it's not me, right?

Just minding my own business, but I'd prefer you not be on my lawn. #GoDawgs
I once got blocked over blackbean burgers, and having a mind of my own.

[Sunny @sunnyright]

We got Congress, on a bipartisan basis, to pass a law that outlawed a Commie Chinese spy app that the left loves and finds politically useful.

We got the Supreme Court to uphold it.

We then lawlessly exempted the Commie Chinese spy app from the enforcement of the federal law, because our billionaire donor friend was in a joint venture with the Chicoms.

So get back to me when you're serious about this.

[Bonchie @bonchieredstate]

Can we follow the law and ban TikTok now?

[it's not me, right? @red_sci]

@ingelramdecoucy @cincy_browncoat For your consideration for really bad tweets from hoi polloi.

[Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D. @neoavatara]

For all those people thinking America is on the downward trend, or that short term political winds mean much, never forget that 1776 was an awful year for the Colonial army under George Washington.

And now, 250 years later, we are celebrating that year.

[it's not me, right? @red_sci]

@ProfMJCleveland Sounds like a road trip is needs to be planned.

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@Sandeen57 Yeah, you have to get at least an hour out to find that around Atlanta.

[it's not me, right? @red_sci]

This list is a travel guide.

[David Burge @iowahawkblog]

@m_takewaka The Michelin Guide contains 58 BBQ restaurants, 31 are in Texas. Texas has 19 of the 33 with a Bib Gourmand recommendation, and all 4 BBQ restaurants in the world with a Michelin star are in Texas. The BBQ war is over, Texas won.

https://t.co/6shEcSIb5m

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@Sandeen57 Kings Ferry! Been so long.

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@Sandeen57 Passed it many times going to kings landing or big John's pond.

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@needtobuild @CyborgPeds My brother responded to a salesman who hit him with "you are taking food of my families table" with "oh so you expect me to take food of my table then?"
No more chit chat after that.

[Students For Liberty @sfliberty]

A New York Times reporter knew 10 million people were dying. He told the British Embassy. Then he went back to his typewriter and called the journalist covering the famine a liar.

That journalist was murdered two years later. The Times reporter kept his Pulitzer.

This is the story of four men who told the truth before it was allowed. 🧵

[it's not me, right? @red_sci]

@CyborgPeds

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@jimgeraghty I've been in meetings where I would welcome a bomb.

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@CyborgPeds

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@neoavatara @3YearLetterman

[Mary Katharine Ham @mkhammer]

Happy Last Shared Monocultural Experience Day to all who celebrate!

[AG @AGHamilton29]

On the recent shooting. I have watched as many videos as I can find.

Here are some thoughts (pls read all, not just one point):

1) There is a reason I was critical of politicians who encouraged bystanders to confront ICE agents. I correctly predicted it would lead to dangerous situations where people would get hurt. It’s not something responsible leaders should be doing.

2) Each incident must be judged individually. Each incident is also tragic because at least one life is lost and others will be affected for years to come.

But the question for each case is whether lethal force was justified. Whether it was justified in this case is not related to whether it was justified in the previous cases. I personally believe, based on the evidence I have seen, that use of force was justified in the Renee Goode incident. There are people who disagree in good faith, but many seem to be deciding their view based exclusively on whether they support or oppose this administration’s enforcement efforts.

That’s not productive.

I am not as convinced in this case that lethal force was justified, but believe it will heavily rely on the surrounding evidence.

The person who was shot was clearly interfering with ICE and detaining him would have been justified. But the key question becomes whether he was a threat at the time he was shot.

He did have a gun, which alone does not make him a threat. But it did create a situation where force could be justified if officers think he is going for the gun as part of his effort to resist arrest/fight back or if he tried to grab one of their guns.

However, some video seems to suggest he was disarmed before the shots were fired. Multiple agents were attempting to subdue him and he was definitely resisting, but whether he had access to a gun and posed a threat of using it becomes a key relevant fact.

Of course the agent who fired may have mistakenly thought he still had it and was trying to reach for it. None of this is easy because it’s a dangerous situation where armed agents are making life/death calls in a chaotic environment. But they are also trained for that very reason. And they do not/should not have free rein to use lethal force based on a mistaken assumption.

There should be a full investigation and it should be independent.

In addition, adults need to step in and lower the temperature to stop the violence. ICE enforcement is absolutely necessary, but the strategies need to be rethought to avoid such confrontations. Local law enforcement has to start doing their jobs and local officials need to start working with the federal government if they want to avoid more chaos. Those encouraging others to confront ICE agents doing their jobs need to stop. Or more people will get hurt.

We need adults to stay acting responsibly.

[Alice Smith @TheAliceSmith]

Picture of one rugged individualist standing against the warmth of collectivism on June 5, 1989.

[Barstool Bama @BarstoolAlabama]

Have to deal with traffic in Atlanta after this

[Suderman @petersuderman]

a phone call is basically just a podcast that no one else can hear