Look at it this way. Social media is basically a multiplier.

As you say, he said what he said. Problem is, a whole lot of people heard him say it. Way more than he was expecting. And then, when informed of this, he wasn’t smart enough to realize this (or wasn’t smart enough to realize his views are generally seen as…

Tell them it was just heroin!

That’s kind of insane. I dunno why but I figured religious works wouldn’t be subject to copyright law, as you generally want to Copyright something to, um. Have the...Right. to. Make. Copies? And it seems weird that that would be restricted for monetary purposes?

I’m aware I could just google this but I think…

Okay wow. First thank you for that link, second (and because) I was unaware there even WAS a translation of the Bible as recent as 1996. Admittedly Sunday School was a while back but wasn’t there already some kerfluffle over the KJV vs. Anything Else™ for a while?

It’s weird that he’d pay money for a copyrighted…

Think this is finally enough for Fox to do anything?

I vote nah. But, surprisingly, there’s a few old timers left who’ve managed to find their balls in recent months, probably because they realize shit like this is doing them ZERO favors with the under-60, IQ above 80 crowd and would actually prefer for their legacy to…

Shiiiit, I honestly came on here to go “This guy is a dumbass nobody’s going to buy it packaged like this?” but you’re absolutely right.

This isn’t targetted at millennials at all. It’s laser focused to look like something generically millennial to their parents and also have God in it and also cost as much as possible.

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I love that of every single indignity he’s suffered so far, this is the one that you know is grinding his gears the most, at least as far back as his goat cheese brain maggots allow him to recall (so, like, the last 30 minutes or so and then a Cliff’s notes version of the past week condensed into 120 characters and a…

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FUCK.

Double-replying but was discussing this with my wife (who actually does stuff in Japan on the regular and knows way more about how law works there) and she put it more hilariously than I can so figured I’d share:

“Like, the judicial system is actually fairly easy to abuse there? But the problem is that everyone will…

Fail fast, I guess.

Like he says, I think nobody was surprised by this.

I’m a little amazed the idea got off the ground in the first place, admittedly. Nobody at Valve was like “...Really? Hearthstone clone? That’s what we’re doing now? Do you have any idea how dated that’s gonna look in, like, half the amount of time…

Not as far as I know. Evidence is presented to a judge by lawyers and the judge decides, which is kinda why the hiring of a lawyer is mostly for show. You’re not trying to convince a jury of your peers, you’re trying to convince someone who is (effectively) also a lawyer, so it’s a lot less bullshitting your way out…

I wonder if this guy’s ever demanded anyone be fired for a minor fuckup before.

Eh, pretty much the same as anything else in Japan based on my admittedly pretty brief experience with it, which is to say extremely steeped in tradition intended to protect the elite at the expense of the commoners thanks to a social expectation that society has ALSO taught them it’s rude to question.

Hiring a lawyer…

Oh it was clearly Ghosn’s, but it’s Japan and you take the blame for dumb ideas instead of your boss. Lawyer probably didn’t even think twice about claiming responsibility for that one, probably considers it part of his job as a lawyer.

The only people who prefer talking on the phone to texting are aging Boomers who predate texting and don’t like new ideas; it’s wildly preferable to phone conversations for the vast majority of things you’re going to be on the phone about, no, Angry Punisher-Fan Boomer Who Still Has A Flip Phone and AOL E-mail, it is…

See, if I’m the owner of this shipyard, instead of complaining I’m seeing if I can’t get some tracks sunk into the water offsite a bit, set that up specifically for kids looking for The ‘Gram points, and charge ‘em 500 yen just to go in there.

Does that make it OK?

I would vote in favor of the resolution disapproving of the president’s national-emergency declaration, if and when it comes before the Senate

Oh shit. You’re absolutely right.

HA! Yeah ummmmm good luck with that there buddy, military vets are SUPER OKAY with stolen valor, I’m sure that’s gonna go over well.

Yeah check out the footage, the fireball emanates from the bottom of the cart first before the expanding pressure inside just...Well, gets to be too much.

Whatever set it off must’ve been pretty low down. Maybe a fridge in there’s compressor clicked on and made a spark? I know old fridges used to do that, no idea…