When you daily-carry, the weapon becomes just like a key-ring, phone, or wallet. Why do you think so many people bring their gun to the airport? Because they fucking forgot they had the thing.
Expecting someone to be ever-vigilant and ever-responsible is not the product of critical thinking.
While for many it’s obvious how serious Trump’s declining mental capacity has become, for too many Americans that reality has not yet broken through. The media continues to treat Trump like a normal candidate; many Americans have baked Trump’s bizarre behavior into their perceptions of him; and many take right-wing lies...
There is no such thing as a non-Jewish Israeli citizens. Can an Arab “citizen” buy land anywhere they wish? Can an Arab “citizen” repatriate refugee relatives? Can an Arab “citizen” commemorate the Nakba free of government discrimination? Can a political party that advocates equal rights for Arabs seat members in the Knesset?
You don’t get to celebrate diversity in an Apartheid State.
How you define Jewish is irrelevant. They are the only people with full Israeli citizenship. Israel has racist laws, discriminatory policy, and separate services, like schools. A non-Jew has fewer rights in Israel. You can obfuscate, but you can’t argue.
So investors will buy the chain, take out huge loans to pay themselves, and bring in management to cut jobs, close locations, and skimp quality all to make that payment.
Capitalism is much efficient, so economy, and many value.
Yesterday, Brian Dorsey was executed for a crime he committed in 2006. By all accounts, during his time in prison, he became remorseful for his actions and was a “model prisoner,” to the point that multiple corrections officers backed his petition for clemency....
I don’t oppose the death penalty because nobody deserves to be killed. I oppose it because our justice system isn’t up to determining who does and who doesn’t.
There are too many arbitrary factors that make the difference between death penalty and life. The race, sex, and gender of the victim and the accused; the political ambition of the prosecutor; the geographic location of the crime; and the resources of the accused.
And this wonderful system wastes millions and millions of dollars that could address some of the root causes of crime and violence.
This is one of those articles that’s dishonest enough to state a rumor as fact, but honest enough to provide the weak evidence for these claims in the body.
You would expect some kind of weasel words like “claims source”, but nope. They back up the claim that an Iranian general was the “Architect” of Oct7 with the fact that official Iranian sources praised his work with Iran proxies in their statement about his death. What would be extraordinary is if an Iranian General didn’t have dealings with that countries proxies.
Iran may well have had advanced knowledge of the attack, or direct involvement. To believe that though, we need evidence. This ain’t that.
One of the most common mistakes is assuming that political opponents are ignorant. If only they had the right education; consumed the right media; or had the correct experience, they’d surely see things properly. The error is believing that we arrived at our values through reason. Values like hierarchy or equity are adopted by...
Nearly six months after actor Danny Masterson was convicted of sexually assaulting two fellow members of the Church of Scientology, lawyers for his victims filed a document that contained a stunning new allegation against the faith....
Since Scientology has so much money, why does their headquarters look like a cheap Florida motel next to the interstate that just got a fresh paint job after the police had a shootout with a barricaded meth head?
The part that stuck with me was how Minderbinder was a patriot. He didn’t see any conflict between profiteering and being a loyal American. Even when that meant plain treason.
Contrast this with Harry Truman. A lawmaker who made his name investigating “war profiteering”. Truman became a Senator because he had the backing of the notoriously corrupt Missouri political machine headed by the boss Pendergast. Truman was nicknamed “the Senator from Pendergast”.
Truman himself wasn’t corrupt. But he was a poor businessman, and maybe that makes him the least American of all.
This is not ironic or hypocritical. Ben-Gurion simply came from a time where colonization wasn’t a dirty word. Why wouldn’t Zionists speak speak the plain truth?
England, America, and even Nazi Germany supported Zionism as antisemitic policy to keep Jews from immigrating and encourage their Jewish citizens to leave. That’s the real hypocrisy.
Nothing to See Here, Just a GOP Politician Leaving a Loaded 9-mm Glock in the Bathroom of the Colorado State Capitol (www.vanityfair.com)
Link to archived article
Trump’s Brain Is Not Okay (ghostarchive.org)
While for many it’s obvious how serious Trump’s declining mental capacity has become, for too many Americans that reality has not yet broken through. The media continues to treat Trump like a normal candidate; many Americans have baked Trump’s bizarre behavior into their perceptions of him; and many take right-wing lies...
I believe in another Israel – one not defined by Benjamin Netanyahu and his cronies (www.theguardian.com)
The Israel that I meet every day is made up of people who want to forge a path towards peace and security for all...
Blackstone is said to be pursuing a purchase of Jersey Mike's for around $8 billion (www.restaurantbusinessonline.com)
Now in colour! (slrpnk.net)
Why Aerosexuality Should Be An Accepted Part of LGBTIQ+ (sh.itjust.works)
(This is a repost of an older Reddit thread)...
Threat of Iranian attack on Israel is 'real and credible', says White House (www.bbc.com)
Tensions are high over the possibility Iran will retaliate for an air strike that killed senior Iranian commanders nearly two weeks ago....
YeAh WhOs Da CrOoK nOw LiBs (midwest.social)
The strings on this fan show which string does what (lemmy.world)
Brian Dorsey Deserved to Die
Yesterday, Brian Dorsey was executed for a crime he committed in 2006. By all accounts, during his time in prison, he became remorseful for his actions and was a “model prisoner,” to the point that multiple corrections officers backed his petition for clemency....
Life? What do you mean? This ain't life, it's surviving (lemmy.world)
We all deserve to thrive, not just survive. (Sometimes even less then that)
A new flavor of conspiracy just dropped (lemmy.world)
How do you play classic Mortal Kombat?
Trump positions himself as a "modern day Nelson Mandela" in Truth Social rant (www.salon.com)
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fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves... (lemmy.world)
One of the most common mistakes is assuming that political opponents are ignorant. If only they had the right education; consumed the right media; or had the correct experience, they’d surely see things properly. The error is believing that we arrived at our values through reason. Values like hierarchy or equity are adopted by...
Scientology tried to 'derail' star's rape trial by harassing prosecutor, suit says; church calls claim 'false' (www.latimes.com)
Nearly six months after actor Danny Masterson was convicted of sexually assaulting two fellow members of the Church of Scientology, lawyers for his victims filed a document that contained a stunning new allegation against the faith....
Joseph Heller tried to warn us of MBA's when he wrote the character Milo Minderbinder
Everything is for the good of the enterprise, even if you have to bomb your own camp
Morality isn't a team: it's the ball. (lemmy.world)
Low Dust Formula (lemmy.world)
Gamer Gatekeeping (lemmy.world)
Title (reddthat.com)
Ben Gurion, founder of Israel, admits having stolen land from Arabs and that's there's no reason for arabs to make peace. See more of his behaviour on this article (en.m.wikipedia.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/13965815...
Saber Interactive CEO Says KOTOR Remake Is 'Alive and Well' (www.ign.com)