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throwawayacc5

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    >Yes, I do. No, you don't. >He purchased them specifically before the law against purchasing them went into effect. The California Assault Weapons Control Act was passed in 1989, n…

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    Comment #35911501

    >Seriously? Yes, seriously. >I have a relative who lives in CA and bought a pair of AR-15s a few years ago, just because... No you don't. AR-15s are illegal (felony) in California.…

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    Comment #35744147

    Reminds me of the BLM Global Network Foundation that raised tens of millions of dollars which the founders used to buy real estate and pay their family and friends: https://www.nyt…

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    Comment #35718793

    > It's very hard for anybody to be persuaded about any set of ideas where you see a large part of the discussion shut down. The problem is that any discussion involving gender, sex…

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    Comment #35690959

    >Really? Yes really. >Using the fact that someone put pronouns in their profile is a bad faith move? No, putting pronouns in your profile is a red flag for bad faith moves. >Your a…

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    >The best our actual doctors (obviously not you) have been able to determine, yes it really does increase their quality of life. No they haven't, and you don't need to be doctor to…

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    >How heritable is height? Very, somewhere in the 80% range: "The estimated heritability was 0.79 (SE 0.09) for height and 0.40 (SE 0.09) for BMI, consistent with pedigree estimates…

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    Comment #35633342

    >What usefulness does that sentence hold? What usefulness do objective facts and the truth hold? >It is true that in our society some people who you'd socially describe as men are …

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    Comment #35624798

    Something even less benign than that, such as "men cannot get pregnant" is enough to be labeled a transphobe. If you went back as little as 15 years ago and told people "men can ge…

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    Comment #35520656

    That is one of the most horrifying videos I've seen in quite some time.

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    Comment #35520333

    "Early twin studies of adult individuals have found a heritability of IQ between 57% and 73%,[6] with some recent studies showing heritability for IQ as high as 80%.[7] IQ goes fro…

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    Comment #35477779

    This is a perfect example of Poe's Law.

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    Comment #35441783

    >In the article, they are styled as a "content writer" They're also an editor for the newsletter: "Journalists can be broadcast, print, advertising, and public relations personnel,…

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    Comment #35404705

    Yes you can [0]. Get a clue. [0] https://ichisushi.com/can-you-freeze-sushi/

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    Comment #35331423

    >No, they don't. Yes, they do. >Try keeping sushi in a fridge for a few weeks and then eating it, and see what happens to you. Many vegetables don't do well in a fridge either, and…

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    >A vehicle full of groceries means you don't have fresh groceries for most of the time. Luckily we invented refrigerators so this is not an issue. Things can stay fresh and just as…

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    A vehicle full of groceries every week is more efficient than going two or three times a week. More time efficient, and requires less resources/power. I live walking distance to a …

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    I did not know the source of this meme (insanely racist), but I still find it funny. Kill JavaScript. Behead JavaScript. Roundhouse kick JavaScript into the concrete. Slam dunk a J…

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    How about "Standford's Orwellian Peace Against its Own Students"? It's literally the title of the linked article. I don't think editorializing and changing titles to placate neo-Pu…