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Comment on US Democrats determined to squander advantage on Department of Homeland Security funding in ~society
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Comment on US Democrats determined to squander advantage on Department of Homeland Security funding in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis LinkA useful comparison would be how Republicans responded to the surge in funding for the Internal Revenue Service in the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act. The moment they got leverage, Republicans forced substantial reductions in that funding, despite a Democratic Senate and a Democratic President in 2023-24. They have continued this approach ever since, including another hack at IRS funding in the funding bill that passed the House just last week with bipartisan support. There is now only about $10 billion of that $80 billion surge left, and nearly nothing for enforcement of the tax laws, the whole point of the policy.
Yet where Republican nullification of the IRS money is seen as a fact of life, the $75 billion ICE surge in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has been deemed untouchable by Democrats, at least in this round of asks.
Meanwhile, critical concepts that Schumer has taken off the table, like accountability for Pretti’s death, still face a struggle to move forward. A spokesperson for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), which is conducting an investigation into the shooting of Pretti, told the Prospect Wednesday that “federal investigators have not shared any information with Minnesota BCA agents.” A judge granted a temporary restraining order to preserve all evidence in the case, but that evidence has not been shared.
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US Democrats determined to squander advantage on Department of Homeland Security funding
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Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentHere's another angle of the execution and the moments leading up to it -
Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentIt looks like they executed the person. It feels like everything is already in motion and we're just waiting for the whiplash.It looks like they executed the person. It feels like everything is already in motion and we're just waiting for the whiplash.
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Comment on US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Nicolas Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentWelcome to the USA! Where the intentions are always good and the bad things only happen by accident. If, by chance, they don't buy your excuse the first time, we recommend trying something from...Welcome to the USA! Where the intentions are always good and the bad things only happen by accident.
If, by chance, they don't buy your excuse the first time, we recommend trying something from the following list of options:
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Say he was a dictator/bad guy and that the people there need our help
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make something up about how American lives were in jeopardy
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remind people of how cool your military is. Big gun go boom, commando kill bad guy. They eat that shit up every time.
Or, you can try a new technique and just say it's for the natural resources. We've found that after decades of conflict with questionable motivations, Americans don't care enough/can't do anything to punish the people responsible, no matter how bad the blunder! Nothing matters!
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Comment on US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Nicolas Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentThis is just another example of Trump saying the quiet part out loud and operating with far less subtlety than his predecessors. To think they jumped through all those hoops in the 80s when they...This is just another example of Trump saying the quiet part out loud and operating with far less subtlety than his predecessors. To think they jumped through all those hoops in the 80s when they could've just said "we're doing it because we say so." Oliver North crawled so Pete Hegseth could drunkenly stumble.
The most troubling thing is going to be the lack of pushback and/or consequences.
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Comment on US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Nicolas Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentAh, yes. The age old, "Your defensive response to my aggression will be treated as aggression so I can justify my aggressive behavior as defensive." Works every time.If he wanted to stay in power he should have avoided giving US intelligence the impression that he would be bringing in weapons and troops and resources from Russia and China. That's the only reason this happened - the USA will never allow hostile foreign powers any toeholds in the Americas, and no amount of laws, conventions, treaties, congressional actions, or hand wringing will ever make even the slightest difference to that cold hard geopolitical reality.
Ah, yes. The age old, "Your defensive response to my aggression will be treated as aggression so I can justify my aggressive behavior as defensive." Works every time.
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Comment on Candice Owens and the death of the decay of the American brain in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis LinkCandice Owens is one of the most popular conservative media figures in 2025. In the past few months, Owens has attracted intense attention — and significant criticism — for promoting baseless and...Candice Owens is one of the most popular conservative media figures in 2025. In the past few months, Owens has attracted intense attention — and significant criticism — for promoting baseless and conspiratorial claims about Charlie Kirk's assassination and Emanuel Macron's wife. Her commentary is similar to Alex Jones's, only she operates in more mainstream political spaces.
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Candice Owens and the death of the decay of the American brain
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Comment on Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race, capping a stunning ascent in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentNot surprised to see that it's all the same names that were attacking him back in February in this thread. They moved on from calling Hasan a terrorist supporter tho! It took 8 hours to debunk...Not surprised to see that it's all the same names that were attacking him back in February in this thread. They moved on from calling Hasan a terrorist supporter tho! It took 8 hours to debunk that one, and would probably require the same amount of time showing clips of the dog roaming around the house, playing outside, and responding to place commands in order to get people give it up. Haters will hate no matter what.
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Comment on An investigation of AI induced mental illness in ~tech
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI'm going to apologize in advance, because this might come off like I am attacking you personally, but I can assure you that is not the case. I'm merely expressing frustration at a very common...- Exemplary
I'm going to apologize in advance, because this might come off like I am attacking you personally, but I can assure you that is not the case. I'm merely expressing frustration at a very common trope I see across the internet, particularly in spaces like these.
Although more than anything, the emphasis placed on AI is probably more about playing on people's anxiety of an AI threat for clicks.
If you disagree with the way that something is presented, fine. No, fantastic. Elaborate on that. Why is AI not a problem in these unique circumstances that were presented before you? It would be an interesting thing for the rest of us to read.
What's not interesting is seeing the work of the journalist belittled as "just for clicks." All media is for clicks. In fact, one could make this argument about any piece of media or journalism if they wanted to. "Oh, Woodward and Bernstein are just playing up on the 'corruption' to sell papers." There are things that literally exist "just for clicks" but that's the "9 photos of celebrities from when they were going through puberty" mindless slop. This isn't that.
Some things will be sensationalized, and certain hot button topics might get played up to generate more interest, but that's the nature of the business. It shouldn't distract from the body of work or be used to discredit everything whenever someone has a vague disagreement about something in the piece. Reminder that this isn't all about you, OP, it's something I see all over the place. In fact, I might've posted a similar comment last year.
As for the other part of your comment, the actual meat of it, I partially agree with you. Some of the responsibility falls on the individual, and there are a myriad of factors - some societal, some personal - that are beyond the control of the AI companies. After all, this is a stupid country with a ton of mentally unwell people who lack access to the resources they need. That's been a problem long before Open AI came onto the scene. However, that doesn't absolve the AI companies of responsibility, nor does it mean we shouldn't have some form of protection in place that goes beyond the trial and error method we're watching play out. The examples presented would not have happened if not for the sycophantic nature of the LLMs that was hastily released to the public. When it comes to responsibility, it's giving less 'violence in video games' and more 'the pharmaceutical company pushed addictive drugs.' When we fail to hold companies accountable for reckless and dangerous behavior, we increase the likelihood that they will behave recklessly and dangerously in the future.
Besides, if we wait for society to have the emotional wellbeing and critical thinking skills that are required to avoid this trap, it would take decades, and that's only if we somehow reversed course from our current trajectory. That's an improbable outcome that is being made near-impossible with the damage that companies like Open AI are doing to people in their relentless pursuit of improving the bottom line. Oh, shit, they too are doing it just for clicks.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentAfter I was apprehended by the fun police I started to put a little more thought into it and my working hypothesis is that English has gendered terms that become gender neutral once the subject...After I was apprehended by the fun police I started to put a little more thought into it and my working hypothesis is that English has gendered terms that become gender neutral once the subject and speaker reach a certain level of familiarity.
Some examples: Dude, bro, girl, bitch (the friendly version).
We use informal language with strangers and acquaintances all the time, but if someone were to use one of those terms with an unfamiliar person of the opposite gender, it could easily be seen as insulting. It only becomes acceptable once you reach a certain level of familiarity. Would I call my female colleague "dude" or "bro"? No. But have I done that with my friends? Yes. I've seen two women call each other "dude" and "bro" countless times.
Unsurprisingly, it's mostly a one-way track, with typically masculine terms being more likely to become gender neutral. That's either another W for the patriarchy or another L for the male ego, you decide. There are, however, a few people in my life who have casually called me [cis het male] girl and bitch (the friendly version) in conversation, but they were gay. That's either another W for the gays or another L for the straights, you decide.
So I can see where people are coming from when it comes to their opposition to "you guys" as an informal greeting in an unfamiliar setting. But where I'm from it's always used as a gender neutral term regardless, and I think we should drop the familiarity requirements for it.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentJust know that a southerner dies everytime you say it. That might sound good to you on its surface, but there are a lot of good people down there and your odds of hitting Lindsey Graham with one...We disagree about "y'all" so eh
Just know that a southerner dies everytime you say it. That might sound good to you on its surface, but there are a lot of good people down there and your odds of hitting Lindsey Graham with one of those are pretty slim.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI addressed her in a separate comment and even explicitly mentioned other alternatives that I regularly use. Hard as it may be to believe, I get it. When you're a nail, a lot of things start to...I addressed her in a separate comment and even explicitly mentioned other alternatives that I regularly use. Hard as it may be to believe, I get it. When you're a nail, a lot of things start to look like hammers and some assholes will use non-hammers to bludgeon you anyway. But this is my silly little take and I'm going to defend it. And all I'm trying to say is that this asshole isn't a hammer and isn't trying to bludgeon anyone...well, unless they say y'all when they're not supposed to.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentAs long as the ou and a are audible were good.As long as the ou and a are audible were good.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentFirst of all, this babygirl was almost baby of the year, missy. Be careful who you mess with. Now that that's out of the way, can I ask where you're from? I've lived in the western US for most of...First of all, this babygirl was almost baby of the year, missy. Be careful who you mess with.
Now that that's out of the way, can I ask where you're from? I've lived in the western US for most of my life and have family in the south and midwest and I feel like its a regional thing. Throughout my life I've heard women greeting other groups of women with "you guys." Though that was mostly in the West/Midwest.
Kenan and Kel fought valiantly to make "dude" a gender neutral term, but sadly they were unsuccessful. I agree with you on that one.
I understand that not everyone has the same elevated cultural knowledge as me, so I recommend and regularly use "folks" and "everyone" when addressing a group for the first time. The important thing is that we need to get white people w/o southern accents to stop fucking saying "y'all."
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentIt's a context thing. "Guys" on its own is NOT gender neutral. Nor is "that guy/this guy/those guys" etc. "You guys" is something entirely different and people regularly use to address a group,...It's a context thing. "Guys" on its own is NOT gender neutral. Nor is "that guy/this guy/those guys" etc. "You guys" is something entirely different and people regularly use to address a group, regardless of their gender.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
BartHarleyJarvis Link"You guys" is gender neutral and the only people who are allowed to say "y'all" are either Black or from the south. White Yankees saying "y'all" is cultural appropriation and is unpleasant to the..."You guys" is gender neutral and the only people who are allowed to say "y'all" are either Black or from the south. White Yankees saying "y'all" is cultural appropriation and is unpleasant to the ears. It's like hearing an American say "cheers" or "mate" or "lads" - it's not right! It requires a specific accent if you're going to pull it off. And if you think you can be cute and substitute "yous" without being from the northeast, you're wrong. If for some reason "you guys" isn't your style, go with "folks" or "friends" or anything else, just stop saying y'all.
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Does anyone know how many users have been banned from Tildes?
I was looking through some old posts this afternoon and noticed several users posted but had since been banned. I was wondering if anyone knows the approximate number of users that have been...
I was looking through some old posts this afternoon and noticed several users posted but had since been banned. I was wondering if anyone knows the approximate number of users that have been banned and what the most common reasons were.
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How do you think they were able to split the DHS appropriations bill off from the other five funding bills in the first place? Funding the government still requires some participation from the Democrats, no? Plus it's been a tough or week for the pro-ICE crowd.
I'm not sure I'm ready to believe that the only thing holding Chuck Schumer back from entering the negotiating table with a bolder set of demands is a handful of votes in the house.