Getting yourself purposely banned from a store makes it easier for you to avoid it in the future. Those serious about these boycotts can put the filtration cost onto the enemy since they will bar them in moments of weakness. Accelerate. by [deleted] in TodayILearned

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I get a kick out of the queers boycotting the companies that backed down on their queer shit.

Getting yourself purposely banned from a store makes it easier for you to avoid it in the future. Those serious about these boycotts can put the filtration cost onto the enemy since they will bar them in moments of weakness. Accelerate. by [deleted] in TodayILearned

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So....Dicks out for Gaia finally? Inside my local Target? Please advise

Lol, Bible says a woman's hand should be cut off without mercy if she grabs the cock of a man fighting her husband by [deleted] in TodayILearned

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You act as if that can be avoided. It can't, because that's the whole point of life. The world is a simulation run by sadist archons.

Lol, Bible says a woman's hand should be cut off without mercy if she grabs the cock of a man fighting her husband by [deleted] in TodayILearned

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is not my world.

Lol, Bible says a woman's hand should be cut off without mercy if she grabs the cock of a man fighting her husband by [deleted] in TodayILearned

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That is the original content. Though not stupid as you portray it.

Lol, Bible says a woman's hand should be cut off without mercy if she grabs the cock of a man fighting her husband by [deleted] in TodayILearned

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The Bible has a lot of crap in it that was added by scribes. Literally the beginning of the sermon on the mount is, "The Bible says this, but I say this other thing instead."

Lol, Bible says a woman's hand should be cut off without mercy if she grabs the cock of a man fighting her husband by [deleted] in TodayILearned

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What about the balls?

TIL That a vegan diet negatively impacts surgical recovery by CleverFoolOfEarth in TodayILearned

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Vegan diets negatively impacts health in general

TIL That a vegan diet negatively impacts surgical recovery by CleverFoolOfEarth in TodayILearned

[–]IkeConn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The local ASPCA got all over this one vegan for basically starving their obligate carnivore cat with a vegan diet. They howled all the way to the county jail.

TIL That a vegan diet negatively impacts surgical recovery by CleverFoolOfEarth in TodayILearned

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Everyone who has to listen to them go on about it.

TIL That a vegan diet negatively impacts surgical recovery by CleverFoolOfEarth in TodayILearned

[–]IkeConn 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

If people want to be "vegan" and die early who really gives a flying fuck.

TIL That a vegan diet negatively impacts surgical recovery by CleverFoolOfEarth in TodayILearned

[–]jet199 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The brain goes first.

TIL That a vegan diet negatively impacts surgical recovery by CleverFoolOfEarth in TodayILearned

[–]goonmessiah 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It also destroys your teeth.

TIL After the collapse of ISIS in Syria, Turkey has been invading and taking territory in Northern Syria by magnora7 in TodayILearned

[–]Zapped 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Great explanation. If I can add that Turkey has been fighting with the PKK for years and that is why Turkey wants this buffer zone. Also, Turkey knows it has a unique geopolitical position and is in a weird love/hate relationship with both the U.S. and Russia, working with each on some fronts and fighting with each on different ones.

TIL After the collapse of ISIS in Syria, Turkey has been invading and taking territory in Northern Syria by magnora7 in TodayILearned

[–]magnora7[S] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

That's a good summary of events, I agree with this explanation.

The US wasn't happy that Turkey had started a proxy war against them and imposed sanctions.

One caveat was the US dragged its feet about this for a long time because it didn't want to anger Turkey, because Turkey-US military relations are the basis for NATO. I also think that's why the media has not mentioned what Turkey is doing very much, because they don't want to anger their NATO core. But eventually they had to impose sanctions.

Turkey is going to continue to claim these areas just like Israel continues to claim the Golan Heights.

Yes it seems that way. To me it looks like Rojava will eventually fade away as the Turkey vs Syria battle takes center stage, and through this mechanism, Russia will reclaim the US-backed Rojava space, be it through Turkey's invasion in to Rojava land, or Syria's entry in to Rojava land (with the goal of fighting Turkey's invasion).

Either way it seems like Rojava is not actually equipped to control their territory, based on what I'm seeing in the maps, and the fact they let Syria troops enter Rojava territory the instant Turkey started invading again in 2019.

It all seems like it's designed to diminish Rojava, which means the end of US influence in Syria. Russia wins. I think that's the over-arching goal with this Turkey vs Syria thing, despite Russia backing both. It's all about getting rid of US/Rojava, it's the only thing that makes logical sense to me with Russia appearing to fight itself.

TIL After the collapse of ISIS in Syria, Turkey has been invading and taking territory in Northern Syria by magnora7 in TodayILearned

[–]magnora7[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Because Turkey is the foundation for NATO. The US has 3 military bases in Turkey that it's using constantly to invade Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Even though 85% of Turkey people hate America basically, they're trapped together because of the mutual defense treaties they signed that was the foundation for NATO.

Trump actually wanted to ignore what Turkey is doing on the basis he didn't want to mess up the NATO relations. But since Biden has taken office, the US has placed sanctions on Turkey, disallowing any further arms sales to Turkey because of what they've been doing in Syria the last few years.

So it's definitely a possibility, but there's a lot of risk/reward calculations that keep the US reaction to Turkey's actions from being too strong.

TIL After the collapse of ISIS in Syria, Turkey has been invading and taking territory in Northern Syria by magnora7 in TodayILearned

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I wonder why NATO hasn't kicked out Turkey yet.

TIL After the collapse of ISIS in Syria, Turkey has been invading and taking territory in Northern Syria by magnora7 in TodayILearned

[–]magnora7[S] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I also found this very interesting map of each country's reaction to the 2019 Turkish invasion of Syria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Turkish_offensive_into_north-eastern_Syria#/media/File:Reactions_to_Turkey's_2019_Rojava_offensive.svg

Seems like the 'stans and China and Russia are pretty much OK with it. And the west is very much not OK with it.

TIL that squirrels plant thousands of trees per year simply by forgetting where they hid their nuts! — Steemit by iraelmossadreddit in TodayILearned

[–]iraelmossadreddit[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

they also eat mushrooms and spread the fungi which helps the forests.

Wikipedia has a "List of unusual deaths" that features a Bilderberger by Robin in TodayILearned

[–]Robin[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Oh, you want to know which one:-)... https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Christophe_de_Margerie

Not eligible for release from prison because he's *not* a convicted criminal. WTF? by Robin in TodayILearned

[–]Robin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No italics in titles?

TIL How to attract attention in three seconds by Tiwaking in TodayILearned

[–]Tiwaking[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

TIL that there is s/funny and I should have put this there. Oh well.

TIL that in 2003, two men flew a Boeing 727 away from an Angolan airport and it has never been seen since. by Robin in TodayILearned

[–]SierraKiloBravo 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

"Godammit John, did you leave the keys in it again?"

TIL the fedora was originally a woman's hat, m'lady by [deleted] in TodayILearned

[–]Rowan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks for the history.

Today I learned that in 2018 there were 424,066 Reports of Missing Children Made to US Law Enforcement. by Robin in TodayILearned

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I looked up these numbers once from the reports themselves, and what you're saying is true, 98% of those were found or were falsely reported. The actual number of missing children per year was something like 8,000 per year. Which is still a lot, but makes a lot more sense out of a 330M population.

Today I learned that in 2018 there were 424,066 Reports of Missing Children Made to US Law Enforcement. by Robin in TodayILearned

[–]sodasplash 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There are 75 million people under 18 in the US so your math is off by about 20x.

1/7th of all children between 10 and 18 will run away from home at some point, though.

Today I learned that in 2018 there were 424,066 Reports of Missing Children Made to US Law Enforcement. by Robin in TodayILearned

[–]sodasplash 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Also, TONS are teenage runaways from abusive families. If they’re under 18 and their parents want them back they get put down as a missing child even if the teenager themself would rather do anything than return home.

Today I learned that in 2018 there were 424,066 Reports of Missing Children Made to US Law Enforcement. by Robin in TodayILearned

[–]sodasplash 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The VAST majority are “kidnappings” by spouses who do not have custody or hoax/falsely reported kidnappings to make the spouse without custody look bad in court. 99% of these children are recovered within 24 hours. This is why Amber Alerts are bullshit and I hate them. Don’t make me involved in your custody dispute.

Today I learned that in 2018 there were 424,066 Reports of Missing Children Made to US Law Enforcement. by Robin in TodayILearned

[–]Robin[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Also interesting that they don't say how many kids those reports concerned. I not up to speed on US society, but it did strike me as an awful lot, so I have two possible alternative explanations:

(i) 66 kids reported once + a few hyper worried parents who put in 424,000 reports about the same handful of kids

(ii) "Fake news"

Today I learned that in 2018 there were 424,066 Reports of Missing Children Made to US Law Enforcement. by Robin in TodayILearned

[–]FormosaOolong 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Interesting that they do not make note of how many of those 424,066 were recovered.

ETA: That's almost 1/8th of the entire population, if I'm doing the math right? How is that even possible unless there indeed are deeply entrenched, organized, protected child trafficking rings.

13 Learning Methods To Learn Smarter And Grow Faster (Active Vs Passive Learning) by prakhar in TodayILearned

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thank you very much for sharing.

TIL why it is always a mistake to apologize to an SJW by sawboss in TodayILearned

[–]sawboss[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If anyone's a cartoonish moustache-twirling villain it's the SJWs. They LOVE hurting people.

TIL why it is always a mistake to apologize to an SJW by sawboss in TodayILearned

[–]Oneda 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

When I first heard the term "SJW", I thought it meant "Super Jedi Warrior" because I read someone calling somebody an "SJW" during the time when Star Wars the Force Awakens was being promoted years ago.

Anyway, my view of SJWs definitely changed fast. Through the years, I've witnessed a lot of very hypocritical things from so called warriors of justice. They love preaching about tolerance, yet if somebody has a different view from them, they harass the person. They say they are for free speech, yet when someone from the other side of their political spectrum speaks, they go as low as to activate fire alarms or blatantly scream in the room so that the speaker won't be heard or won't be able to speak. They say love should prevail in this world, but all their actions point towards hatred against people who have different opinions to them. They say we should all be equal no matter what race we are, yet they are pushing all sorts of programs to force people into accepting people of different origins even if it means people qualified for a certain job wouldn't be picked because they're not "people of color". They say we shouldn't use violence when dealing with protesters, yet they are the ones who attack people with their milkshakes or milkshakes with chemicals mixed in them. They even beat up people while wearing hoods so that police won't catch them. Most of all, SJWs say they want to listen to reason, logical arguments, yet when you tell them why they are wrong on a subject matter and you present them with scientific data or hard facts, they will just scream or censor you.

Social Justice Warriors, at least from what I've witnessed, are pretty much like villains wearing superhero clothes. They might seem like they're trying to fight the "good fight", yet in reality they're doing horrible things to other people.

TIL why it is always a mistake to apologize to an SJW by sawboss in TodayILearned

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, those that call themselves SJW's aren't fighting for justice, they're fighting for what they consider justice.

The nazis were fighting for justice too, in their minds... Just because someone calls themselves a social justice warrior doesn't mean they're doing good, or that they're a good person. It's just a label. Not everyone who dons that label is immediately good, and in fact many use it as a moral justification to attack others

TIL why it is always a mistake to apologize to an SJW by sawboss in TodayILearned

[–]bobbobbybob 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

depends on who defines justice.

We have justice. SJWs are fighting for something bizzare

TIL why it is always a mistake to apologize to an SJW by sawboss in TodayILearned

[–]EndlessSunflowers 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I agree with this. Both Trump Derangement and SJW Derangement are very real.
Imagine being so manipulated that you think striving and fighting for Justice is evil. WTF.

TIL why it is always a mistake to apologize to an SJW by sawboss in TodayILearned

[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't know what that means

TIL why it is always a mistake to apologize to an SJW by sawboss in TodayILearned

[–]sawboss[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My world won't fucking end for at least 14 more years.

TIL why it is always a mistake to apologize to an SJW by sawboss in TodayILearned

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It doesn't matter. I don't let them change my daily behavior one way or the other. That's the true victory. If I feel like apologizing because I am in the wrong, there's no reason to hold back other than fear. Anyone who would skewer you over an apology isn't someone you should be conversing with anyway. People talk about Trump Derangement Syndrome, but I think there's SJW derangement syndrome too maybe. It's a very small number of people in reality, the media just endlessly focuses on it, and it makes people flip out because they think the world is ending.

TIL the board game "Snakes and Ladders" or "Chutes and Ladders" was invented in the 2nd Century in India by magnora7 in TodayILearned

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And it's associated with moral lessons from the religion Jainism.

Seattle is Dying [sawboss warning: This is a propaganda piece] by sawboss in TodayILearned

[–]sawboss[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is propaganda. I'm sharing it not to persuade you to agree with it, but because it documents a real complex of crises created by fascist laws. Remember folks, they create the problem before they sell you the solution. All they want you to do is vote them into power. Please think!

Good Life Quotes: Top 10 Quotes For Living A Good Life by prakhar in TodayILearned

[–]i_cansmellthat 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

“Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. You are arranging what lies in Fortune’s control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What are you looking at? To what goal are you straining? The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.” – Seneca

Positive list, nice.

TIL The Great Salt Lake is half blue/green/ half red/pink by Nechama in TodayILearned

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's all good. No apologies necessary. I'm a "the cup is 2x capacity" person, as well. ;-)

TIL The Great Salt Lake is half blue/green/ half red/pink by Nechama in TodayILearned

[–]Nechama[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Right - probably would have made better sense to say half blueish green, half reddish pink. Sorry!

TIL The Great Salt Lake is half blue/green/ half red/pink by Nechama in TodayILearned

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's a lot of half's.

TIL The Great Salt Lake is half blue/green/ half red/pink by Nechama in TodayILearned

[–]Nechama[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

How did I never know this?

TIL that I am a Cysmale. by Tom_Bombadil in TodayILearned

[–]Tom_Bombadil[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is Norm's brainchild. In the video he clearly states, " C y s m a l e".
The YouTuber made the spelling error.
I am glad to see you revisited this post. Norm Macdonald is widely regarded as a comics-comic. He is often misunderstood by the general public.
David Letterman was of the opinion that Norm was the smartest comic of all time. I agree.
I'll continue to pepper Saidit with thought-provoking comedy from our friend Norm. It's challenging for most people, because he is an anti-bigot, yet nothing is sacred when it concerns comedy.
A Norm Macdonald AMA would be divine...
Hopefully, someday...

I'm going to post my favorite joke of his. It's not politically correct. It's also not bigotted. It genius from the previewed minds-eye of an innocent, but marginalized child.
Sounds crazy. Saiditors are sophisticated, and generally emphatheic. Seeking alternate world views.
Behold: Sacreligous. Canadian. Norm.
Posted at s/funny.

TIL that I am a Cysmale. by Tom_Bombadil in TodayILearned

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Lol why does he misspell it, it's cis- not cys-... norm being goofy I guess

TIL that I am a Cysmale. by Tom_Bombadil in TodayILearned

[–]Tom_Bombadil[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That the spirit! Deny the accusation, and claim to be a cysmaphrodite!

TIL that I am a Cysmale. by Tom_Bombadil in TodayILearned

[–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

If someone comes at you with the CIS-male 'allegation' go:

OH! NO! YOU! DID! NOT! Just assume that I'm not the male half of the ever loving Meta-lesbian Hermaphroditus in the flesh.