[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 9 points 1 week ago

And we provide Israel weapons to bomb Gaza.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 10 points 2 weeks ago

Also violating their consent.

Every time I make them put their shoes on. Make them do their homework. Eat their vegetables. Be home at a certain time.

Parenting is all about violating consent. Children get input, not veto rights.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 9 points 2 weeks ago

That seems incredibly unlikely.

Once again, I long for precidented times.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 9 points 1 month ago

Do you think the news just appears on webpages for us to consume?

Particularly in the case of investigative journalism, there is a skill involved in writing the stories, and it consumes the time and effort of many people.

Charging money for your work is not "gatekeeping." It's how you keep eating.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 9 points 1 month ago

We hope. Whoever actually pushes the buttons might not understand the proper order of things.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 9 points 1 month ago

The 90's kids who bypass the old rules are the same ones trying to implement new rules.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 9 points 1 month ago

Contrary to the narrative, you don't become a billionaire by taking risks.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago

I'm reminded of a line from Yes, Minister.

If you're going to do this damn stupid thing, so do it in this damn stupid way.

If they actually wanted this to work, they world have given people some time to get their shit in order.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago

And now they are gonna get away with this, too.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago

Just like he was counting on China you need us more than we need them.

I really hate people who are constitutionally unable to negotiate in good faith.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago

This is how you know the Navy isn't like Star Trek.

[-] SaltSong@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

of course he ducking does. If he didn't, the court would have to try to impose some kind of penalty, and they know as well as any of us that they have no actual power to do so.

Ten gets you twenty that the man in question is already a corpse. Probably been dead since the judge ordered him returned. If it ever comes to it, it will be revealed that he died in an accident, and the courts will take a moment to wag their finger at Trump.

And that will be that.

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