tmyakal

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[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As an individual territory, the U.S. is isolated. As an empire, we have bases on every continent. The risk isn't being killed. It's being declawed.

Not advocating for American imperialism, just clarifying the point.

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

I don't even know why I clicked. I knew exactly what this was.

Am I alone in thinking it was Cameron Crowe's best movie? He seems like a self-indulgent little shit, but remaking Open Your Eyes with Tom Cruise playing a millionaire incapable of self-reflection but simultaneously obsessed with torturing himself with a fake reality seemed almost inspired.

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 30 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Ah, yes. One of those good Jim Crow policies.

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

My brother-in-law has one of these trucks. He still lives with his parents, doesn't tow or haul anything, and works as a janitor. He's paying $350/month on the loan just so he can feel cool.

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

I keep saying it: they need to abolish the size limit of the House. It's been frozen for 100 years while the US population has exploded. The result has been less representation for urban areas and more for rural, both in Congress and when deciding president via the electoral college. You actually normalize it so everyone's voice is heard equally? Congressional gridlock goes away. "Stolen" elections go away.

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

No, capitalism is feudalism with loot boxes! Because I could win the lottery.

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If you've met any Long Islanders, this tracks.

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

That last point is why I couldn't play Fallout 4. My son was kidnapped, my spouse was killed, and I need to find out who did it and where they are! Right after I save a library, build a town, and solve some detective mysteries, I guess.

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Tons. It turns out that when the government said they wanted to invest in American manufacturing and green energy, that meant giving a ton of money to an American manufacturer that is producing wind farms.

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

This article is four years old. GE did react and right the ship, eventually splitting into three separate companies for the three business sectors they serviced. All of them seem to be doing fine.

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 10 points 3 weeks ago

You can look for sword art anywhere. I guarantee the library has some books.

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Because last time his number one policy promise was to build a wall and have Mexico pay for it. And his number two promise was an alternative to Obamacare.

He's not so great at following through with his promises. That's the only thing non-MAGAs have going for them: he's pretty incompetent.

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