Gabe A
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A pope who had deep family ties to the Italian fishing industry. This is not a joke.
July 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A pope who had deep family ties to the Italian fishing industry. This is not a joke.
I'd rather pay billions for pictures of space than for tanks but that's just me.
Also, the pretty pictures are good science, just like this video.
Also, the pretty pictures are good science, just like this video.
June 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I'd rather pay billions for pictures of space than for tanks but that's just me.
Also, the pretty pictures are good science, just like this video.
Also, the pretty pictures are good science, just like this video.
This would be like white American Southern Baptist trying to claim asylum in the UK. They simply are not a persecuted group here, in fact they are a privileged group.
May 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This would be like white American Southern Baptist trying to claim asylum in the UK. They simply are not a persecuted group here, in fact they are a privileged group.
It's really about as cut and dry as it possibly can be in this case; there are plenty of situations where it's difficult to know if refugee status is the right thing, but in this case it is explicitly the wrong thing. All these folks could have gotten normal visas.
May 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It's really about as cut and dry as it possibly can be in this case; there are plenty of situations where it's difficult to know if refugee status is the right thing, but in this case it is explicitly the wrong thing. All these folks could have gotten normal visas.
In order to be a refugee, you have to be part of a persecuted group of some kind. Whether that be an ethnic minority, a victim of gang related violence, etc. This group comes from a privileged class in South africa, which renders their claim of refugee status nonsense.
May 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In order to be a refugee, you have to be part of a persecuted group of some kind. Whether that be an ethnic minority, a victim of gang related violence, etc. This group comes from a privileged class in South africa, which renders their claim of refugee status nonsense.
Refugee is a word defined in international law. It means somebody who has a legitimate fear of persecution, violence, or death if they return to the country of their origin. I can't think of any situation in which these so-called "refugees" would be experiencing any of those.
May 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Refugee is a word defined in international law. It means somebody who has a legitimate fear of persecution, violence, or death if they return to the country of their origin. I can't think of any situation in which these so-called "refugees" would be experiencing any of those.
Yeah, I'm beginning to think the person we were both talking to is reading in bad faith 🤷 what can you do
April 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Yeah, I'm beginning to think the person we were both talking to is reading in bad faith 🤷 what can you do
The US's reputation was certainly viewed more poorly during Biden's admin than, say, Obama's admin, though that isn't entirely Biden's fault.
April 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The US's reputation was certainly viewed more poorly during Biden's admin than, say, Obama's admin, though that isn't entirely Biden's fault.
Not in the slightest, it's just that if you have one of your major political parties calling openly for genocide, that makes you look significantly worse on the global stage, regardless if they're in power. Biden bears very little blame, though not zero as he probably should have arrested Trump.
April 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Not in the slightest, it's just that if you have one of your major political parties calling openly for genocide, that makes you look significantly worse on the global stage, regardless if they're in power. Biden bears very little blame, though not zero as he probably should have arrested Trump.
In the Biden years we had Republican critters calling for the same kind of heinous shit Trump is doing now. The Biden years were also not kind for our reputation abroad for that reason, though it was much more theoretical back then. It's just...happening now.
April 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In the Biden years we had Republican critters calling for the same kind of heinous shit Trump is doing now. The Biden years were also not kind for our reputation abroad for that reason, though it was much more theoretical back then. It's just...happening now.
Also remember that it is super easy to jailbreak a Kindle, and that there are plenty of other purveyors of fine eBooks online, including buying directly from small publishers.
April 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Also remember that it is super easy to jailbreak a Kindle, and that there are plenty of other purveyors of fine eBooks online, including buying directly from small publishers.
Okay but also, one of the dumbest people I've ever met was the son of a diplomat and a high power lawyer. Smart, powerful people do not make smart, powerful kids; actually, that trend might be negatively correlated.
April 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Okay but also, one of the dumbest people I've ever met was the son of a diplomat and a high power lawyer. Smart, powerful people do not make smart, powerful kids; actually, that trend might be negatively correlated.
Oh cool, can I get the 100 grand in taxes I paid last year back?
What an asshole.
What an asshole.
April 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Oh cool, can I get the 100 grand in taxes I paid last year back?
What an asshole.
What an asshole.
It is a _huge_ issue though. Not quite as important as Citizens United or the required 2/3 majority for removal, but a huge deal nonetheless. And something that could be accomplished without a constitutional amendment!
April 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It is a _huge_ issue though. Not quite as important as Citizens United or the required 2/3 majority for removal, but a huge deal nonetheless. And something that could be accomplished without a constitutional amendment!
Partially because people didn't think their votes mattered. I know several people in Ohio who didn't vote because "Trump was gonna win here anyway".
And popular vote is way more important than just "blue will win more". It's a much better representation of what people actually want.
And popular vote is way more important than just "blue will win more". It's a much better representation of what people actually want.
April 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Partially because people didn't think their votes mattered. I know several people in Ohio who didn't vote because "Trump was gonna win here anyway".
And popular vote is way more important than just "blue will win more". It's a much better representation of what people actually want.
And popular vote is way more important than just "blue will win more". It's a much better representation of what people actually want.
No vaccine has ever been pulled due to a risk of children developing autism. I literally don't know what else you could possibly want here.
April 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
No vaccine has ever been pulled due to a risk of children developing autism. I literally don't know what else you could possibly want here.
All of this data is already out there and was being analyzed by the right people to make vaccine safety decisions. The FDA can and has revoked authorization status for vaccines before when they've been shown to be ineffective or unsafe. We already have all the processes necessary to do this.
April 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
All of this data is already out there and was being analyzed by the right people to make vaccine safety decisions. The FDA can and has revoked authorization status for vaccines before when they've been shown to be ineffective or unsafe. We already have all the processes necessary to do this.
Did you know that every single time someone is injured by a vaccine, even if it's because they are allergic to eggs and didn't know it and got an egg-based flu vaccine, it used to get reported to a public database? Guess who shot that down. Once again, one guess.
April 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Did you know that every single time someone is injured by a vaccine, even if it's because they are allergic to eggs and didn't know it and got an egg-based flu vaccine, it used to get reported to a public database? Guess who shot that down. Once again, one guess.
Vaccines, like any other pharmaceutical product, are continually monitored both by the FDA and by organizations like The WHO, hospital networks, universities, and even private research organizations. I almost can't fathom the belief that these products are being used without any of these safeguards.
April 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Vaccines, like any other pharmaceutical product, are continually monitored both by the FDA and by organizations like The WHO, hospital networks, universities, and even private research organizations. I almost can't fathom the belief that these products are being used without any of these safeguards.
The FDA literally used to run a vaccine safety group that was completely independent and got to publish their results without any intervention from drug companies or the rest of the fda. I will give you one guess at who cut that program.
April 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The FDA literally used to run a vaccine safety group that was completely independent and got to publish their results without any intervention from drug companies or the rest of the fda. I will give you one guess at who cut that program.
I don't know if you're not reading my replies or you just don't care, but LITERALLY ALL OF THAT HAPPENS ALREADY. We have had independent groups evaluating vaccine safety pretty much since the dawn of vaccines. The fact that you don't know about it doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
April 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I don't know if you're not reading my replies or you just don't care, but LITERALLY ALL OF THAT HAPPENS ALREADY. We have had independent groups evaluating vaccine safety pretty much since the dawn of vaccines. The fact that you don't know about it doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
Vaccine hesitancy kills people. And it kills people who are absolutely intelligent enough to make their own decisions, but who are being provided bunk data by grifters who want to sell them essential oils. I can't idly stand by and pet that happen.
April 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Vaccine hesitancy kills people. And it kills people who are absolutely intelligent enough to make their own decisions, but who are being provided bunk data by grifters who want to sell them essential oils. I can't idly stand by and pet that happen.