The YouTube channel Throttle House did a road trip with the cybertruck and they found that a lot of people actually were curious about it.

https://youtu.be/xNE-NyaYBcg?si=1CS2DxHsocEYc0b- (around 24:15)

For all it’s flaws, you can’t deny it looks different from all the other cars around, and most people aren’t online enough to have an opinion about Musk and his bullshit, so to them it’s just an interesting looking car.

Except that they love policies that only benefit rich people who don’t care about them.

It’s not hypocrisy when you understand that “waste” is conservative for “helps the poor and/or minorities”

As the article says, there are typically a few cases a year in the US. It’s actually endemic in the wild. No need to panic just from a case or two popping up.

No it isn’t. The Democrats haven’t had their convention yet.

What the fuck? Why would you do that!?

If politicians want people to have more children, maybe they could do something to make having kids less ruinously-expensive.

There is no red line. Netanyahu could literally kill and eat a Palestinian baby on live TV and nothing would change.

The worst thing about the campus protests is that there are no universities left in Gaza.

Note the framing: it’s the PROTESTS that are creating the rifts, not the support for genocide. Everything would be fine if the plebians sat down and shut up.

Everyone knows pro wrestling is all staged performances but I’ve never heard that said of boxing. As far as I know those are real.

Find a way to work a small amount of exercise into your daily routine. Walk places instead of driving, do some jumping jacks in the morning or before bed, something simple that you can get yourself to do without much stress or planning. If you do it consistently, even 10-20 minutes of exercise a day can make a big difference in the long run.

We have it the same as you. I never really gave it any thought.

Yup, Spiritfarer is my answer too. I played up through the first person to pass on and then couldn’t keep going.

I’ve been following Professor Phillips Obrien for analysis on this subject, and he largely shares your opinion.

He thinks that if the US really wanted Ukraine to win the administration would have been providing much more long-range weapons, and that they still could. Ukraine can still win, but it depends on their allies actually helping them do that.

Depends on how you define “state”. IIRC, Marx drew a distinction between “state” and “government”, where the former is all the coercive institutions (cops, prisons, courts, etc). In this framework, you need a “government” to do the things you refer to, but participation in that government’s activities should be voluntary, without the threat of armed government agents showing up at your door if you don’t comply.

Clean the filter in your dishwasher once every month or two, depending on how often you use it.

You can ask them to do that when you order.

The hype backlash was a serious issue for that game. People expected it to be something it never could have been.

The fries at In-N-Out Burger. I really like them. They actually taste like potatoes, which are delicious.