That’s typically in the midst of imminent armed violence, however.

Oui.

If there’s an actual debate you’ve got to define terms. People’s definitions of ‘leftist’ can be pretty wild, especially if the debate is between an American and… mostly anyone outside America.

I have seen people waxing poetic about Imperial Japan and the Jakarta Method who consider themselves leftist, while at the same time associate outright NazBols with the left.

So ‘what do you actually mean by tankie/liberal?’ will usually cut through a lot of debate perv noise.

A fundamental disagreement on a foundational principle is going to be a hurdle, indeed.

I like her, and we also share some common ground. I am only interest in having sex with her. (I’m also not interested in any friendship).

Sort these sentences out for yourself.

You’ve made a throwaway account to make a thread about it and discuss.

So just as a counterpoint: Have you considered you do have interest in friendship and that’s intimidating?

Obligatory Cody Johnson on the Babylon Bee: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KSXKzPOcYDU

Of course Babylon Bee chooses to take aim at people calling each other Nazis.

Fictional characters! Am I getting through to you at all?

This bill explicitly excludes batteries and storage of power. This just makes it so solar companies have to match their production with fossil fuel purchases.

It is to stop or slow expansion of renewables, as companies will essentially have to additionally and directly invest in fossil fuels to expand their industry.

From what I understand the transphobic comment from nutomic was from a publicized DM. So it’s a stretch, in that sense, to seek defederating an instance over it, as the ban is justified to begin with.

I am always so glad to see Matt and Ian still at it. Mac Hall were the days.

I still have a tick where I rate the shelterability of nooks and crannies in public spaces. Dry stairwell here, unlocked gate there, and so on.

It’s an odd feeling, being a homeowner these many years later.

I remember petting what I thought was my cat’s paw in the early morning hours once. Nope. She just left a mouse head on my pillow.

the rate (i.e percent) priests abuse.

damn does that church know how to run a cover up

You might say there is a discrepancy between actual rate and reported rate.

That’d be vanguardism. But that’s a component of Leninism, which is itself subset of Marxism.

A part of a part of Marxism probably shouldn’t be a working definition of the whole.

What makes a man, Mr. Lebowski? Is it being prepared to do the right thing, whatever the cost? Isn’t that what makes a man?’

(Endless) Knot Cornell.

Hmm.

I read this thread title in Alex Jones.

If history is any precedent I think ICE agents will pivot to claiming anti-communism as a defense and be just fine.

I had an elected official chuck pens at the HR lady and reference her recent weight loss during a training about professional behavior in the workplace. Unironically. But the HR lady laughed it off and then kind of flirted with the elected official and a program manager.

He was already on the way out but it did provide a good orientation for the workplace culture.