Septimaeus

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[–] Septimaeus 8 points 5 days ago

I read this as an abrupt codeswitch, whether or not it was intended, where the second is like a ritualist pagan invocation to remind your ancestors of the taste of the enemy’s blood on the wind, etc etc.

[–] Septimaeus 13 points 5 days ago (8 children)

Wait, like match = definitive OK? Or no match = definitive OK? Or no match = definitive not OK? I ask because the details are quite bedeviled.

The first is relatively benign, since it would be a “greedy” OK-list that errs on the side of leaving people alone and otherwise, in a no-match case, requires using traditional methods for identity verification. That kind of app would be the equivalent of Global Entry or TSA Pre-check, an efficiency measure to wave familiar faces through.

The second is worse because it acts as an overconfident not-OK-list that usually errs on the side of leaving people alone but doesn’t account for false positives.

The third is what the headline implies. It’s an OK-list that aggressively errs on the side of “not OK.” The only reason to make an app like that is computer says no.

Regardless, fuck ICE. Fuck Trump.

[–] Septimaeus 16 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Why would you order diet coke when there’s classic Cock

[–] Septimaeus 3 points 1 week ago

They certainly are, I agree! But they’re cowards.

Republicans only want to fight the weakest opponents, in rigged matches, and they still gotta cheat. Even a little resistance, when we stand together, dissolves their cotton candy confidence.

I was lucky enough to see a small piece of what that kind of resistance looks like on Sunday after canvassing. The organizers did us a solid and got us into a rally in queens that was packed. The energy was really encouraging, especially seeing all the other volunteers and various groups that are actually showing up, to help and to fight. It mirrors a lot of the grassroots movements and community building popping up in many cities and towns across the country.

It’s encouraging because it illustrates victory directly. Standing up for each other in spite of those threats of violence is courage, and historically that’s the strongest “antifa weapon” we know, because fascism can only lose wherever courage remains.

[–] Septimaeus 70 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fuck yes. Nerds with basic fucking integrity. Mad respect.

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