ApostleO

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ApostleO,

Holy shit… How can you rightly identify that the US military (and the US government’s use of said military) is evil, and that killing people for their ideas just spreads those ideas, but then somehow come to the conclusion that public health mandates during a pandemic are unconstitutional and “billionaires in this country got rich by actually serving their fellow man”?

Fucking hell, the propaganda machines are in overdrive.

Appreciate a veteran telling kids not to join the military. (Assuming this was written by an actual veteran, and isn’t just fictional propaganda.)

The rest is idiotic corpo bootlicking unrelated to the topic.

ApostleO,

I’m starting to give legitimate consideration to the question, “Are they trying to lose?”

I know, “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence”, but… Come on! At what point is it no longer an “adequate explanation”?!

ApostleO,

Normandy. Launching attacks on fascists for 80 years.

ApostleO,

That must be hyperbole, right?

Like… The Enron guys at least, right?

ApostleO,

The whiplash when I realized it wasn’t a critique of those ideas but endorsing them.

It literally read like they were outlining those positions as straw men to be torn down, and then was like, “Yep! That scarecrow has the right idea!”

ApostleO,

I haven’t had my blood boil like reading that McConnell piece.

I can’t even put the rage into words.

ApostleO,

I want to see this variation of a zombie movie.

Patient zero is a prominent politician.

His handlers continue to puppet him, because they already spent so much on his campaign.

Followers literally line up to be bitten and infected.

ApostleO,

I get the hate for those movies, but I honestly enjoyed them all.

They are what got me to watch TOS, finally. Then I did a full watch through of the series. They were great for revitalizing the fan base and making new fans.

I honestly love having the movies as a different universe/timeline. Saves us from tone whiplash, like Shakespeare TNG Picard vs Rambo Movie Picard.

ApostleO,

To confirm what you mean by “I’m a conservative”, which of these commonly held “conservative” beliefs (each which implies a lack of empathy) do you not subscribe to (i.e. “I don’t think like that…”)

  • Black people only get harassed by police more often because they commit more crime.
  • Gay people shouldn’t be allowed to marry.
  • Women should not have the choice of abortion.
  • The state is allowed to infringe upon free speech to prevent you from telling children about gay people.
  • Foreigners are ruining this county.
  • Climate change is a lie.
  • COVID was a lie.
  • Contemporary statues honoring Confederate traitors and slave owners are “honored cultural heritage”.
  • All corporate media lies about Donald Trump, except that corporate media which supports him.
  • Rich people earned all that money, and we have no right to take it back, or to limit how they use it.
ApostleO,

At the very least, there needs to be some serious audits of the power structures of Starfleet and the Federation. So many evil admirals…

A question about Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. [Spoilers]

The whales Gracie and George were stated to have wandered into San Francisco as calves. Outside of feeding events which can include the famous bubble nets, humpback whale pods usually consist of a lone mother and calf (or calves) pairing with a trailing “escort” male. Humpbacks are one of the few mammals that can be nursing...

ApostleO,

That, or she should be named “Mary” instead, I guess.

ApostleO,

Honestly, I put animal abusers in a lower circle of hell, along side child abusers.

It’s about the power differential. The difference between a white adult male and a black adult female (for example) might be considerable, but its not going to be even close to the power differential between either of those adults and a child or a pet.

ApostleO,

Don’t you put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby!

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Star Trek: Lower Decks Will End With Its Fifth, Final Season

Well hell.

https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-lower-decks-canceled-season-5-paramount-1851407280

@startrek

ApostleO,

As disappointing as it is to see it end, 5 seasons is a decent run, and I’d rather it end before they “jump the shark” or just fizzle out.

ApostleO,

Persistent rumors that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia over the election became the catnip that drove reporting. […]

But when the Mueller report found no credible evidence of collusion […]

Aaaaand I stopped reading.

The Mueller Report absolutely found credible evidence of collusion, despite heavy-handled interference by Trump, Barr, and the rest of the GOP. It unfortunately failed to result in any prosecution (in no small part due to Barr), and failed to pressure Republicans to vote to remove Trump when he was impeached.

ApostleO, (edited )

Insufficient evidence to prove a crime? Maybe. I disagree, but I’m neither a lawyer nor a judge.

But “collusion” itself isn’t a crime, and the evidence clearly showed evidence of collusion between the GOP and Russia.

The number of connections between the GOP and Russia, financially and ideologically, and Russia’s proven interference in 2016 and since (not to mention the GOP visit to Moscow on July 4th) are evidence enough to show there is “collusion”.

The problem is our laws on campaign finance and foreign political influence are Swiss cheese.

And then they turn around and act like, “Well, he didn’t get convicted of a crime, so clearly it was all a hoax.”

No. It wasn’t a hoax. There was evidence. Just not enough to do anythong about it, apparently. (And I still argue only because of the amount of interference run on the investigation.)

EDIT: And just in case you want to come back and obtusely repeat your argument, here’s the report in full. After 181 pages of evidence, here’s the conclusion.

IV. CONCLUSION Because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about the President’s conduct. The evidence we obtained about the President’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial judgment. At the same time, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.

Its in black and white: they had already determined that they would not make a “prosecutorial judgment” (recommendation to charge Trump with a crime), since Barr said that should be left to the Impeachment process. But despite that, the report makes clear, in no unclear terms…

“It also does not exonerate him.”

ApostleO,

Hmm, I see, I see… But, pray tell…

WHAT JUSTICE WAS HE OBSTRUCTING?!

The GOP logic seems to go like this.

  1. Get accused of crime.
  2. Illegally block investigation into the original crime.
  3. Because of your obstruction, insufficient evidence of your original crime is found to force prosecution.
  4. Now that you blocked the original charges, you can claim it was all bogus. You can’t “obstruct justice” if there was no crime in the first place, right?!

So, obstruction of justice is legal now, so long as you succeed. Got it. Thanks.

Also, fuck off. I’m not reading another reply. You are unwilling to discuss this topic in good faith, or you lack the brain cells to do so.

ApostleO,

And apparently since 2001, there have been fewer than 100 cases (I think somewhere in the area of 50-60 cases) where a non-citizen attempted to vote.

Less than 100 cases. In over 20 years.

It’s an obvious, bald-faced smokescreen, covering their plans to rig the election or commit a coup should they lose.

ApostleO,

Vulcans.

As a regularly stoic person (maybe on the autism spectrum), I often struggle to show appropriate emotion. Or, at least, it is exhausting.

Having a conversation with a Vulcan would be a breath of fresh air.

ApostleO,

Also not a lawyer, but as I understand it: impeachment isn’t a criminal prosecution. It’s a political tool to remove a president from office, regardless of reason.

Whenever a Republican is president, GOP acts like Impeachment is a murder trial, requiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt of a crime. When a Democrat is president, GOP acts like Impeachment is just a chance to undermine (and possibly even remove) a powerful political opponent.

It’s the same as their view of the budget deficit/national debt. It’s all performative and entirely disconnected from law or reality.

ApostleO,

Holy crap, look at the old cell phone in the dirt, bottom middle.

ApostleO,

Exactly.

This whole discussion feels like nobody watched ENT.

The Federation exists because Archer was such a fantastic mediator. Add in his rapport with T’Pol and Shran, and his willingness to die in the place of a Tellarite ambassador, and it’s little wonder he was able to knit the beginnings of this alliance together.

I really got an Archer vibe from Pike in “Spock Amok” (SNW S01E05), when he dealt with the R’ongovians.

ApostleO,

The implication is that if Trump wins, he won’t be leaving in 4 years. He won’t be leaving until death. Because that’s what dictators do.

ApostleO,

Why would you post any possible incentive to vote for Trump?

ApostleO,

Maybe this is the larva of the Cerritos Warp Moth, named after the ship which discovered it.

ApostleO,

Sounds like a Rick and Morty alien species.

ApostleO,

To be fair to Worf, Riker also adopted a kid (“Jean Luc”, the alien with the psychic holodeck powers), and promptly forgot about him forever.

ApostleO,

Check out startrek.website. I don’t know much about the fediverse, but if you’re a Star Trek fan, it’s a decent community. Bit quiet in between new seasons.

ApostleO,

Aww, shit.

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