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I think I have been ghosted on a low-bar-of-entry role. I was in contact with a recruiter at the company last week, but no callbacks or anything this afternoon, despite reaching out this morning. The job requires only a high school diploma.

I am on disability seeking part time work.

Is it better to stay up and force a resolution when you're both exhausted, or is sleeping on it and talking with a clear head the smarter move?

I do not think Mayor Zohran Mamdani should attend the 25th-anniversary 9/11 memorial ceremony at Ground Zero.

My objection is not that he is Muslim, nonwhite, or was born in Uganda. I share the concerns expressed by 9/11 families who created a petition asking that he not participate.

The petition cites Mamdani’s public record, including his past reluctance to unequivocally condemn “globalize the intifada,” his praise of Imam Siraj Wahhaj, comments concerning Anwar al-Awlaki, his appointment of Ramzi Kassem, and other political associations or statements the petitioners believe conflict with the solemn purpose of the ceremony.

I signed the petition because I agree that the 25th anniversary should center on the victims, survivors, first responders, and families—not another political controversy.

Mamdani can commemorate 9/11 separately as mayor. Others are free to disagree, but I think the families asking him to stay away deserve to have their reasons taken seriously rather than dismissed as racism or Islamophobia.

Petition:
https://www.change.org/p/please-sign-to-support-honoring-the-memory-of-those-lost-on-september-11th-with-dignity

Do you think Mamdani should attend the Ground Zero ceremony?

https://www.timesofisrael.com/an-unwelcome-guest-some-9-11-victims-families-want-mamdani-barred-from-tribute/

This isn’t a hypothetical division I invented. AP recently described an ongoing Democratic “tug-of-war” between the party establishment and its increasingly influential progressive/socialist wing, with that conflict already playing out in major 2026 primaries. Axios is also reporting friction over the 2028 presidential primary process itself.

Analysis: Have progressives peaked? The next few weeks will be crucial in Democrats’ tug-of-war - https://apnews.com/article/democrats-bernie-sanders-michigan-minnesota-18eab31fd7cf66048279f6ca3f2d2ef9

Dems' 2028 primary schedule angers some progressives - https://www.axios.com/2026/07/26/south-carolina-progressives-primary-2028

So my question is about what happens if that struggle remains unresolved going into 2028: could it divide Democratic voters enough to help Republicans win?

Three people were killed and four others—including a toddler—were wounded at the Bite of Seattle after police say two people exchanged gunfire outside the Seattle Center Armory.

Seattle Police:
https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2026/07/27/gun-violence-at-seattle-center-takes-three-lives/

The DSA’s national program calls for taking steps toward fully abolishing the police and prison system:
https://program.dsausa.org/

To me, cases like this demonstrate why abolishing prisons is an extraordinarily reckless idea. Violent offenders do not disappear because prisons disappear. Society still needs a secure way to incapacitate people convicted of murder, rape, serious assault, and other dangerous crimes.

This is also why I keep telling people to read the whole DSA platform, rather than considering only popular proposals such as healthcare or housing. The same program also proposes major changes to the existing constitutional system.

Do you think a society can realistically function without prisons?

A candidate for governor of your state promises universal healthcare but also wants to rewrite your state constitution, abolish the state senate, and make the executive and judiciary subordinate to one legislature. Would you vote for or against them?

Rules: Fight to the death. I am unarmed and have to beat the wolf.

So, there's some debate going around online that a man would not win against 1 wolf. I think I can beat one wolf with ease. I'm 200lbs and I do powerlifting and MMA. I have a year and a half of BJJ experience, 1 year of wrestling, 1 year of Muay Thai and kickboxing experience, and 4 months of judo.

A wolf only weighs 50-145lbs. That wolf is nowhere near as mobile as I and I'm much heavier. It only has one attack, which is to bite with its mouth. This is very easy to counter. If it lunges at me, I will dodge and punch or hit the wolf with a knee.

I can easily wrestle the wolf and put it on its side and choke it with a darce choke. I can take the wolf's back and it will slow down and get tired out or I can seriously injured it with me being 55-150lbs heavier than that wolf. The wolf will have no idea how to get me off it's back. I can also go do a dagestani handcuff on the wolf and it's cooked with elbows.

I can also hit the wolf with elbows or punches and get it knocked out. I can bust the wolf's teeth from punches and elbows and it loses its main weapon.

I can also easily do like a suplex or some type of throw and make the wolf land on its head and paralyze it.

Do you think Trump's Iran war has been a major success?

Any girl 20-30 is asking for a perfect guy. 101 boxes to tick. It makes sense for women to be picky but it gets to a weird point where girls are just happy to be single and childless. I don’t know anyone my age that is married with kids. Men are low priority to them and only to be considered if they are like perfect, if they 3X their life.

It doesn’t make sense when you can look at a whole gender and be like wtf are you all doing? Women think travelling is more important and fulfilling then love and family how broken is society.

Seemingly everything is racist white supremacy now. Math, literacy, drinking milk, eating meat, drinking coffee, good credit, two parent homes, exercise, no criminal record, auto Insurance, religion, waking up early. What next not drinking almond milk? bullfighting? not having a Disney subscription or wearing Nike?

If not lethal fights, what about non-leathal historical sword duels where it ends in first blood or a minor injury like in France. You have to sign an agreement you want to participate in the leathal or non-leathal gladiator/sword dual.

What should be the prize for the winning the entire event or how should we structure it? Should we throw the prisoners doing a life sentence and let them fight for a second chance at freedom? The model Trophy wife/husband sitting in front of them being fed grapes? Or a $200 million cash prize?

It will take place in a beautiful golden dome. I was thinking money or a reduced life sentence.