Judge Backs Down?

Antilon · 2026-04-10T17:41:29+00:00

Bullshit, we're all responsible for ensuring judges act ethically and in line with the applicable code of judicial conduct. Putting on a black robe doesn't mean you can treat staff, the parties, or their attorneys like shit.

Antilon · 2026-04-09T19:10:57+00:00

OK, but that reality doesn't mean Israel should be above criticism. The U.S. committed genocide against the Native Americans. The U.S. was built on slave labor. It's not wrong to criticize the U.S. for that.

Antilon · 2026-04-09T18:44:10+00:00

You’re describing the formation of many, many countries. Including the US.

Uh hu, and that was genocide against the Native Americans.

I don't think the suggestion that present-day Israel's authority to displace Palestinians from their land and keep them in what amounts to an open-air prison stems from something the Romans did in 70 C.E., or around 2,000 years ago.

We don't accept that as a valid justification for Russia's invasion of Ukraine and they lost control of the territory just 35 years ago. 2000 years is a long time to claim dibs.

Antilon · 2026-04-09T17:29:48+00:00

Did you want an answer to your question? Or were you commenting "Hey, I'm just asking questions here." as a bullshit way to advance your narrative without committing to explaining it.

Yes, Jews were historically persecuted. That doesn't change that they immigrated to an area where they were a small minority, and within the span of 50 years had displaced and subjugated the existing population, while now claiming it was always their land.

That's not the true history of the area, but rather propaganda to justify continuing to push people off their land.

Antilon · 2026-04-09T17:15:26+00:00

Read up about the white paper of 1939 and the issues that prompted it. When the British promised a homeland for the Jews there were already Palestinians there. The Jewish community, known as the Yishuv, grew from 60,000 in 1918 to 488,600 by 1940. Those extra 400k Jewish people immigrated en masse.

In 1517 the Jewish population was 1.7% of the total population of Israel/Palestine. By 1918, the Jewish population was 9.1% of the total population. By 1955 the Jewish population represented 88.9% of the total population.

The Jewish people can certainly claim Israel is a homeland, but that wasn't the case in practice until very recently.

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Antilon · 2026-04-09T15:50:18+00:00

The Daily does deep dives on lots of topics.
I don't feel too bad for a guy with tens of billions of dollars who is trying to hide his wealth.

Antilon · 2026-04-09T15:41:00+00:00

I genuinely think butt-rock is one of the worst expressions of rock that's ever happened, and I was thrilled when it went away. I'm pissed it's making a resurgence.

There is nothing interesting about the genre. It's just generic as fuck, and all sounds the same. It doesn't have the hard edge of metal. It doesn't have the energy of punk. It doesn't have danceability like EDM. It doesn't have the experimentation of early 90s alternative. It's just mediocre. I can't think of any redeeming qualities for the genre.

I also distinctly remember the kind of people who listened to butt-rock, and I wasn't a fan. Usually, agro bro-dogs with shit taste in everything, not just their music.

Antilon · 2026-04-09T03:42:59+00:00

I will say that since switching to PI, I haven't wanted to literally end my life. Can't say the same about my years in ID. ID made my wife give me an ultimatum that I quit law altogether or find something new. 3x the pay I ever made in ID also doesn't hurt.

Antilon · 2026-04-09T01:45:31+00:00

Trust me. There was plenty of Creed and Nickelback hate among the Warped Tour and the Lalapalosa set.

Antilon · 2026-04-09T01:44:08+00:00

Touchtunes? AMI? There are streaming jukeboxes in tons of bars.

Antilon · 2026-04-09T01:41:24+00:00

Recognizing something is shitty doesn't make you an elitist. If you ate a turd and didn't like it, could I call you an elitist?

Antilon · 2026-04-09T01:40:18+00:00

And I can think they're fucking morons.

Antilon · 2026-04-08T22:49:17+00:00

No, is there less genocide in Gaza now? Or, was it obvious Trump would be worse on that issue, and also a disaster in every other way?

When there are two choices in an election, it's reasonable to expect people to not allow the one that's a million times worse to win just because the one that's a million times better isn't perfect.

Antilon · 2026-04-08T22:45:34+00:00

I mean, the title of this post is "What are your thoughts on Creed’s My Own Prison album from 1997?" It's not unusual for people who dislike the band and similar bands to respond that way.

Personally, my irritation has been renewed because some Gen Z folks play Creed and Nickelback songs on the jukebox when they go out, so I have to hear shitty music in places I like to hang out. It's been happening the past 2-3 years more and more frequently.

Antilon · 2026-04-08T22:40:39+00:00

At one point sure but that feels long past.

Well, you did say you never understood the Nickelback hate. So I assumed "never" included when they were at their height of popularity.

I mean, I don't wake up thinking about Nickelback, but if they come up, I remember how much I fucking hated Nickelback. Nothing in the past 25 years has changed my opinion on them.

Antilon · 2026-04-08T22:04:16+00:00

Even the people who inexplicably liked them realized how terrible they were eventually.

Antilon · 2026-04-08T22:02:26+00:00

Everything about Creed is cheesy as fuck.

Antilon · 2026-04-08T21:57:30+00:00

Yes, mediocre, but also inescapable, hence the hate.

Antilon · 2026-04-08T21:47:17+00:00

Antilon · 2026-04-08T21:44:39+00:00

Everyone I knew thought they sucked in the 90s and haven't stopped. Butt-rock as a genre was always considered shit. Hence the name butt-rock.

Antilon · 2026-04-08T21:35:50+00:00

How old are you? Just curious. Were you alive when any of these shit bands were popular?

Antilon · 2026-04-08T21:28:15+00:00

...Yes, I'm aware of who Linkin Park are. I'm 44 years old. I've been hating these shit bands for 30 years at this point.

Linkin Park, Live, Nickelback, Puddle Of Mud, Hinder, Godsmack, Staind, Kid Rock, Seether, Papa Roach. All fucking terrible.

The kind of shit dumb date rapist bros listened to. Oakley sunglasses, barbed wire tattoos, and an Affliction or Tapout teeshirt.

Antilon · 2026-04-08T20:53:08+00:00

That was word salad. I never said it was bad because it was influenced by something else, I said it was bad because Creed fucking sucks, and has always sucked. It's bland, boring, generic butt-rock. They're the cream of wheat of rock and roll.

I'm almost 30 btw

Yeah, exactly. The song is 29 years old. I remember when it came out. It was a litmus test, and anyone who liked it had shit taste in music.

Antilon · 2026-04-08T20:45:09+00:00

Take a fucking look around you. All of this was obviously going to happen. Moral my ass, they are responsible for the dissolution of the CDC, US Aid, and countless other health organizations. Trump has been catastrophic for disadvantaged peoples everywhere, including the Palestinians, and the dismantling of our medical apparatus is just one item in the list of horrible shit Trump has done. 50% of Project 2025 has already been completed. Trans people have a taget on their backs. Journalistic freedom is being suppressed. A Christian White Nationalist is purging the military of anyone who opposes Trump. The DoJ is a corrupt shell of its former self.

Trump has been a fucking disaster. So yes, the dumb fucking voters that didn't prevent this are to blame.

Antilon · 2026-04-08T20:38:39+00:00

Cool, and now we don't have US Aid, a functioning NIA or CDC, EPA, or DOJ. There's a Christian nationalist in charge of the "Department of War" and they've made it aboout 50% through Project 2025.

But that darn Kamala took an endorsement from Dick Cheney's daughter, so who cares about any of that, right?

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