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vx-underground@vxunderground·12h

Dawg, like, 8 months ago this dude randomly knocks on my door and he's like, "are you John Strawberry?" (not the actual name he said). I'm like, "....No?" and he's like, "Well, do you know where he is or how to find him?" I reply, "I have no idea who that is, sorry." and then I go on about my business and I forget about it. Bro shows up again a few months later knocking on my door asking for John Strawberry. This time my wife answered the door and he's yapping about how he has to return something really important to him. My wife is like "??? Who the FUCK is John Strawberry ???" Fast forward, this whacko shows up AGAIN. This time he parks outside my house. He knocks on the door. He says his car broke down and he needs help. I'm like, "weren't you the dude asking for John Strawberry?" and he's like, "Oh, do you know John Strawberry? How can I contact him?" I'm like ??? This dude drives by my house now AT LEAST once a week. He rolls by real slow and takes a look and then leaves. Then the police show up asking for John Strawberry. They say they have a warrant out for his arrest and my home was listed as last known good address. DAMN YOU JOHN STRAWBERRY

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·3h

@piratecapt16 @FloodTexas @smokefatsalt Reported for these violent & hateful words. I'm shaking rn.

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pirate captain@piratecapt16·4h

@FloodTexas @smokefatsalt Texas can’t BBQ, and they can’t play big boy football either. UGA 3 Bevo the steak wagon 0.

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Smoke Fat Salt@smokefatsalt·10h

The saddest part about BBQ is it used to be poor people food. Used cheap cuts and slow smoked them till tender. Today it is more expensive than a typical steakhouse, charging $36/lb for brisket. Worst thing to happen to BBQ ever is it became popular. Now get off my lawn

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·9h

@gemgoon @C_3C_3 Neither he nor anyone has the ability to valuate their own property for property tax purposes. A state-appointed assessor valuates each property.

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GemGoon🇦🇬@gemgoon·10h

@C_3C_3 I’m truly amazed how misinformation spread like this. HE lowered the value so that he may pay lower property taxes. Then used the real value to borrow against. Everyone should know this. Wow.

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C3@C_3C_3·12h

Reminder… Judge Arthur Engoron and Leticia James claimed Mar-a-Lago was worth between $18 million and $27.6 million. Forbes just valued Mar-a- Lago at $650 million. 36 times what they claimed. They scammed just to get Trump on fraud. They both belong in prison. Evil.

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·9h

@JustJustalan @C_3C_3 People don't have the ability to assess the value of their own property for tax purposes (I wish we did, though, lol). If the state undervalues it, then it's on them.

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just alan@JustJustalan·10h

@C_3C_3 Didn’t they use the assessed value? If so, Trump has been paying taxes on the lower value. Isn’t that property tax fraud?

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·11h

@Der_Kernel_ The empire is a sinking ship with the Aldmeri Dominion eating away the empire's territory. It's better for Skyrim to declare independence before yet another treaty is foisted upon the Nords that take away yet more freedoms.

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Der Kernel@Der_Kernel_·17h

Justify your civil war choice in Skyrim👇 And don’t give me the “oh the Nords are racist” as your justification for the empire. everyone in elder scrolls is racist. Just Google the shit Tiber septim did to summerset with a gundam

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·11h

No nuking necessary; simply don't attempt the cloture vote (i.e. a vote to end debate early) & keep debating. As long as he doesn't end the legislative day & adjourns early, every senator is allowed to speak/debate 2 times. When every senator has expended their turns (or are too tired to speak), then debate ends naturally & no cloture vote needed, meaning only 50+ votes needed to pass a bill. Best thing about this approach = doesn't require any rules changes because all of these Senate rules are already in place.

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Gunther Eagleman™@GuntherEagleman·14h

@EricLDaugh Thune is setting it up for failure... We need to nuke the filibuster.

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Eric Daugherty@EricLDaugh·14h

🚨 BREAKING: Senate Leader John Thune reportedly soon plans to FILE 60 VOTE CLOTURE on the SAVE America Act’s amendment, which adds 1. Mail-in restrictions 2. No men in women’s sports 3. No transgender mutilation for kids Would need nearly 10 DEMOCRATS.

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·12h

@HazelAppleyard Hopefully you never land in a forested area; the trees will kill you before you get to 1 inch of the ground.

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Hazel Appleyard@HazelAppleyard·14h

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·12h

@Zeus_z3 @1atheistcat @HazelAppleyard Or you can just close your eyes the whole time.

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No One Important@Zeus_z3·12h

@1atheistcat @HazelAppleyard Considering the OP is giving you a skin suit (I assume for protection) I'm guessing there would be no qualms with eye protection

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

You're missing the point, Bill: NO VOTE IS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT A TALKING FILIBUSTER! It's not a rules change because it already an existing rule: Senate Rule XIX! What DOES require a rule change would be eliminating the "Silent Filibuster," which states that 60 votes needed to "end debate early" (i.e. Senators don't get to use their 2 speaking slots) & just vote. If this happens, then it effectively ends all Senate debate forever if 51 people vote to "end debate early." By default, once debate ends either via a vote to end debate or everyone uses their speaking slots, a simple majority is all you need to pass a bill.

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Bill the Warthog@Warthogbill7528·2d

@cat_barnes30 THERE WILL BE NO TALKING FILIBUSTER. THUNE HASN'T GOT THE VOTES TO CHANGE THE RULE. IT'S ALL A JOKE ON US.

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🇺🇸 🍑Catherine🍑 🇺🇸@cat_barnes30·2d

I need to correct myself on this. Per the all-knowing Grok: If Republicans force a talking filibuster on the SAVE America Act, a simple majority (51 votes) can pass the bill once Democrats exhaust their speaking opportunities and procedural motions under Senate rules—or yield the floor—without needing the usual 60-vote cloture. The simple-majority vote on final passage becomes possible at the exact point when: Democrats run out of their allotted speeches (after each has spoken twice), All amendments/motions are disposed of (via GOP tabling votes), or Democrats simply yield the floor (or can no longer sustain continuous debate/quorum pressure). At that moment, the presiding officer puts the question to a vote, and the bill passes with 51 votes (assuming Republican unity). No 60-vote cloture is required. The majority must maintain a quorum of 51 senators nearby throughout, which is why many GOP leaders (including Majority Leader John Thune) have resisted this approach—it’s physically demanding and could allow Democrats to force votes on unwanted amendments. In short, the talking filibuster flips the burden: instead of Republicans needing 60 votes to stop debate, Democrats must physically sustain debate indefinitely.

Yes, but: Thune does not have the votes to change Senate filibuster rules and lower the threshold for the bill's passage to a simple majority.

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

In my state (WA), illegal immigrant & legal immigrant DLs are identical from citizens' DL. We also do 100% mail in voting, & ballots aren't serialized: all voting information is on the envelope, so once the envelope is separated from the ballot, there's no way to trace a vote's origin to a county. An immigrant has to VOLUNTARILY know to opt out of voter registration when he applies for a license & the state gov relies on the threat of "it's a federal crime for non-citizens to vote, so don't do it!" to keep prospective criminal voters honest. I worked in tech for a few years, & one of my coworkers was an H1B from India. In 2024, he showed up to work confused holding a ballot in his name for the Trump/Biden election & wondering why he got a ballot. I told him that technically, him mailing that ballot in would be a crime, but he could simply make the claim of "My mail was stolen, this wasn't me," & he'd likely get off the hook. 😂 If this happened to a guy who I considered to be a brilliant person who spoke fluent English + 5 other languages, how likely it happens to other immigrants who barely speak a lick of English?

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rechtman@rechtman·1d

@SenateGOP If this were true and ‘the door was wide open,’ why is actual non-citizen voting 0.0001%? Those licenses are marked as not valid for federal purposes. Poll workers are trained to reject them for registration. Where’s the evidence of this supposed problem?

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Senate Republicans@SenateGOP·1d

In 19 states, illegal aliens can obtain a driver’s license without proof of citizenship. In many of these states, this triggers automatic voter registration, throwing the door wide open for illegal aliens to vote. The SAVE America Act puts an end to this.

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

There are two concepts of the filibuster that I think you're mistakenly blurring together. The Silent Filibuster is the one in practice right now via Senate rules. It relies on the 60-vote cloture requirement to 'end debate early' and bring a bill up for a vote. Removing that barrier via the "nuclear option" only requires a majority vote. Once gone, a simple majority can end debate and pass the bill. When Thune says "We don't have the votes to nuke the filibuster," he's correctly saying that we don't have 51 votes needed to end the silent filibuster rule. But a Talking Filibuster, though, doesn't use the 60-vote cloture at all because it requires senators to actually debate and hold the floor. Current Senate Rule XIX gives each senator only two speeches per legislative day on a bill — and the Majority Leader controls how long that 'day' lasts, & by not adjourning, it can run indefinitely without refreshing the limit. Debate ends naturally once the speaking slots are used up and no one else seeks the floor, no cloture (i.e. "end the debate early") vote needed. Then it's brought to a vote, and a simple majority is all that's required to pass since debate is completed. Thune could use the Talking Filibuster route RIGHT NOW, no vote requires since it's already in the books. He just doesn't want to because: 1) It's exhausting, & we have a lot of senators on deaths door who'd probably need to be hospitalized. 2) It requires party discipline to coordinate speakers & make sure everyone takes their turn in orderly fashion. 3) It may publicly reveal that not only are there not enough (R) votes to nuke the silent filibuster, but there might not even be enough (R) votes who'd want to vote "Yes" on the bill itself, & Thune's attempting to shield these RINOs so they don't go on record voting against Trump's agenda & risk getting primaried.

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Karen McGrath@KarenMcg1234·1d

@EricLDaugh But Thune doesn’t have the votes to nuke the filibuster. What’s so difficult to understand. Yes, dems when in power will have the vote to nuke the filibuster, and they will. It’s not Thune, it’s the Rinos. Stop trashing Thune, I don’t love the guy but get your facts straight

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Eric Daugherty@EricLDaugh·1d

🚨 JUST IN: Senate Leader John Thune says the problem with passing the SAVE America Act is NOT his leadership being an issue — it's "math" "To get around 60 vote threshold, you need to nuke the filibuster, and there aren't the votes for that...it's a math issue, it isn't whether I want it or a question of leadership!" "You have 53 Senate Republicans with their own views." FACT: DEMOCRATS WILL NUKE IT ANYWAY, as SOON as they take power!

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

@escapefrommelos As per Nikita, this feature won't impact posts, just replies. This is an attempt to personalize reply section of posts because as of now, it's garbage. x.com/nikitabier/sta…

Just to be abundantly clear: It only appears on Replies and it will be used purely for ranking & personalization of that section. The Reply Algorithm is currently is the worst product in the company. There is no logic, no signal, just garbage. Replies could be ordered randomly with crypto spam at the top and it would probably be better than the current system.

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Melian Refugee@escapefrommelos·1d

the most tiresome thing abt reddit is that Unpopular Truths would get DownDooted into oblivion and the truth-speakers banned, even if what they said was objectively true I hope Elon can pull this off without the same dull consensus echochamber atmosphere developing

Breaking911@Breaking911

X has officially started rolling out a dislike button.

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

@mattforney Clarification from Nikita: dislike feature for Replies only, not posts. x.com/nikitabier/sta…

Just to be abundantly clear: It only appears on Replies and it will be used purely for ranking & personalization of that section. The Reply Algorithm is currently is the worst product in the company. There is no logic, no signal, just garbage. Replies could be ordered randomly with crypto spam at the top and it would probably be better than the current system.

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Matt Forney@mattforney·1d

Bot farms already purchase Premium subscriptions for platform manipulation. The ones that are run by government agencies are not going to be deterred by an $8/month charge.

Elon Musk@elonmusk

@Dan16676935420 To prevent spam bot attacks, the dislike button will be for subscribers/verified accounts only

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

@elvenmaidinn It looks like it'll only be used for Replies only, so no need to worry about mass deboosting campaigns of posts yet. x.com/nikitabier/sta…

Just to be abundantly clear: It only appears on Replies and it will be used purely for ranking & personalization of that section. The Reply Algorithm is currently is the worst product in the company. There is no logic, no signal, just garbage. Replies could be ordered randomly with crypto spam at the top and it would probably be better than the current system.

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Elven Maid Inn@elvenmaidinn·1d

You know... If that feature would be behind paywall (Checkmark) it would be great. Imagine Elon Musk haters paying for platform he own just to down-vote posts - Poetic.

🔴 KNEON 🔴@Kneon

The X downvote button sounds good on paper, but it could backfire if assmad activists try to use it to attack creators over here. See also Community Notes. The nonsense they try to push through is astounding. Twitter's Revenge? 😆

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

@OatmealMarble @mattforney Just dropped new info on it; it will be limited to replies only. x.com/nikitabier/sta…

Just to be abundantly clear: It only appears on Replies and it will be used purely for ranking & personalization of that section. The Reply Algorithm is currently is the worst product in the company. There is no logic, no signal, just garbage. Replies could be ordered randomly with crypto spam at the top and it would probably be better than the current system.

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the marble in the oatmeal@OatmealMarble·1d

@mattforney i think he's being intentionally vague about this feature, so that the buzz about it will be flooded with takes that assume the worst-case, so that when it launches and isn't the worst case, anchoring bias forces everybody to say "oh well i guess that's okay then"

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Matt Forney@mattforney·1d

Unless you do something about the bot problem on here, tying revenue to downvotes is just going to lead to bot armies with bluechecks spamming posts they don't like to destroy their financial viability. Don't Redditize this platform.

@kingarafatt001 So long, Yasir. Your days are numbered.

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

@JTAlexander_ @shortmagsmle Looks like it's leaning more towards a configuration tool for Reply visibility. x.com/nikitabier/sta…

Just to be abundantly clear: It only appears on Replies and it will be used purely for ranking & personalization of that section. The Reply Algorithm is currently is the worst product in the company. There is no logic, no signal, just garbage. Replies could be ordered randomly with crypto spam at the top and it would probably be better than the current system.

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J.T. Alexander@JTAlexander_·1d

@shortmagsmle If it remains as absolutely nothing more than a timeline configuration tool, that is fine. If it starts having any impact on algorithm or reach, it will be an inevitable disaster that turns this site into Reddit.

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Lee (Greater)@shortmagsmle·1d

Downvote button isn’t a bad idea inherently but like all forms of voting it should be restricted to male American net taxpayers or such mens’ wives once they have children

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

@TukiFromKL It's availability will be limited to verified users only AND only applicable replies, not posts, so targeted nuking posts won't happen. x.com/nikitabier/sta…

Just to be abundantly clear: It only appears on Replies and it will be used purely for ranking & personalization of that section. The Reply Algorithm is currently is the worst product in the company. There is no logic, no signal, just garbage. Replies could be ordered randomly with crypto spam at the top and it would probably be better than the current system.

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Tuki@TukiFromKL·2d

🚨 Let me explain what X is trying to do. A dislike button on X will never work. Ever.. > This app runs on rage.. The entire algorithm is built to push the most controversial take to the top of your feed. That's how creators eat.. That's how X makes money. > Now you're giving the same people who ratio'd Elon under his own posts a dislike button? > Every political post.. Every hot take.. Every opinion that makes someone uncomfortable will be... Buried. > YouTube tried this. They had to hide the count because coordinated mobs were nuking small creators overnight.. X is about to learn that lesson the hard way. You just gave trolls a quieter weapon. Fucking hell.

Polymarket@Polymarket

BREAKING: 𝕏 rolling out dislike button over the next 30 days.

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

@wcdispatch Looks like Disliking will only work for Replies, not posts. x.com/nikitabier/sta…

Just to be abundantly clear: It only appears on Replies and it will be used purely for ranking & personalization of that section. The Reply Algorithm is currently is the worst product in the company. There is no logic, no signal, just garbage. Replies could be ordered randomly with crypto spam at the top and it would probably be better than the current system.

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Walter Curt@wcdispatch·2d

X has added a dislike button. Fantastic. Now I can know the exact number of people I’ve pissed off with each post. The next question is do dislikes count as monetizable engagement? I hope so. I’ve been pissing off liberals and libertarians all this time for free.

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

@JTAlexander_ @memeticsisyphus Looks like it's impact is just going to be relegated to Replies only, so maybe damage won't be too bad. x.com/nikitabier/sta…

Just to be abundantly clear: It only appears on Replies and it will be used purely for ranking & personalization of that section. The Reply Algorithm is currently is the worst product in the company. There is no logic, no signal, just garbage. Replies could be ordered randomly with crypto spam at the top and it would probably be better than the current system.

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J.T. Alexander@JTAlexander_·1d

@memeticsisyphus Yeah, I’m not a fan of this. I was a user on Reddit for a long time. Control of the upvote/downvote system is control of the website. Take a guess who is going to get control of that system and how.

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memetic_sisyphus@memeticsisyphus·1d

Downvotes are how a website with a close balance but slightly more of one political side quickly devolves into a single party echo chamber.

Kalshi@Kalshi

JUST IN: X to soon add "dislike" button

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Sailor Dave@hellznobro·1d

@yacineMTB Latest from Nikita: it's just for Replies, not Posts. x.com/nikitabier/sta…

Just to be abundantly clear: It only appears on Replies and it will be used purely for ranking & personalization of that section. The Reply Algorithm is currently is the worst product in the company. There is no logic, no signal, just garbage. Replies could be ordered randomly with crypto spam at the top and it would probably be better than the current system.

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