More recently, he had the following commentary about Trump:

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I’ve gone back and forth on what to do in the event of a Trump win. I’m honestly not sure what I should do at this point. Like yeah, I live here, and I want to defend the place I grew up in from fascists… but if the government just converts to fascism, I’m not sure there’s a way to save this place in it’s current incarnation. It’ll probably be Balkanized to one degree or another after a LOT of messy conflict. And the corollary there is that we won’t be backstopping global stability, like, at all any more, which will have a shitload of absolutely horrific effects in so, so many regions. And yeah - I get that a lot of countries resent American hegemony. As an American, we’ve done a pretty shit job of “defending democracy” (largely because authoritarian regimes are the more stable option for basing agreements). But at the same time, I can guaran-fucking-tee you that Russian and CCP hegemony will be worse.

^{DAMNIT KEVIN STOP LEAVING THE FUCKING DRAWERS OPEN}

Gallagher was that SEAL that Trump pardoned from war crimes, right?

But for real, this is the sort of thing that would trigger a progression of events that would almost certainly lead to open civil war. Think about it:

• deputization of specific red-state and red-friendly NG and CBP personnel occurs
• theyre sent to blue states and blue metro areas in particular
• they probably do some Krystalnacht shit, and also probably try to fuck with the state and local governments at the very least, and likely try to do outright violent coups against them
• blue Governors who are on the ball are gonna be like “fuuuuuuuck that” and mobilize their own NG contingents for the defense of their own states and its population
• trump tries to nationalize said defending blue states NGs; the governors tell him to fuck himself
• the NG commanders are faced with a choice: follow what could be very clearly construed as an illegal order by the president, or try to stick to what the spirit of their oath actually is. It’s anybody’s guess how exactly that will play out. Nonetheless, I’m certain some state NGs will echo their governor’s sentiment
• open, armed conflict between US States

So yeah. That’s super fun to think about. Wcgw.

lol so the Swiss government is probably going to come after him for that. They are famously protective of their image in that regard.

Booba

But on the flip side: go into any mess hall, on any base, and tell me what is on the tv for the news channel. I can guarantee that you won’t like the answer.

Oh, I fuckin remember.

Honestly, if Trump somehow pulls out a win - and definitely, if he pulls out a win with some very clearly bullshit tactics involving GOP congressional leaders and the Tribunal of Six - I am completely serious when I say I expect an order of magnitude increase of political violence, up to and including a potential civil war. It’s that bad.

Dude read the rest of the article

You can fix the always-on BT wirh a screwdriver, can’t you?

Remember when Howard Dean said “byahhh”?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

I thought LG and Sony and a few of the other big players still had the self respect to sell TVs that can just be… you know… TVs

:.|:;

What the hell sort of TV are you looking at that requires an online connection to use it as a simple display device?

That’s a serious question. I want to avoid whatever brand you’re talking about like the plague.

Seriously - I’m genuinely baffled at the complete geopolitical ineptitude that occurred in 2014. It was a categorical abrogation of the Budapest Memorandum, which guaranteed Ukrainian territorial integrity and sovereignty in exchange for their surrender of old Soviet nukes based in their territory.

Nobody is going to make a deal like that going forward. The nuclear non-proliferation movement is entirely dead. Nukes are, categorically, the absolute final word in guaranteeing a country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. There is no substitute. Genuinely, the complete and total lack of meaningful action in the defense of Ukraine was the most apocalyptically stupid geopolitical move that Obama and Merkel made during their stints as leaders of the western world.

mawp

There’s a relatively recent game (GHPC) with absolutely bonkers voiceovers. It really jacks up the immersion.

Best-selling work of fiction amirite