RichardBonham

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Religion: the ultimate ~~pyramid scheme~~ tool of social control.

FTFY

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago

As a 65 year old, I am gratified that you think so

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

As general observations,

It would be costly to relocate an entire Federal agency, and it would take until 2030 according to this article. That can't help but impair readiness.

No shit it's political. Everything that is done by politicians is political at some level. Dems want to reward Colorado and they gain nothing by trying to appease Alabama since nothing Dems do is going to flip Alabama blue.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, and Huntsville is very pleasant itself because of this. But they all assure me that you have only to drive a half hour out of Huntsville to know for certain that you are in Alabama. (The thank-god-for-Mississippi Alabama, that Alabama).

This is going to matter to some aerospace engineers and particularly the ones with spouses and children.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago

If the evidence around changes in Twitter content might be harmful to the business model and alarming to advertisers?

If the shoe fits, then what?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

That’s worked well in Vienna and Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

That does sound sorta Presidential.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

IIRC there's some urban legend on the subject of weirdest job interview questions.

The Question: "Can you fight?"

The employer: Waffle House

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

Wait 'til 340,000 UPS drivers/Teamsters Union members go on strike at the end of the month for cost of living wage increases and better pay for part-timers.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aaaaaand, once again we see that the police "don't get to choose which laws they enforce" except that that is exactly what they do. And with a monopoly on the legitimate use of force and virtual impunity.

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