FlowVoid

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[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago (6 children)

“If somebody wants to eat that stuff, they’re welcome to it — they’re just not gonna find it in Nebraska grocery stores.”

So they are not, in fact, "welcome to it".

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's not a law, it's a Constitutional amendment. So passage by Congress isn't enough, it needs to be ratified by the states too. And it wasn't ratified by enough states (38) at the time.

But almost 50 years later, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify it. Are they too late? Biden just said they are not too late, but this question will probably have to go through the courts.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

A Lumix G7 with 14-42 and 45-150 lenses lists for $650, and you could probably get it under $600 on greentoe.com. Or wait for a sale.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago

Ukraine doesn't want to get in the middle of US political spatting.

Ukraine was literally being blamed for exacerbating the LA fire damage.

They were in the middle of our politics whether they liked it or not.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Being a republic has nothing to do with whether ordinary people hold power. For example in Plato's Republic, power was exclusively held by philosophers because ordinary people were unwise and could not be trusted.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Home insurers aren't going under. They are simply going to leave California.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I don't believe Syria ever styled itself "Democratic". But the Syrian Republic was certainly a republic.

For that matter, so was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

A republic is simply a nation with no monarch. If you don't believe me ask any Canadian, as they are constantly debating whether to officially leave the British crown and become a republic.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Jury nullification means acquittal, and you cannot retry someone after acquittal.

Also prosecutors generally cannot appeal an acquittal.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (6 children)

wouldn’t the state just resue in a higher court?

No, because the constitution prohibits double jeopardy.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The name "National Socialist" was a trick to get people on board.

Sort of. Hitler didn't found the party, he joined it as a mole in order to spy on it for the military. He ended up doing a lot more than most moles, eventually taking it over and expelling the more socialist (though still racist) founders.

Hitler hated socialists and tried to change the name as soon as he took over, but was convinced to keep the name because it had become a popular brand.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I don't remember him actually saying he himself will be going.

FWIW, he has said he wants to "die on Mars".

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

In some cases, you can be pardoned on the basis of actual innocence.

 

Ending the Gaza war: Three phase proposal

PHASE ONE

  • It would begin with a six-week ceasefire, during which the IDF would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza
  • Hamas would release "a number" of hostages - including women, the elderly and the wounded - in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Some remains of dead Israeli hostages would be returned to their families
  • Palestinian civilians would return to their homes in all areas of Gaza
  • Humanitarian assistance would "surge", with 600 trucks a day entering the strip, and hundreds of thousands of temporary housing units sent by the international community

During that six week period, negotiations mediated by the US and Qatar would continue. If successful, the next part of the plan would begin.

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