[-] Ava 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

And do what, exactly? Provide the exact excuse the federal government is posturing for, allowing them to justify the actions that our various local/state governments are fighting to show aren't real? Should we start an insurrection, so that Trump can start gunning down citizens with impunity and incite even more dramatic acts of violence from his base?

Truly, what do you think Portlanders, as individuals or small groups, could be doing that would meaningfully prevent the administration from enacting their agenda? Portland isn't on fire. Trump says it is. Should they burn it down to prove him wrong?

[-] Ava 27 points 4 weeks ago

I don't think they meant geographic size. In terms of population they're around 9th, in terms of GDP more like 25th. They're not Malta obviously, but they don't really stack up against the big traditionally heavyweight countries by most metrics.

[-] Ava 22 points 3 months ago

I mean... Yeah, no shit. It's not therapy, and your chatbot shouldn't be pretending to offer professional services that require a license, Sam.

Let's be truthful. You don't want to have to explain or justify anything that your chatbot says, and you don't want the Courts to be able to analyze whether you've violated any rights or laws either.

[-] Ava 37 points 3 months ago

None. All 4 Democrats on the committee voted in favor. It wasn't a floor vote, it was an amendment to a crypto bill in committee.

[-] Ava 21 points 3 months ago

Meanwhile, health officials said seven children were killed after an Israeli air strike targeted a water distribution site in central Gaza. The Israeli military has claimed that the strike was a result of a "technical malfunction" that had caused the missile to fall "dozens of metres from the target".

So in other words, they weren't trying to hit children with the missile, they were instead trying to hit the water source, which would've killed those children as well as many more people. That's much better.

[-] Ava 32 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

His main priority is establishing that the US elections are a sham being manipulated by the Left, so that his administration can step in and take appropriate measures to ensure the security of future elections as things go forward towards the midterms.

[-] Ava 51 points 3 months ago

Well... as the article pretty explicitly mentions, they would normally have staged resources at a nearer location so that their response could be more rapid, but Noem's new rules hampered them by being overly burdensome. And Texan crews were already operating.

[-] Ava 44 points 3 months ago

This doesn't invalidate your point, but DF is still under active development. The game has been worked on consistently since the early aughts.

[-] Ava 22 points 4 months ago

Hey! Be reasonable. We're the leaders in lots of things! Obesity, maternal mortality relative to our medical technology, incarceration rates, destitution from medical expenses, incompetent and corrupt rapist executives... All sorts of things!

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

[-] Ava 38 points 5 months ago

It's not though, it's a very direct exposure to other viewpoints. Those who can't reflect on the consequences weren't going to be convinced by you talking at them in any case.

[-] Ava 26 points 5 months ago

Pretty sure it's Make America Horrible Again

[-] Ava 18 points 5 months ago

On the bright side, this probably means you could refuse to turn over ANY footage to the police by Pleading the Fifth.

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