Missed this site like you wouldn't believe.

There wasn't a shred of snow yesterday wake up to this

A month ago I made this joke about that old man scene in avengers, and I hate it that it took this long for them to bring it to the front page.

Some of them exploring their complicated feelings over John Wilkes Boothe as well. !luigifrickers why did you not compare Luigi to Boothe? They basically look the same.

EUROPOOR LOOKING AROUND NERVOUSLY! YOUR NEXT B-WORD NEIGHBOR!

gradually dial up the rigor until we hit this mark, this would solve a lot of problems with credential inflation since we've basically been doing the reverse of this since the 60s. getting a GED later in life is a perfectly fine option for the people who get shaken out.

WE HAVE TO REFOCUS OUR EFFORTS TO ELON MUSK NOW!!!!

NO MORE IMMIGRATION PROTEST NO MORE MARCHES

100% EFFORTS TOWARDS ELON AND DOGE

HERE IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE DONT!!!

Government Spending Control – Mass Defunding of Social Services

Extreme Scenario: Musk Uses Treasury Control to Gut Social Security & Medicare • How It Could Happen: • Musk, under the pretense of "government efficiency," declares that Social Security and Medicare are unsustainable. • He delays or restricts payments to retirees, disabled individuals, and low-income families, citing fraud or inefficiency. • Government programs like food stamps (SNAP), Medicaid, and federal unemployment insurance are defunded. • Biggest Detriment to Americans: • Seniors left without Social Security payments—forcing many into extreme poverty. • Millions lose healthcare access as Medicaid and Medicare collapse. • Increase in homelessness & hunger as millions dependent on federal aid lose critical support. • Rationale: • Musk has repeatedly opposed government handouts and favors self-reliance and automation. • By gutting welfare and social programs, he could force Americans to turn to privatized services—which could conveniently be offered by Musk-controlled companies.

Market Manipulation – Artificial Economic Collapse for Personal Gain

Extreme Scenario: Musk Uses Treasury Access to Engineer a Stock Market Crash & Profit from It • How It Could Happen: • Musk delays payments on U.S. debt obligations, triggering a loss of confidence in Treasury bonds. • Interest rates spike, and financial markets panic, causing stocks to crash. • Musk and his allies short the market, making billions off the collapse while the average American's 401(k) and savings are wiped out. • Biggest Detriment to Americans: • Mass unemployment as companies cut jobs due to the economic crash. • Retirement funds are decimated, leaving millions with nothing to retire on. • Home foreclosures surge as interest rates skyrocket. • Rationale: • Musk has used social media to manipulate markets before (Dogecoin, Tesla stock, Twitter acquisition). • If he directly controls Treasury payments, he could trigger a controlled financial meltdown and personally benefit by shorting key assets.

Privatization of Government – Total Replacement of Federal Agencies with Musk-Owned Services

Extreme Scenario: Musk Shuts Down Federal Agencies & Replaces Them with His Own Companies • How It Could Happen: • Essential government services (such as USPS, FEMA, the Department of Energy, and NASA) are shut down or stripped of funding. • Musk privatizes space defense, military logistics, transportation, and AI governance, forcing the government to become dependent on SpaceX, Tesla, and Starlink. • Biggest Detriment to Americans: • Government services become pay-to-play—no more free postal service, emergency relief, or low-cost energy programs. • Mass layoffs of government workers, who are replaced by AI automation or private contractors. • Lack of accountability—federal agencies exist to serve citizens, but Musk's companies would prioritize profit over public welfare. • Rationale: • Musk has repeatedly expressed anti-government sentiments, seeing bureaucracies as inefficient. • If he has direct control over Treasury payments, he could strangle government funding and force reliance on his corporate alternatives.

AI-Driven Governance – A Total Surveillance State Powered by Musk's AI

Extreme Scenario: Musk Implements AI-Based Social Credit System • How It Could Happen: • Using financial data from the Treasury, Musk creates a real-time scoring system that determines access to government benefits, loans, and even jobs based on behavior. • AI monitors Twitter (X) activity, spending habits, and biometric data (via Neuralink/Starlink) to track and control individuals in real time. • Those with low scores (e.g., government critics, activists, union members) face restricted financial access, job loss, or worse. • Biggest Detriment to Americans: • Loss of personal freedom—every citizen's financial and online behavior is tracked. • Government critics & journ*lists targeted—AI-based censorship limits opposition voices. • AI-powered discrimination—automated systems control who gets loans, jobs, healthcare, and benefits. • Rationale: • Musk has openly supported AI governance and mass data tracking (Starlink, Neuralink, X AI). • Treasury access gives him the power to connect financial control with AI-based social monitoring.

Foreign Policy Disruption – Shutting Down USAID & Collapsing U.S. Global Influence

Extreme Scenario: Musk Defunds Foreign Aid & Allows China/Russia to Expand Influence • How It Could Happen: • USAID and U.S. diplomatic support programs are completely shut down, eliminating disaster relief, global vaccination efforts, and humanitarian aid. • China and Russia fill the void, expanding their economic and political influence. • U.S. allies are left without critical support, leading to a geopolitical power shift away from the U.S. • Biggest Detriment to Americans: • Massive loss of U.S. global influence, making America less powerful on the world stage. • Weaker international trade deals, leading to higher consumer prices and reduced exports. • Greater security threats—without U.S. intervention, authoritarian regimes expand unchecked. • Rationale: • Musk has prioritized his own global business interests over national security (e.g., Starlink deals with adversaries). • Weakening U.S. soft power allows Musk's companies to fill the gaps, controlling global infrastructure rather than governments.

Monetary & Currency Shifts – Eliminating the U.S. Dollar in Favor of a Private Digital Currency

Extreme Scenario: Musk Phases Out the U.S. Dollar & Replaces It with Starlink Digital Currency • How It Could Happen: • Treasury payments are converted into a crypto-based system run by Musk, bypassing traditional banks. • The U.S. dollar rapidly loses value, leading to hyperinflation. • The Federal Reserve loses control of monetary policy, and Musk becomes the de facto central banker. • Biggest Detriment to Americans: • Loss of financial stability—retirement savings and wages devalue overnight. • Hyperinflation destroys purchasing power, making basic goods unaffordable. • Banks collapse as traditional financial institutions become obsolete. • Rationale: • Musk has promoted decentralized finance and could push for full economic transition to digital currency controlled by Starlink or Neuralink. • This would eliminate financial oversight, giving Musk total control over who can access money and at what value.

Corporate-Driven Nationalism – Replacing Democracy with Technocratic Rule

Extreme Scenario: Musk Becomes a "Tech Emperor" by Centralizing Power • How It Could Happen: • Musk consolidates Treasury, AI governance, and defense contracts under his leadership. • Government institutions are dissolved, and a corporate-state model replaces democracy. • Laws are determined by algorithms, and only those who align with Musk's vision retain privileges. • Biggest Detriment to Americans: • End of democratic governance, replaced by a privatized technocracy. • Public decision-making is eliminated—corporate AI controls all systems. • Freedom of speech, voting rights, and financial independence are restricted. • Rationale: • Musk has spoken about post-government civilization models, and his full control over U.S. financial and governance systems could push America toward tech-based authoritarianism.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he isn't ruling out deploying U.S. troops to support reconstruction of Gaza and he envisions "long-term" U.S. ownership of a redevelopment of the territory.

"We'll do what is necessary," Trump said about the possibility of deploying troops to fill any security vacuum. "If it's necessary, we'll do that."

The comments came after Trump said he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere.

"We will own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site," Trump said a start of a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump added the U.S. would level destroyed buildings and "create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area."

The comments came after Trump earlier suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be "permanently" resettled outside the war-torn territory.

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I'm over it. I gambled a significant amount and lost huge on these 2/3 spy $595/$594 put credit spreads. I posted about them yesterday, and was inundated with comments that were less than kind. But I guess I deserved it.

I am a failure. I'm not a bad person, but there's nothing I can do at this point to redeem myself. Right now I'm looking at a max loss of $90,000.

Currently considering my options, if you can imagine what that means. Please hug those you love tightly and don't fall victim to the evil I have.

Edit: I truly appreciate the posts but it's really hard to see this through. The 90k loss is not all. My total losses will be around 250k. I am not more than a lousy gambler. I just hate to make my family feel pain.

Down $250k in a bull market

Like full blown totally obsessed with/ all you think or talk about is Jesus then it wears off for a few months then hits you again?

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Give me some statistical ways one could determine ugliness. Binary/vibes is what RSP is about but it seems pretty pointless when talking about swipe apps and other superficial ways people meet.

In my view, if you can't get a match on a dating app from average looking women (women within 2 std dev of norm) then you're ugly. If you can get a few matches, you're average. If you can get a ton of matches, you're hot. We're going to assume everyone in this example has similar quality level of photos/bios/etc.

To me, I haven't been able to get anyone to say any man is actually ugly when in real life. When I'm with guys, they will easily call out a woman as being ugly. When I'm with girls, it's nearly impossible to get them to say that any specific man is ugly and they'll instead try to use some flowery language to evade calling it outright. Maybe it's because they find 95% of men to be ugly and 1-3% are average and 1% are hot. So, for them, it's a bit pointless to talk about because basically all men are ugly to them.

I don't get why women do this though. Men will just call it like it is.

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I hate when people think you should always love one another and let go of everything. I think letting go to an extent is good, however I think things like revenge can be necessary. If someone pulls some absolute butthole behaviour, unless they get something just as bad or even worse in return they aren't going to learn. It's not your job to be always understanding and nice to people constantly if they are being a mega shit stain in your life. Apologising and talking things through when appropriate should be done but it isn't always what can be done and isn't always the best solution. Sometimes it's about not letting people walk all over you and maybe some might argue that doesn't make you any better than them but I don't think that's always the case. Sometimes, revenge CAN be there best way to move on. A sense of resolution if done right.

And another note. I think if you don't like someone pretending to be their friend so that your "a nice person" can be an even bigger peepeehead move than just maybe rather limiting interactions with that person. Maybe it's a workmate that gets on your nerves. A friend of a friend. But either way, pretending you like them at the end of the day is deceitful in a way especially if you let them believe your friends. I'm not saying to hate on them, especially if they aren't necessarily doing harm and it's more just a clashing of personalities or beliefs. Some people try so hard to do it but it doesn't make them look as sweet as they think it does and instead you end up looking like a fake and shallow person.