Just the fact that you were learning about it means you were probably not in an area where people are overtly racist. It absolutely still happens.

Probably not great, but COVID really killed their non-retail business like trips and classes. I’m sure they lost a lot of money there.

I’m surprised more outdoors companies didn’t lean into the “social distance, get outdoors” aspect.

I care. I don’t want more racist white people moving to the US.

Right now, not much. They have problems with regular crime, mostly due to their history of apartheid, which is the origin of the term. But there’s lingering racism. Obviously some of the white people want out now that they’re the minority and not in charge.

Also, Elon Musk comes from the white South African colonists. So that’s where this specifically came from.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/clout

Are you not a native English speaker? It’s not an uncommon word.

Yeah, but some of that stuff isn’t just a spicy pepper. One kid died because of extreme capsaicin revealing a heart issue: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/death-teen-ate-spicy-chip-experts-rethinking-capsaicin-effects-rcna152766

And the governor. She’s supporting this, for some fucking reason (jk, it’s because she’s a conservative democrat).

https://commission.europa.eu/topics/research-and-innovation/choose-europe_en

https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/information/coming-europe

Actual research positions only, it looks like.

I’d like to highlight this image of ICE agents looking almost exactly like narco gang members. Even the Nazis showed their faces.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/newark-mayor-arrested-baraka-ice.html

Putin has been waging cyber warfare against NATO for years. Would a bear shit in the woods?

This is exactly it. They’re specifically targeting people they know can’t or won’t fight back, like literal kids with cancer.

The Sun is an actively terrible rag, and the Telegraph is right-wing. Anything named “the liberty beacon” is automatically under suspicion.

The Independent is a bit conservative but generally reliable, and I’m not familiar with the Sun Times.

Obviously the story has a factual basis, but I just want to see more reliable outlets reporting on it.

You’re right, we should change that too. Imprisoning a drunk driver for longer doesn’t fix anything. Mandate treatment, put a breathalyzer in their car, or revoke their license and give them probation. If they violate probation, then imprison them until they are rehabilitated.

I would ask for any kind of source on that, instead of just repeating it like an urban legend. That’s probably why they didn’t include it in the article.

Clean drinking water, of course, is not something you can choose to be without, so maybe not the best example. Also, fuck Nestle.

India. Pakistan is majority Muslim.

Sure, but that’s just vengeance.

Why stop at individuals? I’d be more concerned about corporations.

In terms of restitution, sure, the victim should have input. But in cases like imprisonment, I don’t see why the victim should have input into the length of a sentence, for example. If the offender is a danger to the public, they should remain in prison until such time that they are not. Emotional appeals should not factor into that determination.

Hot take: victim impact statements shouldn’t be allowed. They are appeals to emotion.