“We” is “NATO”, but everyone knows he’s just talking about the US

For context:

The judge last month banned the broadcasting of such footage to the public and press on the grounds that the images were “shocking and indecent”.

However, he decided to lift the restrictions following calls from Ms Pelicot’s lawyers for the trial to be open to the public.

“If these same hearings, through their publicity, help prevent other women from having to go through this, then she will find meaning in her suffering,” one of Ms Pelicot’s lawyers, Stéphane Babonneau, said.

Actually, that’s precisely how one decides if they have the nuts or not.

suffering Irishman wincing, apologetically

Why do it be like it is?

They don’t think it be like it is, but it do.

I mean, I have family still living in CA. I was fucking pissed. Also the weaponization of tax code against blue (higher tax) states. He weaponized way more aspects of the American government against his opponents than most people are willing to admit.

I’m so glad I learned about this

If you couldn’t, I’d be at a :.|:; for words

Oh I’m stealing that

Israel is conspicuously absent from that list, and they absolutely do try to influence our elections (see: AIPAC)

Mildly surprised the Tribunal of Six didn’t find a way to fuck it up, but I’ll take it

irately:

physics is physics!!!

Good post. Just turned it off. I appreciate the heads up.

But now that the “official act, fuck you” defense is valid, he can get the Tribunal of Six to come to the White House for an urgent meeting, lock the door, pull out a .44 magnum, and shoot them all in the face as an official act, and per their own decision, it would be legal. Moreover, he’d be defending the United States and the Constitution from clear and present domestic enemies who are openly trying to undermine both of those things. So it’s not just him saying that, but an actual, real action that he would be personally taking in direct and clear support of his oath of office.

Low-key crossing my fingers that that very meeting takes place on Jan 5th of next year.

Goddamn, Biden’s worldview is so very obviously ossified.

For the boomers (and older) in the back: this shit is a big part of why younger generations don’t want you in charge anymore.

hate of Illinois Nazis intensifies

Blows me away that so many people ignore the unbelievable amount of influence AIPAC has, particularly in campaign season

The fact that so many people refuse to recognize the chilling effect and implicit threat of AIPAC in the context of the election vis a vis “what you say about supporting Israel” continues to baffle me. Like, if any candidate says anything sharply critical of Israel, they’ll take their dump truck of money and just give it to the other candidate. That’s the game. That’s it.

Being reticent/“status quo” about Israel in the context of the campaign is (tragically, but also directly due to Citizens United and effectively uncontrolled political spending) is the best play here, and I hope her actual policy is materially different from the status quo. But I recognize she simply can’t say that unless she wants to score a campaign finance own-goal on herself.

That’s a massive insult to David Cameron, and David Cameron is a absolute wilted parsnip

Tbh I hope they continue to, in an exponential fashion.