[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 97 points 1 day ago

If this pisses you off, good. Because this is the legal system we have, and it's always been this corrupt. It's always been this unjust, this skewed, and it will continue to be until we demand a change.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Gross. But you're right, denying it just prolonged the news cycle, and creates an incentive for someone to prove it. The guy used to visit a store to masturbate, there's no chance he was careful enough to avoid creating some evidence. He should just ignore the story and try to move passed it.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 174 points 1 day ago

"No fair using the entirety of what we said to make us look like shitbags!"

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The penalty for filming in Arlington is a fine and up to 6 months in jail. Jail time is very unlikely, and there's no indication of what the fine would/should be, but the bad press would be worse than any financial penalty.

Assault is a more serious crime, but the victim would need to cooperate with the prosecution. I don't know if "press charges" is the correct term, but the victim is afraid of retaliation, so I doubt any of it goes anywhere.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Criminals don't expect to get caught.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 80 points 2 days ago

I really wish the Arlington employee would press charges. I understand why they won't, but it's really disturbing that the campaign and the candidate are lying about what happened.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

This felt like a power move by Putin. He wanted to demonstrate his control, so he insisted that Trump make a public overture.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

Biden was never going to pass a capital gains tax increase before the election. Dems want to campaign on the issue, and Biden retiring means he can propose all sorts of shit that will make Harris seem reasonable.

28% is still way too low, but if they can tax unrealized gains used as collateral, that would close a massive loophole and bring in far more revenue than a few percentage points on realized gains.

But yes, Harris has indicated that she's a centrist, and there aren't enough progressives in Congress to move the ball forward. Putting Trump behind bars would be enough for me, though.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I got my SoundBlaster from my uncle who upgraded, and I think it was a Gravis. But that was like 30 years ago, so I might be wrong.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 88 points 2 days ago

Things that are objectively true:

They parroted pro-Putin talking points.

They were paid by Russia.

They claim to be victims of a Russian smear campaign.

How does that even work?

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Cheney supported Trump in 93% of her votes, including voting against his first impeachment. She doesn't have principles, she has ambitions.

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I heard someone say this in a video recipe, followed by way more cheese than you should eat at once. It occurred to me that the phrase means ample, not nutritious.

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Has this ever happened to you? There's a fly in the house, buzzing around you, so you go to the cabinet to get the swatter. But as soon as you start wielding it, the little bastard disappears. You set it down, and now he's back, taunting you.

Ok so obviously flies don't taunt, but do they have the capacity to recognize, even instinctually, that I'm holding a deadly weapon?

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