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lukas099 commented on US Wholesale Inflation Rises by Most in 3 Years   bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/master_crab
ffsm8 · 11 days ago
> All of it goes to people

That's just straight up false.

It goes to legal entities, some of which are people.

Companies aren't people mate, and neither are investment funds.

The money might still be managed by people, but that cannot be called salary, even if you're stretching the definition.

lukas099 · 11 days ago
But companies are owned by people. As are funds.
lukas099 commented on US Wholesale Inflation Rises by Most in 3 Years   bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/master_crab
estearum · 11 days ago
Well, really at rock bottom all payments go into land rent.
lukas099 · 11 days ago
Sounds interesting but I'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around that. Would you care to elaborate?
lukas099 commented on US Wholesale Inflation Rises by Most in 3 Years   bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/master_crab
abtinf · 11 days ago
All spending everywhere is essentially “salaries and compensation”. It’s not like you get to the end of the supply chain and suddenly are paying God. Money always goes to people.
lukas099 · 11 days ago
I don't agree. If I dig a hole in my yard and find a huge chunk of gold, when I sell it very little of what I charge will be for my labor.

Also, even if you're right, the "salaries and compensation" of anyone outside the U.S. are effectively NOT that, since the thing in question is whether defense spending is mostly a jobs program.

lukas099 commented on Trump Orders National Guard to Washington and Takeover of Capital’s Police   nytimes.com/live/2025/08/... · Posted by u/Tadpole9181
anigbrowl · 14 days ago
I don't know if it was staged, but i am skeptical. The reason why is the photograph of the guy covered in blood. It's obvious that he has suffered a bloody nose and maybe been punched in the mouth, but that all the blood on his body is smeared over him rather than being from multiple injuries. I have been in a lot of fist fights in my life, including groups rather than 1 on 1, and had a good few bloody noses. Such an injury doesn't leave you covered in blood like that. All the blood on his body is smeared, and so is all the blood on his pants - note there aren't any tears in the fabric. A bloody nose bleeds a lot but it doesn't spray all over the place.

It's conceivable this his shirt got pulled off during the fight, but equally conceivable that he took it off and wiped blood on himself. I've seen people fake injuries at political demonstrations, using the old pro wrestling trick of making a small cut in the hairline with a sharp blade (scalp wounds bleed a lot because there are so many capillaries on the head). I can't say this is what's happened here, but it just doesn't look consistent with real violence.

Another reason I'm skeptical of the reported account is that there's no mention of injuries to his female companion. If it were a regular mugging or carjacking, you'd expect to read the woman was pushed to the ground and her bag taken. This could be poor quality reporting, but stories like this generally include a catalogue of all victims' injuries.

Article including the photo I'm describing: https://abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-former-doge-worker-assault...

lukas099 · 14 days ago
Just responding to

> Another reason I'm skeptical of the reported account is that there's no mention of injuries to his female companion.

The story is that he pushed her into the car first then faced the carjackers.

lukas099 commented on US reportedly forcing TSMC to buy 49% stake in Intel to secure tariff relief   notebookcheck.net/Despera... · Posted by u/voxadam
ModernMech · 20 days ago
> Nothing will change in the US if Ukraine falls tomorrow.

It certainly will when Putin moves on to invading Poland or Finland. The whole point of holding the line at Ukraine is because everyone believes Putin won’t stop there.

lukas099 · 20 days ago
After the unexpected difficulty of the Ukraine war, how likely is it that they would try to extend themselves even further, against stronger countries than Ukraine?
lukas099 commented on Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' analysis finds   science.org/content/artic... · Posted by u/pseudolus
homieg33 · 20 days ago
You can’t legislate morality.
lukas099 · 20 days ago
Why not? Set up the laws to incentivize morality.

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lukas099 commented on How the brain increases blood flow on demand   hms.harvard.edu/news/how-... · Posted by u/gmays
andbberger · a month ago
HHMI is a private org
lukas099 · a month ago
So's Harvard Medical School, right? But they get research grants from the government?
lukas099 commented on Return of wolves to Yellowstone has led to a surge in aspen trees   livescience.com/animals/l... · Posted by u/geox
rizzom5000 · a month ago
> we're headed to a world with humans, livestock, and the few species...

It looks more and more like we're headed toward a world where we'll regenerate extinct species in labs; and grow our steaks in meat factories. If we no longer need cattle farms, it's possible we'll vote to preserve more lands.

lukas099 · a month ago
I hope so. In the meantime, we should try to preserve as much natural genetic information as possible, even assuming we can vet the species back.
lukas099 commented on 4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program   kcrw.com/news/shows/npr/n... · Posted by u/ProAm
parineum · a month ago
> Precedent was set 6.1.2020

When he lost and left?

lukas099 · a month ago
Yeah, that’s all that happened -_-

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