I keep my jars on a shelf right next to the drawer for stuff, you know, the drawer for rubber bands, shoelaces, scotch tape, meat skewers and other such treasures that I’m sure I’ll desperately need one day.

I think, at least for those in their ranks who are not (yet) convinced Nazis anyway, it’s a similar principle to the mafia: the newly recruited opportunists have to publicly spout Nazi slogans to prove themselves - just as a soldier in the Cosa Nostra has to have committed a serious crime, many particularly serious ones, if he ever wants to become a “capo”.

Like other criminal organizations, MAGA tries to protect itself from potential informants, I think. If you only recruit people who are unscrupulous enough to openly admit to this Nazi bullshit, there’s less chance of someone having a conscience and making all their shady dealings public.

The raccoons, meanwhile:

Given the critical security vulnerabilities of the Death Star, I’m assuming it was this GNOME research that Lord Vader was actually interested in. I mean, who needs genetically modified super-soldiers when you can have a Death Star that runs stable and secure on Linux?

Apparently there was also a slight misunderstanding in the research department.

For me, it’s the other way around: I write with my left hand, but I’m right-handed or right-footed when I do sports and I also use tools like a hammer with my right hand.

Neato, thanks! Now I am the master of life and death! Very cool that you can also see how others have decided.

The Trolley Problem meme originates from a philosophical thought experiment that presents an ethical dilemma: whether to pull a lever to divert a runaway trolley, killing one person instead of five. Initially proposed by philosopher Philippa Foot in 1967, it has evolved into various memes that exaggerate the moral choices involved, often depicting ridiculous scenarios to highlight the complexity of ethical decision-making.

I think the strongest brand America has ever had is capitalism™. And I don’t think anything would change in the entertainment industry if America was openly autocratic. I think the US is organized that way for a very long time, just with a veneer of democracy to keep the people somewhat happy.

As a European, I can’t see any difference. It is true that Bush junior - just like his father - shamelessly exploited his supremacy to bring Iraq under his control, but I don’t see what has changed since then.

Why is that?

That’s right. And the US is well on its way. It is unfortunately almost an exact copy of historical events.

Condescension?

Maybe that one?

Edit: They promise this on their website : “We deliver award-winning customer service by empowering our people to recognise the needs of our customers”.

Can you please write a review on Google or something? I would love to know how you would rate the Pelican’s performance in your upcoming battle.

Weil die CDU und besonders die CSU sich dazu entschlossen haben, dem rassistischen Gewäsch der AfD nicht entschieden entgegenzutreten, sondern stattdessen ihrerseits auf rassistische Parolen zu setzen. Damit haben sie offene Ausländerfeindlichkeit wieder solonfähig gemacht, da diese Parteien ja angeblich die Mitte der Gesellschaft, mithin die “bürgerliche Vernunft” vertreten (sic). Auch die anderen etablierten Parteien haben tatkräftig mitgeholfen, indem sie das Narrativ der AfD aus wahlstrategischen Gründen ebenfalls aufgegriffen und so die völlig falsche Vorstellung, die Migrationspolitik sei das zentrale Problem Deutschlands, in der öffentlichen Debatte zementiert haben. So hat sich der Diskurs derart verändert, dass es überhaupt nicht mehr um Sachfragen und die zugehörigen Lösungsansätze geht, etwa um Maßnahmen, die dem Umstand Rechnung tragen, dass die deutsche Wirtschaft schon aufgrund des demografischen Wandels dringend Arbeitskräfte aus dem Ausland braucht. Stattdessen geht es nur noch darum, das absolut kontraproduktive Narrativ von den “schädlichen Ausländern” besonders populistisch zu bedienen - je nach Partei eben auch wieder mit Aussagen, die von Goebbels stammen könnten. Damit sind wir auch in Deutschland in einen Teufelskreis aus irrationaler Angstmacherei, sachlich falschen Schuldzuweisungen und ausländerfeindlicher Hetze geraten, der mit der Realität nichts zu tun hat, sondern unsere eigentlichen Probleme im Gegenteil hinter populistisch ausschlachtbaren Luftschlössern versteckt. Kurzum: Die meisten der etablierten Parteien haben sich von der blödsinnigen, jedoch leider sehr erfolgreichen Propaganda-Strategie der AfD derart beeindrucken lassen, dass sie selbst darauf gesetzt haben, anstatt sie zu bekämpfen und geschlossen als das zu entlarven, was sie tatsächlich ist - hasserfüllter Unsinn, der von der Inhaltsleere und Kurzsichtigkeit der AfD-Politik ablenken soll; ebenso von der Tatsache, dass die AfD eine neoliberale Wirtschaftspolitik verfolgt, die keineswegs im Interesse “der kleinen Leute” ist. In diesem Sinne ist die Situation inzwischen ganz ähnlich wie die in den USA, was auch kaum verwunderlich ist, wenn man bedenkt, dass die Strategie der MAGA-Bewegung seit langem die Blaupause für den Ansatz der AfD ist. Es ist ein Elend, aus dem wir nur herauskommen können, wenn wir wieder zu einem rationalen politischen Diskurs zurückfinden.

Probably not too many, but she seems to have landed a good job with this degree regardless.

Idk, but Disaster Girl has apparently made a good deal including a 10 percent cut on any future sales. Not that I think that this NFT has sold again for even near the original price but she will still get “royalties” from any additional sale for the looks of it. Good for her that she used this bubble in time.

I was wondering about that as well. We’ll probably never know. Anyway, I’m glad that her unwanted internet fame in this timeline hasn’t ruined her life and that she seems to have benefited from it instead - at least financially. That’s nice, because she really deserves to be compensated for the joy she brought to the internet over the years.

How time flies. Sorry to break it to you, but Disaster Girl is now 24 and apparently working as a Smart Cities & IoT Analyst at S&P Global. Somehow even Side-Eyeing Chloe is 13 by now…