Since nobody else will provide the actual clarity

EscobarVape and Elfbar are created by two separate Chinese companies, Shenzhen Innokin Technology Co. Ltd and Shenzhen iMiracle Technology respectively. Mi-Bar is created by an American company but has partnered with Elfbar to distribute Elfbar products in the US

Really wish more people would just provide the facts that speak for themselves, rather than point fingers about who is and isn’t doing their research

Imagine a vampire getting frustrated with a realtor because this is the fourth time they’ve arrived at a house they’re interested in to do a walkthrough but the owners aren’t home and the realtor, as someone who doesn’t have ties to the memories created in that home, can’t invite him in.

This also has fascinating implications for house flippers. If you only live there while working on it, have you not amassed enough “home power” to keep vampires out? Does the power of your previous home follow you to a new address if it’s mostly the same decor?

Ah yeah, didn’t read that way haha. Thanks for clarifying 💙

That is for sure. There is no question that it is an asinine attempt by the GOP to weaponize the law, rather than a genuine attempt at protecting Jews in any way, shape or form

Not be contrarian, but this is a common misconception. Hate speech IS protected speech in the US, but it can be used to enhance the punishment of a related crime into a hate crime.

It can also, under specific circumstances, be considered “fighting words”. But again, that depends on the specific context and is not broadly true.

This is one of my least favorite facts, but it is unfortunately true

And when you see someone conflating all Jews with the Israeli government, you are free, nay encouraged, to call that shit out.

But guess what’s NOT happening in this thread? Or this entire comment section?

Israel is committing genocide.

Sincerely, your friendly neighborhood Jew

This is misleading and dangerous rhetoric.

Autonomous vehicles - actual autonomous ones, not Tesla bullshit marketing “self-driving” - are already significantly safer than human drivers. Yes, they are limited to certain conditions (they don’t handle inclement weather very well yet) but the point is that they are already improving safety over human drivers.

Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Additionally, once autonomous vehicles become the standard, you will see a dramatic shift in how the insurance industry operates.

Think about it: if I’m not the one driving, why would I be the one taking on liability? I wouldn’t. The manufacturer would. Suddenly, the insurance industry would be targeting vehicle/software producers instead of individuals. And anyone who chooses to drive themselves anyway? They would almost always be liable by default. Premiums for drivers would skyrocket and this would be a huge disincentive to getting behind the wheel in the first place.

Don’t. Let. The. Perfect. Be. The. Enemy. Of. The. Good.

We all lose out. And it costs lives.

Did I fall asleep?

If you think even 50% of her campaign decision making reflected her personal politics you are mistaken about how the DNC operates.

As I said, on paper she was a fine candidate to start a campaign with. She could have easily converted a win if the party as a whole hadn’t totally rejected anything progressive long before she took to the campaign trail.

People forget that after you get elected you still have to collaborate with Congress. Presidential candidates are absolutely beholden to the will of the DNC, and their party platform. They will not hesitate to torpedo a presidency as retaliation for failing to toe the company line

That was 4 years before she, you know, was vice president for 4 years. That tends to provide valuable experience.

I’m not gonna pretend I liked her but she wasn’t a bad candidate to begin a campaign with. But then she ran to the right in an insane way

Definitely seems likely!

PSA: While chewing plastic is usually benign, silly cat behavior it can sometimes indicate something is off/wrong

Pulled from Purina’s info page on plastic-chewing:

• Although unusual, diseases like hyperthyroidism in cats, feline diabetes, anemia or dental issues might cause a cat to chew on plastic.

• Stress or anxiety can cause cats to show changes in their behavior and chewing plastic can be one of many signs that your cat is feeling anxious

• It is natural for cats to eat things that they can gnaw and chew. If they do not have this in their diet or provided in appropriate enrichment opportunities, they might be feeling the need to exercise their teeth and jaws on inappropriate items.

• Many unusual behaviors are driven by pain – and chewing, gnawing, and eating often inappropriate things can be one of them

• Cats can show compulsive cat behavior patterns, similar to OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) in humans.

• Your cat might be telling you that they’re lacking some nutrients by biting plastic. If they feel like they’re missing out on something, they could resort to biting and chewing on other things

Learned this lesson the hard way once, so spreading the knowledge just in case :)

Excuse me for literally typing on my phone from a plane and missing a typo. That’s some weak ground you’re standing on

Your reading comprehension apparently sucks. If that’s what you took away from my comments you never bothered to look past the keywords

“Spend more time in the real world”? Fuckin-a that is some pompous, condescending bullshit. You have no idea who the fuck I am or what I’ve experienced.

Done now. You’ve made it incredibly clear exactly what type of person you are

You are shifting the goal posts. My point is simply that the delusion of an armed insurrection against the government is naive in the extreme. It will never play out the way you imply by saying “the crazy Nazis are in charge so don’t give them a monopoly on force”. They already have the monopoly on the only force that matters in any realistic internal conflict scenario.

As for vaccines: your right to be a moron stops at the point where it endangers others. Your right to be an idiot does not supersede my right to life. That is a well understood principal in US law. Are you allowed to skip the vaccine? Sure. But I’m allowed to require you show proof of vaccination before letting you on my private property, including my place of business. And the same goes for public property too. The metal detectors used to keep guns out of government buildings is proof of this reality

The point is that if the total IDF death count in Gaza is that low after more than year of fighting, you and your rifle aren’t gonna do shit against the government if they’re able to convince the military to attack Americans on their own soil.

Like I said, I’m not trying to ban guns outright. If you want to defend your family from other crazy civilians with guns, I can appreciate that.

But this conversation started with a comment about Nazis being in power. You cannot fight that kind of power with the firearms available to civilians. Only other civilians with equally weak armaments

And my original comment was simply pointing out the hypocrisy of reversing course on vaccines when kids start dying when there are thousands of deaths every year, dozens of which are children in schools, and our leadership won’t even consider strengthening background checks or banning bump stocks

Cool cool cool. So let’s do an experiment. I’ll take a A-10 Warthog (and pilot) with its 30mm GAU-8 Avenger. You take a Walther PPK. Since the size of the gun doesn’t matter, just who you point it at, you should come out on top, right?

Your sophistry is just gun lobby propaganda in a pretty package.

Good luck shooting the operator of the drone that wipes out your apartment complex. Or the tank driver. Or the F16 pilot.

In 2022 there were 47 fatalities in the US just from school shootings alone.

Meanwhile, in the war in Gaza, the IDF death toll - facing an opposition backed by multiple governments, Hezbollah, and Hamas - is 844 since Oct 7 2023

Like, I’m not even a “ban all guns” person. There are plenty of legitimate reasons to own a gun

Fighting the gubment ain’t one of 'em. It’s a joke.

Yes, he has a consistent record of voting in line with the arms manufacturers’ lobby interests. He does not believe gun violence should even be researched.