GraniteM

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[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 1 points 45 minutes ago

Back in 2019 when universal healthcare was being discussed during the Democratic primary, the Pod Save America guys addressed the question of "Who will pay for it??!" with...

America only ever has one total medical bill, for all the medical expenses and associated costs that we all use, every year. And even if someone doesn't go to the doctor, then that still eventually adds up to a cost that we all pay, because someday they'll miss work, or die, or they'll get really sick and wind up having to declare bankruptcy, and that's a cost that affects us all, too. There's no way to subtract from that total cost; either people get the treatment that they need, or the cost gets distributed around anyway, sooner or later. So really, the only variable over which we have meaningful control is how much inefficiency is built into that system, and private insurance is an absolutely massive source of inefficiency.

Also, I can't fucking believe that we haven't had a major campaign on the premise of "Never have to think about your insurance EVER AGAIN!" because every goddamn time I have to think about my insurance, whether I've got it, whether it covers what I'm thinking of, whether I'm at the right doctor or not, I feel bile rising in the back of my throat. Having to think about insurance should probably poll at around the same level of rectal polyps, and yet we all have to think about it at some point or other, and it's fucking bullshit.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

The bottom is John Walker, the replacement Captain America from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, who went crazy on off-brand super soldier serum and decapitated a man with Cap's shield.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

The difference is that Zuckerberg is pretending to be a Totally Cool Dude^TM, whereas Trump is authentically a psychopath manbaby moron. People are very good at detecting inauthenticity.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

Just a slight edit.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

The thing is...

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

"She's just one of the girls, she is not one of those one-in-a-million. As if to have and to hold would be holding me down with love and addiction. I think I've found someone, I've found someone to help me work it out..."

Kind of a soft alternative pop song from the mid-90s. I grew up in the northeast and listened to a lot of TMBG, Violent Femmes, and Talking Heads, so it's possible that it's from someone slightly adjacent to them, but it also might have just been on the pop radio station. It's not "One In A Million" by Bosson, Ne-Yo, Aaliyah, or Trixter. I'm pretty sure I didn't dream its existence.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I dunno, "Hey, you two make sieg heils while I take a picture" isn't very guileful, it's pretty much right out there. There's no mistaking the hand gesture.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What happens at the Pentagon when the Chief Executive decides that we need to start actively ignoring something that the Pentagon itself declared to be a massive threat to national security?

Like, suppose that Trump ordered the Pentagon to set fire to the entire fleet of F-15s and send troops literally marching to their deaths off the lip of the Grand Canyon. Surely there's eventually got to come a breaking point.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

"Our jobs are hard! We deserve the occasional murder, as a treat!"

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't know if you have these, but I'm a big fan of "Tightly-Laced Corset Ahead"

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Americans bow to no king.

 

Try Wudbeiser, the best-selling beer on the moon!

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Atompunk space age full-page advertisement realistic illustration 1950s America of a man in a retrofuturistic astronaut spacesuit smiling and holding up a tall glass of foamy beer

Theme

The future, a place where all of us will live! New technologies will continue to improve life for all, as we master the atom, the electroradio wave, and the magnetic storage tape! And wherever we go on Earth, OR BEYOND, we will bring the marvels of capitalism, and the wondrous products it provides!

Capture the golden age of advertising and the atomic age. The technology of the fifties and sixties, extrapolated into the future, and used to sell you something you may or may not need.

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Previous entries

 

Morpheus from The Matrix holds two options, in the Red Pill / Blue Pill scene. On the left is a sign which reads "Fragile Unstable Top." On the right is a sign which reads "Support Bottom."

 

Mine installed a pegboard in the pantry. It's incredibly useful for hanging up pots and pans.

 
 
 
 

Why would such a group of people volunteer to rewrite the budget without any oversight or accountability? There's no possible benefit to themselves! They must be such giving, selfless souls!

 
 

Red? Blue.

 

Did I miss any? I probably missed some.

 

Absolutely spectacular.

And it comes with a throne!

Only a cool half million.

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