Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@social.cleverlibre.org

@kendraserra I'm not in that world, so couple questions:
Do they currently get any kind of credit?
Is "authorship credit" a special kind of credit?

@dameoutlaw@mstdn.social No, the Ukrainian example was specifically refuting the claim that firearms cannot be used defensively.

@tothedaring Actually, I get paid just fine. That's what happens when you foster a reputation of keeping your word and paying your debts.

@freemo Looks like it came out pretty balanced, lol. Neither of our claims are well-supported. I was expecting much more of a blowout.

@tothedaring In other words "boost this if your word means nothing and you shouldn't be trusted."

@admitsWrongIfProven In essence, yes, but that power stems not from his position as speaker, but rather as his position as leader of the majority. If he knows the majority won't vote for it (because that's what he's pushing for) then there's no reason to bring it to a vote.

@jamie @w7voa ...that's behind a paywall, unfortunately.

@w7voa Oh... great, a graph with no axes.

@admitsWrongIfProven They're the leader of one of our two houses of legislature. They essentially choose which bills get voted on. Also, if both the President and VP die, the Speaker is third in line for the Presidency. Those are the big ones.

@ariaflame Tell that to the Ukrainians.

@ariaflame No, someone who commits a mass shooting is, by definition, not a "good guy with a gun".

"Good guy with a gun" is someone who uses a gun to defend the defenseless. It has nothing to do with who you work for.

@ariaflame I don't even know how you could have possibly gotten that from what I wrote. Please work on your reading comprehension.

@drewharwell @taylorlorenz One of the few things I have in common with the government...

@soller Ugh, that's not what "good guy with a gun" means. 🤦‍♂️