Recent content by dimsum

Specifically about the decriminalizing aspect, since I have family in BC, one overlooked aspect was that the policy was supposed to be one of a bunch of policies to support the situation. The other ones being (I believe) increased social support, etc. Those weren’t implemented for various...

I’d say the “hush money trial” could be the Daniels trial, since she was the other main party in it. She’s a bit more involved than “a witness”. That trial is whether they illegally falsified documents. There are several trials against Trump, in both State and Federal jurisdictions.

You d You Don’t have brain worms yet

Are we talking about the same trial? The Daniels trial is happening right now, and she just took the stand yesterday and continuing tomorrow. She likely isn’t the only witness to take the stand either, so it won’t be a fast one. The point of the trial isn’t that he had an affair with her...

Yes. The difference is that I’m seemingly less inclined to keep things status quo. I’m of the age that I should be telling kids to get off my lawn. I’m also apparently bucking the trend that older folks lean more Conservative (the opposite, in fact) but that’s neither here nor there.

Well I’m a self-described idiot so please elaborate.

…yes? I would argue that the Crown has an influential “PR staff”, for good or ill. If we changed, we wouldn’t be the first. The RAN changed from Heart of Oak to the stirring name of “Royal Australian Navy”. As for the rank change, I thought RCN folks voted on it but I can’t recall for sure...

Me and my diaper are in on it. Why do you ask?

I mean, the “better Russian than Democrat” or “real men wear diapers” gems are obviously Dems cosplaying as MAGA-types to undermine the movement because reasons. that’s the real conspiracy there! 🤣

Occam’s Razor would suggest that three govts’ efforts to keep a conspiracy under wraps for 8 years, and roping in the entire US Govt to do so, is exponentially harder than someone who sided with Putin in 2018 over the FBI’s own election interference efforts.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68974624 Pretty public split between the Biden and Netanyahu govts.

…which makes it even more appropriate that our traditions should not be like the UK’s, or Australia’s, or anyone else’s. That statement would seem to give more credence to @Furniture ‘s comments than refuting them. I find “traditions” are organic things and trying to nail them down circa May...

Rex has been in the CPC orbit for a while now, but suggesting that any political party’s slogans and sayings are not crafted by consultants and speechwriters is laughable. There is zero chance that Poilievre just riffs his slogans in the HoC or elsewhere.

“Yeah no shit” came from a background (by osmosis or otherwise) in that field. We think the earth revolves around the sun, or that the earth is round, as “yeah no shit” (for the majority of us) but that wasn’t a guaranteed thing. I stand by the statement that things that “obviously” one way...

What we don’t know is what the UK “churn” was on all of that. I suspect it was like a duck - look calm above the water but paddle like mad below. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a ton of Brits quietly wondering why there’s so much hoopla on that as well, but not saying it in public lest...