:aus-delenda-est: every day i learn some new horrible little factoid about how the world is somehow just a bit worse than i thought

I will give America this; Our attitude towards free speech means we have a lot more leeway to talk shit than in a lot of places.

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/06/1024315097/how-a-beloved-giant-rat-won-free-speech-rights

Courts have consistently ruled that Scabby is protected speech, which is nice even if the unions aren't as militant as is called for by the moment.