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AT no point was this every true, retrospect be damned. Trump ran for himself and his purse, not because he wanted or expected to win. Once in the WH, he used the power of the office to enrich himself.

adjl posted...

I'm sure you think you're being very clever with your "both sides" rebuttal, but the situations really are not comparable in the slightest. Trump's behaviour for the entire time he has been in the political eye has been nothing more than a spoiled brat propping up his ego so he doesn't have to face the fact that he lost legitimately, even when faced with the fact that perpetuating that lie has single-handedly driven numerous mentally ill people to violence.

That, and there WERE (verified) counting irregularities and suspicions, never mind the very to-this-day controversial decision of the Supreme Court to come in and stop the recount (it's not clear if the SC even has the authority to do that, but this country treats the SC's orders as gospel).

Compare this to the 2020 election, verified as the safest and secure on record, and which was exhaustively review as the counting occurred. What voter fraud occurred was insignificantly small...and was done almost entirely by Republicans. Apples to oranges as it gets.

I'm exactly excited. My best and friend I have 1500 hours, each in Civ 6, and were saying about how every nation having 2 leaders would do a lot to add longevity to the game. This is more or less it.

I'm seeing nothing online about tis happening.

Honestly, it could be held off, since even though I've played Civ 6 to death, it's in a damn good spot and a very well made game. Sure, it came out 6+ years ago, but after all the DLC and updates (let alone mods), it's hardly like the vanilla.

I'd rather Firaxis make XCom 3, or a new Pirates! fucking game already.

LinkPizza posted...

Its weird. Even if they got the voting age changed, who says itll be enough to get more of their votes. And wont the ones who they made not old enough be old enough by the next election? And if they changed it and still got less votes, would they try to raise it again?

I'd say, sure: raise the minimum to 21, in exchange from capping voting at age 65.

Dems are massively overperforming thus far.

DOJ is apparently sending them all over. The fear of GOP cheating and shennanigans is real.

That's an insult to Zelda games, considering they are designed well. ER is stunning in how badly it's designed, with things that have been around for decades (like fucking mini-maps) missing.

Archgoat posted...

I am an avid board game player and I don't think that is really true. Roll and writes are very popular for example. There are a lot of people that don't like dice rolls that determine success or failure in some board games without a way to help mitigate bad rolls.

Basically this. There's a whole genre that heavily involves dice.

Now, if you're talking about something like, say, Risk, where RNG rolls can outweigh any actually gameplay you do, then yeah. But, that's a pretty antiquated game design that basically doesn't exist in modern non-party board games. Or if they do, it's something like Catan, where dice rolls are meshed around strategic probability. So, hating dice games in a board game community is a little akin to yelling at clouds.

agesboy posted...

lmao he's selling blue checkmarks on twitter for $8 a month and making the algorithm favor them

it's hilarious how anti-consumer everything he does is

It's it still $20, and he was only offering Stephen King $8 a month? Or is it now suggested $8 a month for all?

Forgive me, I've never seen a company publicly discuss out loud, by the hour, it's long-term market strategy.

His hourly boondoggling of Twitter is certainly hilarious.

The latter.

Blightzkrieg posted...

I don't think it's wrong, but I think it's generally naive of people nowadays (not just you) to expect accurate news from organizations supported entirely by advertisements and sponsored content.

That's literally always been the news. Or did you think advertisements in hardcopy newspapers were for shits and giggles? This is just such a cringey comment.

Anyways, the assailant has a long social history of posting all the MAGA conspiracy theory stuff. Another example of the Right's violent rhetoric manifesting.

The dude that broken into Nancy Pelosi's home today and attacked her husband with a hammer was a staunch believer in a range of MAGA conspiracy theories, including that 1/6 was a "joke".

These lies and violent rhetoric are going to get (more) people killed.

Revelation34 posted...

That is his alt.

*Main

SoreChasm posted...

I dont think its an act, unfortunately.

Modern conservative ideology and trolling are indistinguishable from each other, so it's the same difference.

Please stop feeding the obvious troll.

adjl posted...

See: almost the entire GOP accepting that Trump was guilty of inciting 1/6, acknowledging that it was an impeachable offence, but choosing to vote against removing him from office under the pretense of various forms of "we think he's learned his lesson" that did nothing to hide that they just voted along party lines with no regard for the truth of the matter.

Of course, the underlining reasoning is simply: "We'll never do something that harms the party, perceived or otherwise." That's exactly all that American Right-wing politics is anymore, along with "If it hurts the Democratic Party, we like it."

That's it. Everything else is just so much fluff.

Count_Drachma posted...

They also said they had enough to remove him from office before he took office. At a certain point, even the die-hard Trump critics have to acknowledge the whole thing is a sham.

1. The 1/6 Committee didn't exist before Trump was elected, so no, "they" didn't.
2. Technically, this is true, as there really is no minimum requirement for impeachment, and any one of Trump numerous scandals would have been more enough to act on. But then we learn about the fun political culture surrounding impeachments, and why they aren't common.

Also, post on your alt, you coward.

AZ is indeed a weird police state. We have billboards on the NM/AZ boarder telling who to call if you get a speeding ticket while in AZ.

fettster777 posted...

He's a rich white man in America. Of course he'll never be charged.

Charged? Sure.

Convicted and sentenced? That's what you're trying to say.

Jen0125 posted...

Nothing matters anymore. Our government is above accountability. It's all over.

Kinda this.

It's actually kinda mindblowing, Thomas' obvious corruption aside, why any SC would even entertain such a request. Hell, it's not even clear if the SC even HAS the authority to do such a thing (which mostly stems from what the SC can and cannot do never really being challenged before).

Remember, Graham was simply ordered to testify. Another court stopping simply testimony, for any reason, is utterly bonkers. It couldn't be more obvious he is trying to cover for obvious 1/6 conspirators.

Then again, the entire SC can weigh on this and over ride Thomas.

Certainly seems like it, with the 1/6 hearings. They straight up said they have enough, now, to pursue criminal chargers.

In all reality, there's like 10 different things at least you could charge Trump with at this point, and it's been directly said if he were an "average" citizen, he'd probably be behind bars now for his crimes. But for a country founded on the idea of throwing off kings and monarchies, the US ironically seems to like to treat the office of the Executive as almost holy.

Throw it on the piles of the endless reason the US is fucked.

Already did.

Terreria has always been a more action-oriented crafting game, so this feels like an apples and oranges comparison.

Lokarin posted...

liquid, gas, plasma

Underrated post

Black_Crusher posted...

But really you could lump and Deep South state in there while were at it.

Bingo

wpot posted...

North Dakota/Iowa. I live in MN and I'm still not completely certain if they exist or not. Minnesota weather without Minnesota cities or lakes/etc. After 43 years as a neighbor I still can't think of any reason to go/live there.

As someone born in ND, can confirm.

To everyone saying New York, do you mean just NYC or the actual state?

I assume right-wing trolling. No one would willingly live in AL over NY for any sane reason. Hell, parts of non-NYC are like the South anyways. It'd be cooler if people stated reasons why.

That said:
Alabama
Mississippi
Either Nebraska or Oklahoma

Pretty much all political reasons, coupled with the geography being not that interested, and not close to better/more interesting states.

agesboy posted...

havent gave a shit about star wars since the disney split made KotOR, Jedi Knight, and Shadows of the Empire non-canon

To be fair, Grand Admiral Thrawn is mentioned directly by name in The Mandalorian, basically indicating that Disney is quietly walking back that idea. Which makes sense, seeing as there's definitely "non-canon" stuff in SW that isn't total shit.

Not that I overly care anyways.

adjl posted...

Really, everyone involved in creating games (and any other entertainment) should get residuals when their work is particularly successful. That such bonuses only ever go to the executives and shareholders instead of the people that actually created a bonus-worthy product is horribly backwards.

Indeed, even if it was .1% for Crew members.

I'm not watching it expressly because everything post Lucas-sale has been flaming shit, minus Rogue One and most of the Mandalorian. It's not worth wading back into this quagmire, even if it does happen to be some semblance of good.

Was the TC gonna provide a link or evidence or...?

wpot posted...

On a hot day/beach with a lime, sure, it's pretty good.

Apart from that scenario...nah.

This, but even then, there are better options.