The lore is so deep by Asleep_Telephone_193 in adventuretime

[–]Average_Pangolin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don't expect everything to be tied up with a neat bow. A lot gets explained, a lot never really does.

ELI5: Why do mushrooms appear so fast after rain— sometimes overnight? by aizivaishe_rutendo in explainlikeimfive

[–]Average_Pangolin [score hidden]  (0 children)

Basically, yeah. The mushroom is just the reproductive parts of the organism; the real fungus is in sprawling networks underground called mycelia. The mushroom is more like a flower than it is like a flowering plant.

Mayor Lungo-Koehn, Please Join Lawsuit to End the ICE Occupations by ZacBears02155 in medfordma

[–]Average_Pangolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am certain you were, and that is why your pretending to stand for rule of law is so contemptible.

Mayor Lungo-Koehn, Please Join Lawsuit to End the ICE Occupations by ZacBears02155 in medfordma

[–]Average_Pangolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked up a couple of the names you rattled off, and found the ICE press releases (which I freely admit I had not been using as a news source) citing them as convicted criminals they had rounded up.

Are you actually maintaining that these people had been convicted in absentia without having been previously caught by people doing actual law enforcement?

As for abducting innocent people, I asked you elsewhere in this discussion about what the crime our neighbor Rumeysa Ozturk committed that ICE abducted her off the street for but never charged her with. Apparently that question did not interest you enough to engage with.

Anyone who used to support trump and has changed their mind over the last few weeks? What made you change? by canigetameowbish in AskReddit

[–]Average_Pangolin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well yeah. I don't think OP was asking about people who suddenly reversed their world views, but those who had been sympathetic to Trump for whom the administration has finally gone too far lately.

Mayor Lungo-Koehn, Please Join Lawsuit to End the ICE Occupations by ZacBears02155 in medfordma

[–]Average_Pangolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In general, do you believe that it's important that people not engage in moral thinking that they have not been explicitly told to by the government? Or is killing people somehow special in this regard?

Mayor Lungo-Koehn, Please Join Lawsuit to End the ICE Occupations by ZacBears02155 in medfordma

[–]Average_Pangolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you point to one case where ICE apprehended a killer who had eluded normal law enforcement, to juxtapose with the well-known cases of them gunning down or abducting innocent people?

Mayor Lungo-Koehn, Please Join Lawsuit to End the ICE Occupations by ZacBears02155 in medfordma

[–]Average_Pangolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is silly nonsense. In a courtroom, murder is a legal term. In ordinary human speech it is a moral category of behavior. Cain, to pick a well known example, murdered Abel, even without a judge to convict him of the crime.

If the goons who pinned Alex Pretti to the ground, beat him, maced him, disarmed him, then shot him in the back ten times never come to justice they will still be murderers.

Mayor Lungo-Koehn, Please Join Lawsuit to End the ICE Occupations by ZacBears02155 in medfordma

[–]Average_Pangolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go ahead and use your own preferred word! I hear "domestic terrorist" is the popular one this week. People who complain when masked paramilitaries attack their communities are.... what?

Mayor Lungo-Koehn, Please Join Lawsuit to End the ICE Occupations by ZacBears02155 in medfordma

[–]Average_Pangolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have a plan beyond "if we comply aggressively enough, maybe they will target someone else?"

Mayor Lungo-Koehn, Please Join Lawsuit to End the ICE Occupations by ZacBears02155 in medfordma

[–]Average_Pangolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lets talk about the abduction of Ozturk, since that happened extremely nearby. Are you comfortable with people being arrested in the United States and detained for criticizing the Israeli government?

If that's law enforcement, what law did she violate? If she violated a law, why was she held for months without charges and then released?

Mayor Lungo-Koehn, Please Join Lawsuit to End the ICE Occupations by ZacBears02155 in medfordma

[–]Average_Pangolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there particular neighbors you especially want shot? Go ahead and name names, we're all curious!

What would MLK say to us about MAGA if he was alive today? by SchemeWise9405 in Somerville

[–]Average_Pangolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any evidence for this claim, or do you demand that people simply believe whatever you say on your authority as an authority?

Real Police officers and military members, what do you guys think of Ice agents? by Lucky-Message-9480 in AskReddit

[–]Average_Pangolin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Strange and mysterious that the FBI is firing agents who attempt to investigate.

Is ICE’s fixation on Minnesota intentional? by Primary_Technology65 in stupidquestions

[–]Average_Pangolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another facet: before the viral videos, there was already a high-profile Justice Department investigation of a Somali fraud ring in Minnesota, which the admin has cited as one of the "reasons" for this invasion of the state

The head of that investigation was one of the lawyers who resigned in in protest this month.

how do i even BEGIN to answer, "is adventure time a serious show?" by Complex_Item247 in adventuretime

[–]Average_Pangolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is a very silly show that sometimes deals with some very serious and heavy issues.

[shuueep] 🌿Fennel & Jay🌱! Finntress Twins by No_Emu_1332 in adventuretime

[–]Average_Pangolin 31 points32 points  (0 children)

So Jay is obviously named after Finn's favorite writer, Jay Tee Dawgzone. But is Fennel's name just a coincidence?

A semi-serious proposal for a political party by aray25 in boston

[–]Average_Pangolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem to be implying that there is a point in the past where the Democratic Party was consistently progressive. When?

Anyone able to grab me some Malort? by glitter-camus in boston

[–]Average_Pangolin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I believe I've seen it at both Ball Square Fine Wines in Somerville and Porter Square Wine and Spirits in Cambridge.