@DavidSalo
I strongly disagree with your second paragraph. This statement comes from a position of privilege where the police are usually on your side and response times are quick.

Talk to BIPOC folks who are often treated poorly by most police departments. Or people in inner city or rural communities where the police take forever to show up, if ever. Or women who have restraining orders against their violent, abusive exes.

@AndyM @Render
Also, isn't the fact that a firearm got into the rally a pretty big fail on the part of his SS detail?

@Render
Exactly. Now all of the Gravy Seals lunatics itching to go postal have just been given a green light. And the talking points are going to make NRA TV look like Mr Rogers neighborhood.

I have just pulled an excellent summer cocktail recipe out of my ass.

This honey habanero moonshine with strawberry puree, ginger beer, lime juice, and fresh rosemary.
#mixmeup #spirited

@jurban
Hmm, that's an idea. I also have a lot of heat shrink tubing.

@NoahPaulLeGies
Maybe I'll try that. I was using rubber jar lid grippers with my channel locks and they keep slipping. Silicone surgical tubing might work also.

@b4cks4w
That's what I've been doing with rubber jar grippers, and it's been frustrating me that I can't get a secure grip. The mating fittings are easy because they are hex so I just use a crescent wrench.

I need some plumbing #tools recommendations. Since purchasing a pressure washer, I find that I need a better set of Channellock-style groove joint pliers for installing quick-release couplers on hoses. I am looking for models with non-marring curved/angled plastic jaws so my round brass and stainless garden hose fittings don't get scratched. I'd prefer under $30, so not Knipex territory.

Something like this, but maybe a bit better quality:
https://a.co/d/06139tt

@Render
Thank you.

@Render
I can't find which variants Denmark and Netherlands are supplying, but I read they were sold AM and BM variants initially.

What munitions do you think will they be supplied with and/or does Ukr have already?

@misslovelymess @Render
I don't think he would do it either, but he would destroy TFG in debates. It would be highly entertaining, at least.

@Render
Or that gun ownership restrictions in the US are racist to their origins, taking gun rights away from freed slaves. (Also a big reason police departments started, but that's a bigger conversation.)

Honestly I think we need to wipe the slate with SCOTUS. Fire them all, start fresh with *elected* justices, 16 yr term limit, forced retirement at 75.

@Render
I guess she's using the interpretation that "well-regulated militia" means the entire amendment is only referring to an organized standing army, which never made sense. I believe Reagan was trying to use the same justification when he started the trend of arbitrary gun control laws because his state admin was afraid of black people owning guns, namely the Black Panthers. If I remember that, then a SCOTUS Justice should too.

@Museek
I feel the same way when a person or company is described as "disrupting" something.

@Cosmichomicide
I've never felt the need to do a social media time-out on CoSo before until these past several months. And I fear it's going to get much worse.

Honestly at this point I might peace out of here for a while because the doom posting seems to be most of the posts here nowadays.

I'd like to think the average Cosonaut here is pretty well-informed. No "low information" voters here, from what I've seen. That means all the doom posts are mainly serving to feed people's anger and fear rather than give them new information.

Just stop.