They're typing in the Say channel on an MMORPG?

Actually yes, that tracks.

This was and is still true, especially of elderly and children. People are so isolated from their neighbors; we saw that during COVID and we see it now.

To be fair, GTAV online made them magnitudes more money than the initial single player price. It'd help if simps would stop paying real money for fake money to buy digital cars and boats and such.

Given that overpopulation likely contributes to climate change, you're also doing your part for those who do have to live through this hellscape!

There was talk about doing that officially, actually, before our world became collectively stupider in recent years. The argument is actually to get people to take them more seriously since they cause deaths just as much as any other climate crisis. Name and rating, similar to hurricanes.

I mean, unless you play the last four decades of games in emulation... or the couple hundred thousand indie games on steam... or the other few hundred thousand mobile games or...

Oh, you mean your company profits are in crisis. Yeah. Good.

I saw a thing the other day comparing the first term of the admin to the second and one major thing was choosing loyalty over competence. Competent people undermine the evil/stupid policy decisions Trump makes, which is a major reason the first term wasn't so destructive. Hegseth is a perfect example of second term cabinet members being loyal and stupid.

My 20s were spent in grad school hoping to change the world. My 30s were spent trying to survive.

When the dust settles, we'll see. It's unfortunately difficult to prove something like that, but if we ever overcome fascism (hopefully peacefully...) then the case can be revisited or they can be pardoned. At the very least, I can believe that was their intention, though.

I know you're making the point that ICE murderers should be tried and convicted, but real talk, the Jan 6 convictions (mentioned in the article) are more in line with what a violent conviction would look like).

They, of course, got pardoned... but naturally if the system worked as intended, pardons wouldn't exist or be needed and sentencing wouldn't be politically motivated. Ironically at this point the only possibility for justice for these 9 are pardons, though...

Better to just say Midwestern.

Also, White folks around here, 1) is firing a semi-automatic into your home or car. We have a lot of meth heads...

Reading the article, the guy who shot an officer with an AK probably should get time while the people who were just setting off fireworks and slashing tires, probably a misdemeanor, all things equal. (It being a government vehicle might count it as a felony, though IANAL).

The part that should disturb people isn't their arrest, but the upcharge to terrorism, which frankly has been a potential problem we've had since Bush era politics but only now getting utilized in this way. That changes due process, and if they continue to push for those types of charges, that's a problem and patriot act era laws absolutely need to get reversed if we're to ever really be safe.

That said, just to clarify those who only read the headline: this isn't the administration just targeting political opponents and calling them antifa to get them arrested. They got arrested for crimes like vandalism and assault and the antifa terrorism crap was tagged on. You're still mostly safe to participate in peaceful protests, so continue putting on pressure.