That will make an upcoming trade war more interesting. And/or give justifications for annexing Canada, but I don't think they are that smart.
Funny events in anti-woke world
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Fundamentally, the US right wing will not do anything for black voters. However, if the left does not really deliver either, one can argue that black voters may as well vote for a party more aligned with their worldview. One might argue this is part of the left writ large-scale for many groups. For instance that even if the working class have, on balance, benefitted more from the left than the right, they have done so in a way so marginal or hard to preceive that it doesn't effectively earn their political support. And thus in many countries they have moved away from the left - often to the far right.
As Thaluikhain said.
Hope they enjoyed getting fucked over in the ass over and over again and not see a bigger and get even lesser benefits. Like the Muslims in America who who thought Trump would stop the war between Palestine and Israel, and the killing/slaughtering of many Muslims, only to get screwed over immediately afterward as soon as the fucker got elected. One of the neighborhoods I drove through during the election is mostly made up of Arab-Muslims. An Arbab owned grocery store their had a sign saying "Trump will stop the war in Gaza if you vote for him!". I hope it was worth screwing everyone over you dumb fuckers that were dumb and desperate enough to vote for him! Did you forget he tried throw you all, and many times before during COVID, underneath the speeding bus? You all chose this and getting what you deserve.
Keir Starmer announced today that defence spending would increase from 2.3% of GDP to 2.5% by 2027 (an extra £13.4bn annually), and 3% by the next Parliament.
...funded by a cut to the aid budget, from 0.5% to 0.3% by 2027.
A defence spending increase is justifiable, as Europe will probably need to play some role in securing Eastern Europe from Russian attack, given that the US has now decided to abandon its international commitments. But the chosen source of the money is unjustifiable. The aid budget is already stretched beyond breaking point. For as long as we refuse to tax obscene wealth (in individuals, inheritance, corporations etc), cutting vital services & aid is a political choice, not a necessity.
...funded by a cut to the aid budget, from 0.5% to 0.3% by 2027.
A defence spending increase is justifiable, as Europe will probably need to play some role in securing Eastern Europe from Russian attack, given that the US has now decided to abandon its international commitments. But the chosen source of the money is unjustifiable. The aid budget is already stretched beyond breaking point. For as long as we refuse to tax obscene wealth (in individuals, inheritance, corporations etc), cutting vital services & aid is a political choice, not a necessity.
But you can't do that, it would hurt the obscenely wealthy! Don't you know who pays for your politicians?
"A tad" doesn't really do it justice. Merz is a rightist nut who'd fit right in with the AfD.
Well, yes.
To be fair, Trump would always have been happy to stop the war in Gaza, just as long as it were in a way that would comprehensively favour Israel. Anyone who thought it would turn out otherwise wasn't paying attention to what he said.
But then, isn't this also a classic case where the Democrats have comprehensively failed to earn people's vote and invite this sort of thing? I suspect the party ran the numbers and decided it was electorally worthwhile to throw the Palestinians under the bus, but the repercussions with elements of their voter base were predictable.
I would like to think they will learn, but I don't think they will. For instance, consider how election after election seems to go with some people in a state hysteria, thinking even the most milquetoast moderate is going to herald the imminent collapse of society if they win the election. The repeated failure of president after president to wreck the country doesn't seem to convince them that maybe they're going to be okay.
That's been true for any number of election cycles, doesn't seem to have caught on. And, with Trump seeing if he can get to be dictator, might be too late.
There is no answer to that question which doesn't make me sad and angry.
You want the big kick in the balls?
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American people wouldn’t notice them. “Don’t make any sudden movements, or they’ll spot us,” Rep. Hakeem...
theonion.com
He's literally ripping off the Onion.
The Onion is now a straight news site, on account of satire being dead.
Trump to auction off citizenship via his ‘gold cards’ for $5m to foreigners who create jobs - NewsBreak
President Donald Trump announced a new path to U.S. citizenship : a pricey gold card. The U.S. is going to “sell” gold cards for $5 million, Trump announc
Frustration at Elon Musk spills over after closed-door House GOP meeting: 'Fed to the wolves'
House Republicans are privately complaining about Elon Musk's federal government efforts, though nearly all agree with the DOGE goal.
www.foxnews.com
Michigan Rep. Josh Schriver to introduce resolution calling on U.S. Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage
Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, says he plans to introduce a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which protects same-sex marriages.
www.cbsnews.com
Did Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw Really Threaten to "F***ing Kill" Mainer Tucker Carlson If They Ever Meet?
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Tex.) told a British journalist that he would kill prominent Maine-based conservative media personality Tucker Carlson if he meets him, causing social media to erupt in response. During a hot mic moment following a Monday interview with GB News’ Steven Edgington, the former...
www.themainewire.com
All this is doing is pushing Russia to spend more on their own defense to be on their guard from you (and the others that have arrayed themselves against them).
Security dilemma - Wikipedia
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America for sale to rich foreigners. I'd thought it would take us at least a year to get to this point.Trump to auction off citizenship via his ‘gold cards’ for $5m to foreigners who create jobs - NewsBreak
President Donald Trump announced a new path to U.S. citizenship : a pricey gold card. The U.S. is going to “sell” gold cards for $5 million, Trump announcwww.newsbreak.com
Trump whoring out to foreign moneypeople was already happening during Trump 1.
Though, if you had $5M to splash about, you'd probably get citizenship anyway. I don't think this is as new and exciting as he's saying, but also not as bad as it might seem.
Well yeah, a visa that basically did the same thing, but with actual albeit somewhat vague conditions, already existed. EB-5 or something. Invest $1M, create 10 jobs, you're in.
