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Happy 4th of July!
>ignore bait>be a good American citizenPrevious threads:
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How fortunate that the new thread starts on Alfred's birthday! Happy 4th!
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President Donald Trump announced a UFC fight will take place at the White House next year to celebrate America’s upcoming 250th birthday.
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>>2590592>The demographics of St. Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans, and Detroit is mostly latam? Seems like a different ethnicity is responsible for these.And its definitely not the irish or any european immmigrants.
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>>2590776Sorry.
Happy day of Burger.
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>>>/ot/2585645>"White is more of an American, or in general, a New World concept than it is a European one”.>”Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (11 May 1752 – 22 January 1840) was a German physician, naturalist, physiologist and anthropologist. He is considered to be a main founder of zoology and anthropology as comparative, scientific disciplines. He has been called the ‘founder of racial classifications’.”>”Blumenbach's classification of the single human species into five varieties (later called "races") (1793/1795):>the Caucasian or white race. Blumenbach was the first to use this term for Europeans, and he also included North Africans, Middle Easterners and South Asians in the same category.[17]>the Mongolian or yellow race, including all East Asians.>the Malayan or brown race, including Southeast Asians and Indigenous peoples of Oceania.>the Ethiopian or black race, including all sub-Saharan Africans.>the American or red race, including all Native Americans.How is “white” so much more of an American concept if Europeans were the first to start classifying race?
>If you wanted to apply this question to the American sensibility, for example, then ask: Are people from Jersey City considered New Yorkers?You space your points like a redditor. Also, you’re comparing two people of the same nationality to two people from different countries and continents when the question was about race.
>>>/ot/2585659>Euros have always been more focused on nationality than race, in my experience>in my experience>indingenous people of the Americas had been targeted and raped so hard that we have modern day mestizos; which are basically a racial admixture historically born from Spanish men forcibly impregnating native women>French men had punished black slaves so severely in places such as Jamaica that one form of punishment involved forcing slaves to defecate in each other’s mouths>Modern day: Europeans make monkey noises and throw bananas at black soccer players in racist gesture>African player in Portugal had to leave game because of racist harassment>”Racism towards Black people is growing in Europe, with Germany, Austria and Finland showing the highest rates of discrimination and harassment, a survey of first- and second-generation Black immigrants in 13 EU countries published on Wednesday found. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), which commissioned the survey and analyzed its findings in a report, said that in the space of six years since the previous study the proportion of respondents who had felt racially discriminated against in the past 12 months had risen by 10 percentage points to 34%. In Austria and Germany the proportion was 64% - almost twice the previous level of 33% in Germany and a significant increase from the 42% recorded in Austria six years earlier. The next worst was Finland with 54%. "It is shocking to see no improvement since our last survey," FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty said. "Instead, people of African descent face ever more discrimination just because of the colour of their skin." The proportion of respondents who reported feeling racially discriminated against over the past five years rather than 12 months rose to 45% across the 13 countries surveyed, an increase of six points from the previous study. The top three were the same, with Germany's rate the highest at 76%.”Saying that Europeans care less about race is not true. Not after a point in the past, not today. Europeans aren’t different from Americans when it comes to racism, and that’s at BEST.
>>>/ot/2585660>This particular neurosis regarding 'race' that blights the New World societies is a result of colonialism, specifically the institution of caste and the institution of slavery.You mean the social system that Europeans invented and continue to engage in the first place? Why are you blaming Americans for what Europeans introduced to this world? Also, you keep bringing up nationality as if European xenophobia cancels out racism. That’s not how that works.
>>>/ot/2585672>”She still doesn't get it, Americans are wild”>fail to address how Europeans view the classification of what is considered “white” and how Turks may or may not fall into the social category>”omg Americans are wild!”Is this why more international students flock to the USA than any European country or country in general? I don’t blame them if this is average Europoor intellect despite stats.
>>>/ot/2585682>You're asking about apples vs oranges when the conversation is about airplanes. The concept of "white" as you understand it isn't how it works over there.Your analogy falls apart when you are aware of the fact that it was Europeans themselves who invented and continue to use this label.
>over thereAre you even European? Why are you speaking on behalf of a group of people you’re not even a part of?
Bro thinks she’s part of the team KEK>>>/ot/2585679>Anon you won't understand it no matter how hard we try to explain it.You never answered my question and you failed to even get your facts straight.
>Just play a song you like and dance for a while and enjoy your life and forget these things that you can't comprehend.>never addresses race classification being a European toy that they used to justify numerous atrocities across the globe>doesn’t read the news and look at modern day European acknowledgement of race>dodge the question to define what “white” means according to Europeans>”you’re too stupid to comprehend it!”Don’t be a teacher, PLEASE. Also,
>66% of the songs on Spotify's Global Top-50 playlist were recorded by US-based artists. American acts are leading the industry.Americans mog European artists anyway, so dance and sing I will.
>>>/ot/2585690>They're just the nationality that they are nona.Can’t answer the question but still spoke.
>>>/ot/2585700>Please read books more.You mean like books on Europoor history? Okay, here’s a synopsis.
>Europe->No history whatsoever > Romans discovers them living in shit covered holes in the ground >Romans attempt to civilize them, but fail>Destroy Roman Empire and doesn't know what to do with Greco-Roman knowledge.>Return to barbarism >Cope by calling "Dark Ages">Get invaded by Moors>Moors reintroduce classical Greco-Roman knowledge >Cope by calling "Renaissance">Sail around the globe with Moorish maps & navigation technology to plunder just like Barbarian ancestors.>Cope by calling it "Age of discovery">Spend the next 400 years looting the world.>Can't agree on how to divide stolen loot.>Engage in large-scale tribal war & destroy own nations >Cope by calling it "world war">Blame Jews for destruction >Launch another large-scale tribal war because why not>Attempt to co-opt Greco-Roman history> Cope by inventing imaginary progenitor Aryan race> Attempt to pass off marauding hordes of raiders as glorious Viking civilization for further cope.>Deflect attention from Europe's lack of any prehistory by belittling African history.>Largest pre Roman construction in all of Europe is a pile of rocks called “The Stonehenge”Interesting books indeed when history is just full of you being embarrassing whores. Even Hitler thought European history was a nothingburger:
>”Why do we call the whole world’s attention to the fact that we have no past? It’s bad enough that the Romans were erecting great buildings when our forefathers were still living in mud huts and enthusing over every potsherd and stone axe he finds…..We really should do our best to keep quiet about this past. Instead Himmler makes a great fuss about it all. The present-day Romans must be having a laugh at these revelations.”Sad whores.
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>>2590795>>>/ot/2585701>can’t explain a European concept despite supposedly being either European or knowledgeable about the subject>”You’re stupid and I’m funny so here’s a Patrick Star meme!”Bill Burr is unironically funnier. Yikes.
>>>/ot/2585704What a nothingburger response. If uneducated, why speak at all?
>>2585705>>>/ot/2585705>WW2 was more about nationality and religion. Americans haven't been toe-to-toe in conflicts like Europeans have, so it's easier for you to see this as one race versus another.Again, you are bringing up nationality and religion to derail what the original question was about. Also, you are downplaying the significant regard of race that Nazis and Europeans in general gave about race.
>”The Nazi's cornerstone precept of "racial hygiene" gave birth to their policy of "racial cleansing" that led to the murders of millions. It was developed by German physicians and scientists in the late 19th century and is rooted in the period's Social Darwinism that placed blacks at the bottom of the racial ladder. This program was first manifested in the near-extermination of the African Herero people during the German colonial period. After WWI, the fear among the German populace that occupying African troops and their Afro-German children would lead to "bastardization" of the German people formed a unifying racial principle that the Nazis exploited. They extended this mind-set to a variety of "unworthy" groups, leading to the physician-administered racial Nuremberg laws, the Sterilization laws, the secret sterilization of Afro-Germans, and the German euthanasia program. This culminated in the extermination camps.”Jews were not the only
victims of WWII. Europeans were not done terrorizing those outside of the white race just because they were also occupied with jews. Read more.
>>>/ot/2585708>stantwitter meme because of one’s own failure to properly answer a questionIf only Europeans cared more about being less racist to black people and Asians than America instead of using random memes with black women on them. My goodness.
>>>/ot/2585713>you areI’m not arabian.
>>>/ot/2585718>Answer too complex and not simpleIt’s either you’re not European yourself, or you just don’t know enough of what you’re talking about. There’s no reason for why the question is this hard, unless you’re one of those two things.
>>>/ot/2585725>>>/ot/2585788>>>/ot/2585789>>>/ot/2585815>>>/ot/2585824>examples adding up to number 2947238975983759 of how scrotes mog women in comedy despite being responsible for 90% of violent crimes>>>/ot/2585726>I so, so desperately want you to understand that I can't even be mean.The problem is that you simply don’t know enough of what you’re talking about even though you so, so desperately want to be a historian.
>”Good luck navigating life with your reading comprehension skills”>spent several posts bringing up irrelevant points to not answer what was simply: “Do Europeans think of Turks as white?”“Ugh, you have no reading comprehension!”
This is like a teacher being asked by a student “what’s 2+2”, talking in redundant circles about apples, oranges and the space-time continuum and calling the student dumb for “just not getting it”.
>I hope you enjoy your senior year of high school next year.I graduated high school a year early. Also,
>the average four-year high school graduation rate in the United States was approximately 87.4%. In the EU, the average share of people aged 20-24 with at least an upper secondary education (similar to high school) was 84.3% in 2024.Have YOU graduated? Oh wait, you’re most definitely not even European. My bad.
>>>/ot/2585729You're not gonna get it until you let go of the word "white". It just doesn't apply. There is not a "white equivalent" in Europe. It is just us vs them.
This is just false. Not even arguably false. With everything I have provided, you are objectively just incorrect.
>>>/ot/2585735>I should have clarified I don't think they see race in regards to other Caucasian, light-skinned people. Obviously people with darker skin or distinctly different facial features always face additional levels of prejudice based on that alone. It still falls into the category of us vs themRacism is a form of prejudice that implies the ability to see race if there’s even a possibility to create a bias based on it. Yes, there is “us vs. them” in Europe. Not just in nationality, but also in race. You basically just admitted that there’s racism in Europe, meaning that European perspective on race isn’t that different from racism literally anywhere else. This means that Europeans do see race, so the question was how do they view Turks in terms of race?
>”I don't think they”So you’re not European. Why were you ever speaking? Why didn’t you properly read that my question wasn’t meant for someone like you to answer in the first place? I thought you had superior reading comprehension. I guess my American nationality put a dent in it.
>>>/ot/2585765>Another American moment. Biracial people aren't half, they're double.I’m not taking biology lessons from someone who descended from a group of borderline neanderthals who needed Romans to make them stop fucking their own fathers, brothers, uncles, cousins and random animals in swamps. Or from a demographic of women who had to be told to stop prostituting themselves to sell their own babies into slavery for being part black.
>”…for as much a[s] diverse Freeborne English or Whitewoman sometimes by the instigation Procurement of Convievance of theire Masters Mistres or dames, and always to the Satisfaction of theire Lascivious and Lusftfull desires, and to the disgrace not only of the English butt also of mant other Christian Nations, do Intermarry with Negroes and Slaves…”>>>/ot/2585921>Idk about anyone else but I’m not denying that Europe is racist as shit it’s just its own unique history of racism that can’t be understood through an American lens of “whiteness.”Because Europeans definitely never had or at least transported slaves based on a sense of racial superiority into the 17th century just like Americans did. Nah. Let’s just lie about history to make Europe look so different from America.
>>>/ot/2585948>this is a question that can be answered with a yes or no you ameritard.>There is the group with heavily slavic genetics, the one with middle eastern genetics and the one who still has mongolian genetics although the last one is rare. So no, it depends on the person, their whole ethnicity as a nation can't be classified as one ethnicity due to the diversity in it. Some are very white nordic looking, some look arab, and some look like a mix of those two.>”It CanT bE AnsWerED WitH a YeS or nO yoU AmEritArd!>Proceeds to answer the question with a very simple answer.So basically, the answer is that yes, Turkish people can be white and will be seen as white depending on the individual’s race. You answered the question, but you honestly don’t strike me as that intelligent.
>>>/ot/2585967>here's how europe divides it's whiteness. ultra white: pig snout nose, Whoville lips, natural platinum blonde, icy blue eyes, flat. white: dark blonde hair, blue/hazel eyes, button nose but not as snouty. ambigious/exotic: luigi mangioni, olive skin tone, wavy or curly hair, dark brunette, dark eyes, aquiline nose, prominent eyes. Not-white: anything that's not the first two and sometimes the third one. Also it depends on which part of europe you are because in some parts the luigi mangioni phenotype is considered white but in other parts he is not.You do all that when you don’t even have the largest genetic diversity. You guys don’t even come in second place.
>”You are giving such a 4chan /pol/ stench, also look at a american calling someone a mutt”>has a problem with politically incorrect statements about racial admixture>proceeds to be politically incorrect on the assumption that an American can’t be one race with one ethnicity>ignore the fact that there’s an entire European country known as the “United Kingdom” that is composed of ethnic mutts due to invasion by different groups of other ancient Europoors.Strange behavior.
>>>/ot/2585976>”I told you you’re arabs”I’m not arab and if I could switch out the “European” DNA in me for anything else, I would go with East Asia. Not necessarily proud to be an American, but glad I’m not European.
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>>2590798>What is something you love about America?It looks like a happy little creature
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What are you bringing to the cookout nonnies? I'm bringing the ribs
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>>2590811Aw, super cute. I've always liked the shape of Oklahoma for some reason. Looks like a hand with a finger pointing West to me.
>>2590812The coleslaw!
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>>2590812I’m showing up with a nice, tailgate sized serving of perfectly seasoned fries for all my nonnies to enjoy of course!!
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>>2590812I made a crumbcake nonnies!
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>>2590795This is what happens when you call a Turk an arab. Noted
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>>2590798The individualism we have. Film, fashion, and other art mediums can flourish here.
t. is huffing the hopium and pretending AI doesn't exist
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>>2590812Cumin lamb skewers
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Happy Bday American nonnies from Britain
Im not serious about pic rel it made me kek
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Is there a Russian bot takeover? Even during the election pro trump crap wasn't drilled that hard. Even then I live in a heavily red area and people never react that way irl and my entire family is republican
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>>2591245same way i felt the last two days
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>>2591245I feel bad but I guess all I can do is be good to others, try to stay healthy and stay at a job with good insurance
>>2590798Our freedom when it comes to creative expression, we can kind of do whatever we want vs getting arrested or decapitated in other countries if anything is too offensive. I've been listening to the Assassins musical soundtrack all day, can't really imagine another country where a show like that could be made kek
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>>2591317Terrence Mann did such a good job on the recording I don't blame you
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>>2591359So the united States is right next to Mexico, it’s on top of it. The majority of illegal immigrants are usually from Mexico and other countries in South America, so it kinda makes sense why they’d argue the most about Mexicans. But I also see people getting just as angry about indians, Asians, Middle Easterners all the time
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>>2591359i agree, i think all of them should be deported as well
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>>2591471It’s also probably a good amount of retail worker PSTD from Black Friday consoomerism, tbh.
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what do y'all think about this? makes my skin crawl..
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>>2591404>>2591553Just put everything into low cost index funds. Ignore line going up or down, only sell if you actually need the money, so long as the economy grows in the long run you will inevitably get a return it's only a question of when and how much. Make sure it has a low expense ratio (somewhere around 0.1% or less) so the cost of managing the fund doesn't eat too much into your profits
There are various ones you can choose, some of the most popular are VOO, SPY, VTI, IVV, etc you can find one yourself easily if you look around
Put some money in foreign index funds too to protect yourself in case the American economy ever goes to shit. For the past decade or so American stocks have produced excellent gains but there is no guarantee that will last forever, American stocks have had extended periods of producing no profit either (dot-com bubble, 2008 recession) and past performance is not a good indicator of future success. Some common foreign index funds include VXUS, SWISX, VTIAX, etc
Another common strategy is to just put money into VT (world index fund) and then buy other indices from there
Decide for yourself based on your age how you want to distribute it. Some go 70 American 30 Foreign, 80 American 20 Foreign, etc. Putting everything in American or foreign will be riskier
Put some money in bonds too. As you grow older, you are going to want more stable income, since index funds are still volatile. Common truism is to subtract your age from 100 to 110 to determine the percentage of your portfolio that should be in stocks. So if you are 30, having 70-80% of your portfolio be stocks, the rest in bonds is a decent number. It doesn't HAVE to be that way that's just common advice. If you are younger, you can afford to take more risks since even if your stocks don't work out you can always work more to recoup your losses.
Have some savings in a bank account, enough to last you at least 6 months so in case you lose your job and the stock market goes to shit you won't be forced to sell your stocks at a loss to survive
You don't have to pay tax whenever you buy stocks, but you do have to pay tax whenever you sell. If you held those stocks for under a year whatever profits you gain will be taxed as regular income. If you held for over a year you have to pay a capital gains tax, which will usually be smaller. Consider the taxes you will have to pay if you are going to sell stocks as you don't want the IRS chasing after you (this is one reason why constantly buying and selling is a limited strategy, you have to keep paying taxes)
Over time you may genuinely be more interested in being an active trader (i.e. buying individual stock). Start off small, do research, put money in companies you think will genuinely make profit in the future, only put in money you are willing to lose because buying individual stock is riskier than indices. If you want to trade things like options and futures just be very careful and really make sure you do your research because many people have been financially ruined doing that
Crypto is kind of a meme, it's filled with scammers, isn't regulated, and is even riskier than individual stocks. Like above, if you are going to get into it only put in money you are willing to lose, ignore any "influencer" endorsements because they are all scams, be wary of rugpulls (they happen literally all the time).
If you have an IRA (like a Roth IRA) don't forget to buy stocks with it too
Do this as consistently as you can, time in the market is more important than timing the market. There are various other investments you can make but this is a good foundation for 99% of Americans
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>>2591553If you have 70k sitting in a savings account, you're shooting yourself in the foot. Hire a financial advisor and start investing. You'd also qualify for a down payment on so many condos in so many cities across the country. If you have 70k in savings and you're still living at home, that's really a self-own. Follow the advice
>>2591602 gave you, or hire a financial advisor to handle the investment for you if you're uncomfortable with doing it yourself.
>>2591491The kids are dumb and prideful nowadays. They wanna play nihilist but when they wake up and they're in their 30 with no assets, then they'll be crying. Oh well. Cycle of poverty forever I suppose.
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>>2591544Let me inject some positivity into this assessment. I am travelling there to visit family and I cannot wait to eat an ungodly amount of sweet corn. Is there some website that lists all the upper midwestern corn fests? I want to go to a corn fest so badly.
Corn in Europe is sad. It's nothing like what's available in the Midwest.
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>>2591690NTA anon's recommendations are very good and a solid strategy for retiring. Index funds are extremely low risk and safe, nowhere near 'gambling' since they essentially follow the market which has a historical return of like 6-7%. You are thinking of picking stocks, which she does mention and specifically says to be very careful because it can ruin your finances.
It's not an ideal strategy if you need money soon, it's a long term 'set and forget' thing, so I agree it's not ideal for people with no disposable income at all. But if you care about your finances at all you'd be better off looking into what she suggests rather than having a knee jerk reaction to the stockmarket as if it's only for wallstreet moids or something. It's actually very accessible and useful for normal, risk averse people.
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>>2591708Literally. There's no point in having more than a couple of thousand dollars in a savings account, just enough to cover emergencies. If she kept 10k in a savings account and invested the 60k into a simple lazy portfolio, she'd be at 120k in no time. It's so tiring hearing ignorant people complaining about never being able to afford to buy a house or retire, but then simultaneously ignoring and deriding all advice offered to them.
Responses like
>>2591690 are so derivative. She could have thanked the anon that offered the advice but instead she has to go on the defensive and talk down to the person that knows more than her. A lot of poor people stay poor because they hate admitting that they don't know crap or that they're harming their future with their inaction.
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>>2591572There's no proof but it's a very compelling theory (regarding the potential for illegal human experiments). Not like that hasn't happened before in multiple places around the world by multiple governments.
The part about slashing existing public funding then funneling it into private contracts with tech companies is definitely happening I mean it's not even a theory it's literally on paper now. They always said they would do that and have done it and now they are doing it more.
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>>2591892 is good advice
nonnie but
>>2591868 is talking about a traditional IRA where it's taken out pre-tax. A financial advisor should be able to guide you on which one would be more appropriate for your situation.
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>>2591889Read
>>2591602 then go to a reputable financial advisor.
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The defunding of NWS laid the groundwork for the disaster going on in Texas right now. Who knows how many more will be reported dead but I'm hoping the missing teen girls are somehow ok.
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>Pell Grant recipients will now need to take 15 credit hours instead of 12 to qualify for full-time
>Theyre slashing the maximum amount of money you can get from a Pell Grant by $1,500
Any other Pell Grant nonnies itt? I don't want to blog too much but I'm a disabled poorfag with no parental support so I kind of want to rope over this. At least I'm almost done with my degree.
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>>2592199Central Texan
nonnie here. It’s fucking awful. I really do think that there’s a level of cockiness at play - “it’s never been that bad before!” and people failed to heed warnings. They all have blood on their hands.
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I'm a pretty cynical American right now to say the least, but I had a good 4th of july. Maybe it's because I'm getting older. But it didn't feel weird. My brother is seeing a woman with kids, and we had the kid come over. I played barbies with her, we watched the fireworks and held sparklers, sat around in the backyard and I talked to my parents. The little girl called my dad by his first name and I saw a flash of a smile on him when he was walking away. My parents were a bit sus about the whole situation because it's not my brother's biological children, but it's clear they are big softies underneath the facade and they're so pleased with this little kid that they can be grandparents to. The child accidentally broke a mechanism on the door and my dad was like "yep, she broke it. That's alright, I was going to replace it soon anyway". It made me laugh inside, knowing that if I did that as a kid, he would have huffed and puffed and gotten so goddamn angry. But he's an old man now and he's tickled by it.
I'm happy my parents can enjoy it because they're not getting any grandkids from me any time soon lol
It was nice pretending to be an aunt. I want my brother to be happy, if it includes raising those children I am more than happy to be an aunt.
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>>2592091My heart goes out to those girls and Texas Nonnies I hope you all are safe.The defunding of the NWS spells disaster in the next few years especially weather getting crazier.
I saw on my state subreddit that people has minutes to get downstairs after tornado alerts went off. Fuck Elon and that stupid orange faggot.
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>>2592856I thought Australia did this more than we did?
She can get the law passed if she wants but there’d have to be a regulatory body to police it, not sure where she’s gonna get the funding for that, plus they’d be policing our own government so…this is like saying you’re gonna make psyops illegal. The weather research is all secret, or I thought it was.
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It's great to have a political party that finally represents billionaires
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>>2593054i can't wait for the news of this retard dying of an overdose in a bathtub. Seems like an uncontroversial bipartisan sentiment currently.
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>>2592193ayrt, yes I have been to a corn maze but I was pretty young! It was creepy because it was at night.
I'm so envious that your dad grows corn. You know what else doesn't really exist where I am? Cornbread. There's too much corn and not enough time during my trip.
>>2592561thank you nona! I found one a bit closer to the route I'll be roadtripping but I really should go to Iowa at some point. My relative keeps saying we can buy corn and roast it at my cousin's house, but I don't think she understands that I want the full corn experience.
Actually while searching for corn festivals I have found some amazing corn graphics and costumes and floats. I think harvest or produce festivals are adorable in every country.
No. 2593316
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you can now mass report big tech companies like tesla, oracle, microsoft, ibm, apple, and google for h-1b visa fraud to the united states government. reporting clandestine bathroom hormones e-commerce sites actually did something so maybe this will too.
https://www.uscis.gov/scams-fraud-and-misconduct/report-fraud/combating-fraud-and-abuse-in-the-h-1b-visa-program No. 2593344
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>>2593001These assholes also refuse to pass. I honestly don't understand it. You can't ride my ass and then blind me with your LED light bar while also refusing to just pass when there's ample room. Just pass me so I can see where the hell I'm going again.
My car came with bright ass LED headlights and I try to be responsible with them. You can see where the beam of light is when you're coming up on someone's bumper, so it's entirely possible to keep it from blinding people if you're not an asshole. I can only assume that these people are waiting for someone else to take them out of their misery. They have a 30% APR 84 month loan on that pavement princess truck so it's understandable.
No. 2593876
>>2593079Market manipulation and insider trading. He's cutting funding for social programs so he can re-funnel the monies into others to grift the public and blame it on Democrats later (i.e. the cuts to healthcare do not go into effect until 2027 when people have long forgotten that Trump's party was behind it; demands to Dems later to fix what they broke). It's the same reason why he keeps threatening tariffs but then postpones them. All of his buddies know what his threats and plans will be for the week so they dump and buy in the market accordingly. Politicians are doing whatever the fuck they want right now. Look up Republicans selling off their shares and trading after Trump makes those tariff announcements.
>"But nonna, programs like Medicaid are not private businesses that have stock to trade, how can this be?"Because they are shorting stocks of businesses adjacent to medicaid programs i.e. pharmaceuticals.
Remember The Wall that never got built during his last term in spite of all the funding we read that was funneled to it? Where did that money go???
Media is bought by the government so there is no focus on the insider trading aspect, but generates outrage around the announcements themselves. Imagine if the news agencies actually had the balls to report what is really happening.
No. 2593888
>>2593535Antidepressant. Shouldn't be difficult, yet it is!
>>2593858This makes me wildly curious though. What on earth is going on?
No. 2593894
>>2593876>Media is bought by the government so there is no focus on the insider trading aspect, but generates outrage around the announcements themselves. Imagine if the news agencies actually had the balls to report what is really happening.The harsh truth is that most Americans don’t really care about issues like insider trading or lobbying, mainly because they don’t understand them. Politicians have effectively turned the culture war into the only thing that gets people’s attention. Just think about which headline gets more clicks: “Senator Makes $10M from shorting Tesla with suspiciously good timing” or “Trump Sneezes and Calls Mexicans Bad and Gay??”
The media’s goal is to keep people entertained, and what sells best is cheap, low-effort culture war drama.
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Not even Americans care…
No. 2594473
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Trump and Elon need to get a room at this point, I'm not ready to experience this messy breakup
No. 2594485
>>2594473I don't understand what he's pretending to be angry about? Is he just acting
triggered because he knows it would expose him too or what
No. 2594649
>>2594572That’s not true. Maybe some people are getting them prescribed for that reason but the stimulant shortage is entirely artificial because the DEA, which regulates the amount of these drugs that can be produced, has not changed the limit from pre-Covid levels drastically.
There was an increase in prescriptions due to many people getting diagnosed ADHD when forced to work home due to the pandemic. This was complicated by doctors who only saw patients online being allowed to prescribe these drugs as well through zoom only appointments. This was not allowed prior to the pandemic either, but made it easier for people to acquire a prescription than previously. The DEA refused to increase the amount of the drugs being produced as they are skeptical of the amount of people who really need these drugs post pandemic. Additionally, there are other factors like generics and name brand not performing to the same level or manner, and loosening of regulations around that. It’s a mess but I doubt people are being prescribed stimulants en masse because they struggle with fatigue being the main cause.
No. 2594677
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Looks like the de minimus status that the non-China countries had is going away. As someone who buys a lot of korean and japanese skincare and is also a weeb, I'm fucking pissed. My sunscreens and husbando figures, both fucked.
No. 2594708
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The admission of Oregon flag design kind of ate
No. 2594793
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Some coast guard pilot was drawing GPS dicks in the ocean tonight, kek. There’s some real artistry on that second one there, made it look 3 dimensional
No. 2595186
>>2594572That’s not true, and why is it something you’re choosing to believe like it’s a nice thing to believe? Are you one of those conspiracy theorists that don’t believe long covid is an actual condition? Just FYI, it is very real, the only issue is that they need to stop calling it long covid. It’s ME/CFS caused by COVID infection (whereas the majority of ME/CFS cases stem from severe EBV infection aka mononucleosis/mono). The only reason it hasn’t fully shifted to being called that is because both doctors and “long covid” patients (aka people with ME/CFS) are often disdainful towards the ME/CFS label and like to think they’re more legitimate and are totes special unlike us ME/CFS patients who they often think are fakers. The only time I get upset with people with COVID caused ME is when they refuse to call to ME and insist it’s totally different and then whine that they aren’t getting enough research or funding. When there’s never been more ME research as there is now that we have so many cases of ME caused by Covid. Kind of pisses me off that many researchers are acting like retards and treating LC as some special condition when it’s clearly a manifestation of ME/CFS, the discrimination runs so fucking deep.
Anyway! Stimulants aren’t recommended for ME/CFS and doctors are loathe to prescribe any controls for off label uses. The only “long covid” ME patients getting stim scripts almost certainly have comorbid ADHD, and even then, they’re not likely to be getting vyvanse/addy because those are particularly bad for ME/CFS. They’d be getting modafanil or armodafani, and you’d be hard pressed to find me a place with a shortage of those.
The reason stimulant shortages are happening is because of the surge in ADHD diagnoses over the pandemic and the apps that would basically hand you an adderall script like candy. They cracked down on that but there are still a lot of folks with dubious adhd diagnoses and scripts for stims they may or may not actually need. Supply chain problems were already happening and it has been a cascading problem that is still plaguing certain areas today.
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No. 2595203
>>2594677When will this bs end? Rhetorically of course, because I agree with what
>>2593876 said about all the games trump has been playing with tariffs. If it makes any nonnies feel better, he will either make adjustments to the tariffs so they "aren't as bad" so we can feel like "well at least it's not 35%! or at least it's only on goods over $800!" or right at the eve of imposing these tariffs coyly push them out further so it can hang over us all over again.
No. 2595336
>>2595301According to the somewhat sane moid I have on speed dial, that is exactly the case. He mentioned that genital stimulation is extremely powerful, convenient, and extremely swaying. We both speculate that testosterone is a very extreme hormone that alters the body in ways we see even animals in the wild are not immune to. (enraged rutts, aggressive behavior found only in male variants of species, etc) So, effectively, men's entire purpose in life is to satisfy their dick. The more they succeed, the more their bar for coom raises, and the weirder the kinks we end up witnessing.
Threadtax: That is why I believe there is an Epstein List 100%. That being said, I find fart jokes and toilet humor pretty funny. "Poopoo peepee" makes me laugh. Can't say the same about sex jokes unless it is insanely self-depreciating from the perspective of a moid telling it. No. 2596604
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There had been some back and forth about amnesty for migrant workers and now the Trump admin is discussing as part of the medicaid work requirement is to get those people into the fields. Even if you somehow think this is a good idea, half of medicaid recipients are children and the other half are mostly pregnant women, women with young children, and poor people who already might be clearing the work requirements. I have no idea what the actual number of non-working and able-bodied medicaid recipients there are, but even if there is 34 million, well, how exactly are they going to move these people around to where they are needed? The US government is really going to force people in New Mexico, Kentucky, etc, to avocado farms in Cali and orange farms in Florida?
No. 2596720
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>>2596672>>2596699this kind of issue would mostly go away if the american economy can be reset before the reagan years where a single mom can work one job and have enough for a house for her young children quite easily. but we know conservatards would never go for it. i've learned that a lot of people behave in an amoral way if they're pushed all the way to a corner without any help and this is basically the result of that.
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>>2596632>now saying that the alligator camp is basically what happens when you come here illegally.here's a bright idea? don't invade another country illegally
(infight bait) No. 2597060
>>2596971That's a whole new sentence, I'm pointing out that the resident racebaiting troon in these threads always ends up posting non-white women. He thinks he's moonlighting as le based white
femcel using images of women he wants to fuck/be, and he fucks up every time. Same thing happened last thread.
No. 2599167
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>In his latest Fox News appearance, Homan said: “Look, people need to understand, ICE officers and Border Patrol don’t need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them. They just need totality of the circumstances, right? They just go through the observation, get our typical facts — based on the location, the occupation, their physical appearance, their actions.”
They're coming right out and admitting they are racial profiling brown people. It's a violation of the 14th Amendment.
No. 2599194
>>2599167I mean… why wouldn't they? It's not like it's the only thing they look for
This brand of nonsensical touchy feely progressivism where everyone is supposed to pretend not to have eyes and see obvious physical traits needs to die. Are you mad ICE is assuming their gender, too?
No. 2599243
>>2599196Which is dumb
Grandma Ethel shouldn't have to go through TSA groping at the airport either. It's stupid and we all know it
No. 2599376
>>2599167oh no, they will focus on mexicans and are gonna ignore all those blonde norwegians crossing the border illegally
!
No. 2599380
>>2599363Good lord. Why do people have to make things as difficult as possible? Maybe we should make the police wear blindfolds too so they don't actually observe anything about suspects that might be heckin
problematic. They should also wear earmuffs in case they hear something that might actually help them catch someone doing something illegal, they might actually he able to do their jobs and we definitely don't want that
No. 2599401
>>2599395Because usually these issues are used as gotchas and nothing else.
You can't tell me the people protesting ICE right now would be perfectly ok with them if they did everything 100% by the book. That's not the real issue that they have with them. The same people complaining about alligator Alcatraz wanted all unvaccinated in camps in 2020 and I doubt they would have had the same concerns about following the letter of the law they suddenly do now
No. 2599487
>>2599467Putting people in camps for being here illegally isn't quite the same. They have to put them somewhere because they broke the law coming here. If they just left them at home, many would run and hide. What else should they do? They are otherwise trying to get them back to their home countries as fast as possible.
It's also not all of them, I know someone being deported and he's being treated normally because he isn't a criminal or a flight risk. He's just waiting at home until his scheduled flight back.
No. 2599495
>>2599479I've never heard of anyone going in for an adhd dx and not getting it.
I'm sure somewhere, there are doctors with scruples. But i have not personally heard of it
>>2599465I condemn anyone with Hitler like vaccine views. It's probably the biggest tell for someone whose opinion is garbage. But there's definitely a political party bias that's hard to ignore. My city is hard left and they were practically draconian with restrictions, but in the red areas my relatives lived in nobody really cared and it was like a different world
No. 2599501
>>2599489That's what they're doing?
Guess what happens if you are in Japan illegally? You get detained and then sent back. They have detained people for years in some cases. Because they are committing a crime by being there illegally. Governments generally detain people for committing crimes
No. 2599506
>>2599501>Japannta Japan is kind of a poopy example of everything. Hell, isn't
Texas larger than Japan? Kinda like trying to use a closet for a reference on how a mansion is organized.
No. 2599518
>>2599506Japan is an extreme example, i don't think what they do is right either. But we aren't even doing that, the US is trying to deport people as fast as possible.
If the complaint is that they do not have planes at the ready to escort the people they arrest directly to straight away, I think there are some logistical difficulties with that. There are also people who claim they lost their documents or they're from a different country, so their information has to be verified. It's not just that simple.
No. 2599521
>>2599487Tbh, I've heard people say that companies are calling ICE on their workers right before payday so they don't have to pay for their work which is kinda fucked up.
Have work you don't want, throw it at people willing to take it, then say nevermind you're a criminal lol I don't have to pay you now lolol go to this camp and do more work for free lmao.
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The Department of Education finally sent out official notice about the SAVE plan's 0% interest for loans in forebearance ending. Still can't believe they didn't even give people 30 days notice, but I guess the hostility is the point. I am so sick of the student loan rollercoaster.
No. 2599670
>>2599665KEK she was clearly responding to
>>2599608 but backspaced a number. Easy to do on mobile.
No. 2599671
>>2599665Oof, I meant to reply to
>>2599608Don't know how that happened
No. 2599718
>>2599681I'm not sure that's really bad. The modern mythology around college being necessary for everyone has created a situation where everyone needs to pay an exorbitant amount to go. Colleges charge as much as they want because they know the government will cover loans for an insane amount. A lot of degrees are jokes and don't even teach you anything for your career. Jobs used to offer jobs trainings, which they stopped doing because everyone goes to college now so essentially they outsource the training to you and make you pay for it yourself. It used to be much cheaper to go as well because college charged what people could afford.
I don't know if we can go back, but the current situation where everyone who wants to have a decent life is forced at age 18 to take out 50-100k in loans to learn stuff you could learn for free on the internet, is really stupid and unsustainable.
No. 2599744
>>2599718But making college expensive isn't gonna do shit besides just create a generation where only trust fund babies are the ones becoming doctors, lawyers, etc and that alone is a nightmare if you've ever met ultra rich kids
If there's an issue - don't play with strings hoping to get a result. College to high? Cap public universities then like every other first world country did. Jobs don't offer trainings and require useless degrees? Offer tax credits to businesses that train their own employees
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as much as a lot of people in my area believe that kamala lost because of her tranny pandering or whatever, i think maybe its time that people realize that one of the biggest reasons why she lost to trump is because she was wanting to push forward with the idea of giving first time homeowners money to get that first house. and as a millennial, that felt exciting when i heard about it. but for the baby boomers and the older gen x crowds, that probably placed the last nail on her coffin because they would rather all kill themselves than see the younger generations finally have a way to move forward in terms of having buying power in the housing market. yes there are always boomers who keep harping on about how lazy, selfish and entitled millennials and gen z are, but they would rather complain rather than see us finally have our foot in the door and make something of ourselves the same way they have when they were our ages decades ago. they don't WANT us to become homeowners in a nice house. they don't WANT us to be rid of our debts. they don't WANT us to succeed. this isn't all boomers of course, but it's enough that its hard to ignore it atp.
No. 2600104
>>2599681Something something
Art Institute something something
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>>2602819samefag Seems to be taken out of context. Fuck you NYT. The article seems to have mentioned that he isn't saying they should be ignored outright, but should be handled by a specialized team instead. There are dangers to being ignorant with a gun in a volatile situation, which cops are, and escalation is not in anyone's best interest sometimes. His head is in the right place, but he doesn't offer a proper solution. (I'm thinking of women who mention they're being abused, get
ignored, and their
abusive spouse finds out and ramps up the abuse)
https://nypost.com/2025/07/11/us-news/zohran-mamdani-said-nypd-shouldnt-respond-to-domestic-violence-calls-in-resurfaced-podcast-interview/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social>Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani suggested in a resurfaced podcast appearance that the NYPD shouldn’t be responsible for responding to domestic violence calls.>The 33-year-old democratic socialist said that the NYPD shouldn’t respond to domestic violence calls due to fears of “escalation” by New York’s Finest in a 2020 interview on the Immigrantly podcast, as first reported by the Washington Free Beacon. >“If somebody is surviving, going through domestic violence – there are so many different, different situations that would far better be handled by people trained to deal with those specific situations as opposed to an individual with a gun who has received quite a limited amount of training in general, but also in regards to these specific situations,” the Queens pol said.>Mamdani also noted that the NYPD shouldn’t similarly respond to situations involving homeless people on the train or jaywalking due to fears of “escalation” that could have fatal results.>The candidate ran successfully for state Assembly in 2020, years before his Democratic Party primary victory in the crowded mayoral race last month.>“We find so many people who are having a mental breakdown, or people who are just trying to sleep on the train, or people who are just suffering through something in their lives,” Mamdani said in the podcast.>“And instead of receiving a helping hand they were shot, they were Tased, they were killed.”>Mamdani’s campaign platform advocates for a new $1 billion Department of Community Safety that would respond to mental health crises and other situations usually handled by the police.>A representative for the campaign did not respond to a request for comment. No. 2602839
>>2602099it's a minority though, i feel like even if foolproof evidence gets released that trump is in the epstein files most of MAGA still wont care or will make up a new conspiracy theory to cope with it
maga and republicans will still worship and love their pedo president
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>>2602865You are our bravest soldier in the war against pavement princesses. God bless
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Look at all this text he typed to try and prove he's not on the list. We live in interesting times
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Seriously??? Why is it so hard to keep violent moids in jail?
Apparently he had already been arrested several times before trying to KIDNAP A CHILD, but now they are letting him out again because he is too mentally ill? Wtf?
No. 2603330
Fuckyoufuckyoufuckyou. I hate this fucking faggot assed administration.
>New FDA Rule Requires Screening of All Imported Food, Drugs, and Health Products—No Exceptions for Low-Value Shipments
Washington, D.C., July 10, 2025 — In a major change affecting online shoppers and small importers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that all imported food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics—even inexpensive shipments under $800—must now undergo FDA review. This overturns previous policies that allowed many low-value imports to skip FDA inspection. The announcement, made through U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS #65581188), applies to all Section 321 “de minimis” shipments—the legal term for packages valued at $800 or less that normally enter the U.S. duty-free and with minimal paperwork.
>What’s Changing?
Until now, small shipments of FDA-regulated products, such as vitamins, skincare products, and some packaged foods, could enter the U.S. without an FDA check as long as they met the low-value threshold. This policy was outlined in earlier Customs messages dating back to the 1990s. Effective immediately: Every shipment containing FDA-regulated goods, no matter how small, must be electronically submitted to the FDA for review. This applies to goods shipped through e-commerce websites, direct-from-manufacturer orders, and cross-border couriers.
>Why the Change?
>The FDA says the decision reflects improved technology that allows the agency to screen large numbers of shipments electronically. Officials say they want to stop unsafe or mislabeled products from reaching American consumers, even in small packages. “Regardless of value or quantity, FDA-regulated products can pose health, safety, or security risks,” the agency said in its announcement. The agency also reminded importers that food and animal feed shipments still require Prior Notice filings, a separate safety measure meant to prevent contaminated food from entering the U.S.
>Who’s Affected?
>This new requirement will impact:
>Small importers and individuals who buy vitamins, skincare, supplements, medical devices, or packaged food from overseas sellers. E-commerce platforms and drop shippers, especially those in China, Korea, and Europe. International retailers shipping directly to U.S. customers. Even a $10 bottle of vitamins or a $20 facial cream will now need FDA clearance before it clears customs.
>How Will This Work?
>The FDA says it now has the technology to review all de minimis shipments electronically. Customs and FDA systems are connected through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Entry Type 86 filings—designed for low-value shipments—must now include FDA data when applicable. If a product fails FDA review, it can be detained, refused entry, or destroyed.
>Industry Reaction
>Trade professionals warn the change could slow down cross-border e-commerce shipments, increase costs for importers, and lead to more product detentions at ports and postal facilities. “This will create headaches for small businesses and individuals who buy health-related products online,” said one customs broker. “Many people are used to ordering supplements or skincare from overseas without any hassle. Now they could face delays.”
>What Importers Should Do
>The FDA is urging importers, manufacturers, shippers, and online retailers to: Review the new requirements. Submit product information electronically before goods arrive. Ensure compliance with Prior Notice and other FDA rules.
No. 2603340
>>2603330Shit, there goes my Indian retinol
At least this will probably affect tranny hormones too
No. 2603445
>>2603419Maybe, but there's way more of that this time around to an excessive degree imo. It's not just the import thing, I just feel like they have a knack for making the worst possible choices for almost every situation.
>>2603408I agree that we shouldn't be funding Israel, we've been their bottom bitch for far too long. However, as much as i'd like other countries to be able to step up and support Ukraine, the US has the most money and military power that European countries can't sufficiently match, but maybe that's changing. We're also Russia's bitch (in a kind of underhanded way, and Trump is unpredictable and not completely under their thumb, so in ways it backfires a lot). It's not just "oh noes we gotta help Ukraine against evil Putin!" but him getting ahold of that territory has some dire implications for surrounding Euro/Nordic countries whom have a history with Russian military invasion. I think just like Netanyahoo, he won't stop there.
No. 2603926
>>2603445In my opinion, Europeans should take care of themselves, and if they can't, tough luck
They do nothing but complain about the US and obsess over the US and everything we do, despite the fact we give them billions of dollars to defend their sorry asses. They're entitled little whining shitbags and we shouldn't give them a cent. Not our problem
No. 2604685
>>2602832So glad I left nyc in 2017. It's gotten so much worse. Who should a battered and abused woman (cuz let's be real, men arent DV
victims to women) going to call then? I therapist isnt going to come with a weapon if something does esclate.
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I miss them, nonnas. They weren't perfect but it was better.
No. 2605117
>>2605107imho
less chronically online, better manners from everybody, less porn, less acceptance of mentally ill in the streets
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No. 2606743
>>2606671They did release the files. So did Biden. The only things they are not releasing is stuff like child porn that Epstein downloaded, names of
victims, and circumstantial evidence. Trump and co used the idea of more files to spin up his base into a frenzy, but it turns out there's nothing there. Womp womp.
No. 2606748
>>2605756This ask was to release all the files including unredacted
victim names and child porn. Obviously they can't release that.
This is just going to be a stupid political weapon from now on, isn't it? Every new politician will swear they will release the true & honest files, only for nothing to happen because there aren't any more files, and conspiratards will go nuts because they think that's even more proof of the cabal and the cabal must be even bigger and worse than they thought
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Rosie O'Donnell deportation is possibly the funniest strategy to distract people from the Epstein list so far
No. 2607099
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Trump broke the news that American Coca-Cola will no longer include high fructose corn syrup as its sweetener, but instead; Cane sugar!
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>>2607099wtf, i love corn syrup now!
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Not sure where to ask this q, but is there a site or forum that documents businesses in the US that are kind of "time capsules"? Like shops or restaurants that look almost exactly as they did decades ago? I found some 1960s-style bowling alley pics awhile ago and thought it would be cool to visit one someday. I don't even like bowling, I just find the "frozen in time" aspect interesting.
If there's a better place to ask this question, let me know.
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Why is Trump and his administration so obsessed with coal???
No. 2608079
>>2607579This kind of reporting is so dumb and needs to die.
What happens is that Trump talks to people he knows at Coke and then a journalist talks to the person they know at Coke. These aren't the same people with the same level of information.
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Another day, another nefarious bullshit going on in America. Illegal immigrants cant even enroll in Medicaid, so why the fuck is ICE getting personal information on millions of Americans?
No. 2608794
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jesus, a letter between Epstein and Trump was leaked
https://archive.ph/NOOUb No. 2608850
>>2604082That's actually not completely true. The money made off the missiles is pocket change compared to what you can make off of instability.
When Russia invaded Ukraine, do you know what all major financers around the world did? They bought grain futures and oil based stocks like drilling, refining or even fertilizer. Why? Because Ukraine is a breadbasket country (especially the east) and Russia's oil and grain was about to get sanctioned. Literally free money if you know about it early enough. The same type of thing happened in Iraq.
Its not like these are goods people can live without either. With incredibly predictable pricing.
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>>2608794>Also, I don't draw pictures. Checks out tbh
No. 2609115
>>2608930I'd be slightly wary of hoping anything like that. He's baited the media into talking about the issues he wants before.
He's also acting more retarded about it than usual (which I admit is hard to tell). He might not be good at much, but he is good at controlling the news cycle.
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>>2608919Maybe barron did the horny drawings
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According to Senator Richard Durbin, FBI agents were told to flag any mention of Trump when reviewing the files in the case against Epstein.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/trump-epstein-fbi-durbin.html No. 2610841
>>2609591I'm so tired of this. There probably aren't any more files. They're just going to be forced to release a bunch of stuff with
victim names redacted, and conspiratards will squeal that the redactions are ackshually everyone they don't like. This whole thing is so dumb.
No. 2612565
Saw some news broadcast where they said that there are people within the democratic party that are saying they should never run another woman again after kamala since america "doesnt want a female" president. My own dad actually said that too. They didnt fail because she woman, they failed because the democrats ran a horrendous campaign. They swung way too far and started pushing shit no one wants, no want wants infinite immigration, or funding transitioning soldiers, those are so fringe, people mostly wanted a better economy and they REFUSED to address it. And two, Kamala and walz were awful candidates, Kamala couldnt interview for her fucking life and never gave hard answers, walz was just plain unlikable and kept dropping weird flubs like saying he was friends with school shooters. The campaign was totally out of touch with what the average person wants, and it was so obvious the campaign was run by college grads who though brat and coconut memes would connect with voters rather than publisizing actual stances, but no its all because Kamala was a woman. Drives me up the wall. Democrat party cant take accountability for shit and they'll learn nothing.
No. 2612618
>>2612595this is also mainly due to the left themselves. Almost no conversations pertained to the economy and since 2022 we've been bombared with gaslighting statistics that basically claim we all have 6 fig jobs and live in mansions and everything is perfect and anyone who questions why reality isn't reflecting statistics is just stupid/lazy/delusional/etc. why would anyone be bothered to fix an economy that is shilled as so perfect?
but also it seems like the right had picked it up to prey on the poor and middle class, and then as it turns out the party that union busts, never shuts about about bootstraps, and think everyone can walk into anywhere and get a job while cutting jobs and labor rights doesn't give a single shit about unemployment rates, housing rates, affordability, etc as long as if they can threaten enough people to fudge the statistics
basically everyone involved is extremely stupid
No. 2612629
>>2612595There's also them hiding that Biden had dementia for most of the campaign, they lost a lot of trust for that.
>>2612591Can we not talk about democrats for 2 seconds without someone bringing up Trump? We all already know all his problems.
No. 2612726
>>2612709He has a massive following but yeah if you wanna bring him up I think the reason why he has a massive following is because he definitely manages to touch certain demographics in a way the democrats havent been able to for years. I dont know who theyre consulting for their campaigns but they need to fucking fire that person. You'll have deep right people, and deep left people, but a lot of people are going to pick candidates that they feel "represent them" and a lot of the issues democrats have been putting forward recently havent reflected that. It used to be that democrats ran on "the little guy" and "protecting workers" and thats very convincing stuff, but recently the little guy is "trans and minorities" which is a niche subsect while the right has swooped in on "they help the trans, i help the average guy".
You see this in EVERY campaign like when Hillary ran on "I'm with her" and then Trump responded by running "I'm with YOU". Rather than taking the politician's side, the politician is taking your side. Then he did the SAME THING this campaign with the "kamala for they/them, trump for you" and that WORKS because most people want to feel like the politician is an extension of them. Anyway im just saying the reason the democratic campaign has been increasingly out of touch seems so obvious to me I dont know why the fuck they keep doing it. Yes you can say but trump is this and that but its politics and the main determining factor is going to be how they make people feel.
No. 2612762
>>2612709Yet most people on the left aren't actually interested in that at all. Look at the original comment, saying that Trump voters are "extremely retarded" and only wanted to hurt others. Does that seem like a genuine attempt at understanding to you? Because it seems to me like making excuses.
>We've gotten to a point where the democrat party can be 100% perfect and people will choose trump anywayWhen have they ever been anywhere close to perfect? How do you know people wouldn't vote for them if they were when they have been no where near that?
This pretty much encapsulates the democrats current line of thinking. "We were 100% perfect. The voters are just stupid." And that's why they keep losing.
No. 2612828
>>2612762what trump policies benefit the average American more than what kamala was proposing? we had free/affordable education, tax credits for families, more workers rights, credits for first time home buyers, prison reform which would've lowered crime rates, gun control, and she still planned on deporting immigrants, similar to obama and biden, just not making a song and dance like trump did
I feel like there's a massive difference between people actively not choosing to listen to democrat candidates and their proposals vs "democrats only have not trump". imagine if I just turned off all republician news sources and ran around screaming "see trump has nothing he's just not kamala"
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This year has been so crazy that I fucking forgot the FDA suspended milk testing. If you drink cow's milk, always check for that USDA Organic, SQF, or BRCGS certification nonnas.
No. 2612941
Anonymous now No. 2612939
>>2610960>It was like 6 businesses out of 500. Lots of rich guys have bankrupt businessesHow many rich guys are smooth brained enough to bankrupt a casino?
No. 2612957
>>2612762Republicans are stupid though. I get what you're saying about policy and swaying centrists or whatever but it's kind of universally agreed on worldwide that people who voted Trump are retards. They fell for theatre, smoke and mirrors. Morons.
>>2612786This is a weird thing to say when lately I've been seeing republicans stick it farmers and the average joe. I also see a lot of republicans tell women to get an OF or get married and be a housewife. Neither is a real option for the average woman.
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Have any of you taken an english proficiency test before? I actually found myself struggling at times and it made me realize the stereotypes about burgers may be true…
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>>2613517Kek I also got C2. It
is the highest level. I think I got one question wrong because I had no idea what vinous fermentation even was.
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No. 2615779
>>2615188Doesn't he say some insane shit about his drug habits and all sorts of stuff?
>>2615183"I need muh illegal slave labor!!" Never change democrats
No. 2615815
>>2615772Personally, I'd probably die and so would a shit ton of people who actually need medical help since you can't get it without paying.
>>2615779>"I need muh illegal slave labor!!" Never change democratsI mean at least they're being smart about it unlike republicans who think disabled americans will gladly take those jobs for little to no pay. Being in touch with reality is a good start.
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I don't like Elon but I think Peter Thiel poses a bigger threat. Elon is retarded, and his actions have very tangible consequences, but at least some of the things he does are so retarded that it's funny. This guy, who is the cofounder of a surveillance company funded by our government, thinks that women getting the right to vote was bad for democracy. And he knows technology can be used to sway mass opinion and spread his ideas. I feel so bad for the young girls in this society
No. 2616031
>>2615900They weren't doing it because they could get away without doing it. Companies could simply claim that they couldn't find American workers, and the government would look the other way on illegal hires or approve them to hire h1bs (depending on the business).
Whether their claims were real or not is the problem. A lot of businesses knew they could get away with hiring illegal. If they're forced to pay fair wages and there are no alternatives, I think a lot of them will suddenly find that they can pay fair wages instead of going out of business and losing ALL profits.
No. 2616403
>>2616392I'm not really sure what the argument is here, nobody should be hiring illegal slave labor or 9 years old or exploiting anyone. Sure, democrats are more outwardly pro-worker, but they allowed illegal labor at low wages to go on for far too long, including underage labor. Both parties have many rich people in them with their own motives. For example, a lot of large companies are fine with more government restrictions because smaller competitors can't handle them and will fold, resulting in more monopolies. Unions are also not necessarily a positive anymore, it's no longer the age of Upton Sinclair, just look at the police unions for an example. Business owners that are right leaning are still obsessed with cheap h1b labor and long working hours, this shouldn't be allowed either. I'm tired of everything being muh team red muh team blue and endless arguments about who is better when they both have a lot of shitty, stupid policies that benefit only rich people.
No. 2616420
>>2616403it doesn't go down as easy as "don't hire illegals", a lot of the times things like asylum can be removed, visas expire, etc Majority of illegal immigrants were likely legal at the time of hire, but visas simply expired. Starving someones children over paperwork isn't ethical.
I don't know what you're talking about dems allowing low wages and such to go on for too long. blue states have the highest wages, so much that republicans who vote against it seek blue cities or states to make higher wages. Republicans just choose to vote against themselves and blame dems for it
Unions and non union jobs have their ups and downs, but union jobs are def better especially since you have republicans ready to throw families in the streets over handshakes and eye contact
the "they're both bad" approach is unrealistic and not the way to go. especially when one party has been advocating for workers but Americans are convinced being literal slaves themselves and working 90 hour weeks to live in a shitty trailer is great and better for society
No. 2616468
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Today I had to be on a customer service call with a British woman for like 4 hours so we ended up idly chatting, I mentioned to her that I was going to be taking a road trip from San Francisco to Golden, Colorado and she was like "you're going to drive all the way there? You're not going to take a train?" Kek
No. 2616484
>>2616469It's not a Republicans vs. Democrats thing, it's corporate interests vs. everyone else. These companies don't care about political parties, they just throw money at any politician who helps them continue to exploit foreign workers. In the past it's been free-market Republicans and Libertarians, but lately it's been idpol Neoliberals who want to protect the poor
POC (even though if they actually wanted to protect these people, they'd stop allowing them to be exploited by multinational corporations.)
No. 2616518
>>2616502I don't think they even try to hide it. Also didn't musk say he wanted to build that one stupid tunnel solely to thwart the HSR project in Cali? What was it called… Hyperloop? Lol
>>2616514I feel like certain parts of the U.S. are dense enough to make it work. Not necessarily saying it should be implemented throughout the entire country, though
No. 2617273
>>2617270Men are going to get so
triggered over this
No. 2617280
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Do any of you ever wonder what attracted people to cities that are now “big cities”? Like why did everyone in the east go to New York? Why did everyone on the west go to either Los Angeles or Las Vegas? Whenever I see a corporation move to my city or I learn that our population has grown more I just think to myself damn. Why would anyone leave Los Angeles to come to my shithole? kek
No. 2617283
>>2617270thats amazing
nonnie! It's great that the option is there
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>>2617270Calling it now; trans women are counted as women on this app.
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I kind of still can't believe people are telling us to 'get over' this.
https://archive.ph/b5Yk3Nobody wants nasty male pedophiles to get away with being nasty male pedophiles. Oh whatever, we will just focus on some gay sports team's logo changing or whatever kek. Everyone is aware of this too, it's just a matter of how well they can cover it up/make people forget about it. I refuse to just ignore this because he is our lord and savior chump or whatever
>>2612971>>2616027Don't forget the fact that the internet is very 'monopolized' right now. I cannot believe people forgot about the 2023 twitter source code leak, they group you by party lol. Most people get their news off of social media, it is feeling very 'over' right now. The internet needs to be demonopolized, yeah I could personally use smaller forums for separate hobbies and topics (I do, and so should you all) but that doesn't change the fact that the vast majority of people get their information off of sites meant to piss them off all of the time. I do believe that is causing the rot of our society and culture. It is hard to believe that so many people trust social media but they still do. It is extremely depressing.
Thiel and his retarded ideas have such a stronghold over the popular culture right now, this guy legit wants to sit on his chrome throne doing some pederasty while everyone "retvrns" to peasant life (Women just become slaves/consoomers). Techfags like him disgust me.
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Apparently Frenchies think that using air conditioning can cause thermal shock. Stay cool nonnas!
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What the fuck was his problem? I will admit his is one of my favorite politician lolcows though
No. 2619804
>>2619139https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/22/in-n-out-billionaire-ceo-were-not-moving-hq-out-of-california.html“We’re not moving In-N-Out Burger’s corporate headquarters,” Snyder, 43, said on Monday. “We’re not leaving California, or leaving our roots behind. Each one of our locations is here to stay.”
I don't fucking blame her, California is such a fucking dumpster fire. And I grew up there.
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They want to institutionalize homeless people who are on drugs or mentally ill. It's a slippery slope locking someone up for life for the crime of being poor.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/ No. 2621183
>>2621140Not sure I agree with that considering how
abusive and neglectful most state run institutions are and have been in the past. I also don't think being homeless should lead to imprisonment.
No. 2621922
>>2621140that's fair, involuntarily institutionalizing should come back, plus it will create jobs and decrease the amount of people okay with acting insane in public
we should actually actually rehab them instead of just having them deny being suicidal for 3 days, thrown on SSRIs and sent back out
No. 2622319
>>2622306did you not meet any democrat business owners? I know plenty, no one is saying all successful people are 100% democrat, just that proper education and income increase the chances of someone voting democrat, that's all.
>It kind of belies the scheme that democratic people purposely try to suss out people’s political beliefs to try to deny access to opportunities to earn to people who don’t agree with them, debank and deplatform ideological enemies. what are you referring too? telling someone they don't deserve to use the things that they vote against isn't "denying access to opportunities for disagreeing with them", its just plain logic. you want to use fasfa? great, don't vote for the party that wants to get rid of fasfa. You want to use job corps or WIOA? great don't vote for the party that wants to get rid of those things. need SBA funding? don't vote for the party that wants to stop funding small businesses. if "don't be a retarded hypocrite" makes the Dems in the wrong you got to get your mind straight
No. 2622375
>>2622361it's not so much of a 100% dem or a 100% con thing. Democrat policies help the economy perform better, create jobs and stability which lead to increased profits due to more consumerism. someone who owns a grocery shop may vote in favor of increasing EBT because it will increase their profits, a business owner who wants to hire teenagers and make them work long hours may vote conservative due to lack of regulations. There was actually a huge issue in the south for this reason that a lot of crappy business owners would move to the south due to lack of regulations + "the employer is never at fault" mindset, even though their profits drop
that being said - look at how the conservatives in the office are handling government spending. nothing was cut besides programs that benefited the poor and helped the eco system, and increased spending for the military, ICE (even though democrat presidents had much larger deportations without increasing government spending), increased spending to Israel, high tariffs and no ones income tax was lowered.
I guess this applies if you go for the real definition of conservative vs democrat, but that is nowhere close to what the conservatives in office are like
No. 2623159
>>2622040Fucking same nonna. Idk what kind of person would benefit from the type of inpatient psych treatment offered in this shithole country. There’s a reason I don’t “get help” when I feel suicidal, the “help” that’s out there makes you feel even worse and more disenfranchised as you realize that what people consider help amounts to you being kept as a prisoner and treated like a burden at best. Sometimes you get lucky and the ward has nice staff but even then the whole system is broken, the nicest staff members still can barely help you even if they clearly want to, it’s mostly just making you sit around mindlessly all day long with like maybe 90 minutes of “therapy” a day. therapy meaning you get access to some crayons for 30 minutes, access to the outside for 30 minutes (if you’re lucky and the unit has an outdoor area), and 30 minutes listening to music and doing some weird unhelpful group activity. and sometimes there’s legitimately
abusive situations. Get help, okay, where? Oh YOU had a good time inpatient? I can only imagine inpatient seeming like an okay time if you’re homeless.
>>2623095Jail is worse than the inpatient psych ward stays I’ve been experienced, you’re basically starved in jail. But the fact that a psych ward is only somewhat better than jail says a fuck of a lot.
No. 2623669
>>2623362>people can fathom it, it's the reason sanitariums no longer exist.your average american is probably unaware of the rampant abuses that took place in institutions decades ago.
>mental patients on the streets terrorizing the publicdo you think that's the only type of person who is going to get locked up? do you think
>>2622735 is comparable to a crazy druggy zombie moid? you should be afraid of any system that makes it easier to put away women and strip them of their rights, not consider it a lesser evil.
No. 2623750
>>2623362I appreciate the angle, but unfortunately I don't think it is a lesser evil. samefag
>>2622040 , I had met a homeless guy who was attempting to take his life due to medical complications, being fired, and being gay in Texas (basically a death sentende in the right city), and he got scooped up and shoved into the in-patient hospital. We had spoken often, and he was one of my only friends there. I think he had to be an older guy, full grey hair, extremely bitter. They further shoved him into debt. He had no method of paying them off. In the end, he told me the second he got out he would do it again.
I believe these facilities are made to put the general public at rest, rather than to help those put inside. Unless you meet a friend or kind worker inside the facility, it is a painful stay, and
dangerous to boot. Putting a patient inside a facility does not protect those within it from their violent habits. I'd witnessed at least 3 very bloody fights in the second in-patient facility. They were understaffed and one staff member got a concussion. It's truly terrifying.
No. 2623805
>>2623751What school did you go to?
If I talk to a finance student at Brigham Young University will how likely will be be a Democrat?
No. 2623952
>>2623666I'm this anon
>>2622735 and you are so right, the few weird patients were really scary. My ward was coed and the doors were left open at night, across from my room was a weird guy who followed me around during the day the entire time yelling, "VAGINA!!!" every time he saw me. It was fucking scary I thought I was going to get raped or something even though there were cameras because I always saw people doing things they shouldn't at night. Also the bathroom was open and right next to the open door so men could see me if I was peeing, my roommate and I made a system holding up towels or blocking with our bodies. The only thing it really did to help with my mental health was deciding if I ever attempt suicide again I will make sure it's lethal.
No. 2624094
>>2623949>most of the people using the service were dangerously crazyTo be fair, I don't think most mentally ill people are
constantly doing dangerous things (unless they're severely autistic or schizophrenic or something). A lot of them can act "normal" or even just calm, or they only pose a danger to themselves. It makes sense for there to be a mixed bag of conditions in the psych ward.
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Apparently Mercedes has partnered with Microsoft teams to create an app so you employers can call you via teams in the car
No. 2625558
>>2623949>voluntarilyNonna have you ever heard of being involuntarily committed? Jesus
Christ no wonder our country is fucking brain dead. I never went voluntarily!
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since this thread is full of "basedgirls" who are white nationalist because of their need to appeal to the lowest common denominator of white and southeast asian men, I'm just gonna brag a bit. I am a nonwhite woman, and my white boyfriend is 6'4, in shape, blond + green-eyed, not balding, sweet and attentive, well educated and high income. hope you losers have fun fighting over the bottom of the barrel chud-dregs with bad posture, bad skin, 0 emotional intelligence and porn induced ED from gooning to filipina vtubers, basically picrel. by the by, since we started dating, i kind of stopped using lolcow. i came back to check it out today because we're moving and i'm bored (he just bought our first house), and it's still as fucking pathetic as ever. glad i left. bye again ♥(USER HAS BEEN PUT OUT TO PASTURE)
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There was a shooting at the Blackstone headquarters
>A police officer was killed and at least two other people were shot Monday in a Midtown Manhattan office building that houses several financial and other firms, according to law enforcement officials.
>The police did not immediately provide details of the shooting, including the condition of the other people who were shot. Shortly before 8 p.m., Jessica Tisch, the police commissioner, said the gunman was dead.
>The police have identified the gunman as Shane Devon Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the matter. He died in the 33rd floor offices of the Rudin Management real estate firm, according to a person with knowledge of the circumstances of his death.
>The shooting occurred about 6 p.m. inside the building, at 345 Park Avenue, between 51st Street and 52nd Street. By 6:10 p.m., dozens of officers had flooded the area, according to a witness, Ben Ryder Howe, a freelance journalist.
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>>2626488he targeted a big private equity firm and the NFL headquarters. another hero like luigi against privatization and the gambling front big sports has become?
“I was at work and this guy came in with an assault rifle and started shooting,” one man said. “I was in the lobby at work.”
No. 2626556
>>2626393people who believe in being trans don't actually think you can change your chromosomes kek. I hate trannies too but even I'm not that stupid to think pro troon scientists go that deep, also if your best defense for a party that wanted to get rid of evolution, big bang theory, and a plethora of other science and math is "but but some defend troons!!" you have literally nothing
>>2626395he also campaigned against trump anon…
>>2626350and that's where stupidity begins, They forget their theories are only taken seriously because of the evil libs that also vote to pay their salaries, they go to conservative areas and then get frustrated when the can no longer afford their beautiful Seattle penthouse and their job consists of explaining to boomers and their brainwashed children that climate change isn't a tranny myth
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>>2626488>>2626590Sorry if I'm dumb but I had to look up Blackstone and this is how they describe themselves on their website. The website gave me creepy vibes.
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>>2626590supposedly his intended target was the nfl headquarters and he ended up on the wrong floor. he played football in high school but wasn't a professional athlete and never worked for the nfl.
>In the ramblings, which was several pages long, Tamura blamed football for his apparent struggle with the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and pleaded for his brain to be studied in the wake of the massacre, law enforcement sources said.>He wrote addressing Terry Long, the former Pittsburgh Steelers player who was diagnosed with CTE after downing antifreeze to kill himself 20 years ago.>“Terry Long, football gave me CTE and it caused me to drink a gallon of antifreeze,” the note stated, according to sources.>“You can’t go against the NFL, they’ll squash you.”>“Please study brain for CTE. I’m sorry. The league knowingly concealed the dangers to our brains to maximize profits,” he wrote. “They failed us.”https://nypost.com/2025/07/29/us-news/nyc-gunman-shane-tamura-reportedly-found-with-note-hinting-at-possible-motive-for-park-ave-skyscraper-shooting-sources/ No. 2627167
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>A federal judge has ruled that Catholic priests in Washington state cannot be required to report child abuse or neglect they learn about through confession after the Trump administration intervened in their favor.
>Three Roman Catholic bishops had sued the state government over a new law — SB 5375 — that would extend mandatory abuse reporting rules to the sacrament of confession despite the Church's absolute ban on revealing such secrets.
>Last month the U.S. Department of Justice backed them up, arguing the law "deprives Catholic priests of their fundamental right to freely exercise their religious beliefs, as guaranteed under the First Amendment".
No. 2627347
>>2627240aw thanks, I'm actually American (dual citizen) but haven't been back since pre-covid. had to remember the rules of the road though, forgot that it's ok to turn right on red and got a little love honk in Milwaukee.
>>2627214Degree stick antiperspirant in a Target. I'll price it in some rural area, maybe it's just a big city price.
Driving stuff from storage up north to the south. Stopping at Mammoth Cave tonight I think.
Food has been great so far! Eating as much Mexican/Central American food as I can.
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>>2627100It’s so weird that his target was the NFL and not Blackstone. I mean I’m sure it’s also a corrupt corporation that doesn’t care about the health of its players, but Blackstone is arguably more shady. So it’s just strange that he happened to kill a Blackstone executive but that was basically just a coincidence.
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>>2627466the women he targeted both looked like the blackstone executive and nothing like dawn aponte. i think the suicide note is a bullshit red herring. still haven't seen evidence that this note exists despite there being pictures of the guy's bloody gun and corpse
No. 2627800
Do any other nonnies know about the Mormon dominated door to door sales industry? A pushy salesman came to my home and tried to get me to sign up for a pest control contract. Supposedly a national company based in Utah but I had never heard of it. Kept name dropping my neighbors like he was working at their homes. After telling him to fuck off and that my husband will be home soon (I don’t have a husband kek) he left. Contacted my neighbors and none of them worked with the guy but were given the same spiel. Something about it didn’t sit right with me so I googled it later and learned about this whole Summer Sales industry.
It’s like a MLM targeted at men mainly, preying on college students whose only experience is their Mormon Missionary work, so they’re use to getting doors slammed in their face. Usually it’s contract based stuff like pest control, solar, home security, etc. They up charge a lot for their services which at best are mediocre and at worst nonexistent. Canceling the contract penalizes you hundreds of dollars. I’m not sure if this is standard but this guy only targeted my neighbors that were obviously elderly, had kids toys in the yard, or who didn’t seem to obviously have a man at home. I never heard of this before now and figured I would share the info for anyone else who may encounter this, this article goes into more detail
https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/23/22776944/inside-the-money-soaked-mirage-of-summer-sales-bro-culture-pest-control-alarms-solar-utah/ No. 2627806
>>2627800Mormons love their MLMs. They like to talk a a lot about hard work in the church but when it comes down to it it's because the culture values ways to get rich as quickly as possible, they're sharks about it.
Garage sales, haggling on Craigslist/Facebook, they rarely tip ever, (or they do a "tithe" tip of 10%) and of course the "be your own boss" MLMs. Utah also has some pretty relaxed business laws so a lot of MLMs are based out of here, and a lot of Mormons don't trust the government or conventional business tactics and are always looking for shortcuts.
There's also the pressure to use emotional attachment techniques to appeal to "family life", like "You'll make so much money that you can quit your day job and spend more time with your kids."
No. 2627817
>>2627806Mormons are also big into continuing the
abusive practice of puppy mills and selling their unhealthy, inbred dogs
No. 2629165
>>2629009I never understood the coffee thing. Especially when they invent those soda drinks to get caffeine another way. Surely the caffeine part would be the "bad" thing you are trying to avoid?
Is it true mormon women believe it is okay to be cucked by their partners because it is a "test of their womanly virtues" or some crap? It would explain the mormon pick mes I met on tumblr and ao3..
No. 2629274
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>>2629165The caffeine doesn't have anything to do with it. Mormons can't drink "hot" drinks, which means no coffee or tea (although herbal tea, hot chocolate, and hot apple cider are apparently fine). They can also drink energy drinks. I've always wondered how many mormons are prediabetic, given all of the sugary junk they consume, like dirty sodas and Crumbl cookies
No. 2629804
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>>2627696This note was so clearly planted, how are people not questioning this? This is a WOMAN’S handwriting. They’re just trying to frame the left as violent retards, and they don’t want the public to get any ideas about killing more executives. Why else did it take so long to report this. Also why the fuck is the NYPD doing unpaid security for these places? They need to hire their own security and stop expecting government hand outs.
No. 2629808
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>>2629154It's especially retarded, because laws like the Washington one are pretty common. Priests are already mandated reporters in several other U.S. states. It's literally just Trump signalling that he's pro-pedo.
No. 2629853
>>2629801Not to sperg, but Mormonism could simply change in other regions to drop restrictions that the locals don't like.
You saw this with Christianity where the earliest Christians were Jewish comverts who avoided pork, performed circumcision, etc. When pagans converted to Christianity later on there was a controversy over whether they would have to start following the Jewish law too. It was alien to the pagans and they didn't really see the point. Eventually it was decided that only Jewish converts should carry on following Jewish rules and the rest of the converts could keep eating pork.
This is just one example, there are loads of things like this in the first few centuries of Christianity. Mormonism is only a couple centuries old so perhaps Mormonism has big changes to come too.
No. 2630124
>>2629376Grew up mormon in Utah, and no, it's specifically drinks that are hot like
>>2629274 said. Coffee and tea. If they wanted to add energy drinks into the rule then they would, because in the 2000s they added a rule that any more piercings besides 1 on the lobe on each ear are against the rules. I knew a lot of mormons that still drank coffee before work though, and a lot who had more than 1 piercing. They always seemed like rules that everyone collectively thinks are stupid kek. On that point though, I think the mormons in Utah are a lot more lax about the rules than mormons in other states. Growing up, when meeting other mormons from different states, they were
weird kek like extremely super strict wacky, which I know sounds crazy because mormons are already considered weird. So if a mormon thinks another mormon is weird, it's gotta be even worse kekkk.
>>2629165I would assume that is just a coping strategy they repeat to themselves because they don't want to divorce, because there isn't anything specifically teaching about that (at least that I know of, I stopped going to church when I was 16). This is anecdotal obviously, but any mormons I knew divorced if there was any cheating. I wouldn't say that cheating is any more common with mormons than non-mormons either.
No. 2630792
>>2627470It's only illegal within the five boroughs of New York City barring there being a "No Turn on Red" sign. People on Long Island or in Westchester will lose their shit on the horns if you fail to turn when you can.
>>2629808Anyone with two braincells knew this and I stg anyone who thinks Trump was for women and children is a sped.
>>2629982You just had a story come out of Texas where one of the politicians wanted to cum inside of cookies to be sold at his daughter's bake sale for shits and gigs and this dude was anti-abortion, pro-church. Nobody should be surprised at anything.
No. 2631547
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>>2629804nypost is publishing pic rel as the note, but wasn't this the note from the other player that inspired him? very strange.
No. 2631550
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Why do we have the most disgusting men on the planet, honestly.