Things are... weird now. If this place ceases to be a cesspit of lies and hatred (or at least returns to cesspit-of-lies-and-hatred levels of pre-Grimes's ex) perhaps I'll return. Till then, catch me at Mastodon (@[email protected]) or Instagram (@therealyeahduff).
@nykerkt @NPR 1. Execution is more expensive.
2. Uh, paying for meals is a great deal preferable to being imprisoned.
3. We can choose to not execute people and also eradicate child poverty. We simply choose the opposite.
(Yes, I know beyond the headline it's actually thoroughly depressing news, but let's comfort ourselves by thinking of the ash that used to be some Damien Hirst bullshit.
According to FBI crime estimates released today, "violent crime" decreased 1% in 2021 and "property crime" decreased 3.8%. Every media outlet should ask itself if this is the impression it gave with its volume of crime coverage and choices of anecdotes.
Um, my phone just informed me some guy broke a record that I'm pretty sure got broken like 20 years ago or something by like three different people? Should I call a doctor or, like, go to an AA meeting, or?
The natural end state for our politics, just given the way everything else works here, is people with power playing cruel pranks on people without, sort of on principle and mostly for clout but also because they know they can get away with it. https://t.co/xbzaxBpdNU