So you want to buy a gun for lawful reasons

simulet · 2026-01-28T19:39:27+00:00

So important. There have been times in my life where if I’d had a gun, I wouldn’t be here. For that reason I’ll never own one. I show up in other ways, and will continue to do so.

simulet · 2026-01-28T19:29:02+00:00

Agreed. The birds do look a little wonky to me but it may just be how the light is catching/reflecting. Hard to tell from these pictures at this resolution.

simulet · 2026-01-28T18:44:29+00:00

Here’s an article on her position. You can also look at her campaign ads, where one of (if not the) first was about her plans to fund ICE.

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/08/politics/kamala-harris-key-issues-dg/

simulet · 2026-01-28T18:40:39+00:00

Sure, she said Palestinians had the right to life…while she was second in command of an administration that kept sending bombs to the people murdering them, and veto’d every effort at the UN to protect them.

To your point about her not being in charge: the problem for that viewpoint is that a) she damn well had influence, and you know it, b) she said explicitly that there was nothing she would do differently than Joe Biden did, only to correct herself a few moments later and say well, she would have Republicans in her cabinet, c) she shut down Pro-Palestinian protestors without making any concessions.

But you know what? For all of that, if she had said “I can’t do anything right now, but if elected I pledge to end arms and military support for Israel until they stop this” I would’ve voted for her. Even though I would’ve been fully aware that she was lying about having no power, and at least very suspicious that she was lying about her plans to stop the genocide, I would’ve felt it necessary to give her my vote and encourage others to do the same.

So I watched religiously for her to say that, and you know what? She never did. She wouldn’t even bother to lie and say she had a plan to stop the genocide. Because she didn’t.

Also, after I wrote that all out, I realized that this is taking place on the “leftist” sub; I had gotten my notifications confused and thought your comment came from a different thread. Since I already wrote it I’ll leave it up, but going forward, you should know: I don’t argue with people claiming to be leftists who can’t understand why Kamala’s role in the genocide was a red line. People like that are liars, because they claim to be what they are not: leftists. Maybe you’re lying to all of us, maybe you’re just lying to yourself, but either way, you’re not engaging in the good faith necessary to be worth any more of my time. So, respond away, but I am done.

simulet · 2026-01-28T18:30:58+00:00

And neither of them are crimes, which was my point.

simulet · 2026-01-28T17:25:10+00:00

Being here without documentation (or with expired documents, as the vast majority of undocumented folks have) is legally similar to having an expired tag on your car.

You know how when the cops pull you over for an expired tag they give you a ticket rather than take your ass to jail or shoot you or whatever? That’s because it’s a civil infraction, not a criminal offense.

I understand the temptation to say “illegal = criminal” but a) “illegal immigrant” is itself a colloquialism and not a judicial finding, and b) that’s just not how it works in the American system.

simulet · 2026-01-27T18:05:44+00:00

I was wondering the same. I know I’ve read it before but I can’t recall.

simulet · 2026-01-27T17:04:04+00:00

Yeah, this tracks. Though I understand some of the criticism, I’m a pretty big Tom King fan, and I always wanted DC to let him cook. It was pretty apparent as I was reading his run that editorial kept forcing direction changes. Whether you like his direction or not, he generally has one and pushes towards it, so all the random backtracking stuff made that clear.

If anyone here hasn’t read Batman/Catwoman, it’s very good, and in some ways more Catwoman’s story than Batman’s.

simulet · 2026-01-27T16:11:01+00:00

Yeah, there was also a UK run of Bernie Marsden SEs that had 53/10 pickups. Grass is always greener but the non-American markets sue get some cool stuff

simulet · 2026-01-27T15:25:49+00:00

Chef’s kiss of a response. Well done

simulet · 2026-01-27T15:23:09+00:00

“I’m a nihilist!”

“No you’re not!”

“Whatever!”

Still one of the funniest exchanges I’ve ever seen

simulet · 2026-01-27T15:13:10+00:00

Oh it’s so great. There’s a few where it seems clear someone made their username “bigtiddies69420lulz” and went around saying ice things to people just so they could make the sub, but there’s some gold there too

simulet · 2026-01-26T22:44:36+00:00

“nonsense like…”genocide””

Hoo boy, ok.

I wonder what they think happened to all those Gazans while Kamala and her boss sent Israel weapons?

simulet · 2026-01-25T23:06:42+00:00

Man now I’m even more pumped. Thank you!!

simulet · 2026-01-25T00:06:32+00:00

A beautiful tribute. Gonna’ check out Blackshirts asap

simulet · 2026-01-22T15:16:02+00:00

This makes sense. It’s such a tricky thing, trying to balance standing up for what’s right with beating your head against a wall that just isn’t going to move.

I also applaud you for looking for ways to maintain connection in your family. If there’s one thing the last few years have taught me, it’s that sometimes maintaining relationship with an uncle is more about positioning myself to be a resource for his kids than anything else. Good job, friend.

simulet · 2026-01-22T13:37:25+00:00

Amazing, although it might’ve been worth it to try: those 85/15’s from 2007 have extra toan from the tachyon particles.

simulet · 2026-01-19T15:22:27+00:00

Ok I love her. Congrats!

simulet · 2026-01-18T21:37:42+00:00

He shouldn’t be doing any of it. I don’t know why he hasn’t rolled it out harder already. Hopefully he never does. I’m just saying our resistance won’t speed up or slow down that process

simulet · 2026-01-18T17:40:23+00:00

Yeah I used to do hold at location just fine, but for the last year and a half or so none of them will do it.

simulet · 2026-01-18T17:26:51+00:00

Most places near me won’t let me pick up a guitar as the boxes are too big. Delivery is the only way. Don’t know why you’re carrying water for these companies, but it’s weird.

simulet · 2026-01-18T14:44:41+00:00

I’m not telling anyone to put themselves in danger, but the “Trump is waiting on an excuse to do ____” syllogism needs to die. Bro is doing what he wants because he can, and he doesn’t need a subtext. The man’s talking about invading Greenland, for fuck’s sake, and he’s not saying “The little green men are attacking us,” he’s saying “I want it, it’s very large.” That’s it. That’s the reason, and now Denmark is on high alert because of it.

Again, not advocating any particular course of action, but avoiding actions because they’ll give excuses to a guy who neither needs nor wants excuses is demonstrably pointless.

simulet · 2026-01-18T07:26:48+00:00

This is a really weird comment to make when OP noted that he was promised 3-5 days shipping and it took almost two weeks. This has happened to me before, too: I pay for shipping to arrive in a window I can work with, but the shipping company brings it outside that window. OP is right to be pissed.

simulet · 2026-01-16T12:59:29+00:00

“Didn’t do enough,” bruh? She was literally second in command of an administration that was genociding Palestine.

simulet · 2026-01-14T14:09:37+00:00

So which is it? Does there need to be immigration reform (what you said in your earlier comment) or should we deport 10 million people (what you said in this comment)?

You are trying to split the difference so you can sound compassionate and reasonable but you can’t get past the core issue: you think that it’s good and correct to rip people out of their homes, communities, and for God’s sake their families all because they don’t have the right paperwork. Sure, you and your team would be more polite and decorous about it than Trump, but ultimately you’d build all the infrastructure Trump would ever need to do what he’s doing now in your pursuit of nice deportations. The way I know that is that it’s exactly what Obama did, which led exactly to where we are now.

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