Trump: Dang, I can’t make the price of oil go down.

Also Trump: Hey, what if I intentionally make it go up some more so my buddies can do more insider trading?

If the recreational use improves your mood, isn’t that a medical purpose too?

Is the line you draw based on the intent of the user or the intent of the provider?

Like, for instance, if someone with ADHD uses caffeine to help them focus better, is that medication? Or, if someone tries a hallucinogen with the intention of opening their mind, is that medication?

A couple more potential examples: Is a trans man using testosterone they purchased on the black market to treat their dysphoria medicating? Is an athlete using the same substance to enhance their performance medicating?

I can certainly vouch for amphetamines*.

*in controlled amounts for people with ADHD

My condolences

Or best, depending on your preference. ;)

I call them the Noughties

Investment.

All of this AI hype is focused around convincing investors that it is of immense value and that [insert company here] is going to be well-positioned when AI takes over. Us poors are not the target audience, we’re just pawns that are pushed into using AI to “prove” to investors that it is useful.

When I say Democrats here what I mean is the party leaders and the politicians who align with them (that is, the vast majority of them). There can be individuals who run as Democrats who don’t align with the party, but the party leadership is actively against them. For instance, Zohran Mamdani’s run was opposed by Democrat party leadership. He’s more of an independent than a true Democrat.

Because Democrats are complicit in everything that Republicans do. Democrats exist to create the appearance of opposition, while in reality both parties serve the interests of the wealthy. Uncovering the wealthy class’s depraved deeds does not serve those interests, which is why neither party really wants that.

Now they need to choose whether they want to blame Iran for it to claim that Iran is evil or to claim that Iran couldn’t have done it because the F-35 is too advanced for Iran to be able to hit.

I think that it is probably good. On the other hand, I don’t think that you necessarily need to build something specifically for that purpose because the internet was basically built from the ground up with anonymity in mind. Some of the internet has moved away from that, but there’s still plenty of capability for people to be anonymous if they want to be.

I suppose that’s probably a way of calling them a baby?

This checks out with some of the casts I’ve seen of Korean Starcraft players.

Easy, just get in an uninsured car accident. Now you’re in debt for the value of someone else’s property.

Ooh, I bet I could 10x my negative wealth pretty easily.

Profound incompetence seems like a possibility tbh. They absolutely should have known about it but it sure seems like they’re basically just fucking around, not taking things seriously. So I’d definitely believe that they saw an Iranian warship pull up and were like “WTF is that doing there? Kill it!”.

I don’t think that should excuse their actions, but it does seem like a believable chain of events.

Hey, I’ve seen this one before.

Last time it was crypto instead of AI, but other than that it’s just the same shit again.

So he’s gonna have solidarity with that white woman who was shot by ICE yesterday, right?

Make it Tylenol to level up your special interest.