Never run for office. I implore you.

I was about to say …

Vox can speak for itself. Big sections of the public knew they were being sold a bill of goods.

Nothing is stopping them from doing it, which is why when the cops get a report of someone pointing a gun at people they have no choice but to assume it’s real (unless it’s obviously shaped like a super soaker). If the person training their gun-shaped object on passersby points the gun at the cops they usually get shot because the cops aren’t willing to bet their life that it’s not some asshole who put orange acrylic paint on the tip of a real gun.

There are some hobbyists that paint their guns to look like a Nerf gun or a Nintendo gun controller. The general consensus is “it would be stupid to take this out anywhere other than the range”. This is much less common than the opposite: toy or pellet guns that look very realistic.

I heard about her video on fucking NPR. Seriously.

All Things Considered did a little piece talking about how long form video essays are becoming more popular, but they concluded by saying that she did a bang-up job and had some good insights.

It’s not a standing ovation, but having NPR run a story on your video and compliment your coverage is pretty damn skippy.

Boneappletea

Ironically, the amount of damage done makes it almost fixable. Trump going so far off the deep end will eventually allow whatever conservative political body forms after he’s out of public life to disavow Trumpism.

Compare the Trump movement to the Tea Party movement and you’ll see what I mean. The Tea Party wasn’t too far away from the existing Republican platform, and the movement was comparatively tame. Because of that, the Republican party would not be able to separate itself from the Tea Party movement if they tried.

It’s technically possible to do that after committing any crime, but under super specific circumstances and it’s a far cry from a “get out of jail free” card.

If you’re legitimately, actually insane when you commit a crime you’ll get sent to a mental hospital instead of prison. The catch is that the hospital will only release you if you’re mentally healthy. That can mean that a person who uses the insanity plea may spend more time in the hospital than they would have in prison.

That’s “the Achiever” with different wording.

Holy fuck, that’s a good move.

“Trust me, bro”.

I wouldn’t call conjecture “good evidence” under any circumstances.

You confidently.stated things as fact without hard evidence.

Noted.

I might be misreading this, but it seems like the ACLU is saying it’s possible, but they don’t have any yard evidence.

Could I bother you for some sauce?

Tony Slugzuto - wait, what was that?

Pepsi and Coke are the same thing!

Wake up, sheeple!

I feel like that was the plot of an old Bond movie.

The ones in their imagination.

“Rage bait with an anti-US agenda” describes a lot of shit on Lemmy.

Nice cock, bro.