Makeitstop

At this point, I'm not sure if trump would bother trying to defend the US from an actual Russian invasion, especially if they invaded an area he doesn't like.

Or peace for that matter.

Creating an environment of corruption, chaos, hate and suffering. Hurting the majority of people economically, and ripping away hope for the future. Cutting programs that safeguard people, and specifically targeting their access to healthcare. And taking away the medications that help people deal with mental illness.

Sounds like a recipe for causing people to become desperate and decide they have nothing to lose.

Has nothing to do with owning the conservatives. It's recognizing that these policies and attitudes will cost lives and inflict suffering on a lot of innocent people. The more traction they get, and the more time they have to become entrenched, the harder it will be to roll them back. Since the pandemic people have been reframing their anti-vax positions as being religious convictions, and treating the right to spread disease and oppose public health as a fundamental freedom. That kind of opposition might take decades, or even generations to overcome.

One of the few things that can prevent that trend is an outbreak of something truly terrifying. Something visibly awful with a high mortality rate will cause most of these people to suddenly be ok with anything that keeps them protected. Better that these idiots get mugged by reality in a swift and brutal fashion than letting them linger and cause the slow and steady stream of human suffering. Ultimately, the fast and painful lesson will kill far fewer people than the attrition that will come from many smaller, milder outbreaks that spread outward in wave after wave for the foreseeable future.

I really hate this "real news or the onion" guessing game.

American fascist meets with German fascists, warns mainstream German parties that they shouldn't do a bunch of shit his party does every day.

Love as defined by HK-47 maybe.

Call Little Mac

Here's to you Mrs. Robinson; She's a slutty moron you should know.

He'll enable the reddest parts of the country in their war on modern medicine and public health. I'm sure the bluest parts of the country will either fight him tooth and nail or at least refuse to cooperate with most of his insane nonsense. In the long run, this will hurt Republicans more than anyone else.

Hopefully the next pandemic can make the consequences quick and devastating. The harder those areas get hit up front, and particularly the more rapidly shit spreads between the idiots who refuse to do anything to slow the spread of disease, the less harm they'll be able to inflict on those of us who haven't embraced Nurgle as our lord and savior.

God I love that episode. Just a fantastic performance and great writing. There’s so many layers to it, and in particular I just love how ominous and terrifying the vorlons become the more you think about what they're doing here.

On the other hand, Star Trek made Piglet Jack the Ripper, and the thought of him in a top hat and mutton chops running around the hundred acre woods stabbing hookers is also quite enjoyable.

They never give a shit about the law, only about using every resource at their disposal to benefit themselves and harm anyone who isn't 100% loyal to them. They don't know or care what the law says, they just know they can invoke it to claim some sort of moral high ground while abusing their power and engaging in blatant corruption.