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PhilipTheBucket

@ PhilipTheBucket @quokk.au

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  • Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi murder: 'Things happen'

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  • "Things happen."

    Hey remember when that lady asked a question that wasn't your favorite question?

    "IT'S A FUCKING WAR CRIME AND I TELL YOU SHE NEEDS TO BE FIRED INTO THE SUN"

  • What are the rules of popular content creators/creations?

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    1. Branding. Have recognizable stuff, people get a little hit of dopamine from seeing your logo and the style when it is unique and they recognize it.
    2. Production values. Have them.
    3. Consistency over a long time to let the algorithm build up an audience, as it does. Presumably, how people react to your videos has a lot to do with it.
    4. Hire some dudes in China to play it a few thousand times in one of the those big racks of cell phones.

  • United argues 'window seat' does not mean 'seat with a window'

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  • This is pretty standard, pretty much any big lawsuit will involve the sued party moving to dismiss at around this stage. Because why not? It might work, and even if it doesn't, it will cost the opposition money and energy to respond to.

  • Trump booed at Commanders NFL game before calling plays from Fox broadcast booth

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  • Got it. That does make more sense. It's also a super weird thing to do on all sides at an NFL game.

  • Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave?

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  • “Schumer is a bunch of dog shit smirking in a suit all hunched over like Igor” does not sound like a defense.

    I mean clearly it's not lol. The other person is just suffering from Lemmy reading comprehension.

    Schumer finds himself stuck in the middle, trying to balance his allegiance to his corporate masters and Netanyahu with Trump’s fascism and the needs of the American people.

    You misspelled "trying to conceal his allegience to his corporate masters and Netanyahu and not bothering to put much effort into the ruse."

    I am 100% assuming that last night's capitulation was engineered by Schumer with a handful of people designated who can afford to take the fall for it. If Schumer ever bothers to explain his feelings about ending the shutdown, I guarantee he will make some general noises but definitely he will not say anything that sounds like he thinks ending the shutdown without ACA funding was a bad thing.

  • Senate Democrats blink on the shutdown after 40 days of pain

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  • "See, now I'm in a better position, because the next time he wants my lunch money I'll be able to say I already gave him some the other day."

  • Trump booed at Commanders NFL game before calling plays from Fox broadcast booth

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  • Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave?

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  • This almost reads as if you are trying to defend Schumer.

    I am not

    He continues to let these atrocities to occur as long as his nest egg is safe.

    Absolutely 100%. He basically doesn't give a shit as long as he keeps getting a paycheck. Can we fuckin' primary this guy? I would donate money to that.

  • Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave?

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  • barely better than his GOP colleagues

    His GOP colleagues are trying to send anyone who's Mexican to a prison camp and make it illegal to oppose them.

    Schumer is a bunch of dog shit smirking in a suit all hunched over like Igor, but they're not in the same ballpark in terms of the damage they're doing.

  • Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave?

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  • AOC will take over his seat without primary opposition

    I have bad news for you about how the DNC operates

  • Google plans secret AI military outpost on tiny island overrun by crabs (Ars Technica)

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  • What the fuck

    How did I manage not to know this

    Okay, TIL I guess, my bad

  • Google plans secret AI military outpost on tiny island overrun by crabs (Ars Technica)

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  • Why did they put such tremendous effort and then give all the crabs 8 legs though...

  • Google plans secret AI military outpost on tiny island overrun by crabs (Ars Technica)

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  • The crab video is really marvelous. I love the absolute clear frustration of the crab "ARGH NO DON'T TURN ME UPSIDE DOWN I HAVE EGGS TO LOOK AFTER YOU MORON"

  • Programming @programming.dev
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    Code comments should apply to the state of the system at the point the comment “executes”

    devblogs.microsoft.com /oldnewthing/20251006-00/

  • Trump sets sights on liberal megadonor George Soros: ‘A chilling message to other donors’

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  • I really aspire to do enough to try to improve the world, that an entire generation of right-wing goons make my name into a code word for the boogeyman. It definitely means you are doing something right.

  • With AI being what it is, how long do you think before digital media is no longer admissible in court?

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  • Forged evidence is a problem that has existed in court before. The whole concept of a clean chain of custody of media or an object, the trustworthiness of the thing that generated it, people being able to argue that something is fake and then prove it, has been around for centuries.

    There was a brief period during which we could make exact digital replicas of what happened, but not fake them very well, and it sounds like that's drawing to a close. But that just means video is on the same footing as every other type of evidence.

  • Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

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  • Matrix is an absolutely pale imitation of Discord.

    Yes it is very upsetting that the most popular chat platform in the Western world is in league with Sauron, but Matrix as a replacement is a glorified ICQ client that regularly yells at you that your device is untrusted now and there's no hope of fixing it, you loser.

  • Virginia Democrats call for Republican John Reid to exit lieutenant governor race in Nazi porn scandal

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  • Bit concerned about the view votes option now available.

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  • Alex Jones sports Hitler mustache in shocking broadcast: 'It had a wild effect on women'

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  • True that. They're not fully mutually exclusive though. I'm just saying that I think he's doing it more for the attention than because he's decided this is the best way to promote Naziism. The Naziism he decides to openly promote is usually more disguised than this, I think most of even his audience would be more likely to be turned off by this (if they took it seriously) than taken in by it.

  • Trump Watch @lemmy.world
    PhilipTheBucket @quokk.au

    Judge Strikes Trump’s Rambling Lawsuit Before NY Times Even Had To Respond

    www.techdirt.com /2025/09/22/judge-strikes-trumps-rambling-lawsuit-before-ny-times-even-had-to-respond/
  • Trump Watch @lemmy.world
    PhilipTheBucket @quokk.au

    Scandal-Plagued Prison Company Celebrates “Pivotal Opportunity” Under Trump

    truthout.org /articles/scandal-plagued-prison-company-celebrates-pivotal-opportunity-under-trump/
  • Trump Watch @lemmy.world
    PhilipTheBucket @quokk.au

    Cambodia nominates Trump for Nobel Prize after Thai border truce

    www.aljazeera.com /news/2025/8/7/cambodia-nominates-trump-for-nobel-prize-after-thai-border-truce
  • Uplifting News @lemmy.world
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    As of two months ago, Physics Girl is getting better again from long covid

  • U.S. News @beehaw.org
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    Woman Who Died of Heart Disease in ICE Custody Reportedly Told Son She Wasn't Allowed to See Doctor for Chest Pains

    reason.com /2025/07/30/woman-who-died-of-heart-disease-in-ice-custody-reportedly-told-son-she-wasnt-allowed-to-see-doctor-for-chest-pains/
  • privacy @lemmy.ca
    PhilipTheBucket @quokk.au

    Ambient age verification

    www.jwz.org /blog/2025/07/ambient-age-verification/
  • U.S. News @beehaw.org
    PhilipTheBucket @quokk.au

    Tampa Breaks Heat Record as Heat Dome Bakes Eastern U.S.

    www.scientificamerican.com /article/tampa-breaks-heat-record-as-heat-dome-bakes-eastern-u-s/
  • History @mander.xyz
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    Campaign Finance Issues in the Roman Republic

    electionlawblog.org
  • U.S. News @beehaw.org
    PhilipTheBucket @quokk.au

    EPA to suspend methane limits without public input

    www.eenews.net /articles/epa-to-suspend-methane-limits-without-public-input/
  • U.S. News @beehaw.org
    PhilipTheBucket @quokk.au

    ‘Marines train for war:’ Veterans blast deployment of military to assist ICE in Florida

    www.clickorlando.com /news/local/2025/07/24/marines-train-for-war-veterans-blast-deployment-of-military-to-assist-ice-in-florida/
  • History @mander.xyz
    PhilipTheBucket @quokk.au

    Los Angeles' 1936 'Bum Blockade' Targeted American Migrants Fleeing Poverty and Drought During the Great Depression

    www.smithsonianmag.com /history/los-angeles-1936-bum-blockade-targeted-american-migrants-fleeing-poverty-and-drought-during-the-great-depression-180987022/
  • U.S. News @beehaw.org
    PhilipTheBucket @quokk.au

    'Pay Them What They Deserve': 1 in 6 Teachers Work a Second Job

    www.commondreams.org /news/second-jobs-for-teachers
  • Trump Watch @lemmy.world
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    Trump complained about the Federal Reserve "palace" while sitting in his gold-bedazzled Oval Office

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Under Trump, a New Focus for a Birth Control Program: Helping Women Get Pregnant

    www.nytimes.com /2025/07/18/us/politics/under-trump-a-new-focus-for-a-birth-control-program-helping-women-get-pregnant.html
  • Trump Watch @lemmy.world
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    White House says Trump diagnosed with vein condition after questions about bruises

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c1jw1pdyp0jo
  • LeopardsAteMyFace @lemmy.ca
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    American Father and Vlogger Tricked Into Front Line Combat by Russia

    www.kyivpost.com /post/56286
  • Trump Watch @lemmy.world
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    Ukrainians Praise ‘Agent Melania’ for Turning Trump Against Putin

    www.thedailybeast.com /ukrainians-praise-agent-melania-for-turning-trump-against-putin/
  • Trump Watch @lemmy.world
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    Trump says Indonesia to pay 19% tariffs, buy 50 Boeing jets under trade deal

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/2025/jul/16/trump-says-indonesia-to-pay-19-tariffs-buy-50-boeing-jets-under-trade-deal
  • Trump Watch @lemmy.world
    PhilipTheBucket @quokk.au

    Trump says Cuomo ‘should stay’ in New York City mayor race against Mamdani

    www.aljazeera.com /news/2025/7/15/trump-says-cuomo-should-stay-in-new-york-city-mayor-race-against-mamdani