At this piont, me too I guess. I don’t like to be accelerationist, but what other options are there? There isn’t enough coordination for a general strike, and they’ve been making moves this entire time to weaken voting rights and install their cohorts in positions of power over the voting system. What now?

I mean, not especially as far as guns go. It’s not like gun violence/negligence impacts my life constantly. The only reason I even own any guns beyond a few heirlooms is because of the rise of fascism and the fact that most gun nuts are right there with them. In my opinion and experience, there are larger issues with the US that feed gun violence and suicides, like the lack of social safety nets, public transit, rugged individualism, and the lack of representation in government. I’m not defending the absurd amount of guns in this country, and if there ever is a thoughtful approach to reducing the amount of guns in personal possession, I am all for it. I enjoy target practice, mostly with a 22 rifle, and would be perfectly fine with visiting a properly regulated range to rent a rifle and plink some targets.

All my guns are unloaded and in a safe, and my ammo is in a separate safe. Some people are complete idiots though and in a country with such liberal gun policies, this is the result. I am all for sensible gun control, and I hope this dumbass never gets their hands on another one, but knowing this country she still won’t fail a background check.

I was talking with someone yesterday that had a giant Trump sign in his yard well after the last election. Sign was taken down months ago and he was saying the he doesn’t even want to vote anymore because he doesn’t want to be responsible for who gets into office. That’s not an insignificant change. I live in the south and I have only heard one person saying anything remotely positive about him out loud, and they had to state that it wasn’t all good in the same sentence. Trump does not have the support he did when elected because these people sleep waling through life are waking up to at least a measure of reality.

Thanks, I really appreciate the insight!

Ah, thanks for that! Would it be similar to hosting an instance?

Dang, I honestly have no idea what any of this means.

That’s not unfair, just pointing out that they have more than one long standing ally in the west.

Can’t talk about Israel’s history and leave the Brits out.

That depends. On most modern vehicles, the front brakes do the majority of braking. Cut the rear brake line and you may get several presses at what feels like adequate pressure, but when the master cylinder runs dry and sucks in air past the piston, no more brakes. Who knows without being there, but it’s definitely possible, especially for someone that doesn’t drive often or doesn’t notice a pedal feeling slight off. I have had people come in and hand me a brake pad that fround so thin it slipped out of the bracket. People can be oblivious sometimes.

Apparently there are about 1.4 million Jewish people in NYC, or about 14% of the population, so yeah, it’s sizeable. I’m not defending them at all, it just grates me that people just gloss over what I feel are important details.

Sure, but does New Orleans have a large jewish population? NYC historically does, so it’s no surprise there is influence. Israel can burn imo but I’m not shocked that somewhere with a high percentage of jewish people would have a parade in support of Israel, especially considering the work Israel does to push the connection between judaism and Israel.

That’s pretty reductionist.

It’s not about doing those things, it’s about winning an election so you can get a nice sized grift going from inside public office.

Did the markets close for the weekend? Guess what, there’s a deal and it’s incredible! Did the markets open for the week? Oh no, there’s no deal, we’re gonna obliterate them! Ad nauseaum

Most of it goes to the companies running the cameras from what I’ve seen.

Infectious disease spreading and evolving is bad for all of us regardless of the country.

Wiring diagrams aren’t text, so there are probably images throughout.

I don’t think I’m being the slightest bit pessimistic. These fucks are wiping their ass with the consitution every day, and do you think the Supreme Court is going to stop them? The consitution, every amendment, and every law are only words if they aren’t upheld. We are the ones bound, they are the ones protected.

Oh, well, since it’s in the constitution I guess we’ll be fine! Worked well so far.