A few years ago, I would have had some faith in the courts to follow the law. Now, not so much.

As is intended.

Yeah, but then they’d all be dark reflections of ourselves that we have to battle after the final boss.

And as far as Manifestos go, it’s really more of a postcard.

I learned this lesson in high school. You need two way communication with your friends. “Are you coming over tonight?” You can’t just blast out an invite and then act like you don’t care if people are noncommittal. People have chats about your party without you, and they will all know if nobody is going to be there. It’s good to have a friend who will let you know, “Hey, everybody decided to go bowling instead.”

Invite fucking everyone, too. Don’t try to keep the guest list under control. The herd will naturally thin itself. Of course there’s planning and effort that goes into a party, but it’s better to just always be prepared for an impromptu gathering of friends. Those are far more fun. Keep the solo cups in a cupboard and bust them out when you have enough people to make beer pong fun.

If everyone bails, put the beer and snacks in the fridge and go to a bar. Keep everything on hand for another night. Don’t wallow in the empty room where all your friends would be if you had them. Go do something social and meet new friends.

If your friends say they are coming and then bail, they aren’t your friends. Invite different people to the next one.

Current, but he’s a retired Marine chiropractor and guru.

I don’t remember what it was called, but it came with a weird spongy thing that was supposed to make it easier to apply sticker labels. I was young and stupid and thought the sponge thing would also copy the label somehow.

So the two teams are China and America?

My preference is the first amendment, although progress has been slow.

No, I’m saying there are “radical centrists” who pretend they are above the fray and claim both sides are equally flawed, while invariably showing up to vote for conservatives.

I know, it just sounds like a movie starring Treat Williams and Steven Segal.

Are we really sticking withThe Adjuster?

Yeah sure that works, unless one team is the Republican party.

If you’re talking about a presidential election, there are two teams. The rest of the time, you should work on your own team, but when the big race is happening, there are only two viable contenders.

Now hang on. If you pretend the two teams are the same and refuse to pick a side because neither is perfect so it doesn’t matter, you are an enabler of fascism.

You can support a team while acknowledging their flaws. Refusing to play because the better team isn’t perfect is either naive or malicious.

We don’t need to be abstract, because these police have been accused of sexual assault. If you need to sexually assault someone to catch the bad guys, you’re the bad guys.

Right. That’s my point. It wasn’t his flag to burn. That’s why it was a crime. Destroying a flag that belongs to you isn’t against the law.

Our court system is irredeemably unjust.

Why do people assume that undercover officers need to engage in sex acts or drug use to ingratiate themselves in the criminal underworld? Criminals can be monogamous and sober. It’s not like gangs are like “commit sexual assault or we’re going to shoot you for being a cop.” That’s some twisted incel fantasy shit.

Sealed bids encourage last and best offers, and prevent the deepest pockets from submitting a “highest plus one” bid that minimizes the proceeds from the sale.

This judge is either a dipshit or corrupt.