Sounds like they want a round of layoffs but don't want to pay severance.
The primary argument against the death penalty are the sheer number of people who were executed in spite of later being found innocent.
Just because it doesn't apply in this particular case doesn't mean anything needs to change.
The legal system does not have 100% accuracy.
On a day when JD Vance effectively admitted to another fabrication, as well.
This not only screams BS but makes me question other similar events which seemed to have perfect timing and a nice photo op.
But then how would I get my breakfast beer? Only at an airport do you get the plausibility of being accustomed to a different time zone.
In all seriousness though, this is the classic "blame the person or the tool" argument.
I've seen this one. This is the one where a bunch of Republicans are like "I'm a never Trumper" and then a month later they're all on the floor kissing his feet.
Someone needs to just start mimicking all this MAGA nonsense à la the Onion, but maybe with more specific references.
"BREAKING: Dozens of lifted pickup trucks covered in cult symbols show up at Trump rally. Parking lot is filled despite only 1-2 people per vehicle. All of them appear to wear identical hats.
Why do these weird sightings only occur at Trump rallies?"
Now for extra fun: consider how different the attacks would be if Kamala Harris were a male candidate, with all other factors as close as possible (age, race, background, etc.)
You wouldn't be hearing about how he "slept his way" to the top. You wouldn't be hearing about how his "handlers" had to feed him information because he isn't capable of debating on his own without prompting. You'd still be hearing a bunch of bullshit, to be sure, but it would be different bullshit.
The next time someone on the right tries to deflect or muddy the water with "bUt caN You eVeN giVe a sPecIfic eXampLe AboUt hOw tHe RePubLican party / MAGA / Trump Is seXiSt?", all you must do is point to the kinds of lies they naturally fell into about Kamala Harris.
What those higher up in the party think of women, and what the rest have chosen to align themselves to, is on full display.
In conclusion, the results support the hypothesis that fecal knives are usually shitty knives
-- the paper, probably
Good thing he gutted Twitter's content moderation teams in the name of "free speech", eh?
If I had a dollar for every time a billionaire loses more money than I could ever dream of because their hubris got in the way or they misunderstood a concept or were just plain dumb -- well, I guess I'd be a billionaire too.
Regulators are politicians. That's literally the point of the comment.
Did you skip over the last part of the comment?
How in the hell have the worst among us consistently been put into positions of power? These folks are an embarrassment to the country.
This is disturbingly accurate.
Oh, I totally agree. My comment was intended more to get away from the idea that these people are simply unintelligent, which I don't think is the case.
100% they have a responsibility to think critically. Conditioning may make that difficult, but a lack of effort would be an entirely different thing.
Regulators! Mount up.
...no, really. Do your jobs and regulate.
We need to get rid of politicians who are bought and paid for by corporations.
Trump's achilles' heel is pride and ego. He surrounds himself with yes-people to constantly stroke that ego.
But he isnt dumb. He must know (maybe deep down) that she got under his skin and as a result she embarrassed him on national TV.
He cannot risk any more detriment to the ego.
"But the TV said it so it's not my fault for saying it again!"
It's kind of like Tucker Carlson's approach with "I'm just asking questions." No, you're spewing bullshit and trying to spin it as curiosity.
Welp, we've already seen plenty from these folks about how they would "lead". No thanks.
(This post was intended for politics@lemmy.world, but as it seems they don't allow text posts, I'm posting it here)
This post will likely not go over well with everyone and some people may not agree with the premise of the question. Mods please remove if not allowed.
I am curious if the MAGA-esque approach to politics is new for the US, or if there have been other examples of similar political movements which may be considered "cult-like". To better define what I mean, here are some examples:
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Large amounts of signs bearing a candidate's name being shown by single individuals (e.g. big trucks covered in Trump signs everywhere)
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Use of a candidate name over the US flag
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Use of a kind of supporter uniform (e.g. the red MAGA hat)
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The "alternative facts" of MAGA, where debate can be impossible because supporters believe anyone who is a detractor must be lying
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In some cases, voter intimidation or coercion from staunch supporters
It seems to me that some of this is new but I'd love to hear other thoughts. I have heard and seen many relatively obvious parallels to German politics in the 20s-40s, but I'm specifically wondering if anything similar has ever been seen in the US before.
I know a lot of people hate this kind of feature, but there are significant reasons why I think it would make Starfield better.
If I'm not wearing one and I leave my ship, I start taking damage if the planet is dangerous. The only way around that is to be in 3rd person while in the ship (aside from the workaround below). There isn't any indication anywhere as to whether or not you are in a spacesuit, besides your menu and 3rd person view. There is no way to know while maintaining immersion.
Bethesda's workaround is to auto-hide spacesuits and helmets in atmo. This sucks, because I personally like tailoring the look of my character to the environment. But more importantly, I want to know that I am wearing a pressure suit if I'm out in a dangerous environment. I don't want it to feel like I'm a freecam wandering around -- I want to feel like I'm slogging along in a freaking spacesuit.
What's really strange is: if you put on the broken Constellation helmet, you can see the tape piece from the inside. It has an overlay! Sadly this works for no other helmet. Did they just abandon making the textures?
A similar annoyance with a related system: the quick menu does not unequip items. This would make it super easy to change between a spacesuit and regular outfit and not deal with more menus.
I figure there will be a mod at least for helmet overlays eventually, but damn is it frustrating that they definitely thought about it and only implemented it for a piece of masking tape.