birb_cromble
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birb_cromble
2d ago
This was in the Dearborn area, as well.
Dearborn, which is in Michigan, where the "Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot" occurred.
I can either assume that Michigan is a hotbed of violent radicalism, or I can assume that the local Field office likes to game metrics.
The latter seems easier for me to believe.
birb_cromble
4d ago
cases of genuine self-defense seem to be massively outnumbered by instances of simian chest-beating that got out of hand or someone pulling a gun to win an argument
Every time I've looked into this, the most noteworthy thing has been the vast variance in definitions used by the entities who are doing the counting. It's usually blatantly biased, to the point where I can probably tell you roughly what the definitions are going to be just by looking at the funding sources of the group in question.
The numbers that best correspond to my intuitive understanding of "self defense" come from Lott, and they suggest that the exact opposite of what you propose is true.
Out of curiosity, what numbers are you using as a basis for your statement, and what definitions are being used to calculate those numbers?
birb_cromble
4d ago
is there any strategy for preventing mouse infiltration permanently?
Pet cats really seem to keep the numbers down. Not only do they eat the brave ones, but the smart ones pick up their scent and leave.
birb_cromble
6d ago
even Bush Jr. seems to have a better reputation nowadays
It has been my experience that Bush II has a better reputation among the "respectability" wing of the GOP, who seem to sincerely believe that if only Trump had been more like Romney in 2020, the loss would have been closer, and they could have lost again in 2024, instead of being saddled with a GOP president in the current year.
Among the rank and file of "occasional voters" that form a lot of Trump's base, Reagan is a remote, vague, yet positive figure who hearkens back to a time when America Still Had Balls.
birb_cromble
9d ago
seems to genuinely regret not settling down earlier
attempting to make amends.
keep naked women in cages downstairs plus bona fide BDSM nuns of uncertain denomination(this is not a joke). The whole place isn't quite Eyes Wide Shut
I feel like one of these things is not precisely like the others. Perhaps I simply don't understand British culture.
birb_cromble
10d ago
Enough NA beers do that I won't risk it while performing.
Now, after a long day outside in the summer? You bet I'll sit down and read the label to find out.
birb_cromble
11d ago
Did you think last week's post was boo outgroup?
birb_cromble
11d ago
Wheat actually. Apparently some forms of arthritis can cause your body to see certain wheat proteins and start producing the antibodies that attack connective tissue.
These days I try to avoid anything with wheat as much as possible, and that goes double if I'm playing out. The small joints in my hands are one of the first things to stiffen up.
birb_cromble
11d ago
I love it, but I'm also allergic to it.
Diet coke is sugar free, so it's the least of the various evils if I can't get get an iced tea.
birb_cromble
11d ago
The story he gives behind the Nazi tattoo (described as a skull-and-crossbones; I would suspect specifically a Nazi Totenkopf) is he was in the Marines, on leave in Croatia, and got drunk and got it
As I read this, I oscillate between sarcastically saying "this is the kind of congressman we need" and unironically saying "this is the kind of congressman we need".
I've never been in a state where I'm compelled to write Schrodinger's shitpost before.
birb_cromble
11d ago
I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs, and I try to keep my sugar intake under 20g/day.
A diet coke when I'm playing a gig is necessary, or people will try to buy me booze.
Due to years of accumulated physical trauma, I have some teeth on one side that are in rough shape, and my dentist has determined that one of them needs to come out and get replaced by an implant.
Does anyone have any recovery tips? I'm trying to maximize my rate of healing and bone mass retention. The dentist will be doing a bone graft after the extraction.
I've collected the following recommendations so far:
- Stay hydrated
- No aspirin for at least three days.
- No straws for two weeks.
- No carbonated beverages for two weeks.
- No lifting or running for at least three days.
- Increase calcium intake.
- Increase magnesium intake.
- Increase vitamin c intake.
- Increase protein (specifically collagen) intake.
- Get a lot of sleep.
- No coke or Pepsi for eight weeks, since phosphoric acid can mess with calcium absorption.
Any other suggestions?
birb_cromble
11d ago
What do you mean "deal with"? Mine just kind of sit there and exist.
birb_cromble
11d ago
Maybe I'm reading it a bit wrong, bit it seems like there's a qualitative difference here.
The 9th circuit decision seems to suggest that not having access to an attorney after seven days is grounds for release. This San Francisco scenario outlined above suggests that a defense attorney who doesn't feel like they can make time for the client is grounds for release.
Am I making a distinction without a difference, or is this a different kind of argument?
birb_cromble
11d ago
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The San Francisco Public Defender's office has warned for months that it doesn't have the staffing necessary to deal with its increasing caseload.
There's a lot going on in this article. The San Francisco public defender's office is claiming that individuals must be released from incarceration if the office does not receive more funding to secure additional manpower. They also claim that this is due to frivolous cases being brought up by the DA, saying that their caseload has incr by 60% since 2021.
The DA claims that it is a cynical attempt to hold the city for ransom to secure more funding for the Public Defender's office.
It's interesting to me that the Public Defender's office chose 2021 as its metric, as I believe that represented the low-water mark of law enforcement activity in the US over the last decade.
Does anyone in the area have more context on this? It appears to be a very specific kind of infighting that seems very alien to me.
birb_cromble
11d ago
If the alternative is having my livelihood threatened if I don't submit to an unconstitutional medical procedure, I'll take the pig.
birb_cromble
13d ago
Can we safely assume that they will sit on this one until next summer, as per usual for any controversial case?
birb_cromble
16d ago
I think there was a suggestion for Harriet Tubman years ago. I think a gun toting Republican woman of color would please and enrage enough people that it would be a nice compromise.
birb_cromble
18d ago
Is there really not a single right-wing hacker competent enough to find whatever horrifying racist nonsense Democrat-associated activists say in their group chats?
Were you not here last week, where we discussed how Virginia politician Jay Jones was outed as wanting to see a political rival's wife wailing in despair as her child bleeds to death in her arms?
birb_cromble
23d ago
A bad CEO can absolutely destroy a company
What's your opinion on the CEOs that seem to continuously get hired after driving companies into the ground?
I can't tell if there's some massive moral hazard involved, or just plain incompetence on the part of the board.
birb_cromble
24d ago
For those of us who don't even recognize the name except as "Some Guy that the Motte talks about now and then", would you be willing to give some background on those accusations?
birb_cromble
25d ago
At this point even important institutions are ringing the alarm bell.
birb_cromble
26d ago
Those hills catch you by surprise. I definitely went into a barely-controlled skid to avoid smacking into a small herd of deer cresting one of those hills once.
birb_cromble
26d ago
How does that work in situations where you believe the road would be empty, but a broken down car is right around the corner? Is there a test of reasonableness there, or is it a situation where the default assumption for a driver is that a broken down car is around every blind turn?
This is probably worth a top level post
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