Leftist, activist, writer, and technical time traveler from the future of the past. Now chilling in California.
Avatar: Cartoon drawing of me, white male with mustache and goatee, looking surprised and delighted with the caption "OhMiGawsh we could eat the rich!"
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Note that "wrong" doesn't mean "poorly written." #TNG, especially Generations, shows that #Picard's feelings toward family are complex and that he regrets not having a son, and previous #PIC seasons show in his old age he cares less about the Federation and more about his personal quests, so I think it's very in character for him to pull rank.
It's just wrong.
Okay, Shaw's a dick and a bigot against ex-Borg, but otherwise he's... correct?
The Federation has strict rules about jurisdiction so that they never become an imperialist power. It sucks that life outside the Federation is cruel, but an imperialist colonizer Federation is worse.
#Picard and Riker are free to try to save Beverley and Jack as individuals, but not as representatives of Starfleet. Picard pulling rank on Shaw to force engagement was wrong.
@Homebrewandhacking They technically use a system laid out in the Social Security Disability Blue Book (https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/)
Practically, though, even if you fit all the requirements as I do, they can just decide to deny you. You can appeal, but that just goes back to the same bureaucracy and its own judges.
The United States wants me to die in the gutter.
Well, fuck them. I'm still here, motherfuckers!
The #SocialSecurity judge denied me at my hearing. No #disability. This is my third time trying. I've been disabled and unable to work since 2013. Each attempt literally takes years, during which I'm supposed to, I don't know, magically survive on nothing.
At my hearing, the judge questioned how I could play a #TTRPG once a week, which is literally my only IRL social interaction outside my apartment-mates, but not be able to work.
Fuck her. Fuck this country. I hope it burns.
Reminder: This video of "Nemik's Manifesto" from "Star Wars Andor" is utterly epic & you should watch it.
Oh my god the onion's done it again
https://www.theonion.com/it-is-journalism-s-sacred-duty-to-endanger-the-lives-of-1850126997
The task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that our coverage will influence not only how people think, but also how they act. This responsibility is at the core of an…
The Black Panthers were not Black supremacists, although there were Black supremacists in the 60s. There are still Black supremacists today! No one cares much, because they have no power, and Black people don't listen to them. They mostly just spout nonsense at you while you're waiting for the bus. 🤷🏿♂️
The FBI did not care much about Black supremacists in the 60s either.
What they feared most, was the rise of any "Black Messiah," who could lead Black people.
@georgetakei What's fun is that I actually do hate cops, I want open borders, I encourage rioting, I want to give everyone free (i.e., taxpayer funded) stuff, and I want socialism.
But I starkly differ from the Democrats on those issues.
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