Quote from: Hydra009 on January 17, 2026, 09:24:32 PMWhile the situation is very, very bad, there are moments of some hope:

https://i.imgur.com/3A2JNpQ.mp4

I really hope we see a lot more of that!

Quote from: Hydra009 on January 17, 2026, 11:47:00 PMICE raids are typically targeted in Blue areas, where both the locals and the cops are much more likely to be non-white.  They came down here and hit Charlotte hard.  Charlotte is about 40% white, 32% black, 16% hispanic, and 7% asian.

It appears that most Russians and Slavs are safe from ICE. Especially organized criminals, escorts, "models" and first ladies.

Quote from: Cassia on January 17, 2026, 11:19:45 PMYeah, down here in MAGA town, the good ole boy sheriffs and cops wouldn't be protecting people from ICE.

ICE raids are typically targeted in Blue areas, where both the locals and the cops are much more likely to be non-white.  They came down here and hit Charlotte hard.  Charlotte is about 40% white, 32% black, 16% hispanic, and 7% asian.

Quote from: Blackleaf on January 17, 2026, 10:25:09 PMTwo decent cops in a sea of useless, culpable cops. When ICE shows up, they often have actual law enforcement as backup. The things ICE is doing are the same things they've been doing to protesters, but to a more extreme degree.

Yeah, down here in MAGA town, the good ole boy sheriffs and cops wouldn't be protecting people from ICE.

Quote from: Hydra009 on January 17, 2026, 09:24:32 PMWhile the situation is very, very bad, there are moments of some hope:

https://i.imgur.com/3A2JNpQ.mp4

Two decent cops in a sea of useless, culpable cops. When ICE shows up, they often have actual law enforcement as backup. The things ICE is doing are the same things they've been doing to protesters, but to a more extreme degree.

While the situation is very, very bad, there are moments of some hope:

https://i.imgur.com/3A2JNpQ.mp4

Quote from: Cassia on January 17, 2026, 08:29:40 PMWhatever it takes, LOL.

Completely coincidentally, I watched a video on the collapse of nazism in Germany following WWII.

The Nazis may have been bombed, but it was really 8mm film that put them in the trashbin.  A deluge of films that showed the ugly truth - that the nazis weren't strong or noble, they were weak and cowardly men who killed everything around them and ultimately brought ruin on their own country (spoiler alert).  The ex-Nazis came up with a lot of inventive reasons to break ties, the most common one was that they were tricked, promised one thing and given another.  And no matter the excuse, it's pragmatic to nod and agree with them and let them tell themselves anything, so long as they make a break.  Psychologically, it's very difficult to disengage with charismatic, cult-of-personality ideologies.  So arguing with them when they're looking for a way out can cause them to re-entrench.

Quote from: Hydra009 on January 17, 2026, 08:07:02 PMhttps://i.imgur.com/9UB0syr.mp4

Whatever it takes, LOL.

Star Trek wrapped:



To be fair, most of the phaser shots were at the Borg and they technically count as misses if you hit them after they've adapted.

And yes, the average inhabited planet has at least ten civilizations on it.

Also, it's really difficult to notice changelings and the other time was when he had a goatee.  I thought he just decided to grow a goatee.  A goatee doesn't necessarily mean anything in itself.  But that parasitic insect that makes you eat mealworms, yeah, I definitely should have noticed that.  😓