BertramDitore @ BertramDitore @lemm.ee

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Staying silent on the unlawful detention and suppression of the first amendment rights of a legal permanent resident would be unforgivable. If this specific case doesn’t cause outrage and epitomize the lawlessness and cruelty of this administration, then nothing will.

There is no political upside to staying silent on this issue. This is not the time to spread unsourced rumors about a facially law-abiding permanent resident, it’s the time to insist our government follow the laws that the rest of us are subject to. Follow due process, and if there are genuine issues with his case, deal with them within the bounds of the law. But keeping quiet and just assuming this administration will follow the law is foolish. We all need to loudly stand up for this man and his rights, otherwise no one will stand up for us when the time comes.

Mmm that’s true, good point.

A reporter describing reality is not its own story. They should just talk about what Trump is doing and why it’s absolutely insane, don’t talk about the journalist who reported it because they happened to use language that actually fits.

One of the many problems with our media.

Fetterman said he’s voting for it, because of course he will. Fuck that guy.

Ohh I see, thanks for the clarification. That part of your comment threw me off because I hadn’t heard that side of it yet, but that’s a pretty cool concept.

Another big difference is that Pavi is a twin, and her twin sister is also the avatar, so this time around there are apparently two avatars living at the same time. Looking forward to this whenever it comes out, but it seems like it won’t be finished for a while.

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The relatively new 4K release is gorgeous. Love that movie.

I can’t believe that movie came out more than 25 years ago…she looks amazing.

I think the main difference is that it’s incredibly expensive to get a cultivated meat facility going at any kind of meaningful scale. It takes a long time to grow the first batch, but then you basically just need to keep it “alive” in huge vats where it can propagate, under very precise and specific conditions. But it’s much much more expensive than maintaining a herd of live animals, at least to start.

If they get the all the ratios right, I doubt there’d be much of a difference in taste. But you’re right that opposition is mostly from meat lobbyists and anti-science bullshit.

I do everything I can, with the resources I have available to me. I vote, protest, organize, regularly call my reps, donate to independent media, and engage with all my friends and family on the issues whenever possible. What else, specifically, do you suggest?

I’ve been paying close attention. I think it’s important to focus on the individual cases as they happen, acknowledge who is harmed, and not just move on to the next thing. Trump wants us frenzied and confused so we can’t focus on anything, let alone what’s coming next.

As for what I do about it, I call my representatives about each individual issue separately, so their logs show constituent interest on a variety of issues. I attend protests and engage with my local government, I volunteer, organize, and donate, and I financially support independent media outlets. Thanks for asking.

I’m just some American dude on the internet, but strategically speaking, turning on one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, a country that’s also one of our closest allies, doesn’t make a ton of sense to me. We lose their trust by betraying them, and also lose their cooperation on one of the things they do way better than us? Seems like it hurts everybody.

She’s a goddamn national treasure.

While this is clearly Orwellian and incompatible with a free society, I've never quite understood how this kind of thing is implemented. Lemmy is the only 'social media' I use, and I don't use it under my real name. They wouldn't find anything on any social media platform for me, no matter how hard they looked, because it doesn't exist. So, would they believe me that I don't use social media? Law enforcement don't typically just believe what people say, so I'm genuinely curious how they would go about 'inspecting' someone's social media presence.

Apparently, he does smell. Really bad. One of the least surprising things I’ve read recently.

Next headline, probably: Trump orders ban on ozone-depleting substances to be lifted.

Because he’ll fuck any hole he can, even if it hastens our apocalyptic future.

Yeah, I hate the interfaces, but especially the super-loud non-mutable beeps which seem to be common on every model I’ve seen. My two-burner induction setup has analog knobs for temp control, which is awesome, but it stills beep when you turn them, with every single temperature increase. Drives me crazy.

I’ll never go back to gas though. My new apartment came with a gorgeous brand new gas range, and it absolutely sucks compared to my $50 countertop induction.

Wow that looks pretty interesting. Definitely an original story concept, which is refreshing these days.

The soft crinkling sound of a down comforter.

Interior Chinatown was awesome, so that’s a good sign…I’m still pretty nervous about this though.

I’ve caught most of these, and the massive leaps of improvement are genuinely impressive. Not only in how recognizable he is, but in your general style over the series. I think you’ve nailed SLJ more than a few times now.

Psyched to see Mace!