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Cake day: July 7th, 2023

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  • this axis of evil is very funny to me because it’s just clearly from the American perspective…

    I hope America isn’t the only country that sees rampant human rights violations, state sponsored starvation, ethnic cleansing, and the destruction of female rights as evil. But if that’s truly the case, I’ll go ahead and subscribe to that criticism. I’m not sure taking a “That’s rich coming from the US!” stance here is the gotcha moment you think it is. The US isn’t without fault but, defending these groups from the labels they’ve been given by the West is like saying the term “death squads” is funny when referring to the Einsatzgruppen because the Allied powers also used toxic gasses during the first world war.




  • They won’t negotiate. Not in good faith at least. They’re part of the Axis of Resistance funded by Iran and their ideology is directly opposed to Western culture. The negotiation would be, “Let us rape and abuse women and keep them from getting an education. Also homosexuality is forbidden and you will be executed by the state if you’re caught. In return we’ll not shoot missiles at innocent civilians for awhile. Then when we perceive western influence spreading into our culture we’ll resume lobbing rockets at civilians.”





  • Someone correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t it illegal to own a dildo in Texas?

    Edit: Decided to do the research myself.

    The Texas obscenity statute is a statute prohibiting the sale of sex toys in Texas. The law was introduced in 1973, and was last updated in 2003. While the law was never formally repealed, in 2008 a U.S. District Judge released a report declaring it to be “facially unconstitutional and unenforceable.”

    Texas Penal Code 43.23 (f) states: “A person who possesses six or more obscene devices or identical or similar obscene articles is presumed to possess them with intent to promote the same.” Elsewhere, the code defines the devices as “a dildo or artificial vagina, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs.”

    So it’s illegal to sell sex toys. Kinda. And definitely illegal to own six or more dildos.



  • Everyone that’s pissy about someone buying an ICE vehicle right now fails to realize issues like this. I’d love to save money while helping the environment by buying electric, but the barrier to entry is way too high still.

    I need an AWD for winter driving, cargo space for my job, 100+ miles of range for frequent trips to visit friends and family, and for it to not be owned by Elon Musk.

    That leaves like 9 options in the EV market and none of them qualify for my state’s tax credit or the federal tax credit now. So I really have no choice if I’m wanting to keep my payment equal to or lower than the $300/mo I’m paying right now.