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I figured he just said Fuck it, paint me using the blood of the innocents spilled in the name of the crown.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251477809/boeing-justice-department-charges

So after the 737 Max crashes, Boeing was supposed to have done a bunch of stuff to avoid prosecution. To the surprise of literally no one, they did not uphold their end of the bargain.

Also to the surprise of no one, there will be zero consequences of substance. The DOJ cant even say theyre actually going to charge Boeing, probably because that would upset the fragile feelings of the stock market.

Wish I could, but the industry I work in doesnt permit it. Im technically not one of the classes of employee that falls under the requirement, but I cant risk it. And it sucks because its 100% legal here too.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/03/13/politics/john-mcentee-white-house-security-clearance

Fired from the White House over a financial crime investigation in 2018, immediately joined Trumps re-election campaign.

But dont worry folks, Im sure well get him this time! /s

I live in the Denver suburbs, so yeah. Many times.

I cant imagine living far away from a city. Ill admit that while I know suburbs are the root cause of a whole shitton of problems, I like the middle ground of nothing being crammed together while still being in reach of a lot of the bigger city things like a zoo, performing arts, etc. Living in an urban city might be too overwhelming, but I think Id lose it more living somewhere small town-ish.

Its the only FFT game that actually managed to keep me interested, and it got me into the TRPG genre soyeah, Id say so.

Kradek posted...

Hilarious. This probably leads to Trump disowning her because she looks weak.

Bizarrely enough, if the NPR article on this is to be believed, Trump was warning her not to pull the trigger on this.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/08/1249484871/bid-to-oust-speaker-johnson-fails

Boy this has real Musk unbanning right-wing nutjobs on twitter energy to it.

TIL that the second I slap a student driver bumper sticker on a car, Im no longer allowed to drive that car.

How many times is this that hes been threatened with jail time for being in contempt? Trump wont see a single day of prison for this, or for any other reason. This judge is just blowing hot air and has zero interest in, or capability of, trying to hold Trump to any level of accountability.

solosnake posted...

Thats a genuine miracle. God jammed that gun and saved the pastor

And if the gun hadnt jammed, and this pastor died a violent, needless death, would you have still praised God for letting him die? Perhaps as a part of some unknowable plan that we mere mortals cant comprehend?

A miracle or God didnt save this pastor, sheer dumb luck did.

I want Sony to continue with their anti-consumer practices so theyll get destroyed as a company, rather than do the right thing and stop with the anti-consumer practice that would have screwed over thousands of people iscertainly a take.

Robot2600 posted...

not even scotus would support that

You mean the same SCOTUS with justices that are clearly ready to grant Trump full immunity from crimes committed as President? The same SCOTUS that has repeatedly failed to uphold voting rights and protections again and again? The same SCOTUS with some of the justices that literally handed the presidency to Bush Jr. by stopping a recount? That SCOTUS?

Zero faith that theyd do the right thing. In fact, I half expect that instead of dragging their feet for months like they did with the Trump immunity case, well see these cases sail to the floor and a ruling issued in record time in favor of the RNC.

Woulda been nice if they had realized this early on. Im sure some people will get back into the game, but I wonder whether the numbers will completely recover.

Phanir posted...

In their defense, Sony's cyber security is ass for how much personal information they store.

This is probably the only other portion of this problem that would have gotten people up in arms. And it still would have been legitimate, Sonys security is horrendously bad as you noted. Even worse is that part of Sonys argument for requiring PSN accounts is that its for security purposes, and theyre rightfully getting reamed for that. Its making it even more obvious that theyre trying to force this issue for something like data harvesting, not out of any legitimate requirement.

Unless my partner is with someone who is a complete asshole, I wouldn't be bothered about it if they were naked with someone else in a sexual situation. But, y'know, polyamory kinda doesn't work as well if you can't get past that particular hangup.

Obi-Wan failed on several levels though. He failed to guide Anakin through his training because he couldnt break from the rigid thinking of the Jedi, couldnt bring himself to kill Anakin on Mustafar (which would have been a tremendous act of mercy in comparison to leaving him to die in agony next to a river of lava), and managed to get a whopping days worth of training with Luke in before dying because he failed to convince Owen Lars that Luke was one of the best chances for bringing down the Empire.

The dude wasnt even up to snuff as a lightsaber duelist, with his only notable victories being against Maul (through sheer surprise), Greivous (who want in top fighting form), and Anakin (who was tremendously unbalanced due to his recent shift to the Dark Side). Obi-Wan got his ass handed to him so many times, and the canon of him being a master of the most defensive form of lightsaber combat dont mean squat if he rarely ever turns it to his advantage.

Tales of Symphonia

boomgetchopped3 posted...

It is kinda weird the cleanest comedian of all time is complaining about this.

No kidding. Pretty sure Seinfelds greatest contribution to comedy was the Soup Nazi bit. Bob Sagat was a way raunchier and edgy comic when he wasnt doing family-friendly stuff, and in an interview I read from a few years back he stated he regretted some of that content, and moved his style to a better balance.

So on the one hand, we have one of the most milquetoast comics ever complaining about woke, and on the other you have one of the most brazen who adjusted his comedy style for the times and wish he hadnt done some of what he had done. Which one had greater success after their 90s sitcom ended, I wonder?

Bishop_Hastur posted...

Krispy for donuts, Dunkin' for coffee.

Our Dunkins must be terrible here, because I legit think their coffee tastes more burnt than Starbucks.

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Seconding this. Shipleys is damned amazing, way better than any of the options presented.

Dyinglegacy posted...

Thats concerning. This has been it going on for a week. I looked up gallbladder issues and clay colored stool, which I have also been having, is a symptom of bile issues.

i REALLY dont wanna go to the dr

If this has been going on for a week, you absolutely should go to a doctor. Beyond likely being severely being dehydrated, something going on that long is a pretty good indication something is wrong inside your body. If this was just your body trying to flush out something you ate, it would have stopped by now.

And unfortunately, bland food is the best thing for you right now because its the least traumatizing and easiest to digest. Your gut biome is likely in terrible shape, and anything with fat or simple carbs, or even moderately spiced, is just going to irritate your digestive tract further and keep the cycle going.

BRAT diet: Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast. Avoid dairy as much as you can, keep drinking clear non-sugary fluids, and if you think you can stomach it try and find some non-sugar electrolyte powder or drink to at least keep the rest of you going. If you really need to push it, it will taste super bland but boiled chicken can get you skme protein.

If you are adamant about not going to a doctor, at least try some immodium to try and get the diahhrea under control. But if it still doesnt help, Go to the damn doctor!

SilvosForever posted...

Until there's a paradigm shift within the GOP, every election from here on out will be the most important of our lives, with far-reaching REAL repercussions (and loss of current freedoms) every single time the GOP wins. It's nice to want a better situation, but for now we have to deal with the problem in our face.

Do you think the average voter sees it that way? Do you think well be able to convince them that they should be eternally afraid of the GOP, while the GOP is also trying to convince voters they should be eternally afraid of the Dems? Most people do not pay nearly that much attention, and eventually theyre just going to go numb from it all and not vote, or vote for the GOP. We cant keep making every election one where our democracy is at stake no matter how true it is, because eventually the average voter is going to think were crying wolf.

The best thing we can do is vote, but eventually dealing with the problem is very likely going to require a more violent solution. Faith that the system will eventually get us back on the rails is fine; blind faith to that making us ignore that the system may also fail is not.

Down-B, making sure to time the press right when the ball opens, and releasing the hold on the third wiggle.

Ill always vote, but Im not sure thatll do more than buy us four more years. Project 2025 wont go away if Trump loses, it just becomes Project 2029. Eventually the pendulum will swing and well get a Republican President and Congress again. And the mask is off at this point, I dont think GOP voters will accept any attempt to go back to a semi-functional republic.

Voting is great and all, its the best option available at this moment. But lets not pretend that voting harder is going to solve all our woes either, or that a not-insignificant population of this country has already decided political violence to overthrow a legitimately elected president is a better alternative than democracy. Once the GOP made the choice to side with the Jan 6th terrorists, they made it clear they will support more violence to get their way.

You all ready for that possibility? That no matter how you vote this year, or next year, or four years from now, that all of that could be tossed away because the right-wing finally decides to do away with the pretense democracy?

Because in the same way we should all vote so that were not complicit in Trump winning the presidency this election, we should also decide whether were going to be complicit in Trump or another right-wing scumbag seizing power by not fighting back beyond the ballot box.

Nice, thanks! Picked up Ganondorf, Young Link, and Sheik so I can get more paraglider fabrics.

Antifar posted...

Update:
https://www.nytco.com/press/a-statement-from-the-new-york-times-on-presidential-news-coverage/

So their statement is Waaaaaah, Biden wont let us interview him! Just because were overcorrecting our reporting by making a huge fuss out of his age and his son, and completely ignoring Trump literally being a traitor! How dare Biden do this!

Maybe stop printing articles questioning whether Biden is too old and harping on some verbal stumbles while glossing over the verbal diahhrea that is Trumps speeches, and the NY Times can regain a little respect.

Who gets to define what civil disobedience is and isnt? Who makes the judgment call on whether a protest had crossed that line? If the answer is law enforcement, I sure as shit wont trust their definiton or their judgment call. Especially considering there are plenty of examples of cops manipulating protestors with techniques like herding them into areas to make the protest qualify as disruptive, or slowing protestors from leaving an area until a curfew time passed to justify making arrests.

And perhaps most importantly, if first amemndment rights are found to have been violated, will we be able to actually hold the people responsible accountable? If we cannot hold them accountable for violating constitutional rights, then they have no business enforcing laws that they would be allowed to violate with impunity.

Hikewne posted...

It really was hard to follow Idahos legal argument here. It seemed to be far reaching to the point that they want to invalidate EMTALA, but then it somehow became Idahos law is compliant with EMTALA.

Since when did bad legal arguments get in the way of the SC gutting both legal protections for people and enforcement tools for the federal government? Kav asking about the intent of the law is a pretty strong signal hell twist himself into knots to support Idaho. Thomas and Alito dont give a fuck so long as they can screw the liberals over (and anyone else along with them is acceptable collateral damage). Roberts and Gorsuch dont have any need for maintaining the pretense that theyre fair-minded. And I believe ACB is leaning against Idaho as much as I believed she was being honest about respecting Roe as settled law.

TheGoldenEel posted...

lol at the optimism

the article says the chamber of commerce is planning to sue immediately

this will certainly be blocked by a trump appointed judge before it even goes into effect

Oh yeah, I forgot that injunctions to block any sort of enforcement is a thing. So yeah, this rule is, like so many things that might actually help workers, worth less than the paper it was printed on.

But hey, at least the FTC tried, as opposed to actively working to undermine labor rights. Although the logic of the conservative members about how noncompete clauses encourage investment in training and worker retention is fucking laughable. Im not sure what would be sadder, them knowing its an outright lie or actually believing the bullshit they spewed.

sfcalimari posted...

Sadly it fails the important legal test of "what would a late 18th century white slave owner do"

Oh for sure. Give it a year, maaaaaybe two and itll be on the Supreme Courts chopping block. They need to remind us were nothing but disposable wage slaves.

May this be the first in a long string of victories for worker unions.

LonelyStoner posted...

Holy shit, my copies of Soul Silver and Heart Gold without the cases goes for $150 a piece

Yeah, a lot of the older Pokemon games go for super crazy amounts for some reason. Collectors man, they'll pay out the nose for a lot of things.

If you can't get Platinum, then it's hard to justify the original D/P over the remakes on the Switch. It at least solves the problem of the agonizingly slow speed of the game, addresses some of the Pokedex availability via the Underground (which is absolutely amazing in the remakes), and whatever jankiness the games introduced I honestly didn't notice.

But then, I'm a weirdo who goes against the grain by disliking Gen II, really enjoying Gen III, and for my hipster moment I loved Gen V before it was cool to do so. So I probably have super rose-tinted glasses.

It's a lot of pretty words, but what's the actions Japan can even take in this instance? As far as military defense, their constitution literally prohibits them from even having a military or using war as a means to solve international disputes, and while they do have the Japanese Self-Defense Force it's not exactly controversy-free. And considering it was Shinzo Abe who wanted to amend Article 9 to legitimize JSDF's existence, that's not exactly an endorsement you want to have.

Economically Japan is currently ranked 4th, having fallen just behind Germany last year, and to say that Germany is an exceedingly distant 3rd is an understatement. China's economy is nearly 4 times that of Japan's, and the US' is nearly 8 times larger. And while Europe is at least somewhat backed by being somewhat unified under the EU, Japan doesn't have nearly that kind of political leverage.

Like, I love the sentiment. It's fantastic to try and reassure the US that we don't have to follow the foreign policy we had in the 70's and 80's where we were one of two dominant superpowers, and someone had to take on the role defending against the USSR's aggressive expansion of their 'dictatorship under the cloak of communism.' But man, just from a sheer military and economic standpoint, it's hard to justify feeling like anyone else could even contribute meaningfully.

DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC posted...

I liked how the show demonstrated the difference between benders who work with physical matter (water/ice/blood, earth/stone/metal) and insubstantial substances (air, fire/lightning): an Airbender, for all practical purposes, always has access to their element; likewise, Firebenders can generate flame with their breath. But if you put Waterbenders or Earthbenders in places where they have no access to their element (plopping Toph on a boat in the middle of a lake, or Katara in a desert) they're almost useless.

The show did work to show ways around those as well. Airbenders always have access to air of course, but without sufficient area to build up pressure a solid enough cell is still reasonably impervious (especially if made a sphere to disperse any strong force). That firebreathing you mentioned was really only something Iroh and Zuko displayed, and even then sustained cold probably keeps them tamped down.

The real problem is waterbenders, because their treatment had to be inhumane to keep them contained. Constant dry air, exceedingly limited water to drink to make dehydration perpetual, etc. Katara even demonstrated that a small amount of sweat gave her enough water to break out of a prison. And of course Hama made it clear how powerful bloodbending is, and thats not even going into how not-child-friendly it would be to literally rip the water inside a person out instead of turning them into a puppet.

And I think that kind of helps highlight why Team Avatar is so strong. These kids are *creative*, and rapidly expand their knowledge by either incorporating new techniques and understanding from others, or adapting to new situations in ways more rigidly-minded benders wouldnt think of. Theres several instances of Team Avatar using stances and movements more akin to the other elements own techniques for their bending, and Iroh even states how he developed lightning redirection based on watching waterbending.

Prismsblade posted...

Im not sure why it matters that her talent is unique. But Her earth bending right out the gate was likely second only to the earth bending king. And that was before she learned to bend metal.

This is somewhat addressed with her small backstory on learning earthbending from the badgermoled, but its re-emphasized during Aang and Zukos fieldtrip, albeit indirectly. Bending in all of its forms predated human benders, and Toph learning it directly from the species that developed it instinctually seems to have given her an edge over people who learned it based on techniques passed down over hundreds of years. Zuko and Aangs firebending techniques coming from the dragons also gave them an edge I think. Avatar as a series is very much a be in tune with spirits and nature philosophy, so the closer to the natural techniques a persons bending is, the stronger it will be.

And most times the team was in trouble she usually either wasnt around or preoccupied. Like for your aforementioned event. That and at least in the show I dont think she ever had a serious fight that pushed her to her limit.

Her limitations stem more from the direct contact her bending requires. Any fight or situation where she literally cant feel the earth puts her at an immense disadvantage, with the airship fights, and Combustion Man in particular where he was far enough away she couldnt sense him, completely neutering her ability to do anything. Toph is either insanely strong, or completely vulnerable, no real in-between.

Shes a blind person with absolutely none of the usual weaknesses they have. Shes immune to deceit, sneak atks, and due to how rare her ability is most opponents have no clue how to even counter it. Which gives her a significant and inherit advantage over most foes.

A technique she likely never would have learned without being blind in the first place. Even if she had been super sheltered and tried to run out without being blind, the disability gave her the need to learn earthbending the way she did. Id say its a well-earned advantage, especially because she also had to learn to use her seismic sense to make up for her shortcomings of not otherwise being able to see or adapt to her opponents. Aang in particular caused her problems in their first fight specifically because of how light on his feet he is, and having never fought an Airbender and not being able to know how to react to his movements. His blow that knocks her out of the ring was executed while he was in the air; she literally has no way to fight that kind of bending at that moment.

Shes still a great character but idk why they even bother making her blind.

It presents unique storytelling opportunities, was used to great effect, and allowed demonstrations of earthbending beyond what was standard at the time in the world. You might as well ask why Geordi was blind in Star Trek TNG when is VISOR made up for most of the shortcomings there and was only relevant a handful of times.

Shamino posted...

So the party that constantly whines about the economy doesn't want to help the economy by fixing the bridge so trade can resume faster?

Considering a number of GOP traitors are on record saying they would rather let any number of initiatives they approve of fail rather than risk them being touted as wins for Biden? Absolutely. We are literally livestock to them, animals to breed and raise as cheaply as possible so we can spend our lives working for their benefit.

Hell, Id argue they view people as less than livestock, because no one actually has much in the way of contempt for a cow or chicken.

FunWithAFryPan posted...

If its true that the future of this country hinges on this election, and its true that his inaction on Israel-Palestine may cost him votes, shouldnt he want to take a stronger stance on Israel, for the good of the nation, even if he was completely indifferent about innocent Palestinian lives?

Its not clear whether that actually will gain him votes. As many people as there are unhappy with is handling of Israel, theres likely to be just as much if not more backlash from more centeist Dem voters if he were to take a harder stance against Israel. All were seeing is 10% of voters in a primary, that was pretty much already decided before it began, who if theyre smart will still vote Biden anyway in the general because the alternative is losing our democracy to a known criminal with aspirations of being a dictator.

cjsdowg posted...

Biden doing that now. So what s the difference.

The rest of their policies?

If both choices are going to result in the same outcome for the Israel/Palestine conflict, then its not a meaningful factor right now. Retracting support for Biden, as one of only two people with a chance of winning the White House this November, will not change that outcome. Hell, I dont think Biden retracting all of his support from Israel, taking back all our weapons, and blasting Kumbaya in the Middle East will stop Israel at this point.

So if the choice of president, which I remind you is only meaningfully between Biden and Trump, doesnt affect the outcome in Israel then its a meaningless factor in who you vote for. The other policy positions are where you have to make your decision, and I and hopefully most voters are not willing to throw our democracy away by letting an insurrectionist and criminal back into the White House.

Focus on the change you can make, and dont let perfect be the enemy of the good. Especially when Trump is actively campaigning on the premise that he will be a dictator and that as president he is above the law.

Cemith posted...

It will.

Remember rich people are just south of impervious to consequences.

He's lost a LOT in Civil Court which means, cosmically, that he's going to be fine criminally.

Don't ask me how I know. I just do.

On top of this, re: wins in civil court? Winning the case is easy. Actually collecting on the judgement is tantamount to impossible. Its the same reason why despite Alex Jones being ordered to pay up in the Sandy Hook defamation trial, he hasnt and probably never will have to give up a damn cent to the families.

Really, civil trials are just there to make it look like the rich will be held accountable. Its all the same dog and pony show that the federal trials are, just with the lip service of them being found liable. No one actually pays the full amount, if they pay at all.

Izuka and Lekain from Fire Emblem Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn

Absolute scumbags, the both of them. Different reasons entirely of course, but I greatly enjoy using different characters to kill both of them because so many people have reasons to be the ones to do them in.

IdiotMachine posted...

Theres no winning or losing, this is an opinion of mine, and my opinion is my version of reality for me, based on my experiences.

Considering you seem to be unwilling to accept external inputs that conflict with your opinion, and arent basing yours on anything other than your experience which is a drop in the ocean compared to the actual real data we have, its no wonder you think Im unpleasant to be around. I have no fucks to give with people like you, your intentional ignorance shouldnt be tolerated, and your opinions that would actively hurt society if they were implemented (and we have proof of that since your proposal is literall what the US healthcare system is) should be scorned and rejected.

You dont get the benefit of polite conversation when your stance is one based off of ignorance and baseless assumption rather than actual real facts.

Itachi157 posted...

Dude I thought we were discussing whether or not its generally socially acceptable for a teacher (male or female) to do porn or have an OnlyFans (its not btw).

I dont know how this jumped to me condoning and excusing rape. But congrats I guess, your post is the most unhinged, manic and crazy response Ive ever gotten from someone on CE.

You claimed a man would be fired for having an OnlyFans. I provided evidence that men have had literal worse crimes covered. Actual, real evidence that men havent been fired for doing worse than having an OnlyFans.

So one of two things are true:
1) A man will be fired for having an OnlyFans, but not sexually assaulting a student
2) A man will not be fired for having an OnlyFans as a logical conclusion based on him not being fired for commiting actual crimes

So yes, I believe your assumption of the first case makes you someone who excuses sexual assault and rape. If you honestly believe a man would be fired for having an OnlyFans, something that is not a crime, while at the same time not acknowledging that men have and continue to get away with far worse, you are at best ignorant of how the world works. And that ignorance, which at this point I have to assume is intentional because thats the only way to maintain that level of cognitive dissonance, is tantamount to excusing far worse crimes that have actually happened because you believe a lesser offense would be punished.

Edit: Oh hey look, and I got moderated for trolling. The post that actually provided evidence that criminals have gotten away with far worse than an OnlyFans account by our institutions to prove that no, a man would not likely be fired for the same reason this female teacher was. Apparently providing actual evidence that men get away with crimes and women get punished for violating bullshit puritanical standards is trolling.

Itachi157 posted...

I just find it funny how many people are incredulous at the fact that people raise eyebrows at a teacher having an OnlyFans or doing porn because well how else is she supposed to make money?! What happened to bootstraps!?!?

The vast majority of people get by, and the vast majority of them are not on OF. This is not something that most people take or consider as an option. If youre a teacher, you should know that by societys standards this is not an option for you. And if you go through with it anyway, make DAMN sure youre foolproof anonymous. Because otherwise youre playing with fire, big time. Male or female.

Itachi157 posted...

Im not sure what the nope is in response to, but if you think a male teacher would get away with having a known OnlyFans and that all the staff and parents would be fine with it because hes a man, then you live on a different planet. His ass would be gone.

What must it be like to live with this kind of cognitive dissonance? To be this blind and ignorant to the fact that men in education get away with actual documented sexual harrassment, abuse, and rape, and instead claim theyd be fired for nude pictures that dont hurt anyone?

Itachi157 posted...

No, this isnt about chud Christians trying to restrict womens bodies because of the Bible or whatever. If a male teacher had an OnlyFans, the same thing would happen to him. Being a teacher who works with kids and also doing porn is just a taboo/breaking a huge professional and social norm. I can guarantee the same rule stands in many countries without Christianity.

Oh you can fuck all the way off with this!

Larry Nasser was able to molest girls for years becuase his ass was covered. Jim Jordan did nothing about the sexual abuse perpetrated by a coach he was in charge of.

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

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

We have judges throwing out sexual abuse and rape lawsuits against men all the damn time because they accuse the victim of encouraging the assault based on clothing or behavior. We have men constantly getting no or zero sentences because the judge doesnt want to ruin their future, giving no justice to the actual victim.

I cannot emphasize enough how shitty of a human being you and your ilk are. I dont believe in hell, but I want to just so that I can believe that people like you who downplay or outright deny that our insitutions are complicit in actual sexual assault and rape can suffer along with the actual child molestors and rapists. You and your kind make it possible for those actual criminals to get away with their crimes because you refuse to believe the system isnt rigged in their favor, and refuse to allow the people who actually give a shit about protecting children from doing what would actually help.

So Ill just settle with a Go fuck yourself and pray like hell youre never responsible for children in any capacity, because I dont think youd actually be capable of keeping them safe.

Jerry_Hellyeah posted...

I imagine it's quite a bit more difficult to find naked pictures of Shel Silverstein.

Deflecting from the obvious comparison that its alright for one person to be directlu linked to sexual content and still be acceptable, but another is not.

Apparrently the type of media defines whats acceptable at what isnt? For the people thinking it was okay to fire her, what if she also just wrote erotica? What if she did commissions of artwork instead, would it have been fine if she only drew human porn, or could she have made furry porn too?

Maybe we should designate specific genres of porn she could have done. Would there have been issues if she made her videos as a submissive to a man, to better fit your conservative worldview of her rightful place as a woman? Or maybe lesbian porn would have been fine, since so many conservatives are fine with watching lesbian porn while actively working to undermine their rights.

Or, and hear me out, maybe you all should mind your goddamn fucking business.

NoMeLx22x posted...

I love when pressed about what policy they would implement if they had power people like TC just don't answer at all and instead whine about how the online left are meanie weenies.

Meanwhile, they ignore actual people in power that are enacting extremely harmful legislation and pretending they don't understand how thats infinitely more dangerous then the mean people online they're so scared of.

Its literally the only card conservatives have. They blamed so many groups for having a victim mentality holding them back just to distract from the fact that all they have is playing the victim. They just got bitchy because people recognized that the groups they were demonizing actually were victims of their conservative racist and homophobic policies, and ramped up the victimhood because by their twisted logic that should have made people that have empathy sympathetic to them. They dont actually care about whether people are being harmed, they just think they need to whine the loudest to get peoples sympathy.

IdiotMachine posted...

Not that Ive seen ever since I got out of NYC. I come to my doctors appointment at 4pm, Im seen at 4pm. Its amazing. I needed an ultrasound with some specialty elastic measuring or something that had to be done at the hospital and not at an outpatient center, and I got an appointment offered the same day (though I wanted one later). My daughter needed tongue tie surgery, and she got one scheduled the day of discharge from the hospital after birth (day 3 of her life).

Well that just proves everything! Your anecdotal evidence absolutely trumps everything every single study, even those sponsored by conservative political groups, that moving to universal health care will save money and not be a detriment to our medical services.

Let me guess, your logic was NYC is filled with Democrats, so my healthcare problems are their fault! as opposed to Our national system of insurance is screwing over everyone because of chasing shareholder profits, just be because you moved to someplace that wasnt as strained.

Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...

There are usually provisions about how you are a professional 24/7 and conduct in public that is not "teacher-like" can lead to termination.

Which lets be fair, we have used to our advantage to get conservative chuds fired from all sorts of jobs for taking part in white supremacist rallies or Jan 6th. So those kinds of clauses certainly do serve a purpose, and I wouldnt suggest getting rid of them.

I do think that this application of them is utter bullshit of course, but thats what I fault the administration for, not for having such a clause in the first place.