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@caekislove Nuclear power would actually solve the supposed issue of climate change. Yes, "climate change" is bullshit and just a ploy for the government to grab more power, but the fact that these same people who are hysterical about climate change are opposing nuclear power tells they should not be taken seriously when they keep screaming about how we only have X years left before catastrophe.

Not surprised gas prices are still elevated. If one of the side effects of the war with Iran were to have a scapegoat for economic issues (high gas prices can have downstream effects besides gas being more expensive), then I think it is more detrimental than helpful. Trump started the attack, so the blame will get (rightly) pushed on him.

Yes he is also being controlled, but that does not make him blameless.

Just ran a sub 6:30 mile. It was on a treadmill, so perhaps it is not an official time. But it is the best time I have been able to do in a while. I doubt I will ever get back to my all time best time, but I never would have thought I could get it down this much since my high school days.

@nomebullyyou Poe's law here at work. Though with so much stupidity we see, it too often is the genuine stupid take and not satire.

Among all other circumstances with war with Iran, I saw gas prices spike overnight. I suppose it is a minor inconvenience when considering everyone who is within striking distance of missiles in the Middle East. I will take having higher gas prices over being in the war zone itself.

The war shouldn't be happening in the first place, but that is something not in our power to choose.

With a new war kicking off with Iran, we must consider the possibility of a draft taking place. While I think the possibility is quite low, the probability is still above 0.

The draft would be an extremely moronic idea. But given the current trend of government choices, they are quite willing to enact ideas that are terrible and evil. I have to wonder how many of them understand that if you want a civil war, enacting a draft is one way to spark that powder keg.

@sickburnbro I see the term "pick me girl" as just an admission from those using the term that they are a bitch that would rather try and put women who are actually pleasant down rather than fix their own personality and warped standards for relationships.

Sometimes the terms you use tells quite a bit about yourself. This one most certainly included.

@wizardmanperson good point. I suppose it is easier to see the holes in the story in retrospect. Fraudsters only need to get a few people to get tricked in order to get a payout, so even a flawed premise can still work.

@wizardmanperson It should be obvious that it is fraudulent, since despite all the (sometimes warranted) complaints about the American healthcare system, they will not just leave someone to die in the emergency room. Sure, they may demand you pay a huge bill if you do not have insurance, but requiring cash upfront for any procedure is not the issue with American healthcare.

@casuist You are correct. Though since we do have men that will still be willing to date single moms, her complaint about him "investing less" in dinner compared to her paying a babysitter is not something anyone should be sympathetic about. It was her decisions that got her to this point, and being upset at the man who is still willing to date her in spite of her being a single mom is not just at all.

And the way she says it shows that she sees things in pure transactional terms. No good.

I for one am sick of the incorrect pronunciation of Epstein. It is "Ep-stine", not "Ep-steen." I don't care about any retarded justifications, the "ei" makes it a long I, not a long E.

Even more retarded when it was with Harvey Weinstein, when it was said as "Wine-steen." As if we do not see the exact same letter combination in the same name.

Is the media doing this because the "stine" pronunciation of Stein would make people associate the name as Jewish? Too late, everyone already knows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ohoqQqXes0

This sums up how I feel about the prospect of space travel outside of our solar system. In short, other stars are too far away and anyone who thinks we are going to get the magical technology to travel fast enough to make such travel possible is delusional.

@sickburnbro a lot of those "greater numbers of white people" are really, really old, and are certainly not of breeding age. Meanwhile, the ones that are of breeding age are having far less children than our ancestors did.

So no, Richard, it is not just about the totals, but the rates of change as well. The more I see his posts, the more I cringe.