Cassanderer
@Cassanderer@thelemmy.club
- Comment on Could a minority in US Senate essentially disolve the federal state? 1 week ago:
Dems should refuse to fund anything until pocket recissions are disallowed really.
- Comment on Could a minority in US Senate essentially disolve the federal state? 1 week ago:
Fuck your cave to r threats advice, fuck what dumbass voters think, real leaders make public opinion. Dems will cave to terroristic threats because ivy league suits tell the public what you just regurgitated.
When is the last time those suits were right about anything though? Not about the last election were they? Not about the 2024, 2020, or 2016 elections.
- Comment on Could a minority in US Senate essentially disolve the federal state? 1 week ago:
Repubs also know from experience the dems will fold on threats of scuttling the ship of state.
Just like increasing the borrowing limit in 2024 was it, or 23, and not defaulting. Biden said for months he would not negotiate, and then folded like a cheap suit when it came down to it. Not a one-off situation the Democrats always fold.
Dems will give in on terroristic threats. There is no improving anything until we get new opposition politicians that is all there is to it. If Hakeem and Chuck are still running the show you might as well not pay attention because it will just harm your mental well-being. Not a single challenge for any leadership positions what the fuck is wrong with this party?
- Comment on Reddit stock falls for second day as references to its content in ChatGPT responses plummet 1 week ago:
It is more disaffected people than nazis. At least the places I was at there. The site wide moderation is pretty fucked in favor of powerful interests, including Nazis however. They like to chase off real people that are driving engagement in favor of the legions of influence agents with their bot accounts.
- Comment on Reddit stock falls for second day as references to its content in ChatGPT responses plummet 1 week ago:
Keep in mind if the Reddit stock price fell too much some hedge fund vulture would buy up a majority of the stock and then turn it into Nazi town.
- Comment on Unifying the Fediverse 1 week ago:
It would be cool to add another forum for people to organize around ideas and issues, be able to take collective actions, and organize into private groups as they see fit.
It is about the only thing that could save us from the kakistocracy, rule of the worst, we are saddled with.
- Comment on Not to get all religiony but why in the old testament God was all fire and brimstone and fatal consequences? But the new testament God is all about forgiveness and such?? 2 weeks ago:
Does not make sense to me, but that bit was not doctrine until 350 ad.
- Comment on Not to get all religiony but why in the old testament God was all fire and brimstone and fatal consequences? But the new testament God is all about forgiveness and such?? 2 weeks ago:
You just taught me as much bible as I have ever learned, last lesson being south park raining frogs.
- Comment on Pet rent 2 weeks ago:
Idk society is really down on kitty porn…
- Comment on Renewables blow past nuclear when it comes to cheap datacenter juice 2 weeks ago:
Nuclear is the most expensive with long term waste, and is an existential threat.
As if we could trust industry and the government right now, ha.
We already have 4 reactors on active fault lines, others in storm surge areas of ocean, increasingly severe storms. A meltdown is when not if, as is improper disposal of waste and the ones making it sticking society with it’s cost.
- Comment on Before modern-day authoritarian regimes, did people living under abosolute monarchies talk criticize the monarchs? Or did they just stay silent in fear of persecution? 2 weeks ago:
Newsletters kept some informed, plays even, books. After the printing press especially.
That is why the church was so powerful though, they had people all pushing the same message working off the same game plan and it gave them real power in organization and numbers.
Not until the 18th century did they lose strict control of truth and expression.
- Comment on Before modern-day authoritarian regimes, did people living under abosolute monarchies talk criticize the monarchs? Or did they just stay silent in fear of persecution? 2 weeks ago:
Depends on when and where and twas religious pricks taking issue with everything mostly. Voltaire and the philosophes penned stuff in other names all the time even as it was known to be them, they’re arrested quite often and thrown in prison but would get bailed out by there aristocratic Buddies sooner than later.
England had more freedom in this regard but by the 19th century the church had lost it’s monopoly on truth and speach even on the continent.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Kamala ran is the status quo. And you’re going to blame everybody else? You fucking knew what the electorate was take some God damn responsibility and admit you trusted the wrong fucking people so it doesn’t happen again.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Show me any generation now with agency in prez choices, and I will show you sheep that does not understand we have allowed the aristocracy to game both sides, sucking enough to allow a traitor to end what remains of representational government, aka, ending the republic in all but name.
- Comment on CHARK is a smooth Balatro-inspired chess roguelike and I've become an instant fan 2 weeks ago:
Have you played? This or that other I referenced?
In any case I think I’m going to get back into chess here. Have been off of it for a couple years. I had a high score and started just quit
- Comment on CHARK is a smooth Balatro-inspired chess roguelike and I've become an instant fan 2 weeks ago:
Can you play it online anywhere?
I had previously signed up to a site to try to play that chest precursor game with elephants and chariots and cavalry, and castles, but it did not work for me. I think the actual game was lost this was like a recreation of how they thought it was played in that case, the one that evolved in India before chess forget what it’s called.
- Comment on They recalled the radioactive shrimp again. Why? My research shows you can just cook off the radiation. 2 weeks ago:
Or trust ai in ascertaining that half is removed?
The radiation can be inside the animal, boiling will not free it. Overboiling works to lessen arsenic in rice from the southern us, I would hold off on assuming ai is not just hallucinating this from that.
- Comment on PUT THE TRAINS IN THE BAG 2 weeks ago:
Freight rail is a lot less than it should be as well.
It is also owned by Private Industry without clear rules on what they can charge in that more than it should be.
The rails were only made with eminent domain, Private Industry should not be able to screw people on it, or give preference to large companies over people and small ones.
- Comment on PUT THE TRAINS IN THE BAG 2 weeks ago:
The thing is the rail network was pretty comprehensive at one point. Only a few remain.
- Comment on 6 women arraigned on charges related to Alvarado ICE attack 2 weeks ago:
The feds are on orders to try to make mountains out of molehills and they do not care the truth of a matter, they want to accuse leftists of assaulting officers to justify a further Crackdown. That track down will happen so don’t think if we all mind our manners it won’t.
- Comment on Oktoberfest! 2 weeks ago:
Really? How would you describe the smell otherwise than out worldly? In a good or interesting way at all?
I know when I put burdock root in a ferment which was not barley-based but maple syrup, it had a really good and interesting complex test, maybe not best for maple syrup wine, I know it is pickled in other places of the world like Japan
- Comment on Oktoberfest! 2 weeks ago:
Thanks!
There have been quite a few other herbs that have been used in Brewing before. Iyy is one from circa 1st millenium, the one that is used in abstinenth has been another.
I have a lot of yarrow growing wild, I think that might even be good. Burdock root has an interesting taste. I am not so delicate that I cannot experiment and not enjoy something that is less than it would be if hops.
- Comment on Oktoberfest! 2 weeks ago:
So where is one to get good bulk prices on barley or malted barley and hopps?
1.50 a pound for malt is too much. Agric. Feed stores are 20 bucks for 50 lbs but idk if they spray chemicals on that barley.
Yes I know malting is tough, putting in a woodstove I was going to go old old scholl with some racks over it.
- Comment on Oktoberfest! 2 weeks ago:
Alcohol does not go bad usually. If under 5 percent mother of vinegar can turn it, that bitch.
I have over 15 gallons of vinegar, good stuff but I wanted the alcohol.
- Comment on Popped up quickly in one of my potted plants 3 weeks ago:
Unfortunately I am no expert, but the experts all ask for pictures of both the underside and from the top like that for identification.
- Comment on EU to block Big Tech from new financial data sharing system 3 weeks ago:
Chat control has sullied everything they do. That and teething to the Americans on giving Silicon Valley power over their citizens. The EU needs some new leadership.
- Comment on Britain jumps into bed with Palantir in £1.5B defense pact 3 weeks ago:
For your job application attach a certified copy of your palantir Social score…