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  • Turret3857toLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldRIP Robert Mueller
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    7 hours ago

    American Dad is sort of like if the first 3 seasons of Family Guy kept going, but replace the cutaway gag comedy with social commentary. I enjoy all of Seth’s stuff (Including the Orville, still waiting on Season 4 to start filming), although I will admit some of it is not for everyone. I still watch the new Family Guy seasons, but its like eating fast food. You know it used to be made better, and you know there are better options, bit its comfortable so you still do it.



  • Turret3857to196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEmissions [Rule]
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    21 hours ago

    Car inspection is done state by state and AFAIK not national. It’s implemented under the idea it could help the environment. In reality, as usual, it makes cars less accessible to poor people, and let’s people who “roll coal” in their new 0% down 50% APR 2027 Ford™️ F350®️ Pickup Truck that they only use to drive to their job as an accountant because they know they guy doing the inspection, do whatever the hell they want.





  • Just out of curiosity I did check

    Kroger’s Privacy Policy

    in select Texas stores we may collect biometric information such as a facial recognition data, when you enter our stores for security purposes, to protect the health and safety of our customers and associates, and to prevent, investigate, and prosecute shoplifting, fraud, and other criminal activities. We provide notice at the point of entry in locations where we collect biometric information.

    So, only in Texas and theyre supposedly not trying to hide it ? at least for facial recognition. ALPR isn’t specifically mentioned in Kroger’s privacy policy, although this line implies it’s not entirely off the table

    Sensory data such as CCTV recordings from our facilities or premises or photos. Some of our cameras may capture license plate data for security purposes, to protect the health and safety of our customers and associates, and to prevent, investigate, and prosecute shoplifting, fraud, and other criminal activities. We may record your voice when you contact our customer service centers.





  • The only person being socially inept is the Non-American trying to tell an American that they should not share information of American oppressors with other Americans. The Non-American who went out of their way to call out and use a term that is commonly associated with the neuro-divergent for no reason other than to get a dig in, and make assumptions based on stereotyping.

    Sorry buddy, I’m not changing. You are privileged. You are the “White Moderate” that Martin Luther King Jr wrote about in his letter in Birmingham Jail. What you see as an inconvience, others see as life saving information. Again, don’t want to see it? You have the tools to fix it. Use them. You can complain about seeing activism after activism is no longer needed.






  • So what is the solution short of a complete US revolution which will have hundreds of thousands if not millions killed and hoping that everyone will come out socialists, anarchists and communists on the other side?

    I do not disagree that the country SHOULD be socialist, anarchist and/or communist. I do not see that happening anytime soon unless an actual civil war breaks out.


  • But what I said is practically the same thing. The difference is I chose to say we should re-utilize the FCC (which is what theyre there for) instead of creating a whole new thing for this. I did not say to bring back the bullshit that was fairness doctrine. I did not mention nationalizing media, because while I think there should be a nationalized news source, you can’t trust a Trump-like figure not to go in and take complete control of a single nationalized news source. In a perfect world I would agree with you entirely. We do not live in one.


  • is there a governmental regulatory body, created with the purpose of determining if the reporting was factual?

    yes

    shouldn’t the efficiency of this process be improved via pre-approving any media by this regulator to avoid fines?

    You’re looking to slippery slope this into saying this would lead to a system in which only state approved viewpoints should be shown. which is what we currently have. so, what is your idea?