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- Is capitalism a dirty word? We asked Gen Z https://fortune.com/2021/03/29/capitalism-gen-z-poll-views-capitalist-society/ 4 comments
- New Mexico asks Guard to sub for sick teachers amid omicron https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-new-mexico-michelle-lujan-grisham-teaching-eaa5e804bc4f3c98efc0c8b14f2fb94e 3 comments nottheonion
- Paging Captain Marvel: Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert asks Forest Service to alter Earth's orbit, or the moon's, to fight climate change https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/09/louie-gohmert-climate-change-forest-service-alter-earths-orbit/7625618002/?amp%3B_hsenc=p2ANqtz--10Hkpdwyj31_NMvUhfLsfnL5AHY_neisnyQsYytY0jp5dzHf2dc3s0-XmrVRCyxqwnn_tOmZrh0G5x7Czga_M4qYA-Q&%3B_hsmi=132884085&%3Butm_content=132884085&%3Butm_medium=email&%3Butm_source=hs_email 5 comments climate
- GOP Rep Louie Gohmert ridiculed for asking whether US gov’t can change Earth’s rotation https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/louie-gohmert-earth-orbit-moon-climate-change-b1862732.html 126 comments politics
- [Dumas] If you notice, a lack of official tributes from organizations and the NBA this week for Kobe Bryant, it is because his family has asked that teams do not do tributes this year. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/l50qr3/dumas_if_you_notice_a_lack_of_official_tributes/ 493 comments nba
- [Schefter] Grant Delpit isn’t the only Browns DB to get hurt at practice. CB Greedy Williams injured his shoulder. Asked if Williams will miss a significant amount of time with the shoulder injury, Browns’ HC Kevin Stefanski said: “I would say we will see. Still evaluating.” http://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1298356544808136710 26 comments nfl
- Epic likely to be asked two hard questions by Apple’s lawyers https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/19/epic-likely-to-be-asked-two-hard-questions-by-apples-lawyers/ 132 comments apple
- [Jones] Jerry Jeudy wears a Star of David pendant around his neck. Asked the significance of it, says some people shorten his last name to Jew and so he wears the necklace now. “...I’m not Jewish though,” he adds. https://twitter.com/jjones9/status/1232320275661959168?s=21 10 comments nfl
- [Sikkema] #Chiefs HC Andy Reid was asked how life has changed since winning the Super Bowl: “I’m in the office all the time still, so it’s not that different... I have gotten a couple free meals, so that’s nice.” https://twitter.com/TampaBayTre/status/1232352649619615745 253 comments nfl
- Biden says Trump is 'an idiot' for calling Russian election interference a 'hoax': The Russians don't want me to be president... Trump not only doesn't want to do anything about it he's going out and asking for help." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-says-trump-idiot-calling-russian-election-interference-hoax-n1072606 389 comments worldnews
- [LeBrun] Regarding Patrick Marleau's current iron man streak, I asked the NHL about it since he missed the start of the season. The NHL's response: ``It would only stop once he has signed an NHL contract and then does not appear in his team’s next following game.'' So the streak lives on. https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1182032019980726277?s=19 162 comments hockey
- [JaguarMaven] Gardner Minshew asked about if he’s disappointed he won’t go head-do-head with Drew Brees this week. Joked that no, he is happy he isn’t playing this week https://twitter.com/JaguarMaven/status/1181996692511612928 53 comments nfl
- [Brewers] #ProTip: Don’t ask Ueck to help name your baby. https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/1181585509673525249?s=20 19 comments baseball
- White House Asked Navy to Hide McCain Warship https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/us/politics/uss-mccain-navy-ship.html 19 comments politics
- House Judiciary Dems Ask McAleenan For Info On Reports Trump Dangled Pardon https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-judiciary-dems-ask-mcaleenan-for-info-on-reports-trump-dangled-pardon 4 comments politics
- I just lost my first job, and I am being asked to resign. Help? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/am7gmf/i_just_lost_my_first_job_and_i_am_being_asked_to/ 21 comments personalfinance
- Polish Church asks for forgiveness for pedophilia cases https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-church-paedhophilia/polish-church-asks-for-forgiveness-for-pedophilia-cases-iduskcn1no2d6 9 comments europe
- How the Trump Administration Fought to Ask About Citizenship on the Census https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/us/wilbur-ross-commerce-secretary.html 8 comments politics
- Salary reassessment coming up soon. I'm being paid *significantly* less than the market value for the type of work I perform. I want to ask for a salary more aligned with my market value, but this is a rather large (~75%) jump in salary. How do I ask in a way that doesn't get me laughed at? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/9lh52b/salary_reassessment_coming_up_soon_im_being_paid/ 25 comments personalfinance
- Asked If He Believes Putin Or US Intel On 2016 Meddling, Trump Rants And Raves https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/asked-if-he-believes-putin-or-us-intel-on-2016-meddling-trump-rants-and-raves 25 comments politics
- Trump asked the acting FBI director whom he voted for during Oval Office meeting https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/trump-asked-the-acting-fbi-director-whom-he-voted-for-during-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/23/2cb50818-0073-11e8-8acf-ad2991367d9d_story.html?__twitter_impression=true 3 comments politics
- Heartbreaking letter to Santa: Greek child asks for “plenty of food” http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2017/12/15/heartbreaking-letter-santa-greek-child/ 61 comments europe
- Man Loses 1.3 Lakh In A Scam Asking To Link Phone To Aadhaar. It Could Happen To Anyone! http://www.storypick.com/duped-sim-aadhaar-card/ 4 comments india
- EU Sends Satellites to Help Map Harvey's Devastation - The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency asked the EU to activate Copernicus, which will provide damage assessment maps of several areas of Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey https://www.courthousenews.com/eu-sends-satellites-help-map-harveys-devastation/ 48 comments europe
- Renato Sanches asks to be left out of Bayern Munich squad http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/26/renato-sanches-left-out-of-bayern-munich-squad-amid-chelsea-and-liverpool-links-6880517/ 3 comments soccer
- [Ask] Are Indians applying for Canadian Startup Visa? https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/6r9qd6/ask_are_indians_applying_for_canadian_startup_visa/ 12 comments india
- Kyrie asked the Cavs to trade him last week http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2723034-kyrie-irving-trade-rumors-cavaliers-star-reportedly-asked-team-to-deal-him 3 comments nba
- How to ask the ISS for a favor? https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/62tvve/how_to_ask_the_iss_for_a_favor/ 6 comments space
- Is this the right spot to ask for help building a Ryzen system for Debian? https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/62t0dj/is_this_the_right_spot_to_ask_for_help_building_a/ 5 comments linux
- FEC commissioner asks Trump to share voter fraud evidence http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fec-commissioner-asks-trump-to-share-voter-fraud-evidence/ 6 comments politics
- Parents ask for help with mortgage; I get the house. I don't think it's a good idea. Is my judgement correct? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/5m3hjs/parents_ask_for_help_with_mortgage_i_get_the/ 14 comments personalfinance
- Obama administration asks top court to revive immigration plan http://news.yahoo.com/obama-administration-files-supreme-court-appeal-immigration-case-151325694.html 7 comments worldnews
- 'I am stunned and befuddled': Sacked Lokpal Ramdas asks AAP to clarify if his work was illegal http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-3021948/i-stunned-befuddled-sacked-lokpal-ramdas-asks-aap-clarify-work-illegal.html 3 comments india
- This is the result when you ask away fans to pay £41 for a game 140 miles away https://twitter.com/markchapman/status/536977569292509184/photo/1 7 comments soccer
- Basic Income AMA Series: We are Enno Schmidt, Stan Jourdan and Barb Jacobson, and helped to collect over 450,000 signatures for basic income in Europe. Ask us anything! http://basicincome.org.uk/ 185 comments europe
- In 1938, after the publication of The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien opened talks with Rütten & Loening, a Berlin-based publishing house who were keen to translate the novel for the German market. All was going well until, in July, they wrote to Tolkien and asked for proof of his Aryan descent. http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/03/i-have-no-ancestors-of-that-gifted.html 83 comments history
- Oh dear... David Cameron wants to stop people using social networks if they are using it for "ill" and is asking the police if they need new powers to do this. https://plus.google.com/115169704078744705450/posts/3saichi6xgb 835 comments worldnews
- McCain from 1997 asks, "Should the United States be the world's policeman?" responds, "Let me start by giving a simple answer: No, we should not." http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?fuseaction=pressoffice.pressreleases&contentrecord_id=f4c65a6f-eb44-4cbc-86d9-23e75d492371&region_id=&issue_id=e2d83197-0adb-4a53-994a-9eb58268b452 10 comments politics
- Ask Reddit: Can we have a headline preview or editing feature so we can avoid/fix our own errors without deleting and resubmitting? http://reddit.com/info/62ato/comments/ 68 comments reddit.com
- Photographer Alec Soth asked readers to submit pictures of a "woman eating a sandwich while jumping onto a bed." Here are some of the results. http://alecsoth.com/blog/2007/08/19/jump-the-sandwich-update/ 7 comments reddit.com