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    IAmTheZeke
    1 week ago 100%

    Oh I see!

    Are you passionate? A strong center vs MAGA is great for y'all, right? In an ideal world - next election wouldn't it be awesome to have a far left represented in a presidential debate?

    I'm all for it, friendo

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  • politics politics Debate wrap up: No one has ever so thoroughly dominated Donald Trump
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    IAmTheZeke
    1 week ago 100%

    I know a conservative mother who started the debate with Israel, abortion, and godly values being her main concerns. Godly values was the most important to her.

    Before we even got to "concepts of a plan" she actually said she isn't sure who is the best choice for the country. We stopped giving the tv our full attention when she said it was depressing her - we ended up playing cards games the rest of the debate so I didn't react as much. But thankfully I got to chuckle live at the concepts of a plan.

    I've been trying to avoid saying "weird" when talking about republicans. I don't want right leaning folk to think I'm trying to buzzword them. But it's really hard and sometimes I do say weird (was describing JD Vance's eyeliner) but that kinda makes it worse because I'll catch myself saying it and backpedal immediately and change the word (the eyeliner became 'unflattering' instead of 'weird') and they notice. And it feels like I have to protect them. Like... I'm not calling them snowflakes to their faces... But I'm loudly walking the proverbial egg shells.

    This is why I had to say that "Concepts of a plan" was cute instead of weird. I ended up comparing it to my mother asking if I had cleaned my room, with me responding "I've thought about cleaning my room."

    All that to say... It's hard for anyone with a good heart to enjoy Trump speaking. We made comments that Harris was obviously baiting him - but does that matter when he takes the bait? The immigration stories. The hate-filled eyes.

    Trump is either a mean old man who is innocent. Or he's a terrible liar - and truly a bad person.

    It was a good night. I don't know who she will vote for. But in 2020 I DID. When Harris addressed how you don't need to abandon your faith to know the trump ban laws are wrong, it felt like Kamala was speaking directly to people like her

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  • playstation PlayStation [Playstation Lifestyle] Sony to Begin Selling Cheaper PS5s But There’s a Catch
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    IAmTheZeke
    1 week ago 100%

    Looking for a cheap PS5Sony has you covered with not only cheaper consoles but also cheaper DualSense controllers. The catch? They’re refurbished and will only be available via PlayStation Direct for now. Players have spotted several listings for officially certified refurbished PS5 consoles and DualSense controllers on Sony’s storefront, with the message that they’re “coming soon.”

    Saved ya a click

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    IAmTheZeke
    1 week ago 100%

    Love Kamala. But it seems you are disappointed? If you're more conservative, this is a critical time for Republicans. It's time to represent real Americans again. We all win when both parties are fighting for things like housing, the economy, and social issues. America wants to move forward.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy To those who hate anime, why do you hate it?
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    IAmTheZeke
    1 week ago 100%

    love NGE. So weird. But wonderful too

    I've tried cowboy bebop twice. About five episodes. I know something is wrong with me. Next time I get sick I'll try again.

    Never heard of Berserk

    Read some of hxh in shonen jump. Wow. Totally forgot I bought like a dozen of those over a decade ago. It seemed a little silly with the power levels of it's the one i remember. I actually tried the show but lost interest when they were in a big tournament and started discovering they had like powers? Or that they could power up? Felt goofy. Should I stick it out?

    Ghost in the shell - been meaning to check this out

    Akira? The live action big eyed thing? I don't remember hating that movie. But I don't remember much at all it

    Studio Ghilbi is fun. I really wish I saw my neighbor Totoro before I was a grown ass man so I felt the magic more lol. I actually haven't seen anything others but they have rave reviews. Occasionally my local theater shows the films and I've been trying to see the wolf howling castle or whatever it's called

    Yeah - Context matters.

    Is Kill la kill the one my friend watches with the talking clothes? Cause I can't, my dude. Hahaha

    Forgot to mention I enjoyed AOT. Saw one punch but thought it was too meta for me. My friend said it's good because it plays on tropes. But idk. Sucks cause I LOVE that artist. He drew a series called Eyeshield 21 about a Japanese (American) football team. It was funny as hell but my goodness, that art is incredible. Yusuke Murata

    Ugh I'm gonna post some. It's just so gah damn beautiful

    https://images.app.goo.gl/b31vLUCwFtBn1Ena8

    https://images.app.goo.gl/DJqQWvaxRf6wefNK6

    https://images.app.goo.gl/tDcgXkqtBnR8GKGq6

    https://images.app.goo.gl/irLVMeak8w1QgE158

    What were we talking about

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy To those who hate anime, why do you hate it?
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    IAmTheZeke
    1 week ago 100%

    It's like... I feel like I have to look up if there's any weird stuff before I can get into any of it. Like I love fma (brotherhood ftw) and really enjoyed Death Note and some Netflix shows. But I couldn't finish sword art online. I should have known when an early episode introduced a little girl voice trope character... Who was almost immediately attacked by tentacles.

    Sex stuff doesn't bother me (laughed my ass off at the wild food war competition show) but the kid stuff is fucking weird. And it's common enough that I stick to other media mostly

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    Don't forget, Okies!
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    news News Nate Silver predicts Trump has 64% chance of winning the electoral college in latest forecast
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    IAmTheZeke
    1 week ago 100%

    Yeah. I think we take our easy navigation for granted sometimes. Like... I can get most information pretty quickly and not have a lot of trouble discerning what I need to do to get that information.

    But not everyone is as "natural" at surfing. Maybe they have trouble putting things in perspective, they don't know how to use a tool like Wikipedia, or even - maybe they just don't like researching.

    I'm so glad we have people that are great at keeping up with everything. But we have to remember that presenting and teaching information accurately and helpfully is a skill that we need desperately.

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  • news News Nate Silver predicts Trump has 64% chance of winning the electoral college in latest forecast
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    IAmTheZeke
    1 week ago 85%

    Polling guru Nate Silver and his election prediction model gave Donald Trump a 63.8% chance of winning the electoral college in an update to his latest election forecast on Sunday, after a NYT-Siena College poll found Donald Trump leading Vice President Kamala Harris by 1 percentage point.

    He's just a guy analizing the polls. The source is Fox News. He mentions in the article that tomorrow's debate could make that poll not matter.

    Should you trust Nate or polls? They're fun but... Who is answering these polls? Who wants to answer them before even October?

    So yeah take it seriously that a poll found that a lot of support for Trump exists. But it's just a moment of time for whoever they polled. Tomorrow's response will be a much better indication of any momentum.

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  • news News Nate Silver predicts Trump has 64% chance of winning the electoral college in latest forecast
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    IAmTheZeke
    1 week ago 100%

    Hey man there is a mountain of people who don't know things and are scared to ask. learning is always a good thing

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  • news News JD Vance Stands By Tucker Carlson Amid Hitler Controversy
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    IAmTheZeke
    2 weeks ago 100%

    Damn that sucks! Too bad they couldn't just release them into the wild. But they probably would try and live in our society again. Very tough. Tough call. /s

    Terrible shit, man

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  • workreform Work Reform 17,000 AT&T workers have been on strike for three weeks. Here's why.
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    IAmTheZeke
    2 weeks ago 100%

    The CWA, which represents the striking AT&T workers, says its members are looking for a contract that delivers increased wages and benefits, including more for healthcare, and claims the company violated the National Labor Relations Act by not bargaining in good faith to come up with a contract that addresses these demands.

    The Dallas-based telecom giant denies the claim.

    “We’re disappointed that union leaders would call for a strike at this point in the negotiations rather than directing their energies toward constructive discussions at the bargaining table. This action needlessly jeopardizes the wages and well-being of our employees,” an AT&T spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

    CWA Local 3204 in Atlanta President Ed Barlow says the lack of bargaining is the direct cause of the strike.

    “If the company doesn't want to send the right representative to the table, our members are prepared to stay out and strike as long as we have to to get the company to do the right thing at the bargaining table,” Barlow said.

    “We appreciate the mediator’s efforts. Our message to AT&T is: no more excuses. It’s time to get serious about bargaining so we can get back to work serving our customers,” CWA District 3 Vice President Richard Honeycutt said in a press release.

    AT&T doesn't want to treat their workers fairly. Therefore they care less about the customer and more about profit

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  • news News Donald Trump Says Elon Musk Will Lead 'Government Efficiency' Task Force
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    IAmTheZeke
    2 weeks ago 100%

    This should be in commercials. There's Trump's Stupid ideas and Musk's ideologic stupidity. What a fucking Reese's these two would make

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  • technology Technology A trailer based on Aaron Sorkin's proposal for a spiritual sequel to "The Social Network" - focusing on the 'dark side' of Facebook.
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    news News JD Vance Stands By Tucker Carlson Amid Hitler Controversy
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    IAmTheZeke
    2 weeks ago 100%

    “You know, Germany, look, they put themselves into a position in Adolf Hitler’s chiefly responsible for this, but his whole regime is responsible for it, that when they went into the east in 1941, they launched a war where they were completely unprepared to deal with the millions and millions of prisoners of war, of local political prisoners, and so forth that they were going to have to handle,” Holocaust,”  asserted Cooper. “They went in with no plan for that and they just threw these people into camps. And millions of people ended up dead there.”

    They just ended up dead at the local campground. It's really sad guys. Germany was as shocked as you. It's mostly Adolf's fault... Germany was really overwhelmed with the campground-filling war; ignoring her horrified friends while she shoves a few annoying space-taking Jews in the special Happy Happy joy time shower.

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  • world World News Led by the automaker BYD, China has established itself as the main car supplier in Mexico. The US worries China could use Mexico as a “back door” to sidestep tariffs and gain footing in the US market.
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    news News Arizona prosecutors asked grand jurors not to indict Trump in state's fake electors case
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    IAmTheZeke
    2 weeks ago 100%

    Dude needs to be charged. Seems like pretty deliberate or a massive mistake that should not have been possible.

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  • world World News Led by the automaker BYD, China has established itself as the main car supplier in Mexico. The US worries China could use Mexico as a “back door” to sidestep tariffs and gain footing in the US market.
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    news News Florida state parks whistleblower fired after exposing Ron DeSantis’s plans
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    news News Doctors grapple with how to save women's lives amid 'confusion and angst' over new Louisiana law • Louisiana Illuminator
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    IAmTheZeke
    2 weeks ago 100%

    The Louisiana Illuminator spoke with several doctors across the state that voiced extreme concern about how the rescheduling of misoprostol as a controlled dangerous substance will impact inpatient care at hospitals. Misoprostol is prescribed in a number of medical scenarios — it’s an essential part of reproductive health care that can be used during emergencies, as well as for miscarriage treatment, labor induction, or intrauterine device (IUD) insertion.

    But because it is used for abortion, misoprostol has been targeted by conservatives in Louisiana — an unprecedented move for a medication that routinely saves lives. A controlled dangerous substance has extra barriers for access, which can delay care.

    If you live in Louisiana, I would encourage you to write your officals. This was a mistake and deserves a response. I like to use Resistbot cause it's easy and free to email through it. Really bad when politicians make uninformed changes to healthcare imho

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  • technology Technology Apple’s Upcoming iPhone SE to Feature OLED Display: What's With Screen Tech Shift?
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    IAmTheZeke
    2 weeks ago 100%

    Apple's upcoming fourth-generation iPhone SE is set for a 2025 release, marking a significant milestone in its transition to OLED technology across all iPhone models. This move will finally bring the iPhone SE in line with Apple's flagship devices, which have been using OLED displays since the iPhone X debuted in 2017.

    So just bringing the SE line up to date

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  • news News Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI official says
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    IAmTheZeke
    3 weeks ago 100%

    I can laugh at this! Haha. Also, on an unrelated note, I don't wish death or violence on anyone

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  • world World News Russia faces "difficult fight" to retake Ukraine-held area, says top US spy
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    world World News Young Palestinian creator Medo Halimy who shared glimpses of daily life during war dies
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    technology Technology X (formerly Twitter) labeled an unflattering NPR story about Donald Trump as ‘unsafe’ | A spokesperson said the warning was a "false positive."
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    news News Justice Department watchdog finds failures in FBI's handling of child sex abuse cases
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    IAmTheZeke
    3 weeks ago 100%

    The FBI has failed to report some child sexual abuse allegations to local law enforcement or social service agencies even after changes prompted by its handling of the case against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, according to a Justice Department watchdog report released Thursday.

    In a review brought on by the FBI’s failures to promptly investigate Nassar, the inspector general found serious problems persist that run the risk of child sexual abuse allegations falling through the cracks as overworked agents juggle dozens of cases at a time. In one case, a victim was abused for 15 months after the FBI first received a tip about a registered sex offender, the report said.

    I'd love to see more money going towards fixing these agencies.

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  • news News J.D. Vance Booed by Entire Crowd During Dumpster Fire Speech
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    news News CEOs with lowest-paid US workers ‘focused on own short-term windfall’ – report
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    news News Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed
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    news News ‘The police don’t seem to care’: in a rural California town vexed by gun violence, families search for clues on their own
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    news News Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says
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    whitepeopletwitter People Twitter Borderline criminal
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    IAmTheZeke
    3 weeks ago 100%

    Second person next to a second car filled with milky chocolate: But hitting me was a crime.

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