[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

It's interesting who we call terrorists and who we don't. If an Arab nation or organization had done this it would have been called a terrorist attack. Israel does it and people defend it.

Terrorist is a meaningless scare word for "people we don't like".

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 64 points 1 month ago

Most of the Olympic shooters use fancy gear like special eyepieces and what not. This guy Yusef Dikec from Turkiye rolled up without all that, stuck one hand in his pocket, shot with both eyes open and took silver along with his partner Sevval Tarhan.

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Too many people fall for black and white thinking and tribalism. If you support X you must be against Y, or if you don't support X you must support Y.

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

There are niches for everything on tiktok. Best way to deal with them is to not engage.

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

[Bernie] may be old, but he's still mentally intact.

At that age mental acuity can go fast. I would vote for Bernie over Trump or Biden in a heartbeat, but I would rather have someone younger.

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Dude's got more than enough on his plate, but maybe we could find an American comedian who plays piano with his dick

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

If something can be misused for political leverage, it will be.

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Just cut to the chase and provide the education. If everyone has access to robust and adequate education then you don't need the test.

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

My childhood home phone number is more burned into my memory than my current phone number.

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago

I love militant descriptivists

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Classic protection racket. "Those are some nice files you've got there. It'd be a shame if anything happened to them..."

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Thanks for the clarification. It's been a long time since I've seen it.

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