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  1. 4 hours ago, auxien said:

    ^stupid/ignorant framing. 'dont tell Donald how rich Brad is!'  ....except that's exactly how Trump and his cronies work. they all expect to benefit and for others that are 'on their side' to benefit and project a strong/similar facade. it's basically the same as a MLM scheme. 

    naw

    It was sarcasm. Or rather, Sarcasm with a capital S. It's supposed to be stupid/ignorant. 

  2. Was sorta predicted in this recent article about the current influence of never-trump conservatives in dem party at 538.

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    So “Never Trump” conservatives can probably make some demands of Biden, just like any other constituency in the party, and he might feel some need to court them.

    And that seems to be happening. The former vice president hinted recently that he might name some Republicans to his cabinet or transition team. Rumors of his consideration of Klobuchar for vice president is no doubt largely about her potential appeal to voters in the Midwest, but her more centrist politics also make her a favorite of some moderate Republicans.

    https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-never-trumpers-crashed-the-democratic-party/

  3. 2 hours ago, Ivan Ooze said:

    This guy reminds me of kids explaining to mummy or daddy their sister/brother were the problem and they should be punished. Very childish behaviour. Like a cop, or broader speaking the government/authorities, are similar to parents and held responsible for saving their asses. Don't think that's a typical US thing, though. But what makes it a bit odd is that especially in the US, individual freedom is such a big thing and government is frowned upon. Like they're saying they have a right for their individual freedom, but they don't want to carry the responsibility that comes with that freedom. Or worse, they can't carry that responsibility. Like children.

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  4. Loved him in the New Pope. Lovely series. Recommended. Also for Lynch fans. There's a bit of dream logic in there. Not Lynch levels of dream logic, but it's very tasteful and beautifully shot/directed.

  5. Must be a bit of Lost in Translation going on here, I'm guessing. A typical Brit might think it's a rather amusing piece of text. Others think it's a load of BS which looks like it wants to put itself on an unreasonable high white horse.

    If you want to understand that other side, think of how people would typically think of British tourists. Are they little trolling bullies like Trump? Or are they these civilised creatures that never bully, hate trolling, and love David over Goliath? The Brits may not like Trump for the same reasons people don't like British tourists.

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    2 minutes ago, Blir said:

    I don't remember commenting on Boris not being a bully, but feel free to put words in my mouth there. Sorry I thought we were talking about a light hearted opinion piece about Trump but if you guys want to get all impassioned and political then crack on.

     

    FLOL

  7. 35 minutes ago, Blir said:

    You're reading it as if it's saying "British people figured out what's not to like about Trump".

    No, I'm not. And yeah, I read that as a general "you" instead of towards me specifically. But I'm responding anyways as if directed to me anyways. Shits and giggles. And pissing over people who think they have the clue. Which is always a huge blast.

    Also, Johnson might have jumped into May's role without a proper election, the election following was a huge support. Johnson's party won massively. I'll freely count that as support for his royal blondness. 

    There are many parallels between Farage and Trump in terms of relatability. Obviously, Trump being relatable is more a US thing. But the idea that the Brits don't share the same weaknesses is a bit silly.

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    And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath.

    Which is one of the reasons why Trump won in 2016. He was a huge underdog. Bit this brilliant grumpy old man writes "Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog." Go figure. Completely arbitrary. If that's the general British opinion of Trump (about not being an underdog), than I guess British opinion is a bit skewed.

    And this is even more whoah

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    And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully.

    Really? British tabloids are the epitomes of bullies. And the Brits eat it for breakfast. Yeah, broad strokes here.

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    Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.

    Ahem...Farage. Again, broad strokes.

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  8. 17 hours ago, dcom said:

    If true, there wouldn't be a Brexit. Johnson wouldn't be the current PM. Farage wouldn't have been a thing. And British tabloids wouldn't even be tolerated. There's a bit too much of the ol' "pat myself on the back" going on here, methinks.

    Trump scores low on the British wit scale. But he's a weird animal where you have to continuously be on your toes and wonder whether he's that big of an idiot, or whether there's a deeper strategy behind it and you have to see through a facade to understand where he's coming from. Which, if true, could be oddly close to British sarcasm. But without the verbal poetry.

    This lack of verbal poetry does leave an awkward black hole in his likability amongst the Brits, though. Brits don't mind a bit of trolling. As long as  it presents itself as witty. Look at Farage. You can't even be anti-establishment without carrying a big f-ing status-symbol on your sleeve that's called wit.

    I'm no Brit. But as an outsider - a grumpy old one? - that is how it looks like to me. 

  9. 1 hour ago, Psychotronic said:

    Okay, let me try. There are chemical processes in the body that process O2 and the foods we're eating. There are certain conditions and genetic predispositions that can lead to a off balance in that system, so that when it's attack by covid (via ACE2 receptors, which are part of that system) collapses faster and much harder. The collapse leads to a wide range of symptoms but it seems that the most severe is actually a thrombosis in the arteries that connect heart and lungs, that causes a heavy under-saturation of o2 in the blood and blood clots moving through the body damaging organs.

    He now thinks that NAC - N-Acethyl-L-Cystein could help to re-balance that system and also act against the thrombosis because it also has proven to work as a blood thinner in clinical tests. He then goes through a lot of papers to support his theory.

    More about the thrombosis findings is talked about in this video...

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    Thanks. Seen the autopsy thing. Is an interesting view.

    So the gist is that the guy from that other vid thinks he found a way to cure covid-19. He's describing a process to cure the disease, right? 

    Not sure I'd consider that a reason for vaccines not being needed. Or rather, I'm sure that's not the right conclusion to draw from that vid. 

  10. So the summary why we might not have to wait for a vaccine is....

    seriously people, this doesn't need to be difficult. remember einstein? 

    • “If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”

    edit: not interested in following a course when i'm only interested in the summary.

  11. whats the gist of that vid, btw. it started out with those chemistry blabla without a clear conclusion. couldn't be arsed to sit out the technical arguments before coming to the actual conclusion. anyone presenting their conclusions this way, isn't used to communicating science more broadly, imo.

     

     

  12. 13 hours ago, auxien said:

    re: the Bezos money situation

    https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/8/21252487/elon-musk-personal-finances-billionaire-wall-street-journal-go-read-this

    Musk =/= Bezos in wealth ofc but maybe helps the conversation (source WSJ article is behind a paywall) 

    Billionares have a completely different relationship with money. Cash has a different meaning if youre a billionaire. Cash is an option. Just like plastic. And the plastic of a billionaire is a piece of magic. It just works. The number on a bankaccount? For a billionaire that number is irrelevant. Or rather, something unpleasant because it's traceable. And your banker thinks it's OK. Banks love their billionaire customers, regardless of the number thats on their account.

    The next vid explains some of that. 20 mins in it gets explained pretty well. Takes 2 mins. The entire thing is about tax evasion (corporate and private, btw). If a billionaire wants to buy a Ferrari, he calls someone. If he wants to eat, he goes to a fancy restaurant. Money? His banker takes care of that. Who needs cash when youve got your private banker 24/7?

     

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  13. He read that snake story? O wow. Please don't tell me he implied talking about himself being the snake. He must've talked about Obama. Or the establishment. Or illegal immigrants. 

    He's the king of snakes though ;D

    Here's some secret footage from Trumps grifter party shortly after winning his presidency 

     

  14. I think it's better to hear "masters of the USA" when he talks about the "masters of the universe". It's a very US centric version of what is going on. I mean, if there was something like the "masters of the universe" how many non-us masters would be in there? And would they agree with their US "partners". It's all hypothetical, obviously. But given the current tensions between China and the US, I'd argue it's fairly obvious there's not group of masters of the universe who happily agree. There is no such form of (informal) organisation. Within the US itself however, I do think you could make a valid argument about a masters in the us. Perhaps not as organised as seems to be implied. But organized enough to count as morally corrupt, I think. 

  15. In that case, it doesnt help to start with that whole corporate tax thing. That website was about private wealth. The corporate stuff is irrelevant. 

    And Bezos could use his capital, say worth of 3B, to pay for covid testing. He simply could if he wanted. not sure why that wouldnt be possible. Gates puts money/capital into getting vaccines out there, right?

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  16. Funny how she goes from biden to his "surrogates " when asked about bidens response. So that means theres nothing wrong with his response, but that wasnt an option. Right. Who are these surrogates? The media?

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