@LDS_Dems As a Gen-X, we repurposed every word. It was rarely meant to disenfranchise a demographic. But I understand that some people are sensitive to that. That said, it’s low on my priority list compared to other terms like the N-word. Focus on that 1st & I’ll follow suit on the R-word.
Some time ago, I decided to block people who replied out the gate with "retard"
I am not offended by the word. I really don't care.
But once someone starts a conversation with it, you know they have already peaked intellectually and it doesn't get any smarter from there.
@cpeedell@van_vij You’re talking hindsight bias. It’s easy to criticize now that all 3 branches have failed us, but the document was pretty good as a starting point. There wasn’t much democracy history to pull from in the 1700s. And is was designed to amend. So not the Constitution’s fault.
@van_vij Nope. The Constitution could simply state that if you have a criminal record or any criminal trials pending, that would disqualify you from standing.
Presidents also shouldn’t be able to appoint judges to SCOTUS or any other court. That blatantly undermines separation of powers
The elephant in the room of the current global crisis is the totally inept US Constitution which has catastrophically failed on the Separation of Powers and allowed a criminal, pathological narcissist to take total control of the world’s most powerful nation & military
@thereal_sstorm@VeryBrexitProbs Give me a break with the childish hypocrisy. Even if all of NATO backed the US in Iran, this administration wouldn’t reciprocate against a Russian invasion of a NATO country. EU NATO countries would be given the same treatment as Ukraine.
Remember this tweet and others like it, when Putin is ramming his cock up Europe's ass. Who is going to stop him, the only capable army is in Ukraine, which is you know, defending Ukraine whilst EU has betrayed them for 5 years now? When was it, March of last year when Macron and the Scooby gang declared EU as the lead supporter of Ukraine now and Ukraine will get everything they need to win the war?
MAGA: “Europeans are freeloaders! We pay for NATO. We pay for everything! We’re leaving.”
Europeans: “Okay. Cheerio.”
MAGA: “We’re packing up! No more handouts. You’ll be screwed without us.”
Europeans: “I’m sure we’ll manage. Bye then.”
MAGA: “Better start learning Russian. You won’t last 15 minutes without us. You’re a bunch of pussies!!!”
Europeans: “Still here?”
MAGA: “We’ve got 300 aircraft carriers and 10 gazillion rockets and space lasers! You europoors still have cannons!”
Europeans: yawn in French, go for three-hour lunch.
MAGA: “USA! USA! USA! You’ll beg us to come back!!!”
Europeans: order a second bottle of Chablis.
@LibertyLockPod@JustTheTweets17 None of these guys are the prez. Did they influence the prez? Maybe, but he took the bait. Will other people influence him into absolutely stupid decisions? “The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.” If you want to point fingers, ultimately it’s the guy in charge.
@RedMedia_us Everyone take a deep breath. She doesn’t have to be MAGA to vote Republican. How many Democrats voted for Trump in the last two elections? Sometimes the other party doesn’t offer anything of substance. No vision, no plan, no coherent strategy. Can you blame her for pulling R?
Newly surfaced documents show TLC's Chili voted for the Republican party from 2016 to 2024 in both primaries and general elections despite claims that she isn't MAGA.
📎meidasnews.com/news/chilli-vo…
@EmmanuelMacron Fuck You 🖕🏻. Stay the fuck off Israel’s affairs. The children of Israel do not deserve to live with a fear rockets hitting their playground. Stick to Islamic State of France
I have just spoken with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
I expressed France’s full solidarity in the face of the indiscriminate strikes carried out by Israel in Lebanon today, which resulted in a very high number of civilian casualties. We condemn these strikes in the strongest possible terms.
They pose a direct threat to the sustainability of the ceasefire that has just been reached. Lebanon must be fully covered by it.
I reiterated the need to preserve Lebanon’s territorial integrity and France’s determination to support the efforts of the Lebanese authorities to uphold the country’s sovereignty and implement the Hezbollah disarmament plan.
NEW: A stunning new report claims that the Pentagon summoned Pope Leo XIV’s top American diplomat and threatened him after the U.S.-born pontiff gave his January state-of-the-world address.
Leo used the address to denounce a world ruled by “a diplomacy based on force” and “zeal for war.”
thelettersfromleo.com/p/the-pentagon…
@BiatchDulce Nope. Your aunt, whom I’m assuming is a generation older than you (moght be bad assumption as I have a nephew 1 year older than me) should have known better. Tell her to stop watching cable news & go for a walk instead. Helps clear the mind.
My aunt was happy that she voted for Trump in 2016. Her 401K gained lots of traction she was ecstatic, (you know money talks and bullshit walks.) Everything was good for her and her lifestyle.
This time she’s crying to me on the phone that why is Trump doing everything he said he wouldn’t do. Her 401K is in the trash and she’s feeling it at the grocery store, the gas stations, and pretty much every where. We rarely speak because of her ignorant views. Should I forgive her?
Question for Liberals -
(Trying to prove a point)
If you had a MAGA family member,
Who constantly pushed their MAGA ideology on you,
Who referred to you with the usual MAGA rhetoric of being a
“Libtard”
“Woke”
“Soyboy”
(Just to name a few)
Now that same MAGA family member needed financial help…
Would you help them?
@mark_petereit It’s not even that. Why would NASA employ 35k+ people to hoax the world. And that’s not counting the other space agencies. Launching rockets without people + a stage with people wired up? Dumb people.
It’s hilarious that the people claiming the moon landings never happened are all typing their comments into devices that wouldn’t even exist except for the technology pioneered for the moon missions.
@tolstoybb Why would you subject yourself to watching his press conference? I haven’t heard the sound of his voice in almost a year bcuz I refuse to listen/watch him anymore. It’s mostly lies anyway.