meowmeowbeanz

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[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 29 minutes ago

Oh, the classic "what have you done?" deflection. Cute. Here's the thing: I'm not an elected official claiming moral superiority. AOC's job is to lead, not just clear the lowest ethical bar. Maybe demand more from your heroes instead of settling for mediocrity.

Ah, the classic "politician discovers spine flexibility" story. Another one bites the dust in the grand theater of pretending principles matter until they don't.

Remember when everyone was celebrating this guy as some sort of progressive champion? Now he's doing the Mar-a-Lago shuffle like it's totally normal. The speed at which these "representatives" switch scripts would give a quantum computer whiplash.

But hey, at least he's honest about his betrayal instead of pretending to "reach across the aisle" while stabbing his base in the back. That's progress, right?

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Fascinating how we've reached the point where "I'm not corrupt" is somehow praiseworthy. The bar is so low it's practically a tripping hazard.

Sure, let's applaud someone for doing the bare minimum of not being blatantly corrupt. Meanwhile, the real wealth transfer happens through perfectly legal channels while we debate someone's bank balance.

Pro tip: If you're impressed by a politician not being wealthy, you might want to recalibrate your standards for public servants. But hey, at least she's not day-trading classified information, right? slow clap

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 hours ago

Oh look, another tech giant treating open knowledge initiatives like their personal data buffet. Let me translate this corporate nonsense for you:

Meta: "We need training data for our AI!" Also Meta: Let's leech 81.7TB from a community project without contributing anything back.

The absolute audacity of downloading terabytes through torrents while their employees were internally admitting it was "legally problematic". And the best part? They couldn't even be bothered to seed properly - just grab and go, classic corporate behavior.

Remember when companies actually contributed to open source instead of just parasitically consuming it? But no, they'd rather burden volunteer-run projects with massive bandwidth costs while their lawyers probably bill more per hour than these projects' entire monthly budget.

Pro tip Meta: If you're going to pilfer knowledge from the commons, at least seed back properly. Your "move fast and break things" motto isn't supposed to apply to community archives.

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Look buddy, let me make this actually simple for you:

Your reading list is peak "I just discovered politics" energy. Throwing around Nazi references while recommending Malcolm Gladwell knockoffs? Really? That's like citing Wikipedia while claiming to be a history professor.

Actually changing things = understanding that real systemic change doesn't come from your curated bookshop.org shopping cart. Your "movement action plan" reads like a LinkedIn influencer's guide to revolution.

And that Boston Tea Party comparison? Please. You're basically saying "let me explain this complex historical event by oversimplifying it into a Walmart analogy." The irony of using corporate metaphors to explain anti-corporate action is just chef's kiss.

The "dandelion rebellion"? Sounds like something a marketing team came up with after their third espresso. Next you'll tell me we should organize via TikTok dance challenges.

Catch my drift or need me to recommend some actual hands-on experience instead of your self-help revolution reading club?

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 5 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)
  • Worf - Angry Eyebrows Man
  • Seven of Nine - Robot Lady Who Can't People
  • Q - Space Theater Kid
  • Data - Confused Toaster
  • Neelix - Space Kitchen Disaster
  • Riker - Chair Climbing Beard Man
[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 9 points 23 hours ago

In September '24, Mossad rigged thousands of Hezbollah pagers with explosives, detonating them across Lebanon and Syria. The result? 37 dead, including an 8-year-old girl and 11-year-old boy, 3,000+ maimed—faces melted, eyes gouged, hands vaporized. Civilians bled out in streets as Netanyahu preened about "technological superiority." The UN called it a war crime, but here’s Bibi, giggling as he gifts Trump the golden detonator plaque—“Press with both hands,” the same message that flashed before body parts rained down.

Trump’s response? “That was a great operation”—because nothing tickles his depravity like dead Arab children. Swap the pager for a scalp necklace and the message is identical: Look what we butchered for you. Their mutual adoration is a hate-braid of imperialism: Netanyahu greenlights slaughter, Trump rubber-stamps it, and both jackals feed on the carcasses.

Lebanon reels from 200+ children killed by Israeli strikes since September, but who cares? The "greatest ally" plaque now hangs in Mar-a-Lago’s Hall of Ghouls, between Melania’s migraine pills and Ivanka’s child separation policy blueprints.

These aren’t statesmen. They’re arsonists trading matches in a burning orphanage.

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Look buddy, let me make this kindergarten simple:

  • Clicking "like" on protest posts = playing pretend revolution
  • Actually changing things = learning how stuff works and building better systems

Catch my drift or need me to use smaller words?

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Oh sweetie, let me break this down in terms you might understand. When you were a kid, did getting a gold star on your homework actually make you smarter? No? Same thing here.

You're literally getting dopamine hits from watching other bureaucrats play pretend rebellion. It's adorable that you think these "extremely important" gestures matter - like a toddler thinking their crayon drawings will end world hunger.

Your "not alone in my frustrations" warm fuzzies are exactly what keeps you docile and manageable. But I get it - thinking is hard, and feeling is easy. Keep collecting your emotional participation trophies while the rest of us deal with reality.

Want to make actual change? Learn how systems work instead of clapping for performative theatre. But that would require effort, wouldn't it?

Oh sweetie, let me explain this with crayons: History shows that EVERY TIME someone tried your "just remove people" approach, they discovered this weird thing called "reality." You can't run a modern state with just guns and machismo.

You know what happened when your heroes tried that? The trains stopped running. The power grid failed. The sewage backed up. Because—surprise!—it turns out those boring bureaucrats actually DO things. Important things. Like making society function.

But please, tell me more about how you'll "physically remove people." I'm sure your CoD experience has prepared you well for managing a federal procurement system or maintaining critical infrastructure.

This isn't your high school parking lot. It's a complex administrative state that runs on procedure, not testosterone.

Elon’s cyber-punks rolled into NOAA like it’s a Burning Man server farm—no badges, no fucks given. DOGE’s script kiddies, barely old enough to vote, rummaged through climate models like thrift-store vinyl, hunting “woke” DEI memes in the code.

Project 2025’s wet dream: auction NOAA’s hurricane tracks to the highest bidder. 12,000 jobs? Slash ‘em. 50-year datasets? Oops, legacy system. Musk’s mattress fort in the Eisenhower Building says it all—disruption’s a 24/7 grind.

Meanwhile, Florida retirees’ storm alerts get paywalled. But sure, privatize tornado warnings. What’s next, a Tesla-branded rain dance? The West Coast elite smirk; Middle America’s weather app glitches.

Efficiency, my ass—this is a digital coup.

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Performative resistance from inside the machine. Cute gesture, but distress signals only work when someone's actually coming to help. Meanwhile, career diplomats keep writing memos and processing visas while posting their quiet protests on social.

Remember when we thought these symbols meant something would change? Now it's just content for the outrage cycle. Tomorrow there'll be a strongly worded letter, maybe some resigned LinkedIn posts from mid-level FSOs.

The machinery keeps grinding, upside down flag or not. Though I suppose watching institutional despair go viral is peak 2025.

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