Quote by Chryses
After Westfield Mall’s parent company said on 12-JUN-23 it would relinquish management of the downtown San Francisco shopping center, Cinemark is permanently closing its movie theater located within the mall.
all the California hate is hilarious. want to get outraged, how about you talk about the fact that, in Flint, Michigan, the drinking water was toxic for 6+ years?
Quote by Magical_felix
Michelob Ultra is also owned by Anheuser-Busch and tastes less like armpit than Bud light.
yeah, but bud light is the particular beer being boycotted. it's a bit of a statement for us. like Garth Brooks saying he's still serving it in his bar.
so, what you're all saying is making money is more important than doing the right thing. am i getting that right? sorry, started buying Bud (for the first time) when all this shit started going down. Not great beer, but not the worst, and we're saving money by not buying the more pricey ones. win-win.
Quote by WellMadeMale
Lois Banner reportedly said that if she were Black, her professional life would have been easier.
A conference for female historians this weekend was plunged into turmoil when a prominent white academic speaking at the main event said her professional life would have been easier if she were black.
She was identified by attendees of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians, on social media and in an interview, as USC professor emerita of history Lois Banner, who co-founded the biennial event in the 1970s.
Banner—author of a 2012 biography of Marilyn Monroe—reportedly also said she wished she was a lesbian because they were good at building community and organizing. She did not respond to a request for comment.
yeah, cause in general, black people have much easier lives than white people. the lesbian comment also makes me laugh, you want to build comminuity and organize then get off your lazy ass and do it, dumbass.
Quote by JamesLlewellyn
Speaking as the Senior Bear in Residence, I've decided that we need to have Pride all year long, as Kis said yesterday.
Accordingly, I asked her if she would be so kind as to apply her considerable artistic talents to an appropriate sign, which I am now ready to post up by the mirror behind the bar.
Thank you, Kistin!
i approve 
Quote by Chryses
Of course not! That is why the SCOTUS ruled as it did.
LOL if you really believe that, you're one hell of a naive dude. Clarence Thomas rules as he's told to rule. that's what the right is paying him for. I do have some respect of other members of the court, not all but some, but he is the epitome of what is wrong with our current system.
Quote by Ironic
I say to you what I said to Chryses. A government that forces you to lie or forces you to say what you don't believe in isn't the kind of government America should have.
then maybe we shouldn't have the Supreme Court we have. Feel free to defend Justice Clarence Thomas as best you can. good luck with that.
Quote by Chryses
You are correct; the similarities are the facts In both arrests. The presumed motivation is the speech by Senator Schumer in one and the SCOTUS ruling in the other.
ok, so? i don't remember defending someone. you had asked for exact dates when Felix posted, so i provided them. i really haven't taken any sides. just providing some facts.
Quote by Ironic
So, your recommendation is to lie.
yep. don't tell me you've never done it before. if that's the worst you can say about me, that i occasionally lie, than i consider myself to be a pretty awsome human being. btw, it's called a white lie. it's not causing anyone any harm. he might even suggest they call his buddy Steve who is a devout Christian and would love to do the gig.
Quote by Chryses
The speech preceded the arrest in the neighborhood of Justice Alito with devices to kill. So to the ruling preceded the arrest of a similarly kitted out weido near where the Obamas live.
Think your way through the similarities.
it's still not a threat. just a statement. explosives are a very real threat. you can try to twist it around any way you like, but that doesn't change the facts.
Quote by Ironic
Instead of getting upset and angry, why don't you try to make your case about why it's OK to force the web designer lady to act against her beliefs?
It seems analogous to forcing an atheist singer to perform at an Easter celebration or another High Holy Day because he advertises his abilities to sing well enough to charge for them
personally, if i was hired to perform at an Easter Celebration, i'd let them know that i wasn't christian and suggest that maybe they do their research better and then, if they still wanted me to do the gig, i'd do it. money is money. i don't know a lot of performers who'd turn down a paying gig. besides, if he really wanted not to do it, he could simply say he was booked that day instead of telling them he wouldn't do it because he didn't believe in god. if the KKK asked me to do a gig, that's what i'd say; yeah, i would, but dammit, that's the same day the Nazis are celebrating Himmler's bday and i've already said yes.
Quote by Chryses
And after the speech Senator Schumer gave about "there will be consequences" as a result of the SCOTUS overturning Roe an individual was arrested with similar accouterments of destruction.
Now that we have done our tit-for-tat, I wonder when the violence Felix is predicting will occur.
if you're equating the phrase "there will be consequences" without specifically suggesting that they will be violent rather than political in nature with loading up a van with explosives and threatening to blow up an ex-president, his family, and anyone else in the neighborhood than you have serious issues.
Quote by Chryses
A more florid and even longer version of saying you do not know when.
A man with numerous firearms and materials to make an explosive was arrested Thursday, June 29 in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, neighborhood after claiming on an internet livestream that he had a detonator.
Quote by Dani
Even now, SCOTUS is preparing to vote on whether or not to reverse the regulation that restricts gun ownership for domestic violence perpetrators. How do you think that's gonna go?
and this is why i am now a gun owner, sadly. can't wait until some asshole walks into my place and starts shooting people.
Quote by ElCoco
And maybe absolutists are ignoring the efforts being taken, especially if the efforts don't involve removing guns from citizens. Whether you like it or not, the no-guns approach isn't on the table, so you might want to come to terms with that reality.
Think about it. And maybe you'll recognize the role absolutist posturing has in trying to address the problem.
as i said ealier. i have come to terms with the reality. doesn't mean i have to like it or wish that people weren't so fucking stupid, but there it is.
Quote by ElCoco
That's got nothing to do with the effort Texas is making to address the school shooting issue. Texas's HB 3, mandating all public schools to have at least one armed security officer or armed school personnel at each public school campus does, even if it's not the way you want it addressed.
you don't think the fact that anyone can legally walk around armed if they feel like it has nothing to do with school shootings? maybe you should think about that. maybe you're part of the problem.
Quote by ElCoco
Texas is trying to do something about it - at least as they see it.
and yet... Beginning September 1, 2021, HB1927 made it legal in Texas for most people 21 or over to carry a handgun in a holster without a permit both openly and/or concealed. This law modified the previous open carry law from 2016 by eliminating the requirement to have a license to carry.
Texas law does not specifically put restrictions on who can carry a long gun such as a rifle or shotgun. However, some people are prohibited from owning or possessing any firearm by law
