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“A Felon Running For President”: 30 Things People Never Expected Would Be The New Normal
I’m going to hold your hand when I say this: 2014 was ten years ago. Shocking, I know—it feels like it was just yesterday. But in the decade since, so much has changed, both in the world around us and in our own lives.
Recently, Redditor u/Ok-Squash8044 sparked an interesting conversation, asking others to share things that would have been unimaginable back then but are completely normal now. Many users chimed in, and the thread quickly filled with thought-provoking insights.
Read on for some of the best answers—and don’t forget to upvote your favorites!
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#1
A felon running for president.
Corwin 02 1 year ago
Correction a felon, insurrectionist and rapist is now the new president of the US
Josephine Blogs 1 year ago
Well at least the US will never need to vote again, so that's less stress in four years time. 😂
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Gozer LeGozerian 1 year ago
Nice knowing you, USA. Please keep out of everyone else's business from now on, until you're ready to be adults again. To everyone who didn't vote for him, I'm so sorry.
featherytoad 1 year ago (edited)
Thanks for the condolences. People who voted for him had the economy/immigration on their minds. He want's to impose tariffs. Guess what that's going to do. Mass deportation is going to cost a pretty penny too. Oh, yeah, tax cuts for the wealthy as usual.
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Smeghead Tribble Down Under 1 year ago
Can't believe so many people voted for that misogynistic tangerine.
Petra Peitsch 1 year ago
Yeah, winning it was a more WTF! But considering that the opponent was a woman, I'm not surprised, knowing how USA is living in the Middle Ages, when comes to women.
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Mason Kronol 1 year ago (edited)
A felon ran and won yet there are many states that still don’t allow felons to vote. And don’t forget this gem from 2022 when they arrested a 69 yr old woman for voter fraud for voting while on felony probation. She thought she was eligible because of recently passed law (which coincidentally allowed trump to vote) https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/08/florida-woman-registers-to-vote-after-voter-fraud-charges-dropped/71502022007/ edited for autocorrect
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
As Freya says, no. What is more alarming to me is a compliant House and Senate. Please, PLEASE my fellow citizens, be sure your Congressman and Senator know when you are not pleased. If we flood their inboxes and phone lines when they do stupid s***, it WILL let them know we are paying attention.
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JoNo 1 year ago
Manny, in Australia it's against the law for a convicted criminal (or anyone on charges) to run for parliament. Pity USA doesn't have the same law.
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keyboardtek 1 year ago
You ain't seen nothing yet! America elected Trump because they thought he could reduce inflation of food prices. We sold Democracy to the Devil to get cheaper eggs. I got news for you! The price of eggs will not be going down either.
Evagating Beewolf (she/they) 1 year ago
we sold democracy and basic rights to the devil for more expensive eggs.
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Human #1,232,867 1 year ago
He is president because majority of people voted for him. This is where the problem is.
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#2
That in 2024 we would be fighting about the abortion issue.
Gozer LeGozerian 1 year ago
And for many many years to come. How the women in the US haven't burned the mf place down by now boggles the mind.
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Blondie23 1 year ago
and that in 2024 there would be dudes posting on the internet that they are happy that they have control over women's bodies... like how is that still a bragging right????
liam newton-harding 1 year ago
Oh, wait until they come after the Pill, and IUD’s, and they will. Trump’s closest advisor has a breeding fetish, and like abortion access, the Pill gave women control over their own bodies. That will not be allowed in the new America.
Michael None 1 year ago
You might disagree with me but I partly blame Ruth Bader Ginsburg for this. She should have retired when Obama was in office. I don't know if it was hubris or what kept her from retiring but if she had we wouldn't be where we are. Also F**k Mitch McConnel.
Jill Rhodry 1 year ago
Why didn't any president in the last 50 years codify RvW into law instead of believing SCOTUS judges swearing in to uphold it?
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Jill Rhodry 1 year ago
Australia here - 3 weeks ago one of our states had a bill that for any woman seeking abortion from 28 weeks onward that the birth would be induced and the baby put up for adoption - it failed by ONE lousy vote. Another politician in another state is trying to ban abortion again.
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Abe Hartman 1 year ago
The abortion issue won't be solved as long as people get offended and act like it's a personal attack when someone disagrees with them.
Jill Rhodry 1 year ago (edited)
Stop repeating propaganda rhetoric - abortions were up in states that provide reproductive health care because of people travelling from states that deny this right, the difference was 2k which is statistically insignificant - here's some real figures for you to consider when wanting to judge your fellow women - since the overturning of RvW there are over 64,000 woman and girls who are carrying rapist's offspring who can't get an abortion - since the overturning of RvW infant mortality has increased 7% - since the overturning of RvW maternal deaths have increased by 21% - ~33% of women of reproductive age who intended becoming pregnant have now reconsidered due to the medical risks -
Load More Replies... Jill Rhodry 1 year ago
Shame your mother didn't avail herself of it - I'm sure you were meant to be a stain on the sheets.
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Reading headlines about more women dying bc they were denied lifesaving healthcare when their pregnancies went wrong, because that procedure they needed is also a type of abortion.
Leafy Dawn 1 year ago
The irony is, they want to save the unhorn, while killing them alongside the mother...because they hate women and mothers. 😢🤬
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WonderWoman 1 year ago
The USA is the TALIBAN - religious zealots imposing their whackadoodle beliefs on everyone
April Pickett 1 year ago
I know these are wishes and fantasies, but if men could get pregnant those laws wouldn't exist.
Elizabeth Lloyd 1 year ago
They even want to ban it in the case of an ectopic pregnancy. A pregnancy which is completely unviable. I'd be dead if I hadn't had help.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
Democracy is the tyranny of the stupid majority over the educated minority.
Graham_Illegal 1 year ago
Calling a system with only two parties — and always the same two parties, no matter how poorly they perform — a democracy was the first mistake. Additionally, the majority is only stupid in societies that fail to invest in public education. So, please stop spreading that cynical nonsense and instead try to do your part to make things more fair and truly democratic.
Load More Replies... April Pickett 1 year ago
You want that unborn to be born. What about after that baby is born? There doesn't seem to be any concern for the actual child, it's housing, food, clothing, daycare, schooling. If you are against abortion, that's your choice but look beyond the child being born.
Crissy Newbury 1 year ago
Religions that ban birth control… women must be scared to death of becoming pregnant.
Gozer LeGozerian 1 year ago
The one that just elected a convicted felon and rapist for president
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#4
A politician with free reign to say or do anything they want, with absolute impunity, and still have a legitimate number of votes to make it close or f*****g *win*.
In Clintons presidency, even ONE of these transgressions would endanger everything. The man fought tooth and nail to hide a blowie, and the nation reeled in the controversy.
Today, every day, an indictment worthy statement is shot across the news, and no harm no foul. Just keep rolling towards consignment to oblivion. All conditions normal at two minutes to midnight.
Gozer LeGozerian 1 year ago
If Clinton had done what he did today, he would have been celebrated as a hero had he been Republican
Blondie23 1 year ago
That song "Cult of Personality" from the 80's is still true today... sadly....
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
Yes it is but even worse. I can’t believe I don’t have that on my playlist. I will remedy that. I have XM radio and it was often played on some channels and it came on during the felon’s term and I cranked that and probably looked like a maniac singing it driving. Middle aged white woman in the suburbs on the way to the grocery store… Im just surprised I remember the words.
Load More Replies... brandyy17 1 year ago
social media ruined everything. same with internet in general. make 1 tweet about the side u stand for and the opposing side will eat u alive. politicians will always b corrupt in some way, shape or form but social media makes it so much worse. wen i was a kid i remember my republican parents being civil with our democratic neighbors. these days everyone is at each others throats. even the politicians themselves r going after each other more then they used to.
Westy 1 year ago
If had to blame one thing most for fueling divisiveness it's cable TV "news" - CNN, Fox and MSNBC - propagandists masquerading as objective journalists.
Load More Replies... Crissy Newbury 1 year ago
Now there’s about to be a convicted rapist in the White House and nobody gives a d@mn.
Westy 1 year ago
Bill Clinton lied under oath during his administration (among other things), was impeached and lost his law license. Republicans freaked completely out about how he didn't deserve to be in office and yada yada yada (insert off-the-rails hysteria here) but after the dust settled, his approval ratings spiked to all-time high and remained solid until he left office. Point is, politicians/media don't decide (or dictate) how the American people will 'judge' transgressions, the people do. Thresholds change over time, too. It wasn't that long ago when being a draft dodger was a poison pill for any presidential candidate but that hasn't been the case for over 30 years now. Same with d***s. Hell, Ronald Reagan was the first divorced president. etc etc
François Bouzigues 1 year ago
Poor girl was 22, and an intern. Those were the problems.
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Jill Rhodry 1 year ago
Normally it is but I think 'reign' works quite well in this instance
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People being able to live a long life while being HIV positive.
K- THULU 1 year ago
Yeah, I remember too well the horror of it back in the 80s... what my gay friends had to go through... the bigotry, the hatred... the fact that it was a death sentence.... too many friends, and friends of friends lost... the fact that it can be survived now is still pretty amazing....
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
I’m old enough to remember crying over Freddie Mercury’s death, learning Magic Johnson was HIV positive and thinking he would be gone soon. But he’s still here! So now we need to make these d***s cheaper and available to everyone who needs them.
Tommy DePaul 1 year ago
1997 - protease inhibitors came out in 1997. They were the game changer.
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Binky Melnik 1 year ago
I lived in San Francisco in the early 80s and saw and heard about people dying nearly daily of AIDS. I lived in terror for years. I still can’t believe that today, HIV is no longer a big deal! (And I’m now too old to take advantage of it. 😕)
#6
Subscriptions for damn near everything!
elmortero 1 year ago
Including Bored Panda. Subscribe to Premium or we cluster-bomb you with ads SO intrusive they paralyze your browser
Paul Donahue 1 year ago
Oh, you want to use everything in your car? That's gonna be about tree-fiddy. Each. Gas and brake peddles are premium options starting @ $9.99/month
Joe15 1 year ago
Check out the late comedian Bill Hicks on "Marketing" on YouTube it's only a minute and 50 seconds. He sums it up nicely
Cassandra Misale 1 year ago
I miss him and Carlin so much! They weren’t just funny. They were truth tellers and told us about the future and how we needed to get serious and organize. Because the far right had it all planned out and in action already. I read the book The Family and it’s also on Netflix (won’t be as detailed but still should be watched)!
Load More Replies... keyboardtek 1 year ago
There is now audio hardware that requires a subscription to keep the hardware running.
#7
*gestures vaguely at the state of U.S. politics*.
#8
Diseases that have been dormant for decades coming back.
Cassie 1 year ago
One of their tenets is that the diseases are better than the vaccine. The viruses will teach them nothing.
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WonderWoman 1 year ago
Will be worse as trump stops vaccination mandates. Kennedy is going to kill us all
Evagating Beewolf (she/they) 1 year ago
Hey Manny, how do you get to sleep knowing that you and people like you have slaughtered innocent unvaccinated people? I wish I could have some of that self-esteem.
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Mason Kronol 1 year ago
The idiots blaming unvaccinated people coming over the border for diseases coming back is kind of ironic since they are mostly anti-vaxxers 🤔
#9
Computers making art, and people still doing mindless repetitive tasks. .
CG 1 year ago
"Computers vomiting out pictures that can loosely be adjacent to art, though mostly with stolen images, or pictures used with the consent of the original creators". Fixed it for you.
A little Elf Conscious 1 year ago
"Without the consent of the original creators." Fixed it for you.
Load More Replies... David 1 year ago
Captain, the "what is art?" debate has been raging since long before AI. "P**s Christ" is an example. A premade plastic cross stuck in a jar of urine isn't 'art' IMO. Hippy Dippies on Etsy selling bad paintings made with their menstrual blood / used pads isn't 'art' IMO. Imagine walking up to Michelangelo as he's putting the finishing touches on The Madonna and saying, "Hey, cool. I'm an artist too you know. See? I pissed in this jar!" LOL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P**s_Christ
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Daniel Gómez 1 year ago
AI does NOT create art. It steals it and creates its own thing. Art is a, exclusively human behavior, and AI isn't human so... not to mention how generic, predictable, and full of nonsense AI generated images are.
#10
I think almost everything about current US politics was unimaginable 10 years ago. 10 years ago we thought our country and our constitution was strong. Now we know better.
Scott Rackley 1 year ago (edited)
The constitution is only as strong as the supreme court says it is.
WonderWoman 1 year ago
This all began over 50 years ago when Reagan was bought and paid for to sew discord and hatred into the nation, and since then we have been circling the toilet bowl. Now we are getting flushed away
Paul Donahue 1 year ago
Between the outdated Electoral College, Citizens United, and the Supreme Court not being elected, I fart in your general direction.
#11
Working remotely.
Josephine Blogs 1 year ago
I worked remotely 10 years ago, it was a thing just not heard of very often.
Sahitya Madhavan 1 year ago
Been in a remote work model since 2014. Absolutely love it and so thankful for it.
David 1 year ago
Or even the sort of jobs where working remotely is possible. When I was young such jobs were almost non-existent. The closest might be stuff like an author writing or typing articles / books and then mailing the copies to the publisher. I think people who were not alive in the 60s or before might have a difficult time fully appreciating just how much things have changed if they didn't live it.
#12
How much spying our electronics do on us and we're totally cool with it.
Någon 1 year ago
They are free to spy on me, maybe they find something interesting in my life.
Maisey Myles 1 year ago
Maybe not cool with it, but ignorant to how much spying and data gathering is going on.
Melody 1 year ago (edited)
Many people think this doesn’t matter, but here’s why it does. Before WWII, in many European countries, the government was collecting tons of data on their citizens in order to better serve their needs. Just like a lot of the tech companies collecting our data, they really didn’t have any intention of using this data to harm people. Then the Nazis invaded, and they were able to use this data to more easily identify Jews. If the government goes bad enough, they could force Google to hand over all our data so they can more easily find the people they want to persecute. What if the government wants to persecute YOU or someone you care about in the future? But if enough people block trackers and switch to services that have better privacy practices, other companies will HAVE to do better in order to compete. So if you do what you can to protect your privacy, you’re helping to keep other people safe, too.
#13
Going to the store to buy marijuana legally.
realenancy170 1 year ago
We grow our own and occasionally buy for variety. One of my friends still whispers and uses code words to talk about it. I remind her it's legal now and she shrugs her shoulders. I think she misses the intrigue!
David 1 year ago
YES. I lived through the 60s/70s when it was pretty common but illegal. Then some decades of 'war on d***s' where it still existed of course but was less obvious. I remember in (2012?) buying a small bag of flower on the grand opening day of recreational marijuana in my state / a local store. I had medical the year before but to just be able to openly purchase it like a loaf of bread was nice. It does have medical uses and has helped me avoid other things I might take for pain / sometimes mood. And it is generally cheaper now even with the state taxes.
K- THULU 1 year ago (edited)
I freaking wish!! In Australia still have to act like a criminal, but can still go to the supermarket for a packet of smokes....
Settled for Infamy 1 year ago
Move to QLD and get a script. They'll tell you what is wrong with you, in order to get those sweet buds/oil 😉
Load More Replies... Mason Kronol 1 year ago
Omg it’s so fun! My husband, my mom and I went spontaneously after recreational was legalized. We had just planned on breakfast so when we got there hubby realized he didn’t bring his wallet so no ID no entry! So it’s just me and my 70 something mom with no clue what we’re doing, he’s the pothead, but they were so nice and we left wis some habanero pineapple gummies and some flower my husband was very happy with. We don’t partake often but it’s nice to get quality, not just random.
#14
Paying more than $10 for a fast food combo.
Blondie23 1 year ago
I stopped eating fast food in 2019 to lose weight and never went back. Only on VERY rare occasions like vacations will I eat it... after not getting fast food for years I was almost knocked out by the price!!! Like really???? And people eat this every day. Like how do you afford it... really?!?!?!?
Maisey Myles 1 year ago
What disturbs me is going on vacation to a town known for its food, (think New Orleans) and wanting to go to Taco Bell
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Damned_Cat 1 year ago
I've got a nice little bar and grill near my house where they sell a huge custom cooked burger and big pile of fries for $11.99. Add a beer or cocktail, and you still come in under $20. Why would I waste more money for lousy fast food?
Tropical Tarot 1 year ago (edited)
On the road, fast food is a reliable option especially with kids.
Load More Replies... David 1 year ago
I almost never eat fast food anymore. Maybe twice in the past 10 or 15 years. Partly due to health and reduced income in retirement. I cook almost all at home from scratch. But also because the trade off has evaporated. If you were eating out it used to be - Pay more and get a sit down restaurant with better food and service, or pay less and get mediocre food handed to you quickly and no service. But a lot of the fast food has priced themselves at sit down prices these days. There are restaurants I like where I get better food in a relaxed atmosphere with service for the about the same or even sometimes less than some of the combo meals I used to buy at fast food places.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
Not only do you pay for it when you buy it, you pay more for the bad health you end up with.
Captain Awesome 1 year ago
I tend to hit up a local joint when I don't bring my lunch. A hot dog, fries, and drink for about $8. Still to expensive for what it is, but cheaper than elsewhere
Raffe Raffen 1 year ago
Meat should be relatively expensive, in lieu of being more resource demanding to produce.
kath morgan 1 year ago
Fast food is so expensive now!! I can get a decent meal for the same price of a five guys.
#15
A president who discusses the size of Arnold Palmer’s d**k.
Connie Wade 1 year ago
And we could have had a smart, articulate, accomplished, experienced woman for President. I am embarrassed to call myself an American at times like these.
Gozer LeGozerian 1 year ago (edited)
I am so sorry you have to share a country with absolute total (insert a myriad of derogatory descriptions of people who voted for that dictator)
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David 1 year ago (edited)
Many times I have imagined what it must be like for trump's handlers / campaign advisors. "Sir, you should talk about how you will fix the economy and address immigration." "Nah, I'm gonna go with saying my opponent is re=tarded and talk about penises. But I will mention how those other things will be infinitely worse if I'm not elected."
realenancy170 1 year ago
Yup. He's gauche, crude, felonious,corrupt and stupid, and he's all ours. This is what we did to ourselves.
IamMe 1 year ago
Arnold Palmer was a golfer. I only know this, because he has a drink, of 1/2 lemonade and 1/2 tea named after him. Arizona iced tea sells it, and the can has a picture of a golfer. I have never really heard of him (or his sausage) in any other context.
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Norm Gilmore 1 year ago
Because after 4? or 5? down votes the reply to option is removed, otherwise the comments would run out of control.
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Two very uk based ones:
1. Brexit - I was a final year politics student in 2014 and no one thought we would vote for Brexit, let alone a hard Brexit as that would be economic madness.
2. The normalisation of the far right - UKIP were on the rise but very much a fringe minority. The Conservatives were dogmatic in austerity but socially they had legalised gay marriage, promoted the big society, and were at least performatively tolerant. Worlds away from the culture war nonsense now. .
Gozer LeGozerian 1 year ago
The amount of people that voted for brexit for funsies because they didn't actually think it would happen and then *surprise Pikachu face* when it actually did
ChimeraBubbles 1 year ago
My aunt did that and then confessed it to me that she just did it as a protest vote. My response was basically "a protest to what? And what did you think was going to happen?!" My co-worker voted for brexit and now spends his time complaining about how his medications are harder to come by because they come from EU countries.
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James016 1 year ago
I think a lot of Remainers assumed that it was a given they would win so didn't bother to actually vote.
Limey 1 year ago
This is true. Here in the US, if you look at the numbers, it’s pretty obvious that the orange imbecile won because of all the people who didn’t vote. He got basically the same number of votes as in 2016 and 2020. Millions didn’t vote this time. And here we are.
Load More Replies... WonderWoman 1 year ago
Murdoch was instrumental in tapping into the gullible, angry idiots and exploited them to act against their own best interests
keyboardtek 1 year ago
That being compassionate and understanding about people less well off than you would be considered "woke" and a bad quality to have.
#17
Leave a pizza order on someone's front porch without even knocking.
DeoManus Argentem 1 year ago
This is good if you opt for it. I prefer it, really, because I have pets - the delivery service I prefer has the option for "no contact delivery" - they text you a picture of the delivery once they drop it off. No need to put on clothes, look presentable, or rile up the pets.
kath morgan 1 year ago
Our taco guy does this it’s funny. He waits until he gets back in the lift to check the order as delivered. Relatable, honestly. As long as he doesn’t forget to do it.
Janelle Collard 1 year ago
I have instructions to please ring the doorbell. 90% of the time, they do. :)
#18
The cost of living. 10 years ago it was possible to have disposable income, and save up for nice things. Now the entire pay cheque goes towards bills and other living costs, then the credit line has to cover the rest.
Lorraine R 1 year ago
This is thanks to Reagan and his trickle-down c**p. Those mfs knew stuff would only trickle one way, and it wasn't down. Now Trump is promising lower taxes for billionaires AGAIN, which why Musk is his new best friend. The deficit will triple in two years and Trump will blame Biden. And his idiot supporters will belive him.
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#19
Kids having constant access to an AI that will effortlessly do all their homework for them.
Captain Kakapo 1 year ago
If homework or test or any other assignment can be done by AI, it is bad task, it should be updated with this consideration
Lydia Koncsics 1 year ago
My dad has been a teacher for 20 years and this is exactly what he said! If it can be done by AI that's a waste of an assignment already
Load More Replies... Blondie23 1 year ago
My two kids are in a virtual private academy and AI is a huge no, no.... since they do school from home my husband and I check everything and they have had to redo work because we found out they used AI.... we are trying our hardest to pump out two adults that can think!!! I worry for this world and people that rely on AI too much
A Jones 1 year ago
You should be able to block specific websites on browsers/PC settings that have AI tools to filter what homework tools are acceptable and ban those that aren't acceptable.
Load More Replies... Josephine Blogs 1 year ago
AI does make up a lot of information though, it's called "AI hallucination". I wouldn't say using it for homework is effortless but it certainly does help. I use it every day.
catastrophegirl 1 year ago (edited)
as far as online learning platforms go, a whole lot of students have recently been learning that various AI homework completing browser extensions will either crash their assignment or make it so they are unable to submit their answers. and being shocked that the online learning platform's tech support team will not help them with this. work has been interesting lately.
#20
There’s been massive student-led protests in Thailand against the military junta throughout 2021 with the leaders being jailed yet barely a peep from western newspapers.
notlikeyou1971 1 year ago
US just doesn't do that kind of stuff. They don't talk about other countries. They sure send A LOT of money over to other countries but don't talk about other countries.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
This is the other clueless child troll. Where are your parents and why aren’t they monitoring your antisocial media?
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People plastering presidential candidate flags and stickers all over their cars and houses like it was their favorite sports team. Even in a sports lens that would be seen as a mental illness.
Damned_Cat 1 year ago
I've seen some pickup trucks that looked like they were floats in a political parade.
SolitaryIntrovert 1 year ago
And it's a crime to steal, or deface political signs. https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/crime-verify/crime-steal-remove-political-campaign-signs-misdemeanor-fact-check/536-687b044a-599d-45ce-83c4-4ce71da8ff61
IamMe 1 year ago
That's not something different in the last 10 years. It's been happening every four years, for as long as I can remember.
Kalikima 1 year ago
Yes, but I don't remember people having them up all year.. nor did they keep them up after failed elections..
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A new Cure album.
Birgit M 1 year ago
It absolutely is! Something to share with someone special...
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Patrisia Sheremeta 1 year ago
I ordered the white vinyl album and it arrived today. Can't wait to get home to listen!
#23
It being 95 degrees in f****n October.
Edit: not unimaginable as in "didn't know it could happen." But unimaginable as in ***surely those at the levers of power will be reasonable and take decisive action to prevent it***
Despite the decades long screams of "do something" [emissions have only fallen a little](https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions).
There are success stories like the [banning of CFCs](https://gml.noaa.gov/hats/publictn/elkins/cfcs.html) and the reduction of acid rain by lowering sulfur and NOx emissions. 2014 me thought that green house gas driven climate change would be another success like that that if not abated, would at least stabilize. There have been multiple international agreements since the 90s that haven't been ambitious enough or that were not signed by the US/pulled out of by the US. *Any progress is good* but its not enough. .
Nikole 1 year ago
This is another thing that’s going to be tossed in the garbage. Environmental regulations will be eased if not completely dismantled.
Load More Replies... Lorraine R 1 year ago
He won't be around to see it, so why should he care?
Load More Replies... Mason Kronol 1 year ago
NE Ohio here, 40 miles ( 64km 😜) from Lake Erie. Did not turn the furnace on once in October, most days were in the 60F range. To be fair we are in a brick quadplex and we get all the morning and evening sun. Finally dropped to 40-50sf this week so it kicks on occasionally at night. No snow forecast until after Thanksgiving. I remember Novembers using the snow piled on the piled on the patio table as a cooler, shoving liquor and beer bottles into the snow to keep them ice cold. Haven’t done that in years.
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Diana Lucas 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure that Trump will completely undo all the climate change policies enacted by Biden. I'm also pretty sure that Florida will be mostly underwater by 2060. We're planning to visit Disneyland, Harry Potter and Universal Studios in the next few years before it's all under the ocean.
April Pickett 1 year ago
Greta Thunberg needs to make a worldwide comeback, shake her finger at us, and say - see I told you what would happen.
#24
Maybe not 10 years ago (more like 20), but according to my grandma, everyone having tattoos. She said not a lot of people had them and even less would show them proudly, but now if you go to a waterpark or any place where lots of skin is exposed, you’ll see so many people with tattoos.
My grandma is very against tattoos, it’s so funny to hear her rant about them. I have a small one that I’ve been hiding from her for 2 years now lol.
Brian Droste 1 year ago
I agree with your grandma. When I was growing up you hardly seen anyone had tattoos. It was navy personal that is known to have tattoos or bikers type people would have them. To me it seem like the undesirable people had tattoos.
Rusty 1 year ago
It's STILL the undesirable people that have the tattoos. There's just more of them 😔
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Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago (edited)
I was at a restaurant yesterday and one of my favorite servers was just showing us her new arm tattoo. And I started thinking, what a shame it is to invest in so much body art, when a body doesn't last. Does anyone know if there is some sort of tattoo museum that you can donate your body to after you die? Like maybe removing an arm and sticking it in a big jar of preservable liquid, or surgically remove the skin off of someone's back if they have a full back tattoo and peg it up on a board or something? I know that sounds terribly macabre but, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this is a thing somewhere... Does anyone know? Just wondering...
omnisexual_weeb【ツ】 1 year ago
https://www.savemyink.tattoo/ is this what your looking for?
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Ellinor 1 year ago
I grew up hearing that "people who have tattoos don't get employed", and now I would love to hear why the small bee in my back makes me non-employable.
WonderWoman 1 year ago
I think it is the face, neck and sleeve tats that make corporations shy away from hiring them
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BookFanatic 1 year ago
My mother was horrified when I got my first tattoo. Then she decided on her deathbed she wanted a "naked mermaid holding a glass of beer" on her butt. Pretty sure that was the morphine talking.
Crissy Newbury 1 year ago
I’m a grandma to three teenagers and I love my tattoos. And I have a lot.
David 1 year ago (edited)
I'm not sure what country OP is in. If US - I'd say a bit farther back in time but I agree with the general idea. When I was a boy, you rarely saw a tattoo. Mainly associated with sailors/military and somewhat prisoners and biker gang type people. Having tattoos does hinder your world travel some. In some countries, illegal or highly frowned upon. A few years ago good friend and adult daughter visited Israel. Daughter has tattoo sleeves plus some others, in part due to a UV/sun allergy thing. A group of old Israeli ladies were stink eying her and talking smack. Then my friend (the mom) who has health issues needed help getting out of the pool and the old ladies watched the loving interaction / patient help. Then they were commenting what a good daughter she is. But up to that point they totally judged her based on the tattoos.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
A recent study found people with tattoos have a higher rate of cancer. Why inject a potential carcinogenic liquid into your skin?
#25
Everything, including Walmart, being closed before midnight.
David 1 year ago
Meh! Some places are still 24hr and where they're not, it is largely a factor of they tried it out and were not getting enough business during those hours to justify it. Most people don't have a burning need to purchase a pair of shoes or bread at 2 AM. My local Walmart is open from 6AM -11PM. Even 2nd / 3rd shift workers have time to shop in their off hours. I'm also guessing overall quality of customers at 2AM is worse. More tweakers buying or stealing small items as opposed to families stocking up on groceries and back to school clothing.
Janelle Collard 1 year ago
During Covid this started. Our superstore Walmart used to be open 24/7.
Brian Droste 1 year ago
At least in the 70's all stores were closed by 11, maybec10 pm. No major stores were opened on Sunday or Thanksgiving or Christmas. Even gas stations were closed on those days. I believe gas stations were closed on Sundays.
#26
$17 pints.
#27
Just a reminder that 10 years ago was 2014. A lot of stuff on here was already well underway by then: Political division in the US really jumped into high gear after 9/11, your smart phone has been spying on you since at least 2010, etc.
Nikole 1 year ago
Yeah, republicans really couldn’t stand having a black man as president.
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Girls suddenly being not just 'okay with' but 'active facilitators in' distributing their own nudes and amateur p*** for a quick buck.
Ellinor 1 year ago (edited)
If they are consenting adults who wants to, what's the harm ? (genuinely asking)
May 1 year ago
It's become normalised and hype. In the case of teens (18+) and young adults it's difficult to know whether all of them fully grasp the potential implications and consequences. When it comes to 'youth' foolishness' the implications are a bit different than making that stupid tatoo. But as you say, they're technically consenting.
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Dumb teenager 1 year ago
I feel like a lot of amateur stuff is done just for fun. Some of the forums on sites (that I totally don’t visit) are full of homemade videos by people who could easily put their content under a pay wall but choose not to.
VisualHowlaroundTitleSequence 1 year ago
The person who wrote this clearly has a problem with women being in charge of their own selves.
#29
Fear Factor guy interviews the game show dude and it's one of the post important political events ever.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
I liked him on News Radio. I bought the series. It’s hard to laugh at him anymore. Couldn’t have imagined he would turn into such a douche nozzle. So I concentrate on Dave Foley (love Kids in the Hall) and Phil Hartman RIP😢.
Nikole 1 year ago
I know! I kinda hate that he was on that show, seeing what he’s become.
Load More Replies... Binky Melnik 1 year ago
Help me out as I’m blanking? Who’s “game show dude”? My brain hurts from trying to parse it. Thanks!
#30
The government no longer denying the existence of UFOs.
Dumb teenager 1 year ago
Most of them have probably just given up trying to reason with idiots
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
If an object is flying and I don't know what it is, then it's a UFO by definition.
Ace 1 year ago (edited)
They never did. It's important to remember that the U stands for Unidentified and means "Someone reported something but we couldn't find anything when we went looking".
El Cucuy 1 year ago
LOL. Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but that's not what Unidentified means in this context. Try "cannot be easily or immediately identified by the observer."
Load More Replies... David 1 year ago
The government never denied the existence of UFOs. They denied they had little green Martians in flying saucers. UFOs / UAFs have been around since forever. The difference is getting a more definitive answer as to which ones they still don't know what it is. With the obvious caveat that "don't know" =/= "is from another planet". While I do think the US (maybe most countries) wouldn't want to panic people if they knew aliens existed, I think the bigger reason for 'hush hush' is not wanting to admit some other country may have technology they don't know about.
#31
Seems a minor thing, but the interface on so many apps and streaming services is just hot garbage while searching for watchable shows is unnecessarily difficult. We went from xfinity/comcast being comparatively functional to looking up on your phone which streaming apps have a new show you heard about or older film you want to see and then making sure you have a subscription all before trying to actually USE the app, many of which are just bloody chaotic.
Captain Awesome 1 year ago
UI designs are like jokes, if you have to explain them they're bad.
#33
Cheap fastfood places being neither cheap nor fast.
#34
In Irvine CA, It seems every kid has a multi thousand dollar ebike.
Susan Reid Smith 1 year ago
And 1/4 of the posts on nextdoor being about the kids riding them being obnoxious. Another 1/4 of the posts are about coyotes.
#35
A single Popeyes combo cost me $20 yesterday, no drink.
featherytoad 1 year ago
If it's that expensive, I don't understand why people keep giving these places their money.
Michael None 1 year ago
Don't buy it. Boycott chains that do this. Make a sandwich at home for lunch, it's still cheaper. If all that doesn't work then we eat the rich.
The Other Ben 1 year ago
But can we deep fry the rich in tasty tasty batter first?
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Pittsburgh rare 1 year ago
5 guys is a yearly occurrence for me. Mainly because l avoid fast food but also because a menu is 30€. For that price l can get nice Syrian or Lebanese actual food
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Obergefell v. Hodges Was decided in 2015, Gay marriage had only been universally legal in the US for 9 years.
Lisa B 1 year ago
this is horrifying to me, and I am neither gay, nor of child-bearing age
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Same day shipping.
michael reid 1 year ago (edited)
I used to sell on eBay in 2006 - 9 and did same day shipping all the time. My username was uneaten_beef you can look at the feedback a lot of it mentions how super fast the delivery was.
#39
No new Elder Scrolls since Skyrim.
ColdSteelRonin 1 year ago (edited)
The previous releases had no greater than a six year span between them. we are going on 14 for Elder Scrolls VI. The Elder Scrolls Arena – 1994 The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall – 1996 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – 2002 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - 2006 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – 2011
ChimeraBubbles 1 year ago
That's not a AAA single-player RPG though so. If you don't enjoy that type of online gaming then I guess it doesn't count.
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Living with smart home devices everywhere is now normal.
#41
Tipping everywhere.
Chris D'Asta 1 year ago
Don't cheat your server because you don't agree with their managers' policy.
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What do you think ?
Janelle Collard 1 year ago (edited)
Yeah, in the 2020 election campaigns, t-rump said he loves the poorly educated. I wonder why? 😁
Load More Replies... WonderWoman 1 year ago
Russia, China, North Korea have already joined forces, now that trump was installed, the world as we know it has ceased to exist.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
The fact that Elon Musk was giving away a million dollars a day to voters was concerning. Him communicating with Putin while offering starlink access to Ukraine while trump complained about the money Biden was sending is weird. Trump influencing the GOP while Biden was president didn’t seem to concern enough republicans. Elon sitting in on trumps recent call with Zelenskyy scares the c**p out me! We handed NASA and the ISS over to Elon and Russia. And don’t forget how much money trump owes the Saudis.
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Guess Undheit 1 year ago
Wait a year. In yankland, the number of babies born and marriages will drop dramatically as women adopt the South Korean feminist 4B policy: NO dating men, NO sex, NO babies, NO marriage. This is REALLY going to drive cis hetero males up the wall - if incels think they have no luck now, wait until the "chads" can't get dates either. Nightclubs will close, romantic restaurants, and plenty of other "date places" will see a serious loss of business.
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
An interesting proposal. Women adopting the strategy of celibacy (while these laws are in place) is one way not to have a medical complication regarding pregnancy, but what would this "off the market" strategy do to the national ®ape rate? I think it's gonna be bad times all around. Not a good time to be in possession of a uterus.
Load More Replies... michael reid 1 year ago
What about people walking around the street waving their arms and shouting and not looking where they're going?
apinecone 1 year ago
As a leftist American (in the sense that I live here, not a nationalist) a lot of you folks seem to have some misapprehensions. Kamala Harris was not a good candidate. She walked back every single progressive promise she ever made, including her support for immigrants, healthcare reform, and environmental protections. She ran a platform more conservative than most Republicans 10 years ago, and with Trump running the same far-right platform as always, she lost credibility. A Harris Administration would have been ecologically destructive, economically conservative, and geopolitically unstable. She would have been a better president than Trump, but that's about the lowest bar there is. My fellow citizens were given the choice between two liars, and chose the one who was better at it. Our governmental system is so fantastically flawed that this result was all but inevitable. The "American Experiment" has proven that liberal democracy is doomed. Now our job is to try something new.
Abe Hartman 1 year ago
Exactly what I've been trying to say (albeit less elegantly) and getting downvoted for
Load More Replies... Guess Undheit 1 year ago
The only social engineering in hollywood was making movies and TV with only white faces, i.e. the way incels like you pathetically wish it still was.
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Janelle Collard 1 year ago (edited)
Yeah, in the 2020 election campaigns, t-rump said he loves the poorly educated. I wonder why? 😁
Load More Replies... WonderWoman 1 year ago
Russia, China, North Korea have already joined forces, now that trump was installed, the world as we know it has ceased to exist.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
The fact that Elon Musk was giving away a million dollars a day to voters was concerning. Him communicating with Putin while offering starlink access to Ukraine while trump complained about the money Biden was sending is weird. Trump influencing the GOP while Biden was president didn’t seem to concern enough republicans. Elon sitting in on trumps recent call with Zelenskyy scares the c**p out me! We handed NASA and the ISS over to Elon and Russia. And don’t forget how much money trump owes the Saudis.
Load More Replies... Guess Undheit 1 year ago
Wait a year. In yankland, the number of babies born and marriages will drop dramatically as women adopt the South Korean feminist 4B policy: NO dating men, NO sex, NO babies, NO marriage. This is REALLY going to drive cis hetero males up the wall - if incels think they have no luck now, wait until the "chads" can't get dates either. Nightclubs will close, romantic restaurants, and plenty of other "date places" will see a serious loss of business.
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
An interesting proposal. Women adopting the strategy of celibacy (while these laws are in place) is one way not to have a medical complication regarding pregnancy, but what would this "off the market" strategy do to the national ®ape rate? I think it's gonna be bad times all around. Not a good time to be in possession of a uterus.
Load More Replies... michael reid 1 year ago
What about people walking around the street waving their arms and shouting and not looking where they're going?
apinecone 1 year ago
As a leftist American (in the sense that I live here, not a nationalist) a lot of you folks seem to have some misapprehensions. Kamala Harris was not a good candidate. She walked back every single progressive promise she ever made, including her support for immigrants, healthcare reform, and environmental protections. She ran a platform more conservative than most Republicans 10 years ago, and with Trump running the same far-right platform as always, she lost credibility. A Harris Administration would have been ecologically destructive, economically conservative, and geopolitically unstable. She would have been a better president than Trump, but that's about the lowest bar there is. My fellow citizens were given the choice between two liars, and chose the one who was better at it. Our governmental system is so fantastically flawed that this result was all but inevitable. The "American Experiment" has proven that liberal democracy is doomed. Now our job is to try something new.
Abe Hartman 1 year ago
Exactly what I've been trying to say (albeit less elegantly) and getting downvoted for
Load More Replies... Guess Undheit 1 year ago
The only social engineering in hollywood was making movies and TV with only white faces, i.e. the way incels like you pathetically wish it still was.
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