Corruption does speed up the build process. Create a secret rail line plan outlining the land that will need to be bought, they allow a select few of the wealthy to buy up all that land. Then announce the construction plan letting the new land owners sell their land to the state/government at huge mark up. No need for public debate, expensive legal process just good ol’ corruption getting the job done.

Did She? And if she did what was her reason for voting for it?

Has she changed her mind since those votes?

These generalizations type accusations with the purity test statements are tiring.

Stop the nerd on nerd hate - if you’re posting on Lemmy the chance that you are also a nerd is pretty damn high.

not a concert but a place - CBGB. It would have been really cool to frequent and see a ton of amazing bands get their start.

The one thing I like about the Daily Beast is that they always put his age in the title. I always read that as “here something else this old motherfucker did”

Then the phrase should be “happy at any size.”

Wouldn’t the State of Kentucky ie the state govenment/Governor have standing to get the courts involved to force disclosure of McConnell’s alive-ness?

It’s just a new/different version of the tired trope that the black kid in the hoodie is dangerous- BE SCARED OF THE BLACK KID IN THE HOODIE !!!

Yet it is almost always the white man in the suit that is going to either rob you or kill you.

I mean I think he thinks his job is to take bribes, and be a Zionist.

The insider trading thing got explained by Mike Johnson -

Since members of Congess only make 174,000 / year they need to insider trade stocks to make enough money…

Because being a politician isn’t seen as a public duty anymore but a full time career

or maybe between 0 and 1. that way it would be easier to see if the topic that I’ve decided is super interesting and won’t shut up about is interesting to the to the other person as well. If I start seeing the number dropping quickly, time to change topics or just walk away.

A well funded socialist organization is now going to be used to fight socialism.

when you hit about 45, your mental age is currentAge-20 years-ish but doing an activity associated with mental age can come with some surprising consequences, mostly unhappy surprises at that. But as you continue to age you start accepting who are and start making less stupid choices that are associated with how you mentally feel.

Ownership does not mean ownership.

Capitalism where we change the definition of a word to fit our profit motive

I will agree with that.

Naw we really do need the court but there needs to be some big changes to it like expanding the size and putting in 18 - 25 year term limits.

you forgot the methane gas exhaust system

“WILL NO ONE THINK OF THE BRANDS!!!”

and somehow it’s all the Millennial’s fault - Damn (40 year old) kids!

One of my favorite books and unfortunately lots of the story still is relevant today.

I just went through a big purge of stuff a few years ago. At first it was difficult to let go of the I-may-need-it-someday thoughts about things I haven’t used or seen in 5+ years. Then it occurred to me that if I do need this thing I can always buy it later. It became much easier to donate most of the stuff. And honestly, today I couldn’t even tell you what I got rid of, which tells me how unimportant it really was in my life.