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  • InquisitiveApathy@lemm.eetopolitics @lemmy.worldA quick note on the return2ozma ban:
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    Normally I’m not one to even entertain the thought of commenting on a political thread, but I feel it would be disingenuous to click the button without any feedback in this case. This decision leaves me with a large enough lack of confidence in the future moderation of this community(especially given we’re in an election year) such that I can’t in good faith leave it on my feed and I will be blocking this comm after this comment.

    While I agree that Ozma deserved a ban for spam, the justification used for this is frankly appalling. Misrepresentation of bias as bad-faith, especially with the admission that largely good sources were used is unacceptable.


  • InquisitiveApathy@lemm.eetoMemes@sopuli.xyzRiding in style
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    The iconic police Crown Vic model was discontinued like a decade ago. Like 80% of police cars I see nowadays are SUV’s.

    On March 12, 2010, Ford Motor Company unveiled the Ford Police Interceptor Sedan. While sharing a nameplate with the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, the Police Interceptor Sedan was a variant of the sixth-generation Ford Taurus, shifting from the long-running Panther chassis to an all-wheel drive version of the D3 architecture.[29]

    In a design decision, the Police Interceptor Sedan did not adopt the Taurus nameplate, as it was sold alongside the Ford Police Interceptor Utility, derived from the Ford Explorer. Along with heavier-duty components and a redesigned interior, the Police Interceptor Sedan adopted higher-performance steering and suspension tuning. The standard engine was a 3.5-L V6, but a 3.7-L V6 (shared with the Mustang) later became the standard power plant. A twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 (shared with the Taurus SHO) was also available as an option.[30]

    The Ford Police Interceptor Sedan was discontinued alongside the North American Ford Taurus model on March 1, 2019.[31] The Ford Police Interceptor Utility remains in production as of 2022 as Ford’s main police vehicle, sharing its design with the civilian market Ford Explorer.[32]

    From the Crown Vic Wikipedia Article



  • These things are usually telegraphed beforehand so they can gauge public reaction and adjust if necessary.

    Rulings aren’t adjusted based on public sentiment; That’s not how the court functions. You can generally speculate with reasonable accuracy on each judges position even prior to arguments for a case and arguments give a clearer public affirmation as to their thoughts on the manner.

    I don’t think it’s too early to be mad about the courts potentially legalizing presidential murder.

    Presidents have been authorizing legalized murder since the country’s inception. All this ruling will do is create a legally distinct definition between state actions and personal actions. This article is just ragebait.





  • one of the primary arguments against the original sales package was that C&S does not have meaningful operational experience

    Your guess is as good as mine, but the section I quoted may indicate they might be trying to break more into front-end operations.

    They have extraordinarily robust market channels set up already and have their hands in the vast majority of the grocery industry for grocers that aren’t large enough to have their own vertically integrated warehousing like Walmart, Kroger, etc.

    I wouldn’t be surprised if they negotiate regional buyouts to their existing clients or just sell off the assets. I hope they don’t become a brick and mortar store because honestly that would just be another industry monopoly coming into the forefront.



  • It seems more like they used past results when it was convenient for them for their graphic aids and not when it wasn’t. Articles like these pop up all the time and are usually attempting to sell services of some sort. There are numerous promotional links in the original Fox piece and the Debt.come survey.

    Methodology: Debt.com surveyed 1,000 credit card holders about how high inflation has impacted on their debt. People responded from all 50 states and Washington, DC, and were aged 18 and above. Responses were collected through SurveyMonkey. The survey was conducted on February 27, 2024.

    Surveymonkey is usually a site that’s used to solicit survey completion for a very small monetary compensation. I’d again wager that people who are filling out paid surveys online are likely a cash-strapped section of the population and contributing to the sample bias. This is all intentional though.





  • I read that from the article also, but it wasn’t really heavy on actual detail.

    The settlement also includes Disney’s agreement to seek permission from a federal appeals court to pause its effort to revive a dismissed retaliation lawsuit against DeSantis in Florida federal court in light of expected negotiations of a “new development deal” between the company and the district.

    The only thing I can imagine is that Disney negotiated something that was more worth their while than the oversight board behind closed doors in exchange for dropping the lawsuits.