Absolutely barbaric and immoral that US states are still carrying out the death penalty (and apparently the federal government is considering bringing it back?). Hi yes, we're going to punish someone for (allegedly, they get the wrong person waaaaay too often) killing someone by killing them. Fuck.
I've been against the death penalty since I was a kid, and the more I learn about how every part of the process is carried out the more horrified I get. They don't let doctors be involved with the process because the Hippocratic oath bars them from harming patients, so most executions are a kind of gruesome shitshow.
And then I go on the internet and find pages of people who think the punishment didn't go far enough? Like, you want to be drawing and quartering people for your enjoyment? Bonkers.
This is more venting than trying to actually convince anyone, but if you want a better set of arguments I can't recommend Jacob Geller's YouTube video on the subject enough.
i love having like a single mutual for each of my niche interests its like being a president with a cabinet. and what news from my Secretary of House of Leaves today
a few years ago there was an exposé in the intercept about how, according to the fbi, police departments are so thoroughly infiltrated by white supremacists that it's policy to avoid working with them when possible. just something to think about
I just went and filled this out, long distance rail is a critical service for getting people around in the US and we need to expand and improve it!
Today is the last day of the survey so act quick!
https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1765391777580912958?s=20
Canon 1D at the Lynnwood camera expo. Filmed with the a33.