ChonkyOwlbear

God Thinks by Aurelio Voltaire

"God is a liberal, God is a democrat

God wants you to vote Republican

Never trust a man who puts his words in the mouth of God

And says it's absolute truth

It's lies and it smells like death

It's all in a days work taking money from the poor

Why do you think that God

Would need your dirty money if you want to start a holy war?"

Also

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback

Cairo, IL (Population 1,505)

I wish

I worked gate security at a baseball stadium. Right next to where I stood there were two huge signs reading "No Smoking" and "No Re-entry". Guess what questions I got asked all day.

The only ethical consumption under capitalism is eating a billionaire.

I touched on one of my pet theories as well; the Constitution was written assuming dueling would be a safety valve. Holding office was originally limited to land-holding men, so the high class. They were mostly the only ones that did dueling back then. It was technically illegal, but it was a law for the common folks. At the time dueling was often done with pistols, which was paradoxically safer than swords. A duel with a sword always ended with blood. A pistol duel could end with both parties missing (often intentionally) and be considered a finished matter. Both parties would agree to a compromise that preserved the honor of each.

It sounds insane, but I suggest bringing back dueling. Just for federal elected officials though. Just the threat of a duel would make the assholes who take office just to enrich themselves run for the hills. They would never actually put their own ass on the line. You would actually have to believe in something enough to die for it to take office.

No system of rules or laws can fully account for people acting in bad faith.

I think the founding fathers counted on social shame to limit bad faith actors in government. A dishonorable person used to become a social pariah and might even get killed in a duel back in the 18th century. People wouldn't associate with them, sign a contract with them, or lend them money. But now?

We got the lion ass.

University of Chicago I think.

When I was in college the biology department got donated half of a lion for dissection by veterinary students. We got the back half. I feel like that said something significant about the quality of my education.

Being in a functional union was nice while it lasted.