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• On the post: MAHA Draft Report: Pesticides, Processed Foods Unmentioned, But Conspiracy Theories Abound

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2025 @ 02:55am

  How is the public being harmed by the misuse or misunderstanding of "conspiracy theory"? I have yet to meet someone who didn't know exactly what "conspiracy theory" meant.

• On the post: MAHA Draft Report: Pesticides, Processed Foods Unmentioned, But Conspiracy Theories Abound

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2025 @ 02:53am

  Got a source on that?

• On the post: MAHA Draft Report: Pesticides, Processed Foods Unmentioned, But Conspiracy Theories Abound

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2025 @ 12:50am

  Timothy Geigner writes “Also notably absent is any mention of the leading cause of death in children, which is lead poisoning.” (meaning shooting deaths). Possibly the reason it’s absent is because it’s a conspiracy theory from the professional anti-gun industry.

  If you have evidence stating otherwise, feel free to share it with the class instead of just going "nuh-uh!".

• On the post: Leaking By Leaving: Guest Finds Trump-Putin Summit Docs In Alaskan Hotel Room

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2025 @ 12:18am

  *until the event was over.

• On the post: Leaking By Leaving: Guest Finds Trump-Putin Summit Docs In Alaskan Hotel Room

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2025 @ 12:17am

  The article itself points out that the schedule and lunch menu isn't newsworthy in and of itself since it wasn't found until the event was offer. What is newsworthy, as the article also notes, is that this is yet another example of how inept the administration is when it comes to basic security.

• On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2025 @ 12:13pm

  Sure, though I found the runner-up funnier than the winner.

• On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2025 @ 12:12pm

  The best thing about Newsom's trolling is that right-wing media outlets are falling for it, and brightly displaying their own hypocrisy.

• On the post: Net Neutrality Advocates Won’t Appeal Trump Destruction, Say U.S. Courts Are Broken

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2025 @ 09:34am

  Back then, the activists tried to claim that the internet would come to an end unless the FCC was permitted to regulate it.

  No, that's just the strawman that right-wing dipshits like you perpetuated.

  Upping the stakes from “the end of the internet” to “mass death and disability” won’t change anything. Public opinion, and the legal opinion of the court are such as they are nowadays because the activists torched their credibility.

  You're literally commenting on an article that highlights the effect of courts either bending the knee to Trump, being spineless or not giving a shit anymore.

• On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2025 @ 09:30am

  Change the name or actually do the work to find what’s funny.

  Alternatively, get a different sense of humour or ignore this weekly post.

• On the post: When Copyright Enters the AI Conversation

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2025 @ 01:29am

  No, that's not what it means. It means that corporations only become concerned with copyright issues when there's money to be made, or rather, when there's money to be missed out on making.

• On the post: Trump’s Military Campaign Against American Cities Expands

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2025 @ 01:21am

  … Why is anyone wasting time / extending the courtesy of treating it as a factual claim?

  I literally called him a liar. I'm very much treating it as the opposite of a factual claim.

• On the post: Trump’s Military Campaign Against American Cities Expands

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2025 @ 01:05pm

  The FBI is run by Trump appointees, and they still say that crime is down, despite Trump claiming the opposite. So why is it accurate when Democrats admit to low polling numbers, but not accurate when a literal law enforcement agency "admits" that crime is down?

• On the post: Good News, SCOTUS May Sometimes Still Think The First Amendment Makes Censoring The Internet Illegal, But Good Luck Getting Them To Do Anything About It

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2025 @ 01:00pm

  That sounds like a line from Loaded Weapon.

• On the post: Trump’s Military Campaign Against American Cities Expands

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2025 @ 11:19am

  This is precisely why Democrat and corporate media approval numbers are at multi-decade lows. Middle America no longer trusts the system.

  Hmm, interesting... So when "the system" says crime is down, you're skeptical, but when "the system" says Democrat approval numbers are also down, you instantly believe it. One would almost think you were biased, Koward.

• On the post: Trump Destroys Whatever Was Left Of U.S. Corporate Oversight, Calls It “America First Antitrust”

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2025 @ 10:21am

  Considering the size of Trump's ego, I have no doubt that he would change "God bless America" to "God bless me" if he could.

• On the post: Trump’s Military Campaign Against American Cities Expands

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2025 @ 10:19am

  For starters, Scarborough isn't left-wing; he's independent. Secondly, even if they all agree that something needs to be done, the way Trump is doing it isn't it. You don't fix homelessness and crime by throwing federal troops at the problem until the "unwelcome" are gone. And thirdly, the available crime data indicate the crime is at a record-low. So no, you chronic liar, crime isn't "too high". That's just the excuse Trump is using to implement his fascist tactics.

• On the post: Nvidia, AMD Pay A 15% Bribe To The US Treasury To Keep Selling Chips To China

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2025 @ 03:36am

  Oh, fuck off with your whataboutery.

• On the post: One Country For Old Men: Desperate ICE Drops Age Cap For New Hires

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2025 @ 03:34am

  They're already welcome, it's called the GOP.

• On the post: One Country For Old Men: Desperate ICE Drops Age Cap For New Hires

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2025 @ 03:32am

  Surprisingly, work isn't an issue for him. He starred in 15 movies last year.

• On the post: One Country For Old Men: Desperate ICE Drops Age Cap For New Hires

  

  Strawb ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2025 @ 11:37am

  Dean Cain proudly announced joining ICE last week, at 59 years old. He's very much not in Kansas anymore.

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