totally endorsed by their governments of course
#Misc Chat
eager parrot
charred fulcrum
Fair but like ICE as far as I read is just.... Grim Reaper'ing anyone ain't American blood
eager parrot
yeah they've been raiding small and large businesses and factories and anybody who can't prove they are American are getting detained
it's bound to have many false hits too, as we're seeing in the news
You can't scattergun approach this and expect no stray hits.
Very crude.
last eagle
somehow samsung is still fine
charred fulcrum
Probably not for long
hoary charm
yeah thats why everything is collapsing right now
eager parrot
You gotta wonder though if some of this is just severe case of ego stroking for Trump
like even ancient emperors couldn't imagine having this level of power to create or destroy trillions of dollars with just a few written words
also the 104% already went into effect
eager parrot
lol Kairu just experienced the COVID time dilation
eager parrot
nah, at least 2 years has been erased from the timeline that's why lol
also I can't tell if that sentiment is good or bad
Trump doing what Bernie might have done...
or at least saying what a proclaimed "democratic socialist" would usually say
doesn't bode well
hoary charm
following /biz/ during these happenings is always a good time
valid magnet
https://x.com/TrumpDailyPosts/status/1909784713847321085
The fact that people are believing this and bootlicking still is crazy
eager parrot
The fact that people are believing this and bootlicking still is crazy
you misunderstand their mental process
they genuinely wanted this, without realizing the consequences
hoary charm
well, more like lack of mental process
eager parrot
they wanted it all burnt to the ground
not understanding that they will get caught in the fire
charred fulcrum
following /biz/ during these happenings is always a good time
4chan?
hoary charm
yes
eager parrot
serves them right, they caused him to get elected the first time and probably the second time >_>
hoary charm
yeah the realizations are funny
eager parrot
but the ones who wanted it to hit the bottom again probably sold before this all started anyway
and are waiting to buy
but I suppose that's less than 1% of the overall retail or crypto investors
marsh oracle
Normally when the stock market has high volatility like right now, the bond rates would go up because people shift their money from high risk assets like stocks to low risk assets like bonds
Both stocks and bonds dropping at the same time means people are shifting their money out of the us entirely
fossil basin
half heath
That's a huge exaggeration. The change in immigration policies aren't supported but it's not nearly as bad as you're trying to paint it. A slave class isn't correct, They are people who are willing to do lower wage work but most business are paying the standard rate. Almost all of them just do uber if anything cause the supply of jobs can't meet the demand. Also on top of that every immigrant can apply to get various benefits and help with pathways to better their employment opportunities (things like esl). The only issue has been that it's just too many ppl at once. I'm talking from personal experience btw. I am close to someone who arrived here a year ago and hasn't been able to find a stable job yet. He's living off benefits and is taking ESL classes.
Also a lot of people are moving out of Toronto to other more remote places in the Country for work now. That's actually a good thing imo. I know someone who moved to Prince Edward Island.
Like you're trying to paint it like Saudi Arabia or Qatar or something but it's not even that, it's not even close to US level of exploitation either. There are cases where some more desperate people will work for cash at lower than minimum rate but that's on top of benefits so they are happy to do it if they can't get anything else.
Also people have been scamming entry into the country by claiming asylum or enrolling in schools that are just to get them to meet their conditions for Visa or PR.
Only problem is they just started accepting too many applicants. I've also heard of some cases of rejected applications though but it's not nearly as strict as the past.
ocean vigil
X
fossil basin
https://x.com/ENERGY/status/1909728482898186463
surely that is so far an oxymoron
also "who wants a windmill next to their houses" 1: that is not how windmills work, 2: windmills/wind turbines are nostalagic to me and comforts me in a sense due proximity
more "proxmity" oriented way would be rooftop solar paneling which should be an efficient way unless you live somewhere without lot of sun or totally neglect panel care
marsh oracle
Welcome to the next 4 years 
Also whoever came up with panicans gets an extra special place in hell
hoary charm
david sacks said black monday is over though
surely the finest minds from the all in podcast would never be wrong?
marsh oracle
Trump should put a 1000% tariff on podcasting equipment
That would so some good for the world
blazing depot
https://x.com/ENERGY/status/1909728482898186463
Beyond parody
hoary charm
X
ocean vigil
ok, quick guesses what the new trump number will be
hoary charm
an additional 84% for a total of 188%
that might just be the one that finishes off the crash
fossil basin
ok, quick guesses what the new trump number will be
127%
ocean vigil
extra or total?
fossil basin
extra or total?
stick-er
blazing depot
ok, quick guesses what the new trump number will be
Bigly
ocean vigil
and not like it would matter to trump anyway
vital needle
But it got worse in the last 8 years
fossil basin
wait, wasn't USA and China friendly before?
I mean he has burned bridges with every country at this point
vital needle
Will America still exists next week?
Manifesting negative response 
fossil basin
even demanding tribute like Qianlong Emperor
last eagle
somehow i wish something more sinister happens to the president
vital needle
Nah he's cooking
last eagle
true
vital needle
Sinister things can happen to him once the destruction of the us regime is complete
proud tulip
https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1909925435103756502
holy shit
marsh oracle
Aliexpress execs not having a good week
fossil basin
trim flicker
oh they're keeping up with stopping exports for US defense companies?
at least that's what it seems like from those company names
sick
livid frigate
The U.S. economy is collapsing and you’re celebrating. So sickening
trim flicker
last eagle
the american economy situation is insane
marsh oracle
one of my personal nightmare scenarios was trump just doing nothing and taking all the credit for the continued economic recovery
last eagle
-penguinz0
marsh oracle
so at least thats not happening
livid frigate
It’s okay the tariffs will reindustrialize the U.S.
Bananas are grown in every U.S. state so we get to keep on eating them
trim flicker
true
ocean vigil
HFCS IVs
trim flicker
i do have a banana tree on my lawn actually
ocean vigil
food is for losers
trim flicker
idk if the right word is lawn its on our propriety
also a huge mango tree
mango yummmm
livid frigate
trim flicker
nan yesuriya
marsh oracle
dont you live several kilometers south of the average american?
I think the panicans are getting to him
trim flicker
dont you live several kilometers south of the average american?
at least 2
i live roughly by the tropic of capricorn which is at least a bit south of north america
ocean vigil
that's just a hipster goat mate
vital needle
I dont get the panican term
ocean vigil
covfefe
shadow elbow
panicant
marsh oracle
I believe it comes from the -an ending for party affiliates as in republican, but with panic
trim flicker
pelican
shadow elbow
pan a caint
marsh oracle
Or he just likes pelicans, which is understandable
shadow elbow
pant a can
trim flicker
can a paint
paint a can?
shadow elbow
pants in a can
trim flicker
real eyes
marsh oracle
Probably in the top 5 trumpisms
fossil basin
panna cotta
vital needle
Excuse me I am literally neurodivergent and a miner??
fossil basin
blazing depot
they yearn for the mines
just look at the success of the Minecraft movie! Even the little kids want to mine!
trim flicker
chicken jockey
blazing depot
Using popbase out of all places as a news source for this is absolutely a choice
fossil basin
Using *popbase* out of all places as a news source for this is absolutely a choi...
it's the main source that'll bring the image post of trump without an article link
blazing depot
At least put some effort in, man
fossil basin
I did not want to article-bait for the direct quote Trump was saying
trim flicker
https://fxtwitter.com/PopBase/status/1910022652745728085?t=ZF_B2qkchm97SgEErGjKc...
pathetic lack of commitment
blazing depot
Also gee, who could have seen this coming
blazing depot
But he got them to kiss his ass first, he got what he wanted (for now)
https://fixupx.com/atrupar/status/1909764953780728060
Allegedly anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if his aides just made calls from random countries he has never heard of up
livid frigate
I can’t wait for the economy to be destroyed
ocean vigil
listen man, the penguins were literally begging on their knees
marsh oracle
The market is so fucking funny man
90 day pause doesnt really do anything for businesses pulling their long term investment plans cause they still dont know if the country exists in a year lmao
God this whole thing is so stupid
Oh apparently the 10% stays for the other countries
Hope the eu doesnt pause theirs
blazing depot
I swear, at this point anyone believing in anything Trump says or does to inform their investment decisions is just clinically brain dead
livid frigate
I’ve seen a lot of Trump supporters say that he’s doing this to cause the feds to drop the interest rates so that “the American dream” is affordable again
Because Trump is a genius
keen nest
Honestly my only regret is not having the capital to invest rn lmao
would've been pouring in if I did
marsh oracle
I’ve seen a lot of Trump supporters say that he’s doing this to cause the feds t...
Thats the latest cope yea
keen nest
livid frigate
Thats the latest cope yea
It’s very funny
marsh oracle
Which makes no sense cause the fed would at the very most cut rates by 1% until then, and that is already extremely far out of the norm
You lose more from the loss of taxable income cause unemployment will go up lmao
keen nest
I forget how many delays ago it was atp because it's happened to much, but I just viewed it as just a means of bargaining atp
This is really just reaffirming that lmao
marsh oracle
If you still believe trump has a coherant plan youre high on copium 
livid frigate
You lose more from the loss of taxable income cause unemployment will go up lmao
Income tax will disappear. Tariffs are how the government will make money now
marsh oracle
Well america will also manufacture everything themselves so what are you tariffing
Can the deep state just do their job and release us
livid frigate
I’m a conservative. I’m not that bright
trim flicker
The market is so fucking funny man
money has never been more fake
half heath
I'm surprised market actually bounced back after the delays. Nothing makes sense. You got an inconsistent president just toying around with tarrif wars and somehow the delay was enough to convince people to invest again.
Idk if any of this is planned but many predicted he'd do something like this. Reverse the tarrifs again. It kinda does feel suspicious cause if you had insider knowledge you'd be making a crazy return.
shadow elbow
trump saved the economy! wow!
oak lodge
I think the panicans are getting to him
charred fulcrum
yo I just heard Razer halting business in the US
hoary charm
last i read they were just halting laptop shipments
eager parrot
He's not wrong about China, but his type of people are the ones who outsourced everything to China in the past 30-40+ years.
They were more than happy to pocket the profits and take advantage of the cheap labor and resources.
X
Trump letting his couriers spar for influence is pretty funny though
toxic spoke
nardwuar the goat
hoary charm
lmao
eager parrot
what the hell is going on in our government lol
nobody knows who is in charge of what
toxic spoke
is that Herrera guy as head still on the table
eager parrot
I hope not, a guntuber as head of ATF might be a bit too meta even in this clownworld
army secretary as head of atf might be a more cold calculated way of dismantling the ATF though.
toxic spoke
that tracks, what isn't being dismantled currently
eager parrot
free SBRs and suppressors for everybody
charred fulcrum
is that Herrera guy as head still on the table
Hold on Brandon Herrera?
toxic spoke
Hold on Brandon Herrera?
Yeah that guy went on a lil media tour after his video about the assassination attempt to position himself as someone to be appointed
toxic spoke
He's not, just to be clear
valid magnet
Fucking cringe man
vital needle
eager parrot
Truly terrifying
blazing depot
X
The replies on this one are gold
So many great memes, lmao
(until you scroll down to the sycophants, but still)
last eagle
That one Local57 post lmao
blazing depot
none of this makes any sense
Clearly you just don't understand the Art of the Deal™️
trim flicker
weaving those deals
trim flicker
at least it's funny to see the "tariffs will be so good actually" into the "haha i knew he was just messing around"
tariffs are good vs art of the deal
marsh oracle
Yea i think people realized yesterday was major cope and shit is still fucked lol
blazing depot
proud tulip
everyone place your bets on the next random ass art of the deal retaliatory number after china respond
last eagle
not 200%, weak
marsh oracle
We are in uncharted territory here, not sure trump even knew tariffs could go above 100% before today
charred fulcrum
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/china-trump-tariffs-live-updates.html up to 145%
Can't believe I am going to say this
marsh oracle
https://fxtwitter.com/bsfarrington/status/1910036754217771035 this guy seems ready for some tough negotiating
valid magnet
Average Ace Attorney witness
shadow elbow
he cross examined a parrot
marsh oracle
Why is the orca obsessed with feet?
shadow elbow
the sea creature covets that which he cannot have
marsh oracle
Fair enough
trim flicker
Why is the orca obsessed with feet?
I don't speak orcanese i couldn't tell u
it's a really fun case tho
dual destinies and spirit of justice are fun games
valid magnet
Agree
eager parrot
We are in uncharted territory here, not sure trump even knew tariffs could go ab...
I mean the man had threatened 100% tariffs on China if China invaded Taiwan ...
so if they invade now, 45% discount!
half heath
wait this really happened? i remember posting this tiktok about this months ago
fossil basin
FxTwitter
I guess it's likely because both the US and the EU prefer Erdoğan remaining in power at this point, even at the latter's own detriment for long run
hoary charm
getting global geopolitics/financial news from popbase 
charred fulcrum
atp 200% to china is about to become realistic
......
trim flicker
popbase number one source of reliable news
blazing depot
POV: when you just post the first thing the algorithm shits out instead of doing the tiniest bit of research
charred fulcrum
Oh shit
blazing depot
Bruh
fossil basin
half heath
has this happened before, seems really extreme weather
blazing depot
Strong winds happen all the time, just usually you don't get "lightweights stay home" warnings
dire canopy
the Ronnie Coleman winds
trim flicker
lol
dire canopy
half heath
US really doing trial and error with the world's economy. Keeps making exceptions for the tarrifs or reversing them after being told how stupid it is...
marsh oracle
Also undermines any argument that these tariffs are for national security reasons because comouter electronics is like the #1 industry cited for that
If anything by keeping the raw materials for them tariffed youre even further incentivizing outsourcing
trim flicker
yep it's clearly not for national security or jobs at all
marsh oracle
https://fxtwitter.com/TikTokInvestors/status/1911186073750999473 it does create new job opportunities
trim flicker
banger
last eagle
that neon seller needs to promote that
ruby helm
Is that legal? I assume they argue the items are their personal items and just after they arrived in the US they changed their mind and decided to sell them, which the law doesn't prohibit?
eager parrot
even if you claim something is your personal item, if it looks clearly brand new and is beyond a certain value, like a brand new phone or watch or even jewelry, customs and border patrol CAN give you grief about it, ask for proof of purchase or long-term ownership, etc.
and if you can't reproduce that, they'll hit you with taxes and customs duties.
and if you find the required documents later, you can dispute it. but if you don't pay when they ask, they will seize it.
fossil basin
last eagle
marsh oracle
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us-commerce-secretary-says-exempted-electronic-products-come-under-separate-2025-04-13/ round and round we go 
fossil basin
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us-commerce-secretary-says-exempted-electronic-p...
did someone mention round & round
trim flicker
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us-commerce-secretary-says-exempted-electronic-p...
oh my god
not surprising but 
marsh oracle
blazing depot
I swear, they always find new ways to be even dumber
fossil basin
hoary charm
time to replay the black ops 2 campaign now the plot is playing out irl
blazing depot
So I'm watching the Last Week Tonight episode on tariffs and I gotta admit, I completely missed Vance doing this
https://fixupx.com/Kanthan2030/status/1908287394333548942
last eagle
one of the ways to the downhill of a country
oak lodge
boomer rhetoric and it's gripes of "Chinesium" always seems to bother me when every blue collar guy knows most USA companies outsource labor for things as essential as hand-tools because they're cheap, white-labeling bastards
fossil basin
Who even uses the word peasant in this day and age
historians probably
or characters in period dramas
blazing depot
Famous historian JD Vance
fossil basin
Lorde forbid I'd try to explain JD Vance as a historian
dire canopy
maybe he is an AoE2 player
fossil basin
maybe he is an AoE2 player
as someone who occasionally watchs AoE2 players, they almost exclusively call the units "villagers"
haven't seen "peasants" used by them
https://fxtwitter.com/blueorigin/status/1911751601796309139?t=ykLLILNRmkg_sHQaUOiKHg&s=19
i forgot this was live
FxTwitter
katy perry and gayle king in space
brave pelican
why
blazing depot
Because they can I guess
fossil basin
a challenger-like disaster did not happen, capsule reached the earth floor again
people within seem well alive
marsh oracle
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/14/us/trump-news-tariffs probably the most ghoulish story of the administration so far
blazing depot
For all we know that dude is already dead tbh. Vanished in mega prison
Casual "we can vanish you, too, whenever we want" warning by Trumpsters
dire canopy
not that hard to understand if you think about ICE as a Gestapo
eager parrot
It'll take a high profile CITIZEN sent there for the noise to get too big to ignore for this administration. But El Salvador will not make that mistake even if ICE and US administration does, they know the PR damage would be too great.
blazing depot
I can't believe they provoked Russia by just running into their tanks and catching their missiles and bullets, smh
fossil basin
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lmrwfqbb3w27
you could maybe argue for provoking or escalating, which would be a reach still but a bit more feasible, straight up saying Ukraine started the "war" is outrageous
especially since there is not a lot of practical reasons for Zelenskyy to start a war with a much bigger country
blazing depot
Man, everything from thsi press event is completely unhinged
Even more so than usual
Truly amazing
ocean vigil
blazing depot
Sabotage by those gosh darn libs
trim flicker
For all we know that dude is already dead tbh. Vanished in mega prison
idk about dead but they can't have him come back as press would be all over him
can't let people have those details on how they were treated
eager parrot
there are photos and videos of how he was treated just going into that prison, so we're way past that already
the fact that these people are even entertaining the idea of imprisoning citizens outside domestic jurisdictions is crazy
charred fulcrum
Oh my fucking god Malaysia is about to hit with the worst netizen wrath of the YEAR
@proud tulip I may need you
To green light something
proud tulip
what is it
charred fulcrum
I want to share, I want to get opinions here but I have to make sure this server approves this topic
It's making rounds in our local news
I'll PM
proud tulip
charred fulcrum
But it's bad
Answer here
Okay it's greenlit
Holy fucking shit
Context : UiTM is a public half-goverment institute
blazing depot
To be fair, the Klan wasn't particularly religious, so that part is correct, lol
charred fulcrum
@harsh heart our kids overcooked
So far the context I got, this "assignment" was already approved by their lecturer
So for credit score they wanted few video depictions
I mean, you kow the works
Pics, vids of them walking
Gonna prepare popcorns for the "MALAYSIAN RACIST GENOCIDE ENABLER NATION" comments we about to get hit
how in the hell this ever left their minds without a second doubt of backlash is beyond me
@last eagle open season for y'all
X
blazing depot
Also, does the average Malaysian kid at uni actually know whatever tf the KKK is/was? (as in, not the people who did it who obviously knew, but the audience who found it amusing)
charred fulcrum
Unfortunately we are too busy with anti-LGBT that's the only thing we seem to have collective badgering for
Cause well, Islamic country
Not that I am not Muslim, I am
But extremists are a thing here
Oh and maybe a tad bit about Japan invasion of Malaysia circa wartime and what they did
The Rising Sun flag is super offensive to us
That I collectively agree
But other than that?
The average kid may or may not know about the slurs they use on the daily on the internet is something they can say or not
and yes that INCLUDES that word
I got the official press release from the uni
The recorded video is actually part of an academic assignment presentation session by students of the UiTM Selangor Branch Foundation Center, Dengkil Campus, for the Contemporary Global and Legal Issues course. The assignment aimed to encourage students' critical thinking and awareness of international human rights issues. In the session, the students chose to present issues related to racial discrimination and hatred based on skin color, which are among the human rights violations that have occurred in several countries. The costumes and visual elements used were intended to help increase understanding and appreciation of the topics presented, as well as provide a more comprehensive picture from a historical and global perspective.
Oh wow this is good
"The visual approach used is part of the pedagogical method to support high-impact delivery in the classroom, in line with the course objectives which encourage analytical thinking and civic awareness among students," according to a statement from UiTM."
So by this letter
harsh heart
https://fixupx.com/yapxiang/status/1911738646853730601/photo/2
so these kids did a thorough research about the topic and still thinks its fine to do this
charred fulcrum
If I am a student of this course, and my topic is about Nazi
I can pass if I wear a Waffen-SS inspired outfit
That's their logic right now
harsh heart
they mustve copy pasted everything from chatgpt
charred fulcrum
they mustve copy pasted everything from chatgpt
That's not the problem at all right here
charred fulcrum
This GOT APPROVED BY THE LECTURER
Strike 1, your sensitive topic IS TOO SENSITIVE maybe not actually depict them
harsh heart
**This GOT APPROVED BY THE LECTURER**
i thought it was only for the research topic not the fucking parade?? wtf
charred fulcrum
Strike 2, you still want to do it cause extra points, THE LECTURER?@!?!
charred fulcrum
i thought it was only for the research topic not the fucking parade?? wtf
YEP
@modern knoll bro you need to see this
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2025/04/1202229/uitm-defends-kkk-robes-part-class-project-racism
English national paper
I uh
Quite speechless, might say
modern knoll
Quite speechless, might say
Some people are like that..what to do
trim flicker
so they did an assignment on how the kkk would work, what it did and what it meant
and also did a parade as a demonstration?
blazing depot
Listen man, you should have seen the after parade plans they had to bin because of fire safety concerns
trim flicker
if it's all just for academic purposes i guess getting news coverage and backlash kinda adds to their understanding of the situation lmao
more knowledge
hoary charm
probably barely been touched since before moot left
last eagle
that's oof
dreamy ledge
eager parrot
hoary charm
one day companies will understand that llms are just people pleasers and will respond with what you're expecting
harsh heart
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2025/04/1202229/uitm-defends-kkk-robes-part-c...
https://x.com/fajarbarumy/status/1912350838443651284 look at this absurd shit @charred fulcrum
X
blazing depot
Somehow I feel like a university doesn't actually have the authority to essentially jail someone
ocean vigil
245%!
last eagle
poggers
hoary charm
markets barely move now since it doesnt really change anything lol
charred fulcrum
Somehow I feel like a university doesn't actually have the authority to essentia...
Legally they don't but students don't know that, and use that as scare tactic for it will cost them an exemption
Universities LOVE fearmongering
vital needle
@charred fulcrum https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/nacional/sudeste/sp/video-de-pms-queimando-cruz-em-treinamento-no-interior-de-sp-gera-criticas/
The são paulo police posted a video burning a cross and making nazi salutes on their official sns accounts
What are the odds of that
Brazil and malaysia twins
blazing depot
They're just trying to warn us about the dangers of setting fire to crosses, ok
marsh oracle
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-agency-extends-support-last-minute-cyber-vulnerability-database-2025-04-16/ the world is saved
Wouldve been interesting to see how long it wouldve taken for some major site to be hacked without it
blazing depot
Twitter removing DMs is... definitely yet another choice
And no, it wouldn't surprise me if Elon actually found what he essentially views as living breeding stations for his glorious offspring on twt, but you know
marsh oracle
Looks like the judge for the case is willing to hold admin members in contempt, thats when shit really hits the fan
Trump can either pardon them or the doj can also not comply
trim flicker
of course
USA is actually hell
every little thing that the government should provide has a middleman
blazing depot
But FREEDOM, Don. Think of the FREEDOM (to get fucked over by big companies in every part of your life)
marsh oracle
trim flicker
lol
hoary charm
that doesnt even explain how the hack happened
well crafted pdf uploaded containing bad postscript -> handed off to a ghostscript library thats like 15 years old -> priv escalation on server
just surprised how it wasnt a sql injection with how old php 5.x is
fossil basin
And no, it wouldn't surprise me if Elon actually found what he essentially views...
At the very least Nick Cannon seemingly cares about being there for his kids, Elon just sees them as fodder or something
marsh oracle
He might be speedrunning the turkey economy route starting next year
trim flicker
i really just don't get what's going on anymore tbh
blazing depot
Just focus on the concentration camps to get you through the day
blazing depot
AP sent their oval office correspondents into the deep sea
trim flicker
gotta send them somewhere
fossil basin
He might be speedrunning the turkey economy route starting next year
That is what I had been saying for long time now
Not Trump's quote I am not an economist
He also wants to speedrun the lifelong ruler run as well
trim flicker
he might be able to do it forever, have you seen his totally legit and real health checkup results
he got at least 60 more years on him
blazing depot
I liked the "he must be healthy because he's scoring all those super legit golf tournament wins" bit
ocean vigil
one nottheonion for balance
https://fixupx.com/JorgeLiboreiro/status/1912908566790275275
marsh oracle
Wow idubbz really has changed. Making a 2 hour video dunking on some guy who only agress with you 90% of the way at a time when american democracy is being hollowed out is like a leftist magnum opus, once in a lifetime opportunity
half heath
That's a strange critique when the person that's the topic of that video isn't exactly doing much about the state of American democracy either and has been a drama farmer most of his career.
I guess left leaning people have to be passive even when others talk trash about them.
hoary charm
Wow idubbz really has changed. Making a 2 hour video dunking on some guy who onl...
sam hyde broke him
marsh oracle
I guess left leaning people have to be passive even when others talk trash about...
Obviously not, but from what i remember none of his previous content cop videos were about personal grievances either
half heath
I mean he retired that and didn't feel the need to do them anymore until it became personal
and for that matter h3 done a 3 hour video on another creator doing the same bs lol
he even actively tries to get ppl deplatformed and even sues subreddits lol like someone can present themselves as left leaning and still be a hypocrite and toxic
marsh oracle
I wont lie all i remember from the whole hasan/h3 drama is that it seemed like the crown jewel of dumb i/p discourse
marsh oracle
sam hyde broke him
Wait he did a video on sam hyde?
hoary charm
Wait he did a video on sam hyde?
the problem is that sam trolled him with a carefully manufactured life for the whole time he was there filming and everything
and only disclosed that right at the end
marsh oracle
Seems like something sam hyde would do
marsh oracle
Good thing the trump admin is full of the dumbest kind of nazi
Imagine the american media trying to cover sam hyde
marsh oracle
idk this guy tho
Hes like crypto nazi blueprint
half heath
Damn some of those clips seemed a little funny yikes
hoary charm
pools closed era 4chan user
marsh oracle
He made a video during the whole elon vs maga immigration arc last december which i think makes his believes pretty obvious, for sam hyde anyway
When people start talking about the gene pool and european stock you know its cooked
hoary charm
genes mentioned https://x.com/jiankui_he/status/1911993600176734517
X
seems he sold his account though which is a shame
half heath
Watching the Canadian federal debate
I kinda hate these cause you can say anything and not follow through when elected
half heath
The one I like the best isn't worth it if it means PP gets in. Honestly the top 2 both seems like crooks. Carney at least seems like an adult although not as trustworthy as I'd want. Singh is the only one that really seems to put Canadians first, it's just idk if he'd ever get elected or have a good plan to grow the economy.
PPs words seem to be more worried about cutting down the other candidates and tiptoe around the Trump threat.
Carney feels like he has China and investment firms in his pockets despite seeming pretty reasonable.
The Quebec candidate actually has some good points but he seems more interested in dividing Canada and Quebec
marsh oracle
What makes you think china is in carneys pockets?
marsh oracle
Any article a quick google search gives me reads like some cold war red scare stuff lol
half heath
he has worked with china in the past when he was a part of an investment firm, and its plausible that he doesn't want to hurt relations with them. It could be other reasons too, cause Asia and EU are critical for our economic plans if US keeps fighting us
marsh oracle
The fact that he didnt throw out the other guy over that bounty comment?
I thought the guy quit shortly after anyway
half heath
yea but it was strange and a bad look that Carney wouldn't do it himself
he also strangely doesn't wanna show his assets the way all the other candidates did
marsh oracle
Its kinda wild that in the us, the president not putting his assets in a blind trust was a major talking point but in canada thats not even good enough lol
hoary charm
here our pm actively sells his houses lol
half heath
I mean for me, its not even close to how little i trust PP but its enough to raise doubts
It feels like the NDP is the only one that's not influenced by parties that are operating in self interest
except maybe the sikh seperatist thing
which is a little off putting too
marsh oracle
Idk both these points seem like pretty flimsy attack vectors that the conversatives are drumming up because they dont have anything else
half heath
Also during the debate Carney did say something that I'm not sure is factual. He talks about clean fossil fuel because of new technologies like carbon capturing
marsh oracle
Im not saying that they arent eyebrow raising at least
half heath
Idk both these points seem like pretty flimsy attack vectors that the conversati...
I won't say its a killer. But there are other points too like while he worked in asset management he did partake in some shady practices that saved his company from paying lots of taxes
he maintained he worked with integrity
but idk
he also says he'd balance the budget but I think that means a lot of cuts to social services
there's fr too much going on I like Singh but will prob vote Carney
marsh oracle
Balancing the budget is always a cringe talking point but here in germany we are a few election cycles ahead of other countries on that one
hoary charm
hell yeah economic stagnation
marsh oracle
Having a former head of some central banks at the helm could turn out pretty useful in the next few years at least
Seen some conspiracies that carney has been going around and getting other countries to buy into a little bit of us bond selling lmfao
half heath
Lol idk about that one but yea he does have good qualifications
half heath
hell yeah economic stagnation
theres not a lot of good answers for this
marsh oracle
He was initially
hoary charm
wait was this whole thing not about that gay makeup artist
marsh oracle
I guess people pointing out that some republicans toured the facility 2 days ago seems a little sus
marsh oracle
wait was this whole thing not about that gay makeup artist
Nah 2 different people
half heath
wtf yea really sus
marsh oracle
The garcia case is special because the legal case is so much further ahead and escalated
But theres lots of other people that have been deported without due process
Not to mention all the people who have had their visas pulled because of some stupid reason
hoary charm
yeah i saw a japanese phd student had his visa revoked over a speeding ticket
gigabrain on that one
marsh oracle
Also i hope if they pull funding for harvard and revoke their tax exemption status, the next dem admin does that to some of the politcally active churches lol
half heath
If they did that at this point what do they have to lose. Religious right already won't vote for them
it could escalate even more though I guess
marsh oracle
Well its escalated even more for the last few years without the dems doing anything so might as well try something new
marsh oracle
AI???
hoary charm
very topical considering i saw tweets suggesting openai is making their newer models way more agreeable
marsh oracle
hoary charm
she's just ahead of openai's new naming scheme
toxic spoke
we love our steak sauce making decisions people
trim flicker
at least make it be a shaman or something
marsh oracle
Trump being in charge during the rise of AI is so cooked
trim flicker
specially w all these companies playing up the ai race as a matter of national security
AI needs to have access to all copyrighted material or else uhhh national security man
hoary charm
i mean yeah https://ai-2027.com/
but this discussion isnt worth having when itll just devolve into the usual china good west bad slop
marsh oracle
Im still puzzled by this obession with automating coding specifically
Maybe its just because its a profession with a ton of textual output to train on and also a major cost factor for a lot of companies
But when youre replacing senior level software devs, you can also take out the 10 layers of middle management with it lmao
hoary charm
take one look at the average SF engineer salary * number of employed engineers
probably explains a lot
ive seen studies suggest that even right now with current capabilities, using AI to replace PMs has better results than replacing the devs with AI
marsh oracle
How high of a bar is that really 
hoary charm
lol true
half heath
thats really interesting lol
blazing depot
How to make the EU buy more foodstuff from the US:
Step 1: Make sure foodstuff is completely unregulated and matches none of the mandatory standards of the EU
Step 2: ?????
Step 3; Profit? Tarrifs?
supple dragon
Less crap US food here? Yum!!
dusky rapids
trim flicker
lmao
fossil basin
oh Lorde, everywhere is becoming Turkey V2
one thing I can confirm from lived experience, is that dropping interest rates do NOT bring inflation down
vital needle
Wow idubbz really has changed. Making a 2 hour video dunking on some guy who onl...
Shut up about genocide guys its fine the usa is in danger
Wont anyone think of the poor usa?
Sure children are dying but come on now tyler will pay more for his iphone
Wouldnt wish that on my worst enemy
livid frigate
neither ethan klein nor idubbz are leftists
half heath
thats kinda downplaying the level of corruption and fascism growing in the US
trim flicker
lots of downplaying happen in this chat on many different subjects
specially if it involves children getting bombed to death
fossil basin
thats kinda downplaying the level of corruption and fascism growing in the US
i do not think claiming ethan klein or idubbz to not be leftists are downplaying the level of corruption and fascism
half heath
yea thats not what i was replying to
fossil basin
i got that wrong again
half heath
specially if it involves children getting bombed to death
we arent allowed to talk about it but i think most of are in agreement
livid frigate
You’d be surprised
fossil basin
honestly i think it is kinda despicable that idubbz is back, and ethan klein is still, there
but also i think felix/pewdiepie and his fanbase have been a huge culprit on where we are right now, so what do i know
livid frigate
Just a symptom rather than a cause
half heath
where we are right now means what
fossil basin
where we are right now means what
i guess all of where we are right now is an overstatement, but he has contributed greatly to the rise of online fascism that has now translated across the globe
half heath
hmm interesting but idk i think it was all inevitable
fossil basin
hmm interesting but idk i think it was all inevitable
it's not "he caused all of this" but "he had been a climax figure"
half heath
its like a cycle of overcorrections
fossil basin
I am not claiming him to be a political mastermind
but a modern princip-like figure
half heath
I think i know what you mean
fossil basin
especially with the rise of reactionary politics within late-zoomers
vital needle
honestly i think it is kinda despicable that idubbz is back, and ethan klein is ...
I didnt watch much idubbbz so I dont know why hes considered so bad other than he said a lot of slurs
I watched those videos where he ate garbage with ethan
And one with hey vsauce michael here
fossil basin
I didnt watch much idubbbz so I dont know why hes considered so bad other than h...
I just do not like the 2016-2020 era of commentator content creators
marsh oracle
Shut up about genocide guys its fine the usa is in danger
If idubbz did a video about i/p instead of the stupid h3/hasan proxy war i wouldnt have typed that lmfao
Alas he didnt
blazing depot
Ruining literally everything
dire canopy
not the first time he would be there
and one of the McMahon's is a secratary of education atm
blazing depot
X
vital needle
If idubbz did a video about i/p instead of the stupid h3/hasan proxy war i would...
It still made no sense because idubbbz wouldnt make a video about american democracy either. His videos were always about content creator so your crying about americans has nothing to do with anythinf whatsoever
fossil basin
https://x.com/AP/status/1913460672077213940
I am seeing all these news and i am unsure if it matters in the medium run
Incompetent opposition and determined yet clearly evil administration historically brings in... terrifying results
trim flicker
It matters because it creates natural counter-messaging and even Trump voters start growing doubtful of him and the admin
Lots of people losing confidence on him, and also getting more aware of how mass deportation hurts people
trim flicker
ahhhhh now it makes sense
ocean vigil
when being ill is unpatriotic
trim flicker
so the best way of ensuring that happens is having ur vaccines up to date and having good foot safety protocols right
food
I'll keep the typo because it's funny
ocean vigil
all they can offer is hfcs and prayers
marsh oracle
Only on X, the everything app
trim flicker
usa is so fun
dire canopy
it's so nice seeing that she is mad that he want to visit someone who is completely innocent because he is of the same descent as the murderer of her daughter and she gets to speak about it in the White House as well
that is normal now I guess
trim flicker
yup
marsh oracle
Yep thats just how it is now
Wouldnt be surprised if the white house starts posting ai generated images to prove garcia is a gang member
trim flicker
fossil basin
It matters because it creates natural counter-messaging and even Trump voters st...
sole counter-messaging and being a clear minority government does not necessarily translate to realistic chances of toppling someone
especially if you possess superpower levels of military or social dominance like the US
fossil basin
Wouldnt be surprised if the white house starts posting ai generated images to pr...
%100
trim flicker
sole counter-messaging and being a clear minority government does not necessaril...
never said it would translate to realistic chances of people toppling the government
but a lot of the administration seems unhappy with how the executive is handling stuff, specially the judiciary
fossil basin
but a lot of the administration seems unhappy with how the executive is handling...
US people need to learn how not to act from watching like last 15 years of turkish politics
fossil basin
but a lot of the administration seems unhappy with how the executive is handling...
momentary unhappiness can be easily distracted by easy targets
half heath
https://fixupx.com/Acyn/status/1913272234078253467
what pisses me off about stuff like this is the way they pretend to actually care about fentanyl coming from Canada. America had been hard on drug users but if they really cared they'd tackle the issues that lead to drug use like mental health, and poverty.
The fentanyl thing is very concerning though I just don't believe their concern is genuine.
half heath
It's unfortunate because it works to convince ppl who get their news from biased sources. Someone even used the fentanyl thing as a reason to justify tarrifs against us...
trim flicker
just tafiff all contraband
marsh oracle
I have become a one issue voter: tariffs on podcasting equipment
trim flicker
truth
half heath
just tafiff all contraband
it was more like they wanted to justify why US would have resentment against Canada and not see them as an ally. Its all BS tho but like hate to hear it from people who aren't fully brainrotted.
like people who are actually above average in other fields just not having enough foresight to see beyond whats presented to them.
some people really just want their taxes lowered and the one party that promises them that is the one they go to bat for and they disregard literally everything else wrong about it
also i think some people are just attracted to the power fascist people show as long as its not against them
dire canopy
well there is a czech magazine that likes to make caricatures of famous people
they did this one in March
https://www.ikiosek.cz/im/pdfcover/q:70/avif/382/0/000/580/532/580532.jpg?t=20250313040039
and they are released a new one this week that looks like this
https://www.ikiosek.cz/im/pdfcover/q:70/avif/382/0/000/581/982/581982.jpg?t=20250417040036
dire canopy
this is on topic as well I guess
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-speeds-up-odometers-avoid-warranty-repairs-us-lawsuit-claims-2025-04-17/
last eagle
lmao
blazing depot
this is on topic as well I guess
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transpor...
As if they're not gonna just bury this
half heath
my country is so cooked if this asshole gets elected
trim flicker
not the stupid national socialist thing
i love when people with no knowledge of history or anything at all ever actually talk about historical facts
when historians probably think of meeting god whenever they see anything like this
damn that message took ages to send
blazing depot
Needless to say that this is straight out of the "(modern) nazis aren't bad, actually, cause they're no socialists, just nationalists" playbook
fossil basin
proud tulip
my country is so cooked if this asshole gets elected
wait until bro hears about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
marsh oracle
I knew that guy was dumb when he started talking about gold and inflation, always works as a litmus test
fossil basin
I knew that guy was dumb when he started talking about gold and inflation, alway...
i am not familiar with what he had said about gold and inflation
i am familiar that he is dumb
marsh oracle
Something something money printer something something inflation something something government bad
While conveniently ignoring the supply chain problems caused by covid, but you cant blame that on your opponent
inland dawn
Happy Easter yall,Christ has risen,lfg 🙏
fossil basin
Happy Easter yall,Christ has risen,lfg 🙏
Well it is Lorde summer after all
blazing depot
"Hey honey, do you know this one? A terrorist and 52 civilians walk into a bar..."
last eagle
lol
toxic spoke
aw man they seized my cathodes
toxic spoke
pale knot
RIP
hoary charm
i genuinely thought popes were all italian
but the last three were argentinian, german and polish..
marsh oracle
surely hes just 3 days late here?
tough root
Wow that’s wild, rest in peace
ocean vigil
what meeting jd vance does to a person
his health was bad for quite a while, seems like he just pushed himself to last Urbi et Orbi
yes
~~right after meeting with Fico ~~
hoary charm
~~what meeting jd vance does to a person~~
https://x.com/VP/status/1913977824739729459 my fucking sides
X
literally today
marsh oracle
Liz truss mustve transferred her powers to vance when she went to cpac
https://fxtwitter.com/wydbanx/status/1913865735111135541 penguins of the world, unite
last eagle
I was referring to this but yea, sorry for the words I wrote before
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/is-the-vaticans-new-anime-inspired-mascot-a-major-pr-victory-or-deeply-evil-2562743
will delete the post
vital needle
Oh luce
blazing depot
https://x.com/VP/status/1913977824739729459 my fucking sides
Vance will 100% be like "I was the last person to be blessed by the Pope, I'm the GOAT" in some variation
fossil basin
https://x.com/VP/status/1913977824739729459 my fucking sides
That and Hyunjin Protestant news must have been a lot to take in for Francis
trim flicker
this a cool experiment
they said it's some insanely saturated version of a teal shade they've never seen before basically
so the shade itself isn't new (it'd likely be impossible to see a "new" color, we'd still relate it to all the colours and names we know), just the saturation is crazy concentrated
fossil basin
This is Park Chaewon
trim flicker
gowon teal isn't turbo saturated 
marsh oracle
https://www.reuters.com/business/davos-meeting-founder-klaus-schwab-steps-down-world-economic-forum-chair-2025-04-21/ a day for all conspiracy theorists around the world
Cant tell if a good or bad day yet
Probably cba dealing with that trump stuff and decided to head out
marsh oracle
Not surprising considering the tariffs are only paused and so far theyve announced zero deals lmao
Absolute circus
marsh oracle
https://twitter.com/TheDemocrats/status/1914293583911309821 also shoutout to putting alt text on that image for the visually impaired, peak darkwoke
X
blazing depot
glances at why Kanye is trending this time..... aaaaand it's incest
trim flicker
hoary charm
what the fuck
blazing depot
Yeeeeah
hoary charm
running out of "but he made graduation" here
fossil basin
*glances at why Kanye is trending this time..... aaaaand it's incest*
Even i did not put it in my head to post it here this time, given what he posted
fossil basin
half heath
next presidential candidate....
trim flicker
sharing this mostly because the quote on the report is funny to me
The billionaire is ready to exit because he is tired of fielding what he views as a slew of nasty and unethical attacks from the political left, according to a person familiar with his thinking.
"according to a person familiar with his thinking" is a funny sentence like
sounds like you could just make this up
but anyway i do pray he's actually really hurt by people frequently shitting on him 🙏
half heath
1.5 million more canadians voted in advance polls, im hoping this is a good sign... I voted early yesterday too
new record, hopefully election day has as much of a turnout
trim flicker
gl 
eager parrot
1.5 million more canadians voted in advance polls, im hoping this is a good sign...
what outcome are you hoping for?
the 10-year incumbent government to continue, or a change in regime?
high turnouts historically favor left or center-left parties, but they're also often associated with changes in government/party in power.
blazing depot
the 10-year incumbent government to continue, or a change in regime?
given the alternative is Canadian Trump I don't feel like the conservatives are a valid choice rn
eager parrot
Their version of conservatives are more like other commonwealth Tories and similar European conservative parties, I don't think they bear that much resemblance policywise to Trump Republicans, even if they seem to use some of the same buzz words.
a parliamentary UK-style system is far less susceptible to the kind of overwhelming upheaval that Trump has brought here.
For one, they can't just executive order their way out of parliamentary processes.
Looking at their polling, it seems only the boomers are overwhelmingly in favor of the Liberals, the millennials and zoomers are more Conservative leaning.
not a surprise, the liberals have done wonders for the boomers' net worth with the skyrocketing housing prices.
blazing depot
my country is so cooked if this asshole gets elected
Let me simply refer you back to this
blazing depot
They stand at "not electing the nazi"
eager parrot
looking at one of the more reliable recent polls according to that aggregate site.
so looping is likely in the minority among their age group
marsh oracle
Pp isnt a nazi, hes just fucking stupid or willing to repeat all the same stupid talking points you hear from the maga crowd in the us
eager parrot
It appears he built his whole campaign around "fuck trudeau" and that collapsed as soon as trudeau resigned
blazing depot
I'm sorry, the only people uttering that "uhm actually, the nazis were leftist socialists" crap are nazis
No one is that dumb
marsh oracle
Eh
Considering his econ takes im not so sure
Either he knows its dumb and hes just repeating it cause thats where the conservative zeitgeist is at nowadays or hes really is just stupid
Wouldnt be the first conservative world leader thats simply dumb, look at liz truss or trump
eager parrot
wouldn't go as far as calling a Canadian head of state a 'world leader' though, conservative or liberal 
they've fallen pretty far on the world stage as far as influence and relevance is concerned, enough so that they've sustained damage from all sides, whether from the US, China, India or otherwise.
blazing depot
That's just condescending MURRICAnism tbh
eager parrot
started under their previous conservative government selling out the country to the US
marsh oracle
Well lets give trump a few more years and reevaluate
eager parrot
and then the last ten years of liberals not really investing in anything to elevate their country
eager parrot
That's just condescending MURRICAnism tbh
Canadians brought it upon themselves, well their governments rather, by being too closely reliant on the US. One look at history and you could have guessed eventually a fuckhead like Trump would come into power and take advantage of such a relationship.
marsh oracle
I mean hes not taking advantage of the relationship
eager parrot
bullying and harassment is a kind of taking advantage of a codependent relationship
marsh oracle
If anything hes taking advantage of the unique position the us has as the country with the reserve currency, but apparently thats now a bad thing for the us
But in more positive news
Tesla profit down 71%
Big oof
blazing depot
All those people who are being mean to poor Elon
eager parrot
positive as far as fuck Elon is concerned
but very negative for many portfolios
I wonder how much of it is Elon Musk's bad reputation, Twitter's transformation into 4chan, or the fact that Tesla really doesn't do a lot of innovation anymore and lots of other manufacturers are producing better electric cars... or just general disillusionment with electric cars...
marsh oracle
If youre still holding tesla shares directly you really did have it coming
eager parrot
I don't mean retail investors
but the big ETFs, mutual funds, etc. are all holding significant Tesla shares
lot of banks too
marsh oracle
Probably a blip on their books unless its some selective etf
hoary charm
I wonder how much of it is Elon Musk's bad reputation, Twitter's transformation ...
probably around the backing trump time
the twitter buy was just kinda whatever in terms of backlash
half heath
the 10-year incumbent government to continue, or a change in regime?
Well one is not an option at all in my opinion. I think liberals have their own potential risks but there hasn't been a conservative party that's actually inspired any confidence that they won't just use their position to cater to the wealthy at the expense of the rest of the country. Especially since their messaging is becoming increasingly divisive and like imitations of MAGA. PP may or may not be far right but it doesn't help when he appeals to them, it just shows he doesn't have the values a lot of us Canadians grew up with (or any values for that matter).
Not to mention the whole cycle they've barely had any actual ideas that suggest they have a plan beyond winning this election. My biggest concern with Carney is how he handles immigration and some of the economic projects cause they could improve the economy but idk at the expense of what, like he already cut the carbon tax which I don't necessarily hate since its needed to promote industries in this time of crisis. Tbh Carney reminds me of a fiscal conservative a little just with some better PR because they've suggested some ideas that make it seem like they want to cut social services.
Regardless of some of the frustrations with Trudeau's time, I am still going with the lesser evil.
so yea the party may be the same but i think the leaders are different enough to see some change even if its not drastic
eager parrot
A reasonable and well put position
if I understand your system correctly, your best bet may actually be yet another minority government instead, so everybody's kept in check to some extent.
whether liberal or conservative minority, it's to everybody's advantage there.
since you actually have some checks and balances and limits on government power by your parliament
fossil basin
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-donald-t...
I mean he fucked over the entire world progression
half heath
if I understand your system correctly, your best bet may actually be yet another...
I agree, the NDP also do a great job of that with keeping both in check even with their lower seats
vital needle
"according to a person familiar with his thinking" is a funny sentence like
Studying Elon Musk Thought as laid out in my copy of the little red tweet
fossil basin
FxTwitter
Feels like she did not expect that many people to come
Feel like NYPD still has bigger fish to fry like their mayor, but i guess... She atleast managed to appear and showcase her new single at end
FxTwitter
toxic spoke
like clockwork https://x.com/wsj/status/1915037778968006741
X
last eagle
megabruh
marsh oracle
How much does 200% vs 100% tariff even matter
blazing depot
How much does 200% vs 100% tariff even matter
I got you covered there
https://x.com/ChineseEmbinUS/status/1910673829594030458
X
hoary charm
art of the deal babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
last eagle
300%
valid magnet
Oh boy it's crazy when you open the news and see an entire city panicking (Earthquake in Istanbul)
But at least no one died apparently
fossil basin
Yeah i am okay
Will be leaving the city though tomorrow
Issue is we do not exactly know if this is the main earthquake, or if it's the signal for the touted great one
trim flicker
lol
fossil basin
blazing depot
You know who else had registries for people with mental disabilities
ocean vigil
this is totally different, they will just send them to work camps to get better
trim flicker
sounds like a totally reasonable idea!
blazing depot
Builds character
eager parrot
This administration has already broken every norm and regulation and rule it could, so why not break HIPAA privacy rules and get that registry auto-filled? It's gonna happen.
marsh oracle
eager parrot
how new are you to the internet lol
clear tide
aslong as it's entertaining
blazing depot
Would be truly unfortunate if something happened to his family and he wouldn't have a reason to return
eager parrot
inb4 the family is sent to join him instead.
marsh oracle
Art of the Deal 
hoary charm
the peace deal being complete Ukraine capitulation xd
blazing depot
I mean, realistically, even if they agreed to that dumbass "You just give up all currently lost territory to Russia and then peace :D" plan that the utterly spineless US "diplomats" have floated around, what's to stop ol' Vlad from just doing it again in a couple years when all the conscripts have gone home and Ukrainian military is considerably weaker and out of all those pesky defensible positions.
Not to speak of Putin's demilitarization and "denazification" demands
near jetty
beast mode
blazing depot
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/south-korea-moon-jae-indicted-corrupti...
When the bar is "still better than a dictatorship" I guess this is what you get
More interesting is the Bullet Train article ad further down the page
Actually watched that today, good movie
near jetty
"The son-in-law "frequently left his post for extended periods ... and did not perform his duties in a manner befitting the position", they said.
The airline, which was effectively controlled by a former MP from Moon's party, had given Moon's son-in-law the job in a bid to win favours from the then-president, prosecutors said.
The son-in-law later divorced Moon's daughter"
trim flicker
incredible stuff
near jetty
he's innocent free him
marsh oracle
Look at all these countries prosecuting their politicians, isnt that crazy
trim flicker
woke countries
blazing depot
Very normal and cool
marsh oracle
Dont think its ever been more obvious that he just makes shit up as he goes lmfao
Honestly if you read this interview and come back thinking he has some grand plan behind anything, it might be over for you
trim flicker
lmfao
eager parrot
Honestly if you read this interview and come back thinking he has some grand pla...
that is fundamentally far more terrifying than if he and his people had an actual grand plan.
fear of the unknown is the worst, add to it the level of unpredictability and uncertainty that comes with this administration, and it's really over.
there's an early 2000's or even older meme about this but related to US military...
fossil basin
blazing depot
Meanwhile Kanye started his career as a Twitch streamer, did Kanye things and got banned within 7 minutes of his first stream
Must be some sorta record
fossil basin
Also his upcoming album is...
it is going to be ass
dreamy ledge
marsh oracle
The guy selling his pillows for 14,88$, wow im so surprised by this news
eager parrot
https://www.latintimes.com/mypillow-ceos-lawyers-accused-using-ai-help-write-leg...
when the state bars are using AI to write the exams, this has just become the norm now
within just one year, it has completely turned the legal system upside down
dreamy ledge
holy shit
eager parrot
even for in-house counsel offices like mine, we're constantly trying to unfuck things others do, it's truly a struggle that wasn't even foreseen at this scale 12-18 months ago
and there is already evidence of digital fossils within the various papers, terminology that don't have any meaning or make any sense but because of one mistranslation or one bad OIC or AI scan reading, it's become part of an uncomfortable number of writings
marsh oracle
Humanity wont even need agi to fuck itself up, poggers
Video and image generation tools are probably already good enough for the average short form content scroller
blazing depot
Brainrot be like
eager parrot
video ones have some ways to go but the image generation ones are nearly perfect now
and they're still technically in their infancy stage
so lord help us all
eager parrot
I'm not saying the US didn't have a direct hand in making the world economy the way it is for the past 80 years, as in fragile as fuck, but it also sounds like world economy needs a huge overhaul in the medium term if it is so fragile that one man's whims can throw it into such an upheaval, it's only been 100 days for fuck's sake.
marsh oracle
Lots to unpack here i feel like
First of all its not one mans whims, its the administration of the biggest importer economy in the world and the other branches of government are letting them do it
Second, that overhaul comes with a biiiiig drop in quality of life if its supposed to fix these problems
And third, that article mostly talks about consequences for the US unless im missing a section, the world economy will adjust (with a downturn along the way for a while) but its gonna be fine. Unless the us defaults on their debts then its joever
Trump doing us all a favor by turning around the anti globalism sentiment 
dreamy ledge
I would like to get off this ride of "living in interesting times" now
hoary charm
india/pakistan heating up now 
half heath
man 1000 measles cases in my province wtf
vital needle
I'm not saying the US didn't have a direct hand in making the world economy the ...
The true culprits of the world being the garbage it is today are the german socdems in 1919 and nothing will change my mind on that
blazing depot
X
trim flicker
that's not scary or has any historic comparisons we can make at all
blazing depot
None of the stuff these past few days has. This is fine.png
trim flicker
past few...god knows how long at this point
trim flicker
yeah but the nazi rethoric isn't new and people have been warning about it for ages
blazing depot
Sure, but before there at least wasn't a police force out of uniform refusing to show any badges trying to make what I shall graciously call "arrests". A Secret Section of the police if you will.
trim flicker
this is so fine and cool
blazing depot
I'm just waiting for some of these dipshits to get shot on "Stand Your Ground" law basis
And whoever does it would probably walk free (if they survive)
hoary charm
bit optimistic from you
of course they wouldnt walk free, laws dont apply to this government apparently
ruby helm
In a 5-4 supreme court ruling, the court has ruled that secret police who force their way into a property without providing ID claiming "thats none of your business why I'm here" have given sufficent warning they may be secret police officers with a valid reason to be there
blazing depot
Hey now, we're not there (yet)
fossil basin
None of the stuff these past few days has. This is fine.png
that's just a normal day in turkish politics
granted, they seem to be going that route faster than even i anticipated
marsh oracle
last eagle
bullying AI finally exists
trim flicker
the perpetual labyrinth of doom
hoary charm
bullying claude 
marsh oracle
https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/EGCO0nLH3z apparently the newest openai model is a little misaligned and will just glaze the fuck out of its users lmfao
Bunch of posts in the subreddit, including the model congratulating somebody on stopping their medications or accepting somebody as a messiah figure
ruby helm
They accidently published Elon's private version
trim flicker
if this is a consequence of people seeking emotional support and validation being one of the most common use cases that's funny
just glaze the users harder
marsh oracle
Imagine being some diplomat currently trying to negotiate a trade deal with the us 
hoary charm
https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/EGCO0nLH3z apparently the newest openai model ...
dunno about misaligned since this seems to be have been deliberate
trim flicker
yeah as i said if this is smth they did bc a large amount of people seem to be using it for more personal/emotional support and validation and ended up overdoing it that's funny
and creepy
marsh oracle
the direction seems to have been intended, but not the magnitude i guess
hoary charm
i don’t even get why they’ve done this, i actually like when the model pushes back and asks me questions
gemini is really good for that
marsh oracle
youre probably an outlier in that
last week i saw some guy say something along the lines of "i never had a father figure growing up so i hope with the power of ai we can provide that experience for everybody"
just slightly spooky with this happening 
trim flicker
yuppppp
seen a growing amount of posts from ppl saying they use it for therapy and other emotional support reasons, also seen acquaintances using it as a "friend"
psychologist friend also had 2 patients who said they were using chatgpt for therapy lol
half heath
I've used it like that once or twice to vent but I found it's not helpful and just end up talking to a friend.
there are some things you kinda don't wanna share with a real human being at first and it kinda let's me accept it enough to eventually talk openly
marsh oracle
seen a growing amount of posts from ppl saying they use it for therapy and other...
yea its fucking doomed
half heath
I think the models should be tuned but I think it's not the worst practice for ppl to start expressing themselves more in text. But ppl should take everything with a grain of salt. It's also kinda scary if younger ppl use it too heavily cause some advice might feel good but isn't accounting for everything
hoary charm
and people still clown anthropic for being too into alignment research 😔
marsh oracle
I think the models should be tuned but I think it's not the worst practice for p...
for already socialized adults thats (probably) fine
but imagine the currently 8 year olds or whatever
half heath
Yea for sure
and one day eventually can we ever be sure it's not tweaked to influence users in ways that aren't in their best insterest. Like how social media became more right wing. A decade later it could easily make shifts like that to help the agenda of ppl in power
marsh oracle
and people still clown anthropic for being too into alignment research 😔
for some reason 90% of the thought leaders or whatever you wanna call them in ai are absolute psychopaths
like that cluely ad where some glasses tell you what youre supposed to tell your date to win them over
you gotta already be maladjusted to even consider that a future worth striving for
marsh oracle
im sure to some degree it was a ragebait ad but you also will find plenty of people being like "hell yea i want this"
trim flicker
I think the models should be tuned but I think it's not the worst practice for p...
there's a reason one of the many things therapists may suggest is journaling, cause it's expression and self reflection on your own feelings
putting your feelings in text does help
and I'm sure llms can be of assistance cause it does pull a lot of knowledge from many spaces but still
marsh oracle
yea the problem comes when you seek feedback from your journal
trim flicker
having the machine give you feedback may just make things worse
and even create emotional dependency in certain cases
half heath
I have an older brother who would never want to do therapy and I always told him he should start writing it out to process. He never did it but he uses Chatgpt like that very extensively lately. I do see some changes in him and even some more confidence. Although I do worry that he could misunderstand some advice though and warp his personality in a weird way
trim flicker
not to mention to me personally there's just something extra wrong and fucked with taking the human element out of emotional support
half heath
yea without the connection it is hollow but I think ppl at some point start to see the AI as a person itself.
which is wrong obv
but that's probably why they feel validated
trim flicker
I have an older brother who would never want to do therapy and I always told him...
I'm glad it provides him a safe space to express himself and maybe that leads to him actually seeking therapy in the future
half heath
There's actually one way he's using it that would blow yalls mind but I don't wanna share 😅
half heath
It is pretty doomer but in a perfect scenario where it has professional oversight and ethical frameworks, it could be amazing for ppl without access to therapy or even ppl who are just very isolated.
trim flicker
ye i saw a post where people were talking about not really having access to therapists in some country/region and it helping them
which is nice i guess
ideally everyone would just have easier access to healthcare instead of relying on some machine telling them what they wanna hear but ik that's a tough ask lol
another point is that a therapist should actually push back on some of your behavior and question it
depending on what's going on
and if these tools are just glazing you constantly that can make things much worse
marsh oracle
this is one of those areas where sometimes none is better than some tbh
like imagine relying on chatgpt for therapy and its memory is wiped for some reason
trim flicker
yeah
last eagle
wildfire happens again in korea, this time in Daegu
https://x.com/SBS8news/status/1916749194557378880
X
charred fulcrum
like imagine relying on chatgpt for therapy and its memory is wiped for some rea...
relying ChatGPT for therapy
Is society this regressed?
I mean I want to say I am not surprised given EVERY twt posts I see rn is gonna have atleast 1 comment that says "@grok is this true" which is already signs of.... intellectual regression
toxic spoke
People are impoverished, uninformed and antisocial but hearing about it is still surprising
blazing depot
I mean... for the cash grabby kind of religions and religious places that's a pretty obvious step to take