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LaManoNeraII posted...

The majority of Americans will fully support Bidens stance on Hamas and support of Israel.

How do you explain the fact that they don't?

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/19/poll-bidens-standing-hits-new-lows-amid-israel-hamas-war.html
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/15/1212913674/poll-israel-hamas-war-biden-democrats-republicans

LaManoNeraII posted...

For him to NOT take this hardline stance against Hamas and Russia would be political suicide and would weaken the USs geopolitical power.

It's just the opposite that's playing out: countries in the global south see a hypocritical US:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/us/ukraine-gaza-global-south-hypocrisy.html
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2023/1102/US-bid-to-cement-global-leadership-stumbles-in-Gaza

Is Israel dismantling Hamas, or dismantling Gaza?

Well at least Biden's gotten more popular since 2020, right?

It is a problem that "sanction" means both permission and punishment. We've gotta do something about that.

whitelytning posted...

Not sure how those two things can work together.

Seems like the venn diagram would be "tunnels are real, they weren't some nefarious Hamas base"

LaManoNeraII posted...

It would be absolute political suicide for an American president to not maintain a hardline stance on Hamas.

Polls suggest a significant majority of Americans support a ceasefire
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-public-support-israel-drops-majority-backs-ceasefire-reutersipsos-2023-11-15/

hockeybub89 posted...

Remember when Musk was going to sue the ADL for calling him an antisemite?

The ADL doesn't:
https://bsky.app/profile/greene.haus/post/3kegawvil6l2i
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/9061bbbf.jpg

His phrasing raises a question: does one become a felon by committing a felony, or by being convicted?

Universal healthcare

JuanCarlos1 posted...

Does Elon actually believes in something?

He could not be much clearer about what he believes.

I have stopped using Twitter, and I think you should too. Maybe there isn't a good alternative yet, but continuining to give this guy your clicks is to some degree helping him turn the place into a megaphone for stuff like this. It's a not a matter of separating the art from the artist: Twitter is Musk's vehicle for pushing white supremacist beliefs.

It's because he's an anti-semite

https://www.404media.co/users-cant-speak-to-viral-ai-girlfriend-carynai-because-ceo-is-in-jail/

There are so many challenges to navigate in this modern world

TonyKojima posted...

I seriously cannot fathom why this is not being blasted on every news outlet as their top story every single day.

I can. It is so easy for me to fathom.

Probably the drunkenness. If I had to guess.

Anymore. For a little while, anyways
https://www.mediamatters.org/twitter/musk-endorses-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory-x-has-been-placing-ads-apple-bravo-ibm-oracle

IBM released a statement to the Financial Times saying that it has suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation. Media Matters will update if the other major companies in this report take any similar actions.

Did they find Saddam's WMDs?

clyde_frog posted...

Does your gf drive any expensive cars? Own a mansion?

She doesn't drive, but her parents have mutliple homes

St0rmFury posted...

How did you two even know each other?

We met on Hinge. I don't know about your anime crap, but she's pretty down to earth

Trumpo posted...

Does dad always seem to have the sniffles and there's suspicious powder?

No, can't say that's happened

No I think video games are cheap to make

SSJKirby posted...

is the dad single

Lol, no

https://www.politico.eu/article/israel-hamas-war-dutch-memo-gaza-disproportionate-force-iran-hezbollah/

Ratchetrockon posted...

what type of gifts you get on bday and xmas

So I was unaware of the wealth situation last holiday, but for my birthday she rented us a hotel room so we could celebrate together

itachi15243 posted...

Do you currently get money from him

Will you inheret anything? Will the gf?

I don't get any money from him now. She has a trust fund but I'm unclear on the inheritance situation. He's one of those billionaires who has pledged to give most of it away.

Freddie_Mercury posted...

is she single?

Lol.

Compsognathus posted...

How do you feel about that level of wealth?

Honestly it makes me uncomfortable. Like I'm someone who thinks billionaires shouldn't exist, and it's hard to reconcile that view with my current circumstances.

boxoto posted...

is it a serious relationship between you two? like, potential marriage?

We've been together a bit more than a year now, and have been discussing moving in together.

DarkChozoGhost posted...

What does she like about you?

I ask myself this a lot. She calls me funny and cute and likes that I'm supportive of her ambitions.

MrResetti posted...

Who cares?

Me, clearly. You, less so

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Okay

I'm gonna shy away from specific details about what he does for fear of being identified I guess, but suffice to say he co-founded a very successful company a few decades back. I understand this will probably provoke some skepticism, so believe me, don't believe me, up to you.

So I only ever hear about this guy on CE but isn't he some sort of horrendous, possibly criminal asshole?

Expected more support for the drill, but I guess it is the least common of the 3

nocturnal_traveler posted...

The common person is struggling, but the rich are prospering very well due to screwing everyone else over.

So actually inequality is down the last couple years:
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/30/low-wage-workers-saw-tremendously-fast-wage-growth-since-2019.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/americans-are-finally-getting-raise-thanks-lower-inflation-rcna93844

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-economic-growth-accelerates-third-quarter-2023-10-26/

Most normal sunhawk topic

To be clear the account being screenshotted here is a liberal making a joke
https://twitter.com/search?q=the_vwwwv_nest&src=typed_query

How am I supposed to know where to go?

WSJ: US officials have growing confidence in death toll figures coming out of Gaza
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-officials-have-growing-confidence-in-death-toll-reports-from-gaza-b3b5183a

streamofthesky posted...

The banks and investment firms are saying 2024 will be a decline,

They said that about 2023, though.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/us-recession-100-chance-within-year-inflation-fed-rate-hikes-2022-10
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2023/06/15/recession-inevitable-deutsche-bank/70327467007/
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/23/why-everyone-thinks-a-recession-is-coming-in-2023.html

They're just not nearly as smart as they're made out to be.

How do you handle them?

Jx1010 posted...

I dont know if u guys are aware of your surrounding or what other people go through but alot of people are struggling with work, worker shortages,

Worker shortages, also known as low unemployment, are good for workers. They're part of why wage growth has outpaced inflation this year:
https://www.statista.com/chart/27610/inflation-and-wage-growth-in-the-united-states/

FlyEaglesFly24 posted...

We completely f***ed up the operation in terms of actually accomplishing the goal, but theres no way you could convince me that the idea was wrong.

This neat separation of idea and execution only works if you assume that the people behind the idea were oblivious to what military occupation by the US army would entail. It's like trying to smash a fly on a window with a hammer

You see this sometimes in arguments about the impacts of criminal justice law in the US: was there some other police legislators had in mind for enforcing them? No.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/11/08/minnesota-state-flag-public-submissions-revealed

Lairen posted...

Well bidens old and tired and permanently squints and struggles at speeches.

Obama was the best speaking president ever and didnt squint. What happened?

Speaking is not the main way in which presidents wield their authority.

https://bsky.app/profile/zitron.bsky.social/post/3kdiihlqpmn2q

Is "defense dead" or have teams realized which shots are most efficient? It's easy to keep the score down against a team playing iso-ball to get midrange jumpers.

Did they not know about the South when making the Constitution?

There are a lot of legitimate reasons for criticizing Biden, (and god knows I've pointed them out) but his struggles in recent polling are more likely just people whose brains have been poisoned by the overconsumption of cable news. People think crime is out of control in the absence of any statistics to back it up, they believe the economy is suffering contrary to a lot of evidence saying it's never been better for low-wage workers.

It'd be cool if you could say Biden's polling sucks because of his abhorrent Israel policy, but in general it's because reality doesn't match what people see on TV.

The constitution was their second try, after the first one fell apart within a decade. Then they designed a method for electing presidents was so bad it had to be scrapped after the first competitive election.

But at least it made it 70 years before the tensions inherent in the country they produced resulted in a civil war.

boomgetchopped3 posted...

The country is on fire.

In what way?

"No, it's the voters who are wrong."