Wrench

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[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I think the only actor I absolutely can't stand because of RL actions is Mark Wahlberg.

Dude committed multiple hate crime assaults before he was famous. Then he tried to brush them off as water under the bridge when they surfaced, without even giving reparations to the guy he partially blinded.

And then he repeatedly plays the "misunderstood heart of gold tough guy" in all his movies.

Just can't look past it.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I don't think he's stupid enough not to know what those numbers mean. The crowds he hangs out with, there is zero doubt he has seen those tattoos on more than a few faces in the MAGA crowds.

I don't necessarily think he was even aware of the price tag, or thought about a proposed sale enough to notice. I think the chances this was one of his nazi employees is higher than him setting his own sales price himself.

He doesn't seem to be coherent enough to be running day to day things like that, when his focus is getting in front of any camera willing to record him.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (23 children)

You realize his actions have a direct impact on Harris' campaign... right?

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Musk bought one of the biggest social media platforms expressly to manipulate news, which in turn manipulates politics and markets.

He's basically like a narcissistic Rupert Murdock who wants to make his manipulation all centered around how cool he is.

That's news.

Taylor Swift is just filler content. It's taking the place of worlds largest cookie stories. But the reason it gains traction is that she has taken on a bit of a counter persona to the Right's habitual sexism. She's an influential woman. The Right can't stand that shit.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 63 points 5 days ago (5 children)

They also murder other insects.

My brother genocided his yellow jacket population because they were murdering his bees (small hobby farm).

A few months later, there was a massive spider and other bug bloom. Like out of a horror film. Everywhere.

They're an important part of the ecosystem. But they're also assholes.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Man, that sounds familiar. I gave up on Escape from Tarkov for the same reason.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 83 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I did this with Blizzard/Activision years ago.

Zero impact.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I know CA voted for more humane living conditions for egg farms years ago. That seemed to have a direct price impact that slowly came down a bit.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Same with the rest of their culture war.

It has never been about governing or public health. Ever.

This is about latching onto fear and hate and further polarizing people. Because feeding that hate is what their base wants, and raises your status in their hate group.

It has always been about selfish attempts at taking the reigns of the hate train. The destruction in their wake is just the cost to play to them.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I also thought Liam as ra's al ghul was a really bizarre pick during the movie, too. But I guess I got over it quickly enough, because Liam Neeson.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Honestly, there's and endless sea of grift attempts going on at all times. You don't think people selling fake gold Trump coins, etc give one damn about his politics, do you? They're just trying to wring every penny out of the die hards

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