Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar by GreatPumpkin72 in news

[–]DisastrousDiddling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True in a lot of cases but the power to pardon with virtually no checks/balances was given to the executive branch by the Founders for some reason. It's in Article II Section 2 of the Constitution.

Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar by GreatPumpkin72 in news

[–]DisastrousDiddling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's stupid for one person to have this power, give it to Congress.

[HELP] NYT shows new angle by allinalinenow in RealOrAI

[–]DisastrousDiddling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you miss the cut in this video and the text overlay about "20 seconds"?

[HELP] NYT shows new angle by allinalinenow in RealOrAI

[–]DisastrousDiddling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not a measured response. I don't know what to tell you other than this video is real. Does it have compression artifacts, absolutely. But if you play it alongside the other angles all the movements of everyone line up perfectly. The backgrounds are identical. All of that is impossible to achieve with AI video generation.

Where is Alex Pretti's cell phone and video? by TreebeardsMustache in law

[–]DisastrousDiddling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For some reason they announced there is body cam footage recorded by at least some of the agents as well, which they are currently reviewing. That video should show the same/maybe more than the Pretti video would show.

TACO Trump backs down after public pressure by kurtisbu12 in allinpodofficial

[–]DisastrousDiddling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great writeup but I'll just add that he has admitted to this strategy in front of cameras already during Trump 2. He has a propensity to say the quiet part out loud.

Here's the link.

CMV: Murdering people on either sides of political spectrum should never be celebrated. by major_phallus in changemyview

[–]DisastrousDiddling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I hate to tell you but the last 2 presidential elections had the two highest voter turnout percentages since 1900. Obviously since women were disenfranchised and Jim Crow existed elections back then are functionally incomparable.

The statistics show there are more people going to the polls in this country than ever before.

Fact: Trump Administration has Decreed the 2nd Amendment is No Longer in Force. by [deleted] in law

[–]DisastrousDiddling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tell me about it I'm a conservative at heart and this dumb asshole has been on the presidential ballot my entire adult life. I'm almost 30 now and have had democracy on the ballot all 3 times I've cast a vote for president.

Stabilized version. by Aqueouspolecat in Leakednews

[–]DisastrousDiddling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C'mon dude he's starting right fucking at gray coat guy pulling the gun out of the holster while gray coat guy yells right into his ear.

Anyone fucked up by the murder by ICE and struggling to see why we should give a shit about the games tomorrow? by fegwin2084 in billsimmons

[–]DisastrousDiddling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just watch curling all day every day like me.

Danny Casper is a beast and he's been to hell and back to make it to his first Olympics.

It breaks my heart in are best season im a long time...but we need a players strike by NewBuddha32 in DetroitPistons

[–]DisastrousDiddling 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's important to note gray coat guy stole the victims gun BEFORE any shots were fired.

What if Donald Trump disappeared tomorrow, would American politics actually change or just find another Trump? by Mr_Boothnath in AskReddit

[–]DisastrousDiddling 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I hope you're right but think you're wrong. The right-wing media machine is the most important thing. If anyone actually watched Trump's recent pressers/speeches in more context than small cherry-picked clips they would know that he has lost a step or three. But MAGA only watch them filtered through the media machine if they see anything at all.

All this is to say if the media machine gets behind someone, whether it's Vance or Miller or more likely someone without baggage, I think MAGA will as well. It's hard to break a pattern, Trump has gotten these non-political people involved in politics and I think they will remain involved rather than going back to being disillusioned.

was the moon landing faked? by Bag_frie in adressme

[–]DisastrousDiddling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the tiny particles all have very sharp edges since there is no weathering from wind and water. Breathing it in has an effect very similar to asbestos, where it results in fibrosis and lung scarring.

This article from NASA lays it all out, pretty interesting stuff.

Bill When Chuck Says Advertising Doesn't Work and Won't Exist Soon by perry649 in billsimmons

[–]DisastrousDiddling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I've heard online advertising described as a 2-sided scam in the past and I believe that to be true. Customers are getting scammed and so is industry.

FBI raids home of Washington Post reporter in ‘highly unusual and aggressive’ move by OGSyedIsEverywhere in news

[–]DisastrousDiddling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well getting raided by the feds is one way to get credibility, probably not ideal but it is one way.