[–] 34 points 4 days ago

It's not about getting even, though that is a nice fringe benefit. It is about holding criminals to account and not letting it be seen that they can just skate away scot free without paying for their crimes.

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  • [–] 17 points 4 days ago

    And taking Dan Patrick with him, which is just as big a deal. The Lt. Governor is a very powerful position in Texas, more powerful than the Governor in many ways, and there's little attention being paid to that. Patrick is as much an asshole as the worst of them. Sweeping Abbott, Patrick and Paxton out the door in one fell swoop is a glorious trifecta.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    And Rod Serling was doing the same thing starting in the late 50s with Twilight Zone, using fantasy and science fiction to discuss subjects that TV never would have put on the air had they been shown in a realistic context.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (2 children)

    Yeah. That's what I said. 🤔🤷🏼

    And all the outlets I have seen reporting on this story have pointed out that the kid was black. Now if that's simply carrying over from the original post, who knows. But everybody's stirring this pot.

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    I've been looking at rescue dogs lately, thinking about adopting. I come upon this crooked-nosed little guy. Something about the picture, though, reminds me of something I just cannot place-- a meme, a cartoon or comic book, maybe. It's driving me nuts, the deja vu I'm getting from this pic. Does it ring any bells with anybody else?

    Or is it just a powerful sign?

    EDIT: it's the expression, the pose, and the ears all together. It's like I've seen this same pic before, but like maybe a cartoon version and years ago; but it can't be the same pic because this one was taken no further back than a month.

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