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DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Harris-Walz Ads Portray Trump as Vengeful AutocratEnglish
29·2 years agoAlways nice to see an honest political ad.
This is a Veritasium video. Despite the clicky-baity title it’s not an indictment of democracy. He’s just talking about the mathematical problems inherent in different voting systems. YT Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf7ws2DF-zk
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Trump Played Song from ‘Titanic’ at Montana RallyEnglish
28·2 years agoLooks like Ship Trump ran straight into the Harris/Walz iceberg.
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politics @lemmy.world•'Dump those traitors': MAGA fans revolt and demand Trump fire top campaign managersEnglish
24·2 years agoYes, please do fire them and hire even worse ones, just like you did with your lawyers in your many court cases.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Arbitrator concludes no fault violation for US swimmer Calista Liu, believes contamination came from sheets and pillowsEnglish
13·2 years ago- Ms. Liu no longer lives with her father having moved out of her family home in September 2022 aged 16, but for the past two years she has regularly visited him at her family home a few nights per month. Ms. Liu further explained that on many of these visits since her father began using his dorzolamide eyedrops, she would lie on her father’s bed to talk and spend time with him each evening beginning around 8:00 p.m. and would stay on his bed from 30 to 90 minutes at a time, during which time she would have contact with her father’s pillows and bedding.13 When reacting to a funny or emotional story or video she shared with her father, which was not uncommon, Ms. Liu would sometimes press her face into the pillow while laughing.14 Ms. Liu explained that as a young child she grew up talking and spending time with both of her parents in their beds while they relaxed and that she had continued with that family tradition when visiting her father, and treasured it all the more since she no longer lived with him.15
- Ms. Liu’s father corroborated Ms. Liu’s explanation that in June 2023 he was prescribed dorzolamide eyedrops to treat his glaucoma which he administered in his bed twice daily until ceasing use in late March 2024
A little odd, but not unbelievable. There was also a point made that this medication would not help her compete in her field of artistic swimming and that the measured quantities were extremely low, consistent with it being absorbed through the skin. So on the whole it sounds like there’s no real controversy here.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•J.D. Vance Awkwardly Retreats After Bizarre Attempt to Storm Harris’ Empty PlaneEnglish
341·2 years agoYes, very weird.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on HarrisEnglish
45·2 years agoThe party that has promoted a sexist and racist agenda for decades is surprised when its members publicly make sexist and racist comments about an opposing candidate? This very well could turn into a major leopard-ate-my-face moment and I’m ready for it with plenty of popcorn.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•House Republicans say Biden must resign after ending reelection campaignEnglish
16·2 years agoI get the feeling they didn’t think this through thoroughly.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Thomas Matthew Crooks had Donald Trump signs in his yard—neighborEnglish
1·2 years agoMy guess was based on knowing that his parents were likely conservative (owing to the signs in the yard). In my experience conservative parents are often stricter than more liberal leaning parents. If that was the case here then knowing he was bullied and denied being on the rifle team, I can imagine that things weren’t exactly chipper for him in the family home either.
My guess was, of course, just speculation. However, I would urge whoever is investigating his actions to look into the family situation to get a better picture of what might have motivated the young man’s actions.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Thomas Matthew Crooks had Donald Trump signs in his yard—neighborEnglish
21·2 years agoHe was a young man still finding his way. Even accepting the fact that he had conservative leanings, that doesn’t preclude the possibility of him doing something to lash out at his parents particularly if that something involved causing the death of a prominent “conservative” his parents hold dear. My presumption is that his conservative parents were strict and overbearing, which isn’t a stretch based on my own experiences.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Thomas Matthew Crooks had Donald Trump signs in his yard—neighborEnglish
1223·2 years agoOK, so the signs were in his family’s yard. This means his parents were supporters and the kid grew up w/ conservative parents. My guess (and this is just a guess) is his actions were in part a rebellious act against his parents.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•CNN reports 20-year record low debate viewershipEnglish
1·2 years agoTrue. My comment was addressing the perception of Biden as portrayed by the major media outlets (they rarely ever mention that Trump is nearly the same age), but I concede that my comment could have been clearer in that regard.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•CNN reports 20-year record low debate viewershipEnglish
141·2 years agoYeah, it doesn’t matter, at least for me. One candidate is old while the other is a 34 times convicted felon. The latter has made it clear he intends to dismantle the democratic institutions of our country and turn it into another fascist regime. At this point the DNC could platform a watermelon in a wig and I’d still vote for them over the convicted felon.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's your biggest gamer achievement?English
8·2 years agoThousands of hours in Skyrim and I’ve yet to kill a bunny once. To be clear, this is intentional. I wish no ill on the bunnies. Just happy that I’ve somehow managed to not kill one accidentally.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•"We need morals back": Lauren Boebert preaches Ten Commandments on Bannon podcastEnglish
11·2 years agoShe’s not exactly a shining example of morality. Just say’n.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
science@lemmy.world•Warp Drive Breakthrough Could Enable Constant-Velocity Subluminal Travel, Physics Team SaysEnglish
51·2 years agoWhile the concepts outlined in the team’s new paper pave the way toward making travel through space nearing light speed a reality, constructing such an engine is likely something that will only be feasible far in the future, as the present state of technology would not allow for such a device.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•We may clown on him a lot but it's genuinely quite dystopian how much power Elon Musk has.English
181·2 years agoIf they made a documentary about the life of little Bobby’s brain worm, I might watch that. Provided, of course, that it’s also narrated by Woody Harrelson.
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Trump Demands Biden Take a Drug Test Before Debating and Claims the President Was ‘High as a Kite’ During the State of the UnionEnglish
55·2 years agoThe funny thing is it was the Trump WH medical staff that was found to be illegally distributing drugs to staffers. Not saying definitively that Trump was partaking, but …
Trump White House pharmacy improperly provided drugs and misused funds, Pentagon report says
DeepThought42@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Biden calls Trump ‘unhinged’ and says ‘something snapped’ in former president after he lost 2020 electionEnglish
2·2 years agoThe media did indeed hype him up for many years, but at least some of us saw past that and realized that he wasn’t all he was cracked up to be.








Here’s the link to a site apparently put up by the Cards Against Humanity folks detailing their side of the story: https://elonowesyou100dollars.com/