Restarting the Burgerpunk thread.
365 posts and 201 image replies omitted.>>678628I'd say it's disrespectful to the troops AND the president.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/chinese-city-jinan-banning-men-from-exposing-stomachs-beijing-bikini/A Chinese City Is Banning Men From Exposing Their Stomachs
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/04/asia/china-jinan-beijing-bikini-intl-hnk/index.htmlBeijing bikini: Chinese city calls topless men ‘uncivilized’
https://www.businessinsider.nl/beijing-bikini-banned-to-improve-hygiene-china-2020-4Men in China's capital city have been banned from wearing the 'Beijing bikini' in a bid to improve public hygiene
https://archive.ph/TkLrD>Adam Sheafe, accused of killing New River pastor Bill Schonemann, admitted on camera that he was responsible for the murder.>He says it was part of his plan to kill 14 Christian leaders in 10 states across the country.>Suspect Has No Regrets:>On June 24, Sheafe, 51, admitted at the Coconino County Jail that he killed the pastor, whose body was found on April 28. Sheafe is in Coconino County being held on charges unrelated to Pastor Bill's death.>Sheafe has not been charged in Pastor Bill's death, but the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is working on it with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.>He showed no remorse or regret after being led into the room in shackles.>When asked if he killed Schonemann, he replied, "Yes.">He justified his actions with religion, citing his belief that Christian pastors are leading people onto a false path by following Jesus. He said Pastor Bill was the first in a plot he called "Operation First Commandment.">He was aiming to "crucify" 14 pastors across the country, and he admitted that he was about to kill two priests at the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona before he was arrested by police.>"The day I was going to execute that priest, I tried getting into the back of his car. There was like a little lady on a bike that got in my way, and I was just going to get in the back seat and tell him to drive to his house," Sheafe said.>He was asked if he was ever victimized by anyone in the Christian faith. He said no, that his family is Christian, and that he had a good childhood.>He denied being mentally unwell. He also said he was not sorry for what he says he did.>"Will I apologize for my actions? Absolutely not," he said.>Sheafe said that he had a history of drug use, but he didn’t believe that impacted his mental state.>He says he's OK with being executed.>When asked if he regretted anything, he said, "nothing.">Sheafe reportedly placed a crown of thorns on Schonemann's head after he was killed.>"In the desert. There's, you know, trees that, you know, have thorns, and so I cut it, and I made the crown of thorns," he said.>Why did he kill Schonemann specifically?>"Because he was first up. I was going to start in Phoenix and end in Phoenix, and circle the nation," he said. "10 cities, 14 pastors, 10 states." >He says he doesn't regret the impact on the New River community that he had, instilling fear.>Sheafe says he was planning to target people of different faiths.>"Christian, Catholic, Mormon. Anyone preaching that Jesus is God, essentially, the Trinity, a concept created by man, by Paul. He's not God. God, the father alone, is God," he said.>He says he doesn't hate Christians.>"I don't hate Christians. I'm after the pastors that are leading them astray," he said.>He says he will apologize to Schonemann's family, but there's a caveat.>"I will apologize to them in that aspect. I'm sorry that they got caught in the crossfire. Will I apologize for my actions? Absolutely not. I'm defending my father," Sheafe said. >>682341>"Christian, Catholic, Mormon. Anyone preaching that Jesus is God, essentially, the Trinity, a concept created by man, by Paul. He's not God. God, the father alone, is God," he said.History is in flux, it has never stopped being in flux
Might as well X-post this here because /USA/pol is a troll-infested tard pit where discussion of politics is almost impossible.
https://archive.ph/oQvvX>‘SubwayTakes’ Cut Kamala Harris Interview Because Her Opinion Was Too Weird>Host Kareem Rahma said he felt like it would have cost Harris the 2024 election >In the post-mortem on former Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, many errors with the Democratic strategy have been identified. The love for fracking. The warmongering. The cozying up to the billionaire class. An emphasis on celebrity endorsements at the expense of clearly communicated policy plans to improve the lives of working people. A campaign mottled by the likely-senile Joe Biden. The bucket of screw-ups runs deep. >But something that the Pod Save America fellas missed in their hindsight assessment of the Democratic Party’s commitment to failure was an interview with Harris that never actually made it to the internet. In an interview that’s now gone viral on TikTok with Steven Bertoni for Forbes, Kareem Rahma — the creator and host of the popular social media show SubwayTakes — revealed that there’s an unaired episode featuring Harris. It was so bad and so weird that Rahma feared at the time that he would be blamed if Harris lost the election.>“What happened with Kamala?” Bertoni asked Rahma. >“Her take was really confusing and weird and not good, and so we mutually agreed we shouldn’t publish it,” Rahma said.>The entire idea was presented by the DNC — both Tim Walz and Harris wanted to film episodes of SubwayTakes as part of their digital campaign. It was ostensibly a smart move; SubwayTakes has over 1.2 million followers on Instagram, and a million on TikTok. Clips regularly go viral. It’s a great way to reach a lot of young people on the internet. But Rahma explained that the episode with Harris never aired. “I got lucky, because I didn’t want to be blamed for her losing,” Rahma said. >“It was that bad?” Bertoni asked.>“It was really, really bad and it was… It didn’t make any sense, I can tell you that,” Rahma replied.>The controversial take in question? “It was ‘bacon is a spice.’ Bacon is a spice,” Rahma explained. >What does that mean? It’s really anyone’s guess, as we don’t — and likely never will — have the footage of the full conversation. But for the record, 100 percent disagree. Bacon is not a spice. It’s a meat that can be used as a topping but not a seasoning. Duh. >“Do you think that was her opinion, or do you think she got like a research group to try and figure something out,” Bertoni asked in a longer version of the clip. >“Research group, because originally the take that I was pitched was great,” Rahma replied. “It was that she does not like to take her shoes off on airplanes.” >That’s fun! Normal, just controversial enough to merit debate, but something that will bring people together in conversation. Agree or disagree, that’s a take people can understand. Instead, Harris arrived with the hard to parse, disappointing, ultra uninspiring and kind of embarrassing take few people would relate to. >You know what? Maybe the Pod Save America guys already did have this conversation.Unique IPs: 41