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eightpix , 4 hours ago to No Stupid Questions in The justices of the supreme court ruled that Trump was immune and effectively above the law while being president. What is now stopping Biden from bringing a gun to the next debate?

Wait, maybe the justices just gave Biden the authority to do just that.

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Naw. See, if he did, that'd delegitimize the presidency and cause a constitutional crisis.

But, if a Republican President does it, it's an exercise in upholding American freedom and the true authority of the office. See the difference?

eightpix , 9 days ago to Ask Lemmy in What is the best movie to watch without sound?

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Qatsi films

Solaris (2002)

eightpix , 1 month ago to Ask Lemmy in What do you just not give a single fuck about that so many people try to make you give a shit about?

Trigonometry

eightpix , 1 month ago to Canada in Why the U of A Protest Camp Raid Was a Disaster

Now imagining surgery while pulling multiple g forces... yeah, that'd difficult.

eightpix , 1 month ago to Ask Lemmy in Name a Superhero you just can't stand

Yeah, I don't mind it. Thor is a name and a title/power. God (presumably) is a name, and Thor has the power of a god.

Prince is a title. It's also a name. And, to some musicians, Prince is a god.

It'd be rare to win an argument by invoking Prince, but there you go.

eightpix , 1 month ago to Ask Lemmy in What linguistic constructions do you hate that no one else seems to mind?

Going forward is the worst of corporate-speak. I
refuse to use this phrase.

eightpix , 1 month ago to Asklemmy in Why are many men growing beards again ?

This is the reason I stopped shaving. Cost. I have an electric shaver, but I can't be bothered with a half-ass shave. Also, shaving too often gives me razor bumps.

And, without a beard, I probably look like I should be in high school.

eightpix , 2 months ago to Ask Lemmy in What's the most fucked up movie you ever watched?

I almost couldn't finish Irreversible.

eightpix , 2 months ago to Ask Lemmy in What's the most fucked up movie you ever watched?

I saw Baise Moi (Kiss/Rape Me) in a theatre just before it was banned. I was not expecting that

This is about the same time that Kids, Gummo, Happiness, and the Brown Bunny were all released.

Each film is fucked up for its own reasons. Though, I understand, Salo and A Serbian Film are next level fucked up.