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Atrocious Joe
Sep 2, 2011

https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1261050951126921217?s=20

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brugroffil
Nov 30, 2015


wow who could have seen this coming

https://twitter.com/pareene/status/1261091950767345669

https://twitter.com/pareene/status/1261092942946721796

err
Apr 11, 2005

I carry my own weight no matter how heavy this shit gets...

Remember when this thread said this same poo poo multiple times early on? Wonder how many people they got infected.

Crusader
Apr 11, 2002

https://twitter.com/ct_bergstrom/status/1261041466882678784

shovelbum
Oct 21, 2010

Fun Shoe
How did states keep sheriffs in line before Trump, it seems like there's no mechanism for actually controlling them short of the Guard

Atrocious Joe
Sep 2, 2011

shovelbum posted:

How did states keep sheriffs in line before Trump, it seems like there's no mechanism for actually controlling them short of the Guard

it's not a bug, it's a feature

Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

https://twitter.com/dave_brown24/status/1260917269657341956

shovelbum
Oct 21, 2010

Fun Shoe

Atrocious Joe posted:

it's not a bug, it's a feature

But it's a feature that would be devastating in a direct great powers war on our soil, a literally feudal government isn't "a feature" of either capital or fascism, it's a moronic throwback that shows incredible weakness. "Police and emergency powers found 5-4 not to exist" like we see these days would've been enough on its own for the Soviets to think about kicking off ww3 bc of the amazing opportunity

MoaM
Dec 1, 2009

Joyous.

Lol, this is like 3D chess levels of satire.

Stereotype
Apr 24, 2010

College Slice
I’m bored of waiting for more mass death. just everyone get sick and die already i crave content.

MoaM
Dec 1, 2009

Joyous.
Can't joke about COVID.

Death is srs.

Google Butt
Oct 4, 2005

Xenology is an unnatural mixture of science fiction and formal logic. At its core is a flawed assumption...

that an alien race would be psychologically human.


I don't know what this means but it's bad for sure

Gyshall
Feb 24, 2009

Had a couple of drinks.
Saw a couple of things.

King Chud

lobotomy molo
May 7, 2007

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

oxsnard posted:

Full length fire retardant jumpsuits in the Texas summer is way more uncomfortable than a surgical mask what a bunch of pussies

haha yep, nothing like doing manual labor for 12 hours in fire retardant coveralls and steel toed boots when it’s 115 degrees and humid

no I don’t have PTSD from years of that in Texas, why do you ask?? :shepface:

MoaM
Dec 1, 2009

Joyous.
https://twitter.com/TruthRaiderHQ/status/1261055364113580032

:confused:

brugroffil
Nov 30, 2015


shovelbum posted:

But it's a feature that would be devastating in a direct great powers war on our soil, a literally feudal government isn't "a feature" of either capital or fascism, it's a moronic throwback that shows incredible weakness. "Police and emergency powers found 5-4 not to exist" like we see these days would've been enough on its own for the Soviets to think about kicking off ww3 bc of the amazing opportunity

The US political system is an archaic relic on its last legs

Atrocious Joe
Sep 2, 2011

shovelbum posted:

But it's a feature that would be devastating in a direct great powers war on our soil, a literally feudal government isn't "a feature" of either capital or fascism, it's a moronic throwback that shows incredible weakness. "Police and emergency powers found 5-4 not to exist" like we see these days would've been enough on its own for the Soviets to think about kicking off ww3 bc of the amazing opportunity

it's like a single noble could bring the entire medieval polish government to a standstill, but even stupider

brugroffil
Nov 30, 2015


Fly Molo posted:

haha yep, nothing like doing manual labor for 12 hours in fire retardant coveralls and steel toed boots when it’s 115 degrees and humid

no I don’t have PTSD from years of that in Texas, why do you ask?? :shepface:

My father in law's stories about sandblasting inside of industrial storage tanks sound like living nightmares

Apraxin
Feb 22, 2006

General-Admiral
https://twitter.com/KevinVesey/status/1261054854044229635

Spime Wrangler
Feb 23, 2003

Because we can.

shovelbum posted:

How did states keep sheriffs in line before Trump, it seems like there's no mechanism for actually controlling them short of the Guard

after sixteen years of high-profile prisoner abuse and racial profiling, joe arpaio ignored federal investigators, ignored revocation of his immigration enforcement authority, lost a lawsuit brought by the DOJ, ignored three civil contempt of court judgements, and was finally found guilty of criminal contempt of court nearly a decade after the investigations started.

he kept doing whatever the gently caress he wanted the whole time and won reelection the whole way

it was finally handled when he lost his last election, got a presidential pardon, and now he's running for sheriff again

Mr. Sharps
Jul 30, 2006

The only true law is that which leads to freedom. There is no other.



shovelbum posted:

How did states keep sheriffs in line before Trump, it seems like there's no mechanism for actually controlling them short of the Guard

they didnt, see (ex)sheriff arpaio for example

Sir Tonk
Apr 18, 2006
Young Orc
https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1261118596060712962

shovelbum
Oct 21, 2010

Fun Shoe

Mr. Sharps posted:

they didnt, see (ex)sheriff arpaio for example

How is this considered permissable from the standpoint of dealing with a major war, you need extremely reliable and loyal men in these civil defense kind of positions, and that's not some wimpy pandemic situation it's mountains of blood and guts unseen in history

seattle plague rat
Apr 6, 2020
sheriff joe arpaioso skin getting increasingly dry & scaly as his malevolent lizard gods dark magicks work to preserve him or the wars to come

Mr. Sharps
Jul 30, 2006

The only true law is that which leads to freedom. There is no other.



shovelbum posted:

How is this considered permissable from the standpoint of dealing with a major war, you need extremely reliable and loyal men in these civil defense kind of positions, and that's not some wimpy pandemic situation it's mountains of blood and guts unseen in history

what did the robber barons of yore do when their lands were threatened by neighboring empire?? cut a deal with the invaders for vassalage and carry on as they always have

Farm Frenzy
Jan 3, 2007

shovelbum posted:

How is this considered permissable from the standpoint of dealing with a major war, you need extremely reliable and loyal men in these civil defense kind of positions, and that's not some wimpy pandemic situation it's mountains of blood and guts unseen in history

america is at absolutely no risk of running low on racist authoritarian psychos so the state can afford to keep sheriffs around as like a fun mascot

shovelbum
Oct 21, 2010

Fun Shoe

Mr. Sharps posted:

what did the robber barons of yore do when their lands were threatened by neighboring empire?? cut a deal with the invaders for vassalage and carry on as they always have

this doesnt really hold up in a post-ww1 war, a total war with extensive countervalue strikes that physically destroy both their wealth and person, in addition to numerous poor normies, only a strong, centralized state can fight on these terms

Rectal Death Adept
Jun 20, 2018

by Fluffdaddy

Google Butt posted:

I don't know what this means but it's bad for sure

antibody testing in the first hit European countries are showing that as bad as everything has been, the whole Covid-19 bullshit start to finish, has been affecting ~5% of populations.

All of the original projections of 40% - 70% infection rates in a typical population would mean that an infection on that scale would be 7x or 13x as bad. In America that would be roughly 600,000 - 1,100,000 additional dead.

And we are opening up globally and are less likely to shut down again since we totally beat the virus and if it comes back it's just proof that shutdowns don't work so there is no point in KILLIN ARE ECONOMY for NO REASON















lol

Throatwarbler
Nov 17, 2008

by vyelkin
Yeah man how did the US even survive these years without being invaded by the Soviet Union

Sir Tonk
Apr 18, 2006
Young Orc
https://twitter.com/KPRC2/status/1261117853274644482

Sir Tonk
Apr 18, 2006
Young Orc

Throatwarbler posted:

Yeah man how did the US even survive these years without being invaded by the Soviet Union

mutually assured destruction

Sir Tonk
Apr 18, 2006
Young Orc
https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1261122182383460354

Burn Zone
May 22, 2004



this ad is pretty relevant now

https://twitter.com/flymemphis/status/700021692601655296

brugroffil
Nov 30, 2015



Pure trash country

shovelbum
Oct 21, 2010

Fun Shoe

Sir Tonk posted:

mutually assured destruction

this, an at least perceived strong state during the cold war itself, and more recently a lack of enemies committed to the idea that a new world war would be "winnable" in some way, but as MAD breaks down technologically I think we'll see the idea that total war is now unwinnable also break down

Wrex Ruckus
Aug 24, 2015


horny is... permitted?

Atrocious Joe
Sep 2, 2011

at least the US is resisting tyranny by failing to control the virus
https://twitter.com/ForeignPolicy/status/1260328941576847360?s=20

Vermain
Sep 5, 2006



Atrocious Joe posted:

at least the US is resisting tyranny by failing to control the virus
https://twitter.com/ForeignPolicy/status/1260328941576847360?s=20

my worst nightmare: an actually functioning federal government

Marx Headroom
May 10, 2007

AT LAST! A show with nonono commercials!
Fallen Rib

https://twitter.com/jneeley78/status/1261119267585613825?s=20

this is gonna age like chicken on the counter

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brugroffil
Nov 30, 2015



https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1261122182383460354

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