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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago (6 children)

How many fakes are in the crowd manipulating the situation for the oppositions political gain?

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[–] Yerbouti 27 points 3 days ago (13 children)

Yeah, this is fucking depressing. Anyone wanna fight about Linux distros?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Not much of a fight when I use ARCH

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 3 days ago (6 children)

It's starting!!! The downfall of democracy, we had a good run!

[–] [email protected] 68 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Or its revival. This might become the spark that turns these protests into a revolution.

A new Boston massacre may be in our future

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Oh, that happened the instant the SCOTUS declared the president above the law and Biden didn't say "fuck you, idiots", fire all the justices who ruled in favor of that decision at gunpoint, appoint all new justices in their place, and then declare that ruling void by fiat. If you're about to say "the president can't do that", the SCOTUS declared the president above the law, he actually can.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

we had a good run!

I'd rank it as 'just OK' compared to how the rest of the western developed world is doing and how many resources and advantages we had from the start. We can do much better next time. I think in the upcoming defederation we are not only going to let the south secede, we will insist on it. Godspeed to texas, florida, and the south.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They've been salivating for an opportunity like this. I bet they thought it would have happened already

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Doesn't trump lose horribly every time he goes after CA?

He'd have better luck waiting for something to go down in the Midwest, but yeah, w/e good luck.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Distraction or not, Trump is a coward who thinks deploying soldiers at a protest will make him look tough. It doesn't. It makes him look scared and pathetic.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Doesn't the California National Guard report to the Governor?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Here we go, is this what they have been waiting for?

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago

“purposefully inflammatory”

Uh... this goes a bit beyond "inflammatory" chief.

Bass said in a statement Saturday night. “Everyone has the right to peacefully protest, but let me be clear: violence and destruction are unacceptable, and those responsible will be held accountable.”

Well at least he got the stuff about feckless Democrats right.

Police on Friday night issued a citywide tactical alert nearly two hours after declaring protests across the downtown area unlawful assemblies. “The use of less lethal munitions has been authorized by the Incident Commander,”

I mean ACAB so this isn't new, but still holy authoritarianism batman.

Newsom said in a statement responding to Huerta’s arrest, describing the union president as a “respected leader, a patriot and an advocate for working people.”

I'd like that sentiment to carry over to, you know, actual policy, but I guess he's not folding like a lawn chair yet.

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