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MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•'Absolutely Pathetic': Senate Democrats Denounced for Caving to GOP in Shutdown Fight | Common Dreams
1·15 days agoYour “left wing” democrats are further right wing than our mainstream conservative party coalition. (The Liberals, and probably the Nationals too, to be honest)
And that’s with an extremely right-wing owned press (Murdoch & Nine Fairfax, Australia).
Let that sink in.
And please, for the love of God, actually riot. I don’t enjoy the notion of being under the thumb of the US with the fuckwits at the helm.
It was bad enough with vaugely competent imperialists in charge.
The No Kings marches are piss-weak given people are ALREADY DYING and more will die because of the Dems capitulation.
I’m not a revolutionary, but I damned well would be in your country.
Seriously, and kind regards from the provinces.
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•The GOP expected Democrats to relent on the shutdown by now. That isn't happening.
1·29 days agoI’m sorry, but the rules for how your government works are so confusing.
And requiring budget bills to pass every year or you entire government shuts down is a bug most other democracies patched out last century. (You just make everything roll over by default if you can’t pass a budget). The US Government seems to be constantly in shut down. It’s kinda dumb folks, it doesn’t need to be this way.
I could have sworn I heard that the 100 person US senate only needs 51 members to pass a bill, but I vaguely heard they don’t want to do that because it overrides the option to filibuster?
What???
Very lost over here
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Jerry Seinfeld says people who say 'Free Palestine' are worse than the Ku Klux Klan
2·2 months agoThis is the real answer. Really, really gross, just not necessarily illegal.
Age of consent varies. Example in Victoria Australia is it’s within 2 years until 16, anyone from 16 as long as they’re not your teacher or someone else with authority, and then 18 anyone older than 16.
Prevents stupid shit like I’ve heard from the US where an 18 year old gets booked because the parents don’t like that their 17 year old is having sex…
Don’t look up the age of consent in China, they’ve really dropped the ball on that one 👀
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Zohran Mamdani's momentum shows no sign of slowing down
5·5 months agoHonestly at this point, because of first past the post, this probably splits the establishment vote. Which I personally think is hilarious (ranked choice being implemented would be better, of course).
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•An "unimaginable sum:" Trump's Big Beautiful Bill would appropriate $200 billion to ICE
4·5 months agoThis take makes a lot of sense, fair enough.
I guess I’m just expecting the worse because of all the norms they’re breaking. Maybe not a war, but I would not be surprised if the CIA leans on us a little more heavily than they already have (allegedly, but let’s be honest, very likely).
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Why AOC should run for president in 2028
3·5 months agoI’m still (probably naively) hoping people wake the fuck up and resist like their lives depended up it.
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Why AOC should run for president in 2028
2·5 months agoThis voting system does not spark joy (thanks for the explanation!)
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Why AOC should run for president in 2028
5·5 months agoI feel like your (the US’) only hope is a proper grassroots campaign.
Preferential voting or bust.
Because it’s really going to be bust, at this rate.
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•An "unimaginable sum:" Trump's Big Beautiful Bill would appropriate $200 billion to ICE
21·5 months agoI feel like what the rest of the world doesn’t understand (I am from the "rest of the world), is that the USA is VASTLY more powerful than the Nazis ever were. Barely any country is sounding the alarm seriously. Just “oh we’re concerned about what’s happening”.
We are truly fucked.
And we’re under the US’ thumb (Australia).
At least we’re majority white… maybe that’ll keep us safe, temporarily.
I hate this timeline, so very much.
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Why AOC should run for president in 2028
2·5 months agoDo they not have preferential voting in the primaries?
Is this a specific NYC democratic party thing?
I am not from the US.
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Why AOC should run for president in 2028
2·5 months agoAs much as we’d all faun over the fall of the US empire, I don’t think fascism in the US would work out well for anyone.
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Why AOC should run for president in 2028
8·5 months agoWhy Harris?
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
Uplifting News@lemmy.world•CRISPR used to remove extra chromosomes in Down syndrome and restore cell functionEnglish
1·5 months agoI absolutely hated it when I first watched, but it grew on me so much that by the end of the series it was by far my most favourite intro. None of the others come anywhere close.
The most recent ones are an absolute snooze fest only good for skipping
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politics @lemmy.world•Trump Insists Clearly Edited Pic of Abrego Garcia's Tats is Real in Testy Interview
4·7 months agocome from the Christian crusades originally
To me, this is equally as bad as Nazi symbology
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Smithsonian begins removing exhibits, artifacts from African American History Museum
1·7 months agoAmerica, you need to riot. Like yesterday. Do not let this happen. You’re too much of an imperial power, it’s gonna fuck us all over.
Fight them in every arena. Stop rolling over.
Too much to lose to fight back? Just wait, you’ll live to regret it. And so will we.
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Tim Walz says ‘we wouldn’t be in this mess’ if it wasn’t for him and Harris
2·9 months agoHe’s much more down to earth than the democratic establishment, or even Harris.
At least, this is the vibes I’m getting.
I don’t blame him, despite not knowing that much about him.
MisterFrog@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•France’s Macron brutally fact checks Trump to his face
4·9 months agoI really wish the media would stop misusing words for clicks.
He interrupted Trump to firmly fact check him.
“Brutally”? Look at what they did to my boy “slammed”. Suddenly brutally is going to mean, gently.
As much as not protecting endangered species sucks and is stupid, what you’re talking about is the MUCH more concerning part.
Annoucement by annoucement, the US accepts rule by decree.
How, in the ever-loving-fuck, are people not marching in the streets (I am aware people are, but as a percentage of the population it’s really not enough given what’s happening)