And an obsequious “dissent” from that, too. As a treat.

It’s hypocrisy in the name of saving a buck. Should we not want intellectual consistency from religious affiliates that seek to dictate the terms of our laws and our lives?

You’re absolutely right - the article did this no justice. The text is quite cringey on its own, but this is… Even more yikes.

I couldn’t take the suspense and I had to look it up.

Musk also told the crowd that he didn’t like the ideas he was presented with early in the week. “I was a bit worried at the beginning there,” he said, “because frankly nothing was funny.”

He then went on to reveal his idea of funny, describing one pitch in particular that did not go over well.

“One of the things that everyone’s been wondering this whole time is: Is Saturday Night Live actually live… or do they have a delay just in case there’s a wardrobe malfunction or something like that?,” Musk said to set up the pitch. “But there’s a way to test this.” (SNL does, in fact, air without a tape delay.)

In Musk’s vision, he’d tell the audience he was going to put this to the test by taking “his cock out.”

“So I’m going to reach down into my pants… and then I pull out a baby rooster,” Musk explained. “Like, ‘This is my tiny cock.’”

Unfortunately, the joke didn’t end there.

“And then Kate McKinnon walks out,” added Jason Calacanis, co-host of the All-In Podcast, who was also present in the pitch meeting. “And she says, ‘Elon, I expected you would have a bigger cock.’”

McKinnon, meanwhile, would have been holding a cat.

“You can see where this is going,” Musk told the crowd

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I enjoyed the first book! I’ve got the second tucked away somewhere, too.

The Battle of Chile is a three part documentary about the military coup against Salvador Allende in the 1970s. Patricio Guzman and his associates recognized that crazy things were about to happen and took to the streets to capture as much footage as they could, knowing that a record needed to be kept. One of the cameramen was disappeared, tortured, and presumably killed, while the others smuggled the footage out to Cuba.

It may feel too prescient for American audiences now. Gods, it was plenty powerful to me as an American watching in 2012. It is well worth your time.

I’m kind of surprised by how many people have an answer for this already considered. I don’t think this is something I’ve had to consider since primary school.

I’d probably consider the day over just because I would be worried by whatever medical condition led me to shit my pants out of nowhere.

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This aligns well with Clarence Thomas seeking to get rid of his wife by setting the stage for interracial marriage to become illegal.

You would answer atrocity with atrocity and call it progress. Tell me, the families of those you “re-educate,” do you expect them to allow you to do this without a fight? And others of conscience who object, will you imprison them too? How many would you murder to reach your ideological purity? When you’re done, will you look in the mirror and recognize that you, too, are impure?

You’re getting down voted on your top level comment, but I wanted to take a second to say I appreciate your back and forth here. I’m more inclined to call this incompetence, but your point that other motives and agendas could be at play is well taken.

Ah, I see. I don’t think I agree, but I get the statement being made now.

How does this make them look even mildly competent? They disclosed war plans to an unknown third party by using unsanctioned communication tools. They got lucky it was a reporter who thought he was being baited rather than a more malicious and intentioned actor.

The poll seems to cover Democrats and “Democrat-leaning independents,” so not the DNC.

Exit: can’t find the actual post on Morning Consult yet, but the article features an image where they specify the polled population.

The trick for anything is time and consistency. Choose two or three things from this list and plan when you will devote a few hours each week. During your “practice” time, find and use learning resources online.

Some of these ideas are also shorter-term kind of forming things (like avoid brain rot, touch more grass), so I would also dedicate time weekly to think of/plan concrete changes in your life to accomplish them. Rotate through the list until the habit is fully formed.

Thank you! Any time this kind of polling shows up on Lemmy, users seem to think this is the Plan of the Democratic Leadership Cabal, rather than an incredibly premature name recognition test.

People want to vote for people they have favorable impressions of who they also think others will vote for. Without other frontrunners, who emerge over time, it’s not surprising that polled Democrats would recognize and still support the candidate that 75 million people voted for five months ago.

If you want other candidates (I do), identify them and figure out how to help them build their profile now.

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They bear the burden, and while they attempt to satisfy it we will plug our ears and shout nananananananananana.