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  1. Comment on What are your predictions for 2024? in ~talk

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    The Chicago Bears will sneak into the playoffs as the 7th seed. They will make it to the Super Bowl, but will get blown out by the Miami Dolphins. (30%)

    The Chicago Bears will sneak into the playoffs as the 7th seed. They will make it to the Super Bowl, but will get blown out by the Miami Dolphins. (30%)

  2. Comment on UN says Israel wants 1.1 million Gazans moved south in the next twenty-four hours in ~news

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    This situation is a result of the Sykes-Picot agreement following WWI. Jewish immigration to area was already well underway before the UN was created.

    This situation is a result of the Sykes-Picot agreement following WWI. Jewish immigration to area was already well underway before the UN was created.

    14 votes

  3. Comment on Israel-Gaza Conflict Discussion Thread in ~news

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    There is never going to be a long term resolution. Palestinians are never going to be happy being penned into small areas that have some of the highest population densities in the world. There is...

    There is never going to be a long term resolution. Palestinians are never going to be happy being penned into small areas that have some of the highest population densities in the world. There is no feasible one state solution because that require both sides to create a government that gives equal power and protection, something neither side will agree to. This is a process that started after WWI and the eventually genocide of at least one side, if not both, is the most likely and unfortunate outcome.

    15 votes

  4. Comment on What do you think about other users' usernames? in ~tildes

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    I put my real name on my Tildes account because going back through my Reddit comments I often realized I get a little too harsh with my comments and are things I would be ashamed of saying in real...

    I put my real name on my Tildes account because going back through my Reddit comments I often realized I get a little too harsh with my comments and are things I would be ashamed of saying in real life. By having my real name on this account, it reminds me to be more like the person I want to be and not the one caught up in the doom scrolling rage bait that is often posted on Reddit.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Growing segregation by sex in Israel raises fears for women’s rights in ~life.women

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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_of_Palestine_(region) Jewish population of the rough Palestine area was under 5% before WWI. The establishment of the British mandate of...

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_of_Palestine_(region)

    Jewish population of the rough Palestine area was under 5% before WWI. The establishment of the British mandate of Palestine after WWI led to a rise in the Jewish population until it was at 32% of the total population by 1948. The establishment of Israel was basically European colonization of the area starting after WWI. Which was a broken promise to the Arabs living in the area when they helped the Allies fight the Ottomans with the promise of establishing their own independent country.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Is keeping Donald Trump in the 2024 US election beneficial to Democrats? in ~talk

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    Which unfortunately ignores the realities of the US election system. There has been a lot of economic discontent across the political spectrum in the "fly-over" states and populist messages...

    Which unfortunately ignores the realities of the US election system. There has been a lot of economic discontent across the political spectrum in the "fly-over" states and populist messages resonate in these areas. Bernie Sanders was consistently polling much better in key Midwestern swing states like Michigan and Wisconsin that ended up deciding the election. If Democratic primary voters had been paying attention to polls, they would have realized that running Bernie Sanders would most likely have tipped the scales in the Midwest states without hurting their Democratic base in stronghold states. This is a lot of hindsight though and we don't know exactly what a general election would have looked like between Trump and Sanders.

    Edit: Fixed a typo.

    34 votes

  7. Comment on An abortion ban made them teen parents. This is life two years later. in ~life

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    He went through boot camp, works a full time military job and they were both torn away from their support systems. Many people demonize video game playing but ignore the amount of time people...

    He went through boot camp, works a full time military job and they were both torn away from their support systems. Many people demonize video game playing but ignore the amount of time people spend on their phones or watching streaming video usually because people have a tendency to downplay the downsides of their own coping mechanisms. There could be unhealthy habits that both of them are participating in that are not addressed in the article. This article is a very small window on their life from one person's perspective.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Shaking up the US two-party system: Cornel West’s 2024 Presidential bid, with Jill Stein in ~society

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    Until we see major US election reform like universal ranked choice voting or somehow allocating US House Reps based on percentage of vote won by a party, the only effective path to winning federal...

    Until we see major US election reform like universal ranked choice voting or somehow allocating US House Reps based on percentage of vote won by a party, the only effective path to winning federal elections is by co-opting one of the two major parties. The Republican party of today is where it is at because the extreme right was able to win enough primaries to transform the party. There will never be a natural fracturing of the two major parties into smaller parties under the current system because the moment one party is split, the other one gains enormous power.

    12 votes

  9. Comment on An abortion ban made them teen parents. This is life two years later. in ~life

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    Do you think that maybe Billy is being too harshly judged in this thread based solely on an article? As someone who became a parent relatively young and before I was able to finish school, I...

    Do you think that maybe Billy is being too harshly judged in this thread based solely on an article? As someone who became a parent relatively young and before I was able to finish school, I sympathize with both of them. The main takeaway people should get from this article is that neither of them are mature enough to be married and be parents. It highlights the fact that the use of contraception should not be stigmatized at all and heavily encouraged.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Happy Baldur's Gate 3 Day! What are you going to play? in ~games

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    I'll have to see what Monk looks like when I get into the live game, but otherwise looking at a half-elf ranger with a focus on Bounty Hunter and ranged weapons. Hopefully the investigative skills...

    I'll have to see what Monk looks like when I get into the live game, but otherwise looking at a half-elf ranger with a focus on Bounty Hunter and ranged weapons. Hopefully the investigative skills have a lot of RP flavor in the story choices. I only played early access for the first month, so I haven't touched it in over two years and can't remember a lot.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on First religious charter school in the US faces legal challenge in ~life

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    Oklahoma Constitution - Section II-5: Seems pretty obvious this is against the Oklahoma constitution. Like I don't see how there is any wiggle room there. Any Oklahoma state judge that ignores...

    Oklahoma Constitution - Section II-5:

    Section II-5: Public money or property - Use for sectarian purposes.
    No public money or property shall ever be appropriated,
    applied, donated, or used, directly or indirectly, for the use,
    benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, or system
    of religion, or for the use, benefit, or support of any priest,
    preacher, minister, or other religious teacher or dignitary, or
    sectarian institution as such.

    Seems pretty obvious this is against the Oklahoma constitution. Like I don't see how there is any wiggle room there. Any Oklahoma state judge that ignores this should be removed from the bench.

    22 votes

  12. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    This was me in high school. I was very quiet, very polite and rarely swore. It took a while for me to open up to people, so only a few of my friends knew me well. One of my favorite memories was...

    This was me in high school. I was very quiet, very polite and rarely swore. It took a while for me to open up to people, so only a few of my friends knew me well.

    One of my favorite memories was from a summer I worked at a renaissance faire in the 90's and I was 16 years old. It was a few minutes before the faire was about to open and I had to run back to our office area to get something for my stand. When I walked in one of my friends and our manager were talking. I grabbed what I needed, turned around and my friend out of no where ask me how to spell 'menage a trois". I just rattled it off without a beat and walked out. I can't remember if I ever asked my friend what it was about, but I assume it was probably a discussion about how I wasn't that sweet and innocent.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Final Fantasy XVI is driving me nuts (no spoilers) in ~games

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    I could only play for a day or two before my hands just hurt. I started right after launch and I needed dodge to be O, so I was stuck with controller scheme B. I think having to use R1 for basic...

    I could only play for a day or two before my hands just hurt. I started right after launch and I needed dodge to be O, so I was stuck with controller scheme B. I think having to use R1 for basic attacks killed my wrist. They really needed fully customizable mappings.

    4 votes

  14. Comment on Among US whistleblower claims: Nonhuman biologics have been recovered in ~space

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    Well then they should declassify the stuff he is claiming otherwise these public hearings have no point and are a distraction.

    Well then they should declassify the stuff he is claiming otherwise these public hearings have no point and are a distraction.

    18 votes

  15. Comment on US progressives in Congress unveil OLIGARCH Act to combat 'existential threat' of extreme wealth inequality in ~society

  16. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Jagged Alliance 3 has been really fun. The combat is very XCom-like, but it really shines with its 90's/early 2000's themed humor, story and the voiced banter between the large cast of mercs....

    Jagged Alliance 3 has been really fun. The combat is very XCom-like, but it really shines with its 90's/early 2000's themed humor, story and the voiced banter between the large cast of mercs. Kalyna's banter is amazing.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I can't believe it has almost been 10 years since it came out. It has been my default activity whenever I have been bored. I have an embarrassing amount of hours played, but it is almost...

    I can't believe it has almost been 10 years since it came out. It has been my default activity whenever I have been bored. I have an embarrassing amount of hours played, but it is almost meditative for me to play at this point.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Brandon Sanderson is your god in ~books

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    Where is the "A starving child in Africa..." quote coming from? I don't see it in the article and Googling that excerpt doesn't return anything.

    Where is the "A starving child in Africa..." quote coming from? I don't see it in the article and Googling that excerpt doesn't return anything.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Anger from voice actors as NSFW mods use AI deepfakes to replicate their voices in ~games

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    Drawing the line at sexual content feels very arbitrary to me. A VA might be fine with being associated with sexual content more than say being attached to a cause or political movement that is...

    Drawing the line at sexual content feels very arbitrary to me. A VA might be fine with being associated with sexual content more than say being attached to a cause or political movement that is contrary to their beliefs. They should be the ones that consent to what is ok for their voice to be used for.

    24 votes

  20. Comment on Let's talk nostalgia in ~talk

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    Some of my happiest times as a teenager were the summers I spent working at a Renaissance Faire as a pickle seller. Smells like cinnamon roasted almonds, garlic mushroom bowls or even the pickle...

    Some of my happiest times as a teenager were the summers I spent working at a Renaissance Faire as a pickle seller. Smells like cinnamon roasted almonds, garlic mushroom bowls or even the pickle brine always remind of it. I still go back as a patron every year or so even though it is mostly for nostalgia.

    3 votes