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PorradaVFR ,

I thought oil was the problem?

Their point is absolutely valid. Their method is absurd. This doesn’t generate a dialogue, it undermines the point by enabling opponents to rightfully condemn the vandalism and changes no minds.

Attacking art or culture is counterproductive.

PorradaVFR ,

I’ve never seen one outside of a hotel before. Is it behind the fire?

Muslim nurse in New York fired after calling Israel's war in Gaza 'genocide' (www.reuters.com)

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - A New York City hospital fired a Palestinian American Muslim nurse after she called Israel’s war in Gaza a “genocide” during an acceptance speech for an award for her work with bereaved mothers who lost their children during pregnancy and childbirth....

PorradaVFR ,

The employer is within their rights to terminate so long as it’s not on the basis of a protected class (gender, religion, age etc.).

I don’t agree that stating an opinion should be grounds but I do not believe they violated anything.

Even worse, she’s recognized for excellent work performance so you’d think that matters more….but nope.

PorradaVFR ,

If Roberts had any principles or just a spine he’d set an example, instead the SCOTUS legacy is beclowned daily and he does not care. What a failure of a once vaunted institution.

PorradaVFR ,

The Chief Justice calling on him to recuse would be one. Even better - advocating for a binding code of ethics.

At the very least, meeting with Congress.

He refuses to even do symbolic gestures.

PorradaVFR ,

Legally I’m not sure - symbolically he could do a lot. Call out the ethical judgement of Thomas and Alito for one. Recommend recusal. Hell, suggest resignations - if he were a principled Chief Justice that is, but alas….

PorradaVFR ,

Yes of course, but I expect the death was nigh instantaneous for thr victim so hopefully not so much as an “oh shit” moment.

Best Buy Membership "discount" (lemmy.world)

So I was shopping with my wife today and I said “oh let’s see if my membership helps out.” So we went and added the same item to each of our carts, and to our surprise, the total was the same! So what is it exactly that I’m paying for in this membership if the items “original price” is higher for me than it is for...

PorradaVFR ,

Yeah….also curious. It’s been a couple of years but when I previously bought stuff from Monoprice it was a smoking deal and I’m pretty certain none of the cables I bought ever failed me.

PorradaVFR ,

The anarchy symbol rebelliously displayed on a rear projection screen, the pride of the A/V department, in a ballroom of a Hamilton Suites lobby somewhere. My youth recoils in horror.

PorradaVFR ,

Hesitant, forlorn and very much hopefully misplaced resigned upvote.

I want to dismiss your assertions out of hand as too pessimistic and cynical but…yeah, we let them win at least the battle if not the whole shebang.

My hope stems from kids today generally being kinder, open minded and not “tolerant” but actually coexisting with nary a thought. Better people will make a better world if we give them the chance to before fucking up beyond repair.

PorradaVFR ,

The problem is people on juries can (try) to disregard instructions. I served on one and was NOT the foreperson and yet was the only one to speak up when some insisted on raising hypothetical motives when the judge had specifically instructed us only to consider presented evidence.

“No, you cannot guess as to what occurred” I had to repeatedly say.

I worry that one or more jurors will rationalize instead of fulfill their sworn duty. I hope not but….

¯_(ツ)_/¯

PorradaVFR ,

What an amazing gesture and selfless decision by a family living my worst nightmare. That is achingly beautiful.

PorradaVFR ,

Right?!?

….also, left?

PorradaVFR ,

This is the first time since joining Lemmy that I miss awards. This was funny as hell! Thanks for the chuckle.

PorradaVFR ,

In the USA. An old helo with questionable access to parts….perhaps lower odds. In bad weather, lower still.

PorradaVFR ,

Or just freaking empty it and only pack what you need. Its hardly difficult.

PorradaVFR ,

Difficult. To check your travel bags for ammo.

How low do we set the bar before we blame the individuals?

I’ve never discovered ammunition loose in a bag or pocket. It’s been used or put away safely. Period. Why? Because duh.

PorradaVFR ,

I don’t know man….that much capitalization sure adds credibility to their claims.

PorradaVFR ,

OMGZ1!!1 yOu’RE R!tE!

¯_(ツ)_/¯

White House Worries Russia’s Momentum Is Changing Trajectory of Ukraine War (www.nytimes.com)

After months of slow Russian ground advances and technological leaps in countering American-provided arms, the Biden administration is increasingly concerned that President Vladimir V. Putin is gathering enough momentum to change the trajectory of the war, and perhaps reverse his once-bleak prospects....

PorradaVFR ,

Momentum quite literally provided by the GOP, Reagan would be so proud.

Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for Donald Trump in Florida and Texas, AP sources say (apnews.com)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for former President Donald Trump in the coming weeks, putting into action the commitment he made at a meeting with Trump last month to help his former rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, according to two people familiar with the matter....

PorradaVFR ,

Is spineless turd that much of a career path in the GOP? Cruz, McConnell, DeSantis, Christie, Romney (for a time) and more bending the knee. Pathetic.

PorradaVFR ,

I used to think that, it took talking to people that lost loved ones to suicide and learning more about it to feel far more empathy - imagine seeing the world without you, to picture your family happier with you gone. Utter despair where dying is the appealing option.

Yes, **if ** and that’s a massive if, this was a dramatic last act it may have been malicious or selfish….or an irrational, impulsive and ultimately tragic decision.

I feel sorry for everyone involved. Its horrible.

Does color change how hot a laser can get something?

For convenience sake let’s say you have 2 identical lasers, one is blue and one is red. And you shine it on lead (so none of the light leaks through) until the lead doesn’t heat up anymore. Would the temperature change at all between the different color lasers. It doesn’t have to be red or blue, it could be microwave or x...

PorradaVFR ,

I’m by no means a laserologist but my layperson understanding is that laser colors are achieved through different means of generating the laser - using various gases etc. So a red or green laser have different properties. Now there may be a way to achieve colors optically and the light itself being consistent but from the bit I recall green ones took quite a bit more power to generate than red so I think would be hotter.

….or I’m WAYYYYY off. 🥸😜

PorradaVFR ,

That’ll show ‘em! Sure.

PorradaVFR ,

Starfuckers is, I believe, about her. It’s….not complimentary.

PorradaVFR ,

Just wanted to remove any potential ambiguity as some might think it a love song. ;)

PorradaVFR ,

Ouch.

PorradaVFR ,

Imagine any other defendant in a criminal proceeding suggesting to reduce security in order for their supporters to disrupt proceedings.

Jury tampering is illegal after all.

At least, for everyone else it is.

PorradaVFR ,

But…but….but…the market will self regulate?

PorradaVFR ,

Only if inflation is the only metric of concern, but a stalled economy with low inflation and massive unemployment is not a healthy situation. Austerity does not tend to foster economic growth and I worry they’ve decided to focus solely on one of their problems. Hopefully it’s actual improvement.

PorradaVFR ,

I’ve seen this an always figured it was from termites. Thanks!

Could death by starvation be delayed by drinking your own blood?

Let’s say you are dying of starvation. You pull one of your teeth out, causing blood to slowly seep into your mouth, which you swallow. The calories from the blood getting digested will delay the time you die of starvation, right? Or will losing blood while starving kill you faster?

PorradaVFR ,

That would be akin to running a hose out of your car’s gas tank and back in. You’d use some gas for the pumping and add none back in the process.

Judge expands Trump's gag order after ex-president's social media posts about judge's daughter (apnews.com)

The judge in Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal case on Monday declared his daughter off-limits to the former president’s rancor, expanding a gag order days after Trump assailed and made false claims about her on social media....

PorradaVFR ,

The payment which was effectively an undeclared campaign contribution which led to court proceedings and exposed the whole deal.

PorradaVFR ,

As asserted by a guy who chose a non-reproductive life of celibacy, hangs out with a bunch of fellas in dresses and bases his opinions on stories preceding the Dark Ages.

So maybe let’s not listen?

PorradaVFR ,

I’ve enjoyed their series of videos of abandoned towns - especially the remote Alaskan and Canadian ones with the skateboarder host that is great at making connections with locals. Great content that showed off their skill. Shame.

PorradaVFR ,

Narrator: he was, in fact, a criminal and did, in fact, make things worse for himself. He did not, however, gain any wisdom from this experience.

PorradaVFR ,
  1. She has no fucking clue what appeasement means or how it objectively applies in this instance.
  2. She responds insultingly to what is an entirely reasonable and entirely diplomatic phrasing of a justified opinion.

She’s an utter embarrassment. Every single voter in her district should be mortified. What a buffoon.

PorradaVFR ,

Landslide is plenty bad enough…but with a damn cyanide bonus? Horrific. Those poor miners. I hope they manage to find survivors.

PorradaVFR ,

Very cool. My paternal grandfather was from there and I’ve never been. Looks like a stunning place.

PorradaVFR ,

That poor little girl, the family and the heroic paramedics that tried to help. This is horrific and must end.

I can’t fathom the horror. Our species is fucked.

PorradaVFR ,

Being ashamed of righteous empathy is part of the problem. Be better than those that commit evil.

PorradaVFR ,

If that’s what happened I agree. Targeting a marked ambulance which had even notified them is unconscionable.

PorradaVFR ,

People of inexplicably confident certainty that they alone have discovered legal loopholes enabling them to ignore laws they don’t like while benefitting from public services and infrastructure of a nation they assert they are not a citizen of. It’s delusional ignorance.

PorradaVFR ,

To be fair, Cotton is an utter dipshit so his ignorance is genuine.

PorradaVFR ,

I suspect it’s the rationale of “he’s our moron”. They’re fine with incompetence and corruption if it hurts the other side more than their own.

PorradaVFR ,

A great point were it not quantifiably true that immigrants have lower per capita rates of criminal activity than citizens. Also, it is perfectly legal to come into the country and ask for asylum (which many are doing), it is further known that there is rampant and illegal employment for migrant workers by agricultural and hospitality industries that rarely suffer any consequences for exploiting and underpaying workers. (See: dollar menu pricing)

Ignoring the motives behind migration and even worse the lack of funding for enforcement of legislation whose reform is stuck for political reasons blames the victims for their plight.

But simple explanations are easier, no matter how wrong they may be factually.

PorradaVFR ,

Every assertion is a confession.

“I crossed the line, don’t hold me accountable”.

No. Everyone is equal under the law. Must be.

PorradaVFR ,

People that repeatedly attack others do not appreciate being attacked. Yes, really.

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