Omegamanthethird

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

It's okay to hate both terrorist organizations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

If Jill Stein thought she had a chance, she'd join the Democratic Party and actually campaign to win. She's just running for the self-indulgence despite hurting civil rights and climate initiatives.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 hours ago

They have a shot, by joining the Democratic Party. The same way that progressives join liberals, make their voice heard, and let the voters decide.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 22 hours ago (20 children)

Any third party presidential candidate that aligns mostly (or entirely) with one of the other parties but doesn't join them is at best chicken shit. If you can't convince half of the population which is closest to you politically, you're not going to convince the other half.

The only way a third party candidate would even theoretically work is if they were moderate (think Joe Manchin) where they would appeal to moderates from both parties.

Someone like Jill Stein has no business running outside of the Democratic Party. If she can't convince the Dems, she's not convincing the rest of the country. Running as a Dem and convincing 26% of voters is her best road to the presidency, but she knows she'll never get that much support.

[–] [email protected] 215 points 3 days ago (16 children)

Holy crap, she's 31? She looks like a 60 year old that had extensive work to kind of look 40.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 days ago

Generally speaking , I don't think of npr when people complain about mainstream media.

Also, a couple reports aren't enough of a warning for the general population. The media does not do a good job of covering problems with the right-wing.

"The Big Lie" is one of the few examples of them actually taking a right-wing issue seriously. And that's because it was a direct attack on themselves. Otherwise it feels like they sanitize reporting as much as possible to appear unbiased.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I just read the letter she signed. I honestly didn't see anything egregious.

Hamas is bad.
Palestine is good.
Hostages need to be freed.
Israel and Palestine need to both be free and live in peace.

What am I supposed to be upset about?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Legion is my favorite show, period. She's phenomenal in it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

I support it. They have a job to let viewers know that the radical information is not true, and they should not take it as valid information to get worked up over.

It's the difference between Trump sounding like a maniac vs exposing a controversy. They don't need to stop him from sounding like a maniac. They just need to clarify that he is, in fact, a maniac.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I respect that viewpoint. That was the most famous example. But I know people generally thought she was mean, crass, or shrill because she would call Trump names (accurately) during debates.

Being aggressive is cathartic for us who pay attention. But swing voters are inherently easier to push away and are inherently not as "sold" on Trump being a national crisis and don't like being told what to think.

But I'm just an armchair analyst. So maybe I'm way off.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Yes, 100%. It happened with Hillary. You remember the controversy of her deplorable comment, which was statistically factual?

Moderate Republicans might show up for Trump.
Left leaning centrists might stay home.
Swing voters who are friendly to Trump's economy might "both sides" their personalities.
Some centrists just give Trump a pass on his personality. But Democrats don't get the same leeway.

Unfortunately these are the voters that can swing the election.

 

The secretary of state's response filed Monday agrees that a staff member got an e-mail asking for a copy of what to submit. It states that a staff member replied with a Word document.

However, the response states that what the staffer emailed was "an internal recordkeeping document" and not any sort of template. The response states that no such template exists.

The response also denies Arkansans for Limited Government's claim that attorneys and representatives with the secretary of state's office assured the group it had filed the necessary paperwork.

 

Jack Black has said he’s cancelled the rest of the Tenacious D world tour after his bandmate Kyle Gass sparked an outcry with a comment about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

The comedy rock group were on stage in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday when Gass was asked to make a wish after being presented with a cake for his 64th birthday.

He appeared to reply: "Don’t miss Trump next time."

Gass also split with his agent following the incident.

 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms.

 

The House on Saturday passed a $95 billion aid package that includes two long-awaited bills with $60.8 billion of Ukraine aid and $26 billion in aid to Israel.

The Ukraine bill, which passed with 311 votes in favor, 112 votes against, and one present, will now head to the Senate alongside the Israel aid bill and two others — one with aid for Taiwan and another that forces Tiktok's parent company to sell it.

 

I was just thinking about Marvel stuff that has gotten unfair negativity. So I was wondering what people are liking. Not just controversial stuff. Just, whatever you're into at the moment.

What Marvel stuff are you watching right now that you're enjoying?

 

"Three U.S. C-130 cargo planes dropped 66 total bundles, equating to about 38,000 pork-free meals, into the territory on Saturday morning. The bundles were split between three planes, the official said."

"The airdrop is expected to be the first of many announced by President Joe Biden on Friday. The aid will be coordinated with Jordan, which has also conducted airdrops to deliver food to Gaza."

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