Is she consenting and into it? Some people are freaks, and that’s okay.

#1 peace prize candidate for sure

Mama told me not to listen to strangers on the internet, so I’m going to do exactly the opposite of what you said.

“It’s not a problem until the government says so.” Sure, buddy.

The article does say there are already lawn watering restrictions in Colorado, talks of water cuts coming soon in Wyoming, and water conservation goals (voluntary for now?) in Utah.

Have not hitchhiked, but have picked up a few hitchhikers. If you spend enough time in the mountains you’ll eventually bump into people who need a lift to a trailhead or back to town. One young guy was juggling part-time gigs at multiple lodges and guide services, and hadn’t saved enough for a car yet. Another couple was touring from eastern Europe and decided to try traveling around the US without a car. They were all nice people.

This is why you shut the fuck up.

Per the Constitution, the executive branch of the federal government has no fucking business being involved in elections. We can only hope our state elections offices hold to that.

Article I, Section 4, Clause 1:

The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

By its terms, Article I, Section 4, Clause 1, referred to as the Elections Clause, contemplates that state legislatures will establish the times, places, and manner of holding elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate, subject to Congress making or altering such state regulations (except as to the place of choosing Senators).1 The Supreme Court has interpreted the Elections Clause expansively, enabling states “to provide a complete code for congressional elections, not only as to times and places, but in relation to notices, registration, supervision of voting, protection of voters, prevention of fraud and corrupt practices, counting of votes, duties of inspectors and canvassers, and making and publication of election returns.”

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S4-C1-2/ALDE_00013577/

Future generations will never experience making this stuff with too little water to create a mixer that hides the taste of cheap booze.

Meaningless legislative theater. It’ll never pass the House. If it did Trump wouldn’t sign it. And even if those things magically happened, the scope is too narrow. Congress needs to take back its constitutional war powers that it’s ceded to the executive branch long ago.

I was referring to the fact that hypothetically one lemmy.world admin could essentially make people disappear.

Which is what ICE is for.

Are you seriously comparing being banned from a small social media site, where you could simply create another account in 5 minutes, to being arrested and imprisoned by a government agency?

All of it.

Would you rather give up oral sex or cheese?

I grew up in a family of overly-armed suburban conservatives, so inheriting a significant number of guns was always a given. A few pieces have sentimental value tied to the relatives who originally owned them. I don’t use any of them, though. Hunting never interested me. Target shooting is fun once in a while, particularly trap and skeet, but I have too many other priorities vying for my time and money. If I were to get back into target shooting I would switch to archery.

Is it possible there are some SNAP recipients taking advantage of the system? I’m sure there are. Is the problem so bad that we need to make life harder for all the other people who truly need that assistance? No, absolutely not. I’m not losing sleep over the possibility that some people might be saving money on groceries. Let them have it. There are so many bigger issues to worry about.

The news is about Canada, not the United States.