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Weev, the Neo-Nazi Who Helped Build Peter Thiel's Online Influence Empire(bylinetimes.com)
23 points by tastyface 6mo ago|0 comments
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by tastyface 6mo ago
Tanking Apple would tank the economy -- the one thing Repubs are afraid of. Cook could have used that. Other, much smaller organizations have stood up to Trump and forced him to back down. So much for "courage."
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by tastyface 6mo ago
There is no point in discussing an issue without also talking about its very obvious causal factors -- especially if the issue is something that would be desirable to mitigate.
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by tastyface 6mo ago
Good riddance to an effective CEO whose entire legacy will be tarnished by a giant, gold-plated asterisk.
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by tastyface 6mo ago
Cook stood up to the FBI. He could have stood up to Trump -- he just didn't want to.
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by tastyface 6mo ago
Disagree. Cook shows up to dinner parties with Trump all the time. I think he genuinely feels solidarity with the Epstein class.
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by tastyface 6mo ago
I suspect the right-wing people your age are merely laundering their appetite for violence through the actions of their elected state. What do they think of the ICE shootings in Minneapolis? Double-tap strikes against Caribbean fishing vess
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by tastyface 6mo ago
I mean, I've never financed or platformed violent far-right politicians, nor caused thousands to die by callously "taking a chainsaw" to government institutions. But yeah, other than that, I guess we're pretty similar. O
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by tastyface 6mo ago
The world largely moves forward through cooperarion, then regularly regresses through violence. I have no desire whatsoever to undermine and bludgeon my neighbors in order to come out on top. Anyone who feels this way should probably be ins
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by tastyface 6mo ago
Given that a number of professors on authoritarian politics staunchly disagree with that assessment, I will trust them and their years of research experience over the unwarranted confidence of some HN anon.
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by tastyface 6mo ago
This directly contradicts most religions, which the people with the biggest weapons somehow claim to follow.
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by tastyface 6mo ago
I think a true Orthodox/Catholic political orientation would be socially very conservative (without being hateful) and fiscally very liberal (giving/sharing as much as possible). This sort of party doesn't really exist, but i
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by tastyface 6mo ago
Look at the kind of obstructionist histrionics that repubs were doing during Obama and Biden and amplify 10x given the severity of the situation.
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by tastyface 6mo ago
Well, I do remember it being more about the underdogs and a cheeky "fuck the system" attitude without much malice. Maybe I just wasn't tuned into this stuff back then. Now, though, both users and tech leaders can unironically
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by tastyface 6mo ago
I tried to respond to your comment with some personal observations on racist currents in this community, but my comment immediately got flagged. So yeah! This site ain't what it used to be. Best for the good folks to seek community els
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Weeks After Denouncing Censorship, Zuckerberg Texted Musk to Remove DOGE Content(techdirt.com)
16 points by tastyface 6mo ago|0 comments
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by tastyface 6mo ago
Nuking won't accomplish anything anyway. There's no obvious target that would "defeat" Iran given the seemingly decentralized command structure, and using nuclear weapons anywhere near the Strait would render it unusable
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by tastyface 7mo ago
Given their glee at droning unarmed fishermen in the Caribbean, I would argue they are much farther along this axis than you realize.
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by tastyface 7mo ago
As it so happens, my parents also left behind a failed state to come here, seemingly around the same time as yours. So don't go preaching *your* bullshit to me: I've seen the same America you have, except believe it or not, I&#x27
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by tastyface 7mo ago
As someone whose culture and religion deviate from those of Republicans, I'm much more terrified of any movement along the axis towards "turning American into Utah¹" than "turning America into Queens" -- on behalf o
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by tastyface 7mo ago
It's strange you seem to carry water for a political movement that very expressly wants to remove you, your family, and probably your kids in favor of the "heritage" white population. You will never be American enough for the
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by tastyface 7mo ago
How does that contradict in any way what I said? Democrats have offered to fund the TSA. Republicans have refused. Ergo, Republicans are blocking TSA funding in order to get what they want. There is no ambiguity here: Republicans could get
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by tastyface 7mo ago
The samson option, by definition, also leads to israel’s destruction.
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by tastyface 7mo ago
I wonder if his clients are aware of his posting history.
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by tastyface 7mo ago
By your own logic, it sounds like you should not be voting. Do you live by your own principles? Or did you decide that you're not actually "foreign-culture socialized," unlike those *other* first generation immigrants?
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by tastyface 7mo ago
For a lawyer, you sure play fast and loose with the word "factual." Here's a fact: Democrats agreed to fund the TSA. Republicans were amenable. Trump said no. “It would have worked ,” Mr. Kennedy said. “We could have had T.S
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by tastyface 7mo ago
Weirdly, he is (IIRC) a first generation Bangladeshi immigrant with mixed race kids. Not sure how it all makes sense in his head. I imagine that someday his kids will read his archived comment history and feel embarrassed.
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by tastyface 7mo ago
Why would the war keep Trump in office? It is widely unpopular.
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by tastyface 7mo ago
Ultimately, this is a self-destructive approach. If Israel loses support of the West, what will they have left? Nuclear saber-rattling?
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March, 19-21: God is a comedian(no01.substack.com)
107 points by tastyface 7mo ago|22 comments

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