ChonkyOwlbear

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Huh. I thought he had died a lot earlier than 2022.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

All of that is irrelevant to my point that your right wing government has policies that would be far left in the US

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The rubric is literally right below what you quoted

The categories are as follows:

  1. Biased Wording/Headlines- Does the source use loaded words to convey emotion to sway the reader. Do headlines match the story?

  2. Factual/Sourcing- Does the source report factually and back up claims with well-sourced evidence.

  3. Story Choices: Does the source report news from both sides, or do they only publish one side.

  4. Political Affiliation: How strongly does the source endorse a particular political ideology? Who do the owners support or donate to?

Just because it is a qualitative and not a quantitative assessment doesn't mean it's arbitrary.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Speeding isn't a crime, it's an infraction. If speeding is a crime then everyone is a criminal. It's not like he held up a gas station.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

There is a whole lot more to it than that. You can read it here.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/methodology/

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

And that's why we have workers compensation. The government subsidizes wages in times of hardship. Cutting taxes on tips would allow those workers to weather periodic lulls better.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In Switzerland, patients pay up to 8% of their personal income towards the cost of a basic insurance plan. If their premiums work out to more than 8% of their income, the government provides a cash subsidy to cover the difference.

https://www.internationalinsurance.com/health/systems/switzerland.php

My point in this whole thing is that everyone in Switzerland has healthcare and that healthcare is subsidized to be more affordable than in the US. That would be a left wing program here.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

You do realize there is a difference between hating Trump because he's a fraudulent criminal and hating everyone who isn't a white Christian, right?

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I'm a white person making a joke about white people. Stop trying to win the Oppression Olympics.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Gross Geneva monthly minimum wage is CHF 4426 or $4,940 according to a quick Google. In the US it's $1,330.

Edit. Even the highest US local minimum wage of $17 an hour is $2,992 a month.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I would say the reliability of pay is a good reason. Tipped workers can't count on a consistent amount of money. A bad month or even a bad week can mean rent doesn't get paid.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The expression of mental health problems varies widely based on the cause. Societal and cultural pressures are vastly different for different groups. Men in general are 4 times more likely to commit suicide than women for example. Women are twice as likely as men to suffer major depression.hormones also impact the expression of mental illness. Men experiencing depression are more likely to exhibit irritability, sudden anger, increased loss of control, risk-taking, and aggression. Men are also more likely to feel social pressure to deal with their problems alone and are more likely to turn to drugs or alcohol.

 

I pay all my bills online so I'm used to navigating logins and payment apps. I never have nearly as much trouble paying credit card bills.

My password wasn't working, so I tried recovery. The recovery asked for my email, birthdate, zip code, and last 4 digits of my SSN. All things I know well, but they say it's wrong. Now I'm locked out of my account for the 2nd time in two days....

I almost think it's a conspiracy to enable charging people more late fees.

 

Luna is a 3 year old standard poodle. We have had her for 3 weeks and I already can't imagine life without her.

 
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