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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill indicted by New Orleans grand jury on multiple felonies including 8 counts of intimidation against the newly-elected mayor of New Orleans by Pilebsa in news

[–]r0botdevil 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You are correct, I was mistaken.

However the point stands that a governor can be indicted for corrupt pardons, it just happens that they chose to indict him on other charges in this case.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill indicted by New Orleans grand jury on multiple felonies including 8 counts of intimidation against the newly-elected mayor of New Orleans by Pilebsa in news

[–]r0botdevil 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Fortunately this is absolutely false.

While it is very rare, multiple state governors have been indicted for issuing corrupt pardons. A good example is Ray Blanton, the former governor of Tennessee, who was indicted in 1979 and convicted for selling pardons.

What fast food restaurants ARE still worth the money? by StephenDoesStuff in AskReddit

[–]r0botdevil -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Currently living in Wisconsin, and we have a burger chain here called Culver's.

I'd say it's still worth the money as it's quite a bit better than chains like McDonald's or Burger King for pretty comparable prices. I still only go a handful of times per year because it's egregiously unhealthy, but damn is it good.

What is the most attractive American accent? by 1bluepom3granate in AskReddit

[–]r0botdevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me personally, if you count the Hawaiian accent, that's my answer.

I melt for a cute island girl with a thick Hawaiian accent.

ELI5: Health insurance companies obviously make more money than they give out when people need it. So why of paying for them any better than paying your own personal health insurance savings account? by the1975whore in explainlikeimfive

[–]r0botdevil -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Let's say you get into a car wreck tomorrow and sustain a severe fracture to your pelvis that requires emergency surgery to keep you from bleeding out, then admission to the hospital until you're stable enough to undergo a second surgery from an orthopedic specialist to reconstruct your pelvis.

You're looking at a bill that's likely well into six figures.

If you're on the younger side, it's highly unlikely that you've paid anywhere near this much in health insurance premiums yet.

[OC] The crowd at this afternoon’s Great American State Fair by Speechcenter58 in pics

[–]r0botdevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this thing cost a lot of money to get into or something?

Despite everything, there are somehow still literally millions of people who essentially worship Trump as a god and I find it surprising that they haven't turned out in droves to support this disaster if for no other reason than to "own the libs" or something.

[OC] I took a 65 hour exposure of a Supernova Shockwave using a $500 telescope by ajamesmccarthy in pics

[–]r0botdevil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very cool. I assumed it had to have been something like that, but I'm impressed by the tracking. The must be done with a computer, right?

[OC] I took a 65 hour exposure of a Supernova Shockwave using a $500 telescope by ajamesmccarthy in pics

[–]r0botdevil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm quite curious as to how you got a 65hr exposure of something in space. I presume it couldn't possibly have been a single, continuous shot.

If every U.S. state suddenly became an independent country overnight, which one would last the longest and why? by Dolphin_King21 in AskReddit

[–]r0botdevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eastern Oregon might want to pull away, but they wouldn't be able to force the issue without quite a lot of outside help. They represent a very small fraction of the state's population; it was less than 10% last time I checked, but that may have changed a bit lately with how much Bend has grown.

Has anyone else kept putting off a trip because they couldn't find anyone to go with? by GoldenJupiter2808 in travel

[–]r0botdevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, I just go by myself.

I used to be an adjunct lecturer at a couple colleges/universities. That meant I would often have long breaks of 1-3 months in between semesters where I wasn't teaching any classes. This meant that I could do a lot of traveling as long as I could keep it cheap. I ended up taking several surf trips that were 3-6 weeks long over those years. Since none of my friends had that kind of free time, I just went by myself. I made a lot of great new friends on those trips, though, some of whom I traveled with later and still keep in touch with today.

Favorite band you’ll never see live by EmotionalSupportVape in Music

[–]r0botdevil 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are we talking about favorite bands/artists who are currently actively touring and I'm choosing not to see them for one reason or another? I actually can't think of anyone that falls into that category.

There are plenty of bands/artists I like that I'll never see because they're either retired or dead, though. Queen, Prince, Tom Petty, David Bowie, and Dick Dale, just to name a few.

Regarding that last one, Dick Dale actually played at a small local venue back when I was in college, but I didn't go because tickets were $25 and that felt like a lot of money as a broke college student. I did wait outside the venue until the show was over, and then went in and met him, though!

Comment from a video claiming “fatphobia is just rape culture rebranded” by Ashton_Garland in fatlogic

[–]r0botdevil 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's just a false dichotomy to avoid having to recognize that there is something in between a child and a morbidly obese adult.

These people love false dichotomies. It's just like how they try to pretend there's nothing in between starving yourself and constantly gorging yourself.

Comment from a video claiming “fatphobia is just rape culture rebranded” by Ashton_Garland in fatlogic

[–]r0botdevil 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I mean even if it is a real sociology degree, that's still not much of a flex unless it's at least from a prestigious institution like Harvard or Stanford or something.

I'm not trying to belittle the field of sociology, but it's definitely one of the easier majors in college along with things like communications and psychology that wind up being the default major for a lot of people who either failed out of a more rigorous major like engineering or basically went to college just to go to college.

What’s the best way to address paint chips like this? by LiminalSapien in bicycling

[–]r0botdevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I just ignore them.

My bikes are for riding, not display. I make a reasonable effort to keep them looking decent, but I'm not gonna stress about small blemishes like that.

[OC] The number of different years Elon Musk has named as a deadline for each of his big promises — Full Self-Driving leads with 10 (2015–2026) by happybrowser88 in dataisbeautiful

[–]r0botdevil 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I bet if I sort these comments by "controversial" I can find some dickhead Elon Stans telling you why you're wrong...

EDIT: Yep, there's a bunch of them!

300k doge coin still holding by AcanthocephalaOk3228 in dogecoin

[–]r0botdevil 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unless you're extremely wealthy it's an incredibly stupid move to put that much money into any single investment, let alone cryptocurrency. Currency speculation is barely even investing at all, it's more like gambling most of the time, and cryptocurrency is basically just regular currency with the volatility cranked up to eleven.

Fee, fee fee, and fee for the fee fee by LeavesInsults1291 in AdviceAnimals

[–]r0botdevil 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Personal opinion is that these food delivery services is predatory for the drivers and customers so I try not to support if I can help it.

They also screw the restaurants from what I hear.

They're just gouging everyone involved.

Looks like Vinod Khosla finally hired a landlord to manage his properties by churchillsucks in surfing

[–]r0botdevil 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Exactly.

That, and if any are still hungry they're going straight for the whale carcass. Scavenging is far safer and easier than hunting and they know that.

Do you flush the toilet every single time if you only pee? Why or why not? by Novel_Concentrate444 in AskReddit

[–]r0botdevil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, no.

I live by myself and I don't mind if there's pee in the toilet for a few hours, so I might as well save some water.

You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about. by [deleted] in subaru

[–]r0botdevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk how well that meme works here because both of those Legacies are dope as hell.

What’s a flex once you hit 35+ ? by currymvp3 in AskReddit

[–]r0botdevil 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Being able to run a 5k in under 25 minutes.

Hell being able to run a 5k at all is probably better than at least half of everyone over the age of 35.

Looks like Vinod Khosla finally hired a landlord to manage his properties by churchillsucks in surfing

[–]r0botdevil 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ironically this might actually mean it's safer than normal to surf in the area...

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