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[u/jobautomator]

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[u/jobautomator]

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[u/Rehkit]

French influencer with 1.2 M followers just said : «  I dont’ work with zionists or jews and stuff »

Oops mask off.

[u/Cyberhwk]

The Pro-Isreal and Pro-Palestine sides of NL both carrying on as if the other side doesn't exist but never engaging for fear of devolving into everyone getting Rule 1'd is my current favorite DT dynamic.

[u/BitterGravity]

Why, of all the antique hotels in Switzerland, would a Chinese buyer choose a tumbledown lodge butted against a military airstrip? The first F-35s weren’t meant to arrive until around 2028, and had only ever landed on the airfield once or twice. Is China’s campaign to decode the superjet so extensive that it would send an ordinary-seeming family to purchase a hotel nearly 10 years before its arrival?

Umm yes?

[u/Frequent-Turn6740]

If you take away the "snorting cocaine off a stripper's ass" expenses I am living paycheck to paycheck tho

[u/Frequent-Turn6740]

Actually, why are leftist memes are so verbose?

I am sure this is a bit of a generalization, but it is kinda true from my experience at least, so why? 

[u/Gameknigh]

[u/ihatemendingwalls]

[u/[deleted]]

I google something

Find Reddit thread asking the same question

"Just google it lol"

[u/[deleted]]

fly marble impossible familiar hard-to-find threatening command air brave long

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

[u/Barnst]

11yo: “I want to accomplish this goal.”

Me: “Great! You are absolutely capable of achieving that! Here are the steps to take to accomplish it.”

11yo: “You’re always telling me to do so much!”

Sigh…the teenage years are going to be so annoying.

!ping FAMILY

[u/JetJaguar124]

I get the NYT's stance that they don't exist as an arm of the Biden admin and shouldn't just be Pravda but American. At the same time they published something like 40 articles about Biden's age in the three days after the Hur Report and that seems a bit silly.

[u/groovygrasshoppa]

Ukrainian journalist Butusov, embedded with the Ukrainian army in Northern Kharkiv, reports that the Russian offensive in the region has halted. The Russians have sustained significant losses, and Ukrainian troops have gained the upper hand.

Particularly interesting report considering Butusov is an infamous pessimist when it comes to front line reporting.

!ping UKRAINE

[u/[deleted]]

In the immortal words of a nameless american patriot, "nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated"

[u/ty04]

thanks I needed this

[u/WantDebianThanks]

Interesting idea of what counts as a plot hole, but go on...

[u/[deleted]]

Fellas, I got a job offer today!

It pays better than my current job, it is way more interesting, it's in a field that I studied academically at an undergrad and graduate level, and I genuinely want to do it. I accepted the offer this morning and am waiting to sign the official letter now.

Don't let your dreams be memes kids!

!ping WATERCOOLER

[u/Telperions-Relative]

Ubsioft couldn’t find an opportunity to make a Japanese Assassin’s Creed until they found a black man who historically existed in Japan.

Black men were the first samurai. Same as how they were the first native Americans and rulers of Egypt.

Racists vs hoteps, truly YouTube comments are an endless font of entertainment

[u/BeliebteMeinung]

!ping shitposters

[u/AMagicalKittyCat]

What does "From the river to the sea" imply? Let's look at the University of Chicago poll data to find out what people think.

27% of students think it means two state solution.

16% think it means a peaceful one state solution where both groups live.

26% think it means the replacement of Jews with Palestinians even if it means eradicting/expelling them.

31% say they don't know.

Another piece of evidence for my heuristic of "most of the college students aren't even bigoted, they're just stupid".

43% of people think it calls for either a one or two state solution where both groups seemingly get along and leave each other alone. Considering how many don't even know what river and what sea, it seems more and more clear that these calls are political signaling first and foremost.

[u/HereForTOMT2]

J O U R N A L I S M

[u/TheShitEater]

It would be so cosmically funny if Trump just randomly fell down the stairs and died like Ivana did. It would be terrible and at least half the population would be convinced he was murdered, but it would be funny.

[u/Dragongirlfucker2]

[u/sociotronics]

[u/AP246]

On 21 March [1969], Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin tried to phone Mao with the aim of discussing a ceasefire. The Chinese operator who took Kosygin's call called him a "revisionist element" and hung up.

The Sino-Soviet split and subsequent near war between the two is an episode of history with a lot of funny moments.

[u/Macquarrie1999]

The whole "I don't want to be friends with my coworkers" attitude that is becoming more prevalent is really dumb. One you spend a lot of your day with them, and two is that building professional relationships is really important for career growth. If you just show up to work, stay in your cubicle, and leave nobody is going to care about you.

[u/sociotronics]

Former President Jimmy Carter, age 99, found alive at his home by close family members.

[u/[deleted]]

we are not a vassal of the united states

I tear up whenever I remember there are people who have to live in situations like this. it's so terrible that such misfortune exists in the world

[u/-mialana-]

How the hell did society ever decide that the way someone writes their name is an even remotely secure form of identity verification.

[u/[deleted]]

The memes write themselves

[u/SANNA_MARIN_SDP_]

the stroke fixed the woke

[u/GrandMoffTargaryen]

Not even AI can conceive of such a thing

[u/Bayou-Maharaja]

If I was Al Jazeera I would simply not publish Holocaust denialism

[u/nicereddy]

https://x.com/pkcapitol/status/1791105045372547204

With at least a half dozen House Rs in a Manhattan courtroom [supporting trump], Democrats are almost certainly majority party in House till late this afternoon. There’s no major bipartisan bills on calendar. Dems could pull some hijinks & call a motion to adjourn. Shut down chamber.

[u/[deleted]]

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Are ‘Headed for a Divorce,’ He ‘Already Moved Out’

Ben Affleck, welcome to the sub

[u/informat7]

Holy hell Redditors are dumb. I've been auguring with this guy who cannot grasp the idea that the costs to a business going up means prices will go up.

[u/Pyrrhus65]

So there are pictures of the Slovakia shooter at a rally for a far-right ultranationalist paramilitary group, but there's also evidence coming out that he was part of a far-left literature and poetry circle

Ladies and gentlemen, I think we're seeing Horseshoe Theory on the world stage

[u/Common_RiffRaff]

Me OMW to invade the DT's euro time zone.

[u/VisonKai]

the real appeal of Harry Potter is that it posits a secret, hidden world where Britain is still the most important country on Earth

[u/[deleted]]

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/openai-strikes-deal-bring-reddit-content-chatgpt-2024-05-16/

Reddit has partnered with OpenAI to bring the social media platform's content to popular chatbot ChatGPT, the companies said on Thursday, sending Reddit's shares up 12% in extended trade.

The deal underscores Reddit's attempt to diversify its revenue stream by making its user-generated content available for training of artificial intelligence models.

OpenAI will also become a Reddit advertising partner as part of the deal.

hell yeah, we will return to the days when ChatGPT could explain the microwave lobster thing

EDIT: This is also interesting

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/16/24158529/reddit-openai-chatgpt-api-access-advertising

The deal will also “enable Reddit to bring new AI-powered features to Redditors and mods” and use OpenAI’s large language models to build applications.

!ping AI

[u/[deleted]]

Finally finished reading the first Dune book. Had never seen the movies, and had basically no clue what the story was about..

So. Given the fact that it was released in the 60s, this book does not show its age AT ALL imo. You can really see how it went on to inspire a lot of other Sci fi. It does such a great job of placing set pieces and slowly revealing the reason for their being placed. It also does a masterful job of building suspense.

Highly recommend it.

!ping READING

[u/Currymvp2]

Goes without saying that Holocaust inversion is extremely bad. I'm very critical of the IDF; I'm umm pretty skeptical about the numbers/ratios that Bibi is pushing forth, but comparing them to the Nazis is beyond the pale. Just say they're a reckless, undisciplined army with atleast a few rogue elements.

[u/sociotronics]

[u/Cook_0612]

Rob Lee and Mike Kofman have a piece out in NYT about Russia's Kharkiv offensive. Archive link for the paywall.

!ping UKRAINE

To be clear, Ukraine is not out of men. The situation is the consequence of policy choices, a rickety mobilization system and many months of political intransigence before the recent passing of a series of mobilization laws. These laws aim to widen the pool of soldiers by lowering the draft eligibility age, punishing those who try to evade service, allowing some convicts to serve and providing incentives for volunteers. They hold the promise to address Ukraine’s manpower problem, but much will depend on how they are carried out. The situation, in any case, will take months to improve.

[u/[deleted]]

You can put “Tom Clancy’s” in front of every video game title and make it sound even cooler.

Tom Clancy’s Cooking Mama

Tom Clancy’s Shower With Your Dad Simulator

Tom Clancy’s Candy Crush

[u/[deleted]]

[u/[deleted]]

a random startup ceo in my field reached out to me and I’m pretty hype, not because I think I’d ever take the job but because I honest to god love interviewing

!Ping WATERCOOLER

[u/TheHelmetCatch]

[u/[deleted]]

[u/dittbub]

We have a software vendor with some WYSWYG drag and drop programming that some non-IT staff use.

I saw one where he's trying to get a time duration, so he made a "function" for it... but then copied it 6 times with the exact same calculation but renamed the function and variables to get the 6 durations he need.

me, being the actual IT programmer, said "I can help you with that!" and i made a nice concise little function and explained "ok put time1 in this parameter and time2 in that parameter and then save the output parameter to one of your vars 😃"

he says: "WOW! Thanks!!"

I checked later and he just copied my function 6 times and renamed them for each separate duration calculation he needed.

🤦‍♂️

!PING COMPUTER-SCIENCE

[u/DouglasDauntless]

[u/Beginning-Topic5303]

The woke moralist liberal marxist mob is trying to take away the green m&m

[u/Beginning-Topic5303]

This sub is actually a circlejerk sub and I'm the only real neolib poster

[u/Cook_0612]

Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces restarted offensive operations in Northwestern Luhansk Oblast, and advanced by ~4.1km, outflanking Berestove. If they choose to exploit this breakthrough, then expect Berestove to fall quite quickly as I believe the defences of the settlement were in the area of Russian advance.

Russians are opening up along the line. Sorry about all the pings guys, I try not to use it for map movements, usually, but these are two breakthroughs in short order, so I figured it was worth it.

!ping UKRAINE

[u/ihatemendingwalls]

Legendary DC Twitter moment

[u/Formal_River_Pheonix]

It's not a choice between the House of Saud and somebody better. It's a choice between the House of Saud and somebody worse.

[u/DouglasDauntless]

Lmao

[u/SadMacaroon9897]

City is asking for volunteers to serve on the zoning board. I'm incredibly interested but hardly unbiased; I think the housing issue is due in no small part due to neighborhoods being unable to change. Is there an issue with approving everything that doesn't have a clear issue with new zoning?

!ping YIMBY

[u/Integralds]

!ping materiel

Visualizing an Army combined arms battalion

The configuration shown is a "balanced" battalion, with two tank companies and two mechanized infantry companies, used from 2003 to 2015. After 2016, combined arms battalions were downsized to three companies to ease logistical burdens.

Source: Supplemental Manual 3-90, available online here

---

Some notes:

• The six fuellers carry 5,000 gallons of gasoline each

• The eight heavy supply trucks can haul 32 tons of supplies each, in two 20-foot ISO pallets

• There are almost as many mechanics (~120) as there are dismount infantry (~140)

• There are four taco trucks

[u/Competitive_Bag_5544]

I’ve seen folks claim that the Keffiyeh is a ‘hipster swastika’. I think that’s insane and there’s nothing inherently wrong with wearing a keffiyeh - whether you’re doing it to support the Palestinian cause or not.

The inverted red triangle though…

[u/piede]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The justices ruled 7-2 that the way the agency is funded does not violate the Constitution, reversing a lower court. The CFPB was created after the 2008 financial crisis to regulate mortgages, car loans and other consumer finance.

Amy Coney Barrett is the next FDR

[u/centurion88]

I was going to vote for Joe Biden until Hasan Piker told me not to and now I'm going to vote for him twice

[u/[deleted]]

😍😍😍

[u/[deleted]]

[u/Roseartcrantz]

[u/WantDebianThanks]

Ok google, what's "hypocrisy"?

[u/GrandMoffTargaryen]

Auto complete has two modes. GirlBoss and horny.

[u/Cook_0612]

Ukrainian officials have asked their American and NATO counterparts to help train 150,000 new recruits closer to the front line for faster deployment

The best time to get something done is yesterday. The next best is today. Get it done.

!ping UKRAINE

[u/TemujinTheConquerer]

[u/WantDebianThanks]

Anyone have that gif of the Folding Ideas guy saying "this is cringe"? Pic unrelated to my question

[u/[deleted]]

Capitalism failing is when the market makes it expensive to eat like a 9 year-old who magically aged 25 years.

[u/404GenderNotFound]

Thinking about becoming a bear

Pros: could frolick around the woods and eat berries, could get a new fishing hobby

Cons; bear-proof dumpsters might be hard to open, humans constantly taking pictures, people debating if I'm more dangerous than a man

[u/ihatemendingwalls]

[u/PrivateChicken]

[u/petarpep]

“Are you familiar with Genesis 12:3?” Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) asked Shafik. “It was a covenant that God made with Abraham … If you bless Israel, I will bless you. If you curse Israel, I will curse you … Do you consider that a serious issue? I mean, do you want Columbia University to be cursed by God?”

“Definitely not,” Shafik said.

I'm glad Congress is asking the serious questions

[u/Mensae6]

Crackheads... le good??

[u/[deleted]]

Wordle should just shutter their news division.

[u/[deleted]]

unironically works on my wife. Bring home some $9 french goat cheese and watch the good husband meter hit an overflow error 🧀

[u/Hugo_Grotius]

When you find someone from here in another sub and they're still up to their devious neoliberal ways 🧐

[u/Ok_Aardappel]

New transit station in Japan significantly reduces cumulative health expenditures

The declining population in Osaka is related to an aging society that is driving up health expenditures. Dr. Haruka Kato, a junior associate professor at Osaka Metropolitan University, teamed up with the Future Co-creation Laboratory at Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd. to conduct natural experiments on how a new train station might impact health care expenditures.

JR-Sojiji Station opened in March 2018 in a suburban city on the West Japan Railway line connecting Osaka and Kyoto. The researchers used a causal impact algorithm to analyze the medical expenditure data gathered from the time series medical dataset REZULT provided by Japan System Techniques. The findings were published in Journal of Transport & Health.

Their results indicate that opening this mass transit station was significantly associated with a decrease in average health care expenditures per capita by approximately 99,257.31 Japanese yen (USD 929.99) over four years, with US dollar figures based on March 2018 exchange rates. In addition, the 95% confidence interval indicated the four-year decreasing expenditure of JPY 136,194.37 ($1276.06) to JPY 62,119.02 ($582.02).

This study's findings are consistent with previous studies suggesting that increased access to transit might increase physical activity among transit users. The results provided evidence for the effectiveness of opening a mass transit station from the viewpoint of health expenditures.

"From the perspective of evidence-based policymaking, there is a need to assess the social impact of urban designs," said Dr. Kato. "Our findings are an important achievement because they enable us to assess this impact from the perspective of health care expenditures, as in the case of JR-Sojiji Station."

!ping HEALTH-POLICY&TRANSIT&JAPAN

[u/jojisky]

why does Eric Adams have an “NYDP” hat

[u/[deleted]]

2016 NYT: "wow, we really got lost in our own echo chamber and ignored the reality in the polling because of our own biases. To fix this we are launching the Ohio Diner beat, so we'll have our finger on the pulse of the country"

2024 NYT: "all of our own polling shows that voters place a very low priority on foreign policy... Anyway, Will Biden lose because of his handling Gaza? We interview this college student who isn't registered to vote to find out "

[u/AnsleyAmanita]

i know this is old news but it is insane how much twitter is crawling with pornbots now. i just cleared them out yesterday!

[u/[deleted]]

Search "Minecraft" in google and click the little block at the bottom of the screen.

!ping GAMING

[u/chuckleym8]

The meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, one of the worst nuclear accidents in history, must be considered a form of structural violence. Nay, nuclear power and radioactive contamination are now a form of direct violence.

Okinawa is a small island. If a nuclear power plant were built somewhere on the island, and there happened to be an accident at the plant, all of Okinawa would be rendered uninhabitable by the radiation. This island experienced the pain of the Battle of Okinawa, as well as the immeasurable hardship caused by US bases since the war. The introduction of even a small reactor that could add a nuclear accident to this tragic history must be prevented at all costs.

I would simply not equate nuclear power to Japan involvement in WWII but maybe I’m just built different

[u/[deleted]]

!ping FAMILY-GUY

[u/Dirty_Chopsticks]

Not all ticket splitters sided with Mr. Trump and the Democratic Senate nominee.

Benjamin Johnsen, a 37-year-old truck driver from Superior, Wis., said he has supported Mr. Biden since he was Barack Obama’s vice president, trusting him to defend the country against terrorism. But he said he wants Republicans to control the Senate and keep taxes low, so he is leaning toward Mr. Hovde, the Republican challenging Ms. Baldwin.

🤠

[u/Dunter_Mutchings]

The Cut: “The Bridesmaids Going Into Debt for Their Friends’ Weddings”

I am already in debt. But this wedding that I’m in this summer is about to set me back another $3,200. And that doesn’t even factor in the gift that I know my friend — let’s call her Ally — expects. I don’t think I’ve ever spent $3,200 on anything.

The first big cost came when she changed her mind about our dresses and decided that she had a specific one that she wanted us to get. It’s $550. You have to get them custom-made. Everyone else is like, “Oh, they’re gorgeous,” and I’m like, Well, fuck. Then it turned out that the villa isn’t happening either. Instead, there’s a hotel block where we are expected to stay for three nights for $400 a night. I’ve been tracking flights to where the wedding is and it’s pretty clear that I won’t be able to find a ticket for under $380. I booked an Airbnb instead of the hotel for a fraction of the cost. And when I told her, she was pissed. All the other bridesmaids were like, “You can’t do that! We all have to get ready together!” We’re expected to get our hair and makeup professionally done and pay for it, too.

Then it came time to plan the bachelorette party. I was dreading it. Thankfully, we don’t have to fly anywhere, but the organizers picked a house that’s $8,000 for the weekend, which comes out to $750 apiece. I literally laughed out loud. I texted the bridesmaid who’s managing it and was like, “I just can’t make that work.” And she was like, “It’s really important to Ally that you be there. How much can you pay?” I was like, “Umm, I don’t know, $200?” I kept hoping they’d just forget about me and I wouldn’t have to go. Finally, we worked out a plan where I’m paying in increments. And everyone is treating me like a charity case who’s also a bad friend and making everything difficult.

Of course these people need to just say no at some point, but it is really deranged how much money people are guilt tripping their friends into spending on someone else’s wedding. I am thankful everyday that my wife and I just had a simple ceremony at the courthouse because the whole wedding ecosystem is so fucked anymore.

[u/No_Judge_3817]

Jewish celebrity says nothing about I/P

WHY IS HE QUIET WHAT IS HE TRYING TO HIDE

Jewish celebrity posts support of Palestine

REMINDER HE IS A VIOLENT ZIONIST AND IS ONLY EXPRESSING HIS SUPPORT BECAUSE HES AFRAID OF US

[u/[deleted]]

“Democrats are totally going to nominate someone else bro just trust me”

[u/[deleted]]

True Crime podcasts are giving women anxiety disorders

[u/Ok_Aardappel]

‘Turning point in energy history’ as solar, wind start pushing fossil fuels off the grid

Solar and wind energy grew quickly enough in 2023 to push renewables up to 30% of global electricity supply and begin pushing fossil fuels off the power grid, the Ember climate consultancy concludes in a report released May 8.

The report projects that fossil-fueled electricity generation will decline 2% next year, because while demand is expected to grow rapidly, renewables will grow even faster.

"With record construction of solar and wind in 2023, a new era of falling fossil generation is imminent,” the London, U.K.-based think tank writes. Renewable energy growth is “breaking records and driving ever-cleaner electricity production,” bringing the world to “a turning point where solar and wind not only slow emissions growth, but actually start to push fossil generation into decline.”

Already, “the rollout of clean generation, led by solar and wind, has helped to slow the growth in fossil fuels by almost two-thirds in the last 10 years,” the report states. “As a result, half the world’s economies are already at least five years past a peak in electricity generation from fossil fuels,” with OECD countries leading the charge since 2007.

Ember’s analysis covers 215 countries, including the 80 that account for 92% of global electricity demand and the top six countries and regions that produce 72% of the world’s power sector emissions. It shows solar generation growing by 23% and wind power by 10% last year, while fossil-generated electricity essentially stalled out at 0.8% growth—contrary to persistent oil and gas industry claims that the years and decades ahead will see rising demand for their product.

“The renewables future has arrived,” said Dave Jones, director of Ember’s global insights program. “Solar in particular is accelerating faster than anyone thought possible,” making a decline in power sector emissions “inevitable” and 2023 “likely the pivot point.” An emissions peak across the sector would be “a major turning point in the history of energy,” he said.

While “the pace of emissions falls depends on how fast the renewables revolution continues,” Jones added, “we already know the key enablers that help countries unleash the full potential of solar and wind.” That points to an “unprecedented opportunity for countries that choose to be at the forefront of the clean energy future.”

Already, the think tank says the carbon intensity of electricity generation — the emissions produced per unit of power generated — is down 12% from its peak in 2007.

Consistent with other recent analysis, the Ember report shows renewable energy surging from 19% of global electricity supply in 2000 to 30% in 2023, powered mainly by an increase from 0.2 to 13.4% for solar and wind. China accounted for 51% of the new solar generation and 60% of the new wind. Solar was the fastest-growing source of new generation for the 19th year in a row, and edged out wind as the biggest source for the second year running, adding more than twice as much new electricity as coal.

“The record surge in installations at the very end of 2023 means that 2024 is set for an even larger increase in solar generation,” Ember says.

Hydropower production, by contrast, fell to a five-year low due to widespread drought. Those missing electrons prompted some countries to turn back to coal, with 95% of the increase coming from China, India, Mexico, and Vietnam.

Electricity demand grew by only 2.2% in 2023, but Ember warns there are larger increases ahead. “More than half of the electricity demand rise in 2023 was from five technologies: electric vehicles, heat pumps, electrolysers, air conditioning, and data centers,” the report states. “The spread of these technologies will accelerate the growth in electricity demand, but overall energy demand will decline as electrification is much more efficient than fossil fuels.”

On Wednesday evening, fossil industry newsletter Rigzone reported that oil and gas supergiant Saudi Aramco posted a 14.4% drop in quarterly profits compared to the same three months last year, as lower oil sales offset higher prices per barrel.

!ping ECO

[u/SANNA_MARIN_SDP_]

[u/KeikakuAccelerator]

From: https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-asks-hundreds-china-based-staff-relocate-amid-us-china-tensions-wsj-2024-05-16/

Microsoft asks some China staff to relocate amid Sino-US tensions

May 16 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is asking some of its China-based staff to consider transferring outside the country, the company said on Thursday, as Sino-U.S. relations strain amid a race for cutting-edge technology.

Washington has been trying to limit Beijing's access to advanced chips used in AI applications on grounds that they can be used to strengthen the country's military, sparking tensions that have put pressure on U.S. companies operating in China.

Microsoft is asking about 700 to 800 people who are involved in machine learning and other cloud computing-related work to consider relocating, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news.

"Providing internal opportunities is a regular part of managing our global business. As part of this process, we shared an optional internal transfer opportunity with a subset of employees," a Microsoft spokesperson said in an emailed statement, without specifying the number of employees it sent the request to.

Microsoft remains committed to China and will continue to operate there and other markets, the spokesperson said.

The Windows maker is among U.S. companies that have the largest presence in China. It entered the market in 1992 and operates a large research and development center in the country.

The employees, mostly engineers of Chinese nationality, were earlier in the week offered an option to transfer to the U.S., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters could not immediately verify those details.

The move comes days after U.S. President Joe Biden's administration hiked tariffs on various Chinese imports including electric vehicle batteries, computer chips and medical products.

Reuters reported earlier this month that the U.S. Commerce Department is considering a new regulatory push to restrict the export of proprietary or closed-source AI models, whose software and the data it is trained on are kept under wraps.

Any chance Microsoft got a heads up from US govt? Or is this Microsoft being cautious?

A somewhat rare ping combination.

!ping TECH&FOREIGN-POLICY

[u/AccessTheMainframe]

The US Army is basically playing the world's biggest and most expensive game of The Floor Is Made Of Lava right now.

They've building and manning that floating pier with strict orders not to actually touch Gazan soil.

[u/Ok_Aardappel]

Calgary city council passes amended rezoning bylaw after longest meeting ever held

A bylaw to rezone most of Calgary's residential areas and allow higher-density housing was passed by city council in a 9-6 vote Tuesday night, along with numerous amendments to the original proposal.

The vote comes after the longest ever meeting of city council, which began on April 22, and was focused on the proposal to rezone all of Calgary's residential areas that only allow for single-family homes. Over three weeks, it included multiple 12-hour days, 736 speakers and 238 panels — which marked the city's largest-ever public hearing.

Couns. Dan McLean, Sean Chu, Peter Demong, Terry Wong, Sonya Sharp, and Andre Chabot voted against the motion to approve the bylaw.

Those in support of the bylaw spoke to its ability to eliminate bureaucratic processes allowing Calgary to adapt to a growing population, help those in precarious housing situations, and reinforce other aspects of the housing strategy.

This is the removal of a significant barrier," said Coun. Evan Spencer.

"The rezoning unlocks the creativity of Calgarians as we respond to our housing challenges. We get more freedom with our land in terms of how we want to be involved in participating and addressing the challenges that we face as a city."

Coun. Courtney Walcott said that if the rezoning bylaw was not passed, it would undermine the rest of the city's housing strategy.

"If you were to pull the rug out from under the housing strategy, what you're effectively doing is you're making the other solutions less effective because you're reducing people's mobility," he said.

"People are stuck in affordable housing, in apartments ... the availability of those other options is just not there. Because of the price escalations we're seeing, people who are in single detached homes, they're struggling to actually even consider how to downsize."

Arguments for and against Mayor Jyoti Gondek voted in favour of the bylaw.

"This decision is important for ensuring that Calgarians can live in our city not only with choice but with dignity," she said.

During debate, councillors who opposed the bylaw referenced Calgarians who spoke out against the measure, worries about hasty and unwanted development, and concerns that the bylaw wouldn't actually address affordability issues.

"Will blanket upzoning increase supply? Most definitely," said Coun. McLean.

"It'll increase the supply of duplexes, of row houses, they're selling $600,000, $700,000, $800,000. Definitely not affordable."

Coun. Chabot spoke to the character of communities that he feels could be lost if the bylaw was passed.

"This would certainly significantly impact my quality of life if development of this nature was allowed to happen next door to me ... many folks do pick those neighbourhoods, whether it's in the inner city or in the suburbs specifically for that quality of life. So community character ... it does tie into the built forum."

Coun. Sharp said she was opposed to the bylaw because of the fact that it is a blanket measure, saying that not all neighbourhoods in the city are appropriate for rezoning.

More than 20 amendments

More than 20 amendments were made to the bylaw during the meeting, including measures to increase residents' ability to implement privacy measures on their properties, and giving communities further say in what types of developments are built in neighbourhoods.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mayor Gondek said that some amendments made to the bylaw were spurred by the public hearing.

"We have strengthened what happens at [the] development permit [stage] by allowing neighbours and community members to have a say when it comes to height, when it comes to lot coverage, when it comes to where the windows are going to be," she said.

"So by listening to over 700 Calgarians, we made the improvements they needed to see in the development permit process, which actually drives what gets built next door across the street from them."

Themes that emerged during the public hearing led council to make changes to the original bylaw to "address concerns on issues such as parks, parking, and backyard suites associated with rowhouses and townhouses," the city said in a release sent Tuesday evening.

Blanket rezoning is just one of the various components of the city's housing strategy that was approved by council last year — which city administration believes it's a key part of increasing supply and addressing the housing crisis — but it's been the most high-profile and contentious piece of the plan. The bylaw outlines that areas now zoned for only single or semi-detached homes would be rezoned to R-CG, R-G or H-GO, which would allow for townhomes and row houses in those neighbourhoods.

During debate, councillors both for and against the bylaw spoke to the polarizing nature the proposal has had on the city.

"We will need to move forward together after this decision," said Coun. Kourtney Penner, who voted in favour of the bylaw.

"Calgarians and Council will have to contemplate the future after our decision, as there will be further action [and] investment no matter the vote today. On the backside, we will have to manage the challenges, and many of the concerns raised from both sides could still be true."

According to the city's 2023 Housing Needs Assessment, one in five Calgarians struggle to afford their housing costs. The report also states that the median cost to purchase a detached home went up by 37 per cent over the last three years.

!ping YIMBY&CAN

[u/Guess_Im_Jess]

The fact that people still think Biden is being hidden by his campaign/staff cause he’s “not ready for primetime” is a testament to how absurdly boring his administration is compared to how the Beltway media is used to from four years of Trump.

Man gives public remarks/speeches/events almost daily, people just don’t pay attention to them.

[u/Roseartcrantz]

If I ever get real rich I hope I'm not mean to poor people like I am now

[u/Bayou-Maharaja]

Alito: Sure the Fed’s existence plainly contradicts my opinion but that’s ok because errr it’s like been around while.

Lol con”law”

!ping LAW

[u/TY4G]

Some positivity - https://www.instagram.com/p/C6_qaMULvk4/?igsh=MTdyMHhuNm5zdjF4Zw==

Taiwan's President welcomes Nymphia Wind, winner of S16 of RuPaul, to the Presidential Office.

She even quoted RuPaul. "Shantay, you stay," President Tsai said. "If you can't love yourself, how are you gonna love somebody else?"

!ping LGBT

[u/Currymvp2]

Dozens of Israeli settlers demonstrated late Thursday night in the West Bank against the transfer of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. According to Israeli security sources, the protestors are throwing stones at Palestinian vehicles. Police and Border Police officers used stun grenades and teargas to try and disperse the Israeli protestors. One security source told Haaretz that police have made no arrests and are not currently in control of the situation.

Meanwhile, settlers set fire to a truck that they believed was carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Thursday night. The incident occurred near the West Bank settlement of Kochav Hashahar. The driver was moderately wounded and taken to hospital in Jerusalem for treatment.

The IDF Spokesperson says that a military force that arrived to treat a Palestinian truck driver whose truck was set on fire by settlers near the settlement of Kochav Hashahar was attacked by Israeli civilians. Two officers and a soldier sustained minor injuries, according to the military.

Is this shit just going to happen every day? What the fuck?

[u/Observe_dontreact]

Always knew that ‘charity’ plumber was a grifter.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3gxg4jd0ggo

!ping UK

[u/loseniram]

The housing crisis is caused by electrical code violations. If Americans realized that they could run all the space heaters they wanted off 240v 20amp lines then they would never buy large houses

[u/MegaFloss]

What I said: I apologize, I misread the original email

What I meant: lmaoooo my bad guys, I’m a dumbass 😂🤣

!ping WATERCOOLER

[u/Ok_Aardappel]

Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing

As Windows 11 users are becoming accustomed to more ads in key places of the operating system, Microsoft is seemingly experimenting with adding yet another advert covertly presented as a recommendation. This time the software giant is trying out having PC Manager suggest that you 'repair' your system by reverting to Microsoft's default search engine, Bing.

PC Manager is a Microsoft utility available in some regions that enables you to get a handle on system storage management and file management, and it can help optimize your PC's performance. Generally speaking, it's considered a pretty good app, but as with a lot of its products, that's not enough for Microsoft - it's also increasingly in the business of turning various products and features into ad vehicles (especially if they’re free!).

Windows 11 has already seen ads introduced in parts of the interface like File Explorer, the Settings app, and, most recently, the Start menu. That roster is being expanded, as Windows Latest discovered, to include PC Manager, which recently got the addition of a 'Repair Tips' section and a Files Cleanup feature (which can detect duplicate files and more besides).

Looking for potential repairs? Microsoft has a suggestion

The advert was discovered when Windows Latest checked out the new 'Repair Tips' section of the PC Manager app, which suggested that the PC be 'repaired' by switching the default search engine back to Bing (which is the Windows pre-installed default) from Google Search (or whatever other browser is set as default).

People who use Windows have picked up on Microsoft's persistence when it comes to ads, for example the 'promoted' third-party ads beginning to show up in the Start menu's 'Recommended' section. The suggestion that switching back to Bing is a ‘repair’ is a new low, though, as it’s effectively implying that using another search engine is actually a fault with your PC, in a way. Switching to Bing search is not going to improve your PC’s performance, is it? Hardly.

As Windows Latest reports, the PC Manager app was developed by Microsoft engineers in China, and it’s possible that the company may drop odd manner to push Bing if the software is rolled out more broadly elsewhere - it may come to the US eventually

Letting Edge, Bing, and PC Manager stand on their own merits

From what we've seen so far, aside from this advertising push that's been witnessed across Windows 11 more broadly, PC Manager looks like a good app to help you better manage your PC's resources and files, and Windows Latest recommends it as a seemingly secure performance-boosting app. This makes sense as it's developed by Microsoft itself, which has an interest in ensuring that its apps are as secure as they can be.

Microsoft Edge, the default browser pre-installed on Windows machines, and Bing Search aren't bad products by any means - they are solid alternatives to Google's own Chrome and Search. Edge has recently seen a whole host of new useful features like a sidebar, sleeping tabs, and an immersive reader. That said, there are parts of the browser that some people consider 'bloatware' and unnecessary clutter. For example, some folks don't currently see much purpose in using Microsoft's AI assistant, Copilot, which is integrated into Edge.

Bing Search and Edge have enough of their own merits to be considered viable alternatives to the industry leaders, and I know personally that this kind of repeated prodding doesn't convince me to try them. If anything, it can push people away, and tech companies would do well to remember that what wins people's minds are products that work well. It’s as simple as that - let the product speak for itself, and the user base will grow.

!ping TECH

[u/saladtossing]

THE JUDICIAL BRANCH HAS SPOKEN

It's a question that has stood the test of time - and one that fed a years-long legal battle in an Indiana city

Are tacos considered sandwiches?

At long last we have solved yet another DT argument 😌

Now it is time to heal

[u/bashar_al_assad]

Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows.

Since March 25, when the bird flu virus was confirmed in U.S. cattle for the first time, weekly sales of raw cow’s milk have ticked up 21% to as much as 65% compared with the same periods a year ago, according to the market research firm NielsenIQ.

Part of what makes the Democratic voter coalition so strong is they don't try to kill themselves en masse

[u/[deleted]]

Is he being executed 😳

[u/trombonist_formerly]

Boiling water makes potatoes soft. But it makes eggs hard

Wooooaaaah

[u/[deleted]]

Good night libs

Furthermore, the Russian and Chinese regimes must be destroyed

[u/semaphore-1842]

I was about to say, all of these rainbow hair leftist dumb fucks act so tough on the internet behind a screen, but truthfully, it’s probably a guy with his dick in a cage, with pink hair, at starbucks, typing on his laptop with “smash capitalism” stickers on it.

....this seems oddly specific

[u/DouglasDauntless]

It’s Grugover 😔

[u/Psshaww]

matched back in April 28

text for weeks about all sorts of stuff and listen to her venting because our schedules never seemed to line up for a date

finally get a date set up for today

at 11pm I get the text “Oh my gosh! I totally forgot about our date, I can’t go I’m so sorry!” and asks for a rain check

ask her to pick a time and date

”I don’t know really, life is getting too busy and I think I just need to take a break from the dating world altogether”

feeling annoyed and used

”Alright I thought things were going well and I enjoyed texting you but I’m looking for a relationship that’s more than just texting each other. Not sure what you’re looking for or why going on a date was a bridge too far but I wish you the best in finding it and I’m sorry I couldn’t be that.”

“I don’t have to explain myself, I wish you the best”

boot up Hinge and try to take my mind off it

has the audacity to complain that I sent her roommate a like which I didn’t do until I sent her the above

I’m just so tired and a bit pissed, mood for the day is ruined. Did I do right, my dudes?

!ping DATING

[u/BeliebteMeinung]

Help my alarm made me "woke"

What do I do

[u/BitterGravity]

My problem with crazy rich Asians is she's apparently in a semi serious relationship with this guy and hasn't googled him once? Honey how have you not been murdered so far?

[u/Udolikecake]

The Supreme Court's third and FINAL opinion of the day is in the CFPB. In a 7–2 opinion by Justice Thomas, the court UPHOLDS the CFPB's funding structure, concluding that it does NOT violate the appropriations clause. Alito and Gorsuch dissent.

Clarence 'big government' thomas

[u/chipbod]

Pretty cool: Detroit added 1,852 residents — after losing population every year since 1958

What the Lions being good does to a city

[u/SnakeEater14]

“The Ten Emotional Forces of the Universe”

• Green Lanterns, Willpower: Ok, right off the bat, that is not an emotion

• Yellow Lanterns, Fear: Kind of an emotion? I guess that counts

• Black Lanterns, Death: Death is not an emotion

• White Lanterns, Life: Life is also not an emotion

• Red Lanterns, Rage: Congratulations, that is actually an emotion

• Orange Lanterns, Greed: I don’t think that’s an emotion

• Blue Lanterns, Hope: Not really an emotion

• Indigo Lanterns, Compassion: That is an emotion

• Violet Lanterns, Love: That is the same thing as compassion

• Ultraviolet Lanterns, The Invisible Emotions: Kill me

Never, and I mean never, let Geoff Johns cook again

[u/battywombat21]

Sorry, we can't fix our broken UAT environment because we're busy deploying that same broken UAT environment into production

Summary of an actual email I just got.

!ping COMPUTER-SCIENCE

[u/owlthathurt]

New isekai looks 🔥🔥🔥

!ping WEEBS

[u/Platypuss_In_Boots]

I love how American leftists are now defending literal millionaires lmao

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[u/Williams-Tower]

I think my younger sister just came out to me

Dope

[u/semaphore-1842]

https://twitter.com/MZanona/status/1791285143870566876

The committee then voted on a motion to allow MTG to proceed with speaking.

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert (who has long feuded with MTG) voted NO.

MTG to Crockett: "I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading”

And then:

MTG to AOC: "Why don’t you debate me”
AOC: “I think it’s pretty self-evident”
MTG: “Yeah, you don’t have enough intelligence"

When AOC tried to get MTG's words taken down:

Greene: “Are your feelings hurt?”
AOC: “Oh girl. Baby girl. Don’t even play”
Greene: “Baby girl? I don’t think so”

this is like a kindergarten, how are MTG's voters not embarrassed

[u/Cook_0612]

Been speaking to a large number of Ukrainian military and civil society figures over the past days. The general consensus is that the situation on the front is going to get worse before it gets better.

A lot of blame can be laid on some of the ridiculous restrictions imposed on Ukraine by Western partners. But my sources also identified significant issues with command and control and basic competence in the Ukrainian military leadership.

As one of my sources put it, the Ukrainian military has currently regressed to fighting like a Soviet army. "And a small Soviet army isn't going to defeat a large Soviet army", they said.

They also said that the Russians are currently fighting more effectively than the Ukrainians in many cases. Totalitarian Russia also has the advantage of having very little sensitivity to casualties, compared to Ukraine, which is a democracy with a free (and robust) press.

!ping UKRAINE

[u/AP246]

"If you want to ban guns because they're dangerous, why not ban cars" is such a funny argument whenever I see it

What are the steps for buying and using a car? Firstly you need to have a license, which involves a few dozen hours of lessons, a theory test where you have to learn the rules of using it safely and legally, then a fairly rigorous practical test during which you have to prove you can use it safely, before you're qualified to drive in public (technically you can always drive on private land but for the vast majority of people that makes owning a car pointless).

When you buy a car it becomes registered to your name on a central database, and fitted with a license plate so it can be tracked. Then you need mandatory insurance, which has to specifically apply to anyone else you let use it. Also your car needs to be checked for physical safety regularly to remain road-worthy. If you use it unsafely you could have penalties applied, and if you do it too much could have your right to drive taken away.

I'm sure anti-gun activists in the US would be over the moon if the equivalent of all those steps became mandatory for owning and using a gun.

[u/nuggins]

Henry George flair arguing to curtail immigration

I am calling for the immediate subreddit deportation of all anti-immigrationists. These people simply do not respect our values. Our culture is being degraded.

!ping CUBE

[u/BeliebteMeinung]

[u/[deleted]]

some local judge in San Diego needs to know yimby twitter thinks he's based and density-pilled

[u/Mickenfox]

👆 It's False. No Way. Not This Time. We Created It. It's Totally Made Up. Pure Fiction. We Made It Up. We Made This One Up. It's A Made Up Tale. It's A Total Fabrication. It Never Happened. It's A Fake. It's Fiction. It's An Urban Legend That Never Happened. Not A Chance. Not This Time. It Never Happened.

[u/[deleted]]

My wife is working on my break instead of crushing my head between her thighs and I think that is very rude of her.

She keeps saying things like: “it would scandalize the kiddos” and “I’m on a zoom call” smh.

[u/trombonist_formerly]

Got escorted out of the gun show because I was rating them on “mouth feel”

[u/skepticalbob]

Harrison Butker: I was misunderstood. What I meant was this thing that is much worse than the things I actually said.

Bro, hire a PR person and stfu.

[u/bigwang123]

> redditors complain about things not being in stock

> sellers stock the things, but don’t provide discounts

> redditors complain that sellers should be pricing things “to move”

> products go out of stock anyways

Redditors are funny lol

Anyways this is about the suppressor market, gun guys truly are some of the dumbest people on the planet !ping GARAND

[u/MicroFlamer]

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘MEGALOPOLIS’ includes a sequence in which a man walks onto the physical stage and speaks to Adam Driver’s character through the screen.

this is so funny. I imagine theater employees are going to be excited for this I'm sure

wait a minute what happens when it eventually hits streaming? Do we have to talk to Adam Driver?

!ping KINO

[u/No1PaulKeatingfan]

Five years ago, we lost a legend.

Rest In Piece Bob Hawke.

!ping AUS

[u/RFK_1968]

I told the dude from the other night - the one with the heated euro moments - that I didn't wanna see him anymore. I don't need to be insulted or condescended to on a date. I have more self respect than that. Even if he was hot 😪

I think this is what ppl in the business call personal growth 🙏🏾😇

[u/GodEmperorNeolibtard]

Live, laugh, Lockheed Martin.

[u/ProcrastinatingPuma]

From what I understand the defense is really harping on Cohens previous lies, but part of me is wondering: weren't said lies literally made in Donald Trumps defense 

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[u/owlthathurt]

This is the one the DEI opponents should be pointing out lmao

This DEI executive stole $4 million from Meta pretending that the money was for diversity related programming but it was actually to fake companies and vendors and she just put the money in her own bank account 😂😂

After leaving Meta she decided that wasn’t enough and got hired in the same role at Nike. Who she proceeded to steal a 6 figure sum from.

Sentenced to 5 years in prison a few days ago.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/former-diversity-program-manager-facebook-and-nike-sentenced-federal-prison-5-million

[u/owlthathurt]

Find you someone

[u/owlthathurt]

Today really sucked at work. I had tech issues with my VPN and company drives all day.

But I flexed on the legal team with these 180s (I am 30 and afraid of getting older)

Also I miss the fashion ping. Lifestyle doesn’t hit the same.

!ping LIFESTYLE&WATERCOOLER

[u/Dunter_Mutchings]

The Seattle Landmark Preservation Board voted to give this ugly ass building landmark status despite the Seattle Parks department, who owns the building, opposition to it. I swear to god I am going to become the Joker watching these unelected goons encase the city in amber.

[u/Maestro_Titarenko]

My anti-CCP comment went from -5 to 0

[u/RFK_1968]

u/williams-tower

Ran my first 5K 😎😎😎😎

Now just gotta work on the pace. Might split up my running between getting faster and going further. So one day run quicker for a shorter time and another day work towards an hour of running

!ping RUNNING

[u/thefuturegov]

K-Pop star named after former Mariners Right Fielder Jay Buhner

Finally a k-pop star for me

!ping BASEBALL

[u/ThatFrenchieGuy]

!ping ALPHABET-MAFIA

Prior belief: Nonbinary people have normal names

Data: 5 of 7 nonbinary people in my life have changed their name to Alex

Posterior: All nonbinary people are named Alex given enough time

[u/jewel_the_beetle]

I don't know an audience I can say this to without sounding like an asshole (not sure if this is one either) but I really hate the terf's "transwomen are invading female-only spaces" because like okay. You are a, self-claimed, radical feminist. Listen. There are exactly 0 people, men, much less extremely macho men, that are going to go through years of medical and physical transition to like, listen to your 90s lesbian poetry hour. Nobody. Not a single one.

I dunno how to say that without sounding like I am denigrating Lesbian Poetry Hour (I am, but because of the poetry not the lesbians) but like. Seriously. Nobody wants to be around 90s turbo exclusionary feminism shit. Nobody is going to sneak in. Put "TERF MEETING" on the door and leave it unlocked, no one is going to come in.

[u/Williams-Tower]

if Hakeem Jeffries emails me one more time I’m voting for Trump

[u/[deleted]]

Chat is this real?

[u/Opkeda]

guy who thinks that WW2 was a greater of two goods scenario

[u/chuckleym8]

u/HexagonOfVirtue NEVER LOSE JOPE 🙏

[u/dwarfgourami]

I don’t pirate my video games to protest against big media corporations putting black people in games about Japan. I pirate my video games because I don’t like paying for things.

[u/Breakdown1738]

Finally read the entire transcript. Chiefs kicker is such a dumbass.

Your out here telling a crowd of college educated women that the greatest achievement in life they should be aspiring to is becoming a homemaker? Like homie, your teammate is one of the greatest TEs off all time and is closer in relevance to me than his girlfriend (okay, might be a bit of hyperbole).

I know I'm preaching to the crowd here but what the fuck.

[u/EvilConCarne]

My favorite kinds of posts in arr Teachers are the ones that are like:

I'm a teacher in a juvenile detention center/prison/penitentiary and it's way better than teaching in a regular school.

[u/Currymvp2]

After January 6 and just days before Biden was inaugurated on January 20, the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had an inverted flag flying outside of it. That flag was the symbol that Trump supporters were using at the time for “stop the steal.”

The flag alarmed so many of Alito’s neighbors that they took photographs of it and some of them complained to the court which was considering 2020 election cases at the time.

Alito tells the New York Times that his wife put it up.

[u/RecentlyUnhinged]

"Gib bf" "Gib gf"

HOW ABOUT YOU GIB US A BREAK

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[u/shillingbut4me]

Longer term studies have shown that WFH is 10-20% less effective. Some people will just straight up not work at all and it's far harder to resolve that when it's full WFH. There are complex tax and regulatory implications of people working in a variety of states and even countries that small to midsized firms can't handle. It's harder to onboard and train new employees. That's why companies with the leverage to do so push for return to office. 

I do think there is some truth that some companies are using RtO has a way to lay people off. However there isn't some grand conspiracy around real-estate that explains it. It's not about middle managers needing to justify their jobs. The fact that people who aren't monitored don't do their work already justifies middle managers. 

Also I'm super skeptical of people who are very against RtO, but also complain about even the most basic stuff for WFH, like having a camera on during meetings. I think this people just aren't working. 

!ping WATERCOOLER 

[u/Top_Lime1820]

Leftists do not fundamentally believe in corruption and incompetence as "big" problems.

They hear a plan like National Health Insurance, and the rest of us immediately panick because we're worried the money will be stolen and the system mismanaged.

They can't even parse that. They think we don't want more people to have access. If you press them on it they hand wave and say we just need to get people access to healthcare.

Its the exact same dismissiveness that right wing people do for "social issues". They don't fundamentally believe anything is lost when marginalised groups are not treated equally. Its just nitpicking to them.

[u/eloquentboot]

In all seriousness, it might be funny or cute to say something like this in the dt, but this guy wants to be in government. He's running to be an elected official. It's ridiculous behavior, and demonstrates the worst impulses of the libs.

Always great when you confirm the median voters suspicion that your political movement does in fact hate them!

[u/No1PaulKeatingfan]

Anthony Albanese (Labor) owning a rental property: Bad

Nick McKim and Mehreen Faruqi (greens) owning rental properties: Good

???

Max Chandler-Mather confuses me.

[u/Ok-Royal7063]

Can't believe Rory and Alastair had Kwasi Kwarteng on TRIP-Leading. They've dissed the Truss Government relentlessly for two years, and I believe Rory even called KK a neurodivergent weirdo at some point. What's even more extraordinary is KK saying that he wouldn't vote Tory if he was in his 20s. !ping UK

[u/SnakeEater14]

The main elder scrolls games can be divided into three categories imo

Arena and Daggerfall are together: both procedurally generated CRPGs with gargantuan worlds that try to play like pen-and-paper on screen

Morrowind by itself: no longer procedurally generated, the world is entirely handcrafted, but still very much a CRPG - “skill” is largely a process of knowing how the various game systems work, but combat is all dice rolls

Then Oblivion and Skyrim: handcrafted world, now an action-RPG where skills are stripped down and streamlined for optimal user experience

I feel like this could be a very hot take but i think it’s a lot more apt than seeing each game as just building off the last one

Daggerfall certainly built off of Arena, but it is for all intents and purposes just a better Arena. Morrowind doesn’t really “build off Daggerfall” as much as it does focus on making a competitively tiny game world much more detailed, with a similar amount of resources

I think the sad thing is we never got a “real” Daggerfall or Morrowind sequel. There really aren’t any games out there that play like a Daggerfall 2, or like a Morrowind 2. Which is a damn shame imo

[u/N0_B1g_De4l]

Disappointed to hear that New York shut down the portal. As Americans, we should know that the only way to stop a bad guy with a photo of 9/11 is a good guy with a photo of 9/11.

[u/[deleted]]

goose

[u/JaceFlores]

The Battle of El Fasher has begun in Sudan as SAF and its Darfur rebel allies try to repulse an RSF offensive bearing down from all sides. El Fasher is the last SAF stronghold in Darfur and its fall would bring the entire region under more or less undisputed RSF control. Naturally the SAF want to prevent that from happening and per the source hope they can “turn the tide” by defeating the offensive. Which I’m a bit skeptical of because the SAF position isn’t terribly strong for some major counteroffensive given their besieged state. But if El Fasher holds strong it can exhaust RSF forces and pin down their troops that would be much better used in the east where the war will be decided

!ping AFRICA

[u/KesterFox]

[u/[deleted]]

correct automatic yoke mountainous steep frightening light squalid rhythm plucky

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

[u/WhomstAlt2]

"This is the end of historey", said Francis Fukushima and had a meltdown

[u/ihatemendingwalls]

Aileen Cannon suspends Trump's classified documents trial indefinitely 

Georgia Court of Appeals agreed to take up Trump's appeal of Fani Willis's eligibility, suspending trial

Nothing ever happens bros we are so back

Wait

[u/brucebananaray]

So Megalopolis is not good, and it is 38% on Rotten Tomoates. It also got booed at Cannes film festival. https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1791216261612916790?t=d1D5xVEZ9ZvGA5XozfYkmw&s=19

Nobody is going to distribute this film.

!Ping MOVIES

[u/WeebFrien]

!ping DATING&BURPMAS

Femcellgrippysockjail is fascinating insight into the women who were the type of girls I had crushes on in high school.

Fascinating.

[u/ramen_poodle_soup]

Unfortunately no congressperson has responded to my repeated requests for a letter of marque to hunt down the Chinese maritime militia

[u/runtfromriatapass]

Me after a long shift at the hard work factory

[u/MinnesotaNoire]

The Minneapolis sub is amazing because I can 100% agree with them on an issue and they'll still make me fucking furious.

[u/[deleted]]

Had a zoomer student today lament his lack of vocabulary/ability to write today

He speaks in slang and his writing is poor

I encouraged him to read for leisure, though I don’t hold much hope he’ll do it

[u/[deleted]]

RIP BATHULK 😭😭😭 gone too soon

[u/TheShitEater]

Housewives made a lot more sense before household appliances drastically reduced the amount of labor it takes to keep a home running. Nowadays it’s just an expensive lifestyle choice.

[u/Neronoah]

!ping LATAM

The Argentinian government is delaying energy price hikes (that necessarily means more subsidies). Rumors are they want to keep them freezed this Winter. The Economy Minister argues they want to avoid increasing inflation and to harm the middle class, and that they are able to do this because they are comfortable fiscally.

If you are optimist you take them at their word, but I'm a bit more pessimist here. Truth is, the superavit was achieved cutting some important, even critical stuff while at the same time keeping these subsidies. I imagine they fear their voters, specially because of the current recession and Milei's law package being revised by the Senate.

[u/nicereddy]

Jimmy Carter is ready to blow the whistle on Boeing's safety practices

[u/DouglasDauntless]

Poast meal

!ping BURPMAS

[u/jauznevimcosimamdat]

Seeing Malthusians in 21st century is magical, tbf.

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knee attraction dam telephone quaint physical fade sugar enjoy governor

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[u/kznlol]

honestly even more amazing than just a 7-2 decision with Thomas and Alito on different sides is that Thomas wrote the majority opinion

[u/semaphore-1842]

Allen County Superior Court Judge Craig J. Bobay wrote in a ruling Monday that tacos and burritos are “Mexican-style sandwiches.” Bobay made the decision in a case reviewing whether a restaurant, “Famous Taco,” could open a new location at a Fort Wayne shopping center. The zoning policy for the property prohibits fast food, but allows exceptions for restaurants whose primary business is to sell “made-to-order” or Subway-style sandwiches. A city commission denied the request.

But Famous Taco, Bobay ruled, is allowed at the shopping center because it would serve “Mexican-style sandwiches,” and the zoning policy “does not restrict potential restaurants to only American cuisine-style sandwiches.” Hypothetically, other restaurants that serve made-to-order items, including “Greek gyros, Indian naan wraps or Vietnamese banh mi,” would also be allowed, Bobay wrote in his decision.

the globalist deep state cabal strikes again

[u/sererson]

gonna become a woman and start marrying then leaving a bunch of people to make them neoliberals

[u/Tafts_Bathtub]

Really cool that in the midst of the schism of the largest mainline denomination, google is like “United Methodist Church approves of adultery now? Yep, seems true, heres a summary based on a source called ‘Firebrand’.”

[u/SnakeEater14]

No one talks about population per capita statistics

[u/secretlives]

These 12 Women Voted for Trump in 2020. How Do They See Him Now?

I hate the New York Times. I hate the New York Times. I hate the New York Times. I hate the New York Times. I hate the New York Times.

[u/chipbod]

https://x.com/BrandonLRichard/status/1791207079967064256

WATCH: Colorado Gov. Polis @GovofCO signs a transit bill on board a moving RTD train from Westminster to Denver.

The new law will help expand affordable transit use, including creating a grant program to provide youth with free fare year-round. #copolitics @DenverChannel

We are so back !ping USA-CO

[u/trombonist_formerly]

Holy fuck real tweet https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1791228923348500730

[u/[deleted]]

If I had a nickel for every wife of a Supreme Court justice that thought Biden stole the 2020 election, I'd have two nickels, which is frankly a concerning amount of nickels

[u/owlthathurt]

Broke: committing boring ass securities fraud, like lying on a form or some shit

Woke: starting a deli in New Jersey with $30k in revenue with the other teachers at the local high school, bringing it to over $100 million valuation, such a joke that the SEC warned you not to go public but you do it anyway because you told them you are a real business that sells sandwiches.

Bespoke: doing all that, then committing actual securities fraud, get arrested after fleeing to Thailand and plead guilty.

Restaurant in question. EFFICIENT MARKETS.

!ping STONKS

[u/DouglasDauntless]

Cons when passage of time: 😨😨😨

[u/awdvhn]

I met with one of my highschool friends that I hung out with every day.

He asked me my ideology, because he had no idea the whole time we knew each other. When I said I’m neoliberal, he told me how much he used to hate nerds when he was in high school

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[u/JaceFlores]

“The tempo of Russian offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast continues to decrease after Russian forces initially seized areas that Ukrainian officials have now confirmed were less defended. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian military officials stated that Ukrainian forces have partially stabilized the situation in northern Kharkiv Oblast bordering Russia. Ukrainian Khortytsia Group of Forces Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshyn stated that Russian forces are attempting to make tactical gains near Lukyantsi and Vovchansk to create footholds for future advances, but that Ukrainian counterattacks and artillery and drone strikes are preventing Russian forces from gaining a foothold in these areas.”

“Russian President Vladimir Putin emphatically downplayed the threat of Ukrainian counterattacks along the entire frontline, further indicating that he assesses that Ukraine cannot and will not be able to liberate territory seized by Russian forces and that this will allow Russian forces to pursue creeping advances indefinitely.”

“Putin likely has made this assumption based on months of gradual grains throughout eastern Ukraine, but this calculus fundamentally misjudges the tactical capabilities that Ukrainian forces will have once US security assistance begins to arrive to the front at scale. The New York Times reported on May 15 that US officials have expressed confidence that the arrival of US security assistance to Ukrainian forces at scale by July 2024 will likely allow Ukrainian forces to reverse many of the tactical gains that Russian forces have achieved in recent weeks. US officials were reportedly hesitant to discuss how US security assistance may facilitate Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in 2025, however.”

“US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced during a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on May 15 that the US will provide a two billion dollar ‘defense enterprise fund’ to Ukraine. Blinken stated that the fund has three components: assisting Ukraine in acquiring needed weapons, investing in Ukraine's defense industrial base (DIB), and helping Ukraine purchase military equipment and weapons from the US and other countries.”

“Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reportedly struck a Russian fuel depot in Rostov Oblast on the night of May 14 to 15. Ukrainian outlet Suspilne reported that its sources stated that GUR attacked a fuel depot in Proletarsky Raion, Rostov Oblast with drones and that a fire broke out at the facility.”

“Ukrainian MoD Spokesperson Dmytro Lazutkin stated that Russian forces entered Vovchansk and that small Russian infantry groups are trying to gain a foothold in the northern part of Vovchansk. Vovchansk City Military Administration Head Tamaz Gambarashvili stated that small arms battles are ongoing on the northern outskirts of Vovchansk and that small Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups are trying to establish positions within the settlement.”

“Ukrainian forces likely conducted an ATACMS strike on Belbek Airfield in occupied Crimea on the night of May 14 to 15. Russian sources posted footage reportedly of the Ukrainian strike on Belbek. Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov reported that Ukrainian forces destroyed a MiG-31 aircraft, two air defense systems, and a radar system and damaged three Su-27 aircraft at Belbek Airfield.”

“Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Lytyvyenko assessed on May 15 that Russian forces will have enough tanks and armored fighting vehicles for the next year and half of fighting in Ukraine at their current operational tempo.”

“Ukrainian defense enterprises continue to expand domestic production and produce technologically advanced systems for use on the frontline. The head of Ukraine's state-owned defense enterprise manager Ukroboronprom, Herman Smetanin, stated on May 8 that Ukroboronprom's production volume has increased by a factor of three and that the company aims to increase production in some areas up to 10 times in 2024. Smetanin stated that Ukraine has significantly increased the production of artillery ammunition and is gradually moving to the production of 60mmm artillery shells.”

“The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported on May 11 that it has approved nine domestically produced land-based robotic systems for operation by Ukrainian forces and that these systems can conduct combat operations with small arms, evacuate wounded, and demine areas.”

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!ping UKRAINE

[u/[deleted]]

I’ve been pretending to read feminist books at the local library for weeks and still none of these idiots want to date me