August 2019 Current Events Thread: It's Hot and Everything Sucks

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Nostalgia4Butts: Jun 1, 2006; WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

Milo and POTUS posted:

Venture industries is back on top you say?

can't wait to get me a fruitopia

# ? Aug 15, 2019 02:41

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# ? Jun 6, 2024 12:37

CRUSTY MINGE: Mar 30, 2011; Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

Welp, I'm convinced to stay in the marijuana lane for at least the next few years. No one stops buying their drugs in a recession. They stop paying rent, they skip car notes, drop insurance, etc. They don't quit drinking, smoking or looking for pills, no reason weed won't be the same way.

I look forward to a recession because boomers (in general) need to learn a loving lesson.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 02:43

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

The lizard people saw their shadow so we all have to be extra poor for about five years

# ? Aug 15, 2019 02:46

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

Hey, RE the guy who shattered a kid's skull over not taking off his hat during the national anthem:

quote:

What his attorney says about the rodeo incident
Lance Jasper, Brockway's attorney, said last week that his client is a military veteran who has a severe traumatic brain injury and has problems with impulse control. Between that and being a disabled veteran who is "uber patriotic," Jasper said, Brockway is influenced by the rhetoric of President Donald Trump.
Referring to times the President has spoken out against athletes and others that kneel or protest during the national anthem and when he suggested possible jail time or loss of citizenship for burning the American flag, Jasper said, "Curt takes that literally and views the President as the commander in chief and when he sees it happening, he feels he needs to do something about it."
Jasper said Brockway expressed remorse the child was hurt.
"He told me 'I guess I messed up because he got hurt. But I'm a patriot,'" Jasper said.

Jasper said he intends to present his client's neuropsychological evaluation to the court. "Curt says he was given an order from (the) commander in chief to make sure people are patriotic," Jasper said.
The maximum sentence for felony assault on a minor, according to a charging document, is five years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

Fun note: this guy has PTSD, and serious problems with impulse control, but the state of Montana allows him to own guns still.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 02:49

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

orange juche posted:

Hey, RE the guy who shattered a kid's skull over not taking off his hat during the national anthem:

Fun note: this guy has PTSD, and serious problems with impulse control, but the state of Montana allows him to own guns still.

He needs to be removed from society to prevent him from assaulting more children.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 02:51

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Simply existing in this world is a living lesson in frustration and stress

# ? Aug 15, 2019 02:52

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

orange juche posted:

Hey, RE the guy who shattered a kid's skull over not taking off his hat during the national anthem:

Fun note: this guy has PTSD, and serious problems with impulse control, but the state of Montana allows him to own guns still.

Two years probation.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 02:56

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Bored As gently caress posted:

Yup. Anyone hoping for a bad recession or a depression can get hosed. The stock market going down significantly is certainly going to impact the wealthy, but their wealth is so diversified into so many areas (bonds, different stocks, real estate, businesses, art, gold) that they will easily ride out the storm, and they will be in a perfect position to buy stuff like property and housing and stocks when the prices are really low throughout the recession. 5 years after the recession, they're more wealthy than they ever were before.

The average worker is going to be hosed. Unemployment will increase dramatically, and if Trump is still in charge, they'll get little to no help. Underemployment will be an even bigger issue than it is now. The entire middle class is going to be hosed. Every state is going to be hosed. Every pension system, state retirement system, company retirement system, individual 401k, 403b, is going to be hosed for 10+ years after. State pension systems are still recovering from the 2008 Financial Crisis. Benefits, safety nets, and public services will be slashed across the country.

It will not be a fun time.

Weimar_1930s.txt

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:00

shame on an IGA: Apr 8, 2005

I don't remember if it was this thread or somewhere in C-SPAM but someone this week posted the idea that being reincarnated as a human is the animal version of hell and that thought has really been sticking with me

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:00

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

FrozenVent posted:

Two years probation.

lol

Doing that poo poo to a minor is supposed to be a felony offense which would kill off him owning guns, but lmao if you think that would stop him, as he is probably a loving doomsday prepper with a shitton of hidden assault rifles and sniper rifles who figures that when everything goes to poo poo he will make his own little TRUE AMERICA patriot fiefdom where anyone who doesn't salute the flag or fails the paper bag test is shot.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:01

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

shame on an IGA posted:

I don't remember if it was this thread or somewhere in C-SPAM but someone this week posted the idea that being reincarnated as a human is the animal version of hell and that thought has really been sticking with me

Posting in C-SPAM does bad things to your brain.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:03

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Pleas down to a misdo, community service, record expunged. Pardoned by Trump in 2020.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:03

psydude: Apr 1, 2008

shame on an IGA posted:

I don't remember if it was this thread or somewhere in C-SPAM but someone this week posted the idea that being reincarnated as a human is the animal version of hell and that thought has really been sticking with me

I'm sure hand-wringing on an internet comedy forum is a far worse existence than being subjected to the merciless and uncaring wild.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:09

thetechnoloser: Feb 11, 2003; Say hello to post-apocalyptic fun!; Grimey Drawer

FrozenVent posted:

Pleas down to a misdo, community service, record expunged. Pardoned by Trump in 2020.

He can't pardon state crimes fysa plus if it was expunged why would he need it?

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:10

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

thetechnoloser posted:

He can't pardon state crimes fysa plus if it was expunged why would he need it?

Trump don�t care about either of those things. MAGA.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:13

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

psydude posted:

I'm sure hand-wringing on an internet comedy forum is a far worse existence than being subjected to the merciless and uncaring wild.

Idk, being a dog sounds pretty dope

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:14

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

psydude posted:

I'm sure hand-wringing on an internet comedy forum is a far worse existence than being subjected to the merciless and uncaring wild.

Yes?

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:16

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

FrozenVent posted:

Trump don�t care about either of those things. MAGA.

A) Does he know this?
B) If he attempts it, will anybody stop him anyway?

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:17

psydude: Apr 1, 2008

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

Idk, being a dog sounds pretty dope

Yeah but they didn't qualify the type of animal. Like imagine being a possum, which is nature's bitch.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:17

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

psydude posted:

Yeah but they didn't qualify the type of animal. Like imagine being a possum, which is nature's bitch.

Unless you're in New Zealand, where they pretty much became an apex predator

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:25

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

Unless you're in New Zealand, where they pretty much became an apex predator

That man-sized penguin sounds pretty bad rear end though.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:27

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

FrozenVent posted:

That man-sized penguin sounds pretty bad rear end though.

Better than being a penguin-sized man.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:31

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

Better than being a penguin-sized man.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:34

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

orange juche posted:

Hey, RE the guy who shattered a kid's skull over not taking off his hat during the national anthem:

Fun note: this guy has PTSD, and serious problems with impulse control, but the state of Montana allows him to own guns still.

I know I'm not exactly batting 1.000 with this guy, but do you have a source for the bolded bit?

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:46

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:52

FAUXTON: Jun 2, 2005; spero che tu stia bene

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

Better than being a penguin-sized man.

that's what crossfit is for, penguin-sized men wanting to be badasses

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:52

Cugel the Clever: Apr 5, 2009; I LOVE AMERICA AND CAPITALISM DESPITE BEING POOR AS FUCK. I WILL NEVER RETIRE BUT HERE'S ANOTHER 200$ FOR UKRAINE, SLAVA

Sorry to break it to y'all, but we're stuck in hell universe: the recession will hold off until January 21st, 2021 and the newly-innaugurated Democratic president will be stymied in any effort to get the economy going again or even simply help those suffering. The public and the media will blame the Democrats for the recession and it's continuation, swinging Congress to the GOP in 2022, and reelecting Donald Trump for a second term in 2024.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:53

Flying_Crab: Apr 12, 2002

Cugel the Clever posted:

Sorry to break it to y'all, but we're stuck in hell universe: the recession will hold off until January 21st, 2021 and the newly-innaugurated Democratic president will be stymied in any effort to get the economy going again or even simply help those suffering. The public and the media will blame the Democrats for the recession and it's continuation, swinging Congress to the GOP in 2022, and reelecting Donald Trump for a second term in 2024.

https://twitter.com/swear_trek/status/1160672322677825536?s=21

# ? Aug 15, 2019 03:57

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

And Trump just unilaterally gave Comrade Pooh the go-ahead for Tienanmen Massacre Two: Hong Kong Kablooey.

https://twitter.com/elianayjohnson/status/1161749638090829824

1) Once again he's collapsed a major US diplomatic position by saying the quiet part out loud.
2) Despite this being horrible, can you imagine the galactic-scale blueballs that Bolton is suffering from?

# ? Aug 15, 2019 04:26

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Can't be regarded as a villain in the history books if nobody in the wasteland can read

# ? Aug 15, 2019 04:29

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

joat mon posted:

I know I'm not exactly batting 1.000 with this guy, but do you have a source for the bolded bit?

Pretty sure he's not a convicted felon already. The assault with a weapon incident in 2010 where he threatened to shoot somoeone on the side of the road got brought all the way down to just probation with no jail time, and it was ended early in 2017 for "good behavior".

Felons usually do some jail time.

I can't source the court records with the actual charge without paying money to some public record search company though, thanks capitalism.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 04:33

Flying_Crab: Apr 12, 2002

Even if you get probation for a felony you're still intelligible to own a firearm under federal law AFAIK.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 04:37

Chichevache: Feb 17, 2010; One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

Flying_Crab posted:

Even if you get probation for a felony you're still intelligible to own a firearm under federal law AFAIK.

If you had probation it wasn't a felony, it was a misdemeanor. A felony gets you parole.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 04:56

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

Flying_Crab posted:

Even if you get probation for a felony you're still intelligible to own a firearm under federal law AFAIK.

I'm still absolutely certain that he's gotten guns via grey market poo poo, I doubt the state of Montana is gonna follow up on who owns guns because there's far more guns than there are people in that state. There's more than 1 gun for every person in the US right now which is an amazing and awful number to consider.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 04:56

Stultus Maximus: Dec 21, 2009; USPOL May

orange juche posted:

I'm still absolutely certain that he's gotten guns via grey market poo poo, I doubt the state of Montana is gonna follow up on who owns guns because there's far more guns than there are people in that state. There's more than 1 gun for every person in the US right now which is an amazing and awful number to consider.

Especially because less than half the population actually owns any guns.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 05:14

Flying_Crab: Apr 12, 2002

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1161849020832198657?s=21

Nothing to see here 🆒

# ? Aug 15, 2019 05:14

Coldwar timewarp: May 8, 2007

Bored As gently caress posted:

Nah, you can cheer for it. In my �market� it means a lot of people might divest, leaving a chance for me. In actuality, I�m still priced out, even under crazy scenarios. I cheer.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 05:21

CRUSTY MINGE: Mar 30, 2011; Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

Chichevache posted:

If you had probation it wasn't a felony, it was a misdemeanor. A felony gets you parole.

Parole is not probation. Parole is a suspension of punishment, probation is a punishment.

You can get probation for felonies (see DUIs) or serve jail time for misdemeanors. What you have with that dumbass' record is the result of accepting a plea bargain.

Moron commits felony. DA doesn't want hassle of proving felony, writes deal for plea that Moron accepts reduced charges for copping to being dumb. Felony assault becomes some manner of misdemeanor assault. Or drug charges get reduced to paraphernalia possession. It's all in what the DA or whoever actually gets to press charges thinks.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 05:26

bird food bathtub: Aug 9, 2003; College Slice

Mike Tyson says he burns through $40,000 of weed at his ranch every month.

Gonna go, go big I guess.

# ? Aug 15, 2019 05:27

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# ? Jun 6, 2024 12:37

CRUSTY MINGE: Mar 30, 2011; Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

And I thought I had a weed problem.

Actually I do, it's not free.

E: assuming Iron lung Mike buys recreational weed, he's paying $4k a month into Nevadas' rainy day fund.

Lol, he's gotta have a medical card.

Okay, now I want to try some Mike Tyson weed. Willy Weed is grown by different contractors, old man Nelson just selects strain preferences, best buds of the harvest go out with his name on it, rest of it goes out the growers' door through their own dispensaries, under their own name. Mike is apparently building a goddamn farm of his own. Wanna smoke with Mike Tyson.

CRUSTY MINGE fucked around with this message at 05:38 on Aug 15, 2019

# ? Aug 15, 2019 05:30

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