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• On the post: David Zaslav Will Soon Get $550 Million For Disastrous Warner Bros Reign

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2026 @ 05:58am

  I wish I got paid hefty amounts of cash if I screw up at my job. Instead, most of us will just get fired. But hey, shareholders profit?

• On the post: Afroman’s Defamation Trial Is Going About As Well For The Deputies As Their Original Raid Did

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2026 @ 05:54am

  This is pure gold, with generous touches of comedy. I believe the deputies haven't suffered enough embarrassment. I hope it gets much, much worse for them and they become examples to other idiots that think of doing the same. Laws are only as good as their proper and fair enforcement. If law enforcement themselves are treated as if they are exempt from the law then at the very least let them fear embarrassment and shame.

• On the post: The Trump Administration Just Admitted Its War On Law Firms Was A Bluff. The Cowards Who Folded Already Paid The Price.

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2026 @ 10:56am

  Fear is understandable. I'm not exempting myself from the possibility of capitulating if I'm threatened like this. But I'm not a respected, rich law firm as well?

• On the post: The Trump Administration Just Admitted Its War On Law Firms Was A Bluff. The Cowards Who Folded Already Paid The Price.

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2026 @ 10:46am

  Bluffing is a huge asset in the arsenal of fascists. They know there are a lot of spineless idiots out there who will capitulate and even work with them out of fear.

• On the post: Brendan Carr Can’t Explain Why ‘Equal Time’ Rule Doesn’t Apply To Right Wing Radio

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2026 @ 10:43am

  It's not that he can't explain. The whole goal of this administration is to put 1984 in effect without being (more) obvious. Even if elections are held 'normally' this year there's no democracy where only fascist, right-wing content is allowed and incentivized on most media. Heck, there's no democracy when a handful of super rich own the majority of media outfits. There's no democracy when there are a handful of super rich(ie: there shouldn't exist super rich).

• On the post: Microsoft’s AI-Powered Copyright Bots Fucked Up And Got An Innocent Game Delisted From Steam

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 13 Feb, 2026 @ 08:53am

  This with financial penalties that are high enough to make the automated takedown request more expensive than having someone review the positives from said automated process.

• On the post: CBS Staffers Jump Ship Ahead Of More Layoffs From Another Pointless Media Merger

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 13 Feb, 2026 @ 08:35am

  True. You can't bribe officials to persecute other players, use the govt machine to your benefit or use semi-slave workforce in the game though. But you do have a point.

• On the post: CBS Staffers Jump Ship Ahead Of More Layoffs From Another Pointless Media Merger

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 13 Feb, 2026 @ 06:10am

  Monopoly (the game) is pretty didactic on how unshackled, unregulated capitalism works. And now we are watching it in real time. The game just doesn't consider the fact that money usually concentrates into the hands of really awful people because they'll ignore laws and humanity of others to grab whatever money they can. And nazis.

• On the post: 5th Circuit Says Due Process Rights For Immigrants No Longer Exist In Its Jurisdiction

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 10 Feb, 2026 @ 02:57am

  The parallels are glaring. Which regime did that to 'undesirables' back in the 30's? Will the corrupt SCOTUS keep aiding the descent into full nazism or will it revert this?

• On the post: Kash Patel Creating Tension With Mexico Because He Can’t Shut The Fuck Up On Social Media

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2026 @ 04:30am

  I honestly don't believe Mexico broke its own laws and there was no direct participation of US forces (other than intel non operational stuff). I'm more inclined to believe Patel is lying pathologically, which is the hallmark of this administration. It's incredible how the criminals in charge of the US government are either carrying out a variety of crimes or aiding criminals somehow like a big mafia.

• On the post: ICE Is A Paramilitary Force, And Those Don’t End Well

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2026 @ 04:20am

  This.

  Which is why, I believe, many commentators have surfaced the term paramilitary and are using it as a warning.

  It's not a warning. It's a fact. And the writings have been on the wall for many, many years now.

• On the post: ICE Director Says Officers Are Now Allowed To Make Arrests Without Warrants

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2026 @ 04:05am

  The 4th Reich in full speed towards 1939.

• On the post: Turns Out They Didn’t Really Want You To Bring Your Whole Self To Work

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2026 @ 03:47am

  Either way, the lesson isn’t really about politics.

  Yes it is. Class warfare. It's the most important political movement going on for a few thousand years now. Labor laws were enacted with a lot of slavery, blood and death, including of child workers. Something the rich fight tooth and nail to take back from workers. If they could they would bring back slavery. Now peasants are being reminded of what they are: workforce for exploitation. Doesn't matter if you get $40k annually or $1M. If you sell your labor and you'll get in trouble if you suddenly lose your capability to work then you are part of the working class. And the rich will screw you if they can.

• On the post: MN Police Chief Intervenes To Free A US Citizen Arrested By Federal Officers

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2026 @ 10:36am

  I do hope the military stops taking orders from the orange Adolf. It's about time they put their actions where their words are: to protect the constitution.

• On the post: The CDC Has Mysteriously Frozen Vaccine Databases Without Explanation

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2026 @ 10:31am

  International sanitary barriers coming in 3, 2, 1...

• On the post: Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation For Propaganda

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2026 @ 08:48am

  Important to note: I will believe institutions are working when I see Trump out. There is some effort to push back but so far we are somewhere near 1934, possibly 1936 in terms of institutions suppression. Trump and possibly everyone in that picture when he took office are criminals that should go Nuremberg. Some upside down.

• On the post: Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation For Propaganda

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2026 @ 08:37am

  Most of us can agree that the government shouldn’t lie to its constituents. We can also agree that good government does not involve emphasizing cruelty or furthering racial biases. But this abuse of technology violates both those norms.

  Most of us agree that the US Government has gone full nazi already. It's an exception regime. Rules don't apply anymore.

• On the post: Six Months Of ‘AI CSAM Crisis’ Headlines Were Based On Misleading Data

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2026 @ 08:34am

  That was six months ago. Enter Grok.

• On the post: Enshittification Ensures Streaming Prices Soar Faster Than Any Other Consumer Good

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 30 Jan, 2026 @ 09:38am

  And when people turn to piracy because prices are insane just shout "COPYRIGHTS" and blame everyone but your own incompetence. Also, infinite growth and profits are not sustainable.

• On the post: JD Vance: Children Of People Seeking Asylum Are Illegals That Need To Be Deported

  

  Ninja ( profile ), 30 Jan, 2026 @ 04:43am

  We all knew that the "for the children" argument the conservatives love to yield is bullshit for ages. We are now finding out how bullshit it is. We know now it's an excuse for either ped****lia or plain evilness. Or most commonly both.

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