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[–] JHRD1880@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago

“Businesses cannot discriminate,” Bondi said.

You stupid bitch, your side literally cried for years because a shop refused to make a cake for a gay couple, claiming it was their right to refuse it.

[–] coffee_nutcase207@lemmy.world 40 points 3 days ago

I thought it was free speech to refuse service to people you don't like?

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 105 points 3 days ago (2 children)

“Businesses cannot discriminate,” Bondi said, referring to the Office Depot incident.

Yet the GOP wants 'conscience clauses' for pharmacists to be able to refuse to fill prescriptions for drugs they don't approve of, for medical personnel to be able to refuse health care to people they don't approve of, and of course for bakeries to be able to refuse their services to people they don't approve of.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 36 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If it wasn't for hypocrisy, the GOP would not exist.

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[–] Hector@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What possible charge could the feds Levy for refusing to print flyers? I can't think of anything, and I do not see how interstate commerce comes into this at all for Pam bondy's dumbass to get involved in the first place.

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[–] wuffah@lemmy.world 69 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The US AG really going after the big fish on this one. Way to defend America from the print guy at Office Depot, Pam! You stupid fucking cunt.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

FORMER print guy. Office Depot fired him before this.

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 107 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Remember the cake shit? Not so good now that the shoe is on the other left foot huh?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 69 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's different because Nazis are not a protected class. The kinds of things Kirk said were a CHOICE. Being gay isn't.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago

It’s different because Nazis are not a protected class.

Were not a protected class, until now under this regime. Regardless of what any laws may say, since they no longer apply.

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[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

Yep. She doesn’t, I guess.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Man, it's going to be wild when Taco passes away, because there will be people celebrating and they will be doing it openly.

If the snowflakes cannot handle what people say about a bottom-tier Nazi podcaster who many people had zero awareness of, they are going to positively lose their minds when they see how many people really, really hate Orange Jesus and start spontaneously celebrating in the streets.

They are going to be so busy trying to dox 2/3 of the nation...

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 77 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Now, THIS is definitely illegal.

[–] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 36 points 3 days ago

Who’s going to do anything about it? There’s only one box left.

[–] Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 69 points 3 days ago (4 children)

...what law did they break?

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 79 points 3 days ago (3 children)

And how did it differ from refusing to decorate a cake for a same sex wedding?

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 34 points 3 days ago

It's not, but that doesn't matter anymore because the rule of law is over in the US and the 1st amendment is no longer in force. Welcome to the Republic of Gilead.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago

The law of the hurting the feelings of Nazis.

[–] Catma@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

Not swearing fealty to our new god emperor

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[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What's the crime? Oh right there isn't one and this administration is just making shit up at this point.

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[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 70 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They are a private business right? They can choose not to print them, no?

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 78 points 3 days ago (6 children)

They're not even going after a private company. They are going after one (now) ex-employee.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 47 points 3 days ago

Literally the definition of free speech.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 days ago

They were just an employee...and they've already been fired.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 57 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This will be shot down a million times in court. The defendent will get the BEST pro-bono lawyers from the ACLU, and we will have paid for this with tax dollars.

Pam Blondie really failed law school. This is fucking disgusting.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This will be shot down a million times in court

Before getting to SCOTUS who will likely carve out an exception to their wedding cake precedent to serve their fascist masters.

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[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pam Blondie

It was right there this whole time! How did we miss it?

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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Didn’t Trump get convicted of 34 felonies? When will he be sentenced for those?

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[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wait... Does that mean we can get Gay cakes made now?

[–] Hector@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

That gay cake thing was entirely fabricated. Like there was no gay couple that requested that cake be made, the woman who sued over it just made the shit up out of whole cloth with the right wing organizations banking the lawsuit. They did not have standing but the Supreme Court ignored that.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

That was the website design women. In Colorado the cake nonsense actually happened and made it to the Supreme Court. Doesn't make the cake maker any better.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I can't wait to hear that they failed to get a grand jury to even rubber stamp the charges.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago

Maybe she can throw a ham sandwich at them.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 55 points 3 days ago

The victimizing is insufferable.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] chillpanzee@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 days ago

She probably won't, but of she does, I'm sure they can fuck the guy's life up bat without any legal basis whatsoever. It's not like the law matters to them any more.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago

For “being the bad guy” of course. This is Perry Mason 101. Where did you go to law school?

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 46 points 3 days ago

"We don’t print propaganda, it’s propaganda."

What a legend.

[–] Jikiya@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Rule for thee, not for me!

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Sounds like the government has decided to embrace SLAPP lawsuits.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

The only language fascists understand is violence.

There's only one way to get through to them

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

These people are stuck on stupid. Trying to make Kirk out to be a hero just shows how little they care about reality. I feel sorry for them looking up to Kirk. They apparently all aspire to be losers who make money off of hate. I guess it is their "thing".

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 25 points 3 days ago

The GOVERNMENT Jailing people who Make them Upset is called FREEDOM!

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Prosecute HER for massive overreach

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 3 days ago

More manufactured crisis bullshit from the party that protects a child rapist

[–] firewyre@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Dude what the actual fuck

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