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'It just exploded': Woman who sparked Trump's migrant pet-eating hoax comes forward
  • I’d partially disagree here; a lot of people don’t know how to effectively communicate, and speak in cultural innuendo and clichés because that’s the language they think in. They don’t really fully understand what they, or the people they surround themselves with mean.

    Think of it like the kid in elementary school that learns a new word or phrase and sees the reaction it gets when others use it, so they (over) use it themselves to get the same reaction without understanding what it actually means.

    That’s how a lot of these people live their entire lives.

    That doesn’t excuse it, but it does explain it. These people have no intent to harm; they don’t understand the implications of what they’re saying enough for that.

    And this is why education is so important.

    Those who have been educated in critical thinking and effective communication and STILL say things like that? They’re the evil manipulative ones.

    TL;DR: it’s possible to be ignorantly racist because that’s all you know.

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    Would a brigade effort to "engage" with Trump ads in streaming services force the campaign to waste extra money, and make a viable psyop when they measure their telemetry?
  • Personally, I’d just limit it to feeding them data that a large undecided segment believes a few provably false outlandish things, so that they publicly endorse said things when they could be spending time doing something socially destructive.

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    King’s Guard Bearskin Caps Under Renewed Scrutiny As Huge Cost Revealed
  • I just assumed the hats had been faux fur since the 60s….

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    Trump says he won't debate Harris again
  • I just realized what Trump means when he says “horrible people” — those are people who don’t protect him from himself.

    Some of his “horrible people” will therefore be truly incompetent, and some will be people who are unwilling to put him above all else, or who were in the wrong place when he messed up so badly that it couldn’t be salvaged.

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    how do I accept I'll never know why any employer rejected me?
  • There’s actually multiple questions here.

    The hiring process has an application “filter” layer, a candidate selection layer, and THEN the interview with the person/people who actually want to hire you. Sometimes there’s an extra technical interview after that.

    These days, the filter layer is mostly automated. Asking the filter why it didn’t select you is like asking a Machine Learning model why it chose to do something a certain way — you aren’t going to get a useful response.

    So the only way to figure it out is trial and error: vary your application in terms of structure and content until you find the combination that makes it last the current batch of filters.

    OR

    Find a way to skip the filters altogether by finding someone on the inside of the company to flag up your CV to the people looking to fill the position.

    Once past the filter, you get to HR, and if you get this far, asking questions about why you didn’t get selected to continue will actually be met with a useful response (unless it’s a company you don’t want to work for). HR will tell you the basic things they’re looking for in an application, and possibly how you compared in certain criteria to the stronger candidates.

    Next you get to the manager. If you get this far, you can usually have this discussion at the end of your interview. They’re looking for fit for the role, and you can ask questions about fit as part of the interview process.

    And finally you get to the technical interview. If you get this far and don’t get the job, the reason why is usually fairly obvious: either they had someone who was both a better fit AND understood the problem domain / demonstrated an ability to learn and reflect the team culture better, or you failed to prove technical ability in a key area.

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    Kamala Harris was great in the debate. Will that be enough to win? by Bernie Sanders
  • Even the pets and dolphins and sofas are saying it as they storm the southern border to escape!

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    Trump unveils 'no taxes on overtime,' mocks Harris at Arizona rally
  • I thought the problem was immigrants stealing jobs, willing to work for less and working overtime without complaint?

    So Donald, are you saying you’re giving the illegal immigrants a tax break so they don’t have to eat pets anymore?

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    Undecided voters give Harris a look — but not a commitment — after the debate
  • Yes, but surely he wouldn’t kick ME in the nuts… just those people I don’t like, right? Why would I want someone to high five THEM?

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    Undecided voters give Harris a look — but not a commitment — after the debate
  • Considering I was seriously interested in how the debate would go and had to turn it off only half way through, I think it’s highly likely that 70 million Americans waited for Fox to feed them the Cliff’s Notes version.

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    Rustbelt poll: Majority say Trump more likely to avoid war
  • I think people may have misunderstood the question.

    Trump has a history of avoiding wars. Bone Spurs were his excuse in Viet Nam.

    He’s shown he has no issues with causing wars; he just personally would rather avoid taking part.

    The 2021 insurrection is a case in point.

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    Why isn't it "multiple scleroses"?
  • Scleroses would translate as “hardening diseases” though. There’s only one disease.

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    Chinese robot industry strides toward high-quality development
  • Or… Chinese robot industry struggles to develop high quality products.

    All depends on how you spin it.

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    JD Vance Would've Done For Trump What Mike Pence Refused To Do
  • Let Trump select the donuts?

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    Project 2025 leader confesses deep Trump ties in damning interview
  • Jesus sounds Mexican. Did anyone check his birth certificate?

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    how do I accept that a doctor earns more than double what I do?
  • Doctors go to school for seven years racking up debt, and then usually have to shoulder the burden of liability and operational costs. It’s expensive to become a medical doctor, and expensive to be a medical doctor.

    These costs are part of what keeps both doctors and patients safe. Doctors end up with both the power and the risk.

    Nurses by comparison have only basic training before on the job training kicks in; it’s relatively easy to become a nurse, and if you mess up, the worst that’s going to happen is that you get fired and have to go work somewhere else.

    But even as a nurse, if you’re quick to pick things up, you can move up the ranks and find a specialty that has more power and pays better than a standard RN. Without the seven years of debt.

    And life’s not just about pay; quality of life is generally more important, and that sucks for most doctors, who have relatively short life expectancies and limited time to spend their money.

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    Harris says Trump is ‘gonna lie’ at presidential debate
  • How early? He’s been doing this his whole life, including the word salad.

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    Harris says Trump is ‘gonna lie’ at presidential debate
  • That’s why there’s a “no props” rule.

    And the no mic rule means she can’t call him on them in real time.

    Is there a rule stating she can’t have an earpiece and a team feeding her information though?

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  • vancouver.citynews.ca Vancouver fire engulfs inactive rail bridge next to Oak Street Bridge

    An inactive rail bridge connecting Richmond and Vancouver caught fire Thursday and forced the temporary closure of the Oak Street Bridge.

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