You’re right, but the people defending Kirk are the same kind of people who killed MLK. Not sure how much Bernie has realized it.

A bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., once prominently displayed in the Oval Office, has been removed under Donald Trump’s presidency amid a broader rollback of civil rights iconography, military tributes, and diversity initiatives across federal agencies.

At the same time, Trump continues to court far-right figures like Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, a vocal critic of Dr. King’s legacy. Kirk, who has called the Civil Rights Act of 1964 a “mistake” and questioned the existence of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The push to erase these figures coincides with a wider campaign by the Trump administration to dismantle what it deems “woke” programs.

https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/06/17/clashed-with-the-decor-of-grievance-trump-quietly-removes-mlk-bust-from-oval-office-amid-broader-scrubbing-of-civil-rights-symbols/

Term limits make sense for the highest positions that have little oversight, but implementing term limits for minor positions encourages political cronyism over technocratic experience

Oh, TIL. I’ll have to check that out next time I’m in Germany.

The commenter above was comparing working environments in Trader Joe’s (a US only store), Costco (majority US), and “Aldi”. The logical assumption is that this comparison is with Aldi US.

It would be strange if the commenter was comparing working environments in specific store franchises across countries with completely different labor markets. Furthermore, why would they specifically compare Trader Joe’s to German Aldi in North Germany?

I am certain that the above commenter was comparing Trader Joe’s to Aldi Süd and specifically their US subsidiary. These two brands are not the same company, despite Aldi’s naming quirk.

Aldi US stores are owned by Aldi Süd, which is different from the Aldi Nord that owns trader Joe’s. You can see it in the logo that Aldi US stores use.

The funny thing is that the DSA explicitly protects citizens’ free speech on internet platforms. You know, the whole thing that was conservatives’ #1 issue when it came to digital policy?

Actually a fun fact there, they’re both owned by different Aldis.

[Aldi] was split into two separate groups in 1960 that later became Aldi Nord (initially Northern West Germany), headquartered in Essen, and Aldi Süd (initially Southern West Germany), headquartered in neighbouring Mülheim

The brothers split the company in 1960, reportedly over a dispute about whether they should sell cigarettes. Karl believed they would attract shoplifters, while his brother, Theo, did not. This led to Theo running Aldi Nord and Karl running Aldi Süd.[22]

in 1976, Aldi Süd opened its first store in the United States in Iowa,[a][29][30] and, in 1979, Aldi Nord acquired Trader Joe’s.[19]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi

Just watch out for Kristi Noem

Yeah I mean I guess every war technically ends with a treaty or status quo ceasefire, but you’re skipping a lot of steps where all of the most egregious nazis were killed or captured first.

You don’t have to go as far as the Romans did to Carthage to demand an unconditional surrender through force.

Windows users complaining every time someone says they like Linux

Trolleybusses and trams are basically indestructible. Normal busses only last like 20 years, electric busses even shorter, but trolleybusses and trams will last 100 years with proper maintenance. The only big wear part is really the tires on trolleybusses, which doesn’t affect trams.

The main reason why old trams aren’t run anymore is just because they’re a bit small and noisy and not wheelchair accessible. That and car companies convinced cities to pave over their tram lines to be able to sell more cars.

but but but Obama invited Common Sense and he once made a song about Assata Shakur!

https://youtu.be/Ez_yG4s15Ko

I don’t think those assumptions were there originally, but there were definitely a ton of them post world war 2.