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Comment on MP3 player recommendations in ~tech
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Comment on The banal horror of Jimmy Fallon in ~tv
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI like Current Affairs, but they can be pretty sloppy. Maybe it's because it's a small operation that puts out a lot of content, but that claim about Fallon being off the hit list is contradicted...I like Current Affairs, but they can be pretty sloppy. Maybe it's because it's a small operation that puts out a lot of content, but that claim about Fallon being off the hit list is contradicted in the first hyperlink in that sentence. It doesn't change the rest of the criticism, but it's a bad look.
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Comment on The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentThis is why I roll my eyes every time I hear a Democrat politician say something like "I want a strong Republican party" or make a distinction between MAGA and Republicans. None of this would be...A second branch of government (Congress) is constructed unfairly to allow minority rule, and actively supports the corruption
This is why I roll my eyes every time I hear a Democrat politician say something like "I want a strong Republican party" or make a distinction between MAGA and Republicans. None of this would be possible if just 10-20% of congressional Republicans took a principled stance. Maybe a lot of them feel some type of way behind closed doors, but that doesn't mean anything.
It's pretty clear in your comment that this is something that didn't happen overnight, but it feels like the true extent of the damage only became noticable under Trump. I'm currently listening to this podcast called The Masterplan, which is about the history of the unitary executive theory. It's very overproduced, but it makes a compelling case about this imbalance of power being a long-term plan that started in the wake of Watergate.
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Comment on The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis LinkI know I'm probably beating a dead horse with an anti-Trump post here, but seeing all of his corruption lumped together in one story is quite impressive.I know I'm probably beating a dead horse with an anti-Trump post here, but seeing all of his corruption lumped together in one story is quite impressive.
The Trump Organization launched Trump Mobile, a branded phone that costs $499 and an additional $47.45/month for the “47” plan. The Trump organization does not manufacture the phone or provide cell service (the phone itself has yet to be released, and the network will be operated by Liberty Mobile Wireless). Instead, Trump licenses his name to the deal and then promotes it using the presidential brand while he is in office — all at a cool profit.
Wherever you look, there’s another potential profit. Last spring, the Trump family opened an exclusive club in Washington called “Executive Branch” that charges $500,000 per membership. The parent company of Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, even launched as a publicly traded organization with his initials, DJT, as its ticker; Trump himself holds a huge stake in the company and the stock’s value has fluctuated based solely on Trump’s political fortunes. Shoot, the president’s son, Eric Trump, went on Fox News and graciously received congratulations about his own company receiving a $24 million Pentagon contract.
Just yesterday, while I was finishing up this story, The Financial Times reported that the Trump sons had taken a stake in the Kazakh mining company that just won a $1.6 billion contract from the Trump administration. Then, hours later, a Bloomberg story landed in my inbox about the U.S. Air Force agreeing to buy an undisclosed number of interceptor drones from a company backed by President Trump’s sons. During a talk I did with college students at St. Olaf College in Minnesota this morning, one of the students asked me about the president’s son Donald Trump Jr. investing in and advising the gambling and prediction market companies Kalshi and Polymarket. I didn’t even know about it. I’d just spent the past week writing and researching claims of corruption against the Trump family, and I’m still discovering glaring new examples every day.
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The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI did not know that was a thing! ThanksI did not know that was a thing! Thanks
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis (edited )Link ParentFor the sake of clarity, the article/op-ed in question is actually the transcript of a podcast that featured a range of progressive viewpoints, including one from a card-carrying DSA member.For the sake of clarity, the article/op-ed in question is actually the transcript of a podcast that featured a range of progressive viewpoints, including one from a card-carrying DSA member.
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Comment on Which covers did it better than (or put a fresh twist on) the original? in ~music
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentRenegades is an underrated album. I always thought they would make an amazing cover of KRS-ONE's Sound of da PoliceRenegades is an underrated album. I always thought they would make an amazing cover of KRS-ONE's Sound of da Police
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Comment on US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen Strait of Hormuz in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link Parenthttps://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-lebanon-israel-strait-of-hormuz-ceasefire-dispute/Multiple diplomatic sources told CBS that President Trump had been told the ceasefire would apply to the Middle East region, and he agreed that included Lebanon. Mediators believed the ceasefire to include Lebanon, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan announced it did. Iran's foreign minister also said it was included. On the day of the ceasefire, a White House official told CBS News that Israel had also agreed with the terms of the deal that Pakistan had helped to broker.
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Comment on Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" as his threatened attacks on Iranian infrastructure loom ahead of deadline in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentOh wow, nice catch. TIL.Oh wow, nice catch. TIL.
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Comment on Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" as his threatened attacks on Iranian infrastructure loom ahead of deadline in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis (edited )Link ParentTACO was once used by Chuck Schumer to criticize Trump for not being tough enough on Iran. So....mission accomplished, Chuck?TACO
originated fromwas once used by Chuck Schumer to criticize Trump for not being tough enough on Iran. So....mission accomplished, Chuck? -
Comment on Semisonic - Closing Time (1998) in ~music
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentIf 90s alt-rock classics take you back to simpler times, I highly recommend the podcast 60 Songs That Explain the 90s. IIRC, this was the final song he covered, which ended up being somewhere...If 90s alt-rock classics take you back to simpler times, I highly recommend the podcast 60 Songs That Explain the 90s. IIRC, this was the final song he covered, which ended up being somewhere around 120.
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Comment on Why we're going to Cuba in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis LinkOn January 29 of this year, Trump announced a de facto oil blockade against the island nation, threatening to slap harsh tariffs on any country which “directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides any oil to Cuba.” In February, the Russian tanker Sea Horse abruptly diverted its course from Cuba, carrying more than 200,000 barrels of oil the Cuban people had been counting on. Since then, widespread electricity blackouts have become a regular occurrence. People can’t refrigerate their food, garbage is piling up in the streets since there’s no fuel for trucks to collect it, and preventable disease is spreading. Worst of all, doctors in Havana report that over 3,000 people who rely on dialysis machines are at risk of dying from loss of power.
Words like “sanctions” and “restrictions” really don’t capture the reality. This is an undeclared economic war, and a lethal one. Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio want to bring about regime change in Cuba, and have demanded that President Miguel Díaz-Canel resign from office. So they’re inflicting as much pain and suffering on the Cuban people as they can, in hopes of bringing the entire nation to its knees. If the blackouts continue, they will kill people; it’s possible they already have.
The blockade is obscene on a human level, and it’s illegal under international law. You couldn’t ask for a more clear-cut case of collective punishment. Last September, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted overwhelmingly to lift U.S. embargo on trade with Cuba, with 165 countries in favor of sanctions relief and only seven against—including, tellingly, both the United States and Israel. But the U.S. has so far gotten away with its role in the collective punishment and starvation of Gaza, and it’s now committing the same crime against Cuba.
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Why we're going to Cuba
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Comment on A top US counterterrorism official resigns, citing the Iran war in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI'm not aware of Trump's latest position on the war, but in the aftermath of the Rubio-Johnson Israel comments he said something to the effect of: "If anything, I pulled them into this war." Not...I'm not aware of Trump's latest position on the war, but in the aftermath of the Rubio-Johnson Israel comments he said something to the effect of: "If anything, I pulled them into this war." Not that it makes a difference on your wider point though. Sooner or later, he'll go back to blaming people if he hasn't already.
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Comment on Canada is already at war with the US, we just don't know it yet in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI appreciate the implicit suggestion that Israel is just an extension of the US.--No, the US is not at war with Canada; the US is at war with the entire world ...
I appreciate the implicit suggestion that Israel is just an extension of the US.
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Comment on Documents reveal a web of financial ties between Donald Trump officials and the US industries they help regulate in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentI've been reading up on the 1880s/1890s since there are so many glaring similarities to the present. Obviously, there are some major differences that add to the anxiety (e.g. climate change,...I've been reading up on the 1880s/1890s since there are so many glaring similarities to the present. Obviously, there are some major differences that add to the anxiety (e.g. climate change, nuclear weapons, AI, etc.), but politically, we've had our feet in these waters before.
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Comment on Scary Movie (2026) | Official trailer in ~movies
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentFor a minute there I thought I was watching the trailer for a Jeremy Boreing/Daily Wire movie.For a minute there I thought I was watching the trailer for a Jeremy Boreing/Daily Wire movie.
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Comment on Why we struck Iran in ~society
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentYou're leaving out an important detail that was specifically mentioned in the quoted text. This is (allegedly) supposed to be a "rules based international order" which is under the leadership of...You're leaving out an important detail that was specifically mentioned in the quoted text. This is (allegedly) supposed to be a "rules based international order" which is under the leadership of the US and its western democratic allies. It's not about whether or not assassinations are possible, or if they have been done before. It's about how it effects international law and the agreed-upon rules. Russia and its predecessor were punished for their actions in Ukraine and Afghanistan. The US most likely will not face repercussions, which undermines what remaining credibility the current international system has.
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Comment on The AI disruption has arrived, and it sure is fun in ~tech
BartHarleyJarvis Link ParentTHANK YOU! You'd think we have enough evidence of the societal damage brought on by Facebook's "move fast and break things" mantra to not allow the same mistake with something that could...we have a highly structured, rigorous, and regimented process for the release of drugs (or we did before the MAGA disease struck). We should, hypothetically, be able to have an AI equivalent.
THANK YOU! You'd think we have enough evidence of the societal damage brought on by Facebook's "move fast and break things" mantra to not allow the same mistake with something that could potentially upend every single industry and completely blur the lines between fact and fiction. Absolute insanity and a complete betrayal of the original mission behind the creation of these tools.
Man, are there no limits to Gen Z/Alpha's appropriation of late 90s and early 00s culture? Just the other day I ran into a kid wearing a small quicksilver shirt, tight necklace, and jnco sized jeans. So help me god, if nu metal makes a comeback...