“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

Polygamy is oppression, as the women don’t have a choice or agency in the relationship.

Polyamory, however, when done ethically, means all parties consent and can leave or modify their relationship with their partner.

Because of the implication that something could go wrong if you didn’t work for them on their boat.

I haven’t checked yet but I spent my evening last night completely rebalancing my 401k and IRA to international stocks and municipal bonds.

If all goes well, my 401k should be executed by now. My IRA I have to do myself but that should be done tomorrow.

This chillingly reminds me of the quote in The Hurt Locker.

“I either defuse the bomb or it’s not my problem anymore.”

If you die, it really isn’t your problem anymore. But if you’re alive, then you have to have food, shelter, and all that annoying stuff.

We need more young people to run in general. They can hire people to handle social media but we need people who are going to be directly impacted by the laws they pass.

You’re hurting a large number of those taxpayers by doing this.

That’s the point. They want to hurt people.

Hope you voted to acquit.

Edit: ducking autocorrect.

Back in the old days of Fark, I remember there used to be a flowchart of people’s reactions to mass shootings:

• Mass shooting happens
• initial reaction: guy is a terrorist Muslim and we need to bomb some country in the middle east.
• news shows it’s a white guy
• “Oh my…how sad. He must have been really struggling.”

I feel like the right has replaced the second step with whatever out group they are trying to target.

Because he didn’t hit a Tesla.

Not forcing the south to pay for reconstruction and not executing traitors was the worst decision we’ve ever made.

This probably the most plausible explanation. We put antibiotics in just about everything. We’re breeding these super bacteria ourselves.

For now.

I hate how “Maybe later” has replaced “No. Don’t ask me again.”

Enshitification at its best.

I’ve been seriously reconsidering my vacation to Mexico scheduled for the second half of this year. I’m Asian and I have no doubt that I will be “randomly selected” to go through extra screening.

Democrats keep thinking diplomacy will work against Republicans. It didn’t work on J6, it didn’t work for 4 years under Biden.

I don’t think so. I just rewatched it. It’s the one where Data finds out something to make himself more human. Picard tells him something profound and moving.

The one where there’s a problem with the holodeck.

I’d say the crime he committed was thinking Trump would keep his promise even after bribing him.

How anyone can trust this motherfucker is beyond me.

I’d be willing to buy one to make it my sole mission to jailbreak it if it hasn’t already. I won’t rest until I have it running crysis.