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  1. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    yea I think that might have been the catalyst for this coz I had the tune stuck in my head and started looking for it.

    yea I think that might have been the catalyst for this coz I had the tune stuck in my head and started looking for it.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I have been delving deeply into reggae/dancehall and I am not really a big fan of the genre but something just hit right about it now. Found this dude called yellowman and he is really cool. Also...

    I have been delving deeply into reggae/dancehall and I am not really a big fan of the genre but something just hit right about it now. Found this dude called yellowman and he is really cool. Also got into sister nancy and cutty ranks . Gonna see how this goes but its kinda cool digging into a completely different genre than the usual stuff.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Nicolas Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country in ~society

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    they dont need it, they WANT it. As the regions hegemony they have to consolidate resources and power so this is all part of the plan. Its probably in project 2025 somewhere.

    they dont need it, they WANT it. As the regions hegemony they have to consolidate resources and power so this is all part of the plan. Its probably in project 2025 somewhere.

    6 votes

  4. Comment on US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Nicolas Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country in ~society

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    I have not been following this entire thing closely but from what I have seen its basically the usual thing. USA wants oil and they have used the cover of drug cartels operating out of Venezuela...

    I have not been following this entire thing closely but from what I have seen its basically the usual thing. USA wants oil and they have used the cover of drug cartels operating out of Venezuela as a means of waging war against the country. Something along those lines. Im sure there is more nuance but at this point does it really matter when it comes to the US government.

    21 votes

  5. Comment on Looking for goals, mostly fitness but other are cool too in ~health

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    So did I haha but I think a regular burpee doesnt't include that or at least at the boxing gym I joined recently they don't include it. I got massively into burpees during covid so I added...

    So did I haha but I think a regular burpee doesnt't include that or at least at the boxing gym I joined recently they don't include it. I got massively into burpees during covid so I added multiple extra movements to them to make it more difficult.

    So I guess do 100 navy seal burpees. here is a link to how to do it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqWQkblauo8

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Looking for goals, mostly fitness but other are cool too in ~health

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    100 burpees with a pushup added to the movement. Also ideally continuous and not done in sets.

    100 burpees with a pushup added to the movement. Also ideally continuous and not done in sets.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Todays cricket scores in ~sports

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    Sick! Its been ages since I followed any cricket related news and i kinda miss it. Reminds me of highschool.

    Sick! Its been ages since I followed any cricket related news and i kinda miss it. Reminds me of highschool.

  8. Comment on I need to tell you why coffee makes you poop in ~food

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    Gonna watch this tomorrow morning with my coffee. Its been a while since iv watched James and this feels like a good video to get back into his stuff. edit: great video but I did think that maybe...

    Gonna watch this tomorrow morning with my coffee. Its been a while since iv watched James and this feels like a good video to get back into his stuff.

    edit: great video but I did think that maybe the bean character could have been names Sean. I dunno if that's too much of a stretch reference to Sean Bean.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on You're not crazy. The bugs are disappearing. in ~enviro

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    I enjoyed this video and it is semi related to my current uni work so it really adds some context to it. I might have to rewatch it again because there was some stuff near the end that is related...

    I enjoyed this video and it is semi related to my current uni work so it really adds some context to it. I might have to rewatch it again because there was some stuff near the end that is related to biodiversity loss that touches on how we value the natural world.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Does anyone use Ground News? in ~talk

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    I used to use ground news but it became a bit much. It was a lot if reading on top of my uni work. Also you really have to give a damn about the framing of an issue to get the benefit of seeing it...

    I used to use ground news but it became a bit much. It was a lot if reading on top of my uni work. Also you really have to give a damn about the framing of an issue to get the benefit of seeing it from both sides. These days I'll just look at 3 big news sources that I know have opposite biases and take it from there.

    Also I noticed a lot of stories just came from associated press so I guess just read them.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on The realities of being a pop star in ~music

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    Thanks for posting this. I have been holding off on starting a substack because of some of the reasons discussed by the author of that article. I have seen some of the alternatives that were...

    Thanks for posting this. I have been holding off on starting a substack because of some of the reasons discussed by the author of that article. I have seen some of the alternatives that were linked in the post so I will most likely give them another look. Saying that I am actually considering upgrading my bearblog because I do like that platform and it seems like a nice space.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on The realities of being a pop star in ~music

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    I like charli. She seems legit and appears fairly down to earth and someone who I would enjoy having a casual chat at a BBQ with. Assuming this piece was really more her voice and not a publicist...

    I like charli. She seems legit and appears fairly down to earth and someone who I would enjoy having a casual chat at a BBQ with. Assuming this piece was really more her voice and not a publicist or whoever is in charge of this kinda stuff talking I found it very interesting. I might subscribe to her stack.*

    *is that the way people refer to subscribing to substack?

    6 votes

  13. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I have been listening to the new agriculture album repeatedly. It is a mixed back of sounds and genres but mostly their brand of black metal. This album is just scratching a sweet spot right now...

    I have been listening to the new agriculture album repeatedly. It is a mixed back of sounds and genres but mostly their brand of black metal. This album is just scratching a sweet spot right now and I cant get enough of it. The album is called that spiritual sound and it definitely feels like it. It's chaotic, melodic, fast with moments of tranquility sprinkled throughout. I can't really describe it any other way. I recommend sitting down and giving it your full attention.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9yMIboriEY

    1 vote

  14. Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food

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    Thanks for your reply I just want to clear something up. I didn't say the don't care about money now like your first sentence states. Am I reading that wrong?

    Thanks for your reply I just want to clear something up. I didn't say the don't care about money now like your first sentence states. Am I reading that wrong?

    2 votes

  15. Comment on McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers in ~food

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    That's assuming the investors use logic like you would. They would have made more money over time had they not raised prices. That's how we think because we aren't profit hungry scumbags. What...

    That's assuming the investors use logic like you would. They would have made more money over time had they not raised prices. That's how we think because we aren't profit hungry scumbags. What seems to be the way of investors is to make a lot more money right now and future profits be dammed or more likely we will cross that bridge when we get there.

    Sure it makes no sense whatsoever but just look at how major corporations operate and the policy decisions they make on a daily basis.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Take your time if you feel you need it. Id try read a chapter a day but sometimes id give it a miss just coz I didn't feel like reading it. Honestly its not really that bad im just super busy and...

    Take your time if you feel you need it. Id try read a chapter a day but sometimes id give it a miss just coz I didn't feel like reading it. Honestly its not really that bad im just super busy and stressed so it doesn't really make for comfortable reading.

    It is still a great book and once I did start a chapter I did find that there was something about the prose that was captivating.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Do you watch TV in the morning? If so, what do you watch? I'm looking for recommendations. in ~tv

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    Specific episodes of internet today on YouTube might fit the bill. Its a couple guys from america so the focus is on that shit show but they do have different themed episodes during the week and...

    Specific episodes of internet today on YouTube might fit the bill. Its a couple guys from america so the focus is on that shit show but they do have different themed episodes during the week and when they do news there usually a world news story in there.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Primitive man - observance. Its crushingly heavy and depressive and noisey. Exactly what iv been needing these last few weeks. Dead pioneers - post American. Very political punk with a more spoken...

    Primitive man - observance. Its crushingly heavy and depressive and noisey. Exactly what iv been needing these last few weeks.

    Dead pioneers - post American. Very political punk with a more spoken word vocal delivery. Comes from a native American point of view. Its punk, its poignant, its funny and very politically charged.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I finally finished Blood meridian a couple weeks ago and it was heavy going but still rewarding in the end. Not sure I will rush back to it though. To counter that I started Jingo by Terry...

    I finally finished Blood meridian a couple weeks ago and it was heavy going but still rewarding in the end. Not sure I will rush back to it though.

    To counter that I started Jingo by Terry Pratchett. about 140 pages in and its really entertaining and a nice easy read. Maybe not as funny as some of the earlier books but thats maybe also because the themes are a bit too relevant right now.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on What are your favorite simple pleasures? in ~talk

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    depends what im writing. If its a journal entry then maybe about 15min and if its longer piece then its anywhere between 30min to an hour. It really depends on how im feeling and what I have to say.

    depends what im writing. If its a journal entry then maybe about 15min and if its longer piece then its anywhere between 30min to an hour. It really depends on how im feeling and what I have to say.