[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 47 points 2 weeks ago

A kid with his whole life in front of him is dead because some wannabe cop decided it was his duty to guard the parking lot that nobody asked him to guard.

And the icing on the cake: he did this while his own son was in martial arts class. Now this asshat is likely going to prison (there's witnesses and video surveillance and he's not a cop so he will get some kind of prison time) and his own son is going to miss out on having his dad in his life.

This country has a fucking problem. We sold our soul to capitalism and this is what happens. There's no hope for meaningful legislation. Any systemic reform that might hurt an industry with enough money has no hope.

But hey, thoughts and prayers, and all that bullshit

[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 62 points 3 weeks ago

But God forbid you kneel during the anthem...

[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 82 points 1 month ago

In case anyone forgot, ACAB

Does anyone think the officers who did this are going to face legal consequences? Does anyone think they feel a shred of remorse for what they did? Does anyone think that after they come back from their paid leave that any of their fellow officers are going to speak out against their return?

No?

ACAB. Fuck them all.

[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 month ago

All work is not degrading. Underpaid work is degrading.

Hyperbole will just undercut valid arguments and convince people they don't need to tune in

[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 month ago

I feel bad for the people who didn't vote for this guy, but are stuck there and have to pay the price for these shitty decisions.

Also, let's not forget that DeSantis can't do anything unilaterally. A whole legislature made this possible.

[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 month ago

Girl Scouts USA has always been a completely separate organization with no affiliation to Boy Scouts of America

[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 month ago

Imagine saying this at a Civil Rights sit-in in the 60s

[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 78 points 1 month ago

Fuck these counter-protestors. I hope the reporters press charges. It really seems like the majority of the violence is started by the counter-protestors, but apparently this is what Zionism is all about.

[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 months ago

I have lived in Texas my whole life. My knee jerk reaction is no, absolutely not.

First off, what part of Texas?Texas is a huge state with several metro areas, smaller cities, and lots of rural areas. Eas h has their own quirks.

There are parts of Texas that are so racist that POCs shouldn't drive there at night. There are parts that are as progressive as any other metro area in America (at least within the limitations of the state government). There are parts that are essentially artist communes. Texas is huge and diverse. No one viewpoint can capture it all.

[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 59 points 3 months ago

Holy shit I can't imagine the sheer terror. One second you're just doing your normal work commute, the next you just fell a hundred feet into freezing water. Without reacting immediately you're probably trapped in your car from the water pressure. Shit shit shit

[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 46 points 3 months ago

Vaccines? PARENTS CHOICE, CONSEQUENCES BE DAMNED

Social media? TOO DANGEROUS TO LET PARENTS DECIDE

[-] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 47 points 4 months ago

Streisand effect in 3...2...1...

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