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jpreston2005

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  • Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides

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  • boneless wings cost more, because the bone and gristle is removed. You're paying extra for that removal. if it's not done, then the FDA says you're not allowed to call it boneless.

  • Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides

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  • So amazingly stupid. The conservative justic's "logic" here is a case-study in failing upwards. He tries to say that "nobody would think that chicken fingers are actual fingers." Like, chicken fingers is a colloquial name, and is not the same as a fuckin descriptor adjective. He might as well say that dairy-free ice cream can have dairy in it, because "no reasonable person would think ice cream wouldn't have dairy in it."

    what a joke. This brought to you by the same supreme court that has ruled against the will of Ohio voters who voted for an anti-gerrymandering bill, just to have a republican led commission drag it's feet, presenting identical maps, and instead of allowing the usage of an actual fair map, they just threw the baby out with bathwater, leaving in place the terrible gerrymandered maps that heavily favor republicans till 2030.

    Just another reason I'll never move back to my home state. conservatives ruined it.

  • Has Netanyahu finally lost America?

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  • goin the ol' kissinger route

  • Deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey in Springfield was discharged from Army for serious misconduct

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  • further context

    Ghiotto said this kind of discharge suggests that Grayson committed an offense equivalent to something that would have led to at least a year of incarceration for a civilian.

    “A good way of looking at it is, if it would be a misdemeanor in the civilian world, it’s not going to be a ‘serious offense,’” he said. He added it’s likely Grayson was not court-martialed.

    It’s unclear what the misconduct entailed. Offenses that can lead to a finding of misconduct can include drug abuse, sexual assault and going AWOL, or “absent without official leave,” Ghiotto said.

    I'm guessing sexual assault.

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    Venting about shit. Angry about the willfully ignorant motherfuckers around me.

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  • Just going to point out that alcohol is literally a poison people drink to make them feel good. In much the same way that listening to someone who is projected as an authority figure, telling you that everything that's wrong in your life is someone else's fault makes your grandpa feel good.

    He doesn't have to feel bad for supporting bad politicians/policies, because they would have worked if not for those damn immigrants.

    He doesn't have to feel bad about voting to deny people abortions because they're all just drugged up sluts who should be punished with children.

    He doesn't have to feel bad about destroying the environment because science is wrong sometimes(I can't really condense the rhetoric on denying climate change because it literally makes no sense?).

    The reason they watch this stuff is to feel better about themselves. And just like an alcoholic, indulging in performative blame-shifting politics can make you feel good in the short-term, while negatively impacting your life in a million different ways, ultimately resulting in you losing your friends, loved ones, career, and community.

    -Adding this after posting

    Actually, I was nearly a victim of the same thing, myself. I was in college, and I was lonely. I started listening to Dennis Miller on the radio as I drove to work and school. I liked him, because he was funny, and although he was right-wing and would talk to right-wing guests, he always seemed very tongue-in cheek about it. But As I listened to him, and the programs that sandwiched his, I noticed that I was getting angry. Like, every time I would drive and listen to these programs, I would just sit there, fuming.

    Angrily staring out the window, trying to identify the drugged out loser homeless, the rape-crazed migrants, and the godless whore women using abortion as birth control. I'd drive and just... hate... like it was an activity to take part in. Luckily though, I realized it. I was sitting in particularly bad traffic, listening to the radio, and I was just so damned angry.

    I was literally glaring at everyone and everything. and it kind of hit me, the question, "why am I so angry? what am I getting out of this?" and I turned it off. It was at this point, that I realized what I listened to had a profound impact on my emotions, and that if I was going to let something I listened to have control over me like that, then I'd at least like it to bring out an emotion I desired. So I started listening to the classical music station. It brought calm, it brought relaxation, it brought pleasure. And I never went back.

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  • I had the same experience. Driving three hours in an Ohio summer in the 90's meant consistently using the wipers and fluid to get bugs off the windshield. Then in 2013, driving across country, I had to clean my windshield of bugs, a single time. Now? haven't needed to clean the windshield in years.

    I ask my conservative father about these things, he just ignores it. Literally, if it doesn't fit within his small, hate-filled world-view, then it might as well not exist. If I insist upon a response, he just starts hating me.

    It feels as though I'm losing my parents in much the same way dementia would take them. Except it's not some medical condition, it's smug assholes in suits profiteering off peddling hate.

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  • but just like being addicted to a drug, we can't force them to stop. They have to want to change themselves. And if they don't stop, what, we're supposed to cut off our whole family? That won't stop them from continuing to be hateful, but it will stop us from having a meaningful relationship with our loved ones. All we can do is make our values clear when they attempt to bring up any of their hateful BS, and then move onto something else.

  • In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza and denounces U.S. protesters

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  • wow, what a huge piece of shit this guy is.

  • ‘I was not voting before, now I am’: gen Z voters on what they think of Kamala Harris

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  • You guys are both right. Democrats ignore progressives to their detriment, and republicans line up dutifully to elect people who that truly represent who they are (i.e. hate-filled war mongers that want to punish women, minorities, LGBT, and democrats for being different).

  • Performance Review [Mr. Lovenstein]

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  • Living that now. Unlimited PTO sounds great, but the reality is that your days off ARE being tallied, and they WILL be used against you for the purposes of denying raises, lowering bonuses, or withholding promotions. It's up to you to police your own usage of it, because your managers will basically give you all the rope you'd like to hang yourself with.

  • We unleashed Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms on blank accounts. They served up sexism and misogyny

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  • you're wrong. I'm not interested in explaining why you're wrong, maybe someone else will.

  • We unleashed Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms on blank accounts. They served up sexism and misogyny

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  • then where all the wealth came from

    are you being serious right now, is this a real question? In the age of cryptocurrency you're asking this question.

  • Nipah virus: Kerala state issues alert after 14-year-old dies

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  • Most experts do not classify Nipah virus as airborne, though there is consensus that transmission can—and does—occur from short-range exposure to NiV-infected respiratory droplets in close contact settings.[10]

    Indirect transmission of Nipah virus via contaminated fomites is likely responsible for many cases in which there was no known direct contact with a NiV-infected person or animal.[

  • We unleashed Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms on blank accounts. They served up sexism and misogyny

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  • Capitalism, like every other form society takes, is inherently flawed. Power pools, and every system eventually falls into oligarchy. The only way to prevent this, is strong social welfare programs enacted with regularity. This is proven mathematically, here.

    The only reason capitalism works there is because of their strong social welfare programs.

    You're wrong.

  • Michigan’s “Fair and Reasonable” Reforms Allowed Car Insurers to Charge More in Black Neighborhoods

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  • It’s just cold, objective, and heartless numbers that might be the result of racism.

    yeah, that's what red-lining was, and why this is happening.

  • Michigan’s “Fair and Reasonable” Reforms Allowed Car Insurers to Charge More in Black Neighborhoods

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  • When taken in context with the historical practice of red-lining, it's more racist than it appears. If a policy ends up charging a specific minority more than others, then that's probably the point. The Purpose Of a System Is What It Does.

  • Neighborhood 'sheriff' who tried to screen homeless campers stabbed to death by camper

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  • Ok, so you're not allowed to try to help people unless you help everyone. And if you're just a regular person doing what you can, you're actually in the wrong and deserve to be stabbed whilst trying to break up a fight. Gotcha. Great point, dude.

  • LAPD warns residents after spike in burglaries using Wi-Fi jammers that disable security cameras, smart doorbells

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  • This is one of those things I thought would always remain firmly within the realm of science fiction. Watching movies and reading books growing up, movies like "The Matrix" and books like "Snow Crash" and "Neuromancer," I'd always be fascinated with high tech burglary. The idea that one could intercept communications, jam frequencies, or anything of the like, always just seemed a bit too out of reach for modern day criminals. And yet, here we are.

  • Neighborhood 'sheriff' who tried to screen homeless campers stabbed to death by camper

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  • I don’t have sympathy for a man who literally put himself in harms way using untried methods to make himself judge and jury over vulnerable people.

    he did something dangerous and he paid for it with his life.

    He tried to help keep his community safe by treating poor, disadvantaged folks like human beings.

    Hey but you had to walk past addicts, so we all know you had it worse, and clearly have the moral high ground 🙄