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Theyre definitely against that. They say life begins at fertilization.

I mean Biden could fire him today

RadDude9000 posted...

Why didn't evil bad nanny man make it so the new unfrozen goons also couldn't kill him?

lt took years of subliminal messages to train Snipes to not kill him. Snipes convinced him that they needed more help and he didnt have years to administer the same training.

Takuya_Lee posted...

Which is strange because if that happens, those 9 lose any power they have.

The flaw in the system. The founders assumed people in each branch would act on own self interests, each grabbing more power for themselves with the other 2 as a check. Giving up your own personal power for the betterment of the political party was not something they accounted for.

Kradek posted...

I can be onboard with people taking the opportunity without being paid for no-name films that aren't expected to go anywhere, however they get their chance to act. However nobody in a movie starring Denzel Washington should be going unpaid. That's not being made by some dude in the woods with a handheld camera.

Normalizing the practice for productions that should be able to pay the actors just encourages it happening more in the future.

This. A film hiring Denzel isnt comparable to a high school sports team.

Corrupt Court

The_SF_Giant posted...

Biden has 0% chance of being re-elected. He barely scraped by last time with one of the highest youth turnouts ever. Needless to say, youth turnout will be down dramatically this time.

Better to accept it now than to be shocked on election day.

How was 2020 Biden barely winning? He had smaller margins than Obama but way better lead than what Bush had in 04.

Zikten posted...

how did he not understand it? Its not that complicated a line

Im guessing he meant he didnt agree with it, that he used to see living to old age as a hero a common option.

KitKats posted...

Glad to see we have a few eager beavers ready for some literary learning!

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Retcon

You made author intent the distinction but dont trust the authors word on if it was planned. How it affects the story is a more practical definition.

DrizztLink posted...

I think the main difference there is whether it happened in story or not.

Snape's thing has buildup and payoff throughout the series, but this is completely disconnected from the story and mentioned several years after the fact

Yeah that reveal definitely recontextualizes Snapes past actions in previous stories. Whereas the Dumbledore reveal feels unrelated so it doesnt change the interpretation of a single scene.

It not being in the story doesnt make it a retcon but does make it an author endorsed fan theory.

thronedfire2 posted...

that doesn't even confirm his sexuality, just his ..love/obsession

We learned Snape loved a girl and Dumbledore a man. Had Rowling limited her answer to he loved Grindlewald then it wouldnt be a retcon?

KitKats posted...

His sexuality was open to interpretation.

So was Snapes before we knew of his Lily obsession.

KitKats posted...

Dumbedlore exists as a character, who has new information provided by the author that adjusts and supplements the story, and recontextualizes the character and his story in previous works.

and also

^ as a motivation in the wiki

So now the character isnt just Dumbledore the wizard, hes Dumbledore the gay wizard.

Youre defining learning any new background info as a retcon. That definitely makes Snape reveals to be retcons as well. Making retcon that inclusive of a definition makes it a useless term.

Toonstrack posted...

I never declared i was or wasn't voting.

Im against not voting being treated like some unthinkable decision if someone doesn't like either candidate lol.

The tea party did not take over the Republican Party by not voting. Its a losing strategy. Vote and mold the local elections and thatll pay off in national after a few cycles. Any progressive disappointed in Biden should be working towards a progressive Congress not withholding voting. Not voting should be only for when you cannot distinguish between the two candidates.

Again, democracy means that the peoples preference is represented. At some point that has to be acknowledged, especially if some peope have strong issues with what they are seeing in the candidates. This is supposed to have the effect of incentivizing better candidates to spring up.

The people who show up to the primaries are the ones who gain influence. Thats how tea party did it. Thats how we should do it.

Zwijn posted...

Still not voting for Biden.

Aren't you not American?

baachus posted...

Again my state has been red since 2016, or maybe even 2012, so my vote doesn't matter, I was just checking how shared our views were.

That's not that long ago and probably could be switched. There are some states that have been red for 50 years and yea you're not flipping that, but undoing change in the last decade is very doable. Step making excuses.

baachus posted...

again, I intended to just check the general temperature and point out the observations in my circle.

Again, if you care about Palestinians, why isn't the push for keeping Biden at the helm with a progressive Congress? Why does that not come in up your "liberal" circles?

baachus posted...

Again we can dislike both. They are both of similar ilk, both relatively populist. I think the end of a Trump 2nd term would be a very sketchy time, as would be the beginning of a Biden second term. Either way, not a good spot and screw the elites for putting us in it.

But if Trump green lights the annexation of Gaza, how is that not worse? Trump has a history of being anti-Muslim, backing any authoritarian that pays him a compliment, and with the move of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, signaled he will go much further than past presidents. You're fine with things getting even worse for the Palestinians while claiming to care about them.

A progressive Congress can push Biden on this issue. A progressive Congress cannot push Trump in the same way. If you care about Palestine, then why isn't the push for a progressive Congress while keeping Biden at the helm?

baachus posted...

The conflict in Gaza has soured a lot of people I know, let alone the migrant situation.

How do those people feel about Trump green lighting Israel annexation of Gaza land?

baachus posted...

Returning to where you stood is pretty good!

Stopping a recession, turning the boat around and rising to new heights is impressive.

baachus posted...

this indeed, honestly I am a 40 something liberal of many years. It's probably for the best at this point, a four year cool off where we just make fun of Trump, and inflate the stock market.

? Stock market is record high right now.

SuperExcitebike posted...

Bluey is a parenting show that kids can find entertaining, not the other way around

Yes! Thats it.

Several of the episodes hit you deep when you dont expect it. Bluey sad about not getting the pajamas she wanted while in the background her aunt dealing with infertility.

Theres a lot of episodes that inspire off screen play. You see an episode of them building a fort and then the kids go build a fort. Some shows do that but a lot are written to encourage you to keep watching.

There isnt magic but intense parent involvement. I think that hits a lot of parents as inspiring. Its pretty unique to have a little kids show that doesnt use magic.

Theres an intense attention to detail. They have a podcast on how they make some of episodes with all the little decisions and thats appreciated. A lot of kid shows are half assed. Like in most Disney CGI shows, when one character is talking the rest stop moving. Its spooky once you notice it. Theyre dead inside. Its a kid show so who cares but the bluey creators do care and I appreciate the effort when Im on the dozenth watch through.

Play stupid games win stupid prizes

ArsGoetia posted...

she got caught bragging to friends about it and a family member contacted police
i'm not seeing anything where it says she testified against him so it's prolly safe to say she told the police she made it all up, and they, based on the fabricated texts, assumed she was lying to protect him, and went through with investigation anyways
why they didnt conclude during investigation that it was a fabrication, and why the DA went forwards with charges idk
but based on what's presented here, i dont think the reason this went forward was because the girl was pushing it to or refusing to admit it was fake

Sounds like this. Shes a minor. Family member did the right thing reporting it. But Jesus DA needs to come clean.

Honestly Im kind of expecting the reverse at this point. That theyll declare him the second coming and build an offshoot religion.

ButteryMales posted...

I've been explaining why it's not actually possible.

Why don't you actually tell me why the executive matters and the Senate majority doesn't?

Dems could lose either or both. Republicans currently have a huge judicial safety net. Dems have nothing comparable to that. Senate is useful but executive does more.

mistymermaid posted...

Single-party politics are even worse than the status quo.

I want more options and more input into decision making - not less.

Republicans have a decades lock on Supreme Court and enough small states to stop Legislature from doing anything meaningful. A Democrat president is the only thing stopping us from one party rule.

ButteryMales posted...

Trump and Pence would be in jail or dead. Pence clearly didn't think it was that easy.

Lol no. Trump isn't in jail now. If Pence held up the alternate electors and said I think these are valid, the entire Republican party would go along with him and I don't know how Democrats would respond. If Pence said "there's too much uncertainty so I can't select either" then the Dems would piss and moan but they'd continue to follow the process outlined in the Constitution which says the House picks. And the House would've picked Trump.

ButteryMales posted...

The purpose of separation of powers is taught to elementary school children.

But its taught to school children the way the founders intended and not how it actually plays out. The government is supposed to be 3 branches competing for power but instead its 2 parties competing for power in 3 arenas. If the same party controls 2 branches then the checks go unused. We saw this in Trumps first 2 years when Congress refused to investigate anything. That was unfathomable to the founders, they assumed of course the leader of Congress would want to take power from the executive and give it to themselves. The teamwork aspect of parties was something they failed to imagine.

Good with ham

rideshort posted...

The matter of being silent on the matter is abstaining from voting. Votes are quite vocal.

This. Trump has a history of dehumanizing Muslims, encouraging hate when tensions are high, giving dictators a free pass, and encouraging Israel to take land from Palestine. Things are going to get so much worse if Trump has Netanyahus back for the next 4 years. Compared to electing a progressive Congress that has the leverage to push Biden. Michigan sending the most progressive people to Congress with Biden still in Oval Office will work out so much better than Trump at the helm.

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His very first post is deleted. Probably for trolling, deliberately derailing the entire topic.

Kradek posted...

Good that he was charged. Only thing that will make these shit-for-brains who irresponsibly store/handle their guns is if they suffer legal consequences for it.

And no, him losing his daughter is not punishment enough, clearly, as all the other parents who've had their kids shoot themselves with their guns haven't done shit to prevent it from happening again.

Gun owners should be liable every time their gun is used in a wrongful death, including a child accidentally killing themself or others. A study in Pittsburgh found 30% of recovered guns were reported stolen when the police contacted the purchaser to inform them their gun was used in a crime. And because there's no required paper trail or reporting for the second hand market, for 44% of guns they could not determine if the gun was stolen or not. Our system is absurdly lax which encourages irresponsible gun owners.

https://socialmedicine.info/index.php/socialmedicine/article/view/852

DarthAragorn posted...

So if the people that care about Palestine aren't a significant enough group for their vote to matter why bash them for not wanting to vote for Biden

Anyone that genuinely cares about Palestine would not want Trump. He has a history of dehumanizing Muslims, being friendly to dictators, and encouraging Israel to directly stomp on Palestine like recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Trump will definitely make things worse for Palestinians.

Smashingpmkns posted...

Apparently the officers around had every chance to prevent this then after they didn't they pulled their guns on the guy as he was on fire. A security guard was the one to put him out with fire extinguisher while the police had their guns pointed at him. Real dark shit.

If all you have is a hammer then all your problems look like nails. If you default to using a gun as your problem solver then maybe this is what the defund the police slogan was trying to articulate

Blue_Inigo posted...

I care about Palestinians and am mad at the man who is currently KILLING them with zero remorse. This is not a both sides situation. This is an indictment on the actions of a man I voted for in 2020 who has failed me in a way I could never imagine

I'm sure when Trump suggests the annexation of Gaza, the survivors will appreciate you giving Trump this opportunity as they are relocated into camps. Trump will tell them to torture every single surviving male of fighting age to make sure they aren't a secret Hamas member. If you cared, you would fight against that possibility.

ReiRei89 posted...

I wish 261 wasn't nuked because I'm 99% sure the guy you quoted supported Trump and posted stupid s*** there.

Indeed. I miss access to that archive.

wackyteen posted...

So simple we'll sacrifice America to stop... Nothing from changing about the Palestinians predicament

Oh Trump will definitely change the Palestinian predicament. We've seen his rhetoric towards Muslims, towards immigrants. He'll 100% make it worse. Trump will tell Israel to annex Gaza.

Blue_Inigo posted...

Have we also not seen Joe Biden try to push an incredibly right wing border bill?????

It's almost as if losing the House gave the other side tremendous power.

Blue_Inigo posted...

It's fucking crazy man. I've made my hate for Trump visible for years but when Biden does something I find absolutely heinous, I'm pro Trump lol. People here don't seem to understand how damaging to Biden these actions are nor how MESSED UP what he's doing is. I'm pretty damn left, that's why I'm so damn pissed rn at Biden

The board is pretty passionate that everyone should be anti-Trump and you're not anti-Trump.

Biden's support of Israel is messed up. But a Democrat Congress passing aid packages for Palestine have potential to push Biden in the right direction and you're actively not choosing that path. With Trump there is no hope of him moving in the right direction. And Trump has given every indication that he will tell Israel they are being too soft on Palestine. Trump will find a way to make it even worse over there and you not giving a shit about that is disheartening.

Blue_Inigo posted...

Is Joe Biden and his genocide approving goons in office your friends? Those are the ones who I'm throwing under the bus. They should all be under the Hague

Dont expect the people explicitly hurt by Trump to be glad that you didnt save the people that Biden also didnt save.

Biden not standing up to Israel is terrible, but sitting out this election isnt going to lead to a better outcome. Pressure your Congressmen who in turn have more power to pressure Biden.

ooger posted...

and yet you refuse to comment on this.

https://apnews.com/article/1d4e1824283f41eaa8422227fa8e6ea7

This. Trump is definitely going to tell Israel to annex Gaza and remove all remaining Palestinians.

Did he lose the el electoral college because of the November election or because Republican state legislatures threw out the vote?

Barry, time for bed

UnsteadyOwl posted...

Sadly, I think this is what we're in for either way. Incidents of domestic terrorism from people on the right are just going to increase for the foreseeable future.

Unfortunately. And dont expect things to be peaceful if he wins either. My 2018 and 19 had a ton of very deadly mass shootings. Vengeance if he loses and the bully pulpit to spew hate if he wins.

Thud posted...

Again, my dogs almost certainly would've alerted me before it got to that point, not to mention people's bedrooms are, yknow, fucking dark at night so the odds of someone getting my gun before I'm awake are slim to none. But not impossible. Plan B is the knife between my mattress, grab the gun with right hand grab knife with left and go to work. Not ideal, but better than being at the complete mercy of an intruder. Statistics show a knife is more effective and deadly in a close quarters situation, not trying to sound Billy Badass but I have trained on how to disarm and control a situation like that.

Why is the intruder giving you every opportunity to defend yourself? Just turn the light on and shoot you from the doorway.

Once again: whom am I putting in danger by not locking up my defensive tool for absolutely no reason?

A preteen breaking into your house and using your gun against the police like in the link I posted is far more likely than this action movie you have playing in your head.

Thud posted...

Seconds is all it takes to lose your life. Someone breaks in your home and you don't wake up until they're in your bedroom or standing over you with a gun drawn on you saying "give me your shit NOW" and that locked Beretta is absolutely useless and you're now at their mercy.

If hes already standing over you with a gun drawn then an unsecured gun is as equally unhelpful as a locked one. In fact in that scenario hes likely holding your gun against you.

Its been 2 weeks. Probably only the Janet Jackson one was still talked about 2 weeks later.

Dakimakura posted...

I also remember 2020

Not that well apparently.