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2020-10-06 at 11:18 PM UTC in Scientists Predict There's 90% Chance Civilization Will Collapse Within 'Decades'Scientists didn’t expect wildfires this terrible for another 30 years:
https://grist.org/climate/scientists-didnt-expect-wildfires-this-terrible-for-another-30-years/
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2020-10-04 at 6:21 PM UTC in Obbe & Rabbitweed hate each other's guts...I don't hate him but I do think his behavior is immature and annoying, but it's not really his vault as he is a victim of his circumstances, hope he out grows it soon though.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-10-04 at 6:02 PM UTC in Most successful Totsean/ Zokleteer
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2020-10-04 at 2:27 PM UTC in Trump and wife have Covid 19.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-10-03 at 5:54 PM UTC in Trump admits he knew coronavirus was ‘deadly’ and worse than the flu while intentionally misleading AmericansHydroxychloroquine Doctor is Furious Donald Trump Took 'Experimental Antibody Stupidness':
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2020-10-03 at 2:02 PM UTC in Trump and wife have Covid 19.A lot easier downplaying the virus and making fun of masks when you get daily tests to catch it early, have Marine One land in your back yard to take you to Walter Reed where a team of doctors monitor your every move and give you a scarce drug (remdivisir) much earlier than most would get it. Or when your personal doctor is on 24/7 stand by to give you an experimental antibody already that is available to almost no-one. All off course to the total count of exactly zero dollars to your expense.
Meanwhile, average Americans have to wait ten days for even test results, will only get remdivisir when their symptoms get bad enough, do not have access to experimental treatments and get bankrupted if they even look in the general direction of a hospital.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2020-10-03 at 3:03 PM UTC in Trump admits he knew coronavirus was ‘deadly’ and worse than the flu while intentionally misleading Americans
He is also doing this while he paid virtually no taxes himself, so he's using their money to get treatment from a virus his base calls a hoax, while not helping at all, while trying to take their healthcare away.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2020-10-01 at 11:04 PM UTC in Most successful Totsean/ Zokleteer
Originally posted by rabbitweed You put down a deposit on the house. Not the same thing.
If you were born in my situation, you would have given up long ago.
I put down a deposit and years later I paid off the mortgage. Much sooner than I would have if my dad wasn't so generous. But it was my decision, and I'm glad I did that with the money.
You are a great example of someone who is a slave to the beast. I'm very grateful I have parents who raised me in a stable and loving environment. Maybe if I had parents like yours, I too would still be trying to win their love and admiration by trying to be "successful". Thankfully they love me as I am. -
2020-10-02 at 1:04 AM UTC in Most successful Totsean/ ZokleteerThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-09-10 at 10:42 PM UTC in The Nil tries to maybe quit meth thredMaybe buy her a meal?The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-09-12 at 3:18 AM UTC in The Nil tries to maybe quit meth thredThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-10-01 at 12:35 AM UTC in Trump tells white supremacist group 'Proud Boys' to "stand by"Police arrest Proud Boy member on assault and gun charges hours after Trump refuses to denounce white supremacy:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/proud-boy-donald-trump-charged-assault-guns-white-supremacist-debate-biden-alan-swinney-b723887.htmlThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2020-09-30 at 11:54 PM UTC in You're technically a bundle of cellsYes, but Ben Shapiro is a bundle of shits.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-09-29 at 10:43 PM UTC in Body camera video shows officer involved shooting of 13-year-old with Asperger's after mom calls for helpOk. That's a lot better than how you started out in this thread. I respect your opinions. I don't necessarily agree with everything, like trying to turn this into some racial issue, but I am also not an American myself so what do I know about American problems?
I'm mostly glad you agree that cop should lose his job.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2019-12-21 at 9:53 PM UTC in Nice ass thread
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2020-09-28 at 10:59 PM UTC in Scientists Predict There's 90% Chance Civilization Will Collapse Within 'Decades'I’m a West Coast guy, born and raised. And salmon runs are so low, it’s scary business. I’ve read a report of emaciated grizzlies starving to death from nothing to eat.
The Orcas are losing calf’s, and feeding in waters they’re never seen in, because there’s no food.
Starfish have been turning to goop. Mass die offs.
Fukushima is still puking out radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.
Tanker traffic is non stop. The US navy can run over whales.
Fish farms are giving wild species diseases.
Jellyfish the size of shopping carts are eating all the fish.
Japan still slaughters dolphins like savages.
The West Coast is dying. The ecosystem is collapsing right now. And we did it. I want to throw up.
https://www.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/j16mr2/the_west_coast_is_dying/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=shareThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2020-09-29 at 1:23 AM UTC in Circumcised VS Uncircumcised?
Originally posted by rabbitweed I am liking this side of you Obbe. You are writing your own sentences, you're making good points, and it shows.
See you don't have to be a lazy reddit quoting stoner if you don't want to be - the power is within you.
You're too preachy, you give unsolicited advice to people who don't need it because you think too highly of yourself. There is an important difference between the confident man and the arrogant man. Maybe there was once a time in your life where you needed to give yourself that boost to help you get to where you are now, but you're there now, and if you continue to over boost yourself like this you might end up somewhere you don't really want to be. But really, just shut the fuck up.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2020-09-12 at 3:23 AM UTC in first time using heroinThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-09-29 at 1:06 AM UTC in Circumcised VS Uncircumcised?The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-09-27 at 1:47 PM UTC in Scientists Predict There's 90% Chance Civilization Will Collapse Within 'Decades'
Originally posted by Obbe America has fallen. You need to look up, at the people you’re used to looking down on. We’re trying to tell you something. I have lived through collapse and you’re already there. Until you understand this, you only have further to fall.
I am an American who has lived abroad for 10 years, in the past few years the US has completely gone to shit and this is obvious to anyone outside the country
I grew up in a suburb of a midwestern city. My childhood was pretty standard middle class. Like many of you folks, I went to college and graduated right when the 2008 financial crisis hit. I had a tough time finding an entry level job in my field so I took the first thing I could find which was a $10/hour paralegal gig. (Didn’t get any support from my parents and desperately needed money) Because it was 2008 and I was then living in a right to work state, my job didn’t have any benefits so I didn’t have health insurance or a retirement fund or anything like that. I was basically scraping by: no healthcare, barely any savings and living paycheck to paycheck.
After a few years of that, I applied for a Masters program in the UK and got in. As a student over there I immediately had healthcare and a lot of other discounts and things that helped me live slightly more comfortably. After I finished school, I got a job teaching in the Middle East. The university there paid for my housing and healthcare. I didn’t make much money, but with the two biggest expenses paid for, I had a lot of freedom. After some time, I applied for PhD programs all over (US, UK, etc). I got accepted to a few of them and took the best offer which happened to be in the UK again. I got free healthcare again, a stipend, and free housing. I took on some teaching for extra cash and was comfortable. Again, with the two biggest expenses paid for I didn’t need all that much extra money. In that time I met a woman from a Scandinavian country and decided to move to her country towards the end of the PhD where I got a visa as a cohabitant with her. Again, free healthcare. Once I finished the PhD, I got a job here making decent money. My job puts money into a pension fund for me and so does the government; 5 weeks paid vacation; six months paid paternity leave; healthcare; it was free to have a baby here and all child healthcare is 100% free; work week is 37.5 hours; my union fights for my rights and my union dues cover super comprehensive homeowners insurance.
At this point, I’d have to be crazy to move back to the US. I could probably make more money back in the US, but all of those other benefits would vanish. It’s not worth it. People always say: oh well those Scandinavian countries are small that’s why they are able to do all these things. That’s bullshit. The reason they do this is because the people actually hold their government accountable. Normal citizens know about the state’s budget and debate it. The newspaper debates road construction. Most people are in unions. And you know what because of all that, people actually trust the government. Now imagine what the US with the biggest economy in the world could do if they were actually accountable to the people?? The US used to be the shining beacon to the world. We took on the impossible. Now it’s just a sad, defeatist attitude. Everything seems impossible now and 99% of people are suffering in some way or another.
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