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LordoftheMorons 05/30/22 11:08:18 PM #102:	Not actually politics but I'm gonna post this here anyway https://twitter.com/HardDriveMag/status/1531401966567493634 --- Congrats to azuarc, GotD2 Guru champ! <cite>LordoftheMorons posted [p:965419887] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Not actually politics but I'm gonna post this here anyway https://twitter.com/HardDriveMag/status/1531401966567493634 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leafeon13N 05/30/22 11:18:54 PM #103:	In light of recent events the comedic part of my brain is choosing to believe Tony has reverted back to accelerationist out of fear Democrats winning would some day result in them trying to take his guns. <cite>Leafeon13N posted [p:965420079] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>In light of recent events the comedic part of my brain is choosing to believe Tony has reverted back to accelerationist out of fear Democrats winning would some day result in them trying to take his guns. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoomTheGyarados 05/30/22 11:20:11 PM #104:	Leafeon13N posted... In light of recent events the comedic part of my brain is choosing to believe Tony has reverted back to accelerationist out of fear Democrats winning would some day result in them trying to take his guns. In all likelyhood he just saw democratic leadership back an anti-choice A-Rated NRA supporter in texas and decided he hates everything mainstream again. (This is the opposite of a dig) --- Sir Chris <cite>DoomTheGyarados posted [p:965420105] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Leafeon13N posted... </cite> <quote>In light of recent events the comedic part of my brain is choosing to believe Tony has reverted back to accelerationist out of fear Democrats winning would some day result in them trying to take his guns.</quote> In all likelyhood he just saw democratic leadership back an anti-choice A-Rated NRA supporter in texas and decided he hates everything mainstream again. (This is the opposite of a dig) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 05/31/22 12:40:06 AM #105:	Leafeon13N posted... In light of recent events the comedic part of my brain is choosing to believe Tony has reverted back to accelerationist out of fear Democrats winning would some day result in them trying to take his guns. Theres a difference between wanting Democrats to lose so things get worse in order to force radical change, and believing with every fiber in my being that Democrats are going to lose, things are going to get worse, and that Joe Biden and the Democratic apparatchik are incapable of stopping it. --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:965421460] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Leafeon13N posted... </cite> <quote>In light of recent events the comedic part of my brain is choosing to believe Tony has reverted back to accelerationist out of fear Democrats winning would some day result in them trying to take his guns.</quote> Theres a difference between wanting Democrats to lose so things get worse in order to force radical change, and believing with every fiber in my being that Democrats are going to lose, things are going to get worse, and that Joe Biden and the Democratic apparatchik are incapable of stopping it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red13n 05/31/22 2:55:15 AM #106:	ChaosTonyV4 posted... Theres a difference between wanting Democrats to lose so things get worse in order to force radical change, and believing with every fiber in my being that Democrats are going to lose, things are going to get worse, and that Joe Biden and the Democratic apparatchik are incapable of stopping it. Yes? But you often walk across the line. --- "First thing that crosses my mind: I didn't get any GameFAQs Karma yesterday." Math Murderer after getting his appendix removed. <cite>red13n posted [p:965422983] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>ChaosTonyV4 posted... </cite> <quote>Theres a difference between wanting Democrats to lose so things get worse in order to force radical change, and believing with every fiber in my being that Democrats are going to lose, things are going to get worse, and that Joe Biden and the Democratic apparatchik are incapable of stopping it.</quote>Yes? But you often walk across the line. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red13n 05/31/22 4:41:18 AM #107:	Forgive me for ranting but I forgot there are people that piss me off with their lack of knowledge of the country and their view on politics. Got a static member in XIV, really excessively rich dude since birth that lives in Texas. We were having a very broad politics talk, nothing deep, just about our political regions. Some talk about California, how we aren't really as deep blue as people see us. Some talk about how some of us live in Red/Blue/Purple areas. Then there is spoiled mr texas. He gets on a dumb rant about how the most awful thing is how we see it as red/blue. Which is fine, sure. But then he starts going on about how the two party system was never the intended outcome of our government and that it wasn't like that on this countries inception. And now, I'm not a history buff, I have a very loose grasp of US history, generally just what I need and google will cover the rest. But I know that is fucking bullshit. We've pretty much been under a two party system since our inception, our founders pretty much worked with a 2 party system in mind, and we've never for a sizable period really ever been more than a 2 party system. So I call him out on his bullshit. Which he then backtracks to "well the difference is they viewed politics as being civil servants" so it was different. Which of course, is also pretty much bullshit. His statement further was that they didn't take salaries(Actually someone else said that and he agreed). Which, immediately, I know is not entirely true. For one, I knew the Presidential salary started at something like $25,000(I was actually right and surprised myself). That was a pretty sizable amount of money in 1789 or whatever. But again, super spoiled rich guy here, so I have no idea how his concept of money translates. There was some truth in government salaries not being great, but I don't believe our ruling class here has ever been comprised of those one would consider poor. He would move on to saying that the idea of "Career politicians" is something suddenly new, that lobbying didn't exist in the early days, and that politicians back then all lead meager lives and had their primary career outside of politics(This one is partially true!). Its such a borked idealized view of how our country formed and he was so angry trying to defend it when most of what he said was just outright fantasy. It is just so annoying that people in the world, even people I know are generally not fucking stupid, can afford to be that naive. And then get angry when you tell them, with evidence, that they are wrong. --- "First thing that crosses my mind: I didn't get any GameFAQs Karma yesterday." Math Murderer after getting his appendix removed. <cite>red13n posted [p:965423792] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Forgive me for ranting but I forgot there are people that piss me off with their lack of knowledge of the country and their view on politics. Got a static member in XIV, really excessively rich dude since birth that lives in Texas. We were having a very broad politics talk, nothing deep, just about our political regions. Some talk about California, how we aren't really as deep blue as people see us. Some talk about how some of us live in Red/Blue/Purple areas. Then there is spoiled mr texas. He gets on a dumb rant about how the most awful thing is how we see it as red/blue. Which is fine, sure. But then he starts going on about how the two party system was never the intended outcome of our government and that it wasn't like that on this countries inception. And now, I'm not a history buff, I have a very loose grasp of US history, generally just what I need and google will cover the rest. But I know that is fucking bullshit. We've pretty much been under a two party system since our inception, our founders pretty much worked with a 2 party system in mind, and we've never for a sizable period really ever been more than a 2 party system. So I call him out on his bullshit. Which he then backtracks to "well the difference is they viewed politics as being civil servants" so it was different. Which of course, is also pretty much bullshit. His statement further was that they didn't take salaries(Actually someone else said that and he agreed). Which, immediately, I know is not entirely true. For one, I knew the Presidential salary started at something like $25,000(I was actually right and surprised myself). That was a pretty sizable amount of money in 1789 or whatever. But again, super spoiled rich guy here, so I have no idea how his concept of money translates. There was some truth in government salaries not being great, but I don't believe our ruling class here has ever been comprised of those one would consider poor. He would move on to saying that the idea of "Career politicians" is something suddenly new, that lobbying didn't exist in the early days, and that politicians back then all lead meager lives and had their primary career outside of politics(This one is partially true!). Its such a borked idealized view of how our country formed and he was so angry trying to defend it when most of what he said was just outright fantasy. It is just so annoying that people in the world, even people I know are generally not fucking stupid, can afford to be that naive. And then get angry when you tell them, with evidence, that they are wrong. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red13n 05/31/22 4:55:09 AM #108:	Also going to stress I don't even hate the dude. Enjoy hanging out with him and stuff. But holy shit his views on politics and the country are insufferably skewed from reality. Also this is partially a lie sometimes, like this conversation, the "spoiled rich dude" comes out of him and I absolutely hate and want to strangle him. But generally that isn't the overall feeling. --- "First thing that crosses my mind: I didn't get any GameFAQs Karma yesterday." Math Murderer after getting his appendix removed. <cite>red13n posted [p:965423877] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Also going to stress I don't even hate the dude. Enjoy hanging out with him and stuff. But holy shit his views on politics and the country are insufferably skewed from reality. Also this is partially a lie sometimes, like this conversation, the "spoiled rich dude" comes out of him and I absolutely hate and want to strangle him. But generally that isn't the overall feeling. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reg 05/31/22 7:36:39 AM #109:	red13n posted... He would move on to saying that the idea of "Career politicians" is something suddenly new, that lobbying didn't exist in the early days, and that politicians back then all lead meager lives and had their primary career outside of politics(This one is partially true!). I just want to point out that, at least here in Texas, a large percentage of politicians (At least the state legislative branch) do have their primary career outside of politics. Which is a function of the fact that the state legislature pays rather poorly. What it actually means is that only the people that are actually already rich can afford to run for those offices though. I wouldn't call it a good thing per se. <cite>Reg posted [p:965425076] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>red13n posted... </cite> <quote>He would move on to saying that the idea of "Career politicians" is something suddenly new, that lobbying didn't exist in the early days, and that politicians back then all lead meager lives and had their primary career outside of politics(This one is partially true!).</quote>I just want to point out that, at least here in Texas, a large percentage of politicians (At least the state legislative branch) do have their primary career outside of politics. Which is a function of the fact that the state legislature pays rather poorly. What it actually means is that only the people that are actually already rich can afford to run for those offices though. I wouldn't call it a good thing per se. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red sox 777 05/31/22 12:50:58 PM #110:	He's not wrong, but the idea of nonpartisan politics only last a few years before it became clear that we had a 2-party system. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! <cite>red sox 777 posted [p:965430671] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>He's not wrong, but the idea of nonpartisan politics only last a few years before it became clear that we had a 2-party system. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xp1337 05/31/22 1:45:30 PM #111:	red13n posted... But then he starts going on about how the two party system was never the intended outcome of our government and that it wasn't like that on this countries inception. And now, I'm not a history buff, I have a very loose grasp of US history, generally just what I need and google will cover the rest. But I know that is fucking bullshit. We've pretty much been under a two party system since our inception, our founders pretty much worked with a 2 party system in mind, and we've never for a sizable period really ever been more than a 2 party system. The most charitable view you can grant here is that he was fed the bullshit mythology of US history that claims this. Hell, I think school when I grew up did as well. It basically points to the Federalist Papers where Hamilton and Madison talk about the dangers of domestic political factions and Washington (the only President to not belong to a party) warned against them in his farewell address. But that completely ignores that the way they set up the government essentially demanded two, and only two, political parties and that the founders weren't united on this - hell, Jefferson was the one who was leading the opposition party at the founding! And of course, the fact that Washington being the only one to not belong to a party - dude was basically appointed President - means everyone else was including the other Founders who went on to be President after him... including the aforementioned Madison. Basically, I could believe that he was taught the whole "Founders didn't want political parties" bit because I'm pretty sure I was too despite being in a completely different part of the country. So much of this country's history has been distorted and mythologized and it's taught that way and unless you're lucky enough to have a teacher/curriculum/class that corrects that, then the only way you might be disabused of it is to research on your own initiative. And now with the whole bullshit CRT shit, Republicans are basically declaring any true telling of history that conflicts with the myth to be false, dangerous, and illegal making it really down to an individual to independently question and research what they're taught in school. --- May you find your book in this place. <cite>xp1337 posted [p:965431947] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>red13n posted... </cite> <quote>But then he starts going on about how the two party system was never the intended outcome of our government and that it wasn't like that on this countries inception. And now, I'm not a history buff, I have a very loose grasp of US history, generally just what I need and google will cover the rest. But I know that is fucking bullshit. We've pretty much been under a two party system since our inception, our founders pretty much worked with a 2 party system in mind, and we've never for a sizable period really ever been more than a 2 party system.</quote>The most charitable view you can grant here is that he was fed the bullshit mythology of US history that claims this. Hell, I think school when I grew up did as well. It basically points to the Federalist Papers where Hamilton and Madison talk about the dangers of domestic political factions and Washington (the only President to not belong to a party) warned against them in his farewell address. But that completely ignores that the way they set up the government essentially demanded two, and only two, political parties and that the founders weren't united on this - hell, Jefferson was the one who was leading the opposition party at the founding! And of course, the fact that Washington being the only one to not belong to a party - dude was basically appointed President - means everyone else was including the other Founders who went on to be President after him... including the aforementioned Madison. Basically, I could believe that he was taught the whole "Founders didn't want political parties" bit because I'm pretty sure I was too despite being in a completely different part of the country. So much of this country's history has been distorted and mythologized and it's taught that way and unless you're lucky enough to have a teacher/curriculum/class that corrects that, then the only way you might be disabused of it is to research on your own initiative. And now with the whole bullshit CRT shit, Republicans are basically declaring any true telling of history that conflicts with the myth to be false, dangerous, and illegal making it really down to an individual to independently question and research what they're taught in school. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 05/31/22 3:24:06 PM #112:	https://twitter.com/sxarletred/status/1531659703180218370?s=21&t=H9f1naRa15eftwenF_a05A --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:965434318] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/sxarletred/status/1531659703180218370?s=21&t=H9f1naRa15eftwenF_a05A </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Peace___Frog 05/31/22 5:21:23 PM #113:	https://twitter.com/AaronKatersky/status/1531741990026629131?t=OQ_Tg7AmWu0a0i6zKPw1Rw&s=19 Something something comply with authorities something --- ~Peaf~ <cite>Peace___Frog posted [p:965437133] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/AaronKatersky/status/1531741990026629131?t=OQ_Tg7AmWu0a0i6zKPw1Rw&s=19 Something something comply with authorities something </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 05/31/22 6:00:11 PM #114:	Peace___Frog posted... https://twitter.com/AaronKatersky/status/1531741990026629131?t=OQ_Tg7AmWu0a0i6zKPw1Rw&s=19 Something something comply with authorities something https://twitter.com/thereals117/status/1531752491922206720?s=21&t=0ArVi1ngoJddOk8sDnwGpg are you FUCKIN kidding me? (Do I need to point out this is basically Bidens opinion too?) --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:965438039] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Peace___Frog posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/AaronKatersky/status/1531741990026629131?t=OQ_Tg7AmWu0a0i6zKPw1Rw&s=19 Something something comply with authorities something</quote> https://twitter.com/thereals117/status/1531752491922206720?s=21&t=0ArVi1ngoJddOk8sDnwGpg are you FUCKIN kidding me? (Do I need to point out this is basically Bidens opinion too?) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordoftheMorons 05/31/22 6:17:51 PM #115:	https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1531739594009583616?s=21 Glad that this awful law is back to being blocked, but what the fuck Kagan --- Congrats to azuarc, GotD2 Guru champ! <cite>LordoftheMorons posted [p:965438482] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1531739594009583616?s=21 Glad that this awful law is back to being blocked, but what the fuck Kagan </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuessMyUserName 05/31/22 6:22:02 PM #116:	jesus christ that is horrifying --- I request affiliated many pipes. Been a bad girl, I know I am. And I'm so hot, I need a fan. I don't want a boy, I need a man. <cite>GuessMyUserName posted [p:965438618] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>jesus christ that is horrifying </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leafeon13N 05/31/22 7:41:01 PM #117:	Oh wow my amended tax return was finally processed. Just took a whole year. <cite>Leafeon13N posted [p:965440621] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Oh wow my amended tax return was finally processed. Just took a whole year. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leafeon13N 05/31/22 7:44:37 PM #118:	Reg posted... What it actually means is that only the people that are actually already rich can afford to run for those offices though. I wouldn't call it a good thing per se. From what I understand this was definitely more common in the early days of the country. But never was our government particularly comprised of people that had a sole motivation to represent -people-. They always had a bias to the wealthy. Particularly since those were really the only people allowed to vote. <cite>Leafeon13N posted [p:965440721] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Reg posted... </cite> <quote> What it actually means is that only the people that are actually already rich can afford to run for those offices though. I wouldn't call it a good thing per se.</quote>From what I understand this was definitely more common in the early days of the country. But never was our government particularly comprised of people that had a sole motivation to represent -people-. They always had a bias to the wealthy. Particularly since those were really the only people allowed to vote. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red sox 777 05/31/22 7:59:58 PM #119:	LordoftheMorons posted... https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1531739594009583616?s=21 Glad that this awful law is back to being blocked, but what the fuck Kagan It's interesting that Alito referred this to the full Supreme Court instead of just denying it on his own as he was the one the emergency petition was sent to. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! <cite>red sox 777 posted [p:965441082] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>LordoftheMorons posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1531739594009583616?s=21 Glad that this awful law is back to being blocked, but what the fuck Kagan</quote> It's interesting that Alito referred this to the full Supreme Court instead of just denying it on his own as he was the one the emergency petition was sent to. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StartTheMachine 05/31/22 8:03:14 PM #120:	There have been 16 mass shootings in America SINCE the Uvalde, Texas massacre. --- - Blur - Welcome to your Divinity. <cite>StartTheMachine posted [p:965441150] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>There have been 16 mass shootings in America SINCE the Uvalde, Texas massacre. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xp1337 05/31/22 9:29:08 PM #121:	LordoftheMorons posted... https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1531739594009583616?s=21 Glad that this awful law is back to being blocked, but what the fuck Kagan Yeah, it's weird. Worth noting this wasn't SCOTUS weighing in on the merits of the law but just the injunction and stay. Lower court initially blocked the law with an injunction before the Fifth Circuit stayed that injunction and put the law in effect (you may recall the case with a judge telling the lawyer that his clients -- Facebook, Google, and YouTube among others -- "aren't websites. They're internet providers.") SCOTUS here overturned the stay so now the injunction is back. Kagan dissented without comment. Alito wrote a dissent, joined by Thomas and Gorsuch, where he basically trots out the Texas abortion bounty law lines of, "Hmm, well this is a novel law. Guess that means we can't do shit about it! Oh, also I'm not commenting on the merits here but actually I totally am on Texas's side teehee." The twitter thread you posted notes that Kagan doesn't deny these kind of appeals on principle and has lifted stays in other cases though so idk what to make of it. Her not joining Alito's batshit dissent makes me think this is some kind of (probably inconsistent?) procedural principle on her end but who knows. --- May you find your book in this place. <cite>xp1337 posted [p:965442926] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>LordoftheMorons posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1531739594009583616?s=21 Glad that this awful law is back to being blocked, but what the fuck Kagan</quote>Yeah, it's weird. Worth noting this wasn't SCOTUS weighing in on the merits of the law but just the injunction and stay. Lower court initially blocked the law with an injunction before the Fifth Circuit stayed that injunction and put the law in effect (you may recall the case with a judge telling the lawyer that his clients -- Facebook, Google, and YouTube among others -- "aren't websites. They're internet providers.") SCOTUS here overturned the stay so now the injunction is back. Kagan dissented without comment. Alito wrote a dissent, joined by Thomas and Gorsuch, where he basically trots out the Texas abortion bounty law lines of, "Hmm, well this is a novel law. Guess that means we can't do shit about it! Oh, also I'm not commenting on the merits here but actually I totally am on Texas's side teehee." The twitter thread you posted notes that Kagan doesn't deny these kind of appeals on principle and has lifted stays in other cases though so idk what to make of it. Her not joining Alito's batshit dissent makes me think this is some kind of (probably inconsistent?) procedural principle on her end but who knows. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Suprak the Stud 05/31/22 9:48:17 PM #122:	Ok thank you for that summary. I was just going to ask what the hell Kagan's reason could've been. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." <cite>Suprak the Stud posted [p:965443335] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Ok thank you for that summary. I was just going to ask what the hell Kagan's reason could've been. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kenri 05/31/22 10:17:51 PM #123:	Honestly I was kinda hoping that law would go into effect just to watch every social media site add a "Texas residents are no longer allowed to have accounts" clause to their terms of service --- Congrats to BKSheikah, who knows more about years than anyone else. <cite>Kenri posted [p:965443864] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Honestly I was kinda hoping that law would go into effect just to watch every social media site add a "Texas residents are no longer allowed to have accounts" clause to their terms of service </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuessMyUserName 05/31/22 10:23:30 PM #124:	Kenri posted... Honestly I was kinda hoping that law would go into effect just to watch every social media site add a "Texas residents are no longer allowed to have accounts" clause to their terms of service can relate to fantasizing about the Musk Twitter takeover, failing to comply with UK law thus bringing an end to Rowling Tweets not that that's a realistic outcome but the dream is there --- I request affiliated many pipes. Been a bad girl, I know I am. And I'm so hot, I need a fan. I don't want a boy, I need a man. <cite>GuessMyUserName posted [p:965443963] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Kenri posted... </cite> <quote>Honestly I was kinda hoping that law would go into effect just to watch every social media site add a "Texas residents are no longer allowed to have accounts" clause to their terms of service</quote>can relate to fantasizing about the Musk Twitter takeover, failing to comply with UK law thus bringing an end to Rowling Tweets not that that's a realistic outcome but the dream is there </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordoftheMorons 05/31/22 10:24:34 PM #125:	Kenri posted... Honestly I was kinda hoping that law would go into effect just to watch every social media site add a "Texas residents are no longer allowed to have accounts" clause to their terms of service Apparently the law specifically banned blocking TX users as well? (Which I would think is also unconstutional, but given that the whole thing should be that's probably not much comfort) --- Congrats to azuarc, GotD2 Guru champ! <cite>LordoftheMorons posted [p:965443980] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Kenri posted... </cite> <quote>Honestly I was kinda hoping that law would go into effect just to watch every social media site add a "Texas residents are no longer allowed to have accounts" clause to their terms of service</quote>Apparently the law specifically banned blocking TX users as well? (Which I would think is also unconstutional, but given that the whole thing should be that's probably not much comfort) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xp1337 05/31/22 10:34:01 PM #126:	LordoftheMorons posted... Apparently the law specifically banned blocking TX users as well? (Which I would think is also unconstutional, but given that the whole thing should be that's probably not much comfort) I actually read the text of the bill having heard the same thing and I can't find it myself. There is a clause in there saying that social media companies can't discriminate based on geographical location so maybe that's it? Or it interfaces with other Texas law in a way that leads to that conclusion without it being immediately obvious (to me.) --- May you find your book in this place. <cite>xp1337 posted [p:965444166] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>LordoftheMorons posted... </cite> <quote>Apparently the law specifically banned blocking TX users as well? (Which I would think is also unconstutional, but given that the whole thing should be that's probably not much comfort)</quote>I actually read the text of the bill having heard the same thing and I can't find it myself. There is a clause in there saying that social media companies can't discriminate based on geographical location so maybe that's it? Or it interfaces with other Texas law in a way that leads to that conclusion without it being immediately obvious (to me.) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordoftheMorons 05/31/22 10:36:30 PM #127:	Hmm yeah it may have been the geographical location thing; I didnt track down the specifics myself either so maybe its wrong. --- Congrats to azuarc, GotD2 Guru champ! <cite>LordoftheMorons posted [p:965444212] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Hmm yeah it may have been the geographical location thing; I didnt track down the specifics myself either so maybe its wrong. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dancedreamer 06/01/22 5:43:53 PM #128:	https://twitter.com/AndrewFeinberg/status/1532076930274578433 In a complete show that the Republicans aren't the only ones with any lack of self awareness: Jill Biden to unveil Nancy Reagan stamp during Pride Month. --- This isn't funny Dean, the voice says I'm almost out of minutes! ~Alexandra <cite>Dancedreamer posted [p:965464590] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/AndrewFeinberg/status/1532076930274578433 In a complete show that the Republicans aren't the only ones with any lack of self awareness: Jill Biden to unveil Nancy Reagan stamp during Pride Month. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 06/01/22 6:04:50 PM #129:	Jesus --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:965465228] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Jesus </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xeybozn 06/01/22 6:07:26 PM #130:	Is there a month where honoring Nancy Reagan isn't inappropriate? --- Congrats to 2020 GotD Guru champ azuarc! <cite>Xeybozn posted [p:965465306] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Is there a month where honoring Nancy Reagan isn't inappropriate? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MoogleKupo141 06/01/22 6:09:34 PM #131:	shes the most straight woman to ever live in there White House, its the wrong time --- For your Azuarc* .* At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza <cite>MoogleKupo141 posted [p:965465369] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>shes the most straight woman to ever live in there White House, its the wrong time </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterplum 06/01/22 6:32:28 PM #132:	LordoftheMorons posted... Apparently the law specifically banned blocking TX users as well? (Which I would think is also unconstutional, but given that the whole thing should be that's probably not much comfort) I can't imagine a larger government thing than forcing companies to do business with you --- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWiElvIQAAQpBt.jpg <cite>masterplum posted [p:965465990] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>LordoftheMorons posted... </cite> <quote>Apparently the law specifically banned blocking TX users as well? (Which I would think is also unconstutional, but given that the whole thing should be that's probably not much comfort)</quote> I can't imagine a larger government thing than forcing companies to do business with you </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 06/03/22 2:25:11 PM #134:	https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1532494706931912711?s=21&t=XT-Q5BaZfNCR3Pi5u4DYxA --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:965517195] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1532494706931912711?s=21&t=XT-Q5BaZfNCR3Pi5u4DYxA </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StealThisSheen 06/03/22 11:13:53 PM #135:	Rep Louie Gohmert on Navarro indictment: "If you're a Republican, you can't even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent or they're coming after you" This isn't a paraphrase. This is an actual quote. --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:965530377] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote><quote>Rep Louie Gohmert on Navarro indictment: "If you're a Republican, you can't even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent or they're coming after you"</quote> This isn't a paraphrase. This is an actual quote. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xp1337 06/03/22 11:27:03 PM #136:	party of law and order --- May you find your book in this place. <cite>xp1337 posted [p:965530643] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>party of law and order </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordoftheMorons 06/03/22 11:44:25 PM #137:	Sadly I think that Gohmert is no longer the dumbest member of Congress. He might not even make the top five anymore! --- Congrats to azuarc, GotD2 Guru champ! <cite>LordoftheMorons posted [p:965530999] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Sadly I think that Gohmert is no longer the dumbest member of Congress. He might not even make the top five anymore! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 06/04/22 4:19:40 PM #138:	https://twitter.com/parkermolloy/status/1532767736429936642?s=21&t=stLEA7C0e1PP15WuUC3eGw --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:965544308] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/parkermolloy/status/1532767736429936642?s=21&t=stLEA7C0e1PP15WuUC3eGw </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordoftheMorons 06/04/22 4:29:03 PM #139:	Jakyl25 posted... https://twitter.com/parkermolloy/status/1532767736429936642?s=21&t=stLEA7C0e1PP15WuUC3eGw Man, I had no idea Book It! was still going --- Congrats to azuarc, GotD2 Guru champ! <cite>LordoftheMorons posted [p:965544502] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Jakyl25 posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/parkermolloy/status/1532767736429936642?s=21&t=stLEA7C0e1PP15WuUC3eGw</quote>Man, I had no idea Book It! was still going </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StealThisSheen 06/05/22 5:39:27 PM #140:	In much less important, but amusing and very confusing news, Rittenhouse's newest... grift? is to lie about going to college. In the winter, he claimed he was enrolled to attend in-person at Arizona State, leading ASU to straight up put out a statement saying he hadn't even applied. Now, he made a show of doing a college football style "reveal" that he's going to Texas A&M on the Charlie Kirk Show, prompting Texas A&M to say no, he has never been admitted. I'm confused what he's gaining from this particular brand of lying. --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:965569566] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>In much less important, but amusing and very confusing news, Rittenhouse's newest... grift? is to lie about going to college. In the winter, he claimed he was enrolled to attend in-person at Arizona State, leading ASU to straight up put out a statement saying he hadn't even applied. Now, he made a show of doing a college football style "reveal" that he's going to Texas A&M on the Charlie Kirk Show, prompting Texas A&M to say no, he has never been admitted. I'm confused what he's gaining from this particular brand of lying. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordoftheMorons 06/05/22 5:48:42 PM #141:	Oh, glad to hear that he was lying there. I was disappointed in A&M for having supposedly admitted him! --- Congrats to azuarc, GotD2 Guru champ! <cite>LordoftheMorons posted [p:965569774] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Oh, glad to hear that he was lying there. I was disappointed in A&M for having supposedly admitted him! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 06/05/22 7:14:23 PM #142:	https://twitter.com/sleepisocialist/status/1533509923920826370?s=21&t=vkntNNO_HNvWBdxtlqD4dg --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:965571638] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/sleepisocialist/status/1533509923920826370?s=21&t=vkntNNO_HNvWBdxtlqD4dg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red sox 777 06/06/22 1:49:19 PM #143:	Hard to believe the UK is actually voting on removing a prime minister for throwing a party. Our President Trump probably did 10 things worse than that every day. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! <cite>red sox 777 posted [p:965590154] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Hard to believe the UK is actually voting on removing a prime minister for throwing a party. Our President Trump probably did 10 things worse than that every day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordoftheMorons 06/06/22 1:57:40 PM #144:	After Trump my theory on scandals is that their fallout is not a function of how bad the behavior was in absolute terms, but only how bad it is relative to expectations. If someone continuously amps up the badness, they can, as Trump said, shoot someone in 5th Avenue and not lose a single vote. --- Congrats to azuarc, GotD2 Guru champ! <cite>LordoftheMorons posted [p:965590348] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>After Trump my theory on scandals is that their fallout is not a function of how bad the behavior was in absolute terms, but only how bad it is relative to expectations. If someone continuously amps up the badness, they can, as Trump said, shoot someone in 5th Avenue and not lose a single vote. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xp1337 06/06/22 5:11:44 PM #145:	https://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1533893823461564418 If only I had hope that DOJ would charge Trump and his inner circle with the same. --- May you find your book in this place. <cite>xp1337 posted [p:965595714] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1533893823461564418 If only I had hope that DOJ would charge Trump and his inner circle with the same. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leafeon13N 06/06/22 5:23:23 PM #146:	StealThisSheen posted... In much less important, but amusing and very confusing news, Rittenhouse's newest... grift? is to lie about going to college. In the winter, he claimed he was enrolled to attend in-person at Arizona State, leading ASU to straight up put out a statement saying he hadn't even applied. Now, he made a show of doing a college football style "reveal" that he's going to Texas A&M on the Charlie Kirk Show, prompting Texas A&M to say no, he has never been admitted. I'm confused what he's gaining from this particular brand of lying. You are looking at it the wrong way. The question is what is he losing? The answer is nothing. Standard Trump style grift. Nothing matters because people wont read or care about the story anyway. That is, the type of people that would support Rittenhouse in the first place. <cite>Leafeon13N posted [p:965596000] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>StealThisSheen posted... </cite> <quote>In much less important, but amusing and very confusing news, Rittenhouse's newest... grift? is to lie about going to college. In the winter, he claimed he was enrolled to attend in-person at Arizona State, leading ASU to straight up put out a statement saying he hadn't even applied. Now, he made a show of doing a college football style "reveal" that he's going to Texas A&M on the Charlie Kirk Show, prompting Texas A&M to say no, he has never been admitted. I'm confused what he's gaining from this particular brand of lying.</quote>You are looking at it the wrong way. The question is what is he losing? The answer is nothing. Standard Trump style grift. Nothing matters because people wont read or care about the story anyway. That is, the type of people that would support Rittenhouse in the first place. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xp1337 06/06/22 5:25:15 PM #147:	I'm probably overthinking this and red is right that it's just he has nothing to lose so why not but maybe he's hoping one of the colleges just folds and goes "yeah sure" rather than risk being harassed by the alt-right for "rejecting" him and being "woke" or whatever bullshit regardless of the truth. --- May you find your book in this place. <cite>xp1337 posted [p:965596050] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>I'm probably overthinking this and red is right that it's just he has nothing to lose so why not but maybe he's hoping one of the colleges just folds and goes "yeah sure" rather than risk being harassed by the alt-right for "rejecting" him and being "woke" or whatever bullshit regardless of the truth. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 06/06/22 7:36:12 PM #148:	https://twitter.com/byyourlogic/status/1533943219595096064?s=21&t=OaFe0ZkqOjPXZXtkGwQvIQ --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:965599114] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/byyourlogic/status/1533943219595096064?s=21&t=OaFe0ZkqOjPXZXtkGwQvIQ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StealThisSheen 06/06/22 7:40:56 PM #149:	Also they're getting ready to put forth legislation to ban minors from viewing drag shows. You know, the important things. --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:965599246] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>Also they're getting ready to put forth legislation to ban minors from viewing drag shows. You know, the important things. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leafeon13N 06/06/22 7:52:05 PM #150:	xp1337 posted... maybe he's hoping one of the colleges just folds and goes "yeah sure" rather than risk being harassed by the alt-right for "rejecting" him and being "woke" or whatever bullshit regardless of the truth. Oh yeah entirely possible someone folds and the grift works even better. My point was at this point his audience is so delusional that he literally has nothing to lose. <cite>Leafeon13N posted [p:965599544] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>xp1337 posted... </cite> <quote>maybe he's hoping one of the colleges just folds and goes "yeah sure" rather than risk being harassed by the alt-right for "rejecting" him and being "woke" or whatever bullshit regardless of the truth.</quote>Oh yeah entirely possible someone folds and the grift works even better. My point was at this point his audience is so delusional that he literally has nothing to lose. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 06/07/22 11:44:41 AM #151:	" watched the video of the incident. The guy wasn't being detained. Were they supposed to run and tackle him? This is one of those situations where hindsight is truly 20/20. If they had chased after him, he would probably just have accelerated his movement into the water. I think they were trying to de-escalate the situation and (a) didn't realize how serious he was about trying to swim across the whole lake and (b) didn't realize just how dangerous the water was (their warnings were all about how he wasn't "allowed" to swim there and not that it's not safe). I think that a lot of people here have "ACAB" so ingrained in their belief system that they automatically assume the actions of every cop are always incorrect. If the cops had physically restrained this guy to prevent him from getting into the water, we'd have a body cam footage of cops assaulting a man who was exercising his right to leave a situation where he was, legitimately, free to go. We'd have people in this thread saying "they didn't know he was actually going to get in the water" and "they were just looking for an excuse to tackle somebody." ACAB isn't supposed to mean "literally every cop is a psychopath." It's supposed to be an evolution of "one bad apple spoils the whole bunch" and I've always thought of it as an indictment of the police unions and systemic forces that conspire to prevent so-called "bad apples" from actually being dealt with and removed. ACAB not because each individual cop is a bad person, but because the system actively doesn't want to remove bad cops. You don't have to trash the actions of every cop to stay consistent with your belief system that "all cops are bad."" ---------------------- This is the first time a liberal has ever explained in a way I can grasp and take legitimately that ACAB is not supposed to mean some literally lunatic mindset regarding police. Article http://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/06/us/tempe-police-suspect-drowning.amp.html --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965614740] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>" watched the video of the incident. The guy wasn't being detained. Were they supposed to run and tackle him? This is one of those situations where hindsight is truly 20/20. If they had chased after him, he would probably just have accelerated his movement into the water. I think they were trying to de-escalate the situation and (a) didn't realize how serious he was about trying to swim across the whole lake and (b) didn't realize just how dangerous the water was (their warnings were all about how he wasn't "allowed" to swim there and not that it's not safe). I think that a lot of people here have "ACAB" so ingrained in their belief system that they automatically assume the actions of every cop are always incorrect. If the cops had physically restrained this guy to prevent him from getting into the water, we'd have a body cam footage of cops assaulting a man who was exercising his right to leave a situation where he was, legitimately, free to go. We'd have people in this thread saying "they didn't know he was actually going to get in the water" and "they were just looking for an excuse to tackle somebody." ACAB isn't supposed to mean "literally every cop is a psychopath." It's supposed to be an evolution of "one bad apple spoils the whole bunch" and I've always thought of it as an indictment of the police unions and systemic forces that conspire to prevent so-called "bad apples" from actually being dealt with and removed. ACAB not because each individual cop is a bad person, but because the system actively doesn't want to remove bad cops. You don't have to trash the actions of every cop to stay consistent with your belief system that "all cops are bad."" ---------------------- This is the first time a liberal has ever explained in a way I can grasp and take legitimately that ACAB is not supposed to mean some literally lunatic mindset regarding police. Article http://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/06/us/tempe-police-suspect-drowning.amp.html </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 06/07/22 5:54:03 PM #152:	https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/economic-issues-top-publics-agenda-poll/story?id=85183412 Gonna be a literal bloodbath --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:965623827] in Politics C... [t:80034584]...</cite> <quote>https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/economic-issues-top-publics-agenda-poll/story?id=85183412 Gonna be a literal bloodbath </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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