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octopus_ink,

The Arizona Senate has passed a bill intended to address “anti-God, pro-Marxist ideology” by banning the use of public funds to combat climate change. The bill would also allow Arizona residents to sue any town, city, institution, or public university they believe has violated the provisions of the bill, even if they are not affiliated with it.

What the actual fuck is wrong with Republicans?

What the actual fuck??!!

octopus_ink,

Yes, but it’s a performance they have determined will win them votes. That’s the scary part.

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I read this in the voice of Capt. Raymond Holt.

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Look how fucking many are defending this killer’s house (LOL I forgot that even THIS video ends with the cops just not being able to take it. They really showed that petite young lady with the cardboard sign at the end! Fucking thin skinned powerdrunk assholes.)

Light 'Em Up! (Also thin skinned powerdrunk assholes.)

Jake Tapper: What are Americans to make of these images?

I know there are many, many more. I’m even going to link the bad place because this sub is still the best place I know to see all the REST of the bullshit the cops got up to that year documented.

old.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/

And just because…

Public Enemy - Fight The Power (2020 Remix) feat. Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG & QuestLove youtu.be/nNUl8bAKdi4

octopus_ink,

It really is. I’ll admit, this was not an issue I was strident about prior to 2020. I had a gnawing awareness of a couple specific incidents, but everything around George Floyd really opened my eyes. It felt like everyone who paid even a little bit of attention got on the same page for awhile - and then nearly everyone seemed to forget…

octopus_ink,

Even this video ends with police escalation and instigation of physical conflict. That was a very threatening cardboard sign, I guess.

octopus_ink,

They voted back in all the same leadership at an election not long after. Having made that decision, I find this to be less surprising than it might have been.

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There have been numerous studies debunking links between violent video games and violence. This is the 80’s Satanic Panic all over again with a different wrapper and target.

400 police failed them, not activision. Then they voted for the same leadership at the next election. It’s like everyone from the first responders onward just takes turns reacting to this shooting in head scratching ways.

octopus_ink,

Ah, I misunderstood the point you were making, I apologize for my assumptions.

Much as I hate ads (and especially targeted ads which involve datamining by corporations), I’m still not convinced this is something that can win in court, but I do see the distinction you are drawing.

ElleGray, to random
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All I saw was sandwich for at least 15 seconds

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My thought process:

“What else would you notice? That’s a huge sandwich. Is there something else I’m missing? Is she someone famous to other people? OOOOOHH!”

Ron DeSantis' new target in his 'war on woke'? Colors, apparently (www.msnbc.com)

As part of DeSantis’ “Freedom Summer” initiative, the state’s transportation secretary, Jared W. Perdue, announced earlier this month that bridges in the state will have no choice but to be illuminated in red, white and blue from Memorial Day through Labor Day....

octopus_ink,

Sorry, not trying to be spammy it just hit my front page twice, and I have the same response both times! :)

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/29df9b19-5814-44de-b2d0-542d7dc1e5c6.png

octopus_ink,

Maybe transparent is maximum effort? (I have no idea, I’m just guessing.)

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😆

With absolute sincerity my username is totally random. I wanted to pick something with zero connotations/implications (as far as I know) and that I’d not used previously.

octopus_ink,

LOL! (I assume)

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It’s insane this shit has been going on for so long and we just never really address it…

Go watch ANY black comedian from any period of time. They’ve been telling us all along. Police just wait for everyone to move on to other things again and then it’s business as usual.

I know Dave Chappelle has got his own issues these days, but watch Chappelle’s Show sometime - a show that’s gotta be about 30 years old now. Not just the skits about police, but the throwaway lines sprinkled in just about every episode. Look for clips of RIchard Pryor on youtube… I even remember Redd Foxx getting in on it.

I wish we could see a big major event where there’s a watershed moment and immediate change, but I don’t think we’ll get that. If we were going to, 2020 would have been it. Instead we got headlines such as, “Protests about police brutality are met with wave of police brutality across US.”

The cameras everywhere are the difference now. They are clearly not solving everything immediately, but at this point their ability to go back to “business as usual” is going to come to an end, and soon, just as it becomes more and more common for police lies to end up costing cities money.

What I do think we’ll get is that policing looks very different twenty years from now than it does now. Frustratingly slow, but I do believe it will happen. 🤞

octopus_ink,

This better not awaken something in me.

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So, anyone think the supposed non-fascist Republicans are gonna look back on the past few years and decide maybe this time they should do something about it before it gets out of hand?

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/ec43337a-843b-4227-acb4-c4c96bdcdf28.jpeg

Sorry if it was too early for such a riproaring joke!

octopus_ink,

So 85% of cops are not to be trusted. That tracks, IMO.

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