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[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

All 30 of trump's gravy seals got me quaking in my boots

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Ah yes... The crack shots like Stewart Rhodes doing to his eye what Ralphie did not.

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

George Floyd murdered in the streets by police: "People are out of line and should be jailed for their reaction"

Old white dude gets convicted by a full jury of white color crimes: "BURN IT ALL DOWN!!!1!1"

Perfectly rational folks there.

[–] Delusional@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well there's no rational reason why anyone would ever vote for that piece of shit in the first place. Their rationality went out the window decades ago.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Makes perfect sense if you're a fascist fellow traveler

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I hope they don't block traffic. I don't know if any passed, but a few places were trying to make it legal to run over protestors blocking traffic. That would sure be a shame if they had to find out.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

a few places were trying to make it legal to run over protestors blocking traffic

Texas Governor Abbott pardoned a guy who straight up shot a white BLM protester while he was pushing his black wheelchair bound girlfriend.

Said shooter also turned out to be a serial child rapist, but... didn't matter. He got out anyway.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'll never understand how a serial child rapist is ever "out" to do any further crimes. They shouldn't even be breathing.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

When you've got friends in the governor's mansion...