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Comment Re:Your tax dollars hard at work (Score 3, Insightful) 45

... going to corporations. One billion dollars no less. Socialize the risk, privatize the profits.

Oh stop it. This is a loan to Constellation energy to help finance the cost to restart a nuclear power plant by 2027.

Why should he stop exactly explaining the situation?

Lenders take on the risk of a default, and when the government lends money, the risk is socialized.

The loan is being made to a private, for-profit corporation, who will be able to keep any profits generated by this scheme (however unlikely that may be).

Whatever activity the loan is for is irrelevant, whether it's for cranking up a crusty old nuclear power plant, or for bailing out a Wall Street firm during a market panic.

Comment Re: You're preaching to the choir (Score 0) 33

This statement was cute, even funny, the first few times that it was used. That was because it was such an absurd way of making that point.

That statement was stupid, even absurd the first times that it was used — by the Reich wing. The entire reason I'm still using it when speaking to them is to rub their noses in how fucking stupid it was.

But, after this statement has been repeated so many times, it's just fucking stupid now.

You're two steps behind me as usual, but at least you're getting there.

You should consider abandoning it before people start thinking that you are stupid.

Insert Travolta looking around meme here. This is me, looking for fucks.

Comment Re: You're preaching to the choir (Score 0) 33

rsilvergun has been screaming even louder about how AI as we have it now it's already the end of the world, and that society isn't "ready" for it until he says it is.

Since he's living rent-free in your head, can we assume you're the one responsible for the rsilvergun-impersonating LLM spam?

Comment Re:Step 1: Don't own any BitCoin (Score 1) 79

"Your teeth will get through anything," Mr. Kayll advised. "But it will bloody well hurt."

Speak for yourself, my teeth will barely get through a cheese sandwich at my age.

There's nothing like a good smack to the beitzim to stop a would-be rapist. And there's nothing like biting someone if it's all the leverage you have.

Remember, this is not a video game or a sanctioned fight in a boxing ring. This is your life versus the life of a terrorist or other attacker. Kill or be killed. Learn to fight.

Comment Re:Look at the complexity between EV & ICE (Score 1) 117

You're letting bias affect your judgement. If you buy the absolute cheapest electronic widget in the USA it's going to be on par with the cheapest widget from China. The fastest EV is Chinese made and the fastest EV around the Nurburging is also Chinese. The myth that they make trash is long dead.

Comment Re:Move to free states. (Score 2) 79

Butthurt MAGA doesn't like reality. https://www.fbi.gov/news/press...


        Murder and non-negligent manslaughter recorded a 2024 estimated nationwide decrease of 14.9% compared to the previous year.
        In 2024, the estimated number of offenses in the revised rape category saw an estimated 5.2% decrease.
        Aggravated assault figures decreased an estimated 3.0% in 2024.
        Robbery showed an estimated decrease of 8.9% nationally.

Further analysis. https://counciloncj.org/crime-...

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