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Concerning news

I don't usually think these greentext screenshots depicit real stories, but sometimes parents want to try to teach their kids some kind of life lesson but the delivery is horrible. My dad wanted to teach me one time that "all good things come to an end" so he decided to take my favorite lamp (something similar to a lava lamp) to the recycling station (it was in an okay condition, not ready yet for a dumpster). Thanks Dad, I learned nothing and it didn't at all prepare me for loss. Then again it could have been my mother who forced him to throw it away (because she can't have any joy if I do) so he had to come up with some kind of cover to comply.

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Why are so many Pro-Palestine (I am pro-Palestine and anti-genocide) Americans refusing to vote for Harris due to her stance on Israel?

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I mean it does doesn't it? Trump supports can also threaten not to vote for him if he continues bad policies.

But we are talking about Harris supporters here. If Americans don't even have a real vote with real value then what would stop Harris or Trump policies that will eventually render everyone in Gaza dead? If you can't even speak to politicians with your own vote and if they don't even value your vote, then how are we going to achieve anything?

Harris is the one losing votes for her shitty policy. It's not the fault of the voter. It's the fault of the candidate.

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What's the most severe example of a fake version of a book you've ever seen?

Fake Qurans are hard to fool anyone with because plenty of people (me included, an atheist) memorized bits of it verbatim. People can easily cross reference anything with the thousands of online websites that offer digital Quran copies. Many have tried, and many times it eas accidental typos that urged authorities to draw back and destroy many copies with "errors". There is also this one wacko cult leader obsessed with numerology and the number 19 who republished the Quran with some added verses. It was not taken lightly.

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Whats a current obstacle or challenge in your life you'd like to share and have people brainstorm for solutions?

Narcissists at work. Seriously. Manipulative fucks who are ladder climbing and have little interest in the field. They make my life harder. I currently have to deal with one at work and I know many more are up ahead. How do you handle someone who basically shows classic signs of narcissism, and controlling and toxic behavior, especially when the person themselves are not in the slightest open to the idea of changing or being wrong or seeking help.

I've tried setting boundaries, being nice, being sneaky, being absent/avoidant and nothing seems to work. This person has chosen me for some reason to be their pet or something and they get angry when I sway from the script (which is the case on a daily basis).