Elon would probably think he’s Crassus, except no one actually likes him.

I see, thank you for the explanation! I only learned about it in school within the context of Nixon and Vietnam during history class.

I’m a bit confused. Isn’t the War Powers Act what gives congress the power to declare war, and the president can only do so if the US is DIRECTLY attacked? Someone more educated in US constitutional acts please correct me if I’m wrong, I know post-9/11 a lot of stuff got…“suspended in times of need”.

Can’t believe I lived to see the fall of the Republic and rise of the TACO Triumvirate 🥹

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No one is saying neoliberalism is as far right as fascism. However fascism has a cloak of populism that it can hide under that neoliberalism can never do because they are tied to corporate interests in varying degrees. As such, a lot of working class people gravitate towards fascists who pay lip service to working class struggles.

At the end of the day, both neoliberals and fascists benefit from an undereducated and overworked population. That is why we need true alternatives that support the working class

… I don’t think you understand what’s going on in Serbia if you think there’s voting happening. Have a good day.

Visible support from government/establishment officials of the Serbian student anti-corruption protests. The students that the sitting Serbian government is trying to freeze and starve into submission.

Again, contrast that to what the US did to their students during the pro-Palestine university encampments.

We Americans need to open our fucking eyes, clapback tweets and watching leopards eating faces is just the new bread and circus. Holding up “fact checking signs” during a Trump speech will not save us.

Apparently Americans can’t learn from other countries. American Exceptionalism truly is the best.

The “powerless” opposition party in Serbia btw:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/04/serbian-mps-set-off-flares-and-smoke-grenades-inside-parliament

Thank you, I was so confused as to what the other comments were talking about. I have js turned off by default.

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Awesome, thank you so much!

Pardon my ignorance, but what is Briar?

It’s so sad because if you look at their resumes, Usha Vance is actually much more accomplished than her husband. Peter Thiel just prefers JD, I guess.

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Holy shit, almost double the next person. Dude is in the twilight of his career, he could have told them to fuck off with little consequences at this point.

They used up all their energy and resources on the 500 times they tried to murk Castro, they got no juice left.

I know two federal workers that were planning to retire during the Trump administration, but are staying because of this shitshow. One of them even cited he saw how the “buyouts” at Twitter went under Elon and, “I ain’t falling for that shit he’s pulling.”

They’re all pretty scared and anxious though, I feel awful for them. The treasury workers especially.

Oh my god