[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 year ago

He’s dangerous for everything and everyone, including his own supporters, who often end up either in jail, or even dead, because they were followers of his. Even his lawyers end up getting screwed just because they worked for him.

[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 year ago

Could it be because he’s screwed over everyone he’s ever met and frequently never pays his bills?

[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Excuse me if I find your criticism disingenuous and as duplicitous as the criticism you accuse the media of having when you admit this small media outlet isn’t responsible for doing the thing you go on to be critical of yet continue to use it as a platform for your criticism regardless. 

[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

for those wondering, the (fictional) laser in the 1985 film Real Genius that could vaporize a human target from space was 9.4 megawatts.

[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

you know what’s really funny? of the 40 counts on the indictment, Trump is charged with 14. Rudy? 15.

lmao

[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 year ago

“He’s tuning the other cheek!”

“Stop resisting!"

[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

of course, they dehumanize and degrade these kids further by referring to their names as merely “nicknames” they have to be approved to use, making sure you know that they’re in control and stripping as much dignity as they can from the kids and parents in the process. as always, the cruelty is the point.

why the hell should any school have control over someone’s name? fuck them.

it’s fascism.

[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

the title is from he article— I didn’t pick it! (Rule 1)

[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mods on the Star Trek communities on StarTrek.world will delete (and ban you) for even the slightest negative opinion about the show Star Trek Discovery. Even if you say that you dislike the show, or that you think the writing is sub-par, or anything slightly minor and inoffensive, poof! Your comment is gone, and you’re banned.

It’s not a rule in the sidebar, which is most frustrating, too. All you get is “not constructive”, even though there are plenty of complaints about other things, some pretty abrasive. But one unadoring word about Discovery, and you and your comment vanish without warning.

[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I find the idea of giving Pence one iota of credit for any of that to be profane in the extreme, but if it turns out to be true… ugh… I suppose I would have to. I also don’t believe his motivations would have been anything other than self-serving.

still, gross. he’s such a terrible person.

[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 year ago

CEO is a massive bigot. no way

[-] whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i don't think you're misremembering it, it's just that there was a huge commercial push to quash the idea of a "communist internet" that would cut them out of the business by sharing cheap/free internet service. plus, the tech evolved.

but the idea of mesh wifi didn't die. in several major cities, mesh wifi/internet solutions exist. NYC Mesh, for example, is the local mesh network here in NYC:

We are a diverse group of volunteers dedicated to ending the digital divide and extending high-speed, reliable internet to all New Yorkers. You can help by joining our community network to get online, volunteering to connect neighbors or grow the network, and donating to improve our community infrastructure and ensure access for all.

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