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From: BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: Make It Make Sense
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 03:37:46 -0000 (UTC)
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On Jun 17, 2025 at 8:18:39 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

> On 6/17/2025 11:08 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> 
>>  https://ibb.co/RknV5xzr
>>  
>>  Misdemeanor charge + $2000 fine
>>  
>>  https://ibb.co/SD6RcDVp
>>  
>>  Man in Rhode Island was arrested after he allegedly made a skid mark on a
>>  Pride Rainbow crosswalk with his car.
>>  
>>  The city allowing a "pride" crosswalk in the first place is a 1A violation.
>> If
>>  I asked for a permit to paint an anti-troon mural in the crosswalk (or a
>>  pro-gun/2A message), I bet they wouldn't give me one. The government is
>>  allowing some political and social messages but not others based on their
>> own
>>  politics.
>>  
>>  Where are the DOJ lawsuits against rainbow murals being painted on city
>>  streets (to the exclusion of all other non-'progressive' messages) and then
>>  treated like religious icons?
> 
> I'd bet any bias is more about squeaky-wheel avoidance than politics.

Well, if that's the goal, I can't imagine how all but calling up the
Department of Justice and saying, "Sue us!" accomplishes that.