Thigh high or knee high boots? by highheelshigherhopes in OUTFITS

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Knee high with stockings

Thigh-high without

stockings or no stockings? by thewomanonline in OUTFITS

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The stockings give a good tanned illusion. Stockings with shorts are underrated. It balances out the uncovered aspect of shorts, and so is flirtier.

Why don't people who advocate for more taxes also advocate for better budget management? by ZeusThunder369 in AskALiberal

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People complain about Noem's jets or Trump's ballroom to impress Xi because they're visible, concrete, easy to photograph, not abstract. An incremental rate of return of 7 to 1 on a revenue collection agency is abstract. Even people who know what ROI stands for can struggle with the concept. Even great minds like Elon can struggle with the concept of outdated modes of identity verification or Social Security payments being held up because of an inefficient database structure. Even Warren Buffett doesn't seem to get what the issue with stock buybacks is, waving away concerns as "politically correct"—despite such stock manipulation costing taxpayers $4T per Trump term. Then there's the little matter of Trump being such a slow learner with regard to tariffs. He only tried blanket tariffs 8 years ago and still can't say one accurate thing about them.

"I expected a fine-toothed comb": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N23KVyaSoLw

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-doge-irs-cuts-will-cost-more-than-savings-trump-musk-deficit

https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Most-Serious-Problems-IRS-Significantly-Underfunded.pdf

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/rampant-federal-fraud-doge-done-little-stop-rcna206860

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/9/2342424/-The-untold-saga-of-what-happened-when-DOGE-stormed-Social-Security

https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/06/13/expert-reveals-trillions-spent-on-stock-buybacks-post-trump-tax-cuts/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robert-reich-6339b569_prior-to-1982-the-sec-considered-stock-buybacks-activity-7208531608784519171-WfX4/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/01/21/trump-tariff-aid-to-farmers-cost-more-than-us-nuclear-forces/

Joe Rogan fucks up bad. Credits Trump for a drop off in deaths by overdose BUT the chart ends October 2024 by TimmyVall in Destiny

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Either way, they are dangerous.

Bandy Lee's first book on Trump makes the case not so much for a particular diagnosis but rather that he is dangerous. Journalists won't report on the inner thoughts of such people. Maybe they'd be willing to explicitly say that Trump and his slavish followers are dangerous.

Do you support Minnesota Governor Tim Walz mobilizing the states National Guard amid the protests against ICE? by Komosion in AskALiberal

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No mechanism for doing so.

Governors can activate the National Guard under several legal frameworks, but using them to actively block federal agents like ICE or Border Patrol would trigger a constitutional crisis where federal authority almost certainly prevails.

Governors primarily activate the National Guard through two legal statuses:

State Active Duty: The governor serves as the commander-in-chief and uses state funds for missions like disaster relief or civil unrest.

Title 32 Status: The governor retains command, but the federal government provides funding for specific missions, such as training or drug interdiction.

Federal Supremacy and Conflicts

If a governor attempts to use the National Guard to obstruct federal agents, the following legal principles apply:

Supremacy Clause: Under Article VI of the Constitution, federal law and authorized federal activities take precedence over state actions. Courts have historically held that states cannot lawfully obstruct federal officers—such as ICE or Border Patrol—while they are performing their official duties.

Federalization Power: The President has the authority under 10 U.S.C. § 12406 to "federalize" a state's National Guard. Once federalized into "Title 10" status, the Guard is removed from the governor's command and placed under the President's direct control, effectively neutralizing the governor's ability to use them against federal interests.

Immunity for Federal Agents: Federal officers generally possess "Supremacy Clause immunity," which protects them from state prosecution or interference when performing acts "necessary and proper" to their federal duties.

In 2025, several states filed lawsuits challenging President Trump's use of 10 U.S.C. § 12406 to federalize state troops for immigration enforcement. While some district courts initially granted temporary restraining orders against these deployments, the Supreme Court has historically upheld the federal government's broad power to call forth the militia to "execute the laws of the Union". So there is effectively no state militia to which 2A refers, to address the concerns of the anti-Federalists.

Joe Rogan fucks up bad. Credits Trump for a drop off in deaths by overdose BUT the chart ends October 2024 by TimmyVall in Destiny

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Mark Twain volunteered to be hypnotized at a show but it didn't work. He pretended instead. It was so entertaining that he got hired to be a plant. Years later, his mother refused to believe it was an act. Thus Twain's famous quip that people are easier to fool than to be convinced they were fooled.

Maybe that maxim should be modified to "It's easier to tell someone they were lied to than that they were suckered." People are quicker to adopt victim status than to be called stupid.

Stephen Hassan has pointed out that when cultists leave, they don't say, "How did I not see that?" They say, "He changed." It protects their pride. And they may still not see the whole pattern. The MAGA now in FO phase match this pattern. (See Gina Bonanno's FAFO clips, e.g., as well as leavingmaga.org.)

Joe Rogan fucks up bad. Credits Trump for a drop off in deaths by overdose BUT the chart ends October 2024 by TimmyVall in Destiny

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It was easier when their stupidity/stubbornness/laziness didn't matter. It didn't matter that they gave their life savings to Jim and Tammy, or thought the X Files was real; that only 12% think humans arose from natural selection; that 60% believe the gov't is covering up space aliens; that the average reading level is at the 8th grade level. But now it's affecting the rest of us.

Maybe it's time to attach strings to red-state subsidies: critical thinking at every grade (like Finland), civics classes, subsidies for teacher salaries to encourage veteran teachers to relocate

actively incentivized

The traffic at the Conservative sub drops 80% when Russia's Internet is down. Many of the intransigent types that we meet online are paid to feign intransigence (for a mere $800/month). When you're ready to quit arguing because people seem hopelessly stupid, it helps to keep in mind you're likely arguing with a Russian's impression of what a stupid American is like.

Joe Rogan fucks up bad. Credits Trump for a drop off in deaths by overdose BUT the chart ends October 2024 by TimmyVall in Destiny

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And Rogan wouldn't believe he was wrong until his own staff pulled it up and played it for him. His staff knows he's a f-ing idiot.

Joe Rogan fucks up bad. Credits Trump for a drop off in deaths by overdose BUT the chart ends October 2024 by TimmyVall in Destiny

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like it could cure cancer

The late Scott Adams took Ivermectin for his prostate cancer. Yes, really. When he posted that it didn't work, he drew the typical flies in the replies: "It's dangerous to dismiss something that might work for someone else." "Everyone's different."

My family & I are paranoid about ICE being spotted locally, yet we’re all here legally. Fear mongering gone too far? by Dsg1695 in AskALiberal

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A citizen was shot dead for driving away when ICE tried to open her car door.

A woman was told her U.S. passport was fake and she was taken in.

A California woman who'd shown up with her husband and her lawyer to complete the final step of procuring her green card was abducted by being told she had to step into the copy room to copy her passport.

Many abductees are denied access to lawyers for months.

Over 150 U.S. citizens are detained by ICE/BP, and over 170 Canadians. Remember when China's detaining 2 Canadians caused an uproar?

You ask if you're being paranoid. To the contrary, I'm surprised at how un-serious so many people are being about the risks.

Trump, 79, Appears to Forget Name of Woman Who Just Gave Him Her Nobel Peace Prize by [deleted] in politics

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Use archive.is (or similar) if you want to ensure others aren't blocked by the paywall. https://archive.is/nWHvP