***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[mplsdunk]

Oh ok yeah I’m seeing what you’re saying.

I mean Arnold did say having muscles is a status symbol, people know you did work and nobody can take it from you.

That’s on the other side of the spectrum though.

 

[Belgium]

I had to do a double take upon seeing this headline
What the hell's going on over there

 

[1995]

The right-wing dip ****s have found their newest target

 

[Mark Antony]

The right-wing dip ****s have found their newest target

Continue to be weirdos but hate being called weirdos. Conducting? really?

 

[2163O1baller90]

Elon is a clown lol. Smh now that he's infiltrated the Gov, he's about to line his pockets to fund all his ventures

 

[frink85]

Her and her family are nutjob violent dictator lites and her wannabe “strongman” father has a similar cult.

For supporters, Sara Duterte’s ‘kill’ plot vs Marcos only for protection

At a November 23 prayer rally in Davao City, supporters defend the Vice President's controversial statements

www.rappler.com

 

[frink85]

this is why rampant off-label ozempic etc. use is bad

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/07/10/nx-s1-5006103/ozempic-wegovy-semaglutide-shortage-type-2-diabetes-obesity

Jim Cox had heard of people with Type 2 diabetes who were unable to get Ozempic because the drug was being used off-label for weight loss. He just didn’t think the shortage would affect him.

He has the disease too, but he takes a different drug called Trulicity, which is in the same class of GLP-1 drugs as Ozempic.

But “then I went up to my local pharmacy to get my Trulicity and they said, ‘Sorry, we're out,’” Cox says. “I couldn't renew my prescription.”

I will admit that currently the shortages are handled.

 

[Platinum State]

I was only joking about this mane

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5006719-hulk-hogan-suggests-trump-may-nominate-him-for-position-in-administration/

 

[IATT]

 

[1995]

I was only joking about this mane

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5006719-hulk-hogan-suggests-trump-may-nominate-him-for-position-in-administration/

"Hogan said that after the rally, he and Trump were discussing nutrition and physical fitness, which led to the suggestion."

This how you know the Hulkkkster is full of it

 

[mister friendly]

Hulk seems like a good guy and real American who will fight for what’s right.

 

[IATT]

 

[Nujavez]

So much for "law and order"...

 

[IATT]

 

[frink85]

Fresno, go figure

Blake P

 

[Belgium]

This is just mental illness
Imagine calling yourself a grown adult, much less a 'man' while crying at the sight of a pronoun in a damn videogame


53 year old man btw

 

[Nike Jordan]

The older I get, the more I understand LL Cool J's "Man made the money, money never made the man" line.

 

[Platinum State]

How is this not illegal? As in thats a big NO to those nominees if they dont go through the vetting

 

[dmbrhs]

The right-wing dip ****s have found their newest target

This so damn hilarious that it's almost not even worth addressing. A conductor leads the orchestra and keeps the tempo, but they don't give literal cues telling everyone when to start playing. These are professional musicians. They know when to play. They get the music a few days before the show, and can just do it without much rehearsal. The conductor exists to create emotion and flow within the orchestra, and emphasizes certain parts and entrances and instrument sections. The orchestra feeds off that energy. It's literally a show, not just musicians going through the motions. Anyway, here's Beethoven's 9th Symphony final movement, "Ode To Joy", performed by one of the best symphony orchestras in the world (Chicago). It's insanely beautiful when performed live.

Edit: at about 55:15 on this, the conductor punches in the direction of two sections, ending a movement. The next part is the intro to the most famous part of arguably the greatest symphony composed in history, and he just stands there and lets it all build. No direction. He's taking in the moment as these bassists and cellists who make $200,000/year do their thing.

 

[Public Enemy]

White Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting Black neighbor in lengthy dispute

A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door amid a long-running dispute has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for her manslaughter conviction.

apnews.com

A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute over the neighbor’s boisterous children faces sentencing Monday for her manslaughter conviction.

Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted in August of killing 35-year-old Ajike “A.J.” Owens by firing a single shot from her .380-caliber handgun in June 2023. Lorincz faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in state prison because a firearm was used.

The shooting was the culmination of a long-running argument between the two neighbors over Owens’ children playing in a grassy area at both of their houses in Ocala, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of Orlando.

 

[dmbrhs]

White Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting Black neighbor in lengthy dispute

A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door amid a long-running dispute has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for her manslaughter conviction.

apnews.com

A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute over the neighbor’s boisterous children faces sentencing Monday for her manslaughter conviction.

Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted in August of killing 35-year-old Ajike “A.J.” Owens by firing a single shot from her .380-caliber handgun in June 2023. Lorincz faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in state prison because a firearm was used.

The shooting was the culmination of a long-running argument between the two neighbors over Owens’ children playing in a grassy area at both of their houses in Ocala, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of Orlando.

They went from the "scared white woman" defense to "mental disorder" defense real quick. You only get to pick one.

Lorincz’s attorney, Assistant Public Defender Amanda Sizemore, sought a more lenient sentence, an unspecified term below the 11.5 years in prison that is the lowest for her crime under state guidelines. Sizemore said in court documents that there are several reasons to justify a downward departure, including a mental disorder and claims that Owens was the aggressor and under “extreme durses” during the confrontation.

 

[mister friendly]

https://www.politico.com/news/magaz...opular-vote-below-50-percent-00190793?cid=apn

 

[Public Enemy]

He did it. Mans tried to stage a coup, get his VP hanged, and got away scott free and even got re-elected.

 

[kdawg]

Meanwhile in world politics a bill in Iran proposes reducing the age of consent from 18 to 9 - and no "Romeo and Juliet" rules or similar - this is clearly meant for young girls and old men.

Draft Iraqi law allowing 9-year-olds to marry would ‘legalise child rape’, say activists

Opponents fear proposed bill could allow girls as young as nine to marry, erode women’s rights and give greater powers to clerics

www.theguardian.com

 

[osh kosh bosh]