If we converted all of the existing cornfields currently making ethenol to solar farms, …

edit; fixed link (Technology Connections rant about renewable energy)

Trump has also complained about Bondi’s lack of clear communication skills

LOOOOOOLLLLLLLL

That’s a fair point, but I would argue that that’s far enough in the future for them to convince themselves it’s not real. Dear little Chet getting shot in the face by Muslims next week is probably harder to ignore.

I wasn’t really offering it as a solution to the current problem. I’m just saying that I don’t believe the current problem would exist if, for the past 10 years or more, rich kids were candidate fodder for the meat grinder.

I’m all for the draft on one very strict condition; it has to be truly random with no way for rich kids to get mommy and daddy to buy them out of it or into a cushy assignment. When the rich kids have an equal chance of dying in oil wars, there won’t be so many oil wars.

So, working exactly as intended.

The world would be a sad place if people were capable of doing good things for each other without the trappings of superstition? That’s a new one to me.

Many of them live their lives in service to others.

One can, and many do, accomplish that without promoting mythology as fact.

and started their own church.

[long heavy sigh]

no university which recieves taxpayer money should not have the right

I think you probably mean

no university which receives taxpayer money should not have the right

or

no every university which receives taxpayer money should not have the right

If it’s free, you’re the product.

Would I be asking if it’s normal if I had?

Fuck philanthropy, TAX THEM!

Three years?!?! Is that normal? I’d be ready to strike after 3 months!

Everyone would use it if that’s just the only way it worked. I don’t need to turn e2ee in Signal on. It’s always on. There’s no way to turn it off. So, everyone uses it. The only reason to make people jump through hoops to turn it on is if you don’t actually want people using it.

Updated:

Officials continue to monitor conditions at Wahiawa Dam but had some good news to share late Friday night: water levels are trending down.

Heavy rains are still forecast for the next couple of hours, so the evacuation warning remains in effect.

That was at 10 pm in Hawaii, or about 3 hours ago by my rough math.

In late July 2025, posts claimed an ex-CIA whistleblower alleged that the National Security Agency audited the 2024 presidential election and found that former Vice President Kamala Harris actually won.

The claims stem from an article published by a Substack account called This Will Hold on July 31, 2025. However, Snopes did not find any documentation or other evidence proving that such an audit occurred. No credible news outlet had reported on it, and the Substack article did not offer proof that it took place.

Snopes reached out to the NSA for comment on the veracity of the Substack article’s claims and did not receive a response. This Will Hold also did not respond to our questions about its report and the alleged audit.

The Substack article identified a person by the name of Adam Zarnowski as the ex-CIA agent who was involved in the audit. However, Snopes could not independently verify Zarnowski’s employment with the CIA or his alleged involvement in such an NSA audit.

In other words, this particular sibstack account has a documented history of spreading misinformation.

I’m not the person you’re responding to, but I’m running SmartTube on an Nvidia Shield here. Works amazing.

The only thing holding a lot of Americans back from violence is the knowledge that that’s exactly the excuse the regime wants to declare martial law and suspend elections. If they just jump to suspending fair elections anyway, then there will be nothing to stop the gloves from coming off. The billionaires and Congress creatures better run for their bunkers. Anybody that the people perceive as having a hand in getting us to this point, either through direct action or failure to react, won’t be safe.

Can we maybe stop linking to news outlets that are falling over themselves to pander to trump?

If the story doesn’t show up anywhere other than Fox, CBS, OAN etc, then it’s probably just propaganda. If it does show up elsewhere, then link to elsewhere.

I mean, a really easy way to not post links to CBS is to not go to CBS for news in the first place.