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Got_Bent , in NJ Does Not Renew Trump's Liquor Licenses At 2 Golf Clubs After Felony Conviction

Boof bro will personally take up this case and see to it that a former president is immune from liquor license requirements. HE LIKES BEER!

Starkstruck , in Etsy to ban sale of most sex toys, explicit content, and more

How about they get rid of the shitty dropshippers instead?

sunzu ,

Ain't that their main money driver now?

chiliedogg ,

My favorite was the one that generated a ship code but never actually shipped the item, and kept telling Etsy “Oops - one more week for us to get this figured out” every time I complained with Etsy until the refund period ended, and Etsy stood behind them.

I’m never using Etsy again after that bullshit.

Pips ,

So that’s fraud, report it to your state/local AG office of consumer protection. Might be able to get your money back.

ipkpjersi , (edited )

Or just contact your credit card provider and say the item was never shipped, because it wasn’t. Bonus points if you can prove that they never sent you a tracking number. If Etsy won’t help you then fuck them.

dhcmrlchtdj__ , in Oklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose license
@dhcmrlchtdj__@lemmy.world avatar

And this is the same cunt that was blaming “the radical left” for “politicizing” the death of a child under his care. nytimes.com/…/oklahoma-nonbinary-student-superint…

BobGnarley , in 'It's a mess': Biden turns to family on his path forward after his disastrous debate

Just fucking die already so we can get a different candidate. If he wins, Elizabeth Warren will take over when he does die mid term and were all fucked worse than the other old piece of shit.

Neither of them will live much longer in this world, why burn it down on the way out? Edit: to be clear fuck Donald Trump too. The fact that we are stuck with one old rich piece of shit vs the other means we have lost this fight. Trump didn’t even win the vote the people made last time he won, the electoral college made him win. But sure voting matters, and its not all stacked against us.

TwentySeven ,

Elizabeth Warren?

BobGnarley ,

Yes I thought he was running with her instead of Harris this next campaign. I really really hope I was wrong about that.

ImADifferentBird ,
@ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Not sure why Elizabeth Warren would take over or why we’d all be fucked with her as president. Did you somehow confuse Warren with Kamala Harris?

Also not sure how we’d be fucked worse with Harris than with Trump, if that is what you meant. The list of people who’d be worse than Trump is exceedingly short.

NOT_RICK ,
@NOT_RICK@lemmy.world avatar

I’d vote for a moldy ham sandwich over Donald Trump.

BobGnarley ,

I thought he was running with Elizabeth Warren as his VP this next run instead of Harris. If its Harris then hell yes, I’d vote for team dementia but if its Warren I’d rather just not vote and let the electoral college call all the shots like it did when trump “won” the first time

ImADifferentBird ,
@ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Where’d you get that idea? And what made you think Warren would be worse than Trump?

Nougat , in NJ Does Not Renew Trump's Liquor Licenses At 2 Golf Clubs After Felony Conviction

... the ABC entered "Miscellaneous Ad Interim Permits," which allow the facilities to continue serving alcohol until a hearing on the renewals is held.

So, still no consequences.

frickineh ,

Anyone applying for or holding a liquor license is entitled to a hearing if they’re denied. That doesn’t change just because it’s Trump. I do liquor licensing in a different state and you really can’t just take it away without due process. He may well get to keep the licenses, because his conviction wasn’t related to liquor laws, and for us, that’s one of the only times we can revoke one. This is really not a case of him getting special treatment.

TrickDacy ,

I’m sure he’ll be treated like all other convicted felons

Lololol

frickineh ,

In this instance? Probably. We just had a hearing for a guy charged with bigamy and DV, and he got to renew his license. We have another guy who owns a bar (thank god not in my city) that’s known for being a dangerous shithole, and he keeps getting licensed somehow. Most liquor laws make it pretty hard to essentially take away someone’s livelihood, regardless of what you or I think about it. I wish it was treated as more of a privilege than it is, but Trump is far from the only felon with a liquor license.

TrickDacy ,

Maybe you’re right but if so, this would be the one time he’s treated like everyone else.

What is DV anyhow?

TransplantedSconie ,

Domestic Violence

MrShankles ,

I searched “Bigamy and DV charge” first; then searched “DV charge” before I got my answer. I’m just saying that you’re not the only one who didn’t know the acronym

If I had scrolled another comment down, I would’ve had my my answer. So I appreciate ya asking for everyone else who doesn’t know

vrek ,

So if someone is convicted of like a gun crime or rape or murder as long as they were sober at the time they can keep their liquor license? What if they are in jail? Can a person own a bar, get convicted of homicide in the first degree, and keep with bar open with their license even if they are behind bars?

I’m not questioning this case, I’m just curious since if only liquor crimes can take a way a license that brought a lot of questions to my mind .

frickineh ,

So the short answer is that it’s complicated. Long answer is (with the caveat that I’m not an attorney and we have one that guides our licensing board) that those are crimes of moral turpitude, which are considered when evaluating a new application or renewal. Per state law, the existence of a conviction isn’t enough on its own to deny the license - the board has to consider things like length of time since the crime and the applicant’s conduct since then. I genuinely have no idea what would happen if someone was in jail. I mean, I’m sure their license would be denied, I’m just not sure if they’d even be allowed to renew or maintain ownership in the first place. It’s never come up. More than likely, they’d sell it or transfer ownership before it ever came to me.

I don’t know NJ liquor laws, but if they’re similar, I can see them saying sorry, the conviction was too recent and you’ve shown zero remorse, no license for you. That said, I have no idea if Trump, individually is considered an owner, or if the license is under a subsidiary company where everyone knows it’s ultimately his, but he’s not involved in any of the day to day, so the establishment can remain licensed. Frankly, it’s not going to hurt him as much as the people who will lose their jobs if the license goes, but I’ll be interested to see what happens.

vrek ,

Interesting, thanks for the info

MrShankles ,

I’ve learned a lot from your comments, much appreciated!

Varyk ,

You’re mistaking consequences for unilateral penalties absent of due process.

He’s facing a whole ton of consequences, like 500 million of them.

kevindqc , in American Ninja Warrior winner Drew Dreschel sentenced to 10 years for child sex crimes
NotMyOldRedditName ,
SnotFlickerman , in Etsy to ban sale of most sex toys, explicit content, and more
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I’m gonna be real with you people.

I’m not putting something in my body made by some fucking rando with no evidence whatsoever of what kind of materials they made it with.

Maybe, just maybe, this is a good thing because who knows what kind of toxic plastics were being used to make DIWhy sex toys.


The banning of porn is otherwise dumb, of course.

sunzu ,

There is wisdom in this one haha

Lewo ,

Meanwhile, most sex shops: selling jelly which just straight up melts with time, TPE/TPR which are porous and might melt when boiled and therefore pretty much impossible to keep clean, PVC which they promise doesn’t contain phthalates this time, and silicone that has about a 50% chance of actually being platinum cured. DIYers can’t be much worse, as far as I know, they either outright state what methods and materials they use or will provide them upon request.

Llewellyn ,

What’s wrong with platinum?

Evilcoleslaw , (edited )

Nothing, I think the issue is that the other 50% will be peroxide cured because it’s cheaper, though more likely to have fillers and potentially cause skin irritation or allergies.

ICastFist ,
@ICastFist@programming.dev avatar

Platinum cured silicone is, afaik, the only silicone that is food safe, thus safe to put inside any of your holes. It’s significantly more expensive than other silicones, mostly due to the catalyst (platinum).

Rai ,

That’s why I only get my toys from Bad Dragon!

pixeltree ,
@pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

There’s plenty of other good reliable makers that aren’t scummy to their employees and customers. nobd.info If you’re in the US, twin tail creations, all night toys, fantasy drove and square peg toys are all absolutely fantastic. 3 out of 5 of my top favorites are from all night toys, the couple who run it are cammers who are extreme size people and couldn’t get toys large enough so they decided to make their own and goddamn it really shows that it’s a great thing to have people so involved in using toys being the ones to design them, they know exactly what goes into a good toy.

Exotic erotics is good too, but their website is really bad. Just hard to use. Topped toys is really good, but they’re canadian so ordering from them directly you have to worry about international shipping. You can get them through some retailers like mr s leather.

Duamerthrax ,

But you trust corpos?

Also, all that stuff is standard movie industry prop material and is well documented. Here’s one listing from Smooth-on with the Safety Data Sheet right in front. It would be harder to get the toxic stuff. If you’re unsure, just ask the maker for the SDS. If they don’t know what that is, then run.

Riven ,
@Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

That’s fair, etsy also sells a lot of adult toys that aren’t meant to go inside. They have plenty of bdsm gear made by small creators, I’ve bought a couple from specific people who I follow and they’ve been great.

funkless_eck , in American Ninja Warrior winner Drew Dreschel sentenced to 10 years for child sex crimes

crazy how they had fireworks and let him be nude at the trial

FenrirIII ,
@FenrirIII@lemmy.world avatar

He’s a Florida Man

geekworking , in NJ Does Not Renew Trump's Liquor Licenses At 2 Golf Clubs After Felony Conviction

crime involving moral turpitude

Moral turpitude laws are puritan christian bullshit that should not exist.

But since they do, me might as well use them to unleash the face eating leopards.

Jimmyeatsausage ,

I mean, making dubious consequences apply to the “in group” is a vital step in getting rid of those consequences. Most conservatives were fine with treating addiction as a crime in the 80s when it was black folks getting arrested for crack, but when it was white, working class folks getting arrested for opiates, we were able to start talking about addiction as the medical condition it is. It’s a shitty road towards progress, and I wish we could better… but changes in a democracy require convincing people of the need to change, and sometimes that just can’t happen until they fall through the cracks in society personally.

SoleInvictus ,

It’s the classic conservative condition: I didn’t see it was a problem until it happened to me. So let’s start making it happen to them.

Dagwood222 ,

Nancy Reagan was personally soft on abortion, but she knew it played to the base, so she was gung ho to overturn Roe V. Wade. That was until she found out stem cells might be able to help Ronnie’s dementia, then she was all for using corpses to make medicine.

ipkpjersi , in Idaho book ban goes into effect on Monday

So much for the right being anti-censorship and pro free-speech lol

Burn_The_Right ,

Conservatism is fascism. The more conservative one is, the more fascist one is. Conservatives have never, ever supported free speech. Never.

FlyingSquid , in Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

When all of our great-grandchildren are mutant flesh lumps with the intelligence of a border collie, this will be a big factor.

TimLovesTech ,
@TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social avatar

Luckily the EPA now has no power to do anything about it either, all but guaranteeing it gets worse before it ever gets better.

pearsaltchocolatebar ,

Bold of you to assume it’ll get better

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

On Friday, I was told that it was a good thing these cases are being handled by the judiciary again.

The same judiciary which is currently deliberating on whether or not the president can legally commit felonies.

SnotFlickerman ,
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

The judiciary which has a backlog of cases and this will further create a backlog.

Lawyers must be happy about endless billable hours, of course.

TimLovesTech ,
@TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social avatar

It’s great when the highest court in the land has decided to use the court as a weapon and reinterpret settled case law, which just happens to be in favor of the people giving them bribes gratuities. Weird that! Can’t wait for my friends to spend $2.4 million on me …

P1nkman ,

Good news! The president CAN legally commit felonies now! How cool is that?

As a European, I am terribly sorry for what’s happening over there. It really worries me, as it’ll have an effect on the entire world 😞

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Yep. It’s your planet too. Basically corporations have been given free reign in America to fuck it up here which will fuck it up everywhere else.

some_guy ,

Will Devon still player our sewer concert? If so, I’m ok with it.

https://lemmy.sdf.org/pictrs/image/19f04f78-07c5-4283-8c02-cabf0e1ba088.png

card797 , in South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China

Their are many websites originating from China that will explain why their claims are valid and that they should not be disputed.

FenrirIII , in NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays
@FenrirIII@lemmy.world avatar

If we lose the libraries, we lose democracy

SaltySalamander , in Memo Reveals Trump’s Plan to Slash the Size of the G.O.P. Platform

What platform?!

some_guy , in ‘A death sentence for music’: the battle for America’s last Live Nation-free city

Livenation and Ticketmaster are two of the most evil corporations in the USA. May their execs rot.

afk_strats ,

It’s worse than you thought. They’re the same company.

girlfreddy OP ,
@girlfreddy@lemmy.ca avatar

I’ll add in all the politicians who sat on their thumbs watching LN/TM take over America’s live music scene and did sfa to stop it.

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