Have you not been paying attention? They were forcing subpoenas through Congress so Johnson sent everyone home early, they are back in session soon. There’s enough Republicans willing to help that its an actual problem for GOP leadership. Its a very obvious wedge issue now, please read the news more if you don’t understand the current political context.
Democrats don’t really seem like they have clammed up. I still see them bringing this up whenever they can, and they look like they are ready to go once Congress is back in session.
Not a Mainer but that line is poking at Collins, who has developed a reputation for expressing concerns about things and then lacking the courage to vote against them.
“It has been said that the most surefire way to create an authoritarian regime is to completely dehumanize a significant portion of the population, so that their subsequent enslavement by the state will not face any larger resistance. It was true during slavery, it was true during the Holocaust, and it is true now,” the blog post stated.
Yikes. I think comparing Trumpism favorably to the Holocaust and slavery could be a bridge too far still, this guy might actually get fired.
Leaving my wet towel somewhere it doesnt belong after a shower. I am a lot better than I used to be but I still forget it regularly.
Its a regional thing, in some parts of the US it is very common.
Yes, I am a feminist because I believe everyone has equal rights under the law regardless of their gender.
It sounds more like a crazy person did a crazy thing and happened to use AI.
Intentionally disrupting professional sporting events as part of a marketing campaign sounds like an easy lawsuit against the company responsible.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the bouncers are all off duty cops too, or hired from security companies owned by cops. That seems to be a very common arrangement when a business wants to ensure the local department remains friendly.
Any kind of sandwich, burger, taco, hotdog, etc. that is too overstuffed to pick up and eat pisses me off. If its open face or whatever and you’re eating it with a fork that’s fine but if its not then I need to actually be able to eat it without food going everywhere when I pick it up. Giant burgers you can’t pick up or fit in your mouth are especially stupid and I hate them.
No. I had to wait until I was 25 before they would let me. I’m quite a bit older now and have never even slightly regretted it.
It is potentially possible to reverse. Although its an expensive surgery with low chances of success to get it reversed. I think its also possible to directly extract sperm for artificial insemination but I’m not aware of that method being commercialized.
I think it’s just that ethanol intoxication causes disinhibition.
I generally assume what I’m buying will cost 10% to 20% more from taxes and/or tips getting added at checkout. I agree it doesnt make sense and seems underhanded, they could post the actual prices if they wanted to.
I wouldn’t take it personally, Lemmy has a number of people who do dumb shit and make provocative accusations trying to stir up drama. Especially around Israel, there seems to be this phenomenon where some people get locked into this simple good vs evil thinking that motivates a lot of shitty behavior.
Taxes like that typically apply only to money beyond the limit so if you hit 3 million and a dollar you would be paying 95 cents in tax on that dollar only.
It looks more like he was doing the best he could to behave ethically. He can’t lie to the judge so he didn’t. There’s not really anything else he could have done without violating his duty to the court.
Sorry if I came across as smug, I am more bewildered. They have already taken action in Congress, more action can’t happen until Congress is back in session. Instead of relying on your cynicism you could inform yourself and make substantive criticisms that actually land.