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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 minutes ago

despite the fact that we almost certainly agree.

No, we don't. I think trans men are men and I think trans women are women.

You clearly do not since you won't say they are after being given multiple opportunities.

I do not agree with TERFs.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

Twist: It's been the mirror universe all along!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 4 minutes ago

But sure it was the people against literal genocide that are the problem.

Yes. Yes you are. Because you allowed the guy who said that Netanyahu should "finish the job" on national TV get into office.

You didn't only make that genocide worse, you let the guy who is going to start genocides of brown and queer people domestically into office.

You can claim you're against genocide, but you're only lying to yourself.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 6 minutes ago

Nope. I'm not done. You didn't say you liked his policies over RFK, you said:

I would have voted for Chase Oliver if he had any chance to get close to the White House.

You would have voted for a person who would have gotten rid of the social safety net. So I have no idea what you could possibly be left-leaning about. Do you mean you like to smoke weed and think abortion should be legal? Because those are only considered "left-wing" in the U.S.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 9 minutes ago

That's exactly what's happening.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 minutes ago

What do you think the election of 2028 was going to look like after Kamala’s term?

I don't know. But I can tell you what it wouldn't look like: the last election in Russia.

It will now.

Enjoy.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 12 minutes ago

What specifically gave you the idea that any of this had to do with anger? I'm not angry at people who are addicted. I think they are placing an unfair burden on the system.

I think people who believe that smoking is some sort of human right, which is where this started, are extremely silly though.

Also, please show me the numbers you looked up.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 15 minutes ago

It's a combined view from four telescopes at the observatory. The article goes into a bit more detail.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 16 minutes ago

They're called pneumatic tubes, just FYI.

And, believe it or not, that tube system was inspired by a test tunnel for a planned pneumatic tube-based subway system that never happened.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_Pneumatic_Transit

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 18 minutes ago

All of that makes sense. Thanks for explaining!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 18 minutes ago

Maybe that's how religion started.

 
 
 
 
 

I really hate Axios' format, but they're not wrong.

Elon Musk overpaid for Twitter when he bought it for $44 billion in late 2022, after unsuccessfully trying to renegotiate or renege.

Now a new conventional wisdom is emerging: Twitter is a loss leader for the rest of Elon Inc.

The argument is that Musk bought Twitter for power, not profit. And that the gamble paid off.

  • Musk used the platform to help shape public opinion during the election, artificially amplifying his political messages and giving him- influence with Donald Trump that money alone wouldn't have bought.
  • Trump's victory means that Musk has become the most powerful unelected American ever — and that could be a boon for SpaceX and Tesla, whose fortunes are heavily dependent on federal government contracts and policies.-
  • Those two companies also are much larger than Twitter/X, even at $44 billion, and more core to Musk's lifelong goals.
 

It's not new, it's just gotten much, much bigger in the last couple of days.

 
 
 

So far, the best ever image of a star other than our sun.

 

I was having a chat with some friends and we were talking about how, in the U.S. at least, washers are usually on the left and dryers on the right and why that might be. Someone pointed out that we wash first and then we dry. But then someone else pointed out that we are sort of primed to think in left-to-right terms already since that's the direction in which we read. So here is my question:

Are washers usually on the right and dryers on the left in the Middle East?

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