ME5SENGER_24
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if you look at it right
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ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•US pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk's Starlink, Washington Post reportsEnglish93·2 months agoMusk is a cancer on the world
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•The new Diablo 4 Berserk crossover skins will cost you up to $150English69·2 months agoAnd some idiot will pay
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•U.S. votes against anti-Nazi resolution at U.N.1·6 months agoLiterally every UN vote is a guarantee that there will be balls dropped
Unrelated and uninterestingly, I wrote a DnD Fallout campaign for my friends with lots of pop culture references…I think the boys are joining my story! Then two turnips in heat, I might bring out some other TPB cast. Worst case Ontario, I enjoy myself, best case my friends will love it and I can’t smile and say “Atoadaso! I fuckin atoadaso!!”
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Anyone getting suspicious of the divisiveness and anti-American circle jerk on Lemmy?544·6 months agoAmerican here. When you elect a man—twice—whose character and policies have led to a fractured nation, a failing education system, crumbling infrastructure, and a healthcare system that leaves millions behind, it’s no surprise that the world views us with disdain. When your citizens are struggling to afford basic necessities like rent and groceries while a handful of individuals hoard wealth that rivals entire nations, we’ve earned every ounce of criticism.
Buckle up, because the descent into this nightmare is far from over. The worst is yet to come, and it’s going to be a long, suffocating fall.
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•‘Murdered In His Own Home’: Kentucky Cops Raid Wrong Home and Kill Innocent Man Over Alleged Stolen Weed Eater Despite Receiving the Correct Address At Least Five Times353·6 months agoUs against them! Wa-ha-huuuuu itsa me Luigi, do you need-a help-a?? 🍄
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto science@lemmy.world•Which animal will replace humans as Earth's dominant species? This scientist has an ideaEnglish51·6 months agoInteresting way to spell Daleks. EXTERMINATE!!
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure 'citizens will be on their best behavior'18·6 months agoLets use it only on citizens who are billionaires to make sure they remain on their best behavior.
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•China's Xi Jinping asked 'What’s so bad about deflation?' amid economic slowdown, report saysEnglish6·6 months agoSo long as the increases in salary outweigh the increases in inflation, sure. But that will never happen. The entire system is flawed. Debt will grow and grow and those holding the debt will pull the puppet strings and make those below them dance (and suffer).
Companies need to ditch their boards. They need to delist from the stock market. They need to be 100% employee owned. Profits need to be set at a specific percentage of COGS.
…but greed, greed never changes.
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•China's Xi Jinping asked 'What’s so bad about deflation?' amid economic slowdown, report saysEnglish696·6 months agoThe obsession with companies needing to post increasing profits every single year is frankly baffling. Let’s say a company makes X amount in profits in 2024, and everyone—employees, shareholders, stakeholders—are happy and well-compensated. Why should the expectation be that profits must increase in 2025, even if the company is already performing well? The only explanation that comes to mind is greed. It seems like the focus is less on long-term sustainability or fairness and more about feeding the insatiable hunger of CEOs and executives who just want more—more profits, more bonuses, more power. It’s as if they’re modern-day dragons, hoarding wealth for the sake of hoarding, rather than for the health of the business or the people within it.
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•New Tools Make Early Detection Of Forest Fires PossibleEnglish18·6 months agoSoooo, essentially WiFi enabled smoke detectors on trees? Yeah sounds like a simple, solid idea
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Plan To Sell Scout Vehicles Directly To The Public Has California Volkswagen Dealers Hopping Mad812·6 months agoThere are countless unnecessary restrictions on goods, and I’d argue that about 90% of the laws and regulations surrounding them should be rewritten or scrapped entirely. Take Florida’s alcohol laws, for example: liquor must pass through at least three different hands before it can be sold to a consumer—Manufacturer > Distributor > Retailer > Customer. I once worked for a retailer in Florida, and I couldn’t understand the logic, especially since my company also produced its own products. Even though they were both the Manufacturer and Retailer, they still had to use a distributor just to sell their own goods due to this outdated system.
Sure, they justify it by claiming it’s a leftover from Prohibition, but that’s a weak excuse. Yes, there was a black market for alcohol back then, but Prohibition ended 91 years ago. How have we not figured out a better way to handle alcohol sales in nearly a century? The answer is simple: it’s part of the system by design.
Car dealerships operate in much the same way. There’s no reason cars can’t be sold directly to consumers, as long as manufacturers have the necessary distribution infrastructure. Regulations should be enforced at the point of manufacture or import, and sales tax should be collected by the seller and then remitted to the federal government. For foreign manufacturers, if they want to sell in the U.S., they should be required to register in whatever state they choose, regardless of sales volume.
And here’s the kicker: What’s to stop the company I worked for from setting up a shell distribution company, acting as their own intermediary, and inflating the price to sell it to themselves as the retailer? They could then mark up the price again before selling it to you, essentially bypassing any real value or competition while still skirting around the system.
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•China to build world's largest hydropower dam in TibetEnglish122·6 months agoSteal a peaceful nation and milk its resources 👏
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Luigi Mangione Charged With Murder as 'An Act of Terrorism' for Killing of Insurance CEO112·7 months agoGood job, make that shit waaaay harder to convict 😙👌
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Texas sues New York doctor accused of posting abortion pills41·7 months agoI believe we should streamline our legal system to prioritize federal laws only. The principle behind E pluribus unum — “out of many, one” — reflects the idea of a unified nation. If something isn’t explicitly regulated by federal law, then it should be automatically legal. This would simplify the legal landscape and eliminate the confusing patchwork of state laws. Each state has its own set of rules, which can vary drastically and create a lot of unnecessary complexity, especially for businesses and individuals who cross state lines. A single, cohesive federal standard would reduce confusion, promote fairness, and strengthen our unity as a country. Let the federal government set the laws, and if they haven’t acted on an issue, then it should be free for all to engage in without restriction. After all, in a nation built on E pluribus unum, we should be able to count on one set of laws for the entire country.
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•‘What a circus’: eligible US voters on why they didn’t vote in the 2024 presidential election3·7 months agoRanked choice voting would be nice as well. So would having more than two political parties.
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•US jury finds Vegas police fabricated evidence in 2001 killing, awards $34M to exonerated woman27·7 months agoThey should be jailed. Period. They committed a crime, tampered with evidence, obstructed a police investigation, falsely imprisoned someone and the list can go on and on.
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listening6·7 months agoFor someone with the means to reach infinite corners of the globe he’s so out of touch with the world
ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•62% of Americans agree US government should ensure everyone has health coverage73·7 months agoHow is it only 62%?! Who actually looks at their medical bill and thinks, “Yep, this is accurate and absolutely worth every penny”? I have health insurance, and I still avoid going to the doctor unless I’m practically dying because I simply can’t afford it.
And yet, I’m stuck paying nearly $10k a year for insurance—just in case something catastrophic happens—only to still face massive copays, out-of-pocket costs, and coverage denials. It’s completely counterintuitive.
The system is broken.
Screw the insurance industry.
Screw the state of medical care in the U.S.Healthcare shouldn’t be a privilege—it’s a human right. Normalize that.
I came here to post this, so happy it was the first thing I saw!