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bitjunkie , in Elon Musk Says He And Trump Have Discussed Creating ‘Efficiency Commission’ To Deregulate But Warns: ‘The Matrix Will Fight Back’

That these cretins are still clinging to their fucking Matrix / red pill metaphor like a decade after the Wachowskis came out as trans should tell you everything you need to know about how much internal sense any of their ideas make.

Sam_Bass , in Newsmax pundit accuses Kamala Harris of 'doing blackface' to win presidency

Always used to wonder where all the clowns went when the circuses disappeared

Asafum , in New homes are getting smaller. That could be big news for first-time buyers

Hey CNN, you dropped the most important value there buddy. I see median new construction is still 200k+ more than I can afford so…

WHAT’S THE PRICE!?

I don’t for one single millisecond believe that these “starter houses” will come with starter prices. You know, the whole goddamn reason we can’t buy anything…

ampersandrew ,
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They didn’t drop it. You didn’t read the article.

There are signs those efforts might be helping buyers get in the door: The median sales price of existing homes jumped to $426,900 in June, according to the National Association of Realtors, while the median price of new homes in June was $417,300, according to the US Census Bureau.

EmpathicVagrant ,

Okay I thought my guess was already ridiculous but what in the actual fuck?

Asafum ,

I did read and it’s in my comment (in the form of “it’s 200k+ more than I can afford” referring to their median quote). They specifically say the median price of new homes, they didn’t specify these “starter homes” that the article is supposed to be about.

Someonelol , in What can a city do when neo-Nazis start marching down its streets?
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Treat them like our American predecessors did. If they’re wearing swastikas then shoot the fuckers.

dan1101 ,

Sounds right to me. Nazis invaded Europe, tried to take over the world, and slaughtered millions in gas chambers. The US military should be deployed to arrest or neutralize Nazis whenever they appear.

girlfreddy , in What’s Rattling Trump: The Size of Harris’s Crowds
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What’s Rattling Trump: The Size of Harris’ Balls/Ovaries

sylver_dragon , in Traders Wonder if the Fed Could Make an Emergency Rate Cut as Markets Tumble

Traders: Gib free monies!

They will give any excuse that can gin up to return to the days of the Fed basically giving out free money that they can go gamble with. The effects on the broader economy be damned.

MediaBiasFactChecker Bot , in One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who's caught doping

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FlyingSquid , in One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who's caught doping
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Not that I think it should be, but isn’t cannabis a banned substance? If so, doesn’t that apply to him?

cygnus ,
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Sort of… CBD isn’t, and anyway I imagine the exclusion of cannabis won’t be around much longer. There are many studies that show it has no impact on athletic performance.

EtherWhack ,
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CBD was unfortunately on the ban list when he got in trouble. It was only just removed a decade later in 2019.

It’s also one of the few chemicals in cannabis that can affect performance, unlike THC which just bugs me. Like they are almost picking and choosing, purely to just be finicky

regrub ,

I think the window for the testing is what matters more. Whatever they do off-season is their business, as long as its not in their system during training and competition

FlyingSquid ,
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Wasn’t he banned from competing for a while because he tested positive for it or am I misremembering?

cowfodder ,
FlyingSquid ,
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Yeah, I found out I wasn’t misremembering.

njm1314 ,

Y’all know that doping usually refers to performance enhancing drugs right?

swordgeek ,

Wrong.

Doping refers to deliberate use of compounds or procedures explicity banned by WADA, in some clearly-defined window around a competition.

Pot is still on the list. End of story.

Fern ,
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I think they were joking, but that’s a good clarification.

WindyRebel ,

But it’s called Dope!

/s

superkret ,

I’d imagine microdosing cannabis could be performance enhancing in shooting sports, for example.

AmbiguousProps ,

Cannabis doesn’t enhance your performance in swimming.

tate ,
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That’s not the point.

njm1314 ,

It absolutely is the point.

FlyingSquid ,
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It’s still a banned substance.

njm1314 ,

Despite what some weirdos think doping has a very specific colloquial definition. It indicates performance enhancing substances. Drugs that give you an edge in competition. As pot does not do that it’s clearly not the point. Everyone on Earth knows what Phelps is talking about here.

FlyingSquid ,
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In February 2009, a photograph of Phelps using a bong went viral; this resulted in the loss of Kellogg’s as a sponsor, as well as a three-month suspension by USA Swimming. Phelps admitted that the photo, which was taken at a party at the University of South Carolina, was authentic. He publicly apologized, calling his behavior “inappropriate”.[286]

USA Swimming selects U.S. Olympians.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phelps#Legal_issues

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    Only right wingers get their panties in a twist by being called a weirdo. Dumbass.

    catloaf ,

    But cannabinoids are on the WADA banned list. www.wada-ama.org/en/prohibited-list

    CBD is excepted, but he wasn’t using just CBD, he was smoking weed out of a bong. He was getting everything.

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  • FlyingSquid ,
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    I’ll just keep pasting this…

    In February 2009, a photograph of Phelps using a bong went viral; this resulted in the loss of Kellogg’s as a sponsor, as well as a three-month suspension by USA Swimming. Phelps admitted that the photo, which was taken at a party at the University of South Carolina, was authentic. He publicly apologized, calling his behavior “inappropriate”.[286]

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phelps#Legal_issues

    USA Swimming selects American Olympic athletes.

    cowfodder ,

    And it’ll keep being irrelevant.

    FlyingSquid ,
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    It was a banned substance, he used it and got suspended. How is it irrelevant?

    cowfodder ,

    THC≠Doping

    Hawk ,

    It is. It calms you down, improving performance in sports like darts, shooting, etc…

    That’s why it’s on the ban list.

    dohpaz42 ,
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    Isn’t the idea of banning doping in the Olympics to deal with people using banned substances while actively competing? That is to say, even though Phelps uses weed, has he tested positive during an active competition for being on weed (or any other substance)?

    What competitors do in their off time is fine as far as I’m concerned. But if they’re using right before or during actively competing, then I can see where it’s a problem. No?

    FlyingSquid ,
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    In February 2009, a photograph of Phelps using a bong went viral; this resulted in the loss of Kellogg’s as a sponsor, as well as a three-month suspension by USA Swimming. Phelps admitted that the photo, which was taken at a party at the University of South Carolina, was authentic. He publicly apologized, calling his behavior “inappropriate”.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phelps#Legal_issues

    USA Swimming is who selects people for the Olympics.

    dohpaz42 ,
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    With all due respect, you are conflating what somebody does in their personal time with doing something to cheat in a sporting event (the topic at hand). Despite Phelps having made some poor social and legal choices, his stance on zero-tolerance to doping in sporting events is no less relevant. What you’re suggesting is a red herring.

    DragonTypeWyvern ,

    His choices were only poor because there are cooler drugs to do that don’t harm your lungs and heart.

    You need your lungs and heart, Phelps! Cardio is literally your career!

    njm1314 ,

    He won 28 Olympic medals. He’s the most decorated Olympian of all time. I think his career was fine. But no random internet person tell us more about what Michael Phelps should have done to be a better swimmer. LOL.

    DragonTypeWyvern ,

    Imagine a Michael Phelps on meth swimming for medal 30.

    Simply superior. The man wouldn’t have even needed water.

    PythagreousTitties ,

    Yeah. He was sooooo close to not winning almost thirty medals… Weed was such a huge factor right?

    DragonTypeWyvern ,

    Yes. They can’t test as easily for LSD.

    FlyingSquid ,
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    I am not doing so. The USA swimming organization is.

    lone_faerie ,

    Literally Sha’Carri Richardson was banned from competing in the Tokyo Olympics by the US Anti-Doping Agency because she smoked weed to help cope with the death of her mother. You’re making a big deal arguing that something that really does actually happen doesn’t for some reason.

    superkret ,

    Athletes who compete on an international level don’t have off time.
    They’re training year-round, and there’s a lot of performance enhancing drugs that speed up recovery during the training season. Faster recovery gives the athlete more time to train, which enhances their performance during competition.

    dohpaz42 ,
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    You do realize that no one can work literally all the time without time off, right? Olympians are super athletes, but they’re not superhuman.

    superkret ,

    You do realize there are millions of people who train for their sport all year long? I’m one of them.

    dohpaz42 ,
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    So wtf are you doing here on Lemmy? Get your ass back to training! /s

    lone_faerie ,

    Ok, so he goes home at night, smokes a joint before bed, and is back in the gym the next day. Working year-round doesn’t mean you have zero free time.

    Snapz , in Elon Musk's X is spreading deepfakes of Kamala Harris

    When asked for comment about the latest video falsely showing Harris garbling her words, Trump spokesman Steven Cheung doubled down on the content, claiming that the obviously phony video was authentic. (“Your phone or computer must be fucked up,” he said.)

    We’re just so far beyond the point where you should be honoring “titles” like official spokesperson and engaging with these people. That Cheung guy hates himself so fucking much, what a goon https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/20495aa3-1b02-4db1-b734-aebd783be0ba.jpeg. This guy has a one way ticket to the “first they came for…” point of the fascism party. He probably proudly wears a shirt that says “I’m one of the good ones!”

    Dangerous for media to try to “business as usual” interact with these psychotic fucks though. Just look at that response… We really are just monkeys that are easily confused by suits somehow suggesting legitimacy.

    Goodmorningsunshine ,

    Dangerous for media to try to “business as usual” interact with these psychotic fucks though

    The American media really is a danger at this point. They’re wholly owned by corporate and billionaire interests and amplify the narratives that will get Trump elected.

    solrize , in Traders Wonder if the Fed Could Make an Emergency Rate Cut as Markets Tumble

    Yay! Another bailout!

    MediaBiasFactChecker Bot , in Bloomberg apologizes for premature story on prisoner swap and disciplines the journalists involved

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    paddirn , in Trump calls union leader who endorsed Kamala Harris ‘a stupid person’

    What a weird thing to say.

    MediaBiasFactChecker Bot , in South Dakota court decision threatens abortion rights measure on November ballot

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    jwt , in Study Finds Faces Evolve to Match Names Over Time - Neuroscience News

    You know the kind of research result where you go: “Well, no shit sherlock!” ?

    This is the diametrical opposite of that…

    Gsus4 OP , (edited )
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    Yea, peer review is (almost) dead.

    fox2263 , in Sofa so bad for JD Vance as Trump’s VP pick faces swirling speculation

    This would be a perfect thing for Tucker Carlson to just ask questions about. If he wasn’t a huge piece of shit

    ByteOnBikes ,

    “So… What type of couch? I’m just asking questions!”

    fox2263 ,

    “Have you never had a favourite couch? That perhaps you think about sometimes. Imagine how you would feel if they took it away. You answer your door and it’s some removal men. Is it wrong to even have a favourite couch? That’s what they want you to believe. They want to remove all couches for chairs in a great replacement act. Some say they want to teach kids about dressing up your couches, making them look different in different situations. What if you wanted your couch to be blue instead of brown. This is the future they want for us.”

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