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JamesTBagg

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  • More than 1,000 events planned in US after ICE shooting in Minneapolis

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  • You're both right, but seems like you're both just trying to prove the other wrong. Keep protesting, keep showing up, but imagine how much more effective it would be if those protesters were armed. Openly armed. You don't even need to bring ammo, just make it clear that the left - that most Americans can fight too.

    We're probably not voting our way out of this, we'll just vote it back into the shadows. ICE has been around for decades, surveillance state for decades, broken police system for centuries (?), liberal/neoliberal economy for decades, our government more and more a plutocracy for decades which has held the monopoly on violence.

    Solutions via option A or B would be great, but the threat of option C must be on the table. If you're holding a gun and I'm holding a sign, then we aren't negotiating on equal footing.

  • BREAKING: Death toll from US operation in Venezuela has risen to 80, according to New York Times report.

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  • Imagine not reading past the first paragraph of "proof" you provide. Glad I'm not them. Wild world.

  • How many countries has Trump bombed in 2025?

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  • Yeah, you're not wrong.

  • CIA behind strike at Venezuelan dock that Trump claims was used by drug smugglers, AP sources say

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  • The evidence is all there, black and white, in the Venezuelan oil that US companies want.

  • How many countries has Trump bombed in 2025?

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  • He was, but he also did it with some senate oversight and approval. Not saying the bombings were right but it was at least more right.

  • Mark Zuckerberg gifted noise-canceling headphones to his Palo Alto neighbors because of the non-stop construction around his 11 homes

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  • Underneath the compound, Zuckerberg added 7,000 square feet of space described as “basements,” which to area residents are more akin to “bunkers” or a “billionaire’s bat cave.” Zuckerberg similarly added a 5,000-square-foot underground structure to his compound in Hawaii, which he insists is not a “doomsday bunker.”

    We don't need to build guillotines this time. They're digging their own graves. Bury them and starve them in their tombs.

  • Yep, Xbox Is Bleeding Out

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  • A couple months ago when the Game Pass price hike was announced, I checked my profile to see what tier I was in: how much I was paying. Turns out my account had expired, was tied to a credit card I haven't had for a while. I really only play single- player games and apparently nothing on Game Pass interested me.

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  • No, RoboCop 2 is alright. RoboCop is probably my favorite movie. RoboCop 2 is good, not as deep, not as gratuitous, nor perfectly campy as the first but good enough for a watch. 3 is not, don't waste your time... Even Peter Weller didn't come back.The remake totally missed the mark; had some interesting ideas and callbacks to the originated but didn't know how to capture the tone and thought of the original and took itself too seriously.

  • The U.S. Military Has a ‘Hemorrhaging’ Retention Crisis

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  • I'm not in a tech field just a helicopter mechanic. I now work on the exact same helicopters I did in the Marines (I mean the same BUNOs), in the exact same hangar spaces, using some of the exact same tools... but now I've got better pay, my day ends after 8 hours (otherwise OT), I know I'm getting the weekend off (otherwise OT), all that stuff is even better since I'm union. Being the steward it's easier to tell my boss to fuck off on some things (Though, while I was in it was more forgivable to physically fight my bosses and coworkers), and I still get socialized medicine via the VA. Plus, my socialized & guaranteed basic income via VA disability. Many of my coworkers are going to school after work thanks to socialized education benefits via the VA.

    It's much more lucrative to take military OJT into the 1st Civ Div than to stay in. Plus, I get to spend time convincing my coworkers (99% former military) they're already socialist. It's heartwarming how many are not happy with our government.

    In the United States 4 years in the military is the cheat code to a better life. Unfortunately.

  • The most human of us.

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  • Is it really? I was diagnosed as a child, decades ago.

  • It doesn't even make sense how much there is.

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  • I have two huskies. I'm just tired. You never gain any ground.

  • The most human of us.

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  • I drink a pot every morning, my coffee maker claims it's a twelve cup pot. Then take a nap at lunch.

  • Meta had a 17-strike policy for sex trafficking, former safety leader claims

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  • 17 strikes to get suspended. Second paragraph of the article you didn't read.

  • 'Rebellion!' Stephen Miller flips out after Dems tell troops to 'refuse illegal orders'

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  • Yeah, one of those things I learned after getting out too.

  • 'Rebellion!' Stephen Miller flips out after Dems tell troops to 'refuse illegal orders'

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  • That's the enlisted oath, the officer's oath has no such obligation.

  • Russia Uncovers 511 Billion-Barrels of Oil in Antarctica: One of the Largest Oil Discoveries That Could Threaten the Antarctic Peace

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  • No, we're on the same page you just haven't read enough of it. The very article you linked says Otto engines can reach 30% efficiency. It also touches on other 4-stroke engine cycles.

  • Russia Uncovers 511 Billion-Barrels of Oil in Antarctica: One of the Largest Oil Discoveries That Could Threaten the Antarctic Peace

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  • Most, if not all car companies collect and profile your data, how can I improve my privacy when buying a modern car?

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  • I don't think you have to "fix up a junker." You can find older vehicles that are modern enough to incorporate OBD2 (which helps troubleshooting and maintaining) but modern enough not to be connected to surveillance programs; late 90s into early 2000s maybe even 2010s. You can find them that have been basically maintained.You'll sacrifice things like warranties and included maintenance plans, but you'll be hard pressed to find a mechanic that won't work on it, parts will be plentiful and cheaper because I feel like lots of things were less bespoke to each manufacturer around that time frame. Plus they didn't have a computer connected to every little thing. And theres junkyards for big parts.

    If you have your own tools (or a friend with them) there will be a cheap shop manual you can get (like Haynes) and/or a plethora of youtube videos on how to fix and maintain it.

    The price of ownership might be higher but the cost of entry will be significantly less. Not that everyone can or is willing to do the above but there is a middle ground that doesn't involve junkers.

  • Russia Uncovers 511 Billion-Barrels of Oil in Antarctica: One of the Largest Oil Discoveries That Could Threaten the Antarctic Peace

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  • Then your original comment is still wrong, because diesel engines are significantly more thermally efficient than 25%. Even modern gas engines tend to beat your 25% claim.