throwaway201103

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by throwaway201103 6y ago
Who is the "we" that is giving him more powers? Trump is viscerally hated by the Speaker (2nd in line) and most of the House (they already impeached him once) and a significant portion of the Senate. No way he's getting any e
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
All the people who voted for Trump and who think the vote was rigged feel unheard. Dr. King was quite perceptive.
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
He says things that resonate with their beliefs. America is great, America is good in the world, a strong America is a good thing, get out of foreign wars, get out of bad trade deals, bring back jobs, cut taxes. He did a lot of these things
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
And he'd have had zero supporters at that point. He'd already lost the VP, who refused his request to reject the votes. Absolutely nobody would have stood with him on extending his term as a result of a violent interruption of thi
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
I don't think anyone (certainly not me) is denying some intent of at least a core of instigators to create a disruption, at minimum. They should be identified, charged with their crimes, and stand trial.
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
Because in trying to imagine the worst possible outcome, I still see no way Joe Biden is not sworn in on January 20. I grant you some of the people there may have been under delusions that they could stop it, but it wasn't going to hap
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
It would be a big problem, but I don't think so. It wasn't in the realm of possibility on January 6, but for sake of argument.... Say the entire Sentate and House is wiped out somehow. They are not essential for day to day governa
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
Because if there was one thing it wasn't, it wasn't an "existential threat to the republic." Hyperbole like this make it hard to talk about the rest of it reasonably. It was a protest gone off the rails, with a few bad a
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
After a summer of riots, looting, and violence all across the country, fueled by calls to violence on Twitter and Facebook
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
So the baker can refuse to bake cakes for Democrats?
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
(I can't see the flagged post that's at the top of this subthread so if this is a bit out of context that is why) If the baker thinks it's a message of sin, then what? It's not like selling them a room at a hotel or any
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
No, I mean AWS can choose to not host Parler, so why can't a baker choose to not make a gay wedding cake?
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
You can also choose your baker, so find one who thinks like you do.
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
In both cases it's a matter of being able to choose whether to participate in a message you don't agree with.
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
The various "big provider X boots conservative platform/person Y" are all popping on and off the front page fairly quickly. The comments are mostly what you would predict.
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
"use force to overthrow the election" Which politicians said that?
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
Hilarious how historic government symbols and tradition are suddenly cool again, after a summer of statues, monuments, and buildings being vandalized and toppled.
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
Is the guy in custody? Who is he? What's his background?
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
Likely as not an effigy symbol. Mike Pence was never going to be hanged on the Capitol steps. The guy has Secret Service on him 24x7
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
Maybe it's better that the discussions are happening where they can be seen? The other half of the problem on Wednesday was how unprepared and weakly defended the Capitol was, in light of all this planning was going on on Parler. If it
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
Really, anyone using cloud providers should have at least a plan on a side burner to move to another provider if they have to. We've seen cloud accounts canceled for many reasons, including no discernable reason at at all.
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
It's a big world. Someone will host them.
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
What does this sound like to you? Are you reading "storm the Capitol" in those words?
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
At what point should something like AWS be a "common carrier" though?
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
You see the same unhinged types on left leaning platforms. Online forums attract the fringe loudmouths. Parler is not representative of modern US conservatism. I call myself conservative and I've never in my life visited the site. htt
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
"If you’re really in favor of free speech, then you’re in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favor of free speech." -Noam Chomsky
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
I've just kept going to the gym. If your local gyms are closed, obviously that isn't an option though.
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
So there are clinics everywhere for "testosterone therapy." Is this safe for an older male? What are the long-term effects? I assume it's expensive, like most cosmetic/vanity medicine. How is it different from "roid
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
Pretty much the same for me. I'm mid-50s. Never played sports, never exercised. Wasn't terribly overweight but very "soft." Started lifting weights about 18 months ago. Only exercise I've ever been able to stick wit
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by throwaway201103 6y ago
"If you’re really in favor of free speech, then you’re in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favor of free speech." - Noam Chomsky

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