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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

It's a pretty large, rugged park. You can easily be 20 miles as the crow flies from anything. I think you'd probably spend the first days trying to find a trail, because it's easier. Trying to find a stream going downhill, then trying to follow a stream to a creek, then river, moving across terrain the entire time? That's going to take a long while, and you're looking at a much larger calorie expenditure. You're also moving far away from where you are last seen and in odd directional patterns unless someone knows you're trying to follow streams.

Not to say it's not good advice if you have no hope of rescue. It's sort if like if you are in a maze and you put your hand on one wall and never stop touching it, you will find the exit. Eventually.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I think it's this guy. I swear there is a supercut of just him running into police cars too. But there's one in this one too.

https://youtu.be/bzE-IMaegzQ?si=roSwFzZAPSTRDG1l

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

It's OK. Welcome to the other side.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Have you seen the video of the guy that rides his bike into cop cars parked in the bike lane in NYC? Pretty hilarious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (4 children)

That's where the sign was placed. This is a photoshop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I find the video itself confusing. https://vimeo.com/49333930

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

https://vimeo.com/49333930

It seems pretty much in the range of normal to me, idk.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (3 children)

There are images on the internet of his penis. It's not "confusingly large," I don't think. He's just one of those guys that tends to hang large and low. A shower rather than a grower, as they say.

https://vimeo.com/49333930

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Just like that. He has a designated guy who is his penis carrier that takes care of clearing the way in front of him and helps shoulder the weight. Especially around corners, which can get logistically tricky.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

6 grand a month? That would be incredibly well priced. A room in a nursing home around here starts at 10k/month. If you want your own room or other amenities, it goes much higher.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Sure, you can frame it however you want, but the reality is that companies are using people’s attachment to WFH as a tool to cut costs and churn out employees more cheaply. By pushing return-to-office mandates, they’re nudging people to leave without having to call it a pay cut or layoff—it’s a workaround that makes it easier for them to replace folks with new hires who’ll take the conditions they’re setting.

Whether you want to call it a "rescinded raise" or not doesn’t change the fact that this tactic is all about control and cutting down labor costs. And unlike an actual rescinded raise, there aren't as many laws and rules about notification, etc. So it's fine to think of it that way as long as you don't convince yourself RTO has the same provisions required of a pay cut, which is why it's being used in the ways I described previously.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Yes for sure. Be prepared for a "no," or even to have the offer withdrawn if competition is particularly robust, but getting as much as you can into pre-hire contract language is absolutely a good idea.

 

During the rally Carlson, who has three adult daughters, compared the US under Trump to a naughty girl being disciplined by her father. “If you allow your hormone-addled 15-year-old daughter to slam the door and give you the finger, you’re going to get more if it,” Carlson said. “There has to be a point at which Dad comes home.” At this point the crowd erupted into raucous cheers.

“Dad comes home and he’s pissed,” Carlson continues. “He’s not vengeful, he loves his children. Disobedient as they may be, he loves them … And when Dad gets home, you know what he says? You’ve been a bad girl. You’ve been a bad little girl and you’re getting a vigorous spanking right now. And no, it’s not going to hurt me more than it hurts you. No, it’s not. I’m not going to lie. It’s going to hurt you a lot more than it hurts me. And you earned this. You’re getting a vigorous spanking because you’ve been a bad girl, and it has to be this way.”

I mean... What. In. The. Fuck. Carlson just gave himself an erection in front of a crowd.

 

Nate Silver's essay discusses the limitations of gut instincts in election predictions, emphasizing that while polls in battleground states show a tight race, no one should trust their "gut" predictions. Silver’s "gut" leans toward Trump, but he stresses that polls are complex and often subject to errors like nonresponse bias. Both Trump and Harris could overperform based on various polling dynamics. He also warns of potential polling herding, which could lead to a larger-than-expected victory for either candidate. Ultimately, the outcome remains highly uncertain.

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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

In Nate Silver's electoral forecast, Trump is now leading Harris by 6.5% to win the electoral college.

This final stretch is eerily similar to Clinton/Trump.

I would appreciate people not knee-jerk downvoting this post just because they don't like what it implies. It's worth being aware that Trump has been steadily gaining for a month, Harris has been losing ground, and this model now has her likely to lose. Ignoring these facts makes it difficult to do anything about them.

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Does Trump Have Momentum? (www.natesilver.net)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Nate Silver's polling tracker now has Trump slightly favored to win (50.2%) the election. While this shift appears small, it has drawn attention because it pushes Trump just past the halfway mark in forecasts for winning the Electoral College.

Silver explains that while Trump’s rise over recent weeks is significant, and his polling model, is designed to minimize overreactions to new data to provide more accurate long-term predictions (i.e., it's likely a "real" effect), this doesn't in any way mean Trump "will" win, and the race remains highly competitive, especially in key states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, which are critical to determining the outcome.

 

I was looking for a community about the TV show From, but I didn't see any. Anyone here watching the show?

 

NBC has delayed airing a new documentary about Trump's child-separation policy, described by MSNBC's Chris Hayes as "absolutely urgent," until December, despite its importance for public interest. The reason behind the delay appears to be concerns that airing it earlier could hurt Trump's feelings, thereby making him unlikely to do an MSNBC debate. This decision has been criticized as prioritizing Trump's sensitivities over informing the public on a significant and painful policy issue.

 

The article describes efforts by top Republicans to penalize U.S. universities that allow pro-Palestinian protests on their campuses. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise outlined plans to revoke the accreditation of universities that don't suppress criticism of Israel, potentially jeopardizing billions in federal funding. This push, coordinated with the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC, would be pursued under a second Trump administration. The offensive targets universities like Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University, which have faced controversy over their handling of student protests. Critics argue that this is an attack on academic freedom and could have severe constitutional implications.

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Phonebooks (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I was talking to a coworker about these new phishing attacks that send your name and address and sometimes a picture of your house, and I was saying how creepy it is, and they told me that phonebooks were delivered to everyone and used to have like literally everyone in a city listed by last name with their phone number and address. Is that for real?

 

IN THAT ORDER MFER!!! AROOOOOOO

 

As this recently updated article discusses, while extremely unlikely, given the way this timeline is going it's possible the electoral college ends in a tie. Nate Silver projects this as a .3% possibility.

Things to think about:

  1. Only about half of the states require their electors to vote for the person that won their state. Who are the electors? Generally no one you know.

  2. If there's a tie, the House elects a president and the Senate elects a VP. Sub-consideration: it is the composition of the House and Senate after the November election that makes those determinations.

  3. This would all technically be decided on January 6th. And you remember how that went last time.

Regardless, it's highly unlikely this will happen. Still, this would be utter and complete madness. There is literally a non-zero chance we have a Trump/Harris administration. 🤣

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Why are knife control laws so strong in the United States as opposed to gun control?

I was realizing it would be nice to have a knife with auto opening for boxes, etc., basically a switch blade or similar, and I found out that they are super illegal in my state (and/or there are length restrictions, or both sides of the blade can't be sharp, etc), but I can go into a sporting goods store and buy a pistol and ammo in under 30min.

Shooting open an Amazon box seems inefficient. What is up with restrictive knife-control laws??

 

Ok, so obviously no one here has done anything to make this world what it is. Wall Street, corporations, and racist social structures are why the world is how it is, and that is just the truth.

I don't understand why I should feel bad about anything when obviously all of these rich assholes and structures of oppression exist. I didn't make them.

Until the corporations and wealthy people change, why should I feel guilty or bad about things. This literally isn't my fault, they did this, so I just feel like I should be able to live my life and not have to worry about all this. Why can't I?

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