Certainly not the U.S. citizens

I beg to differ, wasps are cool and useful and deserve additional support

Really just further clarification on which laws should protect, but not bind, their in-group.

As someone who appreciates your efforts in threads and is old enough to get this reference, I salute you

Overcoming someone’s apathy towards voting is a huge success, don’t let yourself get down about how many you convinced.

is not possible under the circumstances presented

Of my client’s entire history dealing with others

It’s so good! I’d love to see our neighboring states make the move to it or STAR voting

I think you made the right call, and your explanation is wonderfully eloquent. Thanks for all your efforts

@t3rmit3

I tend to vote most idealistically in local races, and most strategically in top line races. With local ones I can also have an outsized impact on the folks who are voting in those races by volunteering or even just (at minimum) talking positively about a given candidate to those who are on the fence or those who vote but don’t spend the same time I do researching positions. It’s my feeling that producing a major shift in policy is most achievable by a surge in local voting, due to the brittle nature of political strategies that rely on low engagement.

Hey, for what it’s worth I have had some similar experiences with relatives bemoaning my family and friends’ rights to exist as who they are and I agree with you about left-accelerationism.

My earlier comment was low hanging fruit because it’s one of John Beard’s best lines and the last time the non-government crowd took over a place the wildlife took over shortly afterwards.

Good luck getting the raccoon smell out of the gatehouse

Leave your personal device and IDs at home

If you’re able, bring a burner to record and distribute evidence of civil rights infractions - be safe and don’t be obvious about recording.

“We built a robot to see how fast you can say ‘pick it up’ before overwhelming people, but never thought it would go this far. When it learned to weaponize ‘chicken it up what’ we knew our goose was cooked.”

Very proud. I’m desperately hoping none of my neighbors end up with new signs in the near future

Yes, actually, and it’s a little uncomfortable to witness

It’s possible that they could introduce it after a motion to submit new evidence, though the defense’s attempts to stop it from being introduced is a foregone conclusion.

I am Jack’s mounting evidence.

It’s pretty unfortunate, Thomas said, that Republican leaders offered to give them something, legal protection, for not doing their jobs.

“Offering something of value to a public official to not perform a required duty may raise legal issues for a person doing so,” Thomas said.

I don’t think I’ve come across a server without upvotes, though some disable downvotes. That said, the vote tally means less to me than someone saying “that’s neat, thanks for sharing!”, and that definitely adds to the vibe as well as the conversation. I encourage you to do that, to the level you’re comfortable with