HopeOfTheGunblade

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Democrat Who Beat Out AOC For Top Oversight Job Violated Federal Insider Trading and Conflicts-of-Interest Law, Report Claims in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Every nominee must have a full and competitive primary every single cycle, regardless of incumbency.

What happens if a given seat doesn't actually have primary competitors? Do we just assign someone by lottery?

Banning masks means banning (a subset) of disabled people from public places without great risk to their health in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Endemic is not an improvement on the situation. It's just an acknowledgement that we were inadequate to deal with it when it was reasonably possible, and are giving up now. I don't leave the house without a P100, because my species appears to be insane.

Democrat Andy Beshear sides with Republicans, says he doesn't support gender-affirming care for inmates in c/usa@lemmy.ml
[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago

If someone is in prison, IE, in the care of the state, and unable to choose their own paths, the state is therefore responsible for that person's well-being. In other words, the state is morally mandated to give that person food, medical care, etc.

If you don't want inmates "receiving better coverage and health care than a law-abiding citizen", fucking get law-abiding citizens, you dicksneeze!

Just because you paid for insurance doesn't mean you should get it in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Loans pay out.

Banning masks means banning (a subset) of disabled people from public places without great risk to their health in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

I wear a P100 because I can't trust my fellow Americans to wear so much as a scarf.

Banning masks means banning (a subset) of disabled people from public places without great risk to their health in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

What do you mean, "since"? COVID is still running freaking riot. We just stopped acknowledging it.

Eric Schmidt: Build more AI datacenters, we aren't going to 'hit climate goals anyway' in c/climate@slrpnk.net
Colorado teen shot in the face by town councilman after going to home to ask permission to take homecoming photos in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 months ago

Cue anyone sane: "Well-regulated."