My_IFAKs___gone

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[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Like either of them ever actually liked each other. Purely a transactional relationship never without an expiration date.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As a reality television show for watchers unaffected by any outcomes, it's a masterpiece. For the psychoneurotic main actors it must be exhilarating. For all the extras it's a special kind of hell where most of the tunnels just lead to more darkness and uncertainty.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Continuum is a tidy lil show addressing this, too. Actually, not so tidy, a bit of a mess. But still entertaining and intriguing at times.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

While I admire your passion, I'd love to see you broaden your perspective and capacity for nuance. You might be surprised at the diversity of thought found among the cadet and officer corps of the US military. If a strong resistance to fascism were to materialize, some of these officers may prove to be the best associates and allies. Lumping them all into the genocidal bigot bin would probably be a misstep for the long term subversive civilian element.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Tell me more about your knowledge of service academy cadets and midshipmen and their personally-held beliefs. Do you work at or near a service academy? How many interactions with cadets have you had in your lifetime? Curious to know why you believe them to be so bigoted.

The cadets that graduated this May enrolled four years ago under a different administration, for what it's worth.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Sorry, my intent was to apply the label of "regulator" to the publicly elected officials and ghouls controlling the course of this legislation (i.e. regulating society). I are engineer, so sometimes I mix my lingo and analogies.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The floodwaters can only be dammed so long before breaking free. Whether that happens via controlled release of pressure or a disastrous blow out is up to the people with the regulatory power. Their failure to address the tide can only end in their painful ruin. For their sake, they better have fast legs if they don't grow some hearts.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)
[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I like how contemporary is more modern than modern.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Wasn't that a Simpsons episode? Wait, no, that was a rocket launch. Which is really ironic now that I think about it because even if it's something as cool as a rocket launch, if it's SpaceX, I will instantly change the channel or avert my eyes because fuck that asshole.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sweet! I can't wait to watch them have a total change of mind and heart as they realize their mistake.

 

A page from The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why by Amanda Ripley

I guess it's not exactly surprising, but it seems to explain a lot of things I'm witnessing in my later adulthood. I've always felt deeply impressed by selfless heroes, but I never really pondered the profile of heroism.

 

Senate Bill 918 would allow children as young as 14 to work overnight shifts.

Currently, teens are prevented from working earlier than 6:30 a.m. or later than 11 p.m.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is in favor of the bill.

“Yes, we had people that left because of those rules, but you’ve also been able to hire other people,” DeSantis said at an immigration panel, according to the network. “And what’s wrong with expecting our young people to be working part-time now? I mean, that’s how it used to be when I was growing up.”

The bill, according to CNN, would also eliminate working time restrictions on 14- and 15-year-olds if they are home-schooled and end guaranteed meal breaks for teens aged 16 and 17.

It went in front of the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee on Tuesday, where it advanced with a 5 to 4 recommendation.

FIXED IT!

 

Five Minnesota Senate Republicans are seeking to dub “Trump derangement syndrome” (TDS), a term coined to describe a form of criticism of President Donald Trump, as an official mental illness recognized under state statute.

Eric Lucero, R-St. Michael, Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa, Nathan Wesenberg, R-Little Falls, Justin D. Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids, and Glenn H. Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe, are the five politicians who drafted the bill that would add the so-called “syndrome” to a lengthy list of definitions related to mental health care in Minnesota.

If passed, a section of a statute that includes definitions for terms including “diagnostic assessment” and “outpatient services” would be appended to add one for TDS. The authors describe TDS as “the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons” in reaction to Trump’s policies.

If something like this passed, wonder how easy it would be for the authorities to confiscate someone's weapons and/or forcibly relocate them to a 'mental asylum' for 'treatment' to cure their 'TDS.' Big 1984 vibes in this bill.

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