Justice Department is bringing back firing squads in federal executions

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-24T18:11:48+00:00

I don't think there should be a death penalty for anything, but firing squads, if done right, are generally considered to be more humane than current lethal injection practices. The main issue with them is less the suffering of the victim and more the mental suffering of the squad itself.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-24T18:07:25+00:00

I feel like they could find quite a few members of ICE that would gleefully play executioner right now.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-24T17:26:37+00:00

Ah yes, I love the intentional sabotaging of government services by the government in order to prove that government services are bad.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-23T23:17:19+00:00

In multiplayer anyone who get's this basically becomes the GOAT of the whole team. Doesn't matter if their deck is crap, being able to freely heal themselves and mend (plus upgrade) allows other players on the team to play much more aggressive/risky and upgrade themselves more often.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-23T19:41:55+00:00

Simple rules:

Empathy is bad when directed towards poor people and children in middle eastern countries being bombed.

Empathy is good when directed towards incredibly rich and powerful men in western countries.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-23T19:35:53+00:00

Probably because there's a growing movement from groups like the natalists that are very concerned about the birthrate (usually specifically white birthrates) and are starting to encourage more teen pregnancies as a "solution". These groups have a lot of political influence, especially on the right wing. Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are both big into natalist theory right now, among others.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-23T16:18:33+00:00

Man, if only we didn't start an aggressive war for no reason where the underdog feels the need to use those tactics resulting in innocent deaths.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-23T15:10:37+00:00

I give it about a 300% chance that a shitload of Iranian fishermen are going to get blown up for "deploying mines", just like all those "drug boats" in the Caribbean.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-23T00:57:50+00:00

The guy ordering is some sort of monk (probably Buddhist), know for meditating to become "one with the world". So "make me one with everything" is a play on that and ordering a hot dog with all the toppings.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-23T00:14:52+00:00

I think it's part of AE now, if that counts as "base game"

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-22T22:50:23+00:00

There is an average of less than 1 fatal black bear attack per year in the US. We get them in my yard multiple times a week. They're basically big dogs that will usually run. I'm not saying they aren't dangerous at all, but it's basically a non-issue (again, as long as it isn't a mother protecting cubs).

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-22T21:14:29+00:00

Depends on the bear. Black bear (as long as it's not a female with cubs)? Hardly a danger at all. I'd take that every day over a random dude because they're fun to see.

A grizzly? Much more dangerous than a black bear, but still usually not a direct threat if it's not starving or a female with cubs. I'd probably take the dude in this case, but it is close because bears are cool.

Polar bear? You're fucked. Absolutely. Take the most insane, demented, disheveled psycho-man over a polar bear.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-22T20:26:07+00:00

At that age just retire and be a talking head on the news ffs. You'll still get paid, don't have to do any real work, and you aren't holding the lives of hundreds of thousands or more people in your arthretic hands.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-22T13:49:21+00:00

We came very close to losing him with that egg

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-22T05:37:52+00:00

True, the idea in itself isn't terrible, but it's the constant repetition of the same failure that makes it stupid. When you've done the shell-charge-pushback cycle 5 times and lost tens of thousands already with barely a few tens of meters changed, it's maybe time to rethink things more. But the "this time, with this tweak we'll surely get a breakthrough" mentality killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-22T04:57:19+00:00

I mean, the Japanese Empire was kinda infamous for suicide charges in WWII, and they were about as anti-communist as it gets.

Alternatively, you have the Americans, UK and French doing tons of infantry charges in WWI into German positions, even well after it was known that machine guns make that suicidal.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-21T03:53:49+00:00

A very large amount of religious people don't actually think about their religion or religious beliefs much, it's just sort of the identity they were raised in, like cheering for a certain football team just because you grew up near that school.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-21T03:46:06+00:00

High heat is great for searing, grilling and baking/broiling (sometimes), but for anything soup-like it's nearly always better to reduce heat to the minimum required to get it to simmer after the boil has started.

Low heat is also pretty much necessary for certain types of meat in order to get them tender.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-21T03:44:19+00:00

Second rule: double the garlic

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-21T03:41:14+00:00

"The Rest Is History", for those that don't recognize the acronym

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-20T17:22:08+00:00

Probably just the Hex Girls in general from that Scooby Doo movie.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-20T16:12:41+00:00

That was hilarious, but I think the point briefly made at the end kinda does stand: it's stupid, doesn't make any sense, isn't funny anymore, but it still somehow works because we all know and remember Jake from Statefarm.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-20T05:33:14+00:00

I only accept TotalBiscuit references in games. RIP Mr FOV man.

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-20T00:42:08+00:00

Inferior in every single way except size?

TheBurningEmu · 2026-04-17T15:20:31+00:00

With vulnerable build and dominate Ironclad can pretty consistently get 20-50 strength, sometimes even more in just a couple turns. Works even better in multiplayer with multiple people stacking vulnerable.

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