zifnab25

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[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This, but unironically.

Y'all, does nobody here even have a subscription that they can just post for everyone else? I swear to fucking god, everyone wants to be a pirate but ain't nobody wants to be a pirate. Being mad about a podcast on organizing and yet showing zero initiative.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

Suicidal FBI Agent

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

A friend of mine worked in remediation, and he joked about how half the job was just doing surveys and saying "Yes, this land is contaminated" because that was a requirement, but never having to clean anything up because clean-up wasn't actually a requirement issued by the state.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

celebrity Admiral

Real Housewives Admiral

Oh ffs! He's the Chancellor of the UTexas system. Fuck my state and fuck my alma mater.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._McRaven#The_University_of_Texas_Chancellor

McRaven approved the spending of $215 million on land in south Houston so that the UT system could expand. The land was a former chemical manufacturing site and was contaminated. The more than 300-acre parcel was formerly owned by another UT alumnus. McRaven sidestepped the Texas Legislature which should have been informed of the purchase at a time when funds for higher education have been cut. McRaven was also criticized for the unknown amount that would be needed remediate the soil of contaminates.

McRaven joined the board of the multinational ConocoPhillips, effective October 2018

In 2022, McRaven joined the board of Palantir Technologies

FUCK this guy.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago

You could buy the filet from a grocery store, grill it at home, and feed the whole family for that same price PLUS there's a very good chance it'll taste better.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

$37.5/ea for badly cooked steaks and a deep fried onion.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Texas didn't have it. Just left the line blank on my ballot (what's called a "spoiled ballot"). So you can see these records show up in the under count.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

I just use a VPN to get it

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So, there's nothing strictly preventing this in a real sense. I don't know how simple it would be in execution, as folks who are in poor health don't tend to have the best credit and credit cards can stop payment if they see irregular activity.

Also, some open question of who your fence on this would be. Who is selling you this asset on credit? Who is buying it back?

And is this really any more practical than just getting a ten year term life insurance policy? Unless you have an enormous line of credit, I can't imagine how a few grand in precious metals would be preferable to 10-100x that in an insurance policy.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As soon as Tifa started massaging Aerith's back, I knew shit was going to get funky

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

We will be more like China

We won't be like China. We'll be more insulated and divorced from Chinese media, culture, and conversation.

That's the stated end goal. Bringing up sharp walls between nationalities in order to control the flow of information between people.

If we keep TikTok open, we risk exposing American young people to Chinese norms, ideals, and social standards. We might even be exposed directly to Chinese mass media (ie, propaganda).

This is a real security risk, as it raises a possibility that younger Americans won't accept American mass media at face value.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

Wonder if it's just cheaper to hire from a discriminated group? Wonder if the APLA isn't friendly towards black women, and this is causing a pay gap the airlines can exploit?

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