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  • I think those "both sides" shows have to go out of their way to find things to make fun of in certain circumstances. So they feel forced to charicature or misrepresent those groups in order to make any proper humor. On the audience side people who buck the status quo are held under the same scrutiny as people who are rapidly climbing the discrimination pipeline.

  • Why does Google keep returning my deleted items, and how do I delete them so they stay gone?
  • Does this mean I do the deleting, then clear my cache, then log out and in, then turn sync off and on? Do I have to do this across multiple devices? Like, I've never found a method to log out of Google entirely on my phone, so I could do the whole process on my computer, but I may still have a phone cache?

  • Why does Google keep returning my deleted items, and how do I delete them so they stay gone?

    This has been going on for over a year now. About a month after I delete items to free up space, my account will be full again with the items I deleted before. Or I will update a contact and a phone number that they no longer have will be returned to their info. What am I missing?

    I mean, I know the ultimate solution is to fully detach from Google. But while I'm trying to back my stuff up and make the transition easier, any help?

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    The first sign of civilization in a culture
  • I was gonna say, members of a group caring for one another is a sign of a social species. Like, we have a sample size of one species becoming "civilized" but I can't imagine a civilization developing in a species that isn't social. But there are plenty of present and historical examples of this kind of social behavior without civilization.

  • Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events
  • "He wasn't there for the fundraising parts, he was just there to promote his own stuff. And put his face on our conferences. And be directly available to our supporters. But it's ridiculous to think he did anything actually partisan." -Koch spokesperson

  • how's your week going, Beehaw
  • Thank you for sharing. Identity issues are no joke, I'm having to unpack a larger amount of gender baggage than the average person (think decades-worth of AGAB plus another decade or two of a career stereotypical to and gate-kept by the other gender). I'm glad I'm not alone in being a little lost on the identity journey, even if yours has nothing to do with gender.

    I prefer spring and autumn now I've moved somewhere warmer than I grew up. Especially since autumn means some sunshine and leaves turning color. I finally understand the hype!

  • Male vs female gaze rule
  • Patriarchy and objectification harm everyone? Like, can you think of someone who says otherwise? The problem is that when someone says "This comic is not for me because it objectifies someone like me" is usually the only circumstance that others respond "it objectifies someone like me too!" Like yeah, you maybe should have thought of complaining about that, rather than using that rebuttal as an attempt to stop the conversation.

  • Faced With Evolving Threats, U.S. Navy Struggles to Change
  • This is the military in a nutshell. It ostensibly needs to protect the nation, but civilian industries exist as a result, whose executives have generals in their pockets. If the industry no longer serves the needs of the military, then the military should stop using it; but that doesn't reduce the plight of a worker who would become unemployed as a result. Who suffers from this tension? Every taxpayer who isn't an executive or a general with a cushy retirement job, but especially workers and average servicemembers.

  • What is the breakdown of the "70%" of carbon emissions by companies?
  • What happens if you personally, or your household, stop using harmful energy sources? Nothing.

    What happens if you organize enough people to stop using those resources? Like an entire town? Well, look at Reddit: if it looks like a finite demonstration, then the companies can completely ignore it and all will return to normal. If it's an indefinite boycott, the companies can put a choke hold on the demonstrators until they capitulate. Then all will return to normal.

    If the movement is less a demonstration than a lifestyle change from necessity? For that, look at the working and spending habits of two generations, and the billionaire-owned media companies that talk about them. Someone will spin it until the little guy is the bad guy, no matter how ridiculous it is on its face.

    No, the people in power want us to play by their rules because they know as long as we do, they will win. We can't just take them out of power, we must remove that power from existence.

  • Greta Thunberg pulls out of Edinburgh Book Festival over 'greenwashing'
  • Computers were a cap--oh, wait.

    The Internet was--oh wait.

    Satellites were--oh dang.

    I guess shitty profiteers capitalizing on subsidized or even fully government-funded inventions is what that commenter means by capitalism.

  • Blahaj rule
  • I appreciate it! I was gonna ask if this is real, and honestly, it's close enough to make me happy! Haha. Of course we know Deadpool supports all LGBT rights, and all children.

  • bad habits (not an ideal boy) rule
  • What roller coaster ride.

    First three: "Is this gonna be funny?"

    Fourth: "Dacoity? What even is this? I can't even tell from the picture!"

    Next three: "Wat."

    Next three: "One of these things is not like the oth..."

    Finishing off: "Wat."

  • Frustrated lawmakers demand answers on UFOs
  • Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're classified because we are responsible for whatever it is. At the very least, we are closely tracking whichever power is making it happen. I don't think declassifying this stuff is a good idea.

  • bi+ people, what label do you feel fits most
  • The only person I heard "omnisexual" used for was Captain Jack Harkness. So now I have questions. (Funny: Tell me about the aliens you've met and flirted with. Serious: What does that word mean to you?)

  • Democratic jitters grow over Cornel West’s third-party bid
  • Democrats argue that beating Trump and enacting progressive policies requires electing Democrats first.

    They're still arguing that? We've been waiting for the Dems to enact progressive policies for the past two years. It turns out that if you want progressive policies, you actually have to elect progressives.

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