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Why play Huniepop when stuff like Summertime Saga exists

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I'm glad they're doing this now instead of giving me my money.

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My free RH stock of Zynga is cents way from an all time high, lol might cash out and get a free lunch.

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Cant wait for the Snyder Cut, oops, I mean Censored Cut of Justice League.

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Puritanical censorship lmaoooo

Dude, youre talking to her about her long lost sister and shes SAD about it and the camera angle is literally just her ass and you.

Its not censorship, lmao, its correcting something that was goofy as hell.

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I remember when American Airlines went into bankruptcy at like 30 cents and I was juuuuuust getting into stocks and I dropped a cool $2k on it and got out at 5x profit, and I could have stayed in for 100x profit if Id known how to HODL lol.

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Maybe with all the free time of not working on Stadia hell finally get the goddamn console versions up to parity.

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Jesus Christ Ulti lmao

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Corrik7 posted...

"arguing that Black Americans are the foundation of U.S. democracy."

= /

I don't know what the project entails but that is obviously a loaded and what would be a controversial take. I mean, that doesn't say that African Americans were a Pillar upon which US Democracy was founded or played an integral part or so on. That's definitely. Interesting if that is what the project intends to push to K-12 students. I won't say it's not worthy, but Idk... I can see some controversy if that quoted part is really the intent of its inclusion.

Americas foundation was literally built on the backs of African slaves, so tl;dr yeah youre the perfect mark for the shit Republicans want to pull

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o_o

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Colegreen_c12 posted...

I also live in Florida and no state tax is indeed great. Our sales tax isn't even that high either

Same, all that income from tourists is a hell of a thing.

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Every time, so I can hear people coming into the room at the very least.

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https://twitter.com/repronwright/status/1357771651027521548?s=21

RIP to this guy

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Wait, ENZC could hit $1?

FUCK

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lmao

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Jakyl25 posted...

I saw an analysis that said its realistic peak is between 12 and 13 cents but who knows

It got from 8 to 9 so quickly and got BTFO back to 8

So you're saying sell at 12, got it.

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HanOfTheNekos posted...

How high will doge climb?

Literally impossible to know.

It could shoot up to 30 cents and then collapse back down to 3 cents for all we know.

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It's hard to argue about hypotheticals, but yes Joe was absolutely the pragmatic choice for President.

Now let's talk about police reform.

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Inviso posted...

Wow Corrik, way to completely shut down my post by taking it exactly literally and not extrapolating out that the attitude displayed on a message board is then applied out into the wider world (by people marching with ACAB signs, as your used in your example) among your progressive countrymen.

I was being flippant because you didn't even respond to my last point.

Until you show me some pragmatic efforts realizing actual change, we're back to:

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Telling people to be pragmatic when the pragmatic folks aren't enacting reforms either is just telling angry (and oppressed) people to shut up, which is exactly the point of the MLK quote.

Also if you want to talk about me never admitting fault or posting anything negative about my "progressive countrymen", At the end of the last topic posted a twitter link of Bernie literally saying "$2000, in the form of $1400+$600", which is a big disappointment and a fat L, and nobody said a thing.

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Inviso posted...

*sigh* So once again, we're back to where we started. Nothing you do or say is wrong or needs to be changed in any way, and if it's hurtful to your cause, that's only because the media/the establishment/the voters are unflinchingly unreasonable and nothing you could ever do could change their minds, so better to never examine or change your attitude or actions in any way.

How is it hurtful to my cause dude, we're posting on GameFAQs, it's not like I'm marching on the capitol with ACAB on a banner.

Like, ACAB is just a simple phrase that says "I recognize the entire system of policing is poisoned", and if you wanna talk about positive change, why not address THAT instead of demanding we acknowledge some unknowable 3rd party getting offended?

If you want to talk about actual ways to improve policing, I'm all for it! Saying "ACAB" doesn't preclude that!

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I've said it once and I'll say it again.

If the phrase "ACAB" repels someone into becoming a Blue Lives Matter supporter despite a discussion over what it means, that person was never open to the reforms necessary anyway.

Telling people to be pragmatic when the pragmatic folks aren't enacting reforms either is just telling angry (and oppressed) people to shut up, which is exactly the point of the MLK quote.

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Ok but

what if Elon sprung for one

Because he bought a billion at .008, and he knows the payoff is imminent

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Sure! I never said "the phrase ACAB demonstrably improves the world", but also...why is that so important to you? There are a million examples where "nice/inoffensive phrasing" resulted in no positive change?

"Black Lives Matter" literally led to reactionaries creating "Blue Lives Matter", is that a positive change? I don't think it matters, because Black Lives DO Matter, I don't care how those shitheads who would never affect positive change react. Do you get what I'm saying?

Also, even if you disagree with the use of the phrase, I still think "Cops aren't bastards, they're murderers" is a pretty fucking bizarre and not-positive or effective thing either!


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I think we're moving onto a different problem here. I agree, there are far more people who just say "ACAB" and that's the beginning and end of their activism, but that's how it is with...everything.

Social media makes typing words out to the world super easy, and life, jobs, pandemics, etc make putting your life and livelihood at risk for physical demonstrations difficult.

But to put a bow on this, I don't think any of that has to do with the phrase "ACAB" itself.

It's an acknowledgement of the utterly poisoned system of policing, and frankly, it's better than vague suggestions of "guys let's try something different that maybe the Blue Lives Matter folks won't recoil against", which I need to reiterate, is such a complete waste of time, that it's ridiculous to act like it's the reason nothing gets done.

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I dunno, I think literally any police reforms would be a good startand a better use of all of our time than scolding people for saying ACAB?

Thats just me.

Like Sep, what do you want us to do?

Were not legislators, were not cops.

If you think ACAB begins and ends at the words as some gradeschool insult (which is what Chris was saying earlier and I ignored because its silly), youre being disingenuous. You know what we wantits the same thing you do!

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Xeybozn posted...

Yeah, people who say ACAB are just like MLK. His ideas were controversial to "moderates" at the time, but he achieved great changes by simply repeating his famous slogan "All Whites Are Shitty People" over and over rather than advocating any concrete goals.

How about this? Reframe this conversation for Black Lives Matter and tell me how its different.

The anti-BLM people hate it because theyre offended. They actively think people who say Black Lives Matter are actual terrorists.

Oh wise moderate ones, educate us on what the phrase should be changed to to convert these people.

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Multiple people have posted 50 year old MLK quotes decrying exactly what youre doing, and were the only ones doing the same thing over and over and blaming others.

Lol yeah ok.

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Inviso posted...

If you support a policy that has minority support in the overall population, then inspiring apathy among your detractors is a far more effective strategy than trying to convert them to your cause. It's the reason the GOP is still a relevant political party, since all they need to do is make Democrats feel like everything is hopeless and nothing will ever change, and their reduce voters turnout and win elections.

To piggyback off the MLK because Inviso even specifically mentioned gay marriage losing in California despite Obama.

What inspires hopelessness isnt an inscrutable or unchanging opponent in the right wingers who dont just disagree but actively want the opposite.

What inspires hopelessness is the people going well, Im ON YOUR SIDE, but the way you do it scares those other people [who would never join you anyway], so Im actively against you on this.

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"First, I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action;" who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a "more convenient season."

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Inviso posted...

What Chris is saying is that, while you are completely justified in thinking ACAB, the message alienates the majority of the population who are easily cowed into thinking that the police do nothing but protect and serve. They immediately view ACAB supporters as the REAL bad guys, which further empowers the bastards cops who get to play the victim against the mean old internet mob.

Replace ACAB with BLM and cops with racists and this statement is just as valid.

...Do you see the problem yet?

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Its not wrong, any cop who works side-by-side with bad cops and enforce laws that result in de facto white supremacy is a bastard.

Does that mean all cops are irredeemable? No.

Does it mean kill all cops? No.

Does it mean our system of policing is bad? Yes.

You enrobe it in the paternal language of oh thats just too dang harsh, people wont listen, but anyone who sees ACAB and their only response is to retreat into no, all cops are good! was unreachable in the first place.

Just like Corrik can literally say lol imagine Cop scabs and then say Police Unions arent different, those people are a waste of time.

Theyll only change their minds when it affects them personally, using ACAB or Guys, some cops are murderers, not bastards! wont change that.

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Theyre not bastards, just murderers!



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Ive converted plenty of people to ACAB, it just takes a conversation.

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Corrik7 posted...

Except we have covered this. A union will protect someone who spilled harmful chemicals which can kill people into a river.

Lol, first of all: Citation needed.

Secondly, in your strawman example, is the chemical spill due to Union worker negligence or a result of bad management (aka not a Union member)?

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DoomTheGyarados posted...

ACAB is a very stupid catch phrase and is tone deaf and dumb.

I really fucking hate that one.

Why?

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masterplum posted...

This would be better. We've had two pages of people wanting to get in on Doge because its up 500%

Like you guys realize that you probably missed the boat right? Just because it went up 500% doesn't mean its going up another 500%

A friend of mine got sucked into the WSB discord and just bought every single thing he read, it hurt me to see. (Because I did the same thing like 5 years ago with the last crypto boom)

Heres what he said about GME/AMC after the weekend where Robinhood shutdown buying and basically ended the whole thing.



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Gamblin Topic

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Corrik7 posted...

Go team blue, Tony!

Whats team blue? Is Joe Biden ACAB? Former District Attorney Kamala Harris? The DNC? Youre saying stupid stuff again, my friend.

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https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1358435857196343297?s=21

They threatened my boy with the heart attack gun again

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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

If the city/state are the employers, they lobby to DIRECTLY PUT THE ACTUAL EMPLOYERS IN THEIR JOBS, i.e., the politicians. You have to be purposefully not understanding this. You've made it very clear you don't want to understand the issues. And despite you saying you've been a part of many unions, you should be able to very easily understand how they're different, and you just don't want to so you can keep spouting right-wing nonsense and whataboutism that doesn't apply.

He knows EXACTLY why theyre different, hes even pointed out the differences himself! He just didnt realize it and is incapable of learning or admitting he was wrong. Its a good idea to end this.

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Corrik7 posted...

Of course these employers can choose to lockout their police forces to try and negotiate better contracts in their favor. But, it is why the police force is so strong. Most areas can't withstand a lockout because you basically declared war against all police so they won't even cover it for you. What you gonna do... Use scabs for police? Lmfao.

You literally just said police unions are the same and then said this, lmao

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$ToneDeezy

Thank you

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StealThisSheen posted...

Eh, he's not that wrong. While Manchin says he wants the phase-out to start at $50,000, his amendment literally does not say that. xp's right that it's just a vague "upper-income taxpayers." So what he's saying doesn't truly matter since it's not actually the legislation.

So, yes, it does require every vote, but it seems like it's Manchin just paying lip service. He got the proposal he wanted as it was written.

The way I see it is that if there is a big enough concern that some Democrats feel the need to send a letter saying Please dont do this, then there IS something there.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/02/06/over-50-house-democrats-ask-biden-not-to-lower-income-threshold-for-1400-stimulus-checks/

And the way xp worded his post is literally Bernie is freaking out about a ~bipartisan amendment~ when he controls the final price!! when lol, we know thats not really true, now is it?

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Corrik7 posted...

You have missed the point because you believe stupid things that go repeatedly said in this topic over and over which are wrong like "the Union is the Police's employer".

I explicitly told you I didnt say this and you say it again.

Incredible.

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The amount of effort you're putting to miss the point means arguing with you is pointless.

Let's go back to talking about getting our fucking checks instead.

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Corrik7 posted...

Negative. Read better. Their employers are the State, City, or Municipality.

Speaking of read better, did you even read my post? Not only did I not say otherwise, this doesn't even refute what I said!

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Corrik, the article you linked is literally about the Mayor of Portland changing the system so police have civilian oversight, and the Police Union fighting against that.

Like...you just walked into our exact point.

This type of situation literally couldn't/wouldn't happen in any other job.

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xp1337 posted...

Pretty sure no one who actually matters in this process is going for $50,000 with actions that matter.

I snipped this part because it's all that's relevant to MI's post, but lol you could not have framed this in a more disingenuous--and wrong--way btw.

TotallyNotMI posted...

That was my assumption based on the vagueness I've been seeing. Thanks!

At least Manchin and Angus King (who caucuses with Dems) are both on the record saying they want it to be $50,000/$100,000.

Considering reconciliation is gonna require every vote, I think it does actually matter. Thanks!

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