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> But the Republicans who’ve pushed this line are playing a comically transparent game, where they call for policies that raise the price of gasoline and then blame Joe Biden for gasoline being expensive. I had to stop reading after thes
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5y ago
I mean, all Trump had to do was sneeze and CNN, MSNBC, NYT all worked themselves into a furious seethe for the next two weeks about how that sneeze was literally basically Hitler and that’s it, that’s the final straw, the world is coming to
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5y ago
> Bodybuilding.com misc & 4chan are super toxic communities. There’s that word. The world is super “toxic”. The aforementioned sites allow people to speak freely, which can result in negativity, but they’re also bastions of freedom a
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5y ago
> Aren't all pens erasable with bleach though? No - pens with pigment based inks (the ones that were advertised heavily for being great for writing checks and signing documents securely with) will stick around until the bleach disin
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5y ago
> comes from environmentally destructive practices, which is a damn good reason to prefer imports. This globalist-centric way of thinking is why we’re currently paying $5/gallon, the highest amount ever. Such a “hidden” tax on the w
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5y ago
The problem is, some monitors aren’t “slightly matte” - many are very matte, and you can’t tell just how matte they are into you receive them, since the finish is always just called “matte”. Glossy isn’t ideal but I’d definitely take it ove
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5y ago
> But a lot of them voted for a really terrible President In fairness, the media did a really good job making the low gas prices, low inflation, low taxes, record low illegal border crossings, well-handled foreign policy, and record brea
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5y ago
Finally an AR coating on a monitor without the grainy sparkly look! I bought 3 highly rated monitors last year and returned all but one because the anti reflective coatings were visually distracting and made the screen look dirty and unshar
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5y ago
My ex had the same issue while on a vegan diet - and she was an adult. Random dizzy spells and faintness to the point of almost passing out. It boggles my mind anyone would ascribe to a diet that literally requires vitamin supplements throu
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5y ago
> Many vaccines aren't vegan-friendly (they're often grown in eggs) Do these vegan anti-vaxxers have an issue with aborting humans still in the “egg-stage”?
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5y ago
Sorry, what administration did Putin start a war with Ukraine under? Interesting that the one who was Putin’s supposed puppet, ended up being a better puppet master than the elder experienced statesman we supposedly have in office currently
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5y ago
You know that’s not what I meant (and likely not what Trump meant either) by “invasion” right? You can prove anyone “wrong” by playing with definitions or getting super technical about things.
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5y ago
Whatever Trump was doing to handle Putin certainly seemed to prevent Putin from doing any Ukrainian invading. I think Zelensky and the entire world would prefer more Trump phone calls and less Putin aggression right about now.
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5y ago
> Reddit, which offers a massive network of user forums, was their platform of choice because it has nearly half a billion active users who discuss a wide range of topics. Let’s be honest here… Reddit was their first choice because of th
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5y ago
> Only Republicans lie about elections — when we do it, it’s “fortifying” and “election integrity”. Bingo, it will be couched in those terms as well as "voting rights". To them, if you aren't picked up and given a free rid
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5y ago
No surprise, given the fact that Google execs were literally crying tears of fury and despair in a company meeting after Trump won in 2016 [0] [0]: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/09/13/breit
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5y ago
Over the past year I've switched from Google search to DDG; Google Maps to Apple Maps; Chromecast to Apple TV+; and Drive to Dropbox. I've held off on switching away from Gmail, but I'm switching to something else tonight. Su
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5y ago
Globalism in absolute shambles!
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5y ago
Yeah, generally speaking, when a foreign country screws you over, either directly or indirectly through a company based in said foreign country... you tend to hate the foreign country and its people, not your own country. Unless you already
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5y ago
The NYT is my main source of news, but I'd strongly discourage everyone from actually financially supporting it - much as I'd strongly discourage everyone from actually financially supporting Fox or CNN. The truth is the NYT is a
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5y ago
Of course, I agree. But the lives of drivers on public roads also have value, do they not? Furthermore, let's remember that the felon in question died because he was an uncooperative, aggressive criminal under the influence of drugs -
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5y ago
Hopefully someone will create a "Bundle to Reimburse Small Businesses, Property Owners, Ordinary People, Firefighters, and Law Enforcement Harmed by All the Riots". An estimated $2B in property damages alone, not to mention all of
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5y ago
Didn’t Abe Lincoln pull this same stunt too?
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5y ago
Gotta get those virtue signal imaginary internet social points.
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People who love telling other people what to do and how to live have had an absolute field day with the pandemic. The amount of admonishing and screeching about everyone needing to wear their masks and get vaccinated and how mandates are go
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5y ago
Great, now how about they halt product manufacturing in China and start making an effort to make everything in the US within the next 5-10 years?
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What’s with all the CCP defenders and shills mass-downvoting and flagging every critical comment in this thread? What are you trying to hide? Instead of downvoting into oblivion Reddit/China-style, why not engage in healthy debate? The
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5y ago
Huawei is a Chinese corporation. That’s a little different than simply being made there (which companies are finally starting to move away from)
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Yeah but then there are also plenty of less-sexy headlines showing how often the climate change doomsday prophecies were completely wrong. I tend to be wary of people with a motive shouting things from the rooftops about how we all have to
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5y ago
Same reason Facebook changed to Meta. When a brand’s reputation has been sullied and mocked and delegitimized as a result, often the only option is a rebrand under a completely different name.
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