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TJDetweiler

@ TJDetweiler @lemmy.ca

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  • Anti-Trump MeidasTouch dethrones mighty Joe Rogan as top podcast in US

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  • Rogan used to have great stuff on his show pre-covid, especially MMA talks. He even had a great episode with Michael Osterholm at the beginning of the pandemic.

    Shortly after that, he 180'd on his vaccine stance, and moved from Cali to Texas. Since then, he's been a total conservative pundit.

    I've long since kicked Rogan from anything I listen to, but there was a time where he was entertaining, and did have great guests. Some of his "talking nonsense" was kind of what made his show fun, when it was harmless. Now he spreads misinformation and perpetuates brainrot in young men.

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    Whats a good Linux distro to dip my toe in with in a laptop running Windows 11? Is there a decent longer form guide to doing it successfully?

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  • I was in your exact spot some months ago. I went with Linux Mint, and I have been thoroughly converted. Feel free to check my post history, there was a lot of great information provided by the Linux community. Good luck and enjoy!!

  • GOP Senator Admits He Wants Epstein File Release Blocked to 'Cover' for Trump

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  • LOL good catch

    I'm not editing it

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    We wouldn’t need the Epstein files to prove DJT’s guilt if society just trusted women in the first place.

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  • Trial by socia media? Fuck outta here.

    All these scummy shitbags are certainly guilty, but this needs to be proven.

    The motto I get behind is "trust, but verify".

  • GOP Senator Admits He Wants Epstein File Release Blocked to 'Cover' for Trump

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  • I was so fucking triggered by your grammer until your last sentence.

  • PewDiePie: I'm DONE with Google

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  • Does YouTube vanced/revanced not work on Graphene?

  • A Long Island man driving to work gets handcuffed by ICE — despite being U.S. citizen

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  • It's payday if a judge in 10 years gives a shit about constitutional violations, or if judges are still non-partisan by then. The dude also looks Latino, so his odds are even worse. I am an outsider looking in, but I wouldn't trust that shit hole country to uphold any sense of the law after what I've seen over the last few weeks. Fuckin' embarrassing mess down there.

  • US court blocks Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

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  • Total asshole thing to say on his part. We have down vote buttons for a reason.

    I have to say, I'm not sure I agree with your points entirely either. However, I do appreciate you voicing a pretty unpopular opinion, stating your points in a calm manner, and not taking rage bait. Lemmy can often feel like a left wing echo chamber, and it's nice to know I'm not seeing comments from the same 5 people with multiple alt accounts. The fediverse is starting to feel alive.

  • Programmers then and now

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  • The glory days of Derp and Derpina

  • The Canadian Right Wants to Copy DOGE

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  • As someone who has family who votes in that 40%, I can confirm (anecdotally) that they only care about fiscal policy.

  • Ended a 4 year long relationship and I actually feel relief

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  • I've been in this situation, years ago. Maybe a decade. My ex didn't have a single hobby, and much like what you described, she was the same as yours. I've learned to stay away from potential partners without hobbies. I don't know why, I can't explain it, but there's something there.

    My current girlfriend has waaaay too many hobbies, and while it drives me nuts, it makes her happy, which makes me happy.

    Anyway, that's my experience, but this isn't about me. I'm just sympathizing with what you're saying. Good luck out there. Things get better, and maybe now you're a little more experienced in what you want and what to look for and what to avoid.

  • I don't want to say that Trump made you a favor, but I realized that I had completely forgot about Canada. Are you aware of this?

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  • God... American beer...

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  • Gold medal for your performance in mental gymnastics.

  • Donations to Luigi Mangione's legal defense fund slowed, then surged

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  • I can provide no further information that is going to help you see the point.

    God speed.

  • Donations to Luigi Mangione's legal defense fund slowed, then surged

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  • You're missing the point, especially if you think a fair and just system even exists within the US. If you want to take the stance that "murder is illegal", sure, what he did was illegal. Jury nullification is a way we peons can still hold an iota of power. It's spitting in the face of unjust systems.

    Let me ask you this. Would you prefer a situation in which Luigi was convicted for murder, sentenced to life in prison, and the system never changes? Or would you prefer a situation in which exceptions are given in exceptional circumstances in an attempt to change a fundamentally broken system?

    If your answer is the former, you might just want to apply at United and work your way up.

  • Donations to Luigi Mangione's legal defense fund slowed, then surged

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  • I'm going to copy WoodScientist's post. Don't know how to tag, sorry, but credit goes to him for this.

    "I would say that jury nullification isn't just some accident of the legal system, but the primary reason we have juries in the first place.

    Judges will say that juries are meant to just decide the simple facts of the case. But what sane person would ever design a system that assigns 12 random untrained nobodies to do that task? If all that mattered was judging the facts of the case, why not have 12 legal scholars instead? Why isn't "juror" a profession, just like being a lawyer or judge is? If we want people to just apply the letter of the law to the facts of a case, why not fill juries with professionals, each who had a legal degree, and who have sat as jurors hundreds of times? Judging evidence and reading law is a skill. And it's one that can be educated on, trained, and practiced. Why do we have amateur juries, when professional juries would clearly do their purported job so much better? Or why not just do what some countries do, and have most or all trials decided solely by judges? What exactly is the point of a jury? Compared to everything else in the courtroom, the jurors, the ones actually deciding guilt or innocence, are a bunch of untrained amateurs. On its face, it makes no damn sense!

    No, the true reason, and really the only reason, we have juries at all is so that juries can serve to judge both the accused AND the law. Juries are meant to be the final line of defense against unjust laws and prosecution. It is possible for a law itself to be criminal or corrupt. Legislative systems can easily be taken over by a tiny wealthy or powerful minority of the population, and they can end up passing laws criminalizing behaviors that the vast majority of the population don't even consider to be crimes.

    The entire purpose of having a jury is that it places the final power of guilt and innocence directly in the hands of the people. Juries are meant as a final line of defense against corrupt laws passed by a minority against the wishes of the greater majority. An unaccountable elite can pass whatever ridiculous self-serving laws they want. But if the common people simply refuse to uphold those laws in the jury box, those laws are meaningless.

    THAT is the purpose of a jury. It is the only reason juries are worth the trouble. A bunch of rank amateurs will never be able to judge the facts of a case better than actual trained legal scholars with years of experience. But by empowering juries, it places the final authority of the law firmly in the hands of the people. That is the value of having a jury at all.

    Jury nullification is not just some strange quirk or odd loophole in our justice system. It's the entire reason we have juries in the first place."

  • Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt

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  • This guy sucks Elon's toes

  • is Chat-GPT refusing this image?

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  • Wow, that's actually a really impressive analysis

  • Uh... We can ... I mean, look. We're good at...

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  • Unfathomabely based

  • Fake vegans

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  • Thanks for the honest reply. I guess a couple thoughts I have on your response.

    1. The screenshot in question was a vegan banning other vegans for not being vegan enough, so this didn't seem like carnist trolls, this seems like multiple people integrated within the vegan community getting banned for having a slightly different opinion.
    2. Is carnists a real term? I don't think I have ever heard of someone who eats exclusively meat, unless this term is meant a different way

    Anyway, sorry about the trolling you experience. I am personally not vegan, though I find the endeavor admirable. I think a lot of Lemmy and social media, and social circles in general need to practice a bit of "live and let live"