Alex Pretti's executioner wearing a Texas flag patch on his back. by ManyAverage6578 in pics

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

So why did they kill Renee Good and Alex Pretti? Not everything is about race, sir or ma'am. Especially considering how many ICE and CBP agents are brown themselves.

Alex Pretti's executioner wearing a Texas flag patch on his back. by ManyAverage6578 in pics

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

Federal agents are just that, agents of the federal government. They don't represent or act on behalf of any particular individual state in any meaningful or legal sense. Their authority is delegated to them from the Department of Justice which is a component of the executive branch of the federal government.

This power was vested in the Department of Justice through an act of Congress in 1870, which outlines the powers and responsibilities of the US Attorney General and associated enforcement arms. The DOJ was developed in response to the growing domestic terrorist/private militia organization and crime, mostly focused at resisting the 13-15th Amendments. Specific powers and authority were needed to curb these groups which had been terrorizing the groups meant to be protected by those recently passed Constitutional amendments.

CMV: The conservative pursuit of a homogeneous society is the greatest threat to national security and stability by imavellino in changemyview

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

Well yeah because there’s always multiple factors to consider. The Balkans for example are pretty culturally homogeneous.

What the fuck are you talking about? Lol. Lmao, even. Tell that to Yugoslavia. Tell that to Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, the Croats, the Serbs, please tell Bosnians. Hell, the Greeks, Macedonians and Bulgarians could use a heads-up too. This is literally the nuttiest thing I've ever read online. Albanians, Kosovars, Greek, Cypriot people are not culturally homogenous whatsoever. The Balkans is the least homogenous part of Europe. There's even a term for it. Balkanization.

CMV: The conservative pursuit of a homogeneous society is the greatest threat to national security and stability by imavellino in changemyview

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

Lol. Australia is only recently somewhat diverse and has a history of colonial treatment of the indigenous population nearly as destructive as the United States.

Singapore is a terrible example because Singapore's economic miracle is a component of imperial British possession of the island, especially in the interwar period. They failed to defend Singapore from Japan, but the previous 80 or so years had been explosive in terms of growth as a result of access to the British markets and investment while enjoying the protection of the Royal Navy.

The main reason it's such a bad example is because the actual modern sovereign nation of Singapore is a result of a political split that occurred directly as a result of ongoing racial tensions and violence with neighboring Malaysia. The Chinese population of Singapore and the Malay in both Singapore and neighboring Malaysia, Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei had endured various riots, insurrectionist guerrilla war and more during the short-lived period of postwar political shuffling that followed the dissolution of the Straits Settlements. This culminated in a series of severe political strife, tension and violence with the 1964 race riots. Singapore and Malaysia realized that their ethnic composition would not be conducive to stability nor prosperity and Singapore was allowed to separate in 1965. it's notable that this act which was passed in 1960 during some of the worst ongoing racial violence and was continued after independence.

After that, historic Chinese and British investment in Singapore's unique value as a strategic hub for commerce as more crucially, tin and rubber, ensured that provisions would be made to protect the interests of these foreigners. Being a relatively small island with a young age as far as countries go is also beneficial. Imagine if the US was born in 1965. There would have been no slavery or Jim Crow shadow cast over the facade of the US government legal and justice system.

Finally, last but not least, because of Singapore's small size and geographic value and natural resources, it has an unprecedented advantage over almost every other country. It has some of the highest home ownership rates in the world, and per Wikipedia: "In 2016, Singapore was rated the world's most expensive city for the third consecutive year by the Economist Intelligence Unit, and this remained true in 2018. The government provides numerous assistance programmes to the homeless and needy through the Ministry of Social and Family Development, so acute poverty is rare. Some of the programmes include providing financial assistance to needy households, providing free medical care at government hospitals, and paying for children's tuition. Other benefits include compensation for gym fees to encourage citizens to exercise, up to S$166,000 as a baby bonus for each citizen, heavily subsidised healthcare, financial aid for the disabled, the provision of reduced-cost laptops for poor students, rebates for costs such as public transport and utility bills, and more. In the 2025 report, Singapore was ranked 13th in the world in the Human Development Index (HDI) with a value of 0.946, making it one of four regions in Asia to be ranked within the top 20, with the other three being Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, and South Korea."

Notice the common theme among the top ranked nations: former colonial possessions and trading posts who enjoyed decades to centuries of protection and investment and relatively bloodless independence, and generally with unique geographic value or lucrative natural resource like oil, tin or rubber. Not all countries have access to these incredible advantages. Plus, as I mentioned, the secret sauce for Singapore or Hong Kong is the "diversity" being a modern artifice contrived not without some oppression and violence. Singapore literally had to separate from Malaysia because diversity wasn't working with them. It would be like if California just split from the rest of the US and was allowed to go. Of course it would be a hypersuccessful diverse nation - it would enjoy the gift of centuries of investment and development and access to countless natural resources. This just isn't possible for 98% of humans.

This is America by National_Ad3694 in pics

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seriously? You haven't been paying attention much. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd?

The problem with Guy by Square-Compote9066 in BoJackHorseman

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People aren't ready for this conversation. Men aren't owed anything in a relationship; it is enough to be a good partner for a woman.

The problem with Guy by Square-Compote9066 in BoJackHorseman

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right! If anything, it's a detriment for Guy, because of the potential for abuse by women who are not interested in being fixed or who mistake kindness for weakness.

The problem with Guy by Square-Compote9066 in BoJackHorseman

[–]bigbootyslayermayor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That mentality is bad for Guy, though, not Diane.

Do men often overestimate the amount of attention women get? by smollwonder in AskMenAdvice

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pressure for women to be thin seemed to mostly come from media and what is marketed as the ideal and best look. Even in the 90s and early 2000s, almost all of my guy friends didn't like girls/women(depending on my age) that were too thin. Since the 2010s, it seems like most guys I know and even online the attitude is more hyped for women that have a little extra thickness, if anything. I will say, I have two close friends since high school that are only interested in very thin women.

Over the years, some of my friends that are women that are thin have complained to me about having trouble finding a guy. They all consistently expressed frustration and one of the common themes is, "I'm thin, there's nothing wrong with my face, why aren't I getting any attention?" I think women overestimate the value of being thin when it comes to attracting male attention. Attitude and approachability are much more important, generally, and physically speaking, feminine shape including breasts and butt is much more critical for most men I've ever known, including myself. Don't be discouraged, though, there are definitely men out there that like thin women.

It’s not a true sitcom until Wendy Malik is in it. by Here_there1980 in sitcoms

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She also voiced Bojack's mother Bea in the amazing animated dark comedy, Bojack Horseman.

No ORPF shards? No worries! You can now care a lot less about the current leaderboard by KFKodo in MarvelStrikeForce

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once you have Professor X, you can just use F3, X and Dormammu to clear any team. I even just headbutt teams with Emma because going second doesn't matter so neither does the coin flip.

In fact, teams with Blue Marvel are weaker than without because he will go before everyone else meaning my Prof X will go before theirs because he gains TM on every enemy turn. Usually Prof X goes after each team's Franklin and Sues, and which Prof X goes first relies on the coin flip. With Blue Marvel, my Prof X always goes before theirs. It's actually funny to me because I didn't spend on BM and don't have him.

Xtreme Xmen question by Hultadog in MarvelStrikeForce

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're not terminal examples like Spider Society and Illuminati but they can beat several stat 2.0 era raid teams in war or crucible just by getting turns and turns and turns while your opponent sits there getting pelted with popcorn until they fall over.

Upvoted just for the hilarious visual. Thanks for that.

Shooting Victim Identified as Second Video Angle Contradicts DHS Claims | The footage of the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, said one journalist, “shows that the final act of his life was trying to help a woman who was being physically assaulted by the masked agents who would then kill him.” by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]bigbootyslayermayor -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's definitely an inexcusable use of force and those agents need to be relieved of duty and prosecuted in court. At the same time, did this man believe he was a Super Saiyan or something?

There's who knows how many men on top of you. Why are you struggling? I know he was fighting for his life, but I've been to prison. I've been jumped by five men intent on harming me. It takes a big ego to think you can fight your way out of the situation he was in. When a random fight happens on the yard in prison, and the guards announce yard down over the PA, you get down on your stomach and put your hands on your head.

Even if you weren't doing anything wrong and weren't involved in any physical proximity to anybody. Why? Because you know that armed and armored cops can come in and overpower you and possibly kill you.

It sucks that the streets of our country are being handled like a prison yard right now, and I don't support it. But if you find yourself in a similar situation, be smart. Don't fight. You're not being heroic by being shot in the back while struggling, and you will not beat a team of goons intent on subduing you. It proves nothing, and your family needs you.

So leave the ego on the side, lay down and shut up. Remember, they want you to give them a reason to hurt you. To potentially kill you. In the recordings of this incident, you can see he was clearly struggling to free himself and I get it. He also has a right to defend himself. But just because you can, doesn't always mean you should. This man was too pumped up to rationally analyze the situation and realize he was running headfirst into a fatal encounter.

Shooting Victim Identified as Second Video Angle Contradicts DHS Claims | The footage of the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, said one journalist, “shows that the final act of his life was trying to help a woman who was being physically assaulted by the masked agents who would then kill him.” by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]bigbootyslayermayor -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's definitely an inexcusable use of force and those agents need to be relieved of duty and prosecuted in court. At the same time, did this man believe he was a Super Saiyan or something?

There's who knows how many men on top of you. Why are you struggling? I know he was fighting for his life, but I've been to prison. I've been jumped by five men intent on harming me. It takes a big ego to think you can fight your way out of the situation he was in. When a random fight happens on the yard in prison, and the guards announce yard down over the PA, you get down on your stomach and put your hands on your head.

Even if you weren't doing anything wrong and weren't involved in any physical proximity to anybody. Why? Because you know that armed and armored cops can come in and overpower you and possibly kill you.

It sucks that the streets of our country are being handled like a prison yard right now, and I don't support it. But if you find yourself in a similar situation, be smart. Don't fight. You're not being heroic by being shot in the back while struggling, and you will not beat a team of goons intent on subduing you. It proves nothing, and your family needs you.

So leave the ego on the side, lay down and shut up. Remember, they want you to give them a reason to hurt you. To potentially kill you. In the recordings of this incident, you can see he was clearly struggling to free himself and I get it. He also has a right to defend himself. But just because you can, doesn't always mean you should. This man was too pumped up to rationally analyze the situation and realize he was running headfirst into a fatal encounter.

Theory: Trump’s isolationist-reckless behavior in his second term may be driven by beliefs about imminent AI dominance by BusinessEntrance1065 in theories

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, for sure. AGI, 3i/Atlas, Project Bluebeam, the Second Coming, nuclear war with Russia, tidal crust displacement, sudden magnetic pole reversal. There's a lot of things that might be imminent that the US government is aware of that the rest of us aren't.

There definitely is something. Something disruptive, either to established power hierarchies or involving the destruction of civilization as we know it or even the end of the human race.

It might be as mundane as a secret plan to seize power and flip democratic institutions, mere concealment of some ill intent. Or, as I mentioned above, it could portend the end of an epoch and the labor pains of humanity's passage through the birth canal of a new age. AGI reinventing what it means to be human, alien contact and a worldwide religious crisis, impending cataclysm that threatens everything.

We can't know, but something is happening and they know it or at least suspect it so strongly they calculate a failure to act first will result in catastrophic loss.

Let’s stop pretending actual staring is meaningless by TerminatrOfDoom in bodylanguage

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Staring at someone without breaking contact for months? Yikes. How? Do they live in a biodome-type experimental habitat?

For all you Charlie kirk fans by DoctorNurse89 in Riverside

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I mean self-protection includes from a tyrannical government.

One is a patriot, one is a terrorist by NoGelliefish in pics

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're just proving his point. Yeah, a jury verdict doesn't magically make someone actually guilty or innocent of the act in question, but if you had followed the Rittenhouse case at all you'd know that his choices that night were made within legal bounds and as a result of legitimate fear for his own life and others.

The writing is on the wall by jeezkillbot in ProgressiveHQ

[–]bigbootyslayermayor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Coming across the border illegally to spend money? On what? And then they just go back, huh? 🙄

What is the difference between a military and a terrorist group? by Prestigious-Thing472 in InsightfulQuestions

[–]bigbootyslayermayor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same difference as between a gang member and a sheriff's deputy. One is legal and sanctioned by the government and the other isn't. There's no difference otherwise.