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Being far right is so corny

The irony of people falling for 1930s propaganda and being wrong on so many issues accusing the others of falling for 1930s propaganda and being wrong on issues is... lost on them. unsurprising, really. The smug, arrogant, low information crowd can't conceive the concept that they can be wrong.

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Europe must stop playing middleman and start leading on Ukraine -- [Opinion]

If western leaders were not spineless cowards who spend their time wringing their hands over their reelection chances, the Russia/Ukrainian war would have never started.

All the US and Europe would have had to do is say, "If Russia invades Ukraine, we're declaring war on Russia and if Russia deploys a nuclear weapon, every major Russian city will immediately become a glowing crater."

Putin would have back off immediately because that would be a fight even HE knows that Russia has absolutely no chance of winning.

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Why is kindness often viewed as a sign of naïveté?

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It's a common manipulation tactic and one unintelligent people tend to fall for hook, line, and sinker.

I use it all the time at work to lull people into a sense of safety to make them relax and fall back into the behavior I want to nail them for.

Oftentimes a person will do something they're not supposed to do, but won't do it around the manager. I'm the assistant manager and for whatever reason, people will do something they're NOT supposed to do around me and then wonder how the manager keeps finding out. I never let them know it was me and neither does my boss and people simply do not catch on for whatever reason.

I don't seek out people to report them, but I do have a duty to my manager and the company to make sure everyone does what they're supposed to. Even had one idiot stealing drinks and offer me one. Don't steal, it's not worth your job.

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USB-C ports no longer sending/receiving data (Lenovo X1 carbon)

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That's possible. Not all physical damage on a computer is visible to the naked eye.

If your computer has a selective USB suspend setting, try turning it off.

Alternatively, try pulling the battery out, holding the power button for several seconds to drain all power from the machine, then putting the battery back in and seeing if that does anything.

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At least I didn't vote for a fascist

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And? They wouldn't have to release everything. They could selectively release the files Trump was on, and redact anything not Trump related, then take him to trial.

It would have been a slam dunk and considering the absurdly crooked and corrupt Engoron and Merchan trials, it's obvious they actually had nothing on Trump.