Look, there’s one now!

There needs to be a name for that. I propose “saphecy”.

Martha Stewart has the chops for this administration. She’s been in prison.

Gotta catch 'em all!

Motorized bicycle kits (the cheap ones, 1.5 to 2 HP) come with 410 chain for the drive sprocket, and people often upgrade that to 415 chain, because the 410 is just “okay” for that. (Or is it 415 and 420? Been a while, I forget, but the point is they come with beefier chains than bicycles, and even those are insufficient for 1.5HP.)

Even on a full and proper chain-driven motorcycle, the chain and sprockets need to be replaced kind of regularly, and that’s with cleaning and oiling often.

This on a bicycle chain driven by 1500W is no surprise whatsoever.

Two completely different things.

Since you appear to have conveniently missed the more important part of my previous comment, I will repeat it here.

You’re talking about redistricting for US House districts. I was referring to state-level positions. Since this article is about a state-level bill, federal districts are not relevant.

Couple of things.

You’re talking about redistricting for US House districts. I was referring to state-level positions. Since this article is about a state-level bill, federal districts are not relevant.

Old map, drawn by bipartisan government:

• One strong Dem district
• One Dem district
• One toss-up
• Four Rep districts
• One strong Rep district

New map, drawn by Republicans:

• One strong Dem
• One Dem
• One light Rep
• Four Rep
• One strong Rep

The only difference above is the toss-up is gone and the light Rep is in. This is by far the weakest gerrymandering I’ve ever seen, if you could even call it that.

Depends on how many of them voted for fascists. Based on the fascist governor, and the MO Gen’l Assembly being roughly 2/3 fascist, definitely leopards eating faces.

Even then, in the US, police have no duty to protect an individual.

The police have a general “public duty”, apparently to protect capital.

I mean, you’re at sopuli, posted this on .world, I’m at fedia, we’re all seeing this everywhere - so yeah.

I’m sure that they’re scraping up content originating on any instance through these.

As before, I don’t care what crazy people think. I’m not wasting my time trying to convince unreasonable people to accept reason

Who’s ignoring whom? I’m not trying to change the minds of crazy people at all. I’m not “talking past them,” because I’m not talking to them at all.

Except you, apparently.

A Kodak engineer invented the first digital camera in 1975. They had their chance, and chose to keep on with collecting money for film. For 50 years.

If you use the term harm reduction, they will never see what you want them to see.

As before, I don’t care what crazy people think. I’m not wasting my time trying to convince unreasonable people to accept reason, and I’m not going to bend to suit what crazy people might accept.

I’ve spent many years trying to use reason as a tool for progress, and look where we are now. We’re well past the point where reason is an effective tool. The crazy people have numbers on their side. Perhaps they always have, and it just hasn’t been obvious until the last few years.

“it’s merely harm reduction, not actually good.”

“Well, that’s just fucking wrong. I’m not going to give up on the meaning of words just because crazy people have.”

What part of that is wrong?

“it’s merely harm reduction, not actually good.”

“Reducing harm is good.”

I have been responding to exactly what you’ve said, and you think I’m ignoring what you said? Maybe you took “Well, that’s just fucking wrong” as my saying that your claim about what crazy people think was wrong. I could have been clearer about that.

My point stands. I don’t care what crazy people who are wrong think. And if some bystander is going to be swayed by an argument that harm reduction is bad, they’re crazy, too. There’s a lot of fucking crazies, and there’s nothing I can do about that.

it’s merely harm reduction, not actually good.

Reducing harm is good.

Oh and to follow on my last comment, I know there’s going to be widespread bloodshed. I’m not blind to that; neither do I welcome it. I know it because gestures widely at human history.

Well that’s just fucking wrong. I’m not going to give up on the meaning of words just because crazy people have.

Except harm reduction is a real and good thing. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.