TeenieBopper

If you know nothing about the civil war, you know it was about slavery.

If you know a little about the civil war you know it was abouts states rights.

If you know a lot about the civil war, you know it was about slavery.

Let's not forget, trying to remove access to health care is an act of violence that will cause people to die. Restricting access to women's health alth care is an act of violence that will cause people to die. Outlawing gender affirming care is an act of violence that will cause people to die. Appointing judges to support these policies - and those judges writing opinions enabling those policies as well as opinions restricting environmental regulations - are acts of violence that will cause people to die. Locking migrants in cages is an act of violence that leads to people dying. So why are those acts of violence acceptable but this one is not?

You might say that none of them are acceptable. But let me put it another way. Law enforcement shot and killed the perpetrator of this act of violence and we as a society deem it reasonable and justified. But why shouldn't we do the same thing for this guy?

And the answer is: we should.

This is part of the reason I have mixed feelings about gun control.

From a public health standpoint, it is incontrovertable: more guns equals more gum deaths. Restricting access to guns unquestionably reduces gun deaths.

But the modern gun control movement has its roots in racism and would but unequally enforced more against PoC and other marginalized groups.

And I don't know how to reconcile these truths.

Tell that to our centrists. They hate our left more than our right.

To this point: for those who think that, do they think anyone else realistically could, at this point, other than Biden?

Literally anyone born after 1975.

Look, 45% of people are going to vote for the name on the D line no matter who it is. 45% of people are going to vote for the name on the R line no matter what. That last 10% is who you want to win over. And like, they're tired of both of them. But Biden is the dude in office right now, so they're gonna vote for the other one.

All Biden has to do is say "after some reflection, you're right. I cannot serve at my best capacity. I'm going to step aside for the good of party and country," and then they nominate literally anyone under 50. Hardcore democrats are going to vote for whoever is on that line, and middle America is going to see that and be like "that's the honorable thing to do. I respect that. And I may not know who this new person is, but they're not Trump" so democrats still have that tired platform without any of the baggage. They would cruise to retaining the presidency.

Tech bros reinvent broadcast TV.

This was a friend of mine, except it was cocaine.

Have we gotten that stupid?

Something something "these regulations are written in blood" anecdote something something.

Eh....

There's quite a bit of low tax rates mixed in with that ink. Politicians want to boast about low taxes, but that revenue needs to come from somewhere and now it's fines and fees.

To be fair, the original warcraft was supposed to be an rts using the Warhammer IP.

I'm also not vegetarian or vegan, but have transitioned to a much more plant based diet. The secret isn't finding meat replacements, it's just finding recipes that don't use meat. I mess around a lot with Indian, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, and North African cuisines. Chickpeas and lentils (most beans and legumes, actually) are my best friends. I've found that even though it's a grain, farro helps me feel full. I'm pretty sure you can make a lot of Mexican/Central American stuff without meat (but probably not without cheese/dairy), but I'm not positive because I'm actually not that big on black beans.

I wish Buffalo was closer in size to Cleveland or Pittsburg, but being within driving distance of Toronto and to a lesser extent NYC (on top of the aforementioned Cleveland and Pittsburg) is pretty friggin great.