yesman

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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

You've heard of a "bucket list", but have you tried Apocalypse FOMO?

 
[–] yesman@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago

Those DNA kits work differently than what you might expect. When they say "you're 20% German", what they mean is that you've got 20% of the genetic markers they've identified in modern people who identify as German.

This might not seem like a big difference, but it is because genetics doesn't respect political boundaries. Ancestry will not tell you that you're 60% Texan because "Texas" isn't a recognized biological origin. Even though people have been there as long as they've been in Mexico.

You also have to accept that 20th Century Germans who've participated in DNA testing is the absolute standard for what a "German" is.

Nonsense. The idea of "national DNA" is incoherent leftovers from race-theory.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago (2 children)

A female guard replied “If he is dead, we’re going to cover it up and he’s going to have an alibi -- my officers,” the FBI notes said. The inmate claimed the whole wing overheard the exchange.

My favorite part is not where the phrase "cover up" is explicitly used, it's the part where the female guard clarifies that it's "my officers" who are going to get an alibi. As if she was worried their'd be confusion over the pronoun "he's".

In context, this reads like a bad SNL sketch.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Your life must be going pretty well if you've got the bandwidth to worry about Trump wearing a hat.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world -1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I don't know why an atheist would be seen as less likely to be bigoted than general population. That's certainly not my experience especially with regards to Islam. I'd argue that anti-theism is a kind of bigotry.

Many famous atheists are just public misogynists and Islamophobes riding the Joe Rogan circuit with Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro. And let's not forget how many of them were guests at Epstein Island. Richard Dawkins withered under the spotlight of fame like Smegol under the one ring.

There was a time on the Internet when the atheists were the good guys. It was the same time that Elon Musk was cool.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world -2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

It’s a funny thing. It’s made me realize that being a pacifist or being anti gun is, in a way, almost a privileged position to take. It’s easy to say “I’m anti violence” when your existence isn’t being threatened, it’s a lot harder to stomach as the threats get more real.

Your existence was being threatened but now that you have a gun you're safe? Sounds like creative writing to me. What was the threat? How did you counter that threat with a gun? Was their a big confrontation? Did you have to put a motherfucker down?

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If you read the article, only the victims were from Utah. The murderer is from Iowa.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (4 children)

TLDR: Classic libertarians think the government should have limited power so they can't hurt people. American libertarians think the government should have limited power so they can't help people.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The official rationale coming from the administration is no more coherent than this.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Does anybody use a screensaver in 2026?

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

This is probably not related to the Iran War, which makes it twice as ironic.

 

Can someone please explain how a talent-free dumbass like Ricky Gervais is successful? Is there some kind of social program in England to promote mediocrity?

 

Explanation of the Joke: S. Hawking threw a party for time travelers but only advertised it after the date of the party. this is supposed to be evidence against time travel, but the meme points out that a time traveler probably knows that Hawking is in the Epstein Files and maybe they shunned his party because of that.

 

If you think I'm denigrating these heroes, It's the 2nd fools who imagine that the problem was their ideals, their organization, or their commitment that failed. Because it couldn't have been the guns.

 
 
 
 
 

All anyone cares about is which powerful man gets embarrassed. And I recon it's more likely that Maxwell will get out early than any predator gets jail.

There were HUNDREDS of victims; it went on for decades; and nobody gives a tiny shit. Have you heard anybody propose a law, a task force, even a blue ribbon commission to find out how this happened or make sure nobody does this again? Are their any more resources for victims because of this?

Our society accepts that men of wealth are entitled to abuse people. And sexual abuse is all in the game. Because at the end of the day our legal system is constructed to protect these people from the rabble, not hold them to account.

A pedophile is political designation to strip rights, dignity, and legitimacy from enemies. Children being harmed is beside the point.

 

Listening to Netanyahu scold Australia about how to prevent antisemitic terror raises an important question. If Israel knows how to prevent terrorism, why doesn't she?

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