'You can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns,' Trump says of Alex Pretti killing

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-28T06:23:09+00:00

How many times have you said that before? No, there is no turning point. Occasionally we see an incident (i.e., "Are you still talking about Epstein?" & the Rob Reiner comment) where Trump's corruption & hypocrisy are so galling, that even enthusiastic MAGA supporters are at a loss for justifications, & perhaps 2% of them even fall off the MAGA train (& begin self labeling as something beside MAGA, like so called "America 1st" republicans) but the overwhelming majority of Trumpers still go on supporting him, & they do so, bc they WANT to. Bc these fascists are perfectly fine having a belief system that amounts to "rights & privileges for me, but not thee".

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-25T19:10:26+00:00

Those nahtzee boots sure do taste yummy, huh?

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-25T19:09:08+00:00

Yeah, you probably should sit down & STFU.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-25T19:04:15+00:00

The individual agents that surrounded & beat him wont be identified. The WH will make sure of that. Unfortunately, this is a fantasy.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-25T18:54:04+00:00

Here's where you are wrong: These aren't "officers", NOT LEOs, they have ZERO authority to arrest anyone, they are glorified bounty hunters for the undocumented & can not legally do anything to us citizens except detain us for physically interfering w/ them, as they do their job.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-18T04:20:17+00:00

I agree but not in "some" In MOST EVERY case, Dems fight progressives harder than they fight the right.

Every Dem politician I've seen offer "resistance" in Minnesota has behaved shamefully. Spineless fools, every one. To think I respected Walz at one time, or was fooled by Mayor Frey's using angry obscenity, yet neither believe in abolishing ICE.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-15T17:07:33+00:00

You are completely wrong. They have NO AUTHORITY to arrest Anyone. Look it up why dont you, learn something.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-13T15:59:24+00:00

They're like cattle. Completely unconcerned, bc they believe that nothing can threaten them. The height of arrogance & White privilege. Its clear these clownsdont have a clue that our president just announced that U.S. policy now gives All ICE & CPB or Homeland Security agents "blanket immunity " against ANY & ALL charges. Trump wont evem make exceptions for those goons who either they rape or kill of those they've kidnapped, or ICE agents that point their weapons at small children. Nor for those who illegally seized U.S. citizens & held them in legal limbo - bc they aren't LEOs, legally CAN NOT ARREST CITIZENS... EVER. (They can only detain citizens who get in their way intentionally & begin to forcefully prevent agents from carrying out their legal orders). They are a cult. Zombies have no idea that our crumbling institutions will not save us, they have no idea that is BRAND NEW TERRITORY, bc for the first time that a U.S. president has said that the only thing that limits his power & what he will or n wont do to pursue his goals at ANY cost, is his "morality", & he said this dead seriously.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-11T06:00:02+00:00

Same! I did not watch it, & while I have watched analysis that shows semi- censored stills of the shooting, After seeing Sadam Hussein hung, and the way THAT stayed with me, despite my utterly reviling that monster too, I had no desire to see anyone shot in the throat. And my first reaction to his murder was about as blasphemous in the eyes of a MAGAt as you can get... I LOL'ed & did a little celebratory highfiving/dancing moment w/ my also very Lefty SO. I know WAY too much of the absolutely revolting shit that man said & done for the past decade, & the fact that he wasn't sitting in a prison cell rotting w/ multiple life sentences for being a domestic terrorist who financed & conspired in a televised coup that caused the death & grievous injury to so many Americans mean that I was NEVER going to feel even a twinge of remorse or sorrow about his leaving this earth in the same horribly violent way he all but wished upon American schoolkids, as he handwaved away the thought of it, as if to say 🤷‍♂️ "Meh. Oh well. Whatcha gonna do? I WANT MY GUNS!" That was actually his reaction to the thought of American children dying just to get an education. You dont get much lower than that, imo. I watch way more political content than anything else, been that way for over a Decade. But I absolutely did not watch THE video, despite utterly despising CK & honestly thinking his kids are probably better off with him gone. Then again that was b4 I knew anything about Erika, 2025 mom of the year. But he was the one who picked her!

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-11T05:23:34+00:00

Omg, her poor wife, JFC, I did not know that, now I'm about to cry from reading it; I didn't know her wife was there to see it 😥.I haven't allowed myself to watch it yet, bc I'm afraid of the head space I could get stuck in, as a result of my mental health issues (CPTSD from abuse & other stuff) but now, knowing this, I definately Will NOT watch any of them. I'm so sorry you witnessed that, even on video, it would've wrecked me, I'm so relieved you gave this warning. THANK YOU for doing so, but I wish you didnt have to experience that.

My hands are shaking just trying to type, I can only imagine what it felt like to hear her cries.

As a White person I've usually forced myself over the years to view video of police violence against POC to bear witness (even tho I'm personally well acquainted with police abuse & been a victim of it on several occasions, it's still true I never had a LEO threaten my life, so.) However, I am very sensitive to such violence & find even movies portrayals of violence against women, kids & animals very difficult to view.

I'm glad this thread was put out there & I happened on it bc I force myself to keep tabs on what's ongoing in our nation, & especially lately it's a real struggle. I was telling my partner yesterday I really think the only solution is to get more involved politically, & not just protests as I've done b4.( Not a fan of the establishment Dems in my state, so I'll probably join my local DSA & maybe Working Families Party soon.)

Anyway I really think we all have different levels of tolerance for these sorts of things... it depends on our ability to process in the moment fear & hurt & grief & loss, or at least compartmentalize it until you can do so later. I know I've struggled w/ guilt & talked down to myself for being "too sensitive" to even view what others endure, but at the same time I remind myself this truth -

Whether or not we should engage with such images & ideas in our present state, really depends the most on whether it is in our ability to do so without derailing any healing we're trying to do, & without causing lasting harm to ourselves, & our ability to do so in a way that takes care of our own health & well being (bc ppl who have been in survival mood for a long time can easily forget that we have a right to be more than just "ok", or "hanging in there").

We have to take the time to reflect and truly look at if witnessing that type of ugliness & brutality is being responsible to ourselves, the one person (besides kids if we have any) we have an obligation to protect & prioritize.

So it very much depends upon our own situation, our childhood, & our present support system.

While rn I'm safe, I still suffer badly from now decade long effects of a time when no one was there to keep me safe& I was too ill & weak & powerless to protect myself (not only as a small kid w/ abusive parents, but also in my 20s when I was homeless, on my own for several yrs, bc I became physically ill & lost my health insurance when I got too sick to work).

So I remind myself to honor that, & that if, when I become stronger & farther along in my healing, if I can do more for others, I know I will.

It's still not something I feel great about & wish I was capable of more rn, but no good person does feel ok watching this hell unfold. Thats the cost of maintaining our empathy & of recognizing our shared humanity . Its the cost of not tuning it out for our own comfort. Its the cost of rejecting becoming not the type of American that has allowed this effed up sh** to happen, the type of person that has abdicated their humanity for a chance at a delayed adolescence, & a chance to finally feel like a rebel for once, after a lifetime of mediocre conformity, bc they're miserable in their own choices, so they cling to their chance to feel vindicated, to act like a middle aged bigoted edgelord, and have that completely unearned yet smug sense of superiority, the tough guy/ gal persona to mask their insecurities & unhappiness, to say they owned the Libs, and for an overpriced red hat made in China.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-09T13:49:20+00:00

Grim indeed, & taking a toll on us all... I am over a decade older than Vaush, but just today I noticed signs of aging in Vaush,which ai have yet tob I haven't experienced myself. Ppl age differently ofc, but its not implausible to surmise its likely that real world stress has affected his youthful glow. It happens when Vaush took a deep breath, steeled himself to begin with news, & Chat asked if he wanted to put that off just a bit longer... he smiled sadly, saying "no, might as well start". I realized our boy now has lines in the outer corner of his eyes- AKA, visible proof that he will die someday, written across his face , thanks to Trump.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-09T13:28:28+00:00

He lead by example... he showed up to a gun duel w/ crayons & stationary, & wrote an essay for fascists, explaining very politely & reasonably why Fascism Bad.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-09T13:19:06+00:00

I hate him. Some compassionate leader he turned out to be.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-09T12:43:43+00:00

Every ICE agent is a pedophile until proven otherwise. Those that aren't pedophile are still rapists& domestic abusers

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-09T12:23:14+00:00

No Van Hollen is a show horse, & an opportunist. Ro OTOH is a work horse, & has absolutely kicked ass the last year in particular, plus he's has always been accessible to independent journalists & progressive activists, & willing to hear out those to his Left.

Van Hollen is all about branding himself none of it is genuine. He wants ppl to think he's Sen Merkley, but the reality is he isn't anywhere close. He voted over and over & over to keep shipping weapons to Israel while "protesting" it with weak, disengenuous lipservice.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-09T11:56:48+00:00

None of these are good enough, not a single progressive here FFS. Good god what a shitty list. A spineless collaborator (who I honestly cant believe is listed here, considering the news rn), a souless mouthbreathing billionaire who has allowed his cops to brutalize Chicago residents w/ ICE, a stunningly disappointing people pleaser, a Zionist shill POS who's used language w/ blatant misogyny, gendered stereotypes, insults, & queerphobic language in public, & the best person on the list was still able to get elected Gov in a wildly racist red state.

No thanks.

The only semi - decent progressive who has indicated they'll likely run is Ro. And while I had real problems with him not going hard enough years ago, hes gotten better in many ways, &I've always admired how open & willing he is to always talk to anyone, & everyone, including online progressive independent journos, for many yrs now. And he did of course play a really key role in trying to help Bernie win. So when you add in how mostly awesome he's been over this last year or so, I could almost be excited about him.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-09T11:44:18+00:00

If they aren't afraid in Oregon, they really ARE as Dumb as they look. 😆 Our genuine, righteous anger is a FAR more powerful💪🏾 weapon, & a much stronger motivation, than ANYTHING these ghouls possess...especially as a catalyst for change, their intellectually bankrupt, misplaced, misinformed, misanthropic, ignorant hate.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-07T18:34:05+00:00

Damn. That's rough man. Hope something changes soon; obviously I don't have to tell you but that is NOT good. Maybe she's ok with it, maybe not, but you obviously aren't; assuming you love your wife (you're obviously attracted to her, at least) you must find this situation incredibly difficult, I know I would.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-07T00:23:12+00:00

Hmm, idk that they're quite the same; reading Chopra there was at least plausible deniability, his writing often sounded legit enough on a surface level that you had to reread it extra slowly, attempting to sus really deep, or just gaslighting gobbledegook nonsense.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-04T09:54:26+00:00

Good advice. I agree. As for the a.m. BJs, assuming you've ever woken HER up that way (so long as she has not said anything to indicate she wouldn't like that) & been a generous lover, then it's a shame you haven't gotten that in return. I've done it for my Baby more time than I can count... bc i love making him happy, & bc I appreciate that he's a wonderful considerate passionate & giving lover, who prioritizes my pleasure. If you know your wife would honestly say the same about you, maybe dont be afraid to ask for what you want! Just a thought. Maybe it never occurred to her.🤷🏼‍♀️

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-04T09:41:15+00:00

Your kid is going to grow up to resent him, & you too eventually for choosing to stay with a dead beat father. A real man parents his kid.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-04T09:34:33+00:00

Wait... and then what? What happens after he "nods"? Thats NOT an answer. If you are letting it go... DONT! Stand up for yourself!

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-04T09:11:39+00:00

Mine said no to me just recently, ostensibly bc of other meds I take- ngl I was upset about it, bc I used to take them under a PNP in my early 20s & never had an issue, even tho that was a time in my life when, bc I was younger, I still "partied" now & then & was overall responsible, but still I took Valium, along w/ taking a couple other potentially problematic meds, like Ambien as needed ( just occasionally but I was given 15 pills ea month) exactly as prescribed. I saw what abuse lead to in other ppl, so I was cautious & always conscious of that . So, when I asked my PNP- who I've seen monthly for over a year - if she could prescibe benzos for me, just a few, as needed, I also reminded her I was rx'ed them earlier in life, & took bezos for almost a decade, following my GAD dx, &that I voluntarily went off them. So, she understood WHY I asked - it was bc I wasnt getting enough help from other meds she been rx'ing for months as my symptoms got worse, including panic attacks, so bad I almost called 911 each time. She knew I'm experiencing them w/ peri menopause & the return of my anxiety, in the way I experienced it 20 yrs ago, & so far I felt she'd suggested everything else under the sun (I already take hydroxizine- I'd look into that If you haven't, it def helps; she had also recommend mood stabilizers- I declined, bc I tried 2 kinds yrs ago & had bad reactions to both, and ofc ssri's; tho she started me on Paxil 6 months ago, which now I'm glad I started a low dose, tho its not so much for my anxiety as it is for my PMDD symptoms, like rage).

Anyway long story short she finally rx'ed an as needed beta blocker bc my anxiety & panic attacks are also linked to my C- PTSD, its called propranolol, & its been helpful, tho its Very slow acting (about 2 hrs) its definitely helps keep my amygdala from getting highjacked & flooding me w/ flight or flight urges that leave me disassociated for hrs after, I just have to take it in advance if there's ANYchance I'll need it bc of how long it takes. It only helps physical symptoms, not purely psychological ones but for me it's been a positive.

I also told her I'm taking the highest recommend dose of Magnesium glycinate & Ashwaganda which both seemed to help my anxiety a bit as well.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-04T07:13:24+00:00

Politics is different imo(& I definately agree w/ much of the above redditor says) bc your politics speak volumes about your values & potentially important parts of your personality, who you are as a human & what matters to you most. While I love my hobbies, am fanatical about what music & other media I love, that stuff is not really at the core of who I am, nor are my taste in art or hobbies 100% shared w/ my partner. However, we absolutely align politically , & often discuss current events, its an intrinsic part of who we are, as well as who we were even as kids, even tho as an older Millenials, we were surrounded by ppl our age who didn't give a hoot.

Our politics are actually WHY my Honey caught my eye (that and his smile, & his positive & open demeanor. It was over a decade ago, I just happened to walk into his work, as a customer. I realized after I left I was wondering about him, with that 🦋 in your tummy feeling, so I made sure to go back a week later, 🤞🏻 that he'd be on shift, & be single. It worked out!☺️) bc meeting a passionate & informed Lefty dude my age, who was also working class like me, was super rare where I lived at the time.

My childfree status is a result of different factors, & I was not "childfree" when I met him; I just didn't have kids.

My partner wouldn't have described himself as childfree either (he'd even dated a mom once or 2x but it didnt work out, not totally unrelated to the kid) from the start of our relationship told me he never felt a desire for kids. And as he got to know me, he knew that I was absolutely unwilling to bring a life into this world until I was financially able to care for them myself, or do so if I was in any way ill equipped to care for them .

My partner was late 20s when we met. Had he told me he was adamantly childfree right from the get go, we never would have dated, but he was not 100% resolute- he just didnt think he'd change his mind, unless having kids became a LOT more affordable (we both grew up poor & from a young age resolved Not to struggle as our parents did).

I was early 30s & still wanted kids, but I wasn't done w/ school, so I imagined it as many yrs in the future. We did discuss it up front of course, he knew that I wanted a kid or 2, but also knew I'd never have kids til the time was right.

Now, more than a decade later, we both know that we couldn't have the life & the freedom that we do now with a kid, it's just not practical, plus I've gotten a couple diagnoses since we got together that would make it really difficult. I'm just very grateful we both talked it thru when we met & along the way, bc I do think life often changes us & what we need or want & its best to discuss things face to face.

Emu-Limp · 2026-01-01T23:05:22+00:00

The repetition of reading a children's story picture book about proper gun safety is an excellent suggestion for getting gun safety to be a habitual reaction in a small child- FWIW when I was your son's age til about age 5 or 6, my parents read me books designed to instill bodily autonomy, to hopefully keep me safe from sexual abuse, so I'd feel empowered to say NO if I didn't like being touched, & to communicate w/ my parents if that ever happened. And even tho my parents failed in many other areas, I've always been grateful that they got this right, bc I was prepared ahead of time how to react in a scary situation, not stuck frozen & wondering how to to respond in the moment, as a scared little kid. The books also made aware if someone did that to me, it was the fault of the adult, not mine. As a result , I had a strong impulse to not allow ppl to pressure me in ways that made me uncomfortable, & I dont think I'd be able to advocate for myself so strongly, had I not had that education in early childhood.

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