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Telorand , to Texas in Gov. Greg Abbott Wants to 'End' Trans Teachers Expressing Their Gender in Texas

Yep, keep it up. Surely, beating the drum of the culture war won't backfire at the polls. Ask Ron DeSantis for ideas.

/s

Seriously though, this will fail on appeal via the first amendment, even if they manage to pass something. "Freedom of expression" is a clearly established as synonymous with " freedom of speech," and as Conservative as SCOTUS is, they haven't signaled they're willing to completely overturn the first amendment for the idiotic culture war (since that harms their own people).

Not sure what mileage he's expecting to get out of this; does he have some delusion that he has a shot at the presidency next time around?

ImPastaSyndrome , to Politics in Trump Announces Plans to Finally Go Ahead and Prove Election Was Rigged
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Fucking do it, I dare you

e_t_ Admin , to Politics in Pence Refuses to Rule Out Voting for Trump in 2024

Trump and his supporters are infinitely petty. Pence had better hope they never again come near the halls of power, lest the noose he so narrowly avoided on January 6th catch up to him.

LallyLuckFarm , to U.S. News in The Texas National Guard has seized control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, and is denying U.S. Border Patrol agents access to the area
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So, arrest them?

It is a felony under 18 U.S.C. § 111 forcibly to assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with Federal law enforcement officers, including Secret Service agents, in the performance of their duties.

justice.gov/…/criminal-resource-manual-1562-obstr….

Eventually Texas will run out of national guardsmen willing to commit felonies

arefx , to Politics in Pence Refuses to Rule Out Voting for Trump in 2024

Zero energy moron. The most exciting this dude has ever been was when a fly landed on his head.

indigojasper , to Politics in Trump Threatens to Appoint ‘Maybe Even Nine’ Supreme Court Justices if Elected
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why is he not in jail yet lol the fact that an obvious criminal is running for president is such a farce and a disgrace to this country smh

Sludgehammer , to Politics in Jan. 6 Rioter Tackled by Feds While Attempting to Flee Court
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Okay… maybe gonna display out of touch geezer-ness here, but when did Orc become a trendy insult?

remotelove ,

It has been used frequently by Ukrainians describing Russians in recent times. I have to admit, the description is fitting for an invader from the perspective of a Ukrainian.

orc - a member of an imaginary race of humanlike creatures, characterized as ugly, warlike, and malevolent.

ArugulaZ ,
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Joke's on them! Russians may be ugly, warlike, and malevolent, but they're sure not imaginary!

echodot ,

Only their air force is imaginary

Jessvj93 ,

The old USSR coming back is imaginary.

Maestro ,
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I think it's a really bad term. Orcs are born evil. They can't really help themselves. Russians are humans. They choose to be evil. That's worse IMHO

P1r4nha ,

Agreed, any kind of dehumanization like this is not okay, but I get why you would call an invader that.

Corkyskog ,

Are orcs actually evil? I thought they were only evil when they congregated into a horde. Alone they kind of just hunt and do basic survival things. Maybe I am misremembering.

Maestro ,
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Probably depends on the setting. LotR, Warhammer, D&D, etc.

Omega_Haxors ,

Originally it was but when someone pointed out how racist it was, they realized it was fucked up and went back on it.

Sterile_Technique ,
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Orcs are generally depicted as being overwhelming in number, but individually kind of worthless. Wave after wave is sent into the meat grinder until the meat grinder breaks.

Kinda perfect for Russia’s approach to invading Ukraine.

Send more meat grinder parts.

DragonTypeWyvern ,

I think it’s also worth noting that Tolkien’s orcs were individually cowardly and undisciplined, who could only be motivated into a horde by being more afraid of the consequences of refusal.

CADmonkey ,

How very USSR of them.

Floon ,

I think you’re thinking of zergs. Orcs are just ugly, evil brutes. Zergs are endless and individually worthless.

Sterile_Technique ,
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The only zerg I’m familiar with are StarCraft’s. Zerglings match what you’re describing, but the zerg as a whole vary a ton.

And zerglings are pretty much the orcs of the StarCraft universe, so kinda interchangeable if we’re comparing to large groups irl idiots like the J6 crowd, or invaders like Putin’s cannon fodder

fleabomber , to Politics in Former White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Says Trump Threw His Food 'Once or Twice a Week'

It took personal legal peril for her to come clean. Fuck your book sales.

stevexley , to Politics in Investigation Uncovers More of Clarence Thomas’ Undisclosed Freebies from Wealthy Pals

Because I work in government I have to declare any gift with a value over $50. I also have no power over anything without 5 levels of oversight and this guy is chins deep in bribes and can overrule decades of precedent that affect millions. FFS.

VanillaGorilla ,

I don't work for the government, but it's somewhat the same range for me (in Germany). And that's how it should be in every job. Especially if you have any power.

tacosanonymous , to Politics in Former White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Says Trump Threw His Food 'Once or Twice a Week'

I wish people would stop giving these unapologetic, anti-democratic assholes a platform.

totallynotarobot , to Politics in GOP Reportedly Trying to Find More Palatable Ways to Say They Oppose Reproductive Freedom

Many voters think [‘pro-life’] means you’re for no exceptions in favor of abortion ever, ever, and ‘pro-choice’ now can mean any number of things…

No, we know you’ve got a breadth of dicks carrying your flag.

This hand-waving is such nonsense. Straw-manning someone’s position isn’t going to make them more likely to agree with you.

Arotrios , to Politics in Trump Announces Plans to Finally Go Ahead and Prove Election Was Rigged
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Hmm... seems a bit late to bring this report forward.... makes me wonder if it was stored in the same place as the GOP replacement plan for Obamacare and their policy platform, which has been missing for the last 7 years.

theforkofdamocles ,

I can’t believe he didn’t say this one would be coming out in two weeks.

iHUNTcriminals , to Politics in Democrats Push to Subpoena Jared Kushner's Saudi-Backed Investment Firm

I am just a useless speck in this world of greedy evil giants.

wackypants , to Politics in Trump Threatens to Appoint ‘Maybe Even Nine’ Supreme Court Justices if Elected
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I look forward to his conviction on multiple felony charges.

some_guy , to Texas in Ted Cruz Is Getting Nervous He's Going to Lose His Senate Seat

“The Democrats are coming after me, they are gonna spend more than $100 million this year, George Soros is already spending millions of dollars in the state of Texas,” Cruz told Sean Hannity.

Oh no, Soros is like Sauron from LotR!

Anyway, sounds like I’ll need to cut iHeartMedia from my supported podcasts if they turn up in an audit (I support a lot of shows, so I’ll have to check). Too bad there isn’t a market for podcast piracy.

Fuck Cruz.

elbarto777 ,

What do you mean, podcast piracy?

Do you pay for your podcasts?

I haven’t paid anything for mine…

some_guy ,

Yes, I subscribe to get bonus episodes for some and to avoid ads for others. For some, I don’t pay and I skip over the ads. Some of my favorite content is the extra eps that I get from private feeds.

elbarto777 ,

Understood. Interesting.

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