Nobody confirmed it was consensual or with a guy tbf. Could have been that horse

Someone edit that into a joint please

It doesn’t need to; market forces do that.

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-realpage-algorithmic-pricing-scheme-harms-millions-american-renters

I don’t claim to be an economist but I’m doubtful that pulling indirect levers and letting the market regulate itself works. If it did we’d already be 45 years into a Reaganomic utopia.

What I don’t get is the assumption that a fixed stipend of currency will provide for basic necessities.

If the society was committed to universal housing, food and healthcare access then just make that the stated goal and get those funds involved directly in housing/food/healthcare. Just giving someone $1000 doesn’t stop their landlord from increasing rent by $900 to match; a government owned housing alternative does.

Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I read somewhere a long while back that UBI is a non-solution to wealth inequality. IIRC if you don’t also radically change the rest of the regressive tax structures then the supply of cash still gets funneled upward. Most of the hype is from PR and the inherent good vibes of getting a check in the mail.

I’ve never seen people more mad that a stranger paid a few thousand extra amortized over 14 years.

Don’t get me wrong, they signed up to ooh-rah bomb brown people. But it hits a little different when, statistically, a portion of them are literally from these cities. There’s an insular camaraderie in the military and they’re pulled from a diverse background by design. You can’t just drop a battalion on a city and expect them to behave themselves like a Texas National Guard in Oregon.

I’m also not claiming this is a good thing. A military junta doesn’t make for kind and benevolent rulers, but wouldn’t be bad in the same ways as the current administration.

He already functionally has full control of the country since there are no checks against him. Him getting a stamp of approval to ignore the rule of law doesn’t change anything except giving his lawyers more time to golf instead of pushing court papers.

The real fight here is over optics. He’s very visibly cannibalising and deconstructing the federal government and forcing constitutional crisis by marching ICE/National Guard around peaceful streets. When he has his shiny insurrection papers he can now march out the military as well, which is the only way he can exert real political control. Stochastic terrorism and 20k ICE thugs can’t occupy a nation of 340 million.

But the thing is the military isn’t ICE. They didn’t sign up to wander around Chicago arresting maids and line cooks. They need a real, genuine, convincing reichstag fire or armed opposition to keep those soldiers from wondering why they’re patrolling the streets and shooting dissidents for the emperor with no clothes. If you can’t convince them to be fully on board the maga train then it gets very difficult to hold your kangaroo court to purge the left. That is going to be much more interesting than any phony act or simple declaration of martial law.

I think a lot of people are buying into the image of white guy + tac vest + gun = ICE = fed = military. These things are in no way equal but it’s an important part of the administration’s plans for you to imagine they are.

ICE is a big bark and a little bite. These people have minimal/no training, they are literally angry thugs on a power trip. Step back and actually think about the outrageous operations and headlines you see.

They’re tough guys when they outnumber you or are tackling a 70 year old nanny, but when faced with a critical mass of opposition they tuck tail and run. The only thing they have going for them is the costume and a gun.

Turns out that watching a bunch of conspiracy videos about how brown people ruin America doesn’t make you a tough guy. What actually does make you tough is years of drilling, specialized training, decades of institutional knowledge, engaging in real combat, etc. So we’re back to the eternal truth: the military are the true kingmakers of the state.

In terms of personal safety you still need to watch out for ICE on the streets. However, in terms of political power they’re a paper tiger. They could never lock down a city or shut down an election without massive military support. Whether the military would lend that support is an open question, but certainly not without a compelling reason (beyond the POTUS decrees it)

They literally can and do look into your wallet. Opening your pants could interfere with other operations or be unsafe or plain unhelpful (such as with a mutilation). Handing a wallet to an assistant is easier than playing a guessing game.

Knowing generally how your hormones/blood indicators should be balanced can help give an accurate diagnosis. Eg: you’re in a coma and a reading outside of the M/F band could catch an early organ failure.

A passport has waaaay more personal info than a driver’s liscense. That’s been part of the move to chipped passports, they can now have basically any biometric data.

Personally I don’t see an issue with height, weight, eye color, etc. None of that is exactly a secret, a fairly unobtrusive way to narrow down identification. The only thing I think is iffy is address but that’s often out of date anyway. I’ve also only ever heard of that used to mail lost wallets.

Oh he’ll for sure be propped up and wheeled around indefinitely, but it’s basically confirmed he’s getting more frequent TIAs and worse recoveries despite his treatment. Real question is how bad is the next puppet going to be once he croaks.

Well for starters that’s not how you phrased it. No mention of Europe or Europeans, just “white” which is an overly broad modern invention. There are people we’d consider white who had minimal influence from that era of European/Victorian culture.

Secondly, not all Europeans who wore such elaborate clothing were white. France, Spain, Italy, and most all of southern Europe had populations of varying degrees of melanin (not to mention foreign dignitaries, mixed families, etc…). The populations in their colonies sometimes adopted or were forced to wear these styles.

Thirdly, AFAIK there’s not much to back up the personal hygiene myth. It’s true that city sewage infrastructure was far behind some peers at the same tier of development, but you don’t need modern plumbing to wash yourself off when you stink. Other cultures did have different hygiene standards but there’s many unique factors (access to hot springs, religious ritual cleansing, climate, etc…) which weren’t mirrored in Europe.

Taken at face value you turned “it’s funny how people wore elaborate outfits and didn’t have our modern hygiene concepts” into “white people have dirty ancestors”

Librarians?

Ah so no actual response; no discussion to be had on when and where support is necessary and what we can do to meet that need. Very constructive, thank you. Glad to know your position is so hollow and self serving.

Tell that to AfD in Germany, FdI in Italy, FN in France, Neo-Nazis in Australia, Vox in Spain, etc…

But keep imagining that finding new no-no words to police will do anything to weaken their messaging 💜

Why would I ask them without any prompting or context? They don’t interact with any communities that use it or know how it’s origin. Seems like a leading question with no constructive purpose other than to remind them that they should feel sad/angry about who they are as a person.

Trump and the hard right are not a uniquely American problem, stuff like this is more straw for their imagined leftist extremist strawman. At least you get to feel righteous. * taps sign *

Your job as an ally does not include dictating what issues are concerning or when/where they need to be discussed. I’ve heard the term rice burner/ricer maybe… Five times this century? I’ve never heard it as an insult, I’ve never heard it directed toward any minority, and I’ve never heard of it being especially problematic.

I’m sure there are people who use it in disparaging manner but you can do that with literally anything if you’re racist enough. If that really is an issue for the niche automotive demographic then go talk to them about it. If they concede to stop using it then good, but I wouldn’t notice anyway because I don’t use the phrase.

Being an ally should first and foremost be about focusing on tangible issues affecting real people. My minority friends and loved ones care far more about inequality and prejudice in opportunity/resources than minor labels. There’s far too many real, systemic, and dangerous issues to spend time on pedantic lectures to the general public.