Noteworthy News

[arewethereyet]

Lightning struck Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro on February 10, 2023

Suppose it will come back in three days?

[Fireball]

Thor is sending a message.

[h4ym4n]

Daddy/itself is pissed

[Foxaèr]

T-Mobile down for thousands of users in U.S.

Reuters

My network, in case it wasn't obvious.

*dons tinfoil hat* Wonder if it had anything to do with the Chinese balloons.

[The Architect Of Fate]

So in his usual pompous jackassery. Bill Maher "confesses " he uses a private jet and then tosses a bunch of pro-climate action celebrities under the bus to virtue signal that at least "He's honest about it" though pretty sure none of the people he bashed deny they use a jet. Sorry Bill virtue signaling your "honesty " doesn't make you less of a dick and using the excuse "but everyone else does it too" doesn't help you either. Of course, the real purpose of this was of this is to serve as red meat to right-wingers and to serve as an excuse to avoid the subject of climate change by making it about shooting the messengers.

[The Grand Nudger]

Really, I think it boils down to a fundamental misunderstanding of so called left wing politics in the us. The left wing in us politics has historically been center-right...Bill Maher was always center right. It's just that four decades ago center right passed for flamingly liberal. The mans a libertarian - he just stopped identifying as one because it turns out that libertarianism in the us is a front for white supremacy and..at some point, just about when everyone else did, he seems to have realized that.

[Foxaèr]

As Social Security’s full retirement age moves to 67, some experts say it should not go higher

CNBC

[Mister Agenda]

The mans a libertarian - he just stopped identifying as one because it turns out that libertarianism in the us is a front for white supremacy and..at some point, just about when everyone else did, he seems to have realized that.

That sounds like me. Too many other 'capital L' Libertarians were either racists or willing to overlook racists. There were many notable exceptions, but not enough. Plus my friend group included a lot of Democrats so I often had my positions challenged and had to concede I was wrong about some things. Couldn't help but notice the Scandinavian countries never had that economic collapse my libertarian associates predicted for decades, for instance. I also noticed a lot of crazy things being said about Hillary Clinton leading up to the 2016 elections didn't stand up to scrutiny. I couldn't help but think if the Republicand and many libertarians had more substantial criticisms of her, they'd use them instead of conspiracy theories. I started considering myself a Democrat after Trump's election (I voted no Republicans down ballot and Gary Johnson for president) and now reject the notion that it's some kind of sin to vote for the 'lesser evil'. I find myself to the left of Mahr on a lot of things now, a fair amount of what he peddles is bullshit.

[Jackalope]

The mans a libertarian - he just stopped identifying as one because it turns out that libertarianism in the us is a front for white supremacy and..at some point, just about when everyone else did, he seems to have realized that.

That sounds like me. Too many other 'capital L' Libertarians were either racists or willing to overlook racists. There were many notable exceptions, but not enough. Plus my friend group included a lot of Democrats so I often had my positions challenged and had to concede I was wrong about some things. Couldn't help but notice the Scandinavian countries never had that economic collapse my libertarian associates predicted for decades, for instance. I also noticed a lot of crazy things being said about Hillary Clinton leading up to the 2016 elections didn't stand up to scrutiny. I couldn't help but think if the Republicand and many libertarians had more substantial criticisms of her, they'd use them instead of conspiracy theories. I started considering myself a Democrat after Trump's election (I voted no Republicans down ballot and Gary Johnson for president) and now reject the notion that it's some kind of sin to vote for the 'lesser evil'. I find myself to the left of Mahr on a lot of things now, a fair amount of what he peddles is bullshit.

Sounds about like me as well, if you rewind back to Obama's first term. I have no use for Maher.

[Jackalope]

As Social Security’s full retirement age moves to 67, some experts say it should not go higher

CNBC

I particularly love how the article describes the ability to work to 70 or longer as a "luxury" - I mean I get what they intend, but still....