oliak's recent activity

  1. Comment on Disney pulls transgender storyline from Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ streaming series in ~tv

  2. Comment on Project Zomboid Build 42 Unstable released in ~games

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    Honestly it's been stable for me so far, no crashes and no real hitches. ymmv

    Honestly it's been stable for me so far, no crashes and no real hitches. ymmv

    2 votes

  3. Comment on How opioid giant Endo escaped a $7 billion US federal penalty in ~health

  4. Comment on How opioid giant Endo escaped a $7 billion US federal penalty in ~health

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    But if I go 7 miles over the speed limit I'm paying a fine. There needs to be a corporate death penalty. When they pull this shit there needs to be a means to take it into receivership,...

    But if I go 7 miles over the speed limit I'm paying a fine.

    There needs to be a corporate death penalty. When they pull this shit there needs to be a means to take it into receivership, replacement all the C suite/management (toss their asses in jail), remove the ownership/stockholders and nationalize the entity until further decisions about the future of the org can be made.

    I'm sick of teams of high priced attorneys and their bought off politicians allowing this country and it's people to be repeatedly raped by corporate america.

    11 votes

  5. Comment on Project Zomboid Build 42 Unstable released in ~games

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    Was playing it within minutes of the release. lol Now just gotta get all the mods caught up.

    Was playing it within minutes of the release. lol

    Now just gotta get all the mods caught up.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Doctor fired after running emergency department warns about effect of for-profit firms on US health care (2022) in ~health

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    But think of the landlords and all the amazing, worthwhile valuable services they provide to society! /s

    But think of the landlords and all the amazing, worthwhile valuable services they provide to society! /s

    14 votes

  7. Comment on Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported them for positive drug tests in ~health

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    Oh look, more victims of the drug war legacy. Nothing more American than traumatizing vulnerable people and criminalizing being a woman. I'm shocked, shocked I say!

    Oh look, more victims of the drug war legacy. Nothing more American than traumatizing vulnerable people and criminalizing being a woman. I'm shocked, shocked I say!

    12 votes

  8. Comment on ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in ~society

  9. Comment on Industry groups are suing the US Federal Trade Commission to stop its click to cancel rule in ~tech

  10. Comment on Asmongold's Twitch channel temporarily banned following racist rant about Palestinians in ~games

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    YouTube didn't bop him...Twitch did. YouTube never touched his channel. YouTube only cares if an advertiser complains about it, that's it. They've allowed some of the most heinous shit ever to...

    YouTube didn't bop him...Twitch did. YouTube never touched his channel.

    YouTube only cares if an advertiser complains about it, that's it. They've allowed some of the most heinous shit ever to proliferate and infect so many places and spaces.

  11. Comment on Asmongold's Twitch channel temporarily banned following racist rant about Palestinians in ~games

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    Twitch, YouTube doesn't give a shit. Legitimately there are accounts distributing CSAM materials on that hellsite, they couldn't care less about brown kids dying or people saying horrific shit...

    Twitch, YouTube doesn't give a shit.

    Legitimately there are accounts distributing CSAM materials on that hellsite, they couldn't care less about brown kids dying or people saying horrific shit about it.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Dream Theater - Night Terror (2024) in ~music

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    Portnoy is a genius. Upvote for Dream Theater.

    Portnoy is a genius. Upvote for Dream Theater.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on The elite college students who can’t read books in ~humanities

  14. Comment on Israeli military announces ground invasion of Southern Lebanon in ~society

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    I'm sure this will go fine. sigh

    I'm sure this will go fine. sigh

    4 votes

  15. Comment on My latest instrument, the fron2, on its first day out in ~music

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    Just came up on my recommended as well so it must be tickling the algorithm in the right way.

    Just came up on my recommended as well so it must be tickling the algorithm in the right way.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on What vegetable are you? in ~food

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    Bok Choy as well, I don't sing. lol

    Bok Choy as well, I don't sing. lol

    1 vote

  17. Comment on How Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters put actual lives at risk in ~health

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    Yep, as someone who works in these advocacy spaces I've been aware of their shithead behavior for years. What gets me is the cowardly hiding and not owning up to it. Also the fact that so many...

    Yep, as someone who works in these advocacy spaces I've been aware of their shithead behavior for years. What gets me is the cowardly hiding and not owning up to it.

    Also the fact that so many people just look the other way due to him/them being like. Ugh.

    7 votes

  18. Comment on Data finds US Republican areas search more frequently for transgender porn in ~society

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    Normies gonna normie.

    Normies gonna normie.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    Congrats on the climbing! I've been rehabbing my body and life for a couple years now and recently got into a climbing gym (I grew up trad climbing so the gym is new for me). Happy to see someone...

    Congrats on the climbing! I've been rehabbing my body and life for a couple years now and recently got into a climbing gym (I grew up trad climbing so the gym is new for me). Happy to see someone else here chasing the pursuit as well :)

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Linkin Park - The Emptiness Machine (2024) in ~music

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    From her Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stories/emilyarmstrong/3451527381347257919/): “Hi, I’m Emily, I’m new to so many of you, and I wanted to clear the air about something that happened a...

    From her Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stories/emilyarmstrong/3451527381347257919/):

    “Hi, I’m Emily, I’m new to so many of you, and I wanted to clear the air about something that happened a while back.

    Several years ago, I was asked to support someone I considered a friend at a court appearance, and went to one early hearing as an observer. Soon after, I realized I shouldn’t have. I always try to see the good in people, and I misjudged him. I have never spoken with him since.

    Unimaginable details emerged and he was later found guilty.

    To say it as clearly as possible: I do not condone abuse or violence against women, and I empathize with the victims of these crimes.”

    So she did get caught up in it but has since distanced herself from it maintaining she was duped. Take that for whatever it may be worth but she was one of the ones called in as a show of support for him in court. Whether she was an unwilling participant who just didn't know her "friend" was a horrible rapist (even though at that point it was sort of just a known quantity) is up to you.

    11 votes