Re: Where the fuck is the NRA?

Webbster <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]: 

> !Jones <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
>  
>> They do not understand simple logic and the scientific method.  We
>> have no evidence that Pretti did *not* brandish a gun because no gun
>> was seen in any of the many video recordings until well after the
>> fact.  The issue goes to defining the "null hypothesis" (a.k.a. "the
>> burden of proof" in legalese.) I.e.: what is accepted to be true
>> given insufficient evidence showing it to be false.
>> 
> If he had brandshed the gun, the videos would have recorded it. We
> have some very good video that shows definitivly that he did not
> brandish a gun.

Update - we now have video of ICE removing Pretti's gun from it's holster
https://x.com/washingtonpost/status/2015434077956903302

And from other video we know it was the ICE goon in the grey coat.

> 
> OTOH, as one podcaster pointed out, the ICE picture of the gun (why
> was the barrel bent?) was taken on the seat of a vehicle, while we do
> have some evidence that a gun was taken from the pile-on, we have no
> evidence that the one in the picture was the one taken from the
> pile-on nor do we have evidence that it was Pretti's gun.
> 
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>  Creators and communities everywhere take a stand against ICE
> 
> Source: The Verge
> 
> The tenor on social media and Reddit took an even sharper turn
> yesterday, following the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE. Even the
> moderator of normally politics-free r/catbongos (a subreddit “Where
> gentlemen, gentlewomen, and gentlethems of quality gather to watch
> cats being played like bongos”) spokeout in a post where they declared
> that “If you still support Trump/ICE even slightly, you’re not welcome
> in this sub.” 
> 
> That quilters on Instagram or a Facebook account dedicated to New
> England gravestones have decided enough, is enough, is one thing. But,
> judging from the comments, it seems like the government has lost the
> support of r/military as well. The subreddit is filled with angry
> posters decrying that “this is exactly what tyranny looks like” and
> sharing memes mocking Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. One poster
> claiming to be an active member of the U.S. Army who has served for 21
> years said, “these guys are against all we stand for as Americans.
> Modern day brownshirts.” 
> 
> -snip-
> 
> Canadian musician bbno$ decided to break his silence, even if it
> risked his visa and his current U.S. tour, to throw his support behind
> the abolish ICE movement. Even Thoren Bradley, the Axe Man himself,
> whose whole schtick is being a ripped rural dude who chops wood, has
> decided to call out the hypocrisy of the Christian conservatives to
> his 10.7 million followers.
> 
> That creators like Hank Green are speaking out is no surprise. But
> when fitness influencers, duck-painting TikTokers, football
> subreddits, and even Second Amendment rights activists have finally
> broken their silence, it seems like the government has lost control of
> the narrative. No matter how hard they try to spin it.
> 
> Read more: https://www.theverge.com/policy/867451/creators-and-
> communities-take-a-stand-against-ice
> 
> 
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