1SimpleTailor

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Humanity stands on the brink of self-destruction because we have yet to overcome the primitive, selfish aspects of our nature. I have to believe that any civilization advanced enough for interstellar travel—without having destroyed itself along the way—must have achieved a certain level of cooperative enlightenment.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Pressing the mustard stain on Steve's shirt to hear him say "Chicken Jockey" would be peak.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Man, I fucking wish.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (4 children)

"We have middle aged overweight man action figure at home"

At home "Harrier Du Bois action figure"

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It took me a minute to realize that little emoji wasn't just a stain on his shirt, because honestly it fits.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I think they're starting with foreign prisons until the process becomes more normalized. Right now it would be too risky, the victims would have too many pesky rights. Need lawyers and journalist afraid of being sent to the El Salvador Death Camps before we can open the American ones.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean... kinda? Its no excuse, but Trump, Musk and the lot of them seem to all have deep insecurities rooted in childhood trauma. A toxic culture that encourages abusive behavior and discourages self-reflection and accountability certainly doesn't help.

The memes about it how these men would rather destroy America then see a therapist are pretty real.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

They couldn't even be bothered to pick a name of an actual Dire Wolf from GoT either. Fucking tourists.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

I daresay he almost looks.... Stately in the portrait. It's like a look into an alternate reality where Trump was loved by his father and got into politics out a desire to serve his country, and were he's also done the bare minimum to care for himself for the past 79 years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, it could be a shitty disfunctional country with a very poor QoL, but still an independent country.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Small states will likely form coalitions with neighbouring states with whom they share culture and values. Texas, California, Florida, and New York might be independent, with nearby coilitions of states falling into their spheres of influence, or they may be the dominant power in a coalition of states.

It would be interesting to see what becomes of the states in the Midwest and the Great Basin. None of them have the economic power to stand on their own, and they will be reliant on having good relations with States that have ports.

Border disputes and tensions will be widespread, and the state-lines we know today will likely be completely redrawn. It's likely too that many States will be facing their own internal succession movements from regions on the other end of the culture wars. Not to mention foreign powers pursuing their interests in the remains of the United States. The only certainty in this hypothetical future is that is will be a big, bloody, mess.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

A chilling look into what could be the first real steps towards the Balkanization of the United States. It's sad that it's gotten to this point, but realistically I don't see another path forward. It may be unconstitutional, but unfortunatly that founding document has lost its legitimately as the current administration wipes it's ass with it on a daily basis.

 

In a post on X, Newsom addressed the U.S.'s global trading partners, writing "California is here and ready to talk."

It comes after a Fox News report revealed that Newsom is directing his state to pursue "strategic" relationships with countries announcing retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., urging them to exclude California-made products from those taxes.

 

I’m genuinely curious. Years ago, I was a chubby young pothead who lived on fast food. Taco Bell, McDonald’s, KFC, you name it—I ate it. Back in college, fast food probably made up at least 50% of my diet. And it wasn’t just because it was quick and cheap—I actually enjoyed it.

But these days, I find myself craving it less and less. Besides being more health-conscious, it just doesn’t hit the spot like it used to. It’s more expensive than ever, mostly bland, and I feel terrible after I eat it. So what’s changed? Is it just part of the enshitification of everything? Have I just gotten old, or has fast food really gone downhill?

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