Cosmic Cleric @ CosmicCleric @lemmy.world

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Do you have access to the floorboards from below (cellar access)?

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Is this a bot or joke (or 'yes') response?

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I'd be happy if Conservative politicians stood up to Trump too.

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Well, denial is a powerful drug. Once that glass breaks, you may start to drink more than you should.

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Repetitiveness is worse to see than derailing a conversation.

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https://lemmy.world/comment/15437341

https://lemmy.world/post/14942506

https://lemmy.world/comment/9850401

I wish I could know if it was because it was celebratory, or guilty conscious.

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Because if it was slow, the name wouldn’t make sense.

Unless they were in a Time dilation field.

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And economists have estimated that the trade policy will cost the typical US household more than $1,200 a year

Remember this, when you hear about tax cuts for the wealthy.

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From the article...

The clock is ticking down on a crucial but little-noticed part of President Donald Trump’s first round of executive orders — the one tasking the secretaries of the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security to submit a joint report, within 90 days, recommending “whether to invoke the Insurrection Act.”

Always watch what the other hand is doing.

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Did this motherfucker say on live television that the United States is going to claim the sovereign territory of other nations!?!?!? Why the brainmelting fuck did Republicans clap!?!?

He did, and thats important.

But also remember, he likes to throw out red meat for the news/population to feast on, to distract.

Be sure to pay attention to what he does, moreso than what he says.

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He renewed imperialist rhetoric about annexing Greenland and the Panama Canal while distorting U.S. aid figures to Ukraine.

What I heard him actually say would normally get most Presidents impeached.

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I also don’t know, but get really suspicious if Alito needs to invent a “new term” to frame the case with

Yeah, there's definitely a " 'WTF?' Factor" going on with that.

I can't wait to hear what the Legal Eagle on YouTube says about that.

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ruled that the EPA must impose specific pollutant limits instead of broad, “end result” requirements.

Any scientists out there who can talk to the specifics of this?

To a layman like me, this seems like six and a half of one, a half a dozen of another.

Is asking for specificity a bad thing, scientifically and environmentally speaking?

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"Additionally, the $800 exemption for low-value goods has been removed."

I didn't even know such a thing existed, it's not something reported on the news.

So every product will be hit with the tariff raising prices, and not just expensive products getting the tariffs. Yikes!

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Thanks.

(Quick aside, just wanted to mention that I hate how this post has -15 votes on it. Its a relevant question to at least discuss, at this time in history.)

To answer the OP, because its the right thing to do, if you care about others, and care about how others would treat you. A.k.a., "The Golden Rule" (the Socialist one, not the Capitalistic one).

If you need a more "closer to home" personal/selfish type of answer, I'd say because if everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY, plays the humanity system to their benefit over all others, then the center does not hold, and humanity collapses. And our lives and/or happiness then is at risk during times of anarchy.

Try to remember that, as a species, we're very young, still evolving, from the animalistic ("Every person for Themself") to the spiritual ("One for All, All for One"). Things swing back-and-forth, over time. Can't have the Good without the Bad.

Also, cooperation is bred into us, at the meta/species level, less so at the individual level, but still somewhat there too. It can be trained/psyop'd out of us during childhood, but its there. But overall, we're each other superpower, in a tame sort of way. Imagine any problem, then imagine what it would be like if everybody worked together to solve that problem. That problem would be solved.

When you see everybody else around you cheating and winning, and getting ahead of you, its tempting to do the same. But if you're not that kind of person, you lose a part of yourself if you acquiesce to those negative feelings. Its better to be able to look in the mirror each day, and like what you see looking back at you.

And finally, remember, there are others that believe the same way you do, even during the darkest times.

Edit: Typos.

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If you like maple syrup, go to Bulk Barn and grab a bulk bag of maple candy. Thank me later.

Thanks! I'll be sure to check it out.

I tried going to their web site, but my browser is telling me there's a security issue with it ("Error code: SEC_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ISSUER").

They're a legit place?

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Actually all kidding aside, I've always wanted to try a real Canadian maple syrup, but the supermarkets near me never seem to sell that stuff.

I'm planning on making a trip to Canada to be a tourist at some point, and if I do I'll be sure to hook myself up.

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A fur/stump time paradox would occur.

EDIT: Yikes! Hey, at least I tried. Not everyone can make cool meme pics.

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