Tim Cushing 's Techdirt Comments

Latest Comments (1568)

• On the post: National Guard Troops Aren’t Thrilled About Being Part Of Trump’s Performative War On Protesters

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2025 @ 12:48pm

  oh my someone is worried that my caustic dragging of an actually fascist administration isn't "fair" enough. Newsmax will let you watch for free. Get on it, M803.

• On the post: National Guard Troops Aren’t Thrilled About Being Part Of Trump’s Performative War On Protesters

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2025 @ 12:47pm

  'wrong term' lol gtfo with your personal bitchassness, ac

• On the post: National Guard Troops Aren’t Thrilled About Being Part Of Trump’s Performative War On Protesters

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2025 @ 12:11pm

  if an hmmv can't function as an emergency bathroom, why are we even buying them

• On the post: National Guard Troops Aren’t Thrilled About Being Part Of Trump’s Performative War On Protesters

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2025 @ 12:10pm

  Waging war against fellow Americans is something cops want to do. US military members may be just as racist, but they seem to prefer limiting their atrocities to nations other than ours.

• On the post: ICE Raids South Dakota Businesses Three Days After DHS Head Kristi Noem’s Visit Was Greeted With Protests

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 23 May, 2025 @ 04:38pm

  I didn't make myself clear in that sentence. There have been zero raids of South Dakota businesses during the 2nd Trump administration.

• On the post: Yet Another Columnist Claims Bluesky Is A Liberal Echo Chamber Because Its Users Keeping Kicking Nazis Out Of The Bar

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2025 @ 06:28pm

  I'm not trying to minimize what Mastodon does. I went there first when Twitter turned even more shitty than it already was. But there's a difference: Some people will invite some good friends over and play Avalon Hill war sim games for hours on end, providing everyone involved with a deep and necessarily complicated reimagining of world wars. Millions of others just want to boot up Call of Duty and play some multi-player without being hammered by racist and homophobic comments. The entity that solves the second problem first is going to be the industry leader, not necessarily because it offer more control, but because it offers enough control (without the added learning curve) to satisfy the needs of people who want things to work the way they expect them to, rather than people who think spending time being the moderator in "moderation at scale is impossible" is their idea of a good time.

• On the post: Yet Another Columnist Claims Bluesky Is A Liberal Echo Chamber Because Its Users Keeping Kicking Nazis Out Of The Bar

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2025 @ 06:16pm

  You're right. It is possible to do that there as well. The difference is (and I'm speaking from personal experience) that using Bluesky is like using Twitter but without all the sewage, but Mastodon (for all its fediverse power) is a social media service for people who enjoy the setting up their own email servers.

• On the post: Cybertruck Owners Are Asking Congressional Reps To Protect Them From People Who Don’t Like Cybertruck Owners

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 12 Mar, 2025 @ 02:44pm

  My apologies. You're right and I'm wrong. I'm not aware of any instances of these laws being enforced in this way, but it's true: at least two states have added this to their hate crime statutes. According to the DOJ, five states have laws like this on the books, but it only appears to be these two states that have added sentence enhancements for attacks based on political alignment. On the other hand, the people petitioning their Congressional reps aren't asking for their political views to be protected under hate crime statutes, they're asking for "Cybertruck owner" to be added to these laws. Of course, it's about politics. But the owners of these cars will need to be honest about why they've purchased them if they hope to be protected under existing law because no one -- not even in this insane political environment -- could possibly hope to pass a bill that adds owners of a single model of vehicle (owners of other Tesla models aren't complaining) to the list of people with protected status under hate crime laws.

• On the post: Cybertruck Owners Are Asking Congressional Reps To Protect Them From People Who Don’t Like Cybertruck Owners

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2025 @ 04:45pm

  a crime "in some areas." Please point out where on a map of the United States -- the place where this is actually happening. Even if you're right (and you're not), point out anywhere in the world where owning a certain vehicle grants you extra protection from people who don't like your vehicle.

• On the post: Gun Detection Tech Fails To Detect Gun, Prevent School Shooting

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2025 @ 02:51pm

  Well, let's get some gun control going first.

• On the post: DOJ Investigation Proves That If A PD Isn’t Known For Its Constant Rights Violations, It’s Because It Hasn’t Been Investigated Yet

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2024 @ 06:38pm

  While it’s essential to hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct, broad generalizations that paint all police departments or officers as inherently corrupt or abusive are counterproductive and unfair.

  I don't need to paint them. They paint themselves, year after year and investigation after investigation.

• On the post: Ohio Law Enforcement Officer Tells Democrats He Won’t Render Aid To Them, Blames Posts On His Sleep Medication

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2024 @ 04:02pm

  Wasn't this after Trump supporters started posting threats on social media about "hunting FEMA?" And no one expects FEMA to act as first responders, so if it "seems similar," it's only because you think you're actually making some kind of point here.

• On the post: America’s Mayor Earns Second Permanent Disbarment For Being An Election Conspiracy Grifter

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 09 Oct, 2024 @ 06:29pm

  Trust me, I took great pleasure in reporting this -- that being Rudy's 2nd "DO NOT PRACTICE LAW. DO NOT PASS GO" ruling. My pleasure is only tempered by the fact relayed by the second half of that sentence. That's not a typo. That's just my spin on a common phrase.

• On the post: Let’s Take A Moment To Appreciate The Shittiness Of This Police Union Statement On The Tyreek Hill Traffic Stop

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2024 @ 01:31pm

  Apparently, the author didn’t watch the video.

  lol ok I'll just quote myself here:

  Feel free to watch the whole thing and draw your own conclusions about Tyreek Hill’s behavior. (Also, keep an eye out for the invocation of Florida’s 25-foot cop halo law, which happens about 13 minutes into the recording.)

  If nothing else, the parenthetical would make it clear I watched at least half of the recording. We can always just take this the other way:

  Apparently, Joe Dirt didn't read the article.

  But that's not how I roll. I won't make the assumption you didn't read the article (or watch the video) just because I disagree with your take on the recording.

• On the post: FBI Wants More Access To Everything, Can’t Be Bothered To Protect The Stuff It Already Has

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2024 @ 02:31pm

  Ask your SAIC, I guess.

• On the post: Age Verification Laws Are Just A Path Towards A Full Ban On Porn, Proponent Admits

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2024 @ 03:27pm

  I'm willing to bet part of this is just a bunch of straight men trying to find some way to deny their own sexual attraction to trans women. This study, one that openly admits it's working with largely anecdotal evidence, studied hundreds of social media posts on the topic and found that plenty of men admit attraction to trans women but then backstop their admissions with misogyny. That seems about par for the course here: a bunch of legislators who view themselves as religious leaders are attempting to legislate their own shame into non-existence. Kill all porn and they'll finally be able to deny their own desires because they'll no longer have access to the stuff that turns them on the most.

• On the post: Texas School Thinks It Can Solve Student Mental Health Issues By Banning Black Clothing

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2024 @ 04:16pm

  Depending on your particular preference in noise-to-blues ratio, you'll be pleased/displeased to know the Jesus and Mary Chain covered this track around the same time they declared Bo Diddley to be Jesus.

• On the post: Texas School Thinks It Can Solve Student Mental Health Issues By Banning Black Clothing

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 19 Aug, 2024 @ 04:07pm

  I have failed you all.

• On the post: Fifth Circuit Is Going To Take Another Swing At Its Extremely Messy Library Book Removal Decision

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2024 @ 08:10pm

  Just a quick note, the position of “county judge” is a purely executive position in Texas. It’s the title for the chief executive officer of a county and the position has no connection to the state judiciary.

  Well, what in the actual fuck. Can they tell a librarian what to do or what? I mean, I realize Texans will elect anybody that can wear Tony Lamas without stumbling, but what actual power does this position contain? Can they tell librarians to remove books or does everyone else in Llano County just assume they can?

• On the post: Clearview AI Is So Broke It’s Now Offering Lawsuits Plaintiffs A Cut Of Its Extremely Dubious Future Fortunes

  

  Tim Cushing ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2024 @ 03:44pm

  It’s amazing how wrong so much of the commentary is with respect to Clearview.

  Oh, Chuck. Haven't you realized by now that every time you claim someone else is wrong, most bystanders immediately believe the person you're referring to is actually right?

Next >>