verdantshimada

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[–] verdantshimada@piefed.world 8 points 1 hour ago

One ICE officer can be heard responding by threatening to “grab” the staffer

JFC - didn't these goons ever watch Lethal Weapon 2? Consulate staff would literally have diplomatic immunity - AND a diplomatic visa. They're not immigrants, they're diplomats.

Ecuador should send their military into the US embassy in Quito and see how it goes for everyone involved and watch how quickly the whining and importance of international law comes back.

[–] verdantshimada@piefed.world 19 points 1 hour ago

Y'all really don't understand that this headline is tailored for you.

In Noem's mind, this says "Kristi Noem Credits Her Actions to Trump and Stephen Miller."

She's running to the MAGA safehouse. This isn't "I was following orders." This is "I was given orders, and look at how perfectly I followed them!"

[–] verdantshimada@piefed.world 61 points 18 hours ago

This is a spurious correlation if I've ever seen one.

Perceiving the government as loudly and publicly placing anything ahead of regular people and their jobs is what erodes democracy. The feeling that someone is not represented to elected representatives. Most elections over the last 30 years have been about this as a core economic element. Globalzied manufacturing was the Big Bad for decades before AI came along.

[–] verdantshimada@piefed.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, there's more than just Greece that needs them. But I expect that in terms of climate, I'd rather go from Mexico to an island in the Ionian than Mexico to Helsinki.

I had awesome Mexican food in Ghana. Turns out it was some actual guy from Mexico that was living there and opened a restaurant. It helps that Mexico and all of West Africa have the same spice tolerance, but man, it was great. Cheese, as it turned out, was his logistical block, everything else was available or could get shipped in.

[–] verdantshimada@piefed.world 28 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I got nachos once in a "Mexican" restaurant in Greece.

It was basically this, but instead of the hamburger, it was 4 kidney beans. Literally 4. The cheese solidified back into a sheet that could be lifted off the chips entirely. My partner and I laughed so hard that people were giving us weird looks.

So hey, maybe he's got a job now as a cook in Greece!

Wait....wouldn't midwest food crimes be things like hot sauce and flavor that isn't cheese or cheese food product?