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It's got me curious about how much an AR-15 costs. I looked at a couple of US websites, which were disturbing on their own, and it seems the top shelf is around $2500 but a good second hand one can be got for $400. Bullets, or ammo, from $7-$20 for 20 'rounds,' which presumably means bullets. What a ...

stylofone wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 4:15 pm
The father should face extra charges for naming his child "Colt".

Laugh isn't the right emoji, more a dark chuckle. (Just to clarify).

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/03/trump-maga-allies-election-conspiracy-theories It feels like the US is trapped in a catch-22 scenario. Policies that might take the heat out of emergent fascism, such as free public healthcare, open access and free higher education, increasing ...

I find Australia is about 5 to 10 years behind the USA as well. The only thing saving us is compulsory voting and lower religious influence. I'm amazed more people can't see the similarities with 1920's Germany. I reckon preferential voting is hugely significant too. Less religious influence ...

https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781760645311/repeat--dennis-glover--2024--9781760645311 I read this book last night (only 140 pages, a long essay really). The basic thesis is that the parallels between the 1920s and 30s and the last two decades are impossible to ignore. Nothing that hasn't ...

At this point, denying the fact of climate change is a gigantic Kierkegaardian leap of faith, completely removed from the reality of organic worldliness. I mean, if you happened to live in Melbourne right now, all you really have to do is walk outside. Still, probably not real if someone on youtube ...

She was misgendered in that 'whatsnew...' article, which annoyed me. But what a letter. I loved the tone, beautifully measured.

That reminds me, i was in Broken Hill recently and sitting on the balcony of the Palace hotel enjoying a beer. Just watching the street and the traffic and suddenly i realized that there seemed to be fewer large 4WDs by proportion of cars than your average inner city Melbourne suburb! So you can ...

The Dem celebrity telethon may win them the election but i've not seen or heard any mention of reform, i might easily have missed it of course because i'm only reading the reports. With the same caveat, i've not heard anything about attempting to address the conditions that have produced Trump ...

Long read from the New Yorker:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024 ... -far-right

The crossover between these white supremacist groups and members of the police and military is hardly surprising, but no less disturbing.