Makeitstop

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[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I prefer to hear it coming from the Banjo-Kazooie character.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Part of the problem is that propaganda has convinced them that solar and wind are just pipe dreams and scams which are too weak and expensive to be useful. That it's just part of an agenda being pushed by the radical leftist hippy green weenies who want your taxes to subsidize their useless toys. That renewables are all about virtue signalling and aren't practical because the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow, etc.

It's not just the imbeciles either. I've known otherwise intelligent people who simply never bothered to investigate the claims they heard. I have these conversations with my dad on occasion because he knows I'm interested in EVs and solar and he'll mention the bullshit articles he reads and I have to point out the flaws in those articles. The last time we talked he questioned if a solar roof really works in the northern parts of the country and he had trouble accepting it until I pointed out that all the plants outside are solar powered and they do just fine.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And that's on a good day, when they aren't trying to figure out how to even be humorous around the horrific things they need to talk about.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Even if they were following the law and had no agenda or ulterior motives they wouldn't be about crime. And that's part of the problem. They avoid constitutional limitations associated with all other forms of law enforcement by having only administrative authority and dealing with civil law.

It's like giving postal workers body armor and assault rifles and letting them abduct anyone that they suspect might have used improper postage or that had thrown away junk mail addressed to someone else while claiming everyone they attack had been terrorists sending letter bombs.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

According to the article, the names were in government documents which they were able to view. There's no indication that the information was released or intended for release. It sounds more like someone with access leaked the information to them.

It's possible that this is a lie, but I don't see how it helps DHS or the administration. I think it's a lot more likely that there's a complete lack of standards and accountability at CBP and ICE and that the problem has festered for decades. Being a 10 year veteran doesn't mean anything if they aren't enforcing standards and weeding out anyone who falls short.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (3 children)

A lot of people will mock dual shielding, but it's actually a viable strategy. Yes, shield bonuses don't stack, but a lot of shield based attacks remove the shield bonus to AC, so having two shields allows you to specialize with one item type for both offense and defense.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not a lawyer and haven't read the law, but it seems logical that "stalking" isn't a separate crime from premeditated murder when it's just determining the location of the target and traveling to reach the target.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Greenland is Iceland.

Bleach is medicine.

E. Jean Carroll is Marla Maples.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Why would we need to spend money on programs fighting substance abuse? We solved the problem by invading Venezuela. Duh.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

And Toto has Africa pretty well covered.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 42 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

It wouldn't be so bad if they weren't also naked.

Also, they have interstellar travel but need to use crop circles to communicate. I know that's just part of the premise but it's still stupid.

But not nearly as stupid as flying all the way here and trying win a land war completely unarmed. If your battle plan can be beaten by a baseball bat and asthma, you should maybe rethink your invasion.

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I get 3 in 1 but only use it as face and bodywash. I have long hair that doesn't play nice if I don't use decent shampoo and conditioner. But the 3 in 1 stuff isn't any more expensive than other bodywashes and there's enough fuzz everywhere else that I like a little conditioner in my soap.

[Happy Chewbacca Noises]

 

Over 200 American outlets under USA Today parent company Gannett will not back candidates “in presidential or national races,” according to USA Today.

“None of the USA TODAY Network publications are endorsing in presidential or national races,” a spokesperson for USA Today, Lark-Marie Antón, said in an email to The Hill on Monday.

 

My SO and I are always looking for good movies, shows, etc. to fill the month of October. We like things that are atmospheric, cerebral, or just fun. But a lot of the standard recommendations are your typical slasher movies and the like, disgusting body horror, kids movies that we have no interest in, and things that are just plain miserable.


Here's some things we've liked to one degree or another from previous years.

Action Horror / Horror That's Actually Enjoyable

  • Aliens
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula
  • Fright Night
  • Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
  • The Mummy (1999)
  • Silence of the Lambs
  • Sleepy Hollow (Great? No. Fun? Yes.)
  • Termors 1 & 2
  • Various Stephen King Mini series (IT, The Stand, Rose Red)

Funny and Spooky

  • Army of Darkness
  • BeetleJuice
  • Bubba Ho-Tep
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (movie)
  • The Burbs (didn't love it, but a good fit)
  • Death Becomes Her
  • The Frighteners
  • Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
  • Ghostbusters 1 & 2
  • Gremlins 1 & 2
  • High Anxiety
  • Little Shop of Horrors (not really into musicals, but still a good fit)
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • What We Do in the Shadows (movie)
  • Various MST3K horror movie episodes
  • Young Frankenstein

Anthology Shows (inherently hit or miss)

  • The Twilight Zone (60s)
  • The Outer Limits (90s)
  • Tales From the Crypt

Old Timey Classics

  • Dracula
  • Frankenstein (actually underwhelming, but it was a good fit)
  • The Haunting (1963)
  • The Haunting of Hill House (with Rifftrax, but still counts)
  • The Last Man on Earth
  • Psycho
  • The Invisible Man

Barely Qualifies as spooky but still good:

  • Dark Man
  • The Dead Zone (movie)
  • Men in Black
  • Pacific Rim
  • The Shadow
  • They Live
 

A new poll shows former President Trump leading Vice President Harris by only 2 points in Florida ahead of what could be a tighter-than-expected race in the red state in November.

Trump leads Harris with 49 to her 47 percent support in the Sunshine State, according to a Morning Consult poll released Monday. The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus two points.

 

And don't get me started on modern conveniences.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Makeitstop@lemmy.world to c/lemmyconnect@lemmy.ca
 

It seems like all the other markdown stuff works, but we're missing ^superscript^ and ~subscript~ in connect. As a frequent user of footnotes,^1^ I would greatly appreciate support for these tags.


^1^ Great for citations, explanations, or really stupid tangents

 

Amazing how one little letter can make such a big difference.

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