No it isn’t. The Democrats haven’t had their convention yet.

What the fuck? Why would you do that!?

Putin thought he could defeat Ukraine in three days, and the result is two years and plus of war, tens of thousands of casualties that he will admit to, and US-made weapons now being fired into Russia. I don’t see him being the kind of 4D Chessmaster you seem to think he is.

For their sake, I hope they’ve read one of those posts of advice for this situation or otherwise have a good plan. Their life getting fucked seems the more likely outcome, though.

Okay that’s something. I’d like more, obviously, but it’s nice to hear.

That’s great. Are they actually going to do anything about it?

The owner is gambling that Trump wins the election and pardons himself. Then the fuhrer will owe his friend a favor for the help.

This is an important part of it. The other part is the fact that success in politics is very hard without money, and most rich people aren’t progressives.

Actually, it is. The owner decided to match the wage increase to dodge the controversy, though it seems the question of whether the law actually covers Panera will need to be settled in court for a definitive answer.

https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/hype-aside-panera-exempt-californias-wage-bill

We’ll see how it works out, I guess. I voted against it, personally, because it adds a bunch of extra responsibilities to existing programs without any extra long-term funding to go along with it. I’m concerned that stretching limited resources even thinner may not be the best strategy.

Actually the battle lines have hardly moved at all since Ukraine withdrew from Avdiivka.

https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/can-either-side-actually-advance

Great. That always works out well. /s

Right, a smaller country can never successfully resist a larger one. That’s why Vietnam has been under US occupation (or was it French? I can never remember for some reason) all these years since Ho Cho Minh wisely surrendered to spare his people’s lives.

Even if he can’t formally quit, he could effectively quit by just refusing to meet the obligations of the treaty. Who would stop him?

Remember: the cruelty is the point. No amount of logical argument about the uselessness of executions for deterring crime, or about how often innocent people are convicted of serious crimes or especially appeals to basic human mercy will sway a dedicated conservative from their desire to inflict suffering on those they deem lesser than themselves.

I see you’ve already found Jack London. I remember enjoying White Fang a lot as a kid, though it’s been a while since I read it so I’m not 100% certain how well it holds up.

The official FAQ says at least 25k karma (or a mod with at least 500 mod actions). Open registration isn’t supposed to be until the first. If you don’t meet either of those criteria then I guess that’s just a lie.

https://redditforcommunity.com/Directed-Share-Program

I’m not holding my breath. The idea that work=morality is too strong here. People working fewer hours would be seen as laziness no matter how much sense it makes.

It’s still censorship. The distinction is that most private entities can’t enforce their censorship with violence.

Seriously? Anyone voting for mister “grab them by the pussy” has zero right to criticize a married man for talking about having sex with his wife. What an absolute nothing of a story.