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  • no training award

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  • On one hand, yes... but on the other, I think that's part of why they're so successful. We constantly give Trump and people like Trump the village idiot pass - we don't take them seriously because we wave off their malice as just stupidity.

    If Trump actually behaved competently, he'd have been in prison ages ago.

    ...it's the fucking Darth Jar Jar theory, but it's happening in real time.

  • no training award

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  • Oh he was trained. This shit wasn't a fluke. We've reached "Nazis patrolling our streets, executing civilians on the president's orders" stage of US collapse. This will continue until people start shooting back.

  • ICE agent shooter’s own cellphone video undercuts Trump administration's account of Minneapolis killing

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  • The Party told you to ignore the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

    • George Orwell, 1984

  • If you think the Yankee military is less bad than ICE, that's because you think people in the Global South are less worthwhile than those in the USA

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  • I really expected to see more pushback from the military. Every single one of them swore to defend the Constitution from all threats foreign and domestic, and are literally oath-bound to engage Trump the same way they do any other enemy of the US. Instead they keep just blindly following orders from chief domestic enemy while the Constitution burns.

    Like, I never expected to see the military actually unite against the Trump regime, but surely there are at least a few thousand people in a force that large who take their oath seriously, right? ...apparently not. Not a single one of the troops has stepped up to do what's right, opting instead to do what's easy.

    Cowards and/or traitors, all of them.

  • ICE Agent Who Killed Mother of Three Revealed as Iraq War Veteran With Immigrant Filipina Wife

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  • May the public reciprocate his actions in kind.

  • What do we call the career bureaucrats who remained working in Nazi Germany?

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  • Agreed on the vast majority of that.

    Now let's say you were employed by the USPHS, or VA, or IHS, or... there are other federal healthcare agencies, right? Anyway- you quit because Trump is a dickhead, and now what? Those supplies you're distributing just got cut off. That doesn't help anything.

    The pitch I'd make: if you're working for any part of the govt that's functioning as an oppressor, then you should have quit a long time ago unless you're actively sabotaging. Falling that, better late than never - GTFO now. But if you're working for any other part of the govt, do your job and keep in mind who you serve - hint: it's not your boss. Don't be a silent pencil pusher like the 'little guys' in the Tuskegee experiment, speak the fuck up. But don't just quit - use your position to actually serve the public, whether in an official capacity or akin to what you described.

    So... I'm with you mostly, but I do hold that there's a distinction between forces like the ICE Nazis and actual public servants employed by the govt.

  • What do we call the career bureaucrats who remained working in Nazi Germany?

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  • What's the argument, though? Defy unjust laws --> quit govt positions even if they're an actual public service and not actually supporting the regime is quite the jump. It's cool that he's a great author and all, but an opinion piece is still an opinion piece - whether its good or not (and I'm assuming it is) depends on the reasoning therein.

    Some absolutely horrific things have been done in the name of advancing healthcare... should I quit my job as a surgical tech because of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study? Wouldn't it be better to stay in healthcare and blow the whistle if I see shit like that starting up again?

  • What do we call the career bureaucrats who remained working in Nazi Germany?

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  • That's a lot more than a word. I don't have enough free time to spend it on a 16 page opinion article, but feel free tldr it and I'll give my 2 cents.

  • What do we call the career bureaucrats who remained working in Nazi Germany?

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  • Yeah, I'm not really sold on the 'entire government' thing. Some chemist testing soil samples for the Department of Agriculture isn't part of the problem - that guy's working for us.

    ICE? 100% Nazis. There is no justifiable role in that organization. But we can (and should) purge that shit without crippling services that are actually benevolent.

  • What do you think of people who CONSTANTLY talk about religion?

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  • Might be more of a developmental impairment. For children, magical thinking is normal and expected. They might sincerely think they can cause something to happen by thinking about it or engaging in some kind of paranormal way. Like, if a 4 year old points at you with a finger guns gesture and yells 'bang', they might just be trying to be silly; but they might also be genuinely trying to kill you. You'll know if immediately after, they look down at their finger-gun with a wtf expression cuz they're actually surprised it didn't work.

    Again, normal. Unnerving, but normal.

    They should grow out of that shit by about age 7 iirc.

    Lots of people never grow out of it, they just compartmentalize that kind of thinking as religion... they know they can't kill you with finger guns, but Jesus? His finger guns are real!!.

    Those people need a fuck ton of therapy.

  • What's the most recent lie you told?

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  • This always cracks me up in the OR - in C sections, the mom is usually awake, so the staff in the room need to watch what they say. Baby comes out like a fucking chest-burster from Alien, covered in blood, that vernix gunk that looks like rancid cheese, and sometimes literal shit. Nasty goo aside, babies pretty much universally look like a hairless pug when the first come out.

    Invariably, 2 or 3 nurses start doing the whole "Oooh she's so cuuuute!" thing. I still can't tell if they legit think it's cute, or if they're just really good at putting a show on for mom... cuz they look like something from a bad scifi-horror movie.

  • a perfect impeachment...

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  • Even before it was official, none of his crimes saw any enforcement.

  • Leonardo DiCaprio Wonders if ‘People Still Have the Appetite’ for Movie Theaters: Will They Become ‘Like Jazz Bars?’

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  • It's almost like people don't want to pay $20 to sit down in a squeaky, sticky room with a dozen strangers who are invariably inconsiderate assholes, to see the 17th remake of some hit from the 80s. And throw in another $10 if you want a bag of popcorn, $12 for a drink, or trade-in of your vehicle for a box of Milk Duds that actually contains a completely unnecessary plastic bag of Milk Duds to fill the space otherwise occupied by 5 or 6 chunks of candy.

    Especially when we're all just rolling in cash from this new tariff money. Like, what else are we gonna spend that kind of money on - 600mg of ibuprofen from the ER visit where you rolled / suspected broke your ankle??

  • a perfect impeachment...

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  • Even if they prosecute him, Trump has repeatedly proven to be above the law... nothing will come of it.

    Legal justice is not a realistic outcome. Our options are vigilante justice, or no justice. So far we've chosen the latter.

  • Microsoft CEO wants you to stop calling AI "slop" in 2026

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  • I made a garbage generator, and ppl won't stop calling the stuff it generates garbage. :'(

  • Americans embrace Aldi as German discounter becomes fastest-growing supermarket in US

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  • Boomers

    Oppressors.

    This is a class war, not a generational one. Don't let the king convince the torch wielders that their enemy is the pitchfork wielders.

  • Trump tells WSJ he takes a higher daily dose of aspirin than his doctors advise in lengthy interview on his health

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  • Unironically, probably yes.

    He would still be shit, but worse than or even equal to Trump is pretty hard to imagine.

    In any case, I refuse to place any value on the life of a tyrant over speculation on the next tyrant in line. May they all die as early as possible - and may the rest of us actually grow a spine and finally break out the guillotines to speed things along.

  • Trump tells WSJ he takes a higher daily dose of aspirin than his doctors advise in lengthy interview on his health

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  • It can cause internal bleeding, so if he's being stupid with the dose, then things like bleeding out in his sleep might be feasible.

    2026 might be a good year after all!!

  • What content filters are you using to clean up your Lemmy feed?

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  • Cocks banhammer

  • techsupport @lemmy.world
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    Any good tools to compile a list of contact info into something that can be imported to both iphone and Android contact lists?

  • techsupport @lemmy.world
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    Is there a safe way to permanently remove job postings from appearing in various listings on my browser?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What are some good songs about thriving in a chaotic environment?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What's a good song choice for a nurse pinning/graduation ceremony?

  • Political Memes @lemmy.world
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    US Congress approves October 14 as National Kill a Nazi Day; similar holiday in New Zealand offers insight on ideas to celebrate responsibly.

    www.huffpost.com /entry/hitler-pinata-new-zealand_n_3187906
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Looking for 'Machinima' like episodic series that role-play through games (not 'lets play' vids, but actually in-character)

  • Find a Community @lemmy.ml
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    A community to ask for product recommendations?

  • techsupport @lemmy.world
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    Brother Printer... adware?!

  • Luigi Mangione @lemmy.world
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    OceanGate Implosion sound, static removed

    filebin.net /yev8c2ij3i8ocaax
  • techsupport @lemmy.world
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    Seeking tips to help me suck a bit less with OBS Studio in a lecture hall setting.

  • techsupport @lemmy.world
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    Struggling to find a recording of the THX Deepnote in an actual surround sound format.

  • Luigi Mangione @lemmy.world
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    Taking the photo down so I don't dox myself - glad y'all liked it!!

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Audiophiles, I need your advice. Looking for a mobile option for a bluetooth connected speaker that can play in the 20-100 hz range.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What are some of the weirdest songs on your playlist?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Seems like the perfect day to ask: Muricans, what's your dream country to expatriate to? Non-Muricans, what's the thought on accepting US refugees?

  • Political Memes @lemmy.ca
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    ...and domestic.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    'Gaming' keyboard that isn't mechanical?

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    LF 3.5mm 'silencer' plugs, and/or other ways to fuck with TVs in public areas that are blasting Fox all the time...

  • Cooking @lemmy.world
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    Recipes with ZERO sucrose or maltose? (congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency)

  • memes @lemmy.world
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    So wholesome!