Corn chip puppy smell!

Bingo. This was my take before I met my wife and early in our relationship. When it came time to talk about the future and we discussed marriage I asked what she wanted. For my part, I told her that I didn’t need a piece of paper from the government or a magic ceremony to commit myself to her fully.

She wanted a wedding and marriage and I wanted to give that to her. It was immediate family only, at home, with a retired judge performing a ceremony we wrote.

From a legal perspective it can be immensely more complicated long term and will almost certainly be financially more disadvantageous within the US system if you’re American to not be married.

Any kind of forced or mandated treatment for drug/alcohol users by law is wrong and punishing people for refusing treatment is also wrong.

Anything in the mockumentary genre because that’s kind of the point. My personal favorite is a film called Kenny from 2006.

It takes a certain kind of person to do what I do. No-one’s ever impressed; no-one’s ever fascinated. If you’re a fireman, all the kids will want to jump on the back of the truck and follow you to a fire. There’s going to be no kids willing to do that with me. So, I don’t do it to impress people - it’s a job, it’s my trade, and I actually think I’m pretty good at it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHjc0cu9CgU

As someone who works in tech I’d agree with you. AI is a tool for humans to use that can help make tasks easier and lighten workload but it won’t replace them.

Unfortunately there’s a lot of criminal justice jobs that only require a two year technical degree. Depending on location and school it’s likely that it was “check the boxes” kind of program for a field that is understaffed.

He’s not, but he does because he’s using a loophole that involves the IEEPA. There’s an awful lot of ranting and raving on Lemmy and everywhere else about how 47 is ignoring the Constitution and not following the rules of our democracy. Right now Republicans, the party in power, has the ability to take back control, close the “loophole” being used and shut this tariff bullshit down but they’re not doing it. He used the IEEPA for similar actions during his last term as well and has been calling for tariffs since long before he ran the first time, seems like nobody bothered to pay attention. Even if 47 and his administration were magically gone today the US is still in trouble, the democracy is broken, has been for some time, and it seems like folks are just starting to wake up to it. It’s unfortunate that it’s happening this way but maybe this is the wakeup call the US people needed.

The immediate problem is the current president and their administration but the long term problem is deeper, spans the Republican and the Democratic parties, the courts up to SCOTUS and is peppered through the executive, legislative and judicial branches. It won’t be fixed in my lifetime but I hope, for the younger generations and those coming behind, that fundamental change begins in a new direction.

I suppose it could work if the world worked like a baby playing peek-a-boo. Except there’s a few obvious problems like the fact that the civil judgment would remain even after a pardon for murder and the fact that a criminal charge of murder or conspiracy to commit would likely be brought against individuals, not the corporation.

I think you don’t understand how the Presidential pardon works in the United States. I’m tired of the doomerism and negativity I’m seeing all over Lemmy that seems to be detached from reality.

If 47 somehow manages to start pardoning civil offenses feel free to come back and gloat. Although I’m not sure why you’re so keen on it happening.

Until then, this is a win for Louisiana and the land along the Gulf and I’m going to celebrate it. There’s too little of news like this lately

By the way, that’s the Gulf of Mexico I’m referring to.

It’s a civil case.

Or spectrum of light other than white? I like to use red light at night inside of our house instead of white because I’ve read it’s more relaxing and helps promote better sleep.

I actually like vinegar by itself but it’s too potent to just drink it straight. Instead I’ll get a bunch of green onions and let them soak in the vinegar, then I suck the vinegar out of the green onions and enjoy the onion itself as a crunchy snack after.

Just say copies. Why do you have to drag cats into this?

I agree with you and appreciate the call out and the positivity. Too many new accounts on Lemmy lately that are commenting negative and defeatist things on positive headlines.

I don’t know, I’m only Canadian lite (Minnesotan) and was just answering the question. If I remember correctly he was a pretty big supporter of George Bush in the 00s so I’d assume he’s always a been pretty conservative and that’s likely only gone further right with age and more wealth.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy aka brain injuries aka multiple concussions

They’re implying that it’s the result of head trauma suffered during his playing career but it could just be he’s a shit person.

My wife behaves very similarly. Often she apologizes for things that I don’t even register. It’s a difference in how we grew up. I’ve mostly settled on ignoring it now but early on I encouraged her to think about who she’s apologizing for, and if she’s doing it for me I encouraged her to stop. Not only do I not need it, most of the time I don’t even notice whatever minor transgression occurred she thinks needs to be apologized for.

Now if she does it the apologies mostly go unnoticed too because it’s not for or about me, and if it’s what she’s comfortable doing then that’s ok.

Apple doesn’t either. Probably too uncommon of a word.

Throes*

I think it might be time for Old Glory to go upside down.