Rentlar

joined 3 years ago
[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

The ships passing through get upgraded to spicy ships, that's a plus.

("Plus" as in premiums so high it's practically uninsurable)

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 52 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I think countries have found a better solution. Wean the hell off of oil so that whatever comes out of the Middle East--be it fossil fuel or conflict-- stays in the Middle East.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 hours ago

Board of Peaces of Shit 2 coming soon!!

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 37 points 11 hours ago

Soooo Tucker, this "Democrat" silencing of critics that you've harped about for years and years... it's actually Republicans that do it, way worse and on super false pretenses. Enjoy your reward for being a forever constipated-looking Republican talking head.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 16 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

If your company exceeds >35% market share of an industry, the state should be given an option to take control of that company at a set price.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 12 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

With Trump and Hegseth in charge acting like impotent bullies, the Iranian propaganda lines write themselves.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 7 points 18 hours ago

In places and with people you are familiar, you shouldn't change what you're doing because they like you for who you are.

In other conversational situations where you're not familiar and you don't know how to engage without being thought selfish or something like that, try the L.E.A.P. method. I find it especially useful for political arguments.

Listen. Empathize. Agree. Partner.

https://spotlightonmentalhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-LEAP-overview.pdf

Even if you have your own idea in your head you want to say out loud, first listen to the other person, and empathize with their feelings. I know it's difficult with your auditory processing challenges you have, but you can practice by taking a response a little slower and with a little more time. When people feel they are heard, they are more willing to listen to your feelings. Then Agree is for controversial topics or disagreements you have. It means to find the part where your thought or opinion aligns with theirs, no matter how small. Then Partner is either how you set a workable position between you and the other person, or this is where you can talk about your thought or opinion and how it relates to the main conversation topic.

For Example, Someone says: "My brother got bitten by a dog the other day."

You are thinking: "I was chased by a dog when I was little, that was scary." But before you go directly to saying that, preface it with...

Listen & Empathize: "I'm sorry to hear that, I hope he is doing okay." After that you can talk about your relevant experience.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 day ago

Vote Republican if you want your representative to shrug their shoulders and say "ask Daddy Trump" when you need anything.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 64 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

Trump hikes Americans' (Democrats and Republicans alike) cost of living "just for fun".

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Maybe this is another position the Carney government will take "with regret" 😅

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The whole sea-to-sky area is gorgeous.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

I mean even if Democrats want to maintain some moral high ground, all they have to do is repost the Trump shitting on Americans video that he himself shared and just change No Kings to MAGA or any American that doesn't like his forever war, his Epstein coverup, his gestapo operations or anything this admin is doing.

 

It's action packed and fast paced, intuitive to pick up for my novice friends and family, replayable with several kinds of optional mechanics. Initially, I picked it up because someone mentioned it in a Flamme Rouge review as being better than it, and I enjoy both games to pieces as the mechanics are immersive.

The new tracks and stuff seem interesting so I'd like to pick up an expansion, but not multiple at once. So help me pick:

  • Heavy Rain, Japan + Mexico, puddles and consecutive curves, bumch of new cards
  • Tunnel Vision, Netherlands and Spain, tunnels, bunch of new cards
  • Rocky Road (upcoming in 2026), South Africa and Germany, gravel roads and stuff
 

Crossposting another user's post from !mentalhealth@lemmy.world since that thread is likely to disappear.

 

Likely valid until Thu Nov 27, 2025, available in Calgary only. Posting just for fun and in case 1TB becomes this price next year due to AI datacentres devouring the supply, lol.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Rentlar@lemmy.ca to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
 

YEA/POUR: 169 LPC, 1 GPC

NAY/CONTRE: 141 CPC, BQ 22, NDP 5

ABSTAINED/ABSTENU: 2 CPC, 2 NDP, 1 LPC (Speaker of the House/Président de la Chambre)

 

The theme seems to be "reduce operating spending, increase capital spending". We'll see how that will blow over with the opposition.

 

Online left-wing infighting seems to me to be about applying labels to people because they argue or have argued one thing on a particular topic, and then use it to discredit an unrelated argument topic or paint their overall character. I know there are pot-stirring trolls and compulsive contrarians, but I do witness users I personally judge to have genuine convictions do this amongst each other.

Within US politics, CA Gov. Newsom is an illustrative example (plenty of examples exist too for other countries and around Lemmy/Fedi). I don't particularly like him, he has done things I think are good, some things I think are funny, something things I think are bad and some things I think are downright horrible. Yet I have encountered some users online who will say they can't ever applaud a move of his if one specific other policy or set of other unrelated policies crossed a line for them. I'm not asking people to change their mind on what they think of a person because of an isolated good thing they do, but to at least acknowledge it as a good thing or add nuance describing what about it you like or don't. I can accept saying "I don't think this is a good thing in this circumstance", "this person will not follow through with this thing I think is good thing because ___", or "they are doing a good thing for wrong and selfish reasons" too. But to outright deny any support for an action because of a wildly extrapolated character judgement of the person doing it, when that user would support it otherwise, vexes me greatly.

I know this is not every or most interactions on Lemmy, but these are just some thoughts I have to get out of my head. You don't have to agree with me. I'm using 'left-wing' because the definition of 'leftist' or 'liberal' is wide-ranging depending on who you talk to. And on the side of the spectrum I'm calling left to left-centre, we seem to let the fewer things we disagree with get in the way of the many more things we would agree with each other. That's all, thanks for reading.

 

I'd like to hear people's journeys and motivations from people who switched over the last few months, and if there were particular challenges that were faced.

 

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