Ricardo Franco

the annual social cost of cancer and auto accidents are very roughly equivalent imagine a new cancer drug came out that reduced mortality by 90% across *every* cancer And the AMA aggressively lobbied against it because of its potential suppressive impact on hospital visits and surgeries... That is the unions wrt to autonomous robotaxis right now.

@verymidengineer @__nmca__

@__nmca__ yeah the full scale rollout will prevent so many taxi related fatalities sure

A full-scale US Waymo rollout would cost ~700 full-time jobs in the funeral care industry (by saving around 35 thousand young American lives per year). Will no one think of (some of) the morticians!

“lmao i’m not in a cult, bro, I’ve just got all these pics saved of my favorite politician as Jesus because it offends the libs! lol they hate my many private AI photos of him as a jacked god. I’ve also got his name on most of my clothes and my car and in every room of my house”

Trying to plan a perfect Houston day and I think I got the priorities right: 1) NASA 2) The Rainforest Cafe with the water ride 3) A strip club Am I missing anything?

Really hope they’re able to save it and it’s just a room or two. They just finished a two week remodel

The Magic Castle appears to be on fire?!?

@sentdefender Funniest part is Apollo 13 broke the record on accident

Today at 1:57PM Eastern Time, the Astronauts aboard Artemis ll, currently on the far side of the Moon, became the farthest Humans have ever been from Earth, breaking the record set by the crew of Apollo 13 in 1970.

I’d be curious to know how much of people’s visceral reaction to the smell of weed is due to their dislike of the smell (which is strong) vs their association of the smell with drugs, illegality, and immorality. Idk if this is the type of stuff the @DrAllyLouks of the world study. But I feel like your level of reaction tends to correlate with your views on marijuana

@TheOmniLiberal And he was in The Muppet Movie. Certified GOAT

Me in 20 years

@emmma_camp_ Eddington

Question for the group: has there been any great art about Covid? Any incredible literary novels or films? I can't think of anything off the top of my head but my cultural knowledge is not limitless.

The Dinosaurs but it's just Morgan Freeman saying the names of the dinosaurs.

Not only was he completely wrong, but The Population Bomb perma fried how most normies see the world and immigration

@jessesingal I think the problem with OBAA is that it feels like it’s trying to be both a celebration and a condemnation, and it never fully commits to either lane. Eddington is just *chefs kiss* no notes

One Battle After Another and Eddington, which were both great (I actually liked Eddington more) broke a lot of internet-melted brains by not winking at the camera and being like "And that's why *that* is the good ideology" thing

@kkrespawned @TheLastNeocon It’s so true that they had to bring a dancer out of retirement because she’s the only one that might have some name recognition. They’re proving his point

Why does the media have such bad media literacy … why are people engaging with what he said in such bad faith despite it literally being true

@jedirich_ ChatGPT ass post

Thursday Night Las Vegas Strip Vegas isn’t dead. Vegas reset. Those $13 candy bars and $26 bottles of water weren’t a mistake — they were a signal. After COVID, the Strip started attracting anyone looking for a cheap vacation. It got flooded with the “cruise-ship crowd” — people complaining about drink prices, gift shop prices, everything. So Vegas reset the market. Over the last few years the Strip basically cleared out the Griswolds — the $19 room, buffet coupon, candy-bar complainers. Now the model is different: Fewer tourists. Higher spenders. The guests coming now aren’t looking for the cheapest vacation — they’re here to spend and play. And if you drive the Strip tonight, it definitely doesn’t look dead.

@mikep1803 @Rollmeta @Skorz1more @ABC You going in to a tailspin just makes me think you’re a bot even more. And yes. I’m not delusional enough to think that my paying $11 a month to Elon is somehow helping or hurting him. Nor am I broke enough to care. Get off twitter, save up, maybe you can buy one too one day

BREAKING: The FBI has warned police departments in California that Iran wants to retaliate for American attacks by launching offensive drones against the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by ABC News. abcnews.com/US/fbi-warns-i…

I think he’s been fine. And my disappointment comes from his inability to cut red tape and get housing built. But he’s tried. California’s local governments are impossible to work with, they hold zoning hostage, and they’re why we have a housing crisis. Not newsom or our taxes. I grew up in Texas until my 20s and even with all its problem, I’d take California every day of the week

So you’re saying California is the Chiefs of the NFL? 😂 I think the Cowboys would be more analogous. Spend tons of money, have sh*tty owner, hasn’t won since the 90s. California has a massive economy and somehow cannot actually capitalize on it and pisses it away, or just straight up “loses” it. Yes, I agree Californias should be livid. You guys get screwed twice over. Do you think Gavin Newsom has done a good job? My state sucks too, it’s ok to admit.

@mikep1803 @Rollmeta @Skorz1more @ABC Holy fucking larp. Face the wall lol. Bot ass response. Yall need to get better at this. Russia isn’t sending their best. Maybe don’t steal a pfp next time from an account not even wearing a hat lol