NateNate60 @ NateNate60 @lemmy.world

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Twitter is not as addicting as TikTok is. Using Twitter doesn't form psychological dependence to nearly the scale that TikTok does. This is like comparing a ban against soda versus a ban against cigarettes. If soda is banned then a large number of previous soda-drinkers will just quit drinking soda. If cigarettes are banned, it's not as likely that cigarette-smokers will suddenly decide to quit as a result. Granted, nicotine is known to be one of the most chemically addicting substances to mankind, but I think the comparison is still appropriate.

Look no further than the dissent to United States v. Wong Kim Ark (when the Supreme Court ruled that the passage you cited grants citizenship by birthright), written by Chief Justice Melville Fuller, the mastermind behind such legal opinions as:

• Racial segregation is completely legal (Plessy v. Ferguson)
• States can't regulate workplace conditions or enact maximum working hours laws (Lochner v. New York)
• Income tax is unconstitutional (Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust)

Anyway, he wrote:

the children of Chinese born in this country do not, ipso facto, become citizens of the United States unless the fourteenth amendment overrides both treaty and statute

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[Birthright citizenship means] the children of foreigners, happening to be born to them while passing through the country, whether of royal parentage or not, or whether of the Mongolian, Malay or other race, were eligible to the presidency, while children of our citizens, born abroad, were not.

So in other words, he was willing to rule that the constitution is optional as long as you are using it against undesirable races in order to get his way.

It's not just for decoration. You can use it as a legitimate pointing device. Nudging it will move the mouse cursor and tapping it with your fingernail is clicking.

It takes some getting used to but you can definitely use it for normal office tasks if you wanted to. That being said, I still personally prefer a mouse. But I have known some people who like using the nipple.

Those who don't use it are only mildly annoyed by it, but those who use it will raise holy hell now that it's gone.

Dennis! There's some lovely filth down here!

Oh well. I must confess though, watching a 1.5 hour video to make sure I didn't say something they already said didn't seem like an appealing proposition to me.

I see. That's not technically the first sentence though. I stopped looking once I got to line 6.

What's the spelling mistake? I didn't see it.

Tangent to the original discussion, but Trump is currently suing the Justice Department for raiding Mar-a-lago (back when we actually had hope that this man would be held to account for his crimes). When he takes office, he could ostensibly direct the Justice Department to settle the case and pay him a settlement.

Friday: GoDaddy CEO donates $1,000,000 to Trump's inauguration fund

Monday: Trump takes office

Tuesday: Senate confirms new FTC chair

Wednesday: FTC announces a settlement with GoDaddy where the FTC will withdraw the case and GoDaddy agrees to a $125,000 penalty paid over the next five years

LegalEagle and Wendover Productions actually beat them to the punch Nebula on this. They filed on 29th December 2024, a whole 4 days earlier.

And since the US courts charge money to get these documents, I downloaded a copy of the complaint earlier on my PACER account so anyone who's interested can read it without incurring the stupid fees. Enjoy

Edit: Devin Stone (the host of LegalEagle) is actually a lawyer on this case. His name and his law firm are listed as a lawyer for the plaintiff on the complaint.

Of course I've looked. But everywhere I do, I see democracy coming out of the ring victorious. Bloodied and bruised, yes, but not beaten. Only in the US has the fascist won absolute control while the legal system has utterly failed to hold him accountable for his crimes in any meaningful manner.

That the Republican Party did little or nothing for national security is pretty well-known. But they did have a reputation for talking about it a lot and making it a key part of their campaign strategy and their picks for security secretary and defence secretary have traditionally been Rufus Scrimgeour types who would at least put on a strong act. That rhetoric has been noticeably absent this last election cycle and their pick for defence secretary is noticeably eyebrow-raising in this regard as well.

I don't think they're equating the USA with democracy. I think it's pretty clear that they're impliedly saying "democracy [in the United States] ends in a week". Nobody is questioning the health of European, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, South American, Australian, or Kiwi democracy—yet.

Oregonian here. I am ready to pledge allegiance to the king any minute

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Ouija board explodes and the lights start flickering. The front door slams shut and you can hear it locking.

I don't think the designers of the game intended for it to be played this way.

One can still fantasize about a brighter future, can they?

Facebook Marketplace is pretty good though, at least in the US. All other Facebook features are rubbish

Rikers Island becoming the new seat of the American government wasn't something I had on my bingo card