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- Comment on I blame Obama 1 week ago:
This is literally George W. Bush’s fault, he’s the one who pushed the DST changes several weeks earlier in the spring and later in the fall in 2005.
- Comment on I was told it would be a cultural experience 1 week ago:
Arch Aplin, the owner of Buccee’s, is a huge Republican donor who backs Trump-aligned candidates in Texas. Buccee’s lost me when they opened one in Bastrop on 71 and planted a billboard over Hruska’s, trying to drive away their business, but I would never go there regardless.
- Comment on oldest shitpost yet. 1 week ago:
Excrete, have sex, lay egg
Excrete, have sex, lay egg
Excrete, have sex, lay egg
- Comment on What's going to happen to gas stations as cars electrify? 1 week ago:
Way less than $5 per tank, more like 5¢/gallon at an average gas station. They make 70¢ off me filling my tank.
- Comment on Harvard Places Math Professor Martin Nowak on Paid Administrative Leave Over Epstein Ties 1 week ago:
If you just fire someone who can afford an attorney without going through the proper process, you’re opening your organization up to a lawsuit
- Comment on Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated Quotes 1 week ago:
Tbf, I didn’t read the article. But the title…
Say no more. Please
- Comment on Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated Quotes 1 week ago:
That’s why he was fired
- Comment on ard 1 week ago:
Apparently that one doesn’t follow this rule, and is instead derived from the Latin word “retardare,” meaning “to make something go slower.”
- Comment on Pissing in the shower is better in every way than pissing in the toilet. 1 week ago:
Oh man, I’ve pissed in the shower most days for years and have never once taken piss vapor to the face. What am I doing wrong?
- Comment on Why is the USA attacking Iran? 2 weeks ago:
This is way bigger than just Israel, most of the Gulf Arab states hate Iran and would love to see its government fall. You’ll also notice that they’ve been funnelling literally billions of dollars to the Trump family since just before he took office again. The Qataris, Emiratis, Bahrainis, and Saudis are all openly bribing Trump, and this attack is almost certainly at least partially, if not mostly, driven by their talks with Trump behind the scenes.
- Comment on One trip only 2 weeks ago:
I have one very large tote bag, put all my groceries in it, and sling it over my shoulder. I could never go back to these tiny flimsy plastic bags
- Comment on Game over 2 weeks ago:
There’s literally a species of laurel native to Mexico that indigenous Americans used in their food for thousands of years.
Bay leaves come from various plants and are used for their distinctive flavour and fragrance. The most common source is the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis). Other types include California bay laurel, Indian bay leaf, West Indian bay laurel, and Mexican bay laurel.
- Comment on Without getting in a fight. Why is it called coming out of the closest? Where did it begin? I mean why not a garagde or a bedroom or something? How did it become a reference to homosexuals? 2 weeks ago:
The pre-1950s focus was on entrance into “a new world of hope and communal solidarity”, whereas the post-Stonewall Riots overtone was an exit from the oppression of the closet.[15] This change in focus suggests that “coming out of the closet” is a mixed metaphor that joins “coming out” with the closet metaphor: an evolution of “skeleton in the closet” specifically referring to living a life of denial and secrecy by concealing one’s sexual orientation. The closet metaphor, in turn, is extended to the forces and pressures of heterosexist society and its institutions.
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
I live in Austin, and I probably see 1-3 Cybertrucks per day. I used to feel deep vicarious shame for them, but that’s slowly transformed into speechless incredulity
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
Very early on, I think there were some well-meaning people who were really excited about it. The idea of an all-electric truck was brand new, and the promise was huge. It unfortunately wasn’t until after many Cybertruck preorders had been secured that Elon plainly revealed his true colors, and then after it was delivered that people found out it was a piece of garbage
- Comment on This MF is quadrupling down and dropping Alien files before dropping the full, unredacted Epstein Files. GODDAMN. 3 weeks ago:
He’s always been a caricature of himself, but he’s being a caricature even more bigly these days
- Comment on allium gang rise up 🌰 3 weeks ago:
Don’t forget our favorite New World plant:
- Comment on Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC 3 weeks ago:
I think that’s a huge leap. Talarico’s positions are way left of the Democratic establishment, why would they be more “scared” of Crockett than him? He’s got Zionist groups actively campaigning against him because he’s forthright about the Gaza genocide. He’s setting his campaign up against the wealthy and openly criticizing the Democratic party’s subservience to wealthy donors. There just isn’t that much difference between their political positions, and I don’t get your angle.
- Comment on Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC 3 weeks ago:
I agree, though after listening to both of them a bunch, I’m supporting Talarico in this election. I hope to continue to see Crockett’s star rise though
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
He’s not on the ballot…
- Comment on The ultimate "flex" 3 weeks ago:
I didn’t say at all that that’s what’s insane, but the Texas government’s relentless adherence to rules of procedure has made it where much of the worst legislation proposed by Republicans has been defeated or significantly delayed through points of order and delay tactics by Democrats
- Comment on Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC 3 weeks ago:
You can still (and should) watch it on YouTube!
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
- Comment on Hopefully, he will be 6 underground by that time. 3 weeks ago:
An element of what you say is true, but he’s also a cult of personality that they’re really going to struggle to replicate. Trump literally only cares about himself and has taken zero (0) steps to develop successors. Right now, JD Vance is poised to lead the movement, and he has the personality of a potato
- Comment on Hopefully, he will be 6 underground by that time. 3 weeks ago:
Here in Texas, our leading candidates for Senate (James Talarico) and governor (Gina Hinojosa) are taking refreshingly reality-based positions on Gaza and seem to be developing campaigns aimed directly against billionaires. I like what I’ve been hearing
- Comment on Tune a fish 4 weeks ago:
Tuna means prickly pear cactus fruit in Spanish, I’ve heard it called that pretty often in Texas
- Comment on The ultimate "flex" 4 weeks ago:
Florida has BBQ? I’ve been there a bunch and have never heard of it
- Comment on The ultimate "flex" 4 weeks ago:
Nah, fuck that shit. Texas politics suck hard, but not like Florida suck. The Texas Legislature is out of their minds, but they still follow rules of procedure. Florida’s government is fucking gone
- Comment on Why do russian parents insist on being treated to home cooked meals? 4 weeks ago:
On your birthday, you get to pick
- Comment on Twenty four US states are now considering legislation to allow small, plug-in solar power systems that connect directly into a wall socket. 4 weeks ago:
What happens when electricians need to do work but the lines are energized by these? This is a genuine question. It seems like a really difficult problem to solve
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Every time I glance at her picture, I think she’s wearing a hospital gown and hospital band. Freda Jackson just looks like she should be in the hospital
