Weirdfish
@Weirdfish@lemmy.world
- Comment on At this point who in the world could stop Trump over doing something totally illegal? Like lets say using bunker buster bombs to destroy DEM cities? Or is USA communially FUCKED? 1 day ago:
Oh I know it has happened, and those type incidents are why the UCMJ now explicitly has the don’t do illegal shit clause.
I was talking here to the 2k or so that deployed recently in LA.
- Comment on At this point who in the world could stop Trump over doing something totally illegal? Like lets say using bunker buster bombs to destroy DEM cities? Or is USA communially FUCKED? 1 day ago:
No Marine obeyed an illegal order, and that’s the whole point of this thread.
They were used in a very narrow scope as defined by law, protecting specific government buildings.
It was Trump being a bully and grandstanding, but other than the optics we’re talking about, it was really a lame event.
The vast majority of the 2k Marines did what Marines always do when they don’t have specific orders on a shit deployment, the sat around or caught up on rack time.
- Comment on At this point who in the world could stop Trump over doing something totally illegal? Like lets say using bunker buster bombs to destroy DEM cities? Or is USA communially FUCKED? 1 day ago:
Not wringing my hands, in fact I never stated whether I was actually against Trump bombing cities, I just answered what was stopping him.
That was the question, and the answer is still the same.
As far as my lifting a finger? Well, short of the usual civic duties like voting and such, I’m not getting involved.
- Comment on At this point who in the world could stop Trump over doing something totally illegal? Like lets say using bunker buster bombs to destroy DEM cities? Or is USA communially FUCKED? 1 day ago:
The chances of me personally firebombing anything is functionally 0.
I certianly expect someone else to handle this for me, the men and women of the US military who aren’t going to a US city into fucking Dresden.
My suggestion was to rely on the mechanism which has handled this type of issue without fail since day one.
Yours is to encite random acts of partisan violence.
I’m going stick with my plan thanks.
- Comment on At this point who in the world could stop Trump over doing something totally illegal? Like lets say using bunker buster bombs to destroy DEM cities? Or is USA communially FUCKED? 1 day ago:
Well, let’s see.
It won’t be his moral fiber.
It won’t be China or Russia the only two military powers that have a chance to have any influence on CONUS affairs.
Maybe his desperate desire for public approval as I suspect major ordinance dropped on a US population center isn’t going to poll well, but I’d hate to count on that.
Me? Stop the president from doing literally anything? You vastly over estimate my powers.
- Comment on At this point who in the world could stop Trump over doing something totally illegal? Like lets say using bunker buster bombs to destroy DEM cities? Or is USA communially FUCKED? 1 day ago:
If your point is that this mechanism won’t work, then I’m assuming your point is that nothing can stop Trump.
Doesn’t mean my answer was wrong or clueless, only that the means to stop him has failed.
If you think something else is stopping him, I’d be very curious what that might be.
- Comment on At this point who in the world could stop Trump over doing something totally illegal? Like lets say using bunker buster bombs to destroy DEM cities? Or is USA communially FUCKED? 1 day ago:
Remind me again how many Marines opened fire on civilians.
- Comment on At this point who in the world could stop Trump over doing something totally illegal? Like lets say using bunker buster bombs to destroy DEM cities? Or is USA communially FUCKED? 1 day ago:
The chain of command goes from the secretary of defense all the way down to the most junior enlisted personnel.
You seem to assume I meant the joint chiefs or some small hand full of senior commanders.
Generals don’t pull the trigger, and as someone else pointed out, the logistics involved with bombing a city includes hundreds of service members.
Not sure where you get off calling me clueless as my initial response exactly answers the original question.
If not for honorable service members respecting their oaths and the UCMJ, there is literally nothing stopping Trump from bombing Chicago or LA.
- Comment on At this point who in the world could stop Trump over doing something totally illegal? Like lets say using bunker buster bombs to destroy DEM cities? Or is USA communially FUCKED? 1 day ago:
He is commander in chief of the US military.
The US military stresses disobeying illegal orders.
So the simple answer is the US military chain of command respecting their oath to the constitution over loyalty to Trump.
- Comment on Why doesn't the Trump administration simply edit the Epstein files and release them? 1 week ago:
That, and the meta data shows the files were edited in Adobe
- Comment on Xbox is cancelling Rare's 'Everwild' and ZeniMax's new MMORPG IP as part of broader cuts — with 'Perfect Dark' impacted as well 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, can see that question is vague. Lots of remakes / remasters in recent years, some amazing, and some garbage. Didnt want to invest in this and be pissed off about it.
Watched a few youtube reviews and sounds like something I’d enjoy.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
Start deprived w master key.
Dual scimitar, composite bow, and a buckler. Lot of focus on parry and fast bow game play.
About 2:1 dex / end, no other points in stats aside from one in str to use the weapons.
Black leather set at +6 to offset no vitality.
Basically a Link glass cannon.
Scimitars can parry in left hand, and have a fun flippy move set. Will likely add the flip ring for style, and a divine club for the catacombs.
Currently lvl 53 w 45 dex and 23 end, and just reached the Anor Lando archers.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
Back to Dark Souls 1. Tried so many challenge runs over the years, I decided to just have a casual play through with my favorite build.
- Comment on Xbox is cancelling Rare's 'Everwild' and ZeniMax's new MMORPG IP as part of broader cuts — with 'Perfect Dark' impacted as well 3 weeks ago:
Is it a good port? I really enjoy turok 2 on PS4, would love to play perfect dark on something better than an N64.
- Comment on Would you take a short term job(1-2 months) over a local longer term that makes nearly 8months worth of salary?? 3 weeks ago:
Lots of variables here, but sure, if its something you are comfortable with, go for it.
One thing about short term high paying work though, you have to be good about stretching your money.
Can be real easy to spend 8 months of pay fast when you earn it fast.
The benifit of steady work is steady income.
- Comment on Catchiest video game song? 2 months ago:
Suicide run, Mass Effect 2.
- Comment on Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for NPR and PBS 2 months ago:
So he shot Big Bird on 5th ave and we’re going to let him get away with it.
- Comment on Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version 3 months ago:
That’s my argument, release the server code and the fans can host them.
Take your servers down, move on to your new games, but give us the tools to enjoy what we bought. It costs them nothing.
- Comment on Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how? 3 months ago:
I don’t think anyone plays factorio the way it was meant to be played.
With the new belt reading mechanics, I’m trying a single sushi belt play through and have made it as far as blue science so far.
- Comment on You must take a long road trip with Donald Trump and no one else in the car. Security is everywhere; no one is in danger. You drive and control the radio, but can only play music. What's the playlist? 3 months ago:
Dominick the Italian christmass donkey on repeat. We’re all going mad.
- Comment on New ‘Starship Troopers’ Movie in the Works from ‘District 9’ Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp (Exclusive) 4 months ago:
This is my go to example when bitching about “Why make another spider man? You could make The Forever War!”
- Comment on Sun God 4 months ago:
I’ll have to get 2312, haven’t heard of that one. Same universe?
- Comment on Sun God 4 months ago:
That was in the Red / Green / Blue mars trilogy, one of my favorites. Though I think I’ve seen the concept in other works as well.
Basically the temp difference between day / night caused contraction of the rail tracks, pushing the whole city forward so it was always just ahead of dawn.
- Comment on I miss when you could get a flagship phone that could fit in your hand 5 months ago:
I’m still rocking a galaxy s8 and I love it. Only problem is many of the apps are dropping support and I cant update the os.
Really not looking forward to a new phone but itll have to happen soon
- Comment on I'll show them 5 months ago:
Quick google search suggests the ads come from same domain as youtube, so wouldnt be blocked.
Back to muting ads and reading lemmy on my phone
- Comment on I'll show them 5 months ago:
I watch primaly on my PS4, is there a network based solution?
- Comment on if you've had or have anger issues, how did you become a better human? 6 months ago:
Absolutely, but the question was “how did you”, not “how should I”.
- Comment on if you've had or have anger issues, how did you become a better human? 6 months ago:
Not likely to help but for me it was joining the military.
Between the training I received and the situations I faced, nothing in civilian life has really been able to effect me.
It’s been 25 years since I left the service and I can count on one hand the times I’ve actually been angry about something.
- Comment on The casual moviegoer is a thing of the past. That's a big problem for Hollywood 7 months ago:
There is literally nothing that will get me into a movie theater again.
- Comment on Ok boomer 9 months ago:
I thought they stopped selling children at Walmart