'God damn it, the anime/video game sector of the American Voice-Acting industry was a mistake. At this point, just outsource that shit to Australia and the UK.'
#not one of the English VAs for Persona saying 'the potential war in Ukraine is a GOOD thing actually#because it'll keep the Orange man out of office!'#as someone who hates Trump but also hates Biden#fuck you
I’m...sorry what?!
Gaddamn it's shocking to hear the author of the 1994 crime bill with one of the most conviction-hunting AGs as his veep completely ignore the mandate of holding cops accountable the rank-and-file left tried to foist upon him. Who could have seen this absolute betrayal coming. We were all totally blindsided by this.
Rich People/Celebrities in April of 2020: I’m doing my part and staying home to protect our essential workers! *gives video tour of giant mansion with pool and jacuzzi*
Rich People/Celebrities in March of 2022: I don’t mind paying extra for gas, we need to fight back against Russia. Besides, I drive a Tesla!
1. I’m “mad about rich people and gas” because the rich people don’t understand how rising gas prices hurt those who were already struggling the most. Just like in March/April 2020 when those same people said staying home was no biggie while working class families lost their income source.
For me, the rising prices are annoying and an inconvenience. For many people, including some that I know personally, this is a crisis because they were already struggling to make ends meet.
2. Paying more at the pump does NOTHING to help the people of Ukraine. Biden banned Russian imports literally yesterday - this price increase so far has had nothing to do with the invasion. Also, Russia accounts for a tiny percent of our imports, so it shouldn’t even be having a big impact.
House Energy and Commerce committee Republicans are calling on certain environmental groups to disclose their ties to a non-governmental org
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are calling on certain environmental groups to disclose their ties to a non-governmental organization which is, according to the committee, reportedly used by Russian President Vladimir Putin to make an impact on American energy production.
Three environmental groups – the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the Sierra Club – reportedly have ties to the San Francisco-based NGO environmental organization called the Sea Change Foundation, according to Republicans on the committee.
In a letter sent to each of the three groups, Republicans inquired about the funding the groups have received from Sea Change since 2006 and called for disclosure of whether the groups "are aware of concerns that Sea Change may be a conduit for Russian funding."
"Provided the public reporting of Putin's dark money influence in Europe and the concerns surrounding similar efforts in the United States, we write today to explore your connections with Sea Change," the Republicans stated in the letter. "Any action by President Putin, the Russian government, or Putin's allies to undermine American energy security must be addressed."
In addition, the Republicans asked the groups if they have received funds or took a particular action after a request "from the Russian government or anyone connected with the Russian government."
All three of the groups, according to Republicans on the committee, were identified as top recipients of Sea Change grants since 2006. The letter was signed by more than 20 Congressional Republicans, including Energy and Commerce Committee Republican leader Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Wash., and ranking member Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich.
In a response shared with Fox News, Bob Deans, the director of strategic engagement for the NRDC, suggested the "allegations are false" and are "rooted in a smear campaign."
"We receive no funding from the governments of Russia or China," Deans said. "We answer to our independent leadership, and we don’t do the bidding of any government – foreign or otherwise – in our work to advocate for commonsense environmental protections in the public interest. These allegations are rooted in a smear campaign orchestrated nearly a decade ago by fossil fuel interests and a right-wing think tank. They only serve then, as now, as a distraction."
Similarly, a statement provided to Fox News from the LCV said the "story is completely false and has been put to rest for years."
"We have no connections to Russia, or China, and have been an effective advocate for environmental protection for over 50 years," the group stated. "These false and poorly researched allegations are rooted in a nearly 10-year-old right-wing think tank and fossil fuel industry-funded smear campaign that gets revived every few years to serve as a distraction."
In a statement shared with Fox News, Melinda Pierce, Sierra Club's legislative director, concluded the allegation of collusion is a "false conspiracy theory."
"This false conspiracy theory, invented by the same deceitful front groups paid to do polluters' and big tobacco’s dirty work, has been repeatedly debunked over its nearly 10-year existence," Pierce said. "The Sierra Club has no connections to Russia or China, and proudly fights for clean energy and climate action because this is what our planet requires, our families deserve, and what the overwhelming majority of Americans across the country demand."
Fox News did not receive an immediate response from the Sea Change Foundation.
Gasoline prices in America hit a record high this week amid Russia’s continued invasion into Ukraine and the announcement that the United States would suspend purchases of Russian oil. As of Thursday, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline reached $4.318, according to AAA data. Prices surpassed the $4 mark Sunday for the first time in 14 years.
The Republican members have requested a response to their questions by March 25.
A higher quality discussion emerged among commenters allowed to use personas instead of their real names.
as an Internet Old my knee-jerk is nowai?! but as a science human I’m so glad we finally have some data on this that we can use to push back against the idiotic notion that forced real name policies will somehow improve the quality of discourse according to people who apparently haven’t heard of farcebook
What matters, it seems, is not so much whether you are commenting anonymously, but whether you are invested in your persona and accountable for its behaviour in that particular forum. There seems to be value in enabling people to speak on forums without their comments being connected, via their real names, to other contexts. The online comment management company Disqus, in a similar vein, found that comments made under conditions of durable pseudonymity were rated by other users as having the highest quality.
There is obviously more to online discussion spaces than just their identity rules. But we can at say that calls to end anonymity online by forcing people to reveal their real identities might not have the effects people expect – even if it appears to be the most obvious answer.
I have wanted this for years. Tumblr is an excellent example. I say and post things here I don’t really want my boss, family or students seeing, but I care about what I put here and I am invested in my ridiculous user name representing some aspects of myself I find important and want to share.
Already know it’s full of drones telling us the virus shut down the economy and printed 40% of the total money supply in the same two year period, that we have to die fighting putin on the Russian border for our values, and to use public transportation because energy should be green anyway.
They will never understand how these threads impact everything because it’s not what they’re programmed for. Food prices are going to spiral out of control very soon. I doubt many of them correlate oil prices with their food or understand the impact of Russian and Ukrainian grains on the global markets. Can’t wait for the hot takes then.
I stumbled down the rabbit hole briefly the other day. The latest .bat is there’s a direct line from Russia installing Trump in 2016, Jan 6, and the invasion of Ukraine. The last of which, of course, is Trump’s fault.
It’s wild that the guy who started no wars in office is responsible for one after he’s out. I’m interested to hear how he was responsible for the annexation of Crimea while hosting The Apprentice.
Its already ridiculous to hear how everything the biden adm has activally and openly done is actually the fault of some guy that hasnt been president in two years. Can you imagine how ridiculous it will sound in 5 or 10 years??
The point is sailing over your head. If you think the entire system convulsing in an attempt to puke him out of its craw for four years wasn’t noteworthy, you’re the fucking idiot.
Trump was the most outsider the system has seen in literal decades, and was a god damned anarchist compared to his competition with career politicians like Hilary, Bernie or Biden.
No, Trump isn’t the messiah, but fuck if he wasn’t leagues better than the career politicians.
What I’ve been pissed about ever since the 2016 election is the number of people who became relativists and took their eye off the ball when they should have been pointing at the state and shouting “I told you so”.
The whole world changed in the aftermath of 2016 trump/brexit; the establishment panicked, censorship on the internet literally became a thing overnight, the white supremacist threat was built out of absolutely nothing, corporate fact checking became the ministry of truth, the media went into Russophobia hyperdrive, the Steele dossier was published uncorroborated through a conspiracy of political operatives and career bureaucrats, the BLM astroturf was funded and unleashed with precision. All of it was a reaction as the authoritarian system matured at warp speed.
As soon as Biden was installed the agenda that had been on pause for four years absolutely reengaged. Domestic energy production is gutted, the economy is shuttered, public spending and money printing occurred at levels we can’t even comprehend with mortal minds, and the war drums started beating loudly once again.
If you’re one of the people who’s like “but the orange man” you’re “point sails over head” meme.
Trump could have been anyone not sanctioned by the star chamber who would have undoubtedly received similar treatment.
Anyone who manages to breakthrough will be filleted for four years and hounded afterwards.
If you can’t look at the circus that is the Hunter Biden laptop, corruption, whores and cocaine saga, and you can’t honestly ask “gosh, I wonder what would have happened if that was Trump Jr.?”, you’re an irrational shitbag with a worthless opinion. If you can’t look at where we are with Ukraine and tie these strings together because “muh trump is bad man too” god help you.
@weaver-z A children's hospital was bombed today by Russia where 3 people were killed and 17 injured but this is I guess where your moral compass begins.
Most diesel engines will run straight unmodified vegetable oil if the weather's not too cold. Biofuels like biodiesel and ethanol are ready to use right now, and they can be 100% carbon neutral pretty easily.
Instead of using biodiesel as a biofuel, we’re set on using corn ethanol. Corn ethanol takes more energy to produce than we get out of it. The only reason it’s produced is government subsidies for both corn and biofuels.
I think it’s time for the “There can only be one!” law. The CEO’s of the remaining mega corps have a sudden death, (aka decapitation), tournament. Let’s get this dystopia going. I’m tired of trying to figure out which one will win.
I like how this includes people having low standards for dads, including not even seeing them as "real" parents, but interprets that as "the moms are the ones suffering".
Well, they have to give themselves a raise for all of the inflation they created. Nevermind the increased cost of living thanks to an increase in the price of fuel.
Watching livestreams of the freedom convoy from a variety of sources and a few things seem consistent
multiple cops admit everyone has been very well mannered and law abiding, some cops have even joined support in the convoy
everyone is picking up trash and even the overfilled trash cans have boxed up garbage set up next to them
they've left room for police and emergency services to have access to the parliament building
people are actively hunting down for bad actors and shockingly (/s), nobody can find the supposed white supremacist flags anywhere
lots of hugging and good vibes from all colours, all walks of life, all parts of canada
many people are there for varieties of personal reasons, but all agree that it is for freedom
I encourage anyone who harbours doubt for the intentions of the convoy to either go there for yourself or watch any of the uncut livestreams that fellow canucks are streaming. I am a big believer that the cure to obfuscation and lies is to drag it out into the light, and see things for what they really are, I hope the world continues to watch with eyes wide open.
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