Th4tGuyII

Trump Derangement Syndrome... Otherwise known as being rightfully angry/shocked/horrified at the things Trump has been allowed to get away with doing and keep doing - things that would've landed the average person in jail for multiple lifetimes.

I mean for fuck's sake guy literally embezzled a charity, yet we're crazy for thinking he's a morally bankrupt person?

Figures that it's basically a population map. The hospitals that serve the most people will suffer the worst cuts to their research budgets.

Wonder how the Whitehouse plans to "reinvest" these savings. My bet is on more tax cuts for the rich.

Well done to DOGE for absolutely tearing up the place scrounging up the US Government's metaphorical pennies, whilst ignoring actual budget inefficiencies, such as the infamously overzealous military budget

That's usually the time my brain decides to conveniently forget that info so I can look like a dumbass, only to remember when the conversation has already moved on

I've been using protonmail basically since its inception for money-related stuff (due to it being secure), and the one time I've had a fraud flag appear while using it was due to being on a VPN at the same time.

... But I've had that also happen when I used to daily drive Gmail, so I can't imagine the Proton part made the difference.

Obviously anecdotes aren't very good evidence, and maybe in your experience it was your email - but if that is the case, I'd be weary of any provider that automatically flags non-"big tech" addresses as fraudulent. That likely means they're rather lazy about their cybersecurity.

Well the simple answer is that doing that is the easiest way to divide the masses and turn them against one another, thus allowing the rich to maintain control and do what they want

This whole screenshot is basically one state's propaganda machine vs. another.

Just because the Chinese propaganda machine is acting the straight man in this particular interaction, doesn't mean they don't have skeletons in their own closet

The worst part about it is they look exactly like the kind of slimy fucks who'd betray their country for the chance to impress a billionaire who'll probably throw them to the wolves at the first sign of trouble

Exactly. Most people get into crime because their backs are to the wall. They're stuck in debt due to medical treatments they had to get, they're struggling to pay obscene rent prices and risk being kicked out their home - there's plenty of reasons, and much of it is down to poverty.

If you give people legitimate, easily accessible support nets that are enough to actually survive on, then you'll get less crime. It's rather simple.

In all fairness, the concept of owning things isn't unique to capitalism - it's Personal property vs. "Private" property. Whether it's money or bartering, the things you bought you own via your own hard work, and that's your personal property.

Private property shouldn't be a thing. A corporation shouldn't own anything - there should always be a person on that contract that can be held to account. If you want to profit from your enterprise, you should be prepared to go down with it.

Working in a field were I have to perform a lot of these types of tests, you'd be surprised how many look like Covid tests at a glance - always look at the labelling.

Also, in this form factor you'd pee into a container and pipette a very small amount into the test using the (usually) accompanying tiny pipette.

I'd do another test to be sure, but even a faint line can indicate a positive result (similar to Covid tests of the same form factor)