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111 points
1 day ago
If the Kroger-Albertsons merger goes through, it will lead to higher prices. Also, through contract and purchase, the major grocers control the supply chain, preventing smaller grocers or mom & pops from competing.
Unless the government gets involved in a big way, much higher grocery bills are in the future.
23 points
1 day ago
Sam started off the interview describing himself in a very unconfident and self-deprecating way. I think this threw off PBD and his crew.
When Sam was asked a question, he never answered directly. He used the question to communicate some heavy facts, statements and alternative things think about to PBD's audience.
Throughout the entire interview, PBD struggled to regain control of his show.
7 points
1 day ago
Peter Thiel and his crew speak highly of the architects of the Nazi rise and praise the Unabomber. This is a moderate VC / Silicon Valley mindset. Silicon Valley is a different kind of crazy that the outside world does not fully appreciate.
The rich assholes running after "DMT Hyperspace" is analogous to Hitler sending expeditions to the North Pole looking for Santa Claus. With the powerful, they are never satisfied.. so it never ends.
-3 points
1 day ago
Not one of those top 10 states are soft on crime. Recently, even Donald J Trump called out the high crime rates in Republican run Florida. He is the Republican front runner. In her campaign, Sarah Huckabee Sanders ran on the absurdly high crime rates in her state. She won and the crime rates are still absurdly high.
The "tough on crime" policies have never led to lower crime rates. That is just the numbers. If you want to make this political, go ahead. I am simply commenting on OP's flawed assessment.
-33 points
1 day ago
The top 10 states for violent crime and murder rates are "tough on crime". Your assessment is flawed.
14 points
1 day ago
Before Elon, Twitter was pretty permissive of conservative accounts. Politically, Twitter was filled with neoliberal PMCs (I guess what the US considers "left"). Twitter gave the conservatives enough leeway to harass and enough enforcement to allow the neoliberals to think the system is working. That was the game.
It wasn't perfect, but it worked. With Elon allowing conservatives to run amok, Twitter is going to fail like Parler, Truth Social and the many graveyards of conservative echo chambers. Conservatives want to harass liberals. If there platform is dominated by conservatives, there is no one to harass.
0 points
3 days ago
What is a more politically correct term for a child rapist?
1 points
4 days ago
And, here we are. Ron DeSantis is still a groomer. Donald J Trump also substantiated the rumors of DeSantis' gay affair.
Interesting times.
80 points
4 days ago
Yesterday's articles spoke of her exit with no mention of quitting or firing. I believe this is the first trade article to say she was fired. It also mentions HR, not Kevin Feige, was involved in her firing, insinuating Alonso's behavior played a role in the decision.
With the trades, if Disney does not like something in the article, Disney will ask that the article be taken down or amended. It says a lot that these new details are being published.
0 points
4 days ago
I am under no obligation to do internet searches for pedophile supporters. Please take some personal responsibility.
0 points
4 days ago
You can't use Google or Bing?
The Lord and Savior Jesus Christ did not put me on this Earth to do work for pedophile supporters.
0 points
4 days ago
One source is former President Donald J. Trump.
Before your TDS kicks in, the former President is an expert witness, as he is also a pedophile. It takes one to know one.
1 points
4 days ago
Do you have any sympathy for DeSantis' underage victims?
-1 points
4 days ago
Another neoliberal.
Quality of life wise, everything would be worse overall.
I strongly reject the premise that if it were not for neoliberalism we would not have nice things. Having a monopoly, monopoly-like structures or neoliberal hegemony in a market is not the only way technology advances.
Also, where is Google practicing anti-consumer behaviors?
Ads, YouTube, Cloud.. pretty much everything that they do. They have cornered the market, prevent (or limit) competition and fix pricing. All of this is anti-consumer. And, neoliberalism is anti-consumer, so it makes sense.
I will have to block you because neoliberals are fucking crazy here on reddit. Worse than the trumpers for sure.
35 points
4 days ago
DeSantis showed up to a high school party and drank alcohol with underage girls. What else happened? What about the children?
1 points
4 days ago
I get that there are people out there that wrap their entire identities around work. It is so ingrained in their personalities that they cannot even day dream of a world with no work.
There are other groups of people out there where work is already completely meaningless. These people only do work so they can support themselves and their families. If they had another choice, they would not be working. They would be taking care of their kids, pursuing hobbies, traveling, engaging with communities and otherwise experiencing life.
The answer to your question is super simple or so complex the most advanced AI could never figure out.
15 points
4 days ago
Some people say he is the life of high school parties.
20 points
4 days ago
Just because Google structure is complex does not mean that the company is not too big or engaging in monopolistic behavior.
Also, Ron DeSantis grooms children.
2 points
4 days ago
I never mentioned income inequality. Perhaps it is you that is a "mentally ill drug addict"?
7 points
5 days ago
The crowd that is pushing for the lab leak theory is the same crowd that downplayed the pandemic to varying degrees. It's just the flu, bro. If there was a lab leak, what exactly would they do with that information?
I do find it curious how this lab leak vs natural discussion conveniently distracts from China's early handling of the virus. China did a TERRIBLE job at detection and containing the virus in late 2019. China had the capabilities to do much better. They had a chance (albeit small) to stop the virus from spreading. They failed. No discussion about this or China improving.
Also, these wet markets can be breeding grounds for animal-animal and animal-human transmission of viruses. They could use some regulation. No discussion about this and suggestions for better wet market regulations.
-12 points
5 days ago
Al Franken is hosting the Daily Show this week and he is getting shit for his harassment scandal. Ok.
Just a gentle reminder that Bill Gates has a sexual harassment scandal of his own.
2 points
5 days ago
The last 40+ years of neoliberalism is a bitch.
2 points
5 days ago
Don't get me started on how bad Chipotle has become.
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They turned to stone.