I'll see your Ivan Ooze and raise you:
a close up of a man 's face with a x on his collar
Alt: David Bowie as Goblin King Jareth playing with an orb.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I'll see your Ivan Ooze and raise you:
That's doing Hoover dirty. He made a lot of mistakes, but he wasn't actively cruel.
www.econlib.org/library/Enc/...
www.econlib.org/library/Enc/...
Hoover's Economic Policies - Econlib
When it was all over, I once made a list of New Deal ventures begun during Hoover’s years as Secretary of Commerce and then as president. . . . The New Deal owed much to what he had begun.1 —FDR advis...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
That's doing Hoover dirty. He made a lot of mistakes, but he wasn't actively cruel.
www.econlib.org/library/Enc/...
www.econlib.org/library/Enc/...
Most people are in agreement with that. The running speculation is they are waiting for a better case.
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Most people are in agreement with that. The running speculation is they are waiting for a better case.
90% at minimum. I can't see the Republicans reinstating it unless they're literally forced to--and I do mean literally and not figuratively, since they no longer seem to care what benefits their constituents.
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
90% at minimum. I can't see the Republicans reinstating it unless they're literally forced to--and I do mean literally and not figuratively, since they no longer seem to care what benefits their constituents.
I agree, but I was wondering at him being able to keep his face looking less droopy than it ought to according to the folks below.
Basically, 'what is he on that makes him able to appear healthier than he is?'
Basically, 'what is he on that makes him able to appear healthier than he is?'
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I agree, but I was wondering at him being able to keep his face looking less droopy than it ought to according to the folks below.
Basically, 'what is he on that makes him able to appear healthier than he is?'
Basically, 'what is he on that makes him able to appear healthier than he is?'
Someone should make a Scissors Beats Paper version with the Three Arrows cutting that hand off.
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Someone should make a Scissors Beats Paper version with the Three Arrows cutting that hand off.
Going by the responses, I'm more wondering what, exactly, he's on.
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Going by the responses, I'm more wondering what, exactly, he's on.
Same here. I need to broaden the crowd I hang out with.
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Same here. I need to broaden the crowd I hang out with.
Yes, both to ensure they can never be voted out of office and to, as @pottymouthpup.bsky.social said, return to chattel slavery.
Also they'd now have a great excuse to invade blue states to "free" the conservatives "trapped" in them while making sure no liberals could leave theirs.
Also they'd now have a great excuse to invade blue states to "free" the conservatives "trapped" in them while making sure no liberals could leave theirs.
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Yes, both to ensure they can never be voted out of office and to, as @pottymouthpup.bsky.social said, return to chattel slavery.
Also they'd now have a great excuse to invade blue states to "free" the conservatives "trapped" in them while making sure no liberals could leave theirs.
Also they'd now have a great excuse to invade blue states to "free" the conservatives "trapped" in them while making sure no liberals could leave theirs.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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The only folks who consider it legitimate are the ones whom these rulings favor. They'd be the same types to argue that a Liberal Court was favored only because of liberal rulings while ignoring that the current Court is ignoring both precedence and the Constitution.
November 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The only folks who consider it legitimate are the ones whom these rulings favor. They'd be the same types to argue that a Liberal Court was favored only because of liberal rulings while ignoring that the current Court is ignoring both precedence and the Constitution.
You shouldn't be angry at yourself. You did everything you could. You should be angry at the people who refused to listen. I know this frustration only too well.
That said, I also hope it's not too late to fix it and I'm glad he's finally getting the help he needs.
That said, I also hope it's not too late to fix it and I'm glad he's finally getting the help he needs.
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
You shouldn't be angry at yourself. You did everything you could. You should be angry at the people who refused to listen. I know this frustration only too well.
That said, I also hope it's not too late to fix it and I'm glad he's finally getting the help he needs.
That said, I also hope it's not too late to fix it and I'm glad he's finally getting the help he needs.
That's understandable. There are some troll that are very hard to ignore.
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
That's understandable. There are some troll that are very hard to ignore.
Weren't we supposed to block and ignore the trolls? Did I miss a memo?
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Weren't we supposed to block and ignore the trolls? Did I miss a memo?
Not *only* humans necessarily, but it gets really interesting:
askabiologist.asu.edu/colors-anima...
www.newscientist.com/article/2246...
askabiologist.asu.edu/colors-anima...
www.newscientist.com/article/2246...
Colors Animals See | Ask A Biologist
How Do You Know If an Animal Can See Color?
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November 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Not *only* humans necessarily, but it gets really interesting:
askabiologist.asu.edu/colors-anima...
www.newscientist.com/article/2246...
askabiologist.asu.edu/colors-anima...
www.newscientist.com/article/2246...
I shared a whole study about this above. The answer is complicated.
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I shared a whole study about this above. The answer is complicated.
Or father and son when he doesn't have kids. It always baffles me that there's no universe where he and Lois don't adopt Billy.
November 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Or father and son when he doesn't have kids. It always baffles me that there's no universe where he and Lois don't adopt Billy.
Ah libertarians, most famous for making a New Hampshire town get overrun by bears.
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Ah libertarians, most famous for making a New Hampshire town get overrun by bears.
I mean, I would assume he wouldn't or some quorum like @yokem.signalfd.com suggested would happen, but I don't know.
November 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I mean, I would assume he wouldn't or some quorum like @yokem.signalfd.com suggested would happen, but I don't know.
Like, even with the terrible job market, I'm not sure how long the employees will be able to take this. Even worse, of course, is that the store can easily fire them for "not being friendly enough".
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Like, even with the terrible job market, I'm not sure how long the employees will be able to take this. Even worse, of course, is that the store can easily fire them for "not being friendly enough".