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[A]lso after Charlie Kirk’s death, the Heritage Foundation twisted data to claim that “50% of all major (non-gang-related) school shootings since 2015 have involved or likely involved transgender ideology.” That was in an effort to get the FBI to create a new domestic terror threat category for “Transgender Ideology-Inspired Extremism.”

How much longer until they decide to just round up the transgender people with ~~the Gestapo~~ ICE? It's getting scary for transgender people.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 129 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

"Cash Bounties" seems to be the GOP go-to in a country that's increasingly impoverished and facing mounting inflation in cost-of-living. Quite literally paying one half of the poor to kill the other half.

Folks kick around "when does the US Civil War start?" both in jest and in anxiety. But we're getting into real Fugitive Slave Act territory with this kind of policy. Between ICE Agents racing around to hit deportation quotas and anti-Abortion Bounty Hunters getting introduced across the Gulf Coast, we really are barrelling towards the AnCap privatized police force meme.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 38 points 3 weeks ago

That and it's a way to get around regulations that prevent police from acting. See Texas and abortion bounties, thank you supreme court

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s pretty unoriginal. They’re following the Nazis playbook.

And I’m pretty sure the Nazis were following someone else’s playbook, I just can’t be bothered to go look at the list of historical assholes

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It was ours...the really loved the hate in the US.

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Threatening people into turning in their neighbors is some NK bullshit. Paying people to rat on them is just the next evolution of capitalism.

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 82 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

“50% of all major (non-gang-related) school shootings since 2015 have involved or likely involved transgender ideology.”

Let me guess, the white cis boy shooter hated trans people so its "involved transgender ideology"?

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

More on the nose than Bubba's pelvis

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago

We're pretty sure the white cis boy shooter had heard the word "trans" at osme point in his life, and that's what radicalized him

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 59 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was told the reason America needed the second ammendment was in case of a tyrannical government

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Nah, it was only to shoot at schools, everyone knows it.

[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

Even more basic than that, it is just to be able to sell a f* ton of guns to gravy seals and make bank. End results be damned.

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 53 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Bounties? Being a trans activist isn't illegal yet

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 44 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

They're working on it

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 40 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I'll give 5 whole Australian dollars to whoever brings me Pam Bondi.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 13 points 3 weeks ago

I'll make it ten. overpaying a bit but there's shipping to consider

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[–] acme401@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

My rainbow flag is firmly planted in front of my house 24/7.

Come get me, Nazi cunt.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll never understand people that wish harm to others.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I wish harm to Nazi's, is that understandable?

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I'll allow it

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 32 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's too many wierdos in this administration. I lose track of who does what. What is Bondis job again?

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Pretending to choke on Trump's tiny penis whenever the press sec isn't doing it. Also pretending to be the Attorney General, but I don't think she's doing as good a job at that.

[–] killea@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Replace the word weirdo with terrorist and I'm with you.

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey everyone.

This is what the Nazis did.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

How bout you focus on getting those Epstein files out you soulless brown nosed bootlick. She better spend the rest of her miserable existence in prison when this nightmare comes to an end

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

When she speaks, she sounds like she doesn't even believe her own bullshit. Or anything at all, for that matter. She gives off no emotions at all. I'm not entirely convinced she's even human. Just a zombie in human skin. AI behaves more realistically than her.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

When WHEN!? I'm convinced that even if this somehow miraculously ends in the near future, the country still won't prosecute anyone

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[–] miked@piefed.social 29 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I do not want to by a weapon but each day it seems I am getting closer.

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do it, its actually a very fun hobby (although it can get expensive). Spending an hour at the range is an awful lot like bowling or mini golf. There is a lot of skill involved and you get to go down the rabbit hole of choosing the best equipment.

I'd recommend asking around your group if anyone is going to the range soon and see if you can tag along. There are way more liberal gun owners than you can imagine, and everyone of them would love to take you on your first range trip.

Before you go, make sure you memorize the 4 rules.

If you can't find a range buddy, just about every range offers lessons. Shop around for one with good reviews. Most will supply the equipment. https://old.reddit.com/r/liberalgunowners/ is a good place to ask questions.

[–] miked@piefed.social 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Grew up with guns in my house, my dad was a hunter. Learned the four rules as youngster. I've shot many times when younger. Last time was over ten years ago. Shot the 9mm until my thumb hurt from reloading. They gave me a box of 12ga slugs to shoot because I was there for my birthday.

The reason I hold back is I'm the person red flag laws were made for.

(Am I doxxing myself? Should I prepare for them coming to find me?)

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[–] SilverNexus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I swear I was saying they'd pivot to bounties to target outgroups early in this administration. The people I said it to didn't believe me. Lo and behold, here we are. Floating the idea to test the appetite for it. Then probably remove or sideline people opposed to it internally, and then move forward with implementing it.

I'm tired of my cynical ass being right on matters of things getting worse.

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[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 27 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Should a day of the nation demagafying arrive, I expect this poster to be a very real thing.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

These shitheads will likely flee to a country that won't extradite Nazis to the U.S.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's scary for all minorities in the Untied States, racial minorities, immigrants, LGBTQ people, disabled people, neurodivergent people, unhoused people. have I left anyone out?

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Technicality, women are a minority too. But only by a few percentage points. There's also minority religions, like the Jews. Pretty much insert anybody targeted by the Nazis.

[–] __Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 weeks ago

Men are the minority, not women.

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[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pam Bondi is not naturally blonde as you can tell by her eyebrows. She has transitions from brunette to blonde, and her rights should be removed for that.

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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

This is how atrocities start. This is the prelude to rounding up LGBTQ people. And then who?

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Wait, did we all miss a memo? When did activism become illegal?

[–] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I checked out of the news for a few months because I would have killed myself or committed violence otherwise (I am joking obviously, FBI), but I see we are still headed towards Holocaust 2.0.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm so confused as to how this train is still continuing on the same course. People, both in and out of the Untied States, have been sounding the alarms since before Trump's first presidency.

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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The speed of this fascist bullshit spreading is really a tad worrying.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Where do you think the Nazis learned their doctrine from?

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Oh yeah Hitler apparently admired a lot of American policies. Especially segregation. Which the US still had when they supposedly conquered fascism. (And years and years more, decades really) And then took a bunch of Nazi scientists, lol.

But yeah, at least for several decades it was on the backburner and when Obama was president I was actually hopeful.

But then...

20-fucking-16.

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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 9 points 3 weeks ago

I was going to ask where they got that figure. But then I realized that they literally just invented it.

So I will invent my own, 67% of all medical breakthroughs throughout history were done by Transpeople, and 69% of all engineering breakthroughs made prior to 1900 were also done by secret transgender people. Including the main architect of the pyramids in ancient Egypt.

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