How does the World view America these days?

i think there's a doc posted in this thread about tranqdope. shit is crazy.

  On 1/12/2023 at 1:38 AM, ignatius said:

your bank manager might be a racist if... 

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both sides tho

looks like almost everyone is getting pressed equally so we're at least we're united on that front

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/cops-in-us-shoot-double-amputee-as-he-fled-on-stumps/news-story/3229bdc61a2f0131431f99ef195c5600

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Super Nintendo World’s new Mario Kart ride accused of excluding plus size visitors

Universal Studios’ highly anticipated Super Nintendo World partially opened this month – but one ride has been accused of exluding plus size visitors to the theme park.

As part of the attraction’s soft launch, gamers, influencers and some tourists have been invited to try out rides, including the Mario Kart ride.

The augmented reality experience places riders in Bowser’s castle and features coloured carts.

But one element of the immersive ride has fans of the gaming franchise less than excited: the waist circumference limit of 40 inches for visitors.

“Nothing but wonderful things to say about Super Nintendo World except this: the body size limitations on the Mario Kart ride are absolutely ridiculous,” influencer Rocco Botte tweeted of the experience.

“I’ve never had any issue fitting into any ride in my entire life, and I can BARELY fit into this one. Completely absurd.”

TikToker David Vaughn warned his followers: “Unfortunately, the new Mario Kart Bowser’s Challenge attraction comes with a warning that guests whose waistline is at least 40 inches or greater may not be accommodated on the ride.”

Another Twitter user posted: “Can we discuss how at my biggest I would not have been able to fit on Mario Kart? A 40 inch waist line is about a size 20. Are you freaking kidding me @UniStudios? It’s a DARK RIDE.”

Meanwhile, postcast host Matt Mazany claimed this was part of a wider trend of rides excluding bigger theme park visitors.

“Trust me when I say ‘lose a little weight’ is not a novel suggestion,” he wrote in a Facebook post.

“Universal has a history now of releasing new rides (Harry Potter, Life of Pets, and now Mario Kart) where they don’t accommodate big people yet they WILL take full admission price from us. Seems unethical.”

A “test seat” is available at the entrance to the ride so that prospective users can check they will fit.

“This ride employs safety restraints which may restrict certain guests from riding due to body shape and size,” Universal Studios’ guidelines read.

“Guests whose waist line is at least 40 inches or greater may not be accommodated on the ride and are strongly encouraged to try the test seat provided at the entrance of the attraction to ensure their ability to ride.”

“It’s frustrating that theme parks are still creating family-friendly attractions that aren’t accessible to many of their guests,” added David Vaughn in his post.

The average male waist size in the US exceeds the ride’s limit at 40.5 inches; the averge female waist size is 38.7 inches.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/mario-kart-ride-super-nintendo-world-plus-size-b2273446.html

Mario is fat-shaming people in the US and I love it.

  On 1/25/2023 at 9:33 PM, Nebraska said:

looks like almost everyone is getting pressed equally so we're at least we're united on that front

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  On 2/5/2023 at 11:25 AM, Rubin Farr said:

 

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No no no no, it's all about that Chinese COVID balloon, man.

Everybody's freaking out about this one Chinese balloon spying on us... as they open up TikTok on their phones.

  On 2/5/2023 at 11:25 AM, Rubin Farr said:

 

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heard interview w/scientist who studies violence and what he found was that in america in every city like 80% of crimes happen in localized areas over long periods of time.  without fail it happens within same areas for decades.. it might shift one way or another and even when the area changes and crime drops it's just moved. "hotspots" is controversial for some and there's different theories and studies etc. 

my brain is like a fogmode demon right now so none of that may make any sense as i've written it. 

  On 2/5/2023 at 2:25 PM, ignatius said:

heard interview w/scientist who studies violence and what he found was that in america in every city like 80% of crimes happen in localized areas over long periods of time.  without fail it happens within same areas for decades.. it might shift one way or another and even when the area changes and crime drops it's just moved. "hotspots" is controversial for some and there's different theories and studies etc. 

my brain is like a fogmode demon right now so none of that may make any sense as i've written it. 

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this was just the murders in 2022, the gangs gunfight on the North & West sides of town. 

  On 2/5/2023 at 11:25 AM, Rubin Farr said:

 

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Bear attacks?

  On 2/6/2023 at 8:18 AM, Squee said:

Bear attacks?

the leader of the church of the AR15 has been flexing his lyrical chops, and just released this banger

  On 2/7/2023 at 10:13 PM, Nebraska said:

the leader of the church of the AR15 has been flexing his lyrical chops, and just released this banger

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that's the son of the moonies founder guy right? 

High school athletes will not have to report their periods to the vagina police after all.  

typical LA evening. let's do this:

  On 2/13/2023 at 3:42 AM, ignatius said:

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small pp club

^ this "washington establishment" she speaks of as "failing us"

uhh didn't she like work for trump, therefore was a part of the establishment? pot, kettle...doesn't really matter any more...

donnie v haley v desantis... should be some comedy gold memes coming to screens soon

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11751339/amp/Alabama-inmate-froze-death-restrained-walk-freezer-hours-family-says.html

Mentally ill man, 33, who froze to death in police custody in Alabama was 'likely placed in restraint chair in jail's walk-in freezer for HOURS', lawsuit claims 

The doctor also notes the puzzling nature of the death.

'I am not sure what circumstances the patient was held in incarceration but it is difficult to understand a rectal temperature of 72 degrees F, 22 degrees centigrade while someone is incarcerated in jail,' the suit states. 

'The cause of his hypothermia is not clear. I do not know if he could have been exposed to a cold environment. I do believe hypothermia was the ultimate cause of death,' it continues. 

Lawyers for the family had similar questions to the doctor, asking how he would have frozen inside the jail. 

'How does a man literally freeze to death while incarcerated in a modern, climate-controlled jail, in the custody and care of corrections officers?' the lawyers asked. 

DailyMail.com reached out to the Walker County Coroner's Office to confirm the man's cause of death but did not receive a response.