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Dem Rep. Expertly Pinpoints Why Republicans Are Dismantling DEI Programs In Mic Drop Rant
Nov 22, 2024
Speaking during a House Oversight Committee hearing, Pennsylvania Democratic Representative Summer Lee expertly pinpointed why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are being targeted by Republicans nationwide, noting that "remedying past discrimination is not, in turn, a discrimination."
DEI programs are organizational strategies aimed at ensuring fair treatment and full participation for everyone, with a special focus on historically marginalized or discriminated groups. These frameworks strive to create an environment where all individuals, regardless of their identity or abilities, are valued and included.
Critics argue that DEI programs are discriminatory and try to address racial discrimination by disadvantaging other groups, particularly White Americans. However, supporters and industry experts maintain that DEI practices, which have been in place for decades, have been politicized and are often misunderstood.
Lee spoke as Republicans voiced their support for the “Dismantle DEI Act,” which would “abolish” all federal DEI offices and eliminate funding for federal DEI programs, saying that "Americans who have not enjoyed centuries of unfair advantages" would suffer if the bill passes.
You can hear what she said in the video below, which she shared to her followers on X, formerly Twitter.
She said:
"We know who those Americans are: Americans who have not enjoyed centuries of unfair advantages by keeping each other enslaved or segregated or disenfranchised or incarcerated or redlined or gerrymandered or excluded by law. Americans who have disabilities or have had their relationships criminalized or their gender expression demonized."
"If we're being honest here, this bill, which would wipe out every diversity, equity, and inclusion program in our federal agencies wants those who contract with us, plus those who receive grant money, plus our schools is nothing new. This is just the final piece of a decades-long obsession with targeting or dismantling anything that might give marginalized people a fair shot, including DEI programs which started the second the Civil Rights Act passed."
"Policies like affirmative action and diversity, equity, and inclusion are the closest thing we have to the mythical bootstraps that some of my colleagues insist historically harmed communities need to pick themselves up by after centuries of efforts to keep us out of schools and jobs and universities and elected offices, Republicans attacking these policies is no accident."
"Why do predominantly conservative white men believe that the success of a Black person or the opportunity or access of a Black person is an existential threat to them? DEI is not giving them any unfair advantage that society itself does not already confer on certain Americans. It merely exists to ensure that all other people, women, minoritized folks, queer folks, disabled folks have the same opportunities to thrive in our workforce, in our schools as people who have not had those opportunities."
Lee noted that "contrary to Republican conjecture, remedying past discrimination is not, in turn, a discrimination," adding that "we're not going to sit here and pretend racism is over just because one Black person on the Supreme Court agreed that it should be." She added that DEI programs do not give "some kind of pass" to better jobs or opportunities, stressing that the definition of "equity" is to "treat people fairly and impartially."
She went further, stressing that "Republicans are trying to bastardize the term to be a slur" by referring to Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Vice President Kamala Harris as "DEI hires."
And referring to Pete Hegseth and Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald Trump's respective nominees for Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Education, she said:
“They want you to believe that Harvard graduate with over 20 years of experience is not qualified but a Fox personality is qualified to run the Department of Defense and a WWE executive is qualified to run the Department of Education."
She added:
“Let’s be real. There is an attempt to create a direct correlation between our race, being a Black person and our qualifications. So much as to say there is no way to be a Black woman, there is no résumé a Black person could have that would qualify them unless that Black person is a Republican and there is a quota there.”
"While all of this is happening at the top level of our government, I can promise you these same things are happening at every level of government and the private sector, but those people do not have a national platform to speak out against discriminatory treatment."
"Where is a federal worker supposed to turn when a colleague makes a racist comment in the break room? Where is the same-sex couple, because of their relationship, supposed to turn? Where is a pregnant woman who was fired for being pregnant supposed to go? Often the only place they have to give them any recourse are the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs."
"These folks just want to do their jobs serving the American people in an environment that makes them feel safe and supports them. Making work a better and safe environment for some does not mean it's automatically worse for others and those complaining about DEI training are probably the ones who need it the most."
She concluded:
"My Republican colleagues have got to stop punching down on already marginalized communities and face their own fears of a level playing field privately. It’s shameful."
Many applauded her remarks.
Your move, Republicans.
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People Describe The Absolute Best Meal They Ever Ate
Nov 22, 2024
I've traveled quite a bit—for work and pleasure—and had some memorable meals along the way.
There was the borscht, pierogies, and sausage at Polish restaurant Mazurka (R.I.P.) on Rue Prince-Arthur in Montreal, Canada. The poutine I sampled across Quebec and the Maritimes. All the fresh breads, doner kebabs, schnitzel, and baked French onion soups I ate while TDY in Germany. The yakisoba, sushi, and seafood curry I had while working for the DoD in Japan.
But my favorite meals revolve around my family.
My Akenistén:’a's (Mother's) meatloaf; my paternal Tuŋkaŋŝila (Grandpa) Art's shredded pork tacos, beer boiled shrimp with homemade cocktail sauce, and aged grilled steaks; my adopted Grandpa Bill and Grandma Mavis' fresh seafood platters of boiled, shelled lobster meat with melted butter and pan seared scallops; and anything and everything from my maternal Metís Mémère Amelia who taught me to cook.
Many people tie their favorite meals to what was happening in their life in that moment as much if not more than the food's quality.
Reddit user c00kie1702 asked:
"What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?"
German Potato
"By far the best potato I ever had was in Germany. The potato was literally just boiled and had fresh cream on top.
The cream had been made that day, at a beer garden outside of Darmstadt, served alongside a pretzel. Just incredibly simple and so amazing."
"Germans know how to cook them spuds."
~ Onlycans69
Mom's Intoxication Cure
"I got drunk once and had a panic attack because I got too drunk."
"So while I was freaking out, my mom made meatloaf, homemade mashed sweet potatoes, and cornbread for me to sober up with."
"I swear to God, nothing has come close to how good that meal was."
~ SalaciousHateWizard
New Home, First Meal
"Mine has to be the fried chicken, waffles and maple chipotle that my fiancé and I ate in our underwear on the floor of our unfurnished apartment the first night after moving halfway around the world."
~ c00kie1702
Postpartum Chicken
"Popeye's chicken after giving birth and not eating for 2 days."
"You could have told me it was a Michelin star meal, and I would have believed you."
~ Technical_Buy_8198
"Up on the 5th floor of the U.S. Naval Hospital was the maternity ward, and across the street was a KFC. Gave birth at 6pm, but the hospital kitchen closed at 7."
"So I put my clothes on and walked down all the stairs. The elevator was across from the nurses' station."
"Walked across the street and got myself the jumbo original dinner meal with extra mashed potatoes. Walked back and feasted. The nurses saw the box and bones and wondered…"
"This was in 1976, before delivery for most restaurants was available."
~ unownpisstaker
Louisiana Cuisine
"Shrimp Florentine omelette from Sammy's Grill on Highland in Baton Rouge, late 1990's."
~ oldguydrinkingbeer
"Hickory Roasted Duck from Emeril Legasse’s New Orleans restaurant. It's not open anymore."
"It's like a whole thing where they cure the duck and slow roast it in a wood-fired oven. I doubt I could redo it right. It's served over this Emeril-created sort of cornbread pudding type thing."
~ NeoMaxiZoomDweebean
Selena Quintanilla's Favorite
"Hi Ho Mexican restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas. We were down for business and were directed to this hole in the wall restaurant."
"They had pics of Selena (the original, not Gomez) and her family on the walls. A local said it was hef favorite spot."
"I’m from Cali, I’m hella picky about my Mexican food."
"OMG—everything was superb, and cheap. Lard was not spared in the making of the meal. I inhaled food that night."
~ SalesTaxBlackCat
Thick Thai Curry
"This Thai restaurant I found that I should have made note of the name. But I drove across the country and stopped at Thai restaurants the whole way."
"This one in particular had yellow potato curry that was so good it was crazy. Not soupy like most authentic places, the curry was thick."
~ WingerRules
"Thai curries aren't supposed to be thick, but I really appreciate when they are. It's so much more flavorful."
"I used to drive 50 minutes each way about once a month because I found a good Thai place. Unfortunately, it didn't survive COVID."
~ Nevermind04
Hiking Hut Chicken
"One time my brother and I were chilling at home (in our mid-20s, visiting parents over Christmas) watching Jamie Oliver cook an amazing chicken, and we spontaneously decided to go for a tramp (a hike for you non-kiwis out there) and cook said chicken at the hut (camp or cabin for people not from New Zealand)."
"The problem was, once we sorted our gear and food and finally started walking, we only had an hour or two of sunlight... with about 5 hours of walking ahead of us."
"Of course we also didn't bring head-torches and so were clambering in the dark using our phone torches until they died. At this stage, we just decided to sleep literally on the ground*, only to discover in the morning we were only approximately 70 meters [76 yards or 230 feet] from the hut."
* Unlike their neighbor Australia, New Zealand isn't known for deadly land creatures. You won't find saltwater crocodiles, poisonous land snakes, or the wide spectrum of fatal spiders that live wherever they want to in Australia, living in neighboring New Zealand.
The two venomous spiders that are native to New Zealand—katipō and white-tailed—are endangered, rarely seen and their bites are painful, but not fatal. The third—the redback spider—requires medical treatment for its bite, but is an invasive species from Australia—because, of course it is.
The deadliest creatures of New Zealand are all in the ocean waters surrounding it: Portuguese man o' war, two species of sea snakes, jellyfish, sea slugs, and sharks.
"Anyways, we get there in the morning, decide to get outrageously stoned and then spend literally the whole day cooking this chicken to perfection."
"I'll remember that meal for the rest of my life."
~ sewerat
Nan's Last Christmas Dinner
"The last Christmas dinner my English grandmother made. She put on an epic Christmas dinner that had everything: prawns, chicken, turkey, ham, roast vegetables, stuffing muffins, at least 5 different kinds of salad, Christmas cake, several different flavors of jelly, Christmas pudding soaked in brandy that she set alight which had a lucky silver charm in it for a lucky guest, and every kind of drink you can imagine."
"It was the classic Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. And after dinner we went into the lounge room to watch the Christmas special and the Queen's Christmas broadcast."
"It will literally be impossible to beat."
~ Nekokamiguru
Nonno's Pheasant
"Friend's grandpa cooked wild pheasant with this red sauce and olives one night. He was Italian, I don't know how many generations removed from the old country or anything, but the food was positively illuminating."
"I felt like I was floating. I grew up anglo as f*ck, lots of poor White farmers in my family, so a lot of meat and potatoes, pork chops, and hamburgers growing up."
"This was the first time I'd ever had food like this. I was never happier to be picking birdshot out of my food."
~ The-Fat-Matt
Bad Time, Great Food
"I grew up pretty poor, mostly living off of ramen and things like that. Parents never really cooked, and when they did, it was Hamburger Helper."
"When I was 15, I was convicted of a few crimes that poor kids tend to get into. After I was sentenced, I was sent on my way to a juvenile correctional facility."
"I was so f*cking scared, not knowing what to expect, crying all night. Well, I woke up the first day and headed to the lunch room. Looked around and awkwardly found a place to sit."
"Then I was handed a tray with this white slop on it with some potatoes on the side. It was biscuits and gravy and holy sh*t!"
"I had never had anything so good in my life!"
"Go figure, one of the scariest moments in my life up until then, would be broken up by the single most transcendent culinary experience I've had."
"You can sometimes find beauty in the oddest places."
~ jarlito420
Improvisational Skills
"I modified a halal snack pack to the following and it was delicious:"
"Layer of chips (french fries for Americans), grated cheese, lamb (or goat or beef if you prefer) doner meat, garlic sauce, hummus, sweet chilli sauce, topped with tabbouleh."
"It was perfect in every way."
~ IntroductionSnacks
Memories Over Meals
"The 1st thing that popped into my head was food I can't even remember. For my best friend's bachelor party a few years ago a few of us went to a fancy Michelin star restaurant."
"Now, we're the kind of guys who would each order a little Caesars Hot and Ready pizza and have finished them before we made it home. We were *so outclassed—we laughed as they brought us strange, tiny confections and presented wine options to us as though we knew what we were doing."
"They weren't fooled. We were all dressed up and laughed the whole meal through. It was so much fun."
"When I thought more, the 2nd thing that came to mind was me asking my aging dad to make fried rice when I came for a visit. He always made it perfectly for me as a kid and I've never matched the taste."
"The exact dish wasn't his best, but it was delicious. We talked about recipes and life and the trashy sci-fi books we both read. It was a great meal."
"I think the best meals really are the ones you share with others, whether they're friends, family, or strangers you just met, what makes a meal a candidate for 'best' for me has absolutely nothing to do with the food, and all to do with the company."
~ kurosakura2
Mom's Kitchen
"Man, I have lived a LOT of places and traveled even more."
"Nothing beats my mom's home cooking. My goodness that woman can cook."
"I diet all year for Thanksgiving and Christmas."
~ snipe_score_celly
Food Of The Gods
"This older hippie woman moved in next door to me. One day she asked if she could pay me to put some furniture together. I was sick, so I turned it down."
"About an hour later she came back with a pot under her arm and said she was going to make me vegetable soup. I said, 'no, I don't want you to get sick'. She said she was immune, chuckled, and insisted."
"OK, I'm down for some soup. She walked in, dumped a bunch of vegetables from the pot on the counter, and asked for a knife."
"I was kind of high from cough syrup, just sitting on my couch watching her roughly chop veggies and throw them into the pot, with a dash of this, or a dash of that. I make a mean vegetable soup, but this stuff smelled like it was on a whole different level when it started boiling."
"It was intoxicating."
"A while later, she dumped half a bag of egg noodles in it, let those soften, then ladled us up a bowl each. While we were eating, she told me about the time she backpacked across Morocco to get to Tangier, to look for her wayward son. He was apparently working at a car dealership because he was dating the owner's daughter."
"After we were done with our soup, she kissed my forehead and went home. When I returned the pot, she thanked me, then told me she was moving again, to Spain. She left a couple weeks later."
"Part of me thinks I met God, just taking a stroll down to earth to see what was going on, the soup was that good. I still think about it."
~ Conch-Republic
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Gavin Newsom Admits He Has No Idea What A 'Zaddy' Is After Becoming Internet Meme
Nov 22, 2024
In the wake of the election, Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom has risen to a new level of fame after he was tapped as the "future of the Democratic Party" in the wake of Kamala Harris's loss.
That of course meant it was only a matter of time before all the internet's young people turned him into a meme. And THAT of course meant it was also only a matter of time before he became an object of people's thirst.
That time has now come—and it has reached Newsom himself.
On a recent episode of his podcast Politickin', Newsom discussed being labeled the internet's new favorite "zaddy"—even though he doesn't know what the word means, exactly.
@politickinpod Can you give yourself Zaddy status? 😂 New episode out now wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 #politickin #gavinnewsom #politics #marshawnlynch
Of course this all started with the internet comparing Newsom to Patrick Bateman, the titular psychopath from American Psycho, played in the film adaptation by Christian Bale.
That meme arose when some liberals on social media suggested that what Democrats need is a stone-cold psycho with the same level of diabolical, sociopathic charisma as many right-wing politicians.
Before long, the American Psycho comparisons soon followed, given that Newsom and Bateman do bear a striking resemblance: lantern-jawed, slicked-back-hair, tall and fit in a way that does wonders for a business suit—the whole package.
So, of course, thirst followed and so did the "daddy" and "zaddy" shoutouts.
@mermaidmamamaggie I can die happy now. #gavinnewsom #daddynewsom #zaddy #daddy #politicalhumor #politicalcomedy #livingmybestlife
@pinkwigcorporategirlie #greenscreen #gavinnewsom #daddygavvy #california
But Newsom had to ask his podcast co-hosts, Marshawn Lynch and Doug Hendrickson, for some guidance as to what exactly that means after some teens in a Gap store informed him that he's now famous on TikTok.
Apparently it's left him quite confused. He told Lynch and Hendrickson:
“But I don’t know how it’s a compliment that I’m some vampire or some ‘American Psycho.' That doesn’t work for me.”
Lynch agreed that those might not exactly be fully complimentary, but "zaddy"—a slang term for a sexually magnetic older man—definitely is. He told Newsom:
"They want you, cuz. They on your bumper right now."
On TikTok, people were definitely amused by Newsom's bewilderment—even if some thought it seemed like he definitely knows what the word means and was loving every minute of it.
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Will "zaddy gavvy" have the sam sway with Gen Z in 2028? Here's hoping that "American Psycho" charisma only gets stronger over the next four years.
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People Explain How A Single Bad Decision Destroyed A Successful Company
Nov 22, 2024
We're human, and we all make mistakes. Most of the time, we can apologize, strive to do better, and move on.
But sometimes we make mistakes that leave a much deeper mark, and they can ruin a person's reputation, their future, or even bring down an entire successful business.
That's infinitely harder to come back from.
Already cringing, Redditor Flatulantic asked:
"What single decisions have wrecked successful companies?"
The Beloved Catalogue
"Sears discontinuing their catalog in the early 90s but not entering online sales until much later and long after Amazon took over what they gave up."
- llcucf80
"Sears was literally Amazon a hundred years before Amazon even existed, and they threw it away."
- boxsterguy
"Just finished my MBA; this is literally taught in several classes as a failure to not only anticipate a changing economy but an inability to reevaluate a business decision in light of new evidence. Sears didn't fail overnight, they failed over a couple decades."
- Uncle_Baconnn
Looking For The Next Best Thing
"Osborne Computer began showing off its next-generation computer when it wasn't ready yet. Everyone canceled orders for the in-market model in anticipation of the new one, which tanked the company."
- chickenmantesta
Content For All Ages
"I still laugh about tumblr's decision to ban all adult content on their website... which was like 95% of their active user base."
- PrimalMoose
"Turns out reading some rando's blog post wasn't what drew people in. Who could've thought. If only there was a way to see what posts generated a lot of traffic."
- Thendrall
"Remember when OnlyFans was going to do the same thing a couple years back? What a disaster that would have been."
- Inside-Cancel
Money First, Flavor Later
"Whatever Quiznos decided to do..."
- jonnykappahala
"Corporate got extremely greedy and charged their franchise owners so much for their product that they couldn’t afford their own food which bankrupted their stores. One of the dumbest ways to go belly up in history."
- dbd1988
"Not to mention, early on in the Quiznos franchise, they loaded up your subs and it was awesome. The last time I went to a Quiznos (2011), they had a scale and weighed the meat, and I watched them take meat off the scale to get it down to a specific target number. It was basically a loaf of bread with a couple small pieces of chicken in it. That's when I gave up on them."
- Weztinlaar
The Difference Between One Bill And Two
"Small scale. Our local pizza place did a slice meal (big slice, fries, a dip and a drink) for five euro. A simple one-euro increase absolutely killed them."
"This was when cash was far more common and the psychology of just handing over a fiver was the ticket."
- AulMoanBag
The Nostalgic BlackBerry Keyboard
"BlackBerry for letting their arrogance think that Apple or Google couldn't challenge their majority in the smartphone market. Also, ignoring creating a smartphone without a physical keypad until it was way too late."
- billy_zef
"Yup. I am Canadian and a retired IT executive and consultant. Blackberry were the pioneers of always connected data devices, that were also phones. The security of Blackberry Enterprise Server with end to end encryption meant I could be confident with deployment to all staff."
"The BlackBerry had chat, with read receipt indicators... Something that we now take for granted. They also had physical QWERTY keyboards vs multipress the digits on a dialpad to get letters. Made decent returns on my investments with them, but damn did they tank quickly."
- GreenWeenie1965
The Height Of Gaming
"THQ was one of the bigger publishers in video games. They held Darksiders, Saints Row, Destroy All Humans, and had deals with Disney, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon and the WWE."
"They developed the uDraw Game Tablet. A $70 drawing tablet accessory for the Wii, PS3 and 360. This tablet was a sales diester and single handedly killed THQ."
"The company went bankrupt and Nordic Games purchased big swaths of their IP. Today they make games under the name THQ Nordic, but original THQ died at the hands of the tablets."
"What is funny is obviously Nintendo went on to make the Wii U, another sales flub but obviously they must have taken some inspo from the uDraw."
- Jim777PS3
Location, Location, Location!
"Target opening stores but not infrastructure in Canada and also doing no research on why Canadians shop at Target in the US."
- SniperTeamTango
"I worked at Target through college and got sent to Canada to help set up and open a store at the start of summer break."
"It was closed before I went back to classes."
- KhaosElement
"If I remember right, Target in the US is successful due in part to their inventory system. They decided to throw that all out the window for Canada and used SAP. Warehouses were misreporting numbers all over the country so some locations wouldn't get any stock and some would get triple."
- Strongit
So Elitist
"Artesian Builds. Company CEO, Noah Katz, gets on their normal PC building live stream where they are going to give away a PC to one of their affiliates. Name gets drawn. Katz looks up the affiliate, reads out the metadata for the affiliate, decides this person isn't important enough, and rescinds the offer. All proudly live on stream."
"This happened on March 1, 2022. The company announced they were shutting down eight days later."
- LordShtark
Believe In Your Product
"Gerald Ratner, CEO of The Ratner Group, operated a popular and successful jewelry business in the UK in the 1980s. He managed to sink his entire business enterprise in under ten seconds when he made a public TV appearance and joked that his company's products were 'total crap.'"
"The value of his business dropped by about half a billion pounds in the immediate aftermath and almost went completely out of business."
- ThadisJones
A Misaligned Mission
"GE making Jack Welch CEO. GE was one of the gold star companies of the US, EVERYBODY wanted to work at GE because you’d be set for life. They took care of their employees, made a ton of money, made good products, what more could you ask for? Then Jack Welch came in and started firing people left and right, eliminating product lines, getting into finance, worrying about the stock growth."
"Fast forward to today where GE is now three separate companies: Healthcare, Energy, and Aviation. Jack Welch pretty much single handedly broke down a company that was started by Edison and made some of the greatest technological advancements in the last century. That man is the worst."
- girlsgirliee
Valuing What Matters
"Delivering ‘shareholder value.’ Boeing, Intel, Blizzard and Ubisoft to name a few. Companies need to deliver value for their customers instead, the shares and dividends will follow."
- Vargrr
"I think the bigger problem is that absolute refusal to believe that happy, loyal customers is better financial option. Can't think of many companies that went under because they made good products that their customers wanted to buy."
"Because that s**t happens at every level of business. From the little LLC to the private corporations to the publicly traded companies."
- ThisIsMyCouchAccount
Doing One Thing, And Just One Thing, Well
"No one listed Xerox? Sticking with copiers and not those computer thingies?"
- BenPanthera12
"At one point Xerox was cutting edge computer technology; a lot of the innovations that went into the Mac were copied from Xerox."
- Alexis_J_M
No Improvements Needed
"Fordson farming company in the US failed, because Henry Ford was stubborn as h**l! It's a niché topic, but since I do own a Fordson, so let me explain:"
"There was a war going on in the US between companies building farm equipment and "traction engines", which were essentially highly-specialized, gas or wood powered machines. Due to the machines all being somewhat specialized, repairing them was an issue since all the parts were specific to that one model, and most of them were only good for one or two jobs, which made them not as profitable."
"So here comes Henry Ford, who developed the Fordson traction engine til 1907, by the same principle that they built the Ford Model T, using existing and automotive parts, making production and assembly easy and fast. the result was a cheap, affordable allround tractor for the average farmer. It was making all the other manufacturers sweat, with the original Fordson being an extremely useful and easy to repair traction engine."
"Fordson was selling a lot of the original fordson as a result. (Fun fact on the side: it was called 'Fordson' because the Ford Motor Company board did not like Ford's idea, so he founded the Ford & Son company. Fordson)."
"Anyway . . . the original Fordson was causing the other companies like International and Deering problems, and they had to step up their game, because Fordson was still selling a LOT of tractors. The bad business decision though?"
"Henry Ford refused to further develop the Fordson tractor. he thought it was already a near perfect machine and did not need improvement. The Ford&Son LTD then failed in 1928 in the US having only produced this one model for about 20 years. Henry Ford ran the Fordson brand bancrupt because he refused to adjust to the changing market, when other companies had caught up and produced better tractors than the original Fordson."
"(Another fun fact: the Fordson brand survived in the UK though, producing different, new models until 1965 under the Fordson Farming brand as part of the english Ford Motor Company. I, myself, own a beautiful 1958 Fordson 957E Dexta Diesel. in the 60's the Ford Motor company fused the Fordson brand into their Ford agriculture brand.)"
- GuyFromDeathValley
We All Miss Blockbuster
"Blockbuster’s decision not to pursue streaming services."
- Shortcuttrash
"They actually tried to start their own streaming service. They even had Enron investing in it. However, the technology wasn't there yet and it failed. Then when Enron fell apart, it dragged Blockbuster down with it. So it wasn't just their streaming failure that broke the company. It partly had to do with the shady workings of Enron."
- HoraceBenbow
It's incredible to think about how big of a change can come from what seems like a small decision. But sometimes, the smallest decisions make the biggest impact, especially when it comes to customer relations and customer satisfaction.
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Elon Musk Mocked For Hilariously Wrong Prediction About Matt Gaetz—And Yeah, That Did Not Age Well
Nov 22, 2024
After former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz dropped out of contention for President-elect Donald Trump's Attorney General post, a hilariously over the top post from billionaire Elon Musk—who is tapped to lead Trump's "Department" of Government Efficiency—resurfaced that showcases how wrong Musk was about Gaetz's future within the second Trump administration.
Gaetz was previously the subject of a Justice Department investigation into alleged sex trafficking involving a 17-year-old girl and has faced scrutiny from the House Ethics Committee over accusations of sexual misconduct. However, that inquiry effectively concluded last week when Gaetz announced his resignation from Congress.
He has consistently denied any misconduct, asserting last year that the Justice Department concluded its investigation into allegations of sex trafficking involving underage girls without filing federal charges against him. Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted to block the release of their report on Gaetz, although Democrats intend to ultimately push for its release.
Trump accepted Gaetz’s decision to withdraw on Thursday—and that means the following prediction, which Musk made just three days ago, has already aged like milk:
"Matt Gaetz has 3 critical assets that are needed for the AG role: a big brain, a spine of steel and an axe to grind. He is the Judge Dredd America needs to clean up a corrupt system and put powerful bad actors in prison."
"Gaetz will be our Hammer of Justice."
You can see it below.
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Musk was swiftly mocked.
Trump has expressed his intent to use the judicial system as a means of seeking “retribution” against those he believes have wronged him. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump’s transition team, stated on Thursday that the president-elect is “committed” to selecting an attorney general who will “strongly defend the Constitution and end the weaponization of our justice system.”
Trump has already selected Pam Bondi to be his replacement nominee. Bondi, who previously served as Florida's Attorney General—dedicating time to weaken and overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and opposed to expanding LGBTQ+ rights protections—was also a member of Trump's impeachment defense team.
Bondi, who also declined to prosecute Trump University after students of Trump's for-profit venture alleged they'd been cheated, has backed Trump's lies about the integrity of the 2020 election, insisting that "fake ballots" for President Joe Biden had been found in tabulation centers.
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