[-] dmention7@midwest.social 81 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Also, if ICE was only going after the "real" criminals, what the fuck do we need ICE for? We've already got a stupidly-overfunded law enforcement and prison apparatus.

The fact that we need a separate agency to go after immigrants pretty much admits that the intent is to go after non-criminals.

[-] dmention7@midwest.social 7 points 4 days ago

Regardless of the assumption of how many people are nefarious or how actually effective TSA is, your point stands.

If they screen normally 99% of the time, then the occasional relaxing of the checks just means that the effectiveness has gone from X to 0.99*X.

TSA is security theater, but this isn't the evidence of that.

[-] dmention7@midwest.social 28 points 1 week ago

Tragically, the funding was cut in ~~Trump's~~ Schumer's Big Beautiful Bill.

[-] dmention7@midwest.social 21 points 1 week ago

They are concerned, but not concerned enough to risk losing reelection by going on record as being concerned.

[-] dmention7@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

Summer: 17 / 20 Spring/Fall: 2 / 17 Winter: 1

[-] dmention7@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

I'm playing that game right now, but I think I need to turn up the music volume. I've heard the doom-style music ramp up during fights, but I haven't paid it much attention.

[-] dmention7@midwest.social 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Same, except it's the Doom 2016 OST for me.

Type and compute until it's done!

[-] dmention7@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

Oh that's a good one, I can totally hear it in my head!

[-] dmention7@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

I'm curious now if there are English words (American or the fancy kind) that non-native speakers commonly over-pronounce when goofing around in a similar way.

[-] dmention7@midwest.social 14 points 2 weeks ago

I agree, but at the same time, I wouldn't give up having the contrast between seasons for anything. You need that 92 degrees with 80% humidity to really appreciate the cool down after a thunderstorm. And my absolute favorite time of year is that first chilly week in September that let's you know the heat is behind you--but the frigid cold is on the way.

All things in balance and moderation...

dmention7

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