halyk.the.red
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Antiwork@slrpnk.net•If you're unemployed, it's not because there isn't any work.English
11·1 year agoAfter WW2, there were lots of unempoyed service members. They were given employment opportunities though government beautification projects. Planting trees along roads and the like.
halyk.the.red@lemmy.mlto
Technology@beehaw.org•Mom horrified by Character.AI chatbots posing as son who died by suicide - Ars Technica
4·1 year agoYeah, I know someone who won’t watch that episode again because of how unsettling it is. Luckily for them, it’s slowly becoming reality.
halyk.the.red@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•Republican town hall drowned out by "tax the rich" chants
7·1 year agoIt’s as if the more a population is restricted, the harder it will resist. It’s taking a while for the american people to be roused, but I have hope that it gathers speed and power, not unlike a boulder hurdling down a hill towards a village.
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News@lemmy.world•Tesla secures permit needed for applying to operate an autonomous ride-hailing
30·1 year agoCall for an uber, driverless tesla pulls up. Call a tow truck, don’t cancel the order. “Yeah hi, thanks for showing up. Yeah I dunno, it just pulled up here and it’s blocking my driveway.”
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politics @lemmy.world•Bill presented that would make disliking Trump grounds for an involuntary mental health hold
1·1 year agoFor a while, american police were diagnosing people with cases of “excited delirium”. They would say the person was unresponsive to commands, and due to their mental state, were a danger to themselves and others.
The officer feared for their life. That’s why the officer had to be involved in a shooting, resulting in injuries, and the person would later die in an ambulance or hospital.
Sometimes they used it as an excuse to kneel on people’s necks. In some cases, the people they were detaining begged for their lives, only to expire later due to injuries sustained from the arrest.
halyk.the.red@lemmy.mltoShit Reactionaries Say@lemmygrad.ml•They sent Stalin to hell in the Simpsons S34E22
5·1 year agoIt’s the hole where god puts the things that don’t love them. Just a miserable pit.
I think of it less like a prison, more like the island of misfit toys. Things aren’t right down there, but everyone is gunna do what they can to make it as tolerable as possible.
Of course I don’t believe in hell in an actual sense, which is unfortunate, because some people definitely deserve to languish for all time
halyk.the.red@lemmy.mlto
politics @lemmy.world•Bill presented that would make disliking Trump grounds for an involuntary mental health hold
3·1 year agoLots of people are about to be diagnosed some type of delirium.
halyk.the.red@lemmy.mlto
World News@lemmy.ml•What if Ukraine decides to fight on without America?
6·1 year agoI bet a small portion of the country will remain Ukrainian, but only because no one else is going to willingly add Chernobyl to their country.
halyk.the.red@lemmy.mlto
World News@lemmy.ml•Secretary General, Mark Rutte announced that NATO membership for Ukraine is off the table. He also says that relations with Russia need to be normalized post-war.
4·1 year agoI suppose time will tell. If it does happen, I’ll be interested in seeing how it’s presented in the media.
halyk.the.red@lemmy.mlto
Work Reform@lemmy.world•New Report Shows Working-Class Americans Live 7 Years Fewer Than Rich
2·1 year agoCan you elaborate? Most people will not end up as 1% rich, as implied by the name. The average working person is in risk of destitution. We are all much much closer to homelessness than we are to immense wealth.
halyk.the.red@lemmy.mlto
Work Reform@lemmy.world•New Report Shows Working-Class Americans Live 7 Years Fewer Than Rich
15·1 year agoNot 1% rich, as the article says.
Years of being unable to afford preventative care, and insurance coverage denial for helpful procedures, mean the average person will die sooner. The lifespan of Americans is much lower, despite higher costs of healthcare, when compared against peer countries.
I bet there’s more plastic in poorer people as well.
halyk.the.red@lemmy.mlto
News@lemmy.world•'Schumer Must Resign' as Senate Dem Leader After Helping Advance GOP Spending Bill
81·1 year agoIt would be interesting to see if he resigns. Then another point of data can be added to the ever-running observation of where actions actually have consequences in the us government.
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World News@lemmy.ml•Secretary General, Mark Rutte announced that NATO membership for Ukraine is off the table. He also says that relations with Russia need to be normalized post-war.
41·1 year agoWill there be insurgencies in the former Ukraine territory? Or has their will be crushed completely? And what of the heads of state? Will the Ukrainian government trip over one another in efforts to cast blame and avoid fallout?
I’m afraid the issues in Ukraine will continue for some time. The lives they enjoyed pre-invasion are not coming back, even if they were physically unharmed.
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News@lemmy.world•Vance discusses Elon Musk's 'mistakes' and 'incremental progress' on the economy in NBC News interview
3·1 year agoI would sooner ask the common burdock it’s opinion on economics.
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News@lemmy.world•Elon reportedly orders government to stop feeding the bomb-sniffing dogs
13·1 year agoPerhaps we take those dogs. When the unruly mobs kick in the mansions of the ultra rich, we let the dogs feed once more.
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News@lemmy.world•Full list of Democrats who voted to advance Trump-backed GOP funding bill
21·1 year agoWas this the swamp that needed draining?
Jokes aside, I can’t see why a swamp would need draining beyond the needs of expanding suburban sprawl. Leave the wonderfully diverse ecosystems be, to flourish and rot in peace.
One step at a time. You think a bog witch just runs a hose into a low section of woods and becomes a swamp hag overnight? No, these things take patience and care.
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World News@lemmy.world•'Enough is enough': Greenland flatly rejects Trump's calls for annexationEnglish
71·1 year agoWell I recall reading about what happened the last time vikings tried to land on American shores, and I say bring em on!
I just need to check my notes real quick.
Okay so it turns out we may have genocided the people who defended their homeland against some of the most feared warfighters of that time, so perhaps trump just drops this whole thing before unnecessary blood is shed.
Seriously, anyone who gets so much as a papercut as a direct result of one of trump’s orders is regretful and unfortunate.




I can’t wait for Skyblivion. I haven’t been this excited to pay full price for a game since Fable 2.