AnalogJack

joined 2 years ago
[–] AnalogJack@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago (72 children)

The 5th Director of the FBI, Louis Freeh, who was director at the time of the complaint, was literally appointed by Bill Clinton. Furthermore, the 3rd director, William Webster, was appointed by Jimmy Carter, and the 7th director, James Comey, was appointed by Barack Obama.

[–] AnalogJack@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning is quite good. It explores Reserve Police Battalion 101, composed of “ordinary men” who become ruthless killers conducting the early stages of the holocaust. It’s a heavy subject so I’d advise you ensure you’re in a good headspace before reading. But the lessons it teaches in how a regime radicalizes its citizens to commit heinous crimes against innocent people are, unfortunately, quite relevant today.

[–] AnalogJack@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Well yeah, shooting someone at all is “intent to kill” regardless of what part of the body is shot.

[–] AnalogJack@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago (12 children)
[–] AnalogJack@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I disagree, you should absolutely feel confident that you are handling a gun safely and unease should never be a part of the equation. A magazine disconnect complicates safe gun handling by adding an unnecessary extra step.

[–] AnalogJack@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

In general I feel less safe handling the guns I own with a magazine disconnect than the ones without. Having to put a magazine into the gun to drop the hammer puts me on edge every time.

[–] AnalogJack@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s a loose lens frame used to check someone for a glasses prescription.

[–] AnalogJack@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I need that on a t-shirt

[–] AnalogJack@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Seems like they’re unsure about this being causation or just correlation.

From the article: “Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure are risk factors for NAION. It’s possible that patients with more severe diabetes or high blood pressure were more likely to be prescribed semaglutide, as it’s a highly effective drug, and that may have played into the higher rates of NAION in those cohorts.”