Perhaps a little light killing?

Last time this happened, DoJ said they still had grounds to hold him for other unstated reasons.

Much like the night sky, humanity is largely a dark thing, speckled with occasional bright spots.

I mean, what else was he gonna do?

I’ve been listening to a great podcast series about Titanic. (This will come around, bear with me.)

One of the things mentioned in the latest episode is that it didn’t take long for conspiracy theories to develop about the sinking, that it had to have been done on purpose. Because there are a lot of people who didn’t want to believe the truth: that it was possible for the largest luxury liner ever built could go to the bottom of the north Atlantic in two and a half hours on its maiden voyage on accident.

The uncomfortable truth about this last election is that, yes, enough people willfully voted for fascism to put this administration in place. The United States is much further away from the ideal we’d all been led to believe it has strived to be, so far that it’s clear that it’s not even striving for that ideal anymore. That truth is so unconscionable to some people that accepting a conspiracy theory is more palatable.

That deadline nonsense is Little t trying to focus attention on this one thing.

Pay close attention to what other things go down in the next two weeks.

All right, yes, I get it. But –

All of those automated systems exist in large part to minimize human error. That Windows UAC prompt that you hate so much exists to minimize human error. Any time you find yourself up against something that makes you say “Why can’t I just do the thing I want to do?” it’s in order to minimize human error.

Because ICE doesn’t like it means it’s so right.

When someone is pulling in generally the same direction as you, but using a method you find unpleasant, focus on the first part of this sentence.

Our infighting is their most powerful weapon. Take it away from them.

You complete me.

“There is no legal basis” describes everything this administration does.

Still a bastard.

The observation is that humans, barring any genetical defects of any kind have one of two sexes: male or female, and they generally feel comfortable with the genitals attached to their bodies.

That’s wrong twice. Most people are born with distinct male or female genitalia. Some are not. There is no “genetical defect” involved in any case.

Investigating for understanding is always welcome. You’re presupposing that something is “wrong” with people who either don’t have distinctly identifiable genitalia, or whose brains and physical features don’t align like you think they should. There is nothing wrong with those people.

Okay, you just want to argue with someone, and for some reason you picked me today, even though we substantially agree.

The difference is that the woman highlighted in that article had complaints about symptoms she was experiencing. Not complaints from other people about who she was. We’ve also learned a lot more since the late 19th century.

The cherry on top is the last sentence of the article you linked:

But our main character would finally rest in peace if we could just give the man credit where he so believed it was due – our universal natural bisexuality.

I’ll just leave this here.

You’re splitting hairs, and you’re still dead wrong. It’s the same as suggesting that people who don’t adhere to your chosen religion could have neurological issues, based only on that observation.

If only there was a violently anti-racist organization.

One person, just going about their day, not hurting anyone.

Another person, deciding that the first person is “unnatural” (Narrator: They are not unnatural), screams and hollers about it.

You: “Well, the first person has a neurological issue.”

???

The mayor said he does not believe the federal government has that power.

Oh, my sweet summer child.

But let’s talk about what happens if Little t decides to federally mobilize Illinois National Guard against citizens in Chicago. Pritzker is not Newsom. I fully expect that Pritzker would do what Newsom should: as commander, order National Guard troops to stand down. While there is already state law in place that says IL law enforcement cannot assist with federal “immigration enforcement,” we also know that Chicago police has a dodgy history at best. We’ll have protesters, National Guard on both sides, police on both sides, and the Marines.

Chicago will be uglier than Los Angeles.