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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 9 in ~society
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Comment on California’s utility wildfire liability conundrum could put clean energy projects in a delay doom loop in ~enviro
MimicSquid Link ParentAlso, do you know who the CPUC hires? People who know the industry in California. Do you know who knows the industry in California? Ex-PG&E employees. It's not as buddy-buddy as that makes it...Also, do you know who the CPUC hires? People who know the industry in California. Do you know who knows the industry in California? Ex-PG&E employees. It's not as buddy-buddy as that makes it seem, but it as a known pipeline.
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Comment on Cold-weather vegan recipes in ~food
MimicSquid Link ParentThis is also a great filling for a lentil shepherds pie if you cooked it down a little more to reduce the sauce. Just add mashed potatoes on top and broil to get them a little crispy.This is also a great filling for a lentil shepherds pie if you cooked it down a little more to reduce the sauce. Just add mashed potatoes on top and broil to get them a little crispy.
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Comment on How often do you talk to strangers? And do you have a preference for the stranger’s gender? in ~life
MimicSquid LinkI'll strike up conversations with strangers, but only with other men. I know that women can feel threatened by strange men trying to strike up conversation, and believe that if I tried to strike...I'll strike up conversations with strangers, but only with other men. I know that women can feel threatened by strange men trying to strike up conversation, and believe that if I tried to strike up a conversation with a strange woman in public she would respond not because because she has an interest in the conversation but it's more dangerous to stay silent. I've seen oblivious men carry on a one-sided conversation with a woman that they had functionally trapped on a bus or in a pharmacy waiting room where the woman just gamely carries on a bland conversation until the guy gets bored or leaves. That's not the kind of situation I want to put anyone in. So I talk with men, who are structurally much less likely to assume they need to be wary of me or think I'm hitting on them.
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Comment on California’s utility wildfire liability conundrum could put clean energy projects in a delay doom loop in ~enviro
MimicSquid Link ParentI appreciate the perspective. I'm a customer, and also have family who work there, so my feelings are also nuanced. I think that it's reasonable to call out their failures and their attempts to...I appreciate the perspective. I'm a customer, and also have family who work there, so my feelings are also nuanced. I think that it's reasonable to call out their failures and their attempts to resolve issues, as well as potential reexamination of liability and/or easement size when it comes to finding culpability.
But fundamentally, PG&E is a business. A business that's too big to fail, and so the state is trying to bend over backward to keep it from failing. That part's good. I like having gas and electricity. But the proposed solutions are protecting the investors over the customers, and I don't think that's reasonable at all. From everything I've heard, the corporate level of PG&E is a revolving trashfire of incompetence and regular replacement of the CEO as they find someone new to blame. And if it can't succeed as a private business, but is necessary for the citizenry and the economy, why does it need to be saved and stay a private business? I'm absolutely certain that the state is not better for PG&E having a profit motive beyond maintaining the system and preparing for the future needs of the state.
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Comment on California’s utility wildfire liability conundrum could put clean energy projects in a delay doom loop in ~enviro
MimicSquid LinkSince 2000, PG&E has paid out more than 12.5 billion dollars to investors in dividends and stock repurchasing. Perhaps if asking them to maintain their infrastructure and pay for the things...Since 2000, PG&E has paid out more than 12.5 billion dollars to investors in dividends and stock repurchasing. Perhaps if asking them to maintain their infrastructure and pay for the things they're responsible for will bring them to the edge of financial collapse they shouldn't have paid out all that money?
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Comment on Ukraine drone forces shift to Starlink alternative for comms to hit Russia in ~society
MimicSquid LinkOf course. How could anyone run a military operation in a situation where an asshole half a world away could hamstring your operation because someone hurt his feelings?Of course. How could anyone run a military operation in a situation where an asshole half a world away could hamstring your operation because someone hurt his feelings?
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Comment on US Democrats are hatching a plan to reverse Donald Trump’s Canada tariffs in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentThat's something like a 5% increase to our entire national debt. I'm all for UBI for everyone, but it has to be paired with additional taxes to balance the budget and minimize the inflationary...That's something like a 5% increase to our entire national debt. I'm all for UBI for everyone, but it has to be paired with additional taxes to balance the budget and minimize the inflationary effects.
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Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentThat's really dependent on the state and is an unreasonable generalization for the USA as a whole.That's really dependent on the state and is an unreasonable generalization for the USA as a whole.
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Comment on Historic voter turnout powered US Democrats’ blue wave in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentI'm not sure that bears out? Trump was going around the country campaigning, saying that people should vote like he was on the ballot.I'm not sure that bears out? Trump was going around the country campaigning, saying that people should vote like he was on the ballot.
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Comment on Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production in Texas next year in ~transport
MimicSquid Link ParentHey now. If those guys feel like their truck needs gender affirming care I think it's reasonable to support them.Hey now. If those guys feel like their truck needs gender affirming care I think it's reasonable to support them.
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Comment on Paraguay president impeached minutes after resigning following bank collapse in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentYes, that sounds like a correct summary. What's your question about it?Yes, that sounds like a correct summary. What's your question about it?
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Comment on Where’s the beef? The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn’t. in ~food
MimicSquid Link ParentArguably at this point the cultivated meat isn't full of cholesterol and saturated fats at all since they're just growing muscle fiber independent of any fat cells. They 're adding fat after the fact.Arguably at this point the cultivated meat isn't full of cholesterol and saturated fats at all since they're just growing muscle fiber independent of any fat cells. They 're adding fat after the fact.
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Comment on US Democrats are hatching a plan to reverse Donald Trump’s Canada tariffs in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentRight? No complying in advance. It doesn't matter if Trump can veto it. Do it. Make him get carpal tunnel from signing all those vetos. Make the Republicans in the House and Senate go on the...Right? No complying in advance. It doesn't matter if Trump can veto it. Do it. Make him get carpal tunnel from signing all those vetos. Make the Republicans in the House and Senate go on the record every week with their votes to show that they want to give tax cuts to the rich, support Trump and his war, and kick the lower classes in the teeth. Make it so clear to everyone who wants things to get better and who just wants to rule.
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentWhich states would matter more in a way that isn't just saying that they have more population, and if everyone has an equal voice the big states would "matter" more? The whole point is that all...Which states would matter more in a way that isn't just saying that they have more population, and if everyone has an equal voice the big states would "matter" more? The whole point is that all electors regardless of state would vote for the candidate that won the popular vote, and so the states individually wouldn't matter at all, the people in those states would.
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Comment on California Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes all 548 death sentences in ~society
MimicSquid LinkGavin Newsom is a weathervane, always blowing in whichever wind he thinks will steer his career towards the White House. Note that he could have done this at any time, but just happened to do it...Gavin Newsom is a weathervane, always blowing in whichever wind he thinks will steer his career towards the White House. Note that he could have done this at any time, but just happened to do it as soon as there was a strong, fresh signal that people want more left-leaning politicians. He has no standards or morals other than "will this help my political career?" Appreciate the act, but recognize that this is not an expression of any actual moral stance on his part. It gives no signals regarding what he'd do in the future if it looked like tacking to the right socially or economically would serve him best.
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Comment on Cyberattack disrupts blood storage refrigeration systems in France in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentCatching is before hanging, and a potential cost in the future is better than an actual cost now, when all you care about is this quarter's numbers.Catching is before hanging, and a potential cost in the future is better than an actual cost now, when all you care about is this quarter's numbers.
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Comment on US Democrats win enough seats nationwide to (potentially) end Electoral College via the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentThe grounds, yes. But with the previous/current Republican Congress sitting around flogging their flaccid ideas and groveling in front of the rotten tangerine-in-chief it wasn't going to happen....The grounds, yes. But with the previous/current Republican Congress sitting around flogging their flaccid ideas and groveling in front of the rotten tangerine-in-chief it wasn't going to happen. There's a chance for something different now.
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Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society
MimicSquid Link ParentFast and wrong is still wrong.Fast and wrong is still wrong.
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Comment on Binance suspends withdrawals after crypto hackers steal $6.3 billion in ~tech
MimicSquid Link ParentIt's from XKCD.It's from XKCD.
Honestly, all the better. It means that the new Democratic Senate will be the ones to approve his replacement, rather than the outgoing Republican-held one.