Phil Landmeier @shuttersparks@social.cleverlibre.org

@sortius But those are mental health problems. A few months of proper care in a secured hospital would go a long way. But we're not allowed to do that anymore because "he was just expressing his feelings".

@sortius Yet another person who needs mental health care. That's not sane behavior, safe to be out in public. But we don't deal with people like that anymore. We pretend it's not a problem until they do something terrible, then we send them to prison. At no point do they receive mental health care.

@kreegan99 I'd say you succeeded. :-)

@GatekeepKen @jacobtlevy I understand that the judge has asked the same question but hasn't disclosed the answer.

@breadandcircuses It's too much to ask when those with the opposite agenda hold most of the political power and control government decision-making.

Starting in the 1950s, cities like Los Angeles were remade in the image desired by the oil companies. It's difficult to undo all of that when it's being actively resisted by entities more powerful than us.

@trinsec @freemo @olives He didn't say permanently. He'll have the option.

@therobburgessshow Conservative business practices are passé. Short-term profit is what matters today.

@threatresearch @micahflee Well, 11 years ago Facebook said they never actually delete anything, ever. I would imagine Twitter is the same. When you delete stuff it's simply hidden, never deleted.

@atomicpoet Indeed. It was there from the beginning. Listen to the old stuff of her performing with Ike Turner. Ike was the star, right? The big name. But her performances shine much brighter than his. What's actually on the record is Tina Turner and some guy playing worn-out guitar licks.

@freemo @TruthSandwich I should add that in a country as corrupt as the U.S., where virtually every politician, from my local town council to the highest levels is on the take, it's perfectly valid to ask "who is making the laws". Asking this question is the fastest way to the truth.

It's no accident that the first states to enact such laws are those home to the companies getting busted.

My younger daughter lives in a city in Georgia that's home to, arguably, the biggest chicken processing facility in the world. She says that company runs all the politics in the city and county. They surely own numerous state legislators as well. They'd be fools not to since that's how business is done in the U.S.

I learned this in the early 80s when I found myself working closely on a project with a state legislator from Hawaii. I took advantage of the situation and we had some long talks about "civics". Hah. He explained how things really work, from town councils on up. People run for office on town councils mainly so they can influence real estate values by manipulating zoning laws and so forth. He explained how contractors are awarded projects at city, county, and state levels. (Hint: It's not based on merit. Lol.)

In this country one can figure out the truth by looking at what business interest(s) benefit from legislation.