POG Politics Thread Version 3
Come on in! Since Dustin is taking his ball and going home, it's time to start a new politics thread.
You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore
said Trump, with apparently zero self-awareness
I'm boycotting Olive Garden!
CBS News’ parent company Paramount was bought in 2025 by Skydance Media, a company owned by David Ellison, the son of Larry Ellison — a MAGA bankroller and one of the richest men in history.
That same company is now poised to buy CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.
the case for video piracy grows when it's not just the idea of IP at risk
Not Lindsey Graham though! He's all man!
MJGA?
Japan has Freedom of Religion. None of that is true.
Fact Check: Online list of Japan’s ‘restrictions on Islam’ includes false claims
By Reuters Fact Check
December 8, 2023
oof
I wonder how much a better state we would be in as the world if most of these maga losers could just accept being gay is ok.
so now crossdressing = secretly gay?
for someone who’s supposedly on the tolerance side, that’s a pretty outdated and lazy stereotype
you’re doing the exact thing you think you’re above, just aimed at people you don’t like
if a new account showed up without any priors and made that as their intro post they'd be labeled bigoted and transphobic
In donks defense, the context was Mr Balloon Tits who obviously isn't banging KLAN.
Imagine the parties!
so now crossdressing = secretly gay?
for someone who’s supposedly on the tolerance side, that’s a pretty outdated and lazy stereotype
you’re doing the exact thing you think you’re above, just aimed at people you don’t like
if a new account showed up without any priors and made that as their intro post they'd be labeled bigoted and transphobic
Crossdressing doesn't mean you're gay but a lot of these maga men are clearly repressing who their true selves are.
All I'm saying is that it's ok to be who you are, whether gay/bisexual/trans/crossdresser whatever. You don't need to start a religious death cult and put the world at danger because you can't accept yourself.
The most zealotous do seem to be self hating a lot
Hmmm interesting
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Trump said the building would likely be a hotel, telling reporters, "I don't believe in building libraries or museums."
SCOTUS Strikes Down Colorado Law Banning “Conversion Therapy” for LGBTQ Children
I can never understand headlines like this. too many negatives. it takes too much work for me to sort it out, so I just skip past them.
i'd probably be better off in life if I just skipped past all the headlines, and all the news.
Conversion therapy [emoji2961]
Banning it [emoji120]
Striking that down [emoji2962]
8-1 ruling, haven't read too deep but from summary it looks like the restriction against "conversion therapy" was overly broad under the 1st Am
one of the libs said something like "we wouldn't uphold a ban on assistive therapy either"
the dissent says the standard for restricting speech should be (is) different for medical practice
)defining the term to include “any practice or treatment . . . that attempts . . . to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity,” as well as any “effor[t] to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions toward individuals of the same sex
Ms. Chiles’s clients, including young people, often have different goals: Some are content with their sexual orientation and gender identity and want help with social issues or family relationships, while others hope to reduce or eliminate unwanted sexual attractions, change sexual behaviors, or grow in the experience of harmony with their bodies. With all those clients, Ms. Chiles seeks to help them reach their stated objectives. And she employs only talk therapy
Chiles’s [sic]
GORSUCH, J., delivered the opinion
I blame Reagan...
He graduated [prep school] in 1985
checks out.
