States' Rights is a euphemism for the reactionary cause du jour. You can call them out for a contradiction, but at best they will just ignore you because they know and we know they're not talking about or concerned with the rights of states vs. federal mandate. Then there's always the threat that they will drop the euphemism and say that they want to punish promiscuous women and trans deviants. Trump has largely proven that the right doesn't have to watch its mouth near as much as they used to think. Rather than abandon their political identity, the majority of the "moderate" right will go along with the new framing. The only ones who lose out in this shift in rhetoric are women and trans people, who are now directly and publicly targeted not just by the reactionary fringes but by the right as a whole.

If you're wondering, yes, I absolutely lifted most of this from the Alt-Right Playbook, "The Death of a Euphemism"

2024 is going great, and I can't wait for things to get even better in October!

oh shit we're all going to die, aren't we

isn't it only Empress at this point, which is the entire reason why she is tolerated?

The problem is that this is a strategy, and it might work. The judge is showing signs of exasperation. The defense is laying the grounds for an appeal based on judicial bias. Viewed in that light, each time the judge interjects out of annoyance or exasperation is citable evidence. It's funny, but it is also rather dangerous.

I like how the article skims over the real reasons for the increase in piracy: fracturization of services means more expense for less of the content that I want, constantly raising prices (Hulu alone is $18 a month now) trying to force me onto ad supported plans, and there's still ads all over everything anyway.

so you say you always bring an empty cooler with you on a first date. that's interesting

if George Santos breathes, it's a lie. what I want to know is how he is still in Congress, voting

what are the exact numbers for the next Powerball drawing, in winning order?

...don't fuck with me, genie, I got problems.

so what you're saying is there are clubs where I can find nazis, and punch them

I love how this is the first post on any social media that I've seen about this "debate." Willful stupidity is going to kill us all

Yes, and please back up as much as possible while you're there. If they take it from us, we build our own Internet Archive, with blackjack and hookers.