havocpants @ havocpants @lemmy.world

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While I like it as a simile, we didn't feed cows to cows - we fed them sheep infected with scrapie, at least that's the theory of how mad cow disease started. I say "we", I wasn't involved in the process, I just live here.

European countries are hardly helpless without the US. Also, western armies do not fight meat grinder/trench warfare tactics like the Russians, they fight with air supremacy.

... and in the meantime, fascist shitbags get to continue being fascist shitbags while the appeals court eventually rules that they're allowed to be fascist shitbags. Rule of law means nothing in the US any more.

Why does the US court system work like this? If a court has ruled this action illegal, why is the bad actor allowed to continue doing it pending a failed appeal? Why is it not the other way around and the illegal action has to immediately stop pending a successful appeal?

The US justice system is a complete joke, designed only to oppress the poor and minorities. The sooner Americans wake up, the better.

Seems like a lot of words to say that they're assholes.

Yeah, feels a bit too late for that. This isn't going to stop until the non-fascist Americans drag them out into the streets and dispense justice. People are going to die and the good guys are going to need to organise a whole lot first.

it's true, I hear they love it so much that they get up early to beat the crowds

"Basically, I’m not in the position right now to learn a distro and struggle around with all that crap and I need to keep my music shit."

If you don't want to have to learn anything new, then switching your OS to something you don't know how to use is a stupid idea.

Are they appointing the most incompetent people they can as an insult to America? It sure looks that way from the outside. This is kakistocracy.

I think the most famous description of Durian is "like eating custard in a sewer". I've never tried it, since we don't get it in the UK, but I'm curious. I had a Malaysian friend who loved it, but said many businesses and public transport would have signs up saying no Durian due to the smell.

Not true, the pins are sleeved so if it is improperly plugged in, you still can't touch live parts.

and then what? She has no credibility as she is being either coerced or bribed. Neither does the current US government. Whatever she or any of them say at this point, it cannot be trusted.

The word "confabulation" is what you are describing - and it's also a huge symptom of dementia.

"Losing it" ? The guy never had it! His speeches have been word salad and lies for at least 10 years.

I was very strongly against us leaving, and I would love the UK to rejoin, but give up the pound? That is absolutely not happening.

Slipped getting out of the bath when I was about 12. My foot hit one of the metal poles supporting the sink, with my little toe going one side and the rest of my foot the other. My foot tore on impact, leaving my little toe hanging off.

I bandaged it up, and kept changing the bandage when it was soaked through with blood and it eventually stopped bleeding. I have a scar on my foot, but other than that no lasting damage.

At least Scale AI isn't 700 Indians in a trenchcoat like that company Microsoft poured money into.

My little brother's was both the best and the worst wedding I've ever been to in many ways. The mother of the bride stood up to make a speech and it was just insane. She opened with "eeee would have been giving this speech" (pointing at the bride's stepfather), "but he's just had a gastric band fitted". She finished by saying how she didn't feel she was losing a daughter, but she was gaining a friend ... in (daughter's name).

The bride's family didn't speak to any of us for most of the reception, there was an invisible line across the room with the two families on each side. The bride's little brother with learning difficulties destroyed the cake by punching it repeatedly before anyone could get a piece. My family all got drunk and had a food fight during the reception. My little brother slept with someone else the night before the wedding and they separated the week after the wedding.

This was nearly 20 years ago, but we still laugh about it. God I wish someone had filmed that speech from the bride's lunatic mother, it was amazing.

imagine it was the wife, mine also complained that I was spending too much time with the guests we'd invited to our wedding. With hindsight, it was not a great indicator for the rest of the marriage.

Who Will love My Children? 1983

Mask 1985

I defy anyone to get to the end of either movie without being a total mess.