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they could just be dispatched as long as it's an "official act"

Well, maybe...

Who decides what is official and what is illegal?

"Last month the UK and US imposed record fines of $630m. Deutsche failed to prevent money laundering by its Moscow branch involving at least $10bn of Russian cash, regulators found."

Does anyone else get the feeling that everyone's cool with it as long as they get their cut? They're fine as long as they pay the fine.

On whose authority?

No, really. I'm serious. Who is able to arrest them for their crimes? I know they can be impeached by Congress but I wonder if even that is enough. Can't they just appeal their cases all the way up to their peers in the SCOTUS and be absolved of any crimes via a corrupt court?

I'm extremely afraid of the trajectory we are on here in the USA.

maybe we could see a 91 year-old AOC on the ballet in 2080

A 91 year old performing ballet would be funny.

Weekend at Bidens

So true with the bi erasure; I have experienced that personally.

I, again, apologize for my ignorance. I didn't realize the issues regarding the feelings people have about NB being trans or not. I have a limited experience with close friends explaining their views on the subject.

Thanks for the help. I love learning.

"I appreciate that you're willing to learn more on the topic either way. I don't think you're an asshole but [...]"

And I appreciate that you understand that not everyone knows everything. I apologize if I seemed in any way reductive or dismissive. That was not my intention. I was just saying what I learned from a NB person about their experience. I know that not everyone has similar experiences or opinions.

I never claimed to be an expert. I am admitting now that I am somewhat ignorant as to what the exact definitions are, but from what I understand from what my NB friend explained it is that if you transition from one gender to another that makes you trans. NB are neither gender so there was no transition between genders.

I guess one could make the argument that they transitioned from being gender-labeled to being non-gender, but IMO that's a stretch in an attempt to label NB people as trans.

That being said, there is nothing wrong with being trans. I was just trying to make a distinction as was explained to me by a NB person.

Not necessarily. One can be non-binary and not be trans. I know someone that identifies as NB and they never "transitioned" into their current self. They've always been that way and never transitioned.

Edit: also, what's with the vitriol? Is this such a contentious subject that you're angry that I might have a view other than yours? Why does that make me an "asshole?"

I'm in a loud public place so I didn't attempt clicking/listening, but I heard both those sounds/music in my head anyway. I spent too much time on that game as a kid.

Rip out the old guard with the ferocity deserved of the handle on your greatest enemy’s anal beads.

Ouch! I just imagined someone yanking out a strand of anal beads in the way they'd try to pull start a lawnmower.

There's a gradient, not a cutoff.

Exactly! I was born on the cusp between two generations and am constantly seeing incorrect assumptions about "my" generation. We're not all the same, and sometimes we mesh with the experiences of adjacent generations.

Being non-binary is not the same as being trans... and perhaps they were being downvoted for a different reason.

I always find it odd when people assume why someone is being downvoted. You never know why someone votes the way they do.

And when you insert it you hear the sound effect from when he goes down into a pipe.

Relevant username.

which I find confusing

Some people like to argue just for the sake of arguing.

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