abrake

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[–] abrake 8 points 1 week ago

And South Korea circa 2018. Unclear if South Korea circa 2024 will be a positive or negative lesson.

 

At least in my dialect/accent of English

[–] abrake 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Even by volume, he's number two with 94 million.

[–] abrake 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Ro Khanna is number one! Wtf?

[–] abrake 6 points 1 month ago

In the Republic, it basically goes: aristocracy (of philosophers) -> aristocracy (of warriors) -> oligarchy -> democracy -> tyranny

[–] abrake 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the title could have easily just been: "Supreme Court upholds ban on emergency abortions in Texas" and it would be way clearer

[–] abrake 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Honest question: how does this work for corporations? Does that mean a particular employee of a corporation holds the copyright, or can the corporation itself (e.g. Disney) as a legal "person" hold a copyright?

[–] abrake 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In my Kroger store there's just one aisle with a big tv to remind you that you're on camera... The aisle with diapers and baby food.

[–] abrake 18 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Just guessing but:

  1. He's gay and that might turn off some swing voters especially people who are already hesitant about having a black woman at the top of the ticket
  2. He's never won any election beyond a municipal one, so he may be seen as electorally untested.
  3. His resume is a bit thin with just his time as a mayor of a small town and time as the transportation secretary.
[–] abrake 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)
[–] abrake 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It also diminishes the political power of regions where there are more undocumented immigrants by giving them less representation in the House

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