“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law even including the supreme court of the United States.”

Throughout his address, Biden underscored the gravity of the moment, emphasizing that the only barrier to the president’s authority now lies in the personal restraint of the officeholder. He warned vehemently against the prospect of Trump returning to power, painting a stark picture of the dangers such an outcome could pose.

  • @CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee
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    105 days ago

    Now I need to look up the origin of that word. I thought it came up separately from the body part reference.

    • @Soulg@sh.itjust.works
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      175 days ago

      It did. It’s an abbreviation of the word pusillanimous.

      However, almost everybody thinks it’s referring to vagina, so it doesn’t really matter anymore. Even most people who use it think that.

      • @bolexforsoup
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        What matters is 99.99% of people understand “pussy” as “vagina” so yeah that’s kind of the issue here.

    • @bolexforsoup
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      “Pussy” is pretty narrowly used in place of “vagina” and is used almost exclusively as an insult to call someone weak or cowardly (outside of a sexual context).

      • theprogressivist
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        135 days ago

        And what’s the problem? If it were sexist they would be using “stop being a woman” compared to “stop being a pussy”. One is sexist the other is just an insult. Grow some skin. This is the internet, after all.

        • @bolexforsoup
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          45 days ago

          is just an insult

          You are so close. What makes being a pussy a bad thing? Why is that an insult? Unpack that for a second. Use your critical thinking skills.

          • Lightor
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            35 days ago

            Lol and what makes having a low temperature desirable, because those people are cool. You really are digging for something to be offended by.

            • @bolexforsoup
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              15 days ago

              Do I really need to point out that this is a false equivalency?

              • Lightor
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                You could, but you’d be wrong. You take a word with a literal meaning and use it as slang, giving it another making. Do I really need to point out how slang works?

            • @bolexforsoup
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              55 days ago

              It is baffling to me that what you just wrote didn’t sort this out for you.

                • @bolexforsoup
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                  We both know you aren’t so narrow minded as to actually believe the argument you’re making. You’ve ditched common sense/basic social literacy in an effort to win an Internet argument. If you’re not going to actually have a real discussion then we can move on.

                  • Lightor
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                    55 days ago

                    Lol this was never a real discussion, it was someone clutching their pearls and normal people laughing at them.

            • @bolexforsoup
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              Jfc how bored do you need to be to have like four different conversations going with me. Feel free to have the last word, I’m sure it’s very important to you. I’m done

              • Lightor
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                34 days ago

                Lol, look at how many convos you have, how bored must you be? Somehow I’m worse because I’m talking with one person, not 10? But ya, silly me engaging in conversation on a forum.

                Lol, this “have the last word” line is basically a meme at this point. I’ve called out your issues and hypocrisy in other to threads you don’t respond to, but you respond to this with a weak attempt to save face. You had a bad take, got called out, and now you’re running away, tail between your legs.

                You’ve been done, when half a dozen people wrecked your bad stance, at least you recognize it now.