RemoRules

3563 pts · November 6, 2013


But I've been taught for years that all Arabs in the middle east are heartless, evil terrorists who love only violence and death. /s

5 days ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

If MAGA cared about consistency or principles or facts, they would be feeling very ashamed right now.

1 week ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

He doesn't know what the word exonerated means.

1 month ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Thx for links.
If I could wave a wand, I'd install democratic socialists to all elected offices. But in our 50% racist, sexist, misogynist, bigoted country the road to national governing power runs through swing states.
From the second article:
“He is smart enough to know that this is an issue that’s going to anger his base, but in return, may make him more acceptable to large numbers of swing voters.”

1 month ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I get the anger, but that statement is insane. California has protections for transgender rights and healthcare, strengthened under Newsom. Texas is banning all care and criminalizing even being gay or trans. By far, the best thing for trans people is to get the Democratic party into power in the US, whatever it takes. With our fucked up electoral system and right-wing populace, any presidential hopeful has to stake out a viable national position. Like Obama did on gay marriage. Wake up.

1 month ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

AOC is awesome. But stop trying to make legislators into presidents. She'd be better as House speaker, or in Senate leadership. As for President, first worry about WINNING, and then ability to govern, i.e. pass actual laws. Newsom, Pritzger, and Bashear are governors with proven track records of actually winning and wielding executive power effectively. As for Newsom, listen to his interview with Ezra Klein. He is far from perfect, but is more interesting than I had thought.

1 month ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 5

You're done. Go pay at the front desk. NEXT!

1 month ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And they are 8 and 12 year, highly-trained CBP veterans. "Insufficient training" never had anything to do with the violence, or their casual violation of civil rights. Violence was always the point, and they knew exactly how they were violating the constitution.

1 month ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Note they are 8 and 12 year veterans. "Insufficient training" had nothing to do with this.

1 month ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Better for him to descend into obvious, embarrassing dementia, and perhaps even live for several more years. A slow decline will leave the GOP unable to move to a successor. We don't want him to be remembered as president, we want him to be remembered as a frail, demented wreck. And any sudden death would create a conspiracy cult that would rival that of the JFK assassination, Elvis, and Hoffa.

1 month ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sitting at home: Priceless.

2 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

These are all funny, and I share the anger at the obscenely rich. But most cruising sailboats small enough to be damaged by orcas are owned by middle-class retirees or younger couples who have sold houses to live aboard. They rely on limited savings, and/or work as they go. They often don't carry insurance. The very rich don't have small sailboats, they have large powerboats. They don't skipper themselves, and don't make offshore passages where the orcas are. They're lounging in the marina.

2 months ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

*THIS* is peak America. In the best way possible. Loud, skillful, funny, and spectacular. Not hurting anybody, nor involving serious risk to the participants.
Way better than destructive offroad 4x4s or dangerous stunts. Bravo!

3 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

#37 Because the deer's predators have been stepping on branches for 20 million years, but trucks are a brand new threat. No time to evolve better fears.

3 months ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 2

Notice how little anyone brings up Rush Limbaugh? Recent right-wing figures are only important while they are actually performing. William F. Buckley and Kissinger still loom larger and are more relevant than Pat Robertson, Pat Buchanan, or Glenn Beck.

3 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Collective pride and credit, individualized guilt and blame. Same as making all costs and losses public and making profit private.

3 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

New fear unlocked.

3 months ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Great! I hope it is so badly constructed that the next Democratic president can easily justify tearing it down. And then they can construct a tasteful mirror image of the West Wing. The asymmetry always looked odd.

3 months ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Right-wing social conservatives don't really have a problem with high-status men having sex with 14+ year old girls, because for them girls and women don't have rights or value independent from those girls' association with other male kin. Why do you think Republicans keep voting down bans on child marriage? 34 states allow child marriage.

4 months ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Still a better love story than Twilight.

4 months ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

It's true nothing will change the hardcore base (35% of the US population). But elections are determined by much smaller numbers. You just have to persuade (or discourage) a few.
Because of the electoral college, if ~135 thousand people switched their votes (or an extra 270k had turned out) in the right four states ( MI, NV, WI, GA ) Harris would have won in 2024. 152 *MILLION* people voted. 135 *THOUSAND* to flip the election. Less than 1/10th of 1 percent.

4 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ooooh. That seems safe.

4 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.

4 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

What's that music? Great vibe!

4 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Equally importantly, the ending should change how you feel about Gollum. At the end, Frodo was no better than Smeagol (or Smeagol was no worse). Remember, the ring influenced Smeagol to murder his friend. Frodo had the ring 17 years. Gollum had it 500 and he was still fighting its control.
And the fate of the world finally hinged on Gollum not having been killed. Gandalf scolded Frodo for lamenting that Bilbo didn't kill Gollum when he had the chance--advising mercy and pity.

5 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

So close...

5 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

STOP RESIGNING!! Always make them fire you!

5 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Even assholes deserve due process, because we want the rule of law.

5 months ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

What about creditting the actor in the bodysuit?!

5 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0