[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 91 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hate is just love getting all twisted up. You can’t get this kind of negativity from something that’s always been awful, it has to be deeply loved first in order for the hate to properly flow.

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 85 points 2 months ago

I had no opinions on Katy Perry before this and now I do.

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 89 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

But Lord of the rings is a modern movie?

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 91 points 4 months ago

This isn't a joke! I thought it was an onion article, but it's real!

https://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-anarctica-stabbing-books-20181030-story.html

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 88 points 4 months ago

Rand Paul is the source:

"I was honoured to deliver a letter from President Trump to President Vladimir Putin’s administration. The letter emphasized the importance of further engagement in various areas including countering terrorism, enhancing legislative dialogue and resuming cultural exchanges," Paul wrote in a Twitter post.

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1KT1Q8/

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 83 points 5 months ago

Hot jam, that's some good lawyering. Basically you can't appeal your case until you're convicted of something, unless it's otherwise specifically protected by law.

Nothing Trump is claiming immunity for is specifically protected by law, so he can only appeal after he receives judgment.

Which makes sense.

The supreme court decided this unanimously in 1989 and could actually prevent any form of appeal until judgment.

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 82 points 5 months ago

Musk's greatest innovative genius is finding new ways to be annoying.

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 86 points 6 months ago

I kind of want to tell him that republicans who don't support trump don't understand their party.

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 80 points 6 months ago

Same. I had an account that was probably 12+ years old. Reddit was a huge part of my recreational schedule.

I genuinely prefer Lemmy. The lack of algorithms pushing engagement is good for the soul. It's here when I want it and I can leave it whenever I'm done.

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 81 points 7 months ago

Actual hyposprays have been around since the 60's. They are, by all account, quite painful and ironically not very hygienic.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_injector

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 87 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Up until recently, most Americans benefited from a few government-supplied safety nets, most notably the large injection of stimulus money, which left many households sitting on a stockpile of cash that enabled some cardholders to keep their credit card balances in check.

But that cash reserve is largely gone after consumers gradually spent down their excess savings from the Covid-19 pandemic years.

It is absolutely insane to me that anyone thinks the stimulus money left households sitting on a stockpile of cash.

As though millions of people on the edge of poverty sat like dragons upon a mountain of wealth.

[-] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 90 points 9 months ago

We basically do. The reality is that it's just not sexy or exciting. All we're really missing are files that could be related to ongoing investigations of criminal organizations.

Historian Sean Munger has a pretty good video essay on this, but it's honestly a bit of a letdown.

https://youtu.be/DC8tO16xdrY?si=WJO5hB__bWmzdbDF

https://youtu.be/Ptt1ti63IiE?si=idQodDcYYAt0X4pa

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