I wonder who’ll be next week’s Prime Minister?
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Aside from Arjan deciding to mimic Musk’s posting style, there’s a lot of irresponsible politics swirling around this case, with those throwing around petrol being the first to decry the fire that results.
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It’s a custom during Halloween here; I guess you Europeans haven’t caught on yet. We even have a little chant we sing as we do it:
Trick or Treat,
Suck your feet,
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Burning ballot boxes and more intimidation at election centers:
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5168404/oregon-washington-arizona-ballots-drop-boxes-fires
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Burning ballot boxes and more intimidation at election centers:
Things are feeling really, really tense at this point. Fuck, only a few days to go. Man.
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Yes let’s just hope for the best. People need to chill out.
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Isn’t that enough reason to not have twitter, though?
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If that’s a Kamala bird, it’s funny; but if it’s a Trump bird, it’s stupid!!!
See? USA politics explained in 15 words.
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Why the fuck is our country so stupid?
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Why the fuck is our country so stupid?
I’m sorry but this is the UK’s national anthem, you’ll have to get your own.
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The world as memorably summed up by Richard Mottram continues:
“We’re all ****ed. I’m ****ed. You’re ****ed. The whole department is ****ed. It’s the biggest cock-up ever. We’re all completely ****ed.”
Just swap out department for world.
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You know, thinking about it, I’m not sure I’ve heard a single policy of Harris’ other than “I’m not Trump” and “let Israel keep doing what they’re doing” and while I’ve not been forensic about following the election, it’s not like I’ve totally avoided. So in hindsight, maybe a campaign based on vibes wasn’t the best idea?
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Trump is hardly much better though, his rambling disjointed speeches aren’t exactly full of complex policy discussions.
But he does say tangible things, however abhorrent or delusional they may be. “Mass deportations” and “I’m going to fix inflation” are policies that supporters can grab onto. Harris had…
I know more about what Walz did as governor than what Harris aimed to do as President. -
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Trump is now 2-0 vs. the only 2 female candidates ever.
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I think voters just didn’t really like Harris. People who voted for Obama twice didn’t see it in her. Democrats don’t have a good candidate and they lack a positive vision for the future.
That shouldn’t really matter when the alternative is a monster, though. This is a victory of bullying, of meanness, of open rejection of lawfulness and decency on every level.
US members – I’m sorry for your guys. Hope the next years won’t be too bad.
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I guess if you’re saying Trump shouldn’t win, I agree, but that and and fifty cents will buy you a cup of coffee. In a democracy you have to be able to get enough people on your side.
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Fear and hatred won out over hope.
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But he does say tangible things, however abhorrent or delusional they may be.
Yeah perhaps. It’s like that old Simpsons headline, “Crazy Promises The Key”.
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In a democracy you have to be able to get enough people on your side.
My point exactly. Apparently, what the majority of people in the US want is to bully and demean and humiliate the weak. To exploit and to steal whatever you can. To laugh at human values and empathy.
That is what Trump showed them. That is what got people on his side.
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My point exactly. Apparently, what the majority of people in the US want is to bully and demean and humiliate the weak. To exploit and to steal whatever you can. To laugh at human values and empathy.
That is what Trump showed them. That is what got people on his side.
I agree with you, Christian. Back in 2016 Trump made it okay to be insulting and abusive and threatening toward people who don’t agree with you or people whose sexual/racial/ethnic/religious background you do not like. Certain Americans, including those who erroneously felt that the Obama-era efforts to provide rights “others” meant fewer rights for them, embraced the “Us or Them” attitude that Trump promoted. And the Biden/Harris efforts to restore decency in this country after 2020 was, apparently, a huge failure.
In the end we, as a nation, will get what we deserve; and it won’t be pretty. I just hope our allies will forgive us somewhere down the road.
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The Republicans took the Senate, and the House doesn’t seem settled yet. The Repubs may get the House.
If they get both, that pretty much means that Trump will be removed, and Vance will be POTUS.
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Vance is Peter Thiel running the US with his hand up Vance’s arse.
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The Republicans took the Senate, and the House doesn’t seem settled yet. The Repubs may get the House.
If they get both, that pretty much means that Trump will be removed, and Vance will be POTUS.
Literally remove him from power or let Vance act as POTUS in all but name?
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Why would they remove Trump?
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And here are the billionaires kissing Trump’s arse, scrambling over each other to be the first and best at it:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/06/trump-election-win-billionaires
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Bill Clinton thought it was erection night instead of election night…
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Interesting analysis:
I see this graphic a lot now:
Interesting that abortion ban, Jan 6, scandals, convicted felon, sexual assault, racism, etc. weren’t deal breakers at all with them. And after that “island of garbage” remark, surprised that the Latino vote was rather high. Now some are surprised getting DMs saying “Your body, my choice” and will be surprised if/when someone very close to them gets deported.
He and his populist message gets to some on a primal level, a level that you can’t use reason and logic against.
THIS tiktok vid is going around regarding a parallel situation that happened in Poland. Whoa!
@imnotustudio What happened in Poland can happen in America #election #poland #womensrights #lgbtrights
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“It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hard working immigrants who make this country go, for health care, for our climate, for science, for journalism, for justice, for free speech. It was a terrible night for poor people, for the middle class, for seniors who rely on Social Security, for our allies in Ukraine, for NATO and democracy and decency. And it was a terrible night for everyone who voted against him. And guess what? It was a bad night for everyone who voted for him too. You just don’t realize it yet.”
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But people were hunted in our streets because of their nationality and that is a big fat fucking red line.
Gosh. You think?
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Goodbye, democracy — it’s Trump’s America now
Technically an opinion piece but I don’t doubt this could become reality.
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Goodbye, democracy — it’s Trump’s America now
Technically an opinion piece but I don’t doubt this could become reality.
Wouldn’t be surprised given that new law that was passed about Presidential immunity. He wants to be like P*tin.
How much of this or that Tiktok vid on Poland will actually happen… But it is a clean sweep of the Presidency, SC, and both Houses all GOP.
No checks and balances.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Here’s the Plan to Fight Back
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Also it is likely Maccabi fans also did things that are unacceptable.
Given Maccabi fans/hooligans are known to be fascistic even by the standards of football ultras, it seems pretty clear they fucked around (pulling down the Palestinian flags, smashing up taxis) and found out (hounded out of the city). That this is being spun as horrible antisemitism targeting poor innocent football fans is ridiculous.
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Good speech. Here are some important quotes:
Many political experts and D.C. insiders are already blaming President Joe Biden’s economic agenda for Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss. This does not stand up to scrutiny. Even though the Biden economy produced strong economic growth while reining in inflation, incumbent parties across the globe have been tossed out by voters after the pandemic. American voters also showed support for Democratic economic policies, for example, approving ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage in Alaska and to guarantee paid sick leave in Missouri.
But good economic policies do not erase painful underlying truths about our country. For my entire career, I’ve studied how the system is rigged against working-class families. On paper, the U.S. economy is the strongest in the world. But working families are struggling with big expenses like the cost of housing, health care, and childcare. Giant corporations get tax breaks and favorable rules while workers are gouged by higher prices. Billionaires pay paltry taxes on their wealth while families can’t afford to buy their first homes.
Americans do not want a country where political parties each field their own team of billionaires who then squabble over how to divvy up the spoils of government. Vice President Harris deserves credit for running an inspiring campaign under unprecedented circumstances. But if Democrats want to earn back the trust of working people and govern again, we need to convince voters we can—and will—unrig the economy.
I’ll say it one more time, I wish they’d gone with Warren in 2020.
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Right, but just because some of the people their actions provoked were antisemitic doesn’t mean the Israeli hooligans aren’t culpable. You’re using one side’s prejudice to excuse the other’s.
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Isn’t that what you did, as well, though? Blaming only the Maccabi fans?
Well, I’m not trying to excuse antisemites – I’m sure some of the people retaliating were thrilled for the excuse and it always sucks when innocent fans get swept up in hooliganism – but the situation was created by the Maccabi fans. Retaliatory violence against football hooligans is hard to spin as being entirely down to antisemitism when it’s clearly provoked by the racist actions of the initial hooligans. If those prejudices were equal and comparable they’d have clashed directly straight off, but they didn’t. The Maccabi ultras fucked about unprovoked.
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Former Harris Director Says Biden Should Resign and Make VP the President | Video
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Assuming we’ll still have a democracy after the next four years, who should be considered for the Democratic presidential candidate?
At this point, there really are no serious contenders that I can see.
This is where the Dems need to get their shit together fast and begin developing someone to run.
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Assuming we’ll still have a democracy after the next four years, who should be considered for the Democratic presidential candidate?
At this point, there really are no serious contenders that I can see.
This is where the Dems need to get their shit together fast and begin developing someone to run.
They should have done that a long time ago.
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Assuming we’ll still have a democracy after the next four years, who should be considered for the Democratic presidential candidate?
Beyonce, with Taylor Swift as her running mate.
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Assuming we’ll still have a democracy after the next four years, who should be considered for the Democratic presidential candidate?
I don’t see anyone who’s currently properly on the stage. Warren and Sanders are too old, and women and PoC won’t get a chance after Harris’ failure. Of the people who were thrown around as candidates before they settled on Harris, Gavin Newsom is probably who they would go with now. Or one of the other white dudes. But I think it’ll probably be a whole new ballgame after those four years.
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I’d flip that.
No, I’d rather see Jay-Z as First Husband than Travis Kelce.
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Opinion: Donald Trump’s 2024 election the death knell for experiment. Democracy is dead.
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I’d flip that.
No, I’d rather see Jay-Z as First Husband than Travis Kelce.
Jay Z’s good friend Sean Combs can arrange the inauguration parties.
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Jay Z’s good friend Sean Combs can arrange the inauguration parties.
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Some were seriously trying to recruit Oprah to run years ago
Assuming we’ll still have a democracy after the next four years, who should be considered for the Democratic presidential candidate?
I don’t see anyone who’s currently properly on the stage. Warren and Sanders are too old, and women and PoC won’t get a chance after Harris’ failure. Of the people who were thrown around as candidates before they settled on Harris, Gavin Newsom is probably who they would go with now. Or one of the other white dudes. But I think it’ll probably be a whole new ballgame after those four years.
Either too old, female, or gay. Buttegieg would have been all right, if he was straight. Ivy League, Rhodes, Afghan veteran, Navy Lieutenant. Now Gavin Newsome or Beto O’Rourke. Provided there is a democracy as said.
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I don’t think O’Rourke has the momentum anymore. He already tried to go for this once, and he’s lost the last two elections he took part in (senate and governor). I mean, yes, this was Texas of course, but at some point it becomes a hard sell when you can’t point to having won anything in the last decade.
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Amsterdam police is taking a decent, nuanced stance on what happened in their statements. Better than any politician I’ve heard about it yet, frankly.
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Matt Gaetz is Trump’s pick for attorney general
Because of course would do something stupid like that. Let’s put someone who was grooming and molesting teens as AG.
I think this time around, the picks are far worse than before.
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Hey, who better to tell if something’s barely legal?
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“Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System. […]
The announcement comes as Trump has called for retribution against numerous adversaries, calling for the arrest of figures like special counsel Jack Smith and suggesting others should be prosecuted.That is so, so funny.
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Matt Gaetz is a crazy appointment and there’s a chance it won’t get through the Senate apparently. We’ll see.
Which is why Trump’s strategy (according to CNN reports) is to do a “recess appointment” to bypass the Congressional approval process:
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Trump Defense Department pick Pete Hesgeth was accused of sexual assault in 2017
As if Gaetz wasn’t enough.
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That Hegseth guy has a “Deus Vult” tattoo (slogan of the crusaders) and he wants the Israelis to buid the third temple. Pretty confused individual.
In my country a growing number of people want our government to be more critical of Israel, right now about 50 % take this position. I think it’s a good sign that people are getting more critical. Unfortunately our government is very loyal to Israel.
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Ostensibly an opinion piece:
Donald Trump Is Already Starting to Fail
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Dementia Don must think he’s casting a new season of Celebrity Apprentice.
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