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Turns out all you need is a Supreme Court majority on your side and you can wipe your ass with the Constitution.

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[–] saimen@feddit.org 7 points 3 hours ago

Turns out all you need is a Supreme Court majority on your side and you can wipe your ass with the Constitution.

Obviously. That is the whole point of the Supreme Court. The surprising thing is that there wasn't more public concern when Trump selected his sycophant judges.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world -4 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Oh my fucking god... Every comment in this stupid thread is saying the same stupid thing. "Time to get your guns...", "Exercise your 2nd amendment... " Yeah, that's hilarious tough guy. Do you have a gun? No? well do you have a gun license? No? Well do you know the first thing about firearms? You do! Oh you've played several call of duty games... Awesome. Do you know that you're statistically more likely to shoot a family member than a home intruder? Well I hope you don't like them much.

Ok, moving past the idiotic bravado... It sounds like you have no solution for people who aren't just itching to murder other people. Say for instance, that I have no interest in shooting someone, and in fact feel that a civil society should not involve shooting anyone, especially fellow countrymen. With that in mind, for the sane perhaps 70% of Americans, do you have any useful advice besides "get a gun"?

Finally, if your plan does work and every American arms themselves, then congratulations, we've fallen into civil war 2. Now what? Even if you do have guns, the government has bigger ones and they have munitions you don't. You will always, always be outgunned by the military. Now being armed makes you a hostile combatant/terrorist agent in the eyes of the law, anything you do with it will be deemed illegal. Some good that 2nd amendment is doing you. What's your plan now?

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

You are already defeated I see.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 points 29 minutes ago

You are already brainwashed I see.

[–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

Back to the keyboard they go.

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

People break into my house I'm with intent to harm me andy family

This guy: welp. Guess I'll die.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 points 29 minutes ago* (last edited 28 minutes ago)

Guess I'll defend myself, but not with a gun.

Says 80% of the global population...

Yeah, that's such a weird stance. It's just what the vast majority of people do.

[–] hayvan@piefed.world 27 points 10 hours ago

Americans, time to exercise your second amendment is nigh.

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 171 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

So just to be clear. The EPA cannot make regulations despite full congressional authority to do so because that is "creating law" without a direct legislative process. But ICE, an agency that doesn't even have real law enforcement powers, can just ignore the fourth amendment entirely because the president said so?

[–] Abundance114@lemmy.world -1 points 3 hours ago

The EPA cannot make regulations... But ICE, an agency that doesn't even have real law enforcement powers, can just ignore the fourth amendment entirely because the president said so?

Today you learned the difference between creating regulations and enforcing existing regulations, congrats.

If ICE violates your 4th amendment rights shutup and enjoy your multimillion dollar lawsuit. If you aren't entitled to said lawsuit then your rights weren't violated.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 45 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 12 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

Which by DEFINITION, would not include Un-Constitutional behavior. No violation of the Constitution could ever be construed as an "Official Act."

No SCOTUS had ever put guardrails on the president in almost 250 years, but this SCOTUS reinforced that he has immunity for "Official Acts," and nobody realizes that they just put guardrails on the presidency for the first time.

Everybody thinks it gives him immunity for EVERYTHING while he is president, but they specifically said "Official Acts," which would be those outlined in the Constitution. Anything deemed Un-Constitutional, would not be an "Official Act," and he would not have immunity, just like any other citizen.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Guardrails? I think you should re-read their decision again. They gave him protection because until now even official acts didn't necessarily protect the president. And now, it doesn't matter what illegal thing he does as long as it's part of an official act. ANYTHING. Because as long as it's part of an official act they can't even question it. And they didn't even provide a list of what constitutes an official act.

So they literally put the president above all laws provided he can tie it back to some vague notion of an official act.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 24 points 14 hours ago

Be sure to cite that when they're breaking down your door without a warrant because you posted a meme of Trump online

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 35 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Oh this is gonna be fun when it runs up against castle doctrine

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 35 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Not really. Remember Wilhoit's Law:

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

When they do it, its castle doctrine and qualified immunity and civil rights. When anyone else does it its terrorism. Your comment makes me think you haven't fully digested the situation and still think the US is a nation of laws. If so, you are gravely mistaken.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

That goes out the window when feds are attacking cops... which has already started

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You misunderstand. People will enforce the Castle Doctrine long before this gets to SCOTUS.

They already are, actually. I watched a video yesterday of a guy who said what he would do with his Second Amendment if ICE kicked in the door, and of course they ran away.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

Castle Doctrine the personal principle, yes. Castle doctrine the law that is upheld in court when unidentified masked men without a warrant bust into someone's home, get shot in the face and the courts respect the law as written even when it turns out after the fact it was ICE? Well, I'll believe it when I see it.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

There's no justice under the Robert's court. There wasn't any before the Robert's court, but there isn't any now either.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 9 points 14 hours ago

Yes. It's not binary, but a scale that keeps sliding further and further down the savagery of an uncivilized shithole.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 27 points 14 hours ago

Funny, I also said things that were untrue but convenient to me. I was 6 at the time, but still

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 117 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

What exactly is the point of a judicial warrant if the executive branch can determine when they're unnecessary?

[–] jim@lemmy.org 57 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing. And they are testing the water to see how much they can do without judges. So when they start standing outside polling booths they won’t get any government pushback.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 3 hours ago

they already arnt.

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 31 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Does their little memo offer protection against bullets?

[–] Asmodeus_Krang@infosec.pub 27 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Sure doesn't. And since we're not abiding by laws anymore there's no reason for the people to keep playing fair. I wonder if they're ready for booby trapped doors?

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago

I dream of seeing claymore roomba on the news

[–] Skkorm@lemmy.world 53 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Time for y'all to get guns then

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 17 points 15 hours ago

I live alone and have every gun in the house loaded.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 25 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

They are drooling at the opportunity to make their own version of Horst Wessel out of an ICE officer.

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 51 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah I don't think the kirk fountain worked out as well as they'd hoped when they tried to capitalize on it.

That said, I don't think the escalation will stop anyway, so self defense is worth it.

For anyone who will be purchasing a firearm, please, please go to a range. Practice with it. Be familiar with how it works, maintenance, and basic repairs, and store it responsibly.

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Yup, the most likely people to get shot with a gun are the owner and the owner's family. Gotta know what the hell you're doing.

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 13 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

100%.

I've handled a gun from a fairly young age, taught by my grandfather, a ww2 vet. Over the years I've shot skeet, some shooting competitions for fun, etc.

The most dangerous people I've ever seen at any of those places/events were the kind of people who loved buying lots and lots of guns, especially the 2A nuts who claim its all about protecting from the tyranny of the federal government. IMO, they just wanted to feel powerful - and as a result, they were negligent and dangerous. I know one of them who shot themselves in the leg pretty recently, because they ignored the most basic rule - treat every gun as if its always loaded. Guess what? That one was! And now he has a hole in his leg.

Sorry for getting into a rant there.

Guns are horrifically dangerous and should always be treated as such.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yup. I’m the type of person to hit 8/10 clay pigeons and complain about wasting ammo. And the most dangerous people I’ve seen at a range are the dudes with the lifted pickups on dirt tires (which have never been in the dirt). They treat gun ownership like cosplay.

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 4 points 12 hours ago

They treat gun ownership like cosplay.

Damnit, you just said it perfectly in one short phrase, and I just rambled.

That's exactly the type I'm talking about.

I'm a big fan of clay rabbits, the random hops make it so much fun!

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I thought they were using kirk for that

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

They tried yes. It did not work as well as they hoped.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I doubt it's going to work any better for one of their goons.

[–] sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 61 points 18 hours ago (6 children)

And just as we always suspected, all those "2nd Amendment Absolutists" are doing sweet fuck all.

[–] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 15 hours ago

Who do you think is collecting the $50k signing bonus or whatever?

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[–] Neon_Carnivore@lemmy.zip 30 points 16 hours ago (8 children)

What these dumbasses aren't realizing is that this fascist administration wants these "agents" to get killed for stepping into the wrong house so they can use it as further justification for excessive force. Every ICE agent with boots on the ground is just a sacrificial lamb for their racist agenda.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 16 points 14 hours ago

and what other dumbasses aren't realizing is that force is going to be escalated regardless, so you might as well kill them instead of get killed

[–] Asmodeus_Krang@infosec.pub 7 points 15 hours ago

Well you're getting butt fucked regardless so you might as well go out doing some butt fucking of your own. Give me 🗽 or give me ☠️‼️

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[–] tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 17 hours ago

feel like the US had an amendment for this

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