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nocturnal_traveler posted...

So let me get this straight. California has a system like high school, only instead of nerds, jocks, etc, it's categories of students? Just when I didn't think that State could be any more fake with its liberalism.

It's not specific to California, it's just that a lot of the US Hindu population happens to be in California.

nocturnal_traveler posted...

Since when has the US ever have a caste system?

Going to resist the urge to digress on this question.

The US as a whole doesn't need a caste system for it to nevertheless show its head in some areas:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/advocates-of-california-bill-to-ban-caste-discrimination-find-veto-heartbreaking/ar-AA1hT8Gs

"I grew up in Orange County, where I was bullied for my caste throughout my education," said Thenmozhi Soundararajan, executive director of California-based Dalit civil rights organization Equality Labs.
"Caste-oppressed Californians are here, and we deserve workplaces and schools free from discrimination and violence," Soundararajan said in her testimony in April in support of the bill.
Equality Labs said "it is heartbreaking to receive the governor's veto."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/27/indian-caste-bias-silicon-valley/

nocturnal_traveler posted...

You seem to be under the impression that there aren't stupid Democrats. There are. We just don't give them the time of day like Republicans do, hence Newsoms rejection of the bill.

I think this is weirdly dismissive of a bill that passed both houses of California's legislature.

darkbuster posted...

the response seems to carry the sentiment of "but THEY'RE worse, so that doesn't matter or at least doesn't matter as much"

Objectively, it doesn't matter as much. You have to be able to differentiate between big things and small things.

Yeah, the tell with this brand of "anti-cancel culture" stuff is the lack of proportionality. I remember joking that Admiral had crafted an entire politics in response to college students who could not fill a football stadium. But you see it in the NYT op-ed writers fixating on arguments about cultural appropriation on some liberal arts college while mum about the use of state power against say, critics of Israel or trans people.

There's a need felt by some people to be the reasonable center, beset on both sides by radicals and crazies. It's a cool brand; you get to be called a "principled truth teller" and cite that one Churchill quote about enemies. That mental narrative requires couching ones criticism of the right in equal criticism of the left - regardless of the scale of each's issues.

buddy,

SayHeyyShohei posted...

-Created and took charge of a terrorist organization

Gonna be the guy who points out that the ANC was labeled a terrorist organization by the government of South Africa (and the US and UK for good measure)

Maybe he just hates crosses

I spent the day with my girlfriend and then buying groceries, actually.

Psuedo_Audacity posted...

but if you were to say "the US brought 9/11 on themselves, they are 100% responsible", most would agree that it is a fucked up statement, even today. Nevermind in the days following the attack.

Yeah, you'd lose your ABC show and wind up on HBO

The_shibe posted...

bernie would not win any southern states, not wi too and probably not MI either

Neither did Hillary, though.

I don't think we need to pre-plan the 2028 primary 5 years ahead of time. Barack Obama was not exactly a household name in 2003.

The rise in ticket prices is one of many reasons why the atmosphere at sporting events pales to, even just 30 years ago.

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Don't you have a wife to not fuck?

I have Bluesky invite codes if anybody would like to get off the sinking ship

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2023/dartmouth-mens-basketball-employees-nlrb-1234741295/

The Dartmouth mens basketball team, represented by attorney John Krupski of the Service Employees International Union, Local 560 of Concord, N.H, made the case that theyre employees during a National Labor Relations Board pre-election hearing on Thursday.

Presided over by NLRB hearing officer Eric Duryea, the hearing lasted all day and is the first in what will likely be several days of proceedings. The hearings center on whether the players are employees under the National Labor Relations Act. Laura Sacks, director of the NLRBs regional office in Boston, Mass., will decide that question, the answer for which will likely be appealed by the losing side to the NLRB in Washington, D.C., and potentially in federal courts. It could take years to play out.

Attorneys Joe McConnell and Ryan Jaziri argued for Dartmouth, which insists the players are student-athletes and not employees.
On behalf of the players, Christopher Peck, the president of SEIU Local 560 and a master painter who works at Dartmouth, testified. He mentioned he recently organized visitor service guides at a museum owned by Dartmouth. Peck explained the kinds of activities a union can take on behalf of university employees. He gave an example involving the union objecting to the firing of a Dartmouth employee who was arrested for DUI. The union objected because Dartmouth allegedly wasnt consistent in determining whether an employee gets fired for that type of offense. Under labor law, the need for consistency is sometimes called the law of the shop. It reflects the idea that management must trust union members equally. The analog to basketball is that should a player on the team face discipline, he would be treated as other players.

McConnell then delivered a brief opening statement on behalf of Dartmouth. He argued the regional director should dismiss the players petition because the players are not employees, are not receiving athletic scholarships and play on a team that loses money for the school. Further, the rules are set up so that they are students firstwith accompanying class attendance requirementsbefore they are athletes.

McConnell also cited the NLRB declining to assert jurisdiction in a petition brought by Northwestern football players in 2015 as precedent for the NLRB here. He further maintained that while Dartmouth provides players with various benefits unique to being an athlete (such as equipment, apparel, tickets to games, footwear, nutritionist, etc.), those benefits do not count as compensation under employment law.

Dartmouths first witness was Taurian Houston, the colleges executive associate athletics director. He works directly with the mens basketball team and other Dartmouth teams. Houston testified that the players do not receive compensation for basketball, are not issued W-2s or I-9s for any employment verification, do not receive special housing, and arent awarded paid time off or vacation time. Houston explained that in the Ivy League, to be a member of an athletic program is an additive to ones education.

Houston also noted that Dartmouth can recruit a basketball player, provide him need-based financial aid, and then, for one of many reasons, dismiss the player from the team after he enrolls. If the student remains enrolled at Dartmouth as a student, hell continue to receive financial aid. That point was designed to show the aid is based on being a student, not a player.

Houston also stressed that athletes at Dartmouth are repeatedly told they must prioritize their education and class attendance, including when there are scheduling conflicts with the team. He further said that the athletic department has no say over admissions, decisions for which are made by the admissions office, nor does the athletic department have any say over financial aid, and that aid itself has nothing to do with athletic talent.

Houston then discussed data showing that the Dartmouth mens basketball team has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars per year over the last five years, a point that suggests the team is not part of any profit-driven business model. He also revealed that none of the mens basketball players has an NIL deal. Although the absence of an NIL deal doesnt mean the players arent or cant be Dartmouth employeesNIL is paid by third partiesHoustons testimony painted a picture of the players as more amateur than one might presume of big-time sports programs.

But on cross examination, Krupski challenged Houston on several points. Krupski mentioned how the school uses the team and athletics to fundraise, including a recent $50 million that will improve the gym used by the players. Krupskis point highlights how even if the team technically loses money, the team is used to attract sizable donations, among other purposes that advantage the schools finances, marketing and reputation.

Raising the core of Johnson v. NCAA, Krupski also wondered why the student manager of the Dartmouth mens team is paid as an employee, but the players are not paid, when theyre all students on the same team, and theyre all working for the team. Keep in mind, theres no athletic scholarship piece here, because its the Ivy League.

Krupski also alluded to a circular logic theme advanced by Justice Brett Kavanaugh in NCAA v. Alston, when Krupski questioned Houston on how colleges, through their membership in the NCAA, decide the players are amateurs, and then tell them you cant pay them because theyre amateurs.

Rika_Furude posted...

Much like Americas gun problem, the way to fix the healthcare problem is actually less regulation (just like how less regulation on guns solves gun crime), despite the evidence to the contrary.

"despite the evidence to the contrary"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/california-gov-gavin-newsom-vetoes-bill-aimed-at-limiting-the-price-of-insulin/ar-AA1hTjad

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have stopped insurance companies from charging more than $35 for insulin.
The bill would have banned health plans and disability insurance policies from imposing any out-of-pocket expenses on insulin prescription drugs above $35 for a 30-day supply. That would have included deductibles and co-pays.
Newsom, a Democrat, said earlier this year that California would soon start making its own brand of insulin. The state has a $50 million contract with the nonprofit pharmaceutical company Civica Rx to manufacture the insulin under the brand CalRx. The state would sell a 10 milliliter vial of insulin for $30.
With CalRx, we are getting at the underlying cost, which is the true sustainable solution to high-cost pharmaceuticals, Newsom wrote in a message explaining why he vetoed the bill on Saturday. With copay caps however, the long-term costs are still passed down to consumers through higher premiums from health plans.
State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco who crafted the bill, called Newsom's veto a major setback that will keep tens of thousands of diabetic Californians trapped in the terrible choice between buying insulin and buying food.
This is a missed opportunity that will force them to wait months or years for relief from the skyrocketing costs of medical care when they could have had it immediately, Wiener said in a news release.
Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that converts sugar into energy. People who have diabetes don't produce enough insulin. People with Type 1 diabetes must take insulin every day to survive.
In January, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the companies that make and promote most of the nation's insulin, accusing them of colluding to illegally increase the price.
In March, the largest insulin makers announced they would voluntarily reduce the price of their products.

https://twitter.com/kylekuzma/status/1711090594058039668

I'm dying

You're sitting on your toilet

ApherosyLove posted...

Did you like?

It's one of my top 3 from this list. Loved it.

potdnewb posted...

why didnt you proofread your topic title for typos

Didn't imagine I could possibly fuck up the word different that bad.

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We Had to Remove this Post is fun, short, and resonates with the current social media age.

LordRazziel posted...

Why do you make so many "please clap" topics and posts?

I'm a low energy person, mainly

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Easiest: probably The Decagon House Murders. Not sure if it was the translation or what, but felt a bit like YA level writing.

Hardest: The Sound And The Fury, which I found really rewarding once it clicked for me.

solosnake posted...

Why do you read such boring ass books?

I think they're good books. Well, maybe not all good, but I wouldn't say I've found any boring.

__starsnostars posted...

Why not 26 books from 25 authors?

At some point early on I decided to challenge myself not to repeat any authors this year.

Flauros posted...

No books about getting on the sigma male grindset?

Why would I read a book about that?

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This isn't a question, but I'll respond by saying that I've really enjoyed all of the Dostoevsky I've read, including C&P back in high school

Listen to Blowback, season 2

He scored the most famous goal in USMNT history
https://youtu.be/b7eZmKWW9s4?si=FkscuwzNbSu_81t9

BurmesePenguin posted...

Do you like Sunhawk topics?

I like a good gimnick, but "I just read a Wikipedia article about the US" was a better one than hedonism sunhawk

emblem-man posted...

How do you pick which books to read

Very carefully

I'll spare the first question by giving this list
In Dubious Battle, by John Steinbeck
Signs Preceding the End of the World, by Yuri Herrera
The Sound and the Fury, by William Faulkner
The Decagon House Murders, by Yukito Ayatsuji
We Had To Remove This Post, by Hanna Bervoets
A Dead Man's Memoir, by Mikhail Bulgakov
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, by John Le Carre
The Flamethrowers, by Rachel Kushner
Chronicle of a Death Foretold, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Idiot, by Fydor Dostoevsky
O Caledonia, by Elspeth Barker
Grime, by Sybille Berg
Rum Punch, by Elmore Leonard
Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
My Antonia, by Willa Cather
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, by Mario Vargas Llosa
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolano
Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf
Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino
At Swim-Two-Birds, by Flann O'Brien
Hopscotch, by Julio Cortazar
White Teeth, by Zadie Smith
Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
Slapstick, by Kurt Vonnegut

I'm a Tottenham fan, how's the stadium?

Nok_Su_Kow posted...

Oh no, see the onus is on you to provide the other options he has available and how those options can work within the law.

This option didn't work within the law. They waived dozens of laws to do it.

Nok_Su_Kow posted...

You're throwing it out there that there's just gotta be something that Biden can do that his entire administration has missed

Missed is not the verb I would use.

Re: intelligence failures
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/israels-shocking-intelligence-failure

The tech industry realized slowly making existing products shittier was more profitable than having to come up with new ones

divot1338 posted...

Why do you think a president should be allowed to just disregard when another branch of government has passed laws saying he must do something?

Because they're waiving 26 laws in this process.

I wouldn't. I have shit to do

Tyranthraxus posted...

No one will agree to any multiple state solution. These solutions look good on paper and make sense to white bureaucrats in other countries. They make logical sense even, and have a merit of efficiency, but no one will agree to them unless you can get the Vulcans to land and mind meld the emotions out of everyone in that area.

Also, at this point, what does that second state even look like?

brubie posted...

Trump wife is undocumented? That's crazy

Yes, it is
https://www.vox.com/2016/11/5/13533816/melania-trump-illegal-immigrant

VeesMcGees posted...

Doesnt Trump appeal to rural communities who use labor that may not be legally in the USA? I cant believe those voters eat that up, since they cant find anyone else or afford to pay better for those positions.

The demonization and exploitation are part of the same project. They are not at odds.

lilORANG posted...

This is why I only get my news from YouTubers with bachelor's degrees in political science

You should not do this.

Here equating a family that left Iowa because of concerns for their trans son with a family that left Oregon because the dad got angry about Antifa and defunding the police.
https://web.archive.org/web/20231007101127/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/us/politics/politics-states-moving.html

He's just a smol president, the one law said he had to waive 20 others, what was he supposed to do?

This is the deal fossil fuel execs might as well be taking.

PiOverlord posted...

If you have to pick between the workers and management, there is always an obvious correct answer.

That's right.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/2/3/AAWHm8AAE6Hf.jpg

https://www.sciencetimes.com/amp/articles/46371/20231005/pythagorean-theorem-plagiarized-ancient-babylonian-tablet-predates-pythagoras-1-000.htm

Pythagoras is canceled now

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