Not too clear on this whole “freedom of speech” idea, are you?

That framework doesn’t exist and in fact I think it would be hard to legislate it into existence.

We really need to do a large-scale consolidation of police forces.

The joke makes no reference to race. If you impute racist intent to the joke, that’s entirely on you.

Are the women sharing videos of themselves partying also Member of Parliament?

Hardly their only grammatical error. “No Arrests Or Suspects Have Happened”?  Seriously?

I don’t know—this makes me kind of want to see it now so I can decide for myself whether or not I should be offended.

No, it makes me think I have seen numerous posts on this site, as well as its sister sites, stating that blackface is not and never has been acceptible at any time, in any place and in any context.

His supporters have risen up in droves to try to “cancel” the Women’s March after the organization expressed support for Heard and other domestic violence victims in a lengthy thread about men like “Andrew Tate, Johnny Depp, [and] Marilyn Manson” and the rampant online misogyny they’ve perpetuated.

POLI is derived from the Greek “polis”, i.e. city.

Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.

So, not just a death threat, but a genocide threat?

So, the go-to tactic for terrorists these days is...winning elections?

Maybe it’s just a show of disgust for Cheney.

This is the world you wanted. This is what you have cheered. When the “dissidents” are people you politically disagree with. When the dissident is named Alex Jones, for example.

How does this differ from what Twitter normally does? It’s just an outside app instead of a report feature. 1984 isn’t just a “suggestion”. It’s what Democrats have been doing to all of os over the last few years.

It’s far easier to fake extra weight than to fake significant weight loss.

... what this misses is the part where our sentiments about fat people are such that we would rather put people in fat suits than actually go around seeking talent in a variety of different bodies.

This is supposed to be America. The “greys” should not exist. Any two-tiered commentary system violates the fundamental premise of a free and open society.

For not spending tax money on elective medical treatments you support.