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Honestly!!
Conspiracy theorists claim Texas snow is fake:
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Conspiracy theorists claim Texas snow is fake:
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And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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Túrin Turambar wrote:CPAC has cancelled scheduled speaker rapper Young Pharaoh over anti-Semitic tweets. The theme of CPAC this year is "America uncancelled".
Sunny, it's like they're trying to outdo the crazy. He-who-must-not-be-named has his followers believing noting is real.
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Ah, this explains the golden calf jokes this morning.
Golden Trump statue turns heads at CPAC
Golden Trump statue turns heads at CPAC
Zegan says every aspect of the statue -- which puts Trump in a suit jacket, American-flag-themed shorts and flip-flop sandals -- is intended to be symbolic
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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It should be likened to the worshipping of the golden calf.
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Minnesota's state supreme court has ruled that it's not a felony to rape someone who's passed out drunk as long as you didn't get her drunk without her consent. In passing they note that this also means that if you're having a medical operation for which you agree to be anesthetized, and the doctor molests you while you're unconscious, that's also not a felony.
https://www.mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/me ... 032421.pdf
And the court's textual argument isn't entirely unreasonable -- it basically comes down to one extra comma in the relevant law -- even though the court allows that a "commonsense understanding" of the law would lead to a different result.
When was that law passed? I may have missed it, but the ruling doesn't appear to say. Recently enough that we could just ask the legislators if that's what they meant to do?
https://www.mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/me ... 032421.pdf
And the court's textual argument isn't entirely unreasonable -- it basically comes down to one extra comma in the relevant law -- even though the court allows that a "commonsense understanding" of the law would lead to a different result.
When was that law passed? I may have missed it, but the ruling doesn't appear to say. Recently enough that we could just ask the legislators if that's what they meant to do?
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So, never have surgery in Minnesota. Check.
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was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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The Fuck. I thought it was one of the sane states.
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YIKES. That's awful. And what if someone has a stroke? Epilepsy? Passes out (not due to alcohol)? geez.
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You don't consent to a stroke. I guess that's the logic? If you signed the papers for anesthesia you implicitly consented to off-the-record procedures?
The state legislature needs to fix that asap.
The state legislature needs to fix that asap.
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Yes, I realize one doesn't consent to a stroke, but if a creep happens upon a poor unconscious person might they say they thought the victim was drunk/passed out.
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The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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Omg! I saw the headlines about the attack but didn't realize that someone was killed.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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2 people. An officer and the suspect.
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So, this guy talks a lot about dietary issues, but this video goes so far beyond that - into opioid use, social media, etc. It's nothing new exactly but it is presented in a very stark way.
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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Florida House of Representative passes bill prohibiting transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams.
That's bad enough, but then there's this:
"The legislation has been among the most controversial of the session, generating hours of debate over amendments. House Republicans voted down 18 amendments offered by Democrats on the floor on Tuesday. Those included changes that would have carved out elementary and middle school children from the bill, prohibited genital inspections or codified the current Florida High School Athletic Association guidelines into law."
So if this bill is signed into law, a girl who plays high school sports in Florida, upon having her sex challenged (by other players? by the coach of an opposing team?) could be required to expose herself (and who gets to "inspect"?) if she wished to keep playing.
I think there's a word for someone who forces kids to show their genitals to adults.
That's bad enough, but then there's this:
"The legislation has been among the most controversial of the session, generating hours of debate over amendments. House Republicans voted down 18 amendments offered by Democrats on the floor on Tuesday. Those included changes that would have carved out elementary and middle school children from the bill, prohibited genital inspections or codified the current Florida High School Athletic Association guidelines into law."
So if this bill is signed into law, a girl who plays high school sports in Florida, upon having her sex challenged (by other players? by the coach of an opposing team?) could be required to expose herself (and who gets to "inspect"?) if she wished to keep playing.
I think there's a word for someone who forces kids to show their genitals to adults.
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That's not even an accurate tell. 46XY can look like a girl if there's a mutation on the Y chromosome. And some genitalia are ambiguous. It's not common, but neither is transgenderism.
I realize, of course, that none of these laws targeting trans people, and transwomen and girls in particular, have anything to do with biology.
I realize, of course, that none of these laws targeting trans people, and transwomen and girls in particular, have anything to do with biology.
When you can do nothing what can you do?
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No, they are a way to avoid helping the majority of citizens through being horrible to a minority. Historically, it has worked for the perpetrators briefly before blowing up into the faces of absolutely everybody.
Also, not even a karyotype is 100% conclusive, because mosaics.
Also, not even a karyotype is 100% conclusive, because mosaics.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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The perpetrator of the Indiana FedEx facility shooting which killed eight people was an obsessive My Little Pony fan.
I have tried to write some sort of response to all this. I've got nothing.
Apparently My Little Pony fandom is riddled with white nationalism and far-right extremism.Posts on Brandon Hole’s since-taken-down Facebook page appear to indicate he was a member of the “Bronies” community — a group of mostly adult men who are extreme fans of the kiddie toys and animated television show, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Some members are sexually attracted to the characters, while the group also has allegedly displayed far-right tendencies.
“I hope that I can be with Applejack [the main character] in the afterlife, my life has no meaning without her,” Hole wrote on his Facebook page at 10:19 p.m. Thursday, less than an hour before his rampage began, the outlet reported.
I have tried to write some sort of response to all this. I've got nothing.
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Perhaps confirmation bias comes into play?
In a society built on deceit, telling truth is a seditious act
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My kids watch My Little Pony. Once you get past the pink it's a nice little show about friendship and social skills. My kids are also the target audience. As for bronies...I got nothing. I knew of them because I spend too much time on the internet but I'm not going to let some weirdos on the net ruin the fun for my naive kids.
When you can do nothing what can you do?