Star Trek: Voyager actor Robert Beltran on how the Prime Directive is ridiculous:
"The idea of leaving any species to die in its own filth when you have the ability to help them, just because you wanna let them get through their normal evolutionary processes is bunk -- it's a bunch of fascist crap. I much prefer the Cub Scout motto."
Is he correct?
In the richest country in the history of the world, why the hell do we allow billionaires to pay a lower tax rate than public school teachers?
That's not an accident. That's a policy choice.
Tax the rich.
@MatrixMysteries Have we moved on from "it's impossible for younger people to buy homes" to "younger people can buy homes but they don't understand how mortgages work"?
An American buys a $138,000 home.
She sends the bank $9,286.
After interest, taxes, and insurance take their cut,
ONLY $952 actually touches the loan.
$8,300 is PURE interest.
This isn’t paying down a mortgage — it’s usury, and it should be ILLEGAL nationwide.
The American people are sick and tired of billionaires threatening to move the sports teams they own to different states unless they get hundreds of millions in corporate welfare to build new stadiums.
The Home Team Act begins to address this problem. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Today, I'm introducing my wealth tax — and more than 50 members of Congress are joining me.
It’s time for the government to start working for American families, not just the ultra-rich.
Noncitizen voting is extraordinarily rare – in many audits, less than one hundreth of one percent of all votes cast.
The SAVE Act is a total sham, cracking down on a problem that isn’t real.
I hate Donald Trump. I hate his face. I hate his smirk. I hate his voice. I hate his stunning ignorance and his arrogance. I hate his contempt for women and people of color. I hate his ill informed abuse of power. I hate his greed. I hate everything about him.
CBR writer Ajay Aravind on why he thinks The Lord of The Rings trilogy is tough to watch:
"There's far too much moral clarity in The Lord of the Rings for the story to feel authentic and relatable. With very few exceptions, the heroes are always good and the villains are always evil. And yet, the 21st century has no place for black-and-white perspectives."
How does one come to this kind of conclusion?
@HistoryBoomer I'm gonna guess your point is that city living is too expensive? That's kind of the point: if it's a desirable place to live where lots of people demand to do so, and the supply of places to live is limited, well, guess what?
Some people prefer living in the city near museums, theaters, and a zillion restaurants.
“But they could have 4000 ft2 in the suburbs!”
Some people prefer living in the city near museums, theaters, and a zillion restaurants.
“But they could have 4000 ft2 in the suburbs!”
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@G33kyMick If the fandom doesn't embrace something vastly unlike the thing of which they're a fan and what the new thing is based upon then it's the fans' fault.
Upsetting news to hear #StarTrek Starfleet Academy will not go past Season 2. The fandom's inability to embrace any new storytelling outside of nostalgia might as well be the death knell for the fandom.
To anyone who supports a war with Iran: sign up for the military.
You go fight.
People are being extremely cavalier with the lives of others, put some skin in the game.
If the thought of going to fight in combat causes you to hesitate, stop supporting this war.
@johnpavlovitz You'd restart the draft and conscript people to fight solely to endanger the son of the current president and you wrote a book about not being a jerk? You ought to re-examine your perspective. Jerk.
@maira4yo Seems like you've got time aplenty to waste here.
It kills me how this sentiment so often comes from terminally online people with the perspective that life did not exist before they were born. We live in the easiest times of human history. Grow a pair
Am I the only one that sees a problem with working 8-9 hours a day and then going home to having about 4 hours to yourself which includes getting ready for the next day??? This is not life…
I can’t guarantee much, but I can guarantee this. If Kamala Harris — or Joe Biden, for that matter — was President today, I guarantee we would not be at war with Iran, our economy would be much stronger, the US would be more respected & the world would be safer and more peaceful.
How do people in the suburbs genuinely look forward to Friday night on the couch, Saturday morning at Costco, and call that a weekend?
Like you really moved out of the city just to LARP as your parents at 34?
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) complains that wealthy people are ABANDONING New York for Republican states like Florida and Texas to avoid oppressive taxes that fund her "generous" social programs
She's PISSED they are no longer "captives" in her state.
CONFIRMED: Several US military bases are experiencing internal revolt as a huge number of soldiers are refusing to go to the battlefield and die for Israel. This will have a devastating impact on pentagon and the Whitehouse. Internal revolt is the first time to be experienced.