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There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.

  • Pornography depicting sexual relationships between step-relatives set to be banned

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  • There's sex with some level of plot, and there's plot with some level of sex. It depends on which goal is greater for that movie or book. There is also a variety of degrees of porn plot, from bad to decent (with still the goal of being porn, but far more believable).

    Are not-step-siblings still okay? Short of being admitted in the script, how does one know the relations? I guess the same validation as when the actress says she's 18, right?

  • Just trying to limit the human suffering

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  • It's billions all the way down. Untouchable and unusable for us commons.

  • Just trying to limit the human suffering

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  • Are you talking about the billions in military spending unaccounted for that were starting to make news a few days before, and no one heard about after? Or a different billions? Either one could be a right answer.

  • Just trying to limit the human suffering

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  • False. The Bush Admin wasn't competent enough to plan a self-attack. They just managed to jump on a crisis (caused by their own ineptness) and use it to their benefit. And everyone went along with it for fear of being called a traitor.

    Doesn't change the point. This Admin is far dumber and more evil because of what they've been doing, and the latest is just more of that.

  • Is there currently an influx of bots in the Fediverse, or is it just that the usual patriotism is kicking in?

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  • It could be overused now where it wasn't before. Or it could be where it was suppressed before. It may be somewhere in the middle. Which is better than being ignored and alienated, even if some use is more hype than realism.

    I think we're all on a spectrum in lots of different ways. Rainbows. Rainbows everywhere.

  • 'Big one is coming soon': Trump tells Tapper we're going to be 'hitting them hard' in Iran

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  • The end of Season One of "Years and Years".

    Funny how people use other movies like Idiocracy to compare where we are, but I never see this one mentioned. It's a UK drama and the US is in the background, but the parallels that we do see are disturbingly close. Particularly in how the world shut out the US as it declined into a fascist state.

  • 'Big one is coming soon': Trump tells Tapper we're going to be 'hitting them hard' in Iran

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  • If we start seeing a bunch of "Don't change horses midstream" political commercials soon, then I know we're in a simulation, and the creators are just lazy, pulling from "Wag the Dog" because they're out of ideas.

  • Not Controversial

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  • WWII was the last necessary war. And only because literally everybody was dragging their ass to avoid being involved in stopping what was obviously building.

  • US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say

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  • Breaking News: Republicans under any label hate people. More at 11.

  • Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He's weak and he's ineffective.

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  • He ordered the military to participate in illegal attacks. He can't start a war.

    Any rational Administration and Cabinet would be invoking the 25th right now. But they're in on it too. Seems the rules we hold up as the backbone for the country aren't being followed, so further steps need to be taken.

  • Now that the DOW is below 50,000, are we allowed to care again?

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  • Wow, a whole 0.02%? Better buy now at the low point.

  • I fear the general public is completely unprepared & unaware.

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  • Pretty good. The test may be skewed, though, as my first cars required such abilities to keep going. But as a kid, I was always good at taking things apart and putting them back together.

    My kids are tech-savvy but would rather not do more physical things like car work, and one can afford to have others do the maintenance for him. I can't say if that's an inherited flip thing or a generational one.

  • I fear the general public is completely unprepared & unaware.

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  • My dad can fix any car, machine, or mechanical contraption without a repair manual, he goes through logical steps and rules out issues. But he called me to do his taxes because the online system he entered all his personal info into and paid $100 for gave no results...99% probably a scam site Dad.

    That was my dad. It was always so bizarre to me how someone with his mechanical skills and scientific mindset could not wrap his head around the basics of the computer era. Being the one who had to help with computer problems, scams, and other simple things like navigating the early web... it was tedious. He could not for his life understand that he didn't have to type a website URL into Google first to get to that site.

  • Trump advisers ‘would prefer if Israel bombs Iran first as the politics are better’

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  • So the same strategy they're trying with ICE at home. Do little actions to get a reaction that gives an excuse to hit back harder. Sounds fascist. Because it is.

  • The graphic designer misunderstood the assignment

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  • Fan of Overgrowth/Lugaru

  • Trump team weighs order to force banks to make sure customers are citizens to keep or create accounts

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  • Then there's the racket of paycheck lending places, where you get an advance on your next check for a big fee/interest. A brief solution for those who are that desperate for money now, but it digs a deep hole that many fall into.

  • Trump team weighs order to force banks to make sure customers are citizens to keep or create accounts

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  • Yes, but only at select places, maybe some banks but usually a check cashing place, and they charge a big cut of the check.

  • Trump team weighs order to force banks to make sure customers are citizens to keep or create accounts

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  • It would be absolute chaos.

    So a Trump Presidency term.

  • I made a pizza

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  • Exactly. Meat-lover pizza was usually the one where people would want to pile on the stuff, and rather than waste everyone's time, we just explained exactly what would happen, and people would understand. Could such a thing be cooked, probably, but it would be a far different process than typical pizza, and not something you'd get from a brand store. The same goes for some others, like no sauce, extra cheese, or extra crispy orders. Got to be very careful when straying outside the formula of usual pizza.

    I like black olives as a garnish, like with other toppings on a pizza. As a texture and part of the whole taste. By themselves, nope.

  • Phoebe Gates wants her $185 million AI startup to succeed with 'no ties to my privilege or my last name': 'I have a chip on my shoulder' | Fortune

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  • Agreed again. We should be able to do better. However, it's interesting the list of other crimes you compare to it and call ended... are they? Also, the corporations are in power, so of course, using the very system they control to stop them is not going to work.

    Don't be mad at me for pointing out the guy behind the curtain. I'm with you in the frustration and rage; I've just participated too long in the "we should do something" bandwagon to believe it much anymore.

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