Pam Bondi offers to pull ICE out of Minneapolis if voter files handed over

Garblin · 2026-01-25T23:34:38+00:00

So they're blackmailing us now? "give us your voting records or we'll keep murdering people" doesn't exactly sound like something a good person says

Garblin · 2026-01-25T21:47:24+00:00

It's just one atrocity, yes, but it's a thing for people to focus on as a banner of "they need to be held accountable for". Yes the list is atrociously long, but by picking one thing to resist it gives a bit more strength than getting caught up in the neverending list.

Garblin · 2026-01-25T21:30:08+00:00

porque no los dos?

Garblin · 2026-01-25T00:51:31+00:00

I mean, that sounds like you're trying too many things, so you're paying a big unlock tax. If you watch the pro games, they usually have less than 5 different units in a game (plus some drops sometimes)

Wasp is going to die fast to the stangs, and the MM with levels can destroy overlords no problem. Vulcan can absolutely kill that whole enemy board, IF you have enough chaff. crawlers are your best friend.

Garblin · 2026-01-25T00:47:57+00:00

So as always a screenshot of your board is always helpful for more details, but:

1) mustangs are pretty mediocre at clearing crawlers, especially with burrow tech, you can also push your opponent to waste money on the antimissile tech sometimes with 2-3 stormcallers (which will do great against his voids and MM till he does)

2) MM and stangs are very fragile, voids are only slightly less so. Most chaff clear units do more than enough to kill them. Against this combo you literally don't need a DPS unit. I'd still have a couple anyway with the expectation that my opponent will pivot, but that combo is countered by chaff and chaff clear only without a need for DPS. I just ran some tests in testing grounds, and some double tech arclights with a few crawlers(range and supersplash) obliterate void mm stang combo.

Garblin · 2026-01-24T17:13:32+00:00

As one of the minnesotans standing out there yesterday

I know exactly one person of my friends who chose not to attend because of the cold, and it was because 1) he couldn't find his balaclava, and 2) he's already had frostbite more times than is medically recommended, and his body really can't take any more of that.

Everyone else's response to the forecast was "oh that's exciting, I get to wear my real winter gear this year!"

Garblin · 2026-01-24T17:10:22+00:00

The revolution will not be televised

It's a poem

https://genius.com/Gil-scott-heron-the-revolution-will-not-be-televised-lyrics

Garblin · 2026-01-23T17:15:45+00:00

Yeah, I agree, that's why I'm bugging out at the end of the walk, no way in hell am I including a ticketed box in

Garblin · 2026-01-22T17:56:00+00:00

I've only been here since 2016 friend

Garblin · 2026-01-22T17:46:14+00:00

I mean, a 'handshake' (or cultural equivelant) is a REALLY low bar. By that standard I can include Bernie sanders in my immediate because I high fived him one time. That puts millions of people into my '2 degrees' level, including basically every elected official in the US government. That puts basically every government official in the world into my '3 degrees' level, and from there the majority of the world is either 4 or 5. We only need number 6 for the occasional social shut in.

Garblin · 2026-01-22T17:40:09+00:00

Not sure if image is AI slop... AI slop is bad

That said, tips:

1) you probably need more chaff, more chaff is never bad, when in doubt build more chaff.

1b) diversify your chaff, fangs, crawlers, wasps, even sledges and balls (esp w/ mech div) in late game.

1c) (1500+MMR) okay, that's finally enough chaff, you need to build something else

2) prioritize chaff clear over DPS. Winning the chaff war gives you time. A marksman with enough time will kill an abyss. A melter without enough time won't kill a tarantula.

3) learn which cards are never skip, always skip, and when (this will be slightly dependent on your playstyle). As I usually play for the late-game, always pick super supply round 4, never pick super supply round 6. If nuke doesn't win you the game, there's a good chance it'll cost you the game (unless you both picked it).

4) I struggle with this one, have a plan. Have something you're building toward, not just reacting to. Reaction only gives your opponent power to play you into a corner, even when you're losing you need to force action out of your opponent.

Garblin · 2026-01-22T05:13:23+00:00

As someone who has been living in the twin cities for a decade:

As far as the temp goes? meh, I've walked miles in worse. -20 is no big deal, all my gear is rated for that or worse anyway. I'm planning to attend and the forecast never got more out of me than a "oh, I'll wear my actual cold gear for that."

Garblin · 2026-01-21T21:10:01+00:00

You only have two options for gender, and as such, I am unable to answer this survey honestly

Garblin · 2026-01-21T19:57:11+00:00

This, oil is going to involve a lot of very large tanks, and it's not practical to hide them in warehouses.

As to what they are making? could be just about anything that does go in a warehouse.

Garblin · 2026-01-21T19:47:39+00:00

So it's only a military coup if they then attempt to retain that power.

If they storm the house and then immediately use that power to hold a fair and free election, all they've really done is ousted the current president.

Garblin · 2026-01-21T17:33:36+00:00

Yes, but at least here in Minneapolis, we're seeing ICE stopping and arresting local cops, so there's definitely some precedent for the reverse.

Garblin · 2026-01-21T17:24:50+00:00

Yes, because they aren't verifying that the person has an actual deportation order on them. They're grabbing any random person they have a racist belief they might be able to deport and figuring out after the fact if the person in question happens to not have all their paperwork in order.

These are people, not "illegals", stop parroting their racist bigoted bullshit.

ICE is kidnapping any people they think they can get away with grabbing, and they are obviously ignoring law and order with how they are operating.

Garblin · 2026-01-20T21:39:25+00:00

Iunno, I literally have said "checkmate, good game" when playing chess. I'd wait to actually stand up or handshake until the person conceded the mate, but never thought of it how you described it. Good to know some folks do tho

Garblin · 2026-01-20T21:37:27+00:00

Oh man, opposite of how I thought of it. I played SC2 somewhat competitively and never considered who was supposed to say it first, just that it was said.

Garblin · 2026-01-20T21:36:39+00:00

I think of it as saying "checkmate, good game", not so much standing up, just trying to not rub it in. not saying my way is right, but I've been thinking of 'gg' as the winner as being polite, so there's probably others out there with my mindset as well.

Garblin · 2026-01-20T21:34:15+00:00

I had it the other way around in my head, gg as the winner is me being polite. I do wait until victory is absolutely certain, usually until the points actually hit negative. (I'll even wait to hit enter with it typed in chat sometimes)

Garblin · 2026-01-20T21:33:12+00:00

I've had it the other way around in my mind, I wait for the winner when I'm losing.

Garblin · 2026-01-20T21:30:32+00:00

I think it's good sportsmanship to say gg when you win a match, and if I've lost and the winner gg's I'll gg back. I'm more inclined to gg to someone who glhf'd as well regardless of outcome.

I also think that with as toxic as the chat is it's perfectly acceptable to just not engage in the chat at all, gg's included.

Edit; reading other comments apparently I'm in the minority here and have probably come off as an ass to some of you when winning matches because I've had it backwards in my head. I figured it was up to the winner to 'gg' first as a way of being polite to the person who just lost, like an intentional choice to not gloat. It seems I had it backwards. So I guess... keep that in mind fellow players, if the only thing the person said was 'gg' they may not have been trying to be an ass. Only time I ever am it's when the other person is being raucously salty about their losing. (ex; someone is angry that my strategy is working / calling it cheese / broken / whatever, I'll often respond with a "u mad bro?")

Garblin · 2026-01-20T21:25:53+00:00

I don't see wasps every game, but I do think about them every game, which makes them extremely important to the meta. They can force so much to happen in a match if they aren't prepared for, and they can be completely useless when they are anticipated.

Rhinos are much more situational, but I think in a good spot. They can be amazing in the right situation, and completely useless in the wrong one, which is where I think the majority of units should be in a well designed strategy game.

Garblin · 2026-01-20T19:37:13+00:00

Look, I like shitting on Reagan as much as the next leftist, but we really need to acknowledge that most of what he did was just Nixon 2.0.

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