In theory, the election cycle acts as that mechanism and they’d fail to get reelected. However, a combination of the 2-party-system and general voters’ apathy when it comes to politics means that in the vast majority of cases an incumbent just needs to slap a D or R next to their name and they’re in office for as long as they want.

Because there’s just enough “plausible deniability” that they could face costly legal challenges by oligarchs who have endless money to throw at bogus claims

Many people sincerely believe certain kinds of labor to be valued at less than the cost of a decent human livelihood.

^ Classic white person giving lectures about racism and how they’re actually the victim of it.

Excuse me, sir! Your privilege is showing.

Stop being dramatic. You took a statement about white people being accustomed to cooperating with the police and turned it into “people hate me because I’m white”.

For at least the time being, we have the right to remain silent through the 5th amendment. Providing false information can incriminate you. Providing no information at all cannot (exceptions may be providing personal identification, licenses and registrations, look up your local laws). Know your rights and exercise them.

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice

Were you ever really an ally though? Seems like you’re looking for an excuse not to be.

Why world it be?

Our government leans heavily on decorum and good faith. Trump’s success has been due to his refusal to adhere to decorum and good faith. Our system doesn’t know how to handle that other than shaming and shaking fists so Trump gets free reign to do whatever he wants.

While the whole situation is shitty, I find it hard to believe a massive company would shut down services for 12 hours, losing millions in revenue and likely millions of users, all as a PR stunt for a foreign leader.

It’s almost like the vow he made to protect the constitution just yesterday was completely empty and meaningless.

Fold it tip-to-crust with the sauce side facing out and then eat it from the middle-out.

This guy looks like he’s 60 cosplaying as a 20 year old

Finally free from the Golden Handcuffs, I’d use my extra time to do something I’ve always wanted, like music production, which would also inevitably be taken over by AI.

If we’re talking 90+ percentile then no question I’d go with smarts and use it to have a big impact on some field of science. Otherwise I’d probably still pick smarts but it’s more of a tossup.

This country makes me sick to my stomach. What a fucking joke.

Will they though? Biden was pitching a public option to compete with the other MFA candidates in 2020. He hasn’t uttered a single word about it since he was nominated.

No, I hope they never find him.

My partner and I joke that they’re the BMWs of electric vehicles. I once saw a 1-star review on an Electrify America station by a Tesla driver who was freaking out about the station not being compatible with their car and whining about how it should be because Teslas are the most common EVs on the road and how they’re never going to patronize Electrify America again. Meanwhile, there’s a Tesla charging station just a few blocks away that has at least a dozen available spots whereas the Electrify America stations only have four.

Stardew Valley.