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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • (3) You may then dispute that all the above does not justify aggression against civilians, for crimes they did not commit and offenses in which they did not partake:
    (a) This argument contradicts your continuous repetition that America is the land of freedom, and its leaders in this world. Therefore, the American people are the ones who choose their government by way of their own free will; a choice which stems from their agreement to its policies. Thus the American people have chosen, consented to, and affirmed their support for the Israeli oppression of the Palestinians, the occupation and usurpation of their land, and its continuous killing, torture, punishment and expulsion of the Palestinians. The American people have the ability and choice to refuse the policies of their Government and even to change it if they want.

    -Osama bin Laden








  • I’d hardly call requiring an item be unlocked to purchase being treated like a felon, but I understand that it annoys/upsets people. Just a bit of an overstatement there though seeing how felons are treated much, much worse in reality. Kind of insulting to what felons actually have to deal with tbh.

    Its having an armed security guard rifle through all your groceries on the way out to check receipts. The Stadium FM has a gravy seal in body armor stopping everyone at the exit. Its illegal to force anyone to stop though so you can just tell them no and keep walking.,






  • This is why passenger train travel is abysmal in the US. Amtrak owns almost none of the tracks they operate on. When the trains are running there are consistent hour+ delays due to waiting for freight trains to pass. Amtrak built a “shortcut” in the Tacoma area to bypass a lot of the Seattle/Tacoma area rail yards. The first train on it derailed from taking the first corner twice as fast as it was supposed to.

    I tried to take a train from Portland to Seattle in April. Amtrak sent me a text the day before the trip saying “All trains are cancelled due to weather, a bus will be provided for you.” I got a robocall the next morning saying the same, but to stay on the line to talk to an operator. After about an hour hold the customer service agent said, “Yeah there was a landslide and its blocking the tracks. There won’t be a bus, there never was going to be a bus, I don’t know why the system sent that message out. Would you like a refund?” It ended up being the same price to just rent a car for the weekend.