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You just have to put yourself in the mindset of a bigoted person who complains about "woke" and figure out what they think is "woke" and if the research can be deemed "woke" then it won't be given funding. So if it helps minorities or foreigners...

birds of a feather

I thought you couldn't delete Threads without deleting your IG account? Threads reminds me of reddit in a way. When a thread is good, it's really good. But a lot of clickbait and engagement trolls. And they think I really really really like Brie Larson. I mean, I do... but I don't need to see the same photo of her every day.

I still use X but more for entertainment purposes rather than political or news.

If you know your family is going to be targeted by crazy people who will be in power and they will have to spend money on lawyers, etc. and you had the ability to put an end to it.... you would do it. I would do it. What's unprecedented is the direct threats and targeting of a political rivals family with zero evidence to support it. He was put in that position. if a guy is standing in front of me and threatening to kill me and I finally punch him in the face, am I wrong for punching him in the face or do I have to wait until he makes a move?

Supposedly Trump left him a letter in 2021 but I haven't seen anything referencing the text. The best one of these ever done was George HW Bush to Bill Clinton. That was a nasty campaign and the grace in that letter showed real decency.

The most famous pardon in history was a "pre pardon". These aren't new. And as if Trump needed someone to open a door for his fat ass to do something unprecedented.

The red hats think it will never happen to them. It’s always someone else’s concern, until it isn’t. And to those who were affected, they’ll say “well they weren’t doing nothing anyway”. thats the core difference between the new GOP and Dems. One side understands you need to help people sometimes regardless of who they are. How many times did we see Biden in Florida after some catastrophe? Weather. That condo that collapsed. I saw him sit next to Ron Desantis, when he was the presumptive favorite to run against him, and grab his hand and say “you will get what you need from us”. the GOP today thinks empathy means weakness. In reality they are weak men hiding behind fake toughness. Your camo and guns and trucks don’t make you tough. You are weak.

Whatever happened to her? I find old screenshots on my photos memory app from early 2017… and damn. Lotta references to people I thought at the time were on to something. Didn’t she say someone was going to be executed? Like John Roberts or something.

So weed out the blacks and women. bigot.

She should get in on crypto like Trump's Detroit pastor did after his prayer Monday.

careful.... you'll be called an elitist.

a 64 year old having a net worth "estimated" at $1M is not living the high life. A modest paid off house can cover half of that.

it was good for Donald Trump and republicans.

So now "a little infation" is good? I mean.... he might not be wrong.... Economics is complex and I stay in my lane but I doubt he says that 6 months ago.

and the criticism comes from people who wear their version of Christianity on their sleeve and cry when you go after them as if you are "anti religion" but don't think twice about their hypocrisy when they do this. I grew up with these people. I see it going on right now. It's their version of Christianity or the highway. The first problem they see here is a female bishop. For them they can't even get past that. The merging of religion and potlics that took off with Falwell is the main reason why the church as a whole is dying off. The leaders are too busy counting their money to look in the mirror.

LOL at people who identify as Christians criticizing a bishop for saying we should have mercy and compassion for people..... it exposes a lot. Even more accurate is to say it shines a light on what we already know.

My favorite podcast to listen to is The Rewatchables, run by Bill Simmons and his Ringer group. It's them talking about movies that are "Rewatchable", meaning we've all seen them a million times on cable, etc. It forces me sometimes to either watch a movie I just passed over all these years (even if they haven't done it yet but they keep referenceing it) or to revisit a one and done movie I just forgot about. Sea of Love and Running Scared are examples of this. The reason I'm posting this is when they did Running Scared a few months ago I searched for it and it was on Tubi. They make fun of Tubi. I made fun of Tubi. An old friend is a local actor and he stars in a series that's shown on Tubi, it's Detroit made. So I went to Tubi to watch Running Scared. My verdict? Tubi ****ing rules. It's got nearly everything. Yeah commercials. I don't care about that. If you like to watch TV and movies or are considering giving up the ohter streaming sites, give this one a shot.

I read a book about the fall of blockbuster. They had no interest in actually running the business. All they cared about was growth and expansion. (Stock price). They left so much on the table. No interest in data analysis or inventory management. The author worked for a big competitor in the south and wound up working for a big franchisee. He had to manually hack into their systems and hire a college kid to convert the data to csv files so he could devise a strategy. He would share with the corporate offices and they didn’t care. You had all this data on who bought what and when and where… they didn’t care. It’s a quick and fun read. I might revisit if. Lots of slap your forehead moments about things that seemed obvious.

I hope gas goes up to $5. I can afford it and I want to see all the trumpies try to now defend it. They deserve to suffer. I’ll buy gas cards for Harris voters if they need it.

A store near my barber has a bunch of random stuff and 2 months ago i stopped in after a haircut and I spotted a 4 pack of CBS. I snatched it up but am waiting for the right time. He had to wipe the dust off it. These temps this week might be it. I was sure I would never have it again. But I heard rumors they may bring it back though. Not really a fan of the company but a 15 pack of All Day variety doesn’t last long in the summer when I am working outside or at the lake. about 18 months ago I did a favor for a friend and she was at total wine and got me 12 bottles of different KBS flavors. Totally unnecessary but grateful. I thought it would last me years.

The other night I found a 750 ml bottle of 2018 KBS I had hidden in it basement. That was the last time I ever ordered it ahead of time. It held up. It was 10:30 when I found it… I slept well. IPA’s are my go to everyday drink if I don’t feel like experimenting or don’t want to thjnk about it. If I can find a good lager or Pilsner or wheat I will do it. But it’s still dicey if they can get it right. A fine line between good and Bud light piss.

but remember... "they're not all like that". If you criticize it, then you are an arrogant elitist.

That's why I love Python. They've got something for everything.

At least he didn't do a Bible verse.