Comment on YSK that in several US States, it's illegal to boycott Israel

roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• KindnessisPunk@piefed.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They basically just ruled that piracy is legal for meta in their case about scraping Anna's archieve for their AI.

  The class divide is very literally getting baked into our legal framework. I know it's always been there, in an unspoken manner, but it's making strides in being letter of the law now.

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• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  what the fuck is this appeals court smoking?

  A big joint labeled “AIPAC” that got passed to them in a Federalist Society blunt rotation.

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  • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You can ban imports, you cannot dictate that I buy products from fucking Walmart.

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    • chillpanzee@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      And yet… I would’t bat an eye if I saw a new executive order tomorrow requiring that.

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      • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Executive orders aren’t worth shit to citizens. All he can do is order the executive branch around.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Where do you think Walmart gets its merch?

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      • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        What does that have to do with the argument? They’re pointing out that the government can restrict where you spend your money but the opposite is not true.

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  • hector@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Well also keep in mind that the Israelis have our politicians compromised, not just on the Epstein stuff, probably a range of issues, and seemingly our CIA and FBI did nothing to stop it if not more likely helped them do it.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      seemingly our CIA and FBI did nothing to stop it

      Why would they stop it? Hoover spent his entire career at the FBI trying to extort elected leaders into doing what he wanted.

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      • hector@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Allowing a foreign intelligence agency to get blackmail on our politicians is in open Defiance of the reason for being of the FBI and CIA.

        They clearly have their priorities screwed up, and by All Rights should live the rest of their lives in a work camp on the North Slope of Alaska building public housing for the inuit.

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    • DrFistington@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This. This cannot be said enough.

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• AlexLost@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  *States

  Fixed it for you. You are welcome.

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  • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Minnesota is in the same appeals circuit and deserves better.

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  i really really wish that were true. were it, i’d have the medicines i need.

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  • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Again, controlling imports is a long established power. The government cannot force you to but from a specific business.

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