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Libs are posting like Trump is already president again
  • I had hidden those second two tweets away in a corner of my brain that you unearthed, and now I'm forced to feel that queezy feeling in my stomach at cringe on a level I find hard to describe.

    So I mean, fuck you I guess.

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    Bulletins and News Discussion from June 24th to June 30th, 2024 - Waiting for War - COTW: Lebanon
  • Yikes lmao. PR ghouls continue to demonstrate they are the least useful of bullshit jobs in the blob, given that they are actively harmful to the ends they purport to achieve.

  • What are you watching instead of the debate?
  • I've been watching Reservation Dogs, and I highly recommend it! Great show that tackles heavy matters like poverty, the way it affects people who live in it, and contemporary American Indian life/culture. It's also got Taika Waititi's signature brand of humor, which is nice to balance out the heavy themes and problems which characters face. The main cast is good, but I think my favorites are some of the recurring supporting characters. There's an ancestral spirit warrior who appears as a vision for some characters played by Dallas Goldentooth, and his entire character and performance are just one of the funniest things I've seen this year.

  • Important PSA! Please take your health seriously comrades!
  • Actually yes really. Bring it up with your doctor.

  • Important PSA! Please take your health seriously comrades!
  • It's a kind of tendon problem where the finger gets stuck in the bent position and then snaps straight.

  • Important PSA! Please take your health seriously comrades!
  • volcel-police THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. HOW DARE YOU MAKE SUCH VULGAR INSINUATIONS DURING A HEALTH ANNOUNCEMENT.

  • How do you get white men at your org to shut the fuck up and make space for other people?
  • This isn't just white guy specific, though it will be more common. Some people just suck up all the air in a room. Having an effective moderator who can step in and politely cut people off/redirect the conversation on topic is a good idea. The following tips will be useful in moderating any kind of discussion, though I'll admit it's mainly geared towards groups of 15ish maximum.

    (Fuck me, I was looking for a page discussing moderating small group discussions, but thanks to the enshittification of Google and SEO, all I can find is stupid advice for moderating focus groups from consultants. Thanks Google.)

    Anyway, it's helpful to set norms and expectations early. I use the following system as an academic. I have people raise their hand to be put on a "primary" queue. This means they have a unique point or issue to raise. People raise a finger if they have an "immediate response" that's on topic regarding something the previous "primary" respondent said. You can just work your way down the queues, then, but you can set expectations about now long comments should be at the beginning. You can say "please keep your comments no longer than xyz minutes," and if people begin to go over you can politely remind them they've approached time. If they keep going instead of wrapping it up say something like, "in the interest of fairness and robust discussion I've gotta cut you off here to give comrades a chance to respond without also requiring too much time to address everything. Please keep the time limit and respect for your comrades in mind when answering."

    If the discussion is moderated, you can then tweak the queue as needed to allow greater participation. If someone raises their hand a lot and no one else does, very well, but if you see that someone who hasn't spoken yet raises their hand you can easily say, "in order to hear from as many voices as possible we're going to go to ___________ next, and then we'll return to the usual queue." As long as you don't overuse or exploit this people generally appreciate and are amenable to the exception.

  • My wife and I cleaned and maintained all of our standing fans today (summer heat posting)
  • the problem with using organic oils is that they'll go rancid and start to stink. other posters had good suggestions for cheap alternatives. My first instinct would have been to grab wd-40 but they say don't, and I don't know enough to argue the matter.

  • Boeing does it again.
  • Have them touch down and recovered by a Russian crew, give them a massive welcome home and "mission accomplished" parade in Moscow before returning them to the U.S. hahaha

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    Bulletins and News Discussion from June 17th to June 23rd, 2024 - Macron's Gambit - COTW: France
  • The blob only learns things after 10's of thousands of civilian deaths.

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    Bulletins and News Discussion from June 17th to June 23rd, 2024 - Macron's Gambit - COTW: France
  • Yes, presumably. Just one wouldn't be any kind of threat. But combine dozens with aerial drones and ship missiles all together and it'll just overwhelm the defense. You can't be looking at every angle all at once. "We only have to be lucky once. You have to be lucky every time."

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    Bulletins and News Discussion from June 17th to June 23rd, 2024 - Macron's Gambit - COTW: France
  • That's amazing. Navies from the 20th century really do be giant floating coffins at this point huh?

  • Trump threatens to cut US aid to Ukraine quickly if reelected
    www.politico.eu Trump threatens to cut US aid to Ukraine quickly if reelected

    Ukraine’s allies are scrambling to secure long-term aid for Kyiv amid fears about a second Trump term.

    Trump threatens to cut US aid to Ukraine quickly if reelected

    I know Trump's word is worth less than dogshit, but hypothetically, he's now the harm reduction candidate when it comes to Ukraine.

    Of course the liberals of reddit are hand-wringing about Putin and "tHe FrEe WoRlD"

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    We post anti-french memes in this thread

    Posting IS praxis and this is a solidarity thread with the freedom fighters of New Caledonia

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    "I can stay homeless longer than the market can stay irrational" buddy, I've got bad news for you...

    chef's kiss levels of layered irony here.

    A)The market distributing housing based on gambling instead of need is irrational

    B) still believing TSLA will somehow redeem itself instead of continuing to slowly unravel like a cheap coat is irrational

    C) preferring homelessness to losing investment positions already massively losing value is irrational, literally sunk cost fallacy, but HODL my dude 🦍💎👏🤑

    D) if we ignore the insane predatory distribution of housing as a moral issue and accept this bizzaro world distribution system as it is, YOU'RE THE MARKET ASSHOLE. THE ONLY REASON TSLA EVER GOT SO HIGH WAS BECAUSE OF IRRATIONAL MANIACS LIKE YOU ENDLESSLY PROPAGANDIZING MUSK, SOY FACING WHILE LICKING HIS BOOTS AND CONVINCING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SO THE SAME. YOU'RE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE MARKET ACTUALLY CORRECTING FOR A GODDAMN CHANGE, AND YOUR RESPONSE IS TO DOUBLE DOWN? YOU'RE GOING TO DIE. YOU'RE GOING TO DIE BEFORE THE MARKET WILL EVER BE RATIONAL, BECAUSE MARKETS DON'T MAKE RATIONAL DECISIONS, AND YOU'RE A MORTAL LITTLE SPECK OF EMBODIED HUMAN CAPITAL AND WHEN THE MACHINE HAS NO USE FOR YOU IT WILL DISCARD YOU WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT. BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD LINE MUST GO UP.

    E) living in a Tesla is a terrible decision. You can buy a good minivan for less than $5000 Dollars and do a no build camper build in it for much better quality of life. Link for comrades who might genuinely need it--i know I might in the near future !pain https://youtu.be/25VBk8AOqRQ?si=mfyXb8YfPP69ne6-

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    I'm glad our translation books are covering the full range of human experience

    If you are too horny to speak, please use the appropriate gestures when turning yourself in to the volcel police

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    Making the "$5 dollar footlong" jingle is psychological violence in a capitalist society with established patterns of inflation.

    Yeah, I've still got that shit stuck in my head a decade later, but now when I yearn for a sandwich I look at a menu featuring $13 options pre-tax. Suck me off with that Subway. Fuck you and your pedo sandwiches.

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