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Very likely that this is Oklahoma’s future Governor, btw.

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[–] garretble@lemmy.world 118 points 1 month ago (5 children)

My maxim of "Never trust anyone wearing a cowboy hat that's not actively riding a horse" still holds true.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

The rat fuckers really love the cowboy aesthetic. But you’ll never see mud on those boots.

He’s also famous for trying to pass a bill to make schools call animal control on “furries,” and attempting to legalize cockfighting.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago

unzi- oh. No, a different thing.... Never mind... Got a little excited about something... Nevermind. Zip

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Swordfight! Them roach-stompers gonna get messy, though.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

They're all hat and no cattle.

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 month ago

Probably drives a giant pickup truck that is spotless and has nothing in the truck bed all the time.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

Hey, the Ghoul is pretty- well. Also fictional. Still works I guess???

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I feel like I need a book of proverbs like this.

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 40 points 1 month ago

“There’s absolutely no way it can do that,” he said. “These are people who know nothing about science, who know nothing about medicine, that are trying to provide medical laws that make no (sense.)”

"Preach, Brother!" - IT profesionals everywhere

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

He does realize they screen for his constituents’ virulent hepatitis, right?

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“medical professionals said it’s not reasonable to require blood banks to accurately screen donors for vaccination status. Scientifically, there’s no way to tell the difference between the antibodies of people who have been sick with COVID and those who have been vaccinated against it, one doctor said.”

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah, that's how vaccines work.

[–] CreamyJalapenoSauce@piefed.social 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Scientifically, there’s no way to tell the difference between the antibodies of people who have been sick with COVID and those who have been vaccinated against it, one doctor said.

How about I run the blood bank. Sounds like free money. Hell yeah I'd charge.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I have a machine that I can sell you that will tell you whether it thinks someone has normal antibodies or the vaccine antibodies. Only costs $200 (When you sign up for $15k monthly calibration for a base period of 3 years)

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So ... he wants blood donated by inbred morons who make stupid decisions heedless of scientific evidence? Hurr! Yeah! Pyurblud! Pyurblud!!!

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

"Pure Blood" is a euphemism for sister-fucking.

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did a virus come up with this?

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yes. The virus is called "conservatism".

Unfortunately, the primary vaccine against conservatism requires near-daily doses for about 14 years, and the virus has gotten control of the purse strings over the "basic secondary education" vaccine development program.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Well you can see he’s a mental giant.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Very likely that this is Oklahoma’s future Governor, btw.

The election is this November and I have literally never heard of this asshole. He also doesn’t appear to have announced a run. At this point I kinda doubt he will be the next governor. My money is on Drummond, the current attorney general who has announced a run.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I guess he just declared for lieutenant governor, not the main governor. I follow him a bit because he’s unfortunately attracted the people who are angry about our shitshow of a child welfare system.

Drummond will probably win, which is goddamn frustrating because he presents himself as a “moderate” when he’s just as raving of a lunatic as the rest of them. (Refusing to press charges on the cop who beat the shit out of that Vietnamese man, not doing shit about Walters…)

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey.. if the MAGA all want to be susceptible to horrible diseases and go extinct who's to stop them? Just keep me far the fuck away from them till they are extinct.

[–] PoastRotato@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

This line of thinking works fine up until you consider the innocent children who are having this idiocy forced on them by their parents.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 6 points 1 month ago

Justin Humphrey should be removed from office.

Severely limiting your donor pool for a critical resource sounds like a profitable venture. What hospital would want that blood? Surely the big banks would beat them on cost alone because of volume.

[–] wieson@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why hasn't Oklahoma been given back yet?

It was ruled that the old treaties, testifying it as native land, were rightful, wasn't it?

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Stitt has been doing his damnedest to fuck with McGirt. There’s regular social media meltdowns over indigenous hunting and fishing rights.

The state is corrupt to its core - the FBI was literally created because of a massive and high level conspiracy to bomb Osage natives and take their land rights, which the Oklahoma government could not be trusted to investigate. There are lots of small towns where the law is whatever the guy who owns the car dealership says.

[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Just use holy water and turn it into blood?

[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So actually, the best way to get these fuckers would be to donate blood as a cancer, hepatits or HIV sufferer. You’d have to lie during your interview, but they lie all the time anyway so no harm, no foul.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago
[–] studmaster@lemmy.world -5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't understand. Are you guys seriously defending the vax or am i just not smart enough to get the humor?

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Are you guys seriously defending the vax or am i just not smart