potterpockets

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[–] potterpockets 6 points 1 year ago

Correct. Setting aside other comments made which lead myself and others to argue that this is a bad faith/cowardly ruling, they posit it only covers military officers and legislative representatives to prevent them from being able to serve. Not the executive branch.

They then go on to specify that the Commander in Chief capacity in which Trump served is in he is in charge of the military, but is a representative of the public with the military subordinated to civilian authority. Not as a military officer within the structure of the armed forces.

Therefore, per this very, very pedantic (though arguably technically correct) reading of the law, they are arguing it should not be used to bar him from being on the ballot.

It’s like saying “i dont want any berries in my food” and being served strawberries. Scientifically/technically speaking they do not meet the definition. But in common parlance, understanding, and intention they are understood to be and lumped in with them.

[–] potterpockets 5 points 1 year ago

In other news: water is wet, and this floor appears to be made of floor.

[–] potterpockets 18 points 1 year ago

Cries in KOTOR

[–] potterpockets 6 points 1 year ago

BG3 swept pretty heavily at the Golden Joystick Awards, and is likely going to win a lot at TGA as well (deservedly so IMO). Other games it has stiff competition from include Spiderman 2, Alan Wake 2, and even fellow Nintendo game Super Mario Wonder.

[–] potterpockets 19 points 1 year ago

Ah so much FREEDOM.

[–] potterpockets 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In keeping with tradition though we can only do this if we add the new month after August and name it Tiber.

[–] potterpockets 27 points 1 year ago

"Savior, conqueror, hero, villain. You are all things, KOTOR Remake… and yet you are nothing.“

[–] potterpockets 53 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Also paired with that for NMS is the fact the studio is like 35 people.

[–] potterpockets 6 points 1 year ago

Besides, America has their own vast, vast history of systematic and institutionalized racism and segregation to learn about before we go worrying about other countries history of systematic and institutionalized racism and segregation (I say this as an American and former history major).

Some notable examples of topics simply not taught or HEAVILY glossed over at best in many US history classes:

  • King Phillip’s War (arguably is an English example since it predates the founding of the USA, but it happened on what would become the USA, and perpetuated by people related to those that would become Americans)

  • Tulsa Race Riots

  • The Wilmington Coup/Massacre

  • The American conquests of the Philippines and Hawaii

  • The many interventions in Mexico

  • Pretty much everything the CIA has ever done in South America, Asia, and Africa

  • That time in WWII we unconstitutionally stripped the rights from law abiding American citizens just because of their Japanese ancestry and put them in concentration camps

Unfortunately, this is barely even scratching the surface.

[–] potterpockets 3 points 1 year ago

Live action Kiryu singing Baka Mitai or we riot.

[–] potterpockets 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Number of times people have masturbated to me.

(Spoiler: it’s zero)

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