fear of socialism led us to do a lot of stupid things in the past. A lot. You might say it lead to our current situation in the middle east, and all for control of oil.
Yes, the CIA and Eisenhower were so disturbed by a Mamdani like candidate, a socialist, winning the presidential election they overthrew the Government with the British and installed the Shah to lead the government. They used the SAVAK to prop him up until the people couldn't take it anymore.
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Yes, the CIA and Eisenhower were so disturbed by a Mamdani like candidate, a socialist, winning the presidential election they overthrew the Government with the British and installed the Shah to lead the government. They used the SAVAK to prop him up until the people couldn't take it anymore.
'America First' but 'Made in China'.
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
'America First' but 'Made in China'.
This actually reminds me of when the Mossad were found to be training the Iranian secret police (SAVAK) whose brutality eventually lead to the Iranian revolution.
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This actually reminds me of when the Mossad were found to be training the Iranian secret police (SAVAK) whose brutality eventually lead to the Iranian revolution.