The fact that the people involved went to the JAG for legal cover clearly demonstrates that they know that what they are doing is following illegal orders.

Despicable. Did they really go to JAG to ask “I’m covered if I do this right?”?

Rather than “There’s no way in hell this is legal and you’ll cover me if I refuse, right?”?

Evil at worst. Shamefully spineless and devoid of honor at best.

“Just following orders” is not a valid defense in carrying out increasingly heinous crimes against humanity.

So if anything, she deserves a bug bounty!

Yeah that was one of those gems that makes the extended editions the definitive ones. :D

I wish that was still as valid, but sheesh, these days operating for years on a massive loss with zero profits and empty promises is a Silicon Valley standard.

You’d have to convince enough investors that it was just a big cash black hole that was going nowhere.

Maybe he knows it can be, and that’s why he keeps apparently trying to thicken his neck and disappear his chin.

I think the story is only part of specific mysticist beliefs within the Abrahamic religions and not in any of the main texts

GM: Ask, and it shall be given unto you.

Solomon: I just wanna flip through that collection of splatbooks you’ve got back there.

There’s also a Manga Bible, which is a pretty rad artistic interpretation as well. :D

I obviously can’t say with any degree of certainty, but I wonder if where you’re at, it’s more common to hold personal faith without necessarily belonging to an organization.

As a Christian Anarchist in the USA, this is where I’m at. I struggle to find a church that is just about Jesus, community, study, and worship, without the “evangelical” right-wing sociopolitical under/overtones the US has been infected with. (Or more rarely the opposite reaction: A hyper-left political organization that happens to be church flavored.)

But my faith is still very important to me.

That’s AWESOME. I hope Nextcloud gets better at this soon. So far I’ve been needing to spend some time renaming the files from 64 character CDN hash names to tags like

"Monkey,gibbon,spin,woop,reaction.gif"

It’s worked somewhat well so far if I try to keep it as simple and obvious as possible.

I also say half jokingly: You know, it’s said the Anti-Christ was supposed to survive a wound to the head. Does a scary little booboo on the ear count? Lol

J/k, if the end-times-prophecy theory on Revelation is correct, the Anti-Christ would be scary because he’s competent. That rules out this guy immediately.

The mind blowing thing is that if, in any other job in America, a majority of things out of someone’s mouth were all about their plans to do highly illegal things that would hurt people, they’d have been hauled off long ago and “It was just a joke, bro!” wouldn’t be a valid defense.

This clown from hell jokes about harming and killing people every day, and follows through with it.

He jokes about breaking fundamental laws every day, and follows through with it.

It’s such a major flaw in our system that there’s seemingly no way to haul him away for repeated failures and egregious criminal harms to the entire country.

Oh that’s neat. I remember someone just saying “Cut out 3 yellow triangles, tape them to the TV, and have Link jump and get them.” Lol!

That’s something I’ve noticed too. There’s not really any information about what parts of something to avoid or what the risk is or how you’d come into contact with it, but I remember seeing it everywhere when I lived there too, and I was like

“Everything in California including California is known to the state of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm.”

I’m not saying it shouldn’t be there at all, but at least wish it was a bit more like Material Safety Data Sheets that gives a bit more understanding to what you’re getting into by interacting with various things.

They often try to position themselves in places of influence and trust.

I imagine faith leader in a smaller community is a role that usually does carry a lot of trust, but might have lower barriers to entry and less scrutiny than say, schoolteachers or other perceived “trustworthy” roles in society.

Roles that parents say kids should respect and listen to, that sorta thing.

Hey, I’m sorry it took me a while to get to this, but I really appreciate the comment! And no, I don’t think you were implying anything, I was just trying to contribute something helpful. :)

Your sincerity and compassion is a light in these dark days, and reading your words from across the world really lifted my spirits.

I’m not currently in a state that’s being invaded or occupied right now, but it’s still scary, and we’re constantly bracing for the next insane, stupid thing that’s going to happen next. It does hurt when it seems like others across the world (with their own petty wannabe-autocrats) are jeering for everything to collapse here, without thinking of all the people here they’d gladly share a beer with.

Like they’ve just written us off, even when millions are protesting and helping immigrants and even just struggling to get by as everything gets shittier.

Thank you for the really kind words and sincerity. I hope wherever you are, you and yours are safe and happy and healthy.

Absolutely bonkers, given a commandment against idolatry and Jesus’ own words that oaths are foolish and come from a bad place.

Like, imagine reading the source material.

Ah I see what you’re saying.

Thanks for taking the time for the clarification! I’m sure this would clear it up for some other folks as well.

I also know they’re a fraction of the size of those giants who can probably field staff specifically for FOSS contribution, but that’s still a bit disheartening. I hope things improve.

Every time they’ve seemed like a good option I find myself balking at the price though lol.

“Hahaha yeah your state SUCKS, man!”

–Billy JimBob from like, Ohio, probably :p

With any luck of hustory rhyming, the Allies should have the bunker surrounded before he gets the chance.

in group text chats

Or multiplayer lobbies. :(