[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world -4 points 3 days ago

People are downvoting this like it's gonna change the election results.

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It's an anarcho-capitalist perspective, but he leans right on the political spectrum.

[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago

Most sensible Russian legal decision:

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See paragraph 3.3(a)(2)( c).

a. Secretary of Defense Approval.
(1) he Secretary of Defense may approve any type of requested permissible assistance described in Paragraph 3.2.
(2) he decision to approve requests for these types of permissible assistance described in Paragraph 3.2. to law enforcement agencies and other civil authorities are reserved to the Secretary of Defense:
( c) Assistance in responding with assets with potential for lethality, or any situation in which it is reasonably foreseeable that providing the requested assistance may involve the use of force that is likely to result in lethal force, including death or serious bodily injury. It also includes all support to civilian law enforcement officials in situations where a confrontation between civilian law enforcement and civilian individuals or groups is reasonably anticipated. Such use of force must be in accordance with DoDD 5210.56, potentially as further restricted based on the specifics of the requested support.

[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 36 points 3 weeks ago

My favorite is 294. It's not under containment, it just has guards beside it in the break room and only authorized personnel can use it.

[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago

One author did this, but as a rebuttal to several 1-star reviews claiming he lied in the book. He made it a 1 star review so it would show up on the same page as the people he was arguing against.

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Text of the tweet:

After having dealt with hundreds of reporters in my legal career, this is unfortunately the first time I have to go on record and call out Jeffrey Goldberg@the Atlantic: not only did he misrepresent our conversation but he outright LIED in HIS sensational story. More importantly, he used and exploited my clients, and Vanessa Guillen’s murder… for cheap political gain.

I would like to also point out that the timing of this “story” is quite suspicious, as this supposed conversation that Trump had would have occurred over 4 years ago! Why a story about it now?!

As everyone knows, not only did Trump support our military, he also invited my clients to the Oval Office and supported the I Am Vanessa Guillen bill too.

I’m grateful we were successful in getting bipartisan support of the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act, and because of everyone’s hard work and efforts our service members now have more protections and rights while serving our country.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/7YArq

[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 38 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The irony in the "prepping" movement these days is that it was never intended to be this thing about having an inexhaustible supply of resources just for you and your family (if you're still on speaking terms with them) to live off of when the nukes fall.

It's not about sitting in your attic and picking off starving people who are looking for a meal while you sit on a cache of food and ammunition.

It's supposed to be about being a useful person in your community who can help each other weather the worst in life. You will get much further in a disaster if you have skills than if you have stuff. You might have an entire Home Depot to yourself, but it's far too late to learn carpentry when the rain starts to fall.

[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago

I have schizophrenia. It's a touchy subject, but I agree. Some of us just can't help ourselves.

A major problem is availability of care. It's common for people to have to wait months to see a psychiatrist here in the US, and it's a problem in other areas too. There just aren't enough psychiatrists to go around. But schizophrenia is the kind of illness that demands immediate treatment. It's dangerous not primarily because its subjects are violent, but because it just takes, and takes, and takes, everything it can from someone's mind until they can basically do nothing.

Medication helps, it absolutely does. But many of us refuse to take it, because of the side effects - they can make us drowsy, lethargic, dizzy, even suicidal. I once took Risperidone and it made me so unsteady on my feet that I had to walk with a cane, in my early 20s. For many the choice of whether to take meds is extremely difficult for these reasons. Not to mention the fact that many will think they're cured after taking antipsychotics for a while, stop taking them, and end up in bad situations because the illness wasn't actually cured.

It doesn't help that mental hospitals have a terrible reputation in our community. Many are scared to go to the emergency room because they think that they'll simply be drugged up by a careless doctor who isn't interested in what his "insane" patients have to say about their treatment. In some places, this is true, and that's the worst part. Nobody should have to be treated this way.

Many of us can function without living in a hospital forever. I am one such individual - I hold a good job and live on my own - and I know plenty of other people who can do the same. Some people can't, though, and that's okay. We shouldn't count all people with schizophrenia as demons to be purged, but we also shouldn't lie and say we're all perfectly independent people. We all need help, some more than others.

[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago

Fruits, vegetables, etc. are all rotting too.

[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

A small sample of the content in Hazbin Hotel:

  • There are multiple blatant sex jokes and innuendos.
  • Angel Dust's pimp is physically, emotionally and sexually abusive to him.
  • Sex is discussed and sometimes shown, including brief mentions/moments involving: furries, bondage, sex toys, ball gags, blindfolds, collars and chains, and other kinks.
  • Gang rape is featured as is a character being chained and choked.
  • Episode 4 is the most sexual. Angel Dust is shown having sex multiple times but no genitalia is shown.

How old should a person be before they're exposed to stuff like this? Because I'd sooner throw my kid's computer out the window than let him watch HH.

[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

North Korea: Such a great nation, there's no need or ability to ever leave.

[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 177 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

we created the thing

we operate the thing

we make money off the thing

but pretty please don't hold us responsible for what the thing does 🥺

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Schools shouldn't be treated as these magical places where you're put in at some age and over a decade later you emerge a complete human being. You have parents and you spend more time at home than at school for a reason: you're supposed to learn from your parents.

A school can potentially give you a degree of financial literacy instruction. Your parents should be the ones paying your allowance money and driving you to the bank to get your first checking account. A school can teach you how to cook something. Your parents should be the ones eating your food and helping you cook it better. A school can show you some level of DIY. Your parents should directly benefit from teaching you how to fix the sink when it gets clogged. A school can tell you what kinds of careers exist. Your parents should love you enough to tell you that either your career ambitions or your financial expectations need to change. A school can tell you how to build a resume. Your parents should be the ones driving you to your job interview and to your job until you buy your first car. A school can give you a failing grade when you do poorly on a test. Your parents should be able to make you face the real, in-the-moment consequences of doing something wrong.

Expecting a school, public or private, to teach you everything you need to know is a grave mistake. You need people in your corner who are taking an active part in raising you all the way to adulthood and beyond. If you have kids yourself, that goes for them as well. If you aren't there for your children, to teach them the things that schools don't teach because they can't mass produce the lessons to nearly the same quality that you can give them, they'll blame you and the school for having failed them. And they'd be right to lay the blame at your feet.

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Hello. Awful brave making a Trump community here. You can't even farm negative karma on this site lol.

[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 48 points 4 months ago

I lost count of how many specific part numbers of defective Apple products he rattled off with the same design flaw, but that was a stunning display. Just exposed that they know these things are problems and just don't care, because people will keep buying their products.

[-] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 32 points 5 months ago

Telehealth pill mills like this are the reason we have an ADHD medication shortage. We had a TON of people prescribed Adderall over the pandemic and now they're hooked. This company's entire business model was about establishing a nationwide customer base of amphetamine addicts to maximize their profits.

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