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GottaLaff , to random
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As of this morning, ’s DC office has completely turned over since Nov. 1.

Former staffers: it was an incredibly toxic office, with Mace as the driving force of instability. https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-major-sign-of-trouble-in-nancy-maces-office-total-staff-turnover

accretionist ,
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@TimBondy @GottaLaff "moderates" were hounded from the party. they were called RINOs by the fascists. the cult did a complete inquisition of the unpure, and now the GOP is nothing but screeching zombies

paninid , to random
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I read way too much Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, and John Le Carré as a kid to disagree that .

accretionist ,
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@paninid @philip_cardella

"In 2007, German chancellor Angela Merkel had bilateral talks with Putin, accompanied by Konni, at his vacation home in Sochi. Throughout the talks, Konni stayed close to both Putin and Merkel, who reportedly had a fear of dogs. Putin told Merkel, "I hope the dog does not frighten you." However, she appeared to be unsettled by Konni. Later, Putin denied using his dog to intimidate Merkel, while Merkel said of Putin's behaviour: "I understand why he has to do this—to prove he's a man. ... He's afraid of his own weakness. Russia has nothing, no successful politics or economy. All they have is this", referring to Konni."

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Bill Browder:

Very clever way for the US administration to arm Ukraine in the short term while the big US arms package is blocked by a few Putin supporters in DC

The Kyiv Independent:

⚡️Media: Biden arms via Greece.

A U.S. legal authority known as Excess Defense Articles (EDA) allows the president to deem certain weapons systems surplus and transfer them to partner nations at a cheap price or without cost.

accretionist ,
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@GottaLaff

The GOP blocked student loan relief. Biden found a way

Orban the Putin bootlicker blocked EU Ukraine funding. Each EU states funded Ukraine individually.

So we need to pass a Ukraine aid package, but during this entire congressional drama, I'm thinking "there's sure to be other mechanisms."

GottaLaff , to random
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“ can remain on ’ presidential primary ballot, the State Board of Elections voted on Tuesday, dismissing another challenge to the former president's eligibility under Section 3 of the .

8-person, bipartisan board voted unan against lawsuit brought by group of Illinois voters represented by nat watchdog group Free Speech for the People & Illinois elections lawyers.

The body said it lacked the authority to decide on the challenge”

https://trib.al/6OFJTW8

accretionist ,
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@GottaLaff if trump loses his case in georgia or the jack smith federal one, i'm wondering if they will revisit this

granted, if there is enough time. which is why trump uses endless stalling tactics

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@GottaLaff 😩

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    @vampiress

    well there's passing

    then there's passing

    philip_cardella , to random
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    @philip_cardella @TonyStark

    all terminology is coopted by its enemies, they associate all manner of lies and misinterpretations with the word, then in the common understanding it becomes "bad," or at least they avoid the term because they don't want to deal with the drama

    "defund the police" is about interventions that don't have to involve force

    but (and granted the terminology is clumsy because it's too easy to do this for those who don't understand the term) it becomes "just remove all police, lol"

    "woke" was originally a call to be aware of racist areas and racist thinking around you. now on the right it's mutated into "liberals bad," you can't even define the word anymore, it's endlessly reappropriated to mean almost anything

    on and on

    sometimes coopting words is good. "queer" was originally a slur, now it's used with pride

    all i know is it means our terminology just has to continually evolve, to stay one step ahead of this endless game

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reappropriation

    Teri_Kanefield , to random
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    Texas Governor Abbott signals that he may (will?) defy the Supreme Court order regarding the border.

    https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2024/01/24/475398/governor-abbott-signals-potential-defiance-of-supreme-courts-border-ruling/

    In 1830, Andrew Jackson, as president, refused to heed a Supreme Court order regarding the removal of Native Americans from Georgia.

    Jackson's refusal gave us the Trail of Tears.

    Jackson remained popular.

    The similarity: Both defiances are deeply racist.

    The difference: In 1830 only white men could vote.

    https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/indian-treaties#:~:text=President%20Jackson%20nonetheless%20refused%20to,and%20Henry%20Clay%20in%201835.

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    @joeinwynnewood @BruceMirken @Teri_Kanefield

    problem with invoking the national guard in texas is in today's environment the feds are more risk averse

    they would worry about blowback and optics and public sentiment in a way that didn't exist in the mid 1900s

    in the 1990s there was waco and ruby ridge, and in the 2010s the bundy stand off

    now these are all battle cries and martyrs for the far right

    i agree the feds should just grow a backbone and come down hard, because appeasement never works, it just emboldens malice, which smells weakness and redoubles their efforts when it senses it

    but giving in and just kicking the can down the road "makes sense" in some political calculations

    such as in an election season, unfortunately

    i honestly think the opposite political calculation is true: not showing a backbone fills your supporters with despondency and convinces them not to vote, while giving great cheer to the kind of far right sadists who are happy to see more games of chicken

    FediTips , to random
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    If you like following someone but they boost too much stuff, you can mute just their boosts without hiding their ordinary posts:

    1. Log into Mastodon
    2. Go to profile of the person whose boosts you want to hide
    3. Click on ︙or ⋯ at the top and select "Hide boosts from…" (or "Hide reblogs" on some apps)

    If you change your mind, go back to their profile and select "Show boosts from…" (or "Show reblogs").

    There's lots more info about muting and blocking on Mastodon at https://fedi.tips/blocking-and-muting-on-the-fediverse

    accretionist ,
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    @FediTips

    i boosted this

    with an acute realization of the self-referential irony in doing so, and why some not see my boost

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    That sucks.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    accretionist ,
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    @lowqualityfacts

    what happened, it's far worse than that

    the solar system was not heliocentric. but galileo staring at the sun made it so

    it wasn't geocentric either

    the solar system existed in a quantum entangled state of being one or the other. until galieo forced it into heliocentrism by his observation

    galileo staring at the sun is what binds the sun to it's heliocentric identity

    accretionist , to random
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    @stupidjim @GottaLaff

    🤣 🤣 🤣

    that was very entertaining vatnik

    but again, one teensy tiny detail for you to ponder: russia. invaded. ukraine.

    you have to at least still live in reality in your fan fiction efforts, as entertaining as it is

    StillIRise1963 , to random
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    If you actually want to change EVERYTHING here, we need more than a president. We need to own 60 seats in the Senate and take the House. If you don't understand that, then you DON'T GET HOW THE GOVERNMENT WORKS.

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    @Extra_Special_Carbon @joeinwynnewood @StillIRise1963 @exchgr

    you are correct they would use our behavior as an excuse to do some fascism

    but the problem with that assertion is that "our behavior" could be something unrelated, or even made up

    it's not like what's holding back the fascists from fascism is our good behavior

    we should simply do what is right, period

    and all the contrived, crocodile tears howling about that from fascists should not mean one single thing to you. nothing they say has any validity, seriousness, or attempt at fairness. it's just a game to them. if any one outside their ignorant indecent base falls for their bs complaints, that's just pure gravy. don't fall for it

    only one side of this conflict actually cares about what is right and being fair

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    first day at my new marketing job

    Me: Toblertwo

    Toblerone executives: Holy fuck

    accretionist ,
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    @lowqualityfacts

    {5 months into a successful career at Toblerone}

    executives: we're not seeing much productivity out of you lately

    me: Toblerthree

    executives: jesus christ on a pogostick, we've found our new CEO

    black_intellect , to random
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    Elon Musk Seems to Endorse Tweet Saying Students at Black Colleges Have Low IQs https://www.yahoo.com/tech/elon-musk-endorses-tweet-saying-210500360.html

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    @black_intellect

    can we destroy twitter so we never have to hear about this racist edgelord manchild ever again?

    let's get everyone on mastodon

    whatever it takes

    accretionist ,
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    @philip_cardella @black_intellect *manchild

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    That's crazy.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    accretionist ,
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    @lowqualityfacts are you calling marie curie a cobra?

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