I miss when the Teamsters used to pull stunts like this in order to force compliance from management.

I remember a particular appearance Bibi did shortly after Donald got reelected, and they were sitting there in the Oval Office, Donald yapping away while Bibi sat there with this ghoulish, knowing grin on his face. I just knew whatever they were cooking up was going to be monstrous.

And here ware.

Reminds me of how here in the US they call the hand cannons they use on protesters ‘rubber bullets’, when in fact, the rubber shells are huge and routinely blind and maim people.

These so-called police need to be fucking fired.

I am both terrified by the wrath and astounded by the beauty of this furry little god.

My wonderful yorkie does the same thing. I’m not sure what strange, old magic she invokes that makes it possible for her to do this, but I’m loathe to disturb her well-deserved rest.

Thank you for expanding on your earlier point. I appreciate the info.

I think a general sense of cynicism on the topic is appropriate too.

If nothing else, Donald has demonstrated that change really takes no time at all. A president just has to give enough of a damn to do it. The motherfucker literally made his second inauguration a ritual in demonstrating a commitment to change. (Shitty changes, but still change.)

And yes, our system has been well-engineered from the start to make sure the entire governing apparatus favors the rich and powerful. I don’t think that is ever going to change.

This is good info. Thank you for sharing.

You know that the political process needs a lot of patience and time if you actually want to achieve something?

Maybe that’s the case in Brazil, but here in the US, that is patently false.

This.

I’m so tired of politicians pretending to give a shit about the poor and middle class, but only during campaign season.

Yeah, Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate astroturf their engagement too.

I hate that it works, but it works.

Dave, in this case you’re wrong. The linked article doesn’t say what you’re asserting it says. All it says is a man entered the enclosure.

Yeah, being anti-war as an American is an anomaly. (At least until war drives up gas prices, at which point it finally becomes fashionable.)

Z, buddy, you knew what you were allying with. The US is a warmongering nation. I hate it, but that’s what we are. That our country didn’t jail Donald after January 6 was all the information you needed to know the risks associated with being a US proxy.

I am mocking the fact that you either didn’t read my reply or think it through.

But that’s okay. It’s not like any of this matters. Have a lovely Sunday.

This is a very thoughtful reply. Thank you.

It’s already happened.

The trade agreements that were negotiated after the tariffs, and intended to route trade around the US rather than through it, take up to two years to take effect.

The Big Beautiful Bill’s good provisions were timed to expire after the mid-terms, but expire they will. The pro-billionaire stuff in it will be permanent. This is going to make affordability even worse, which will likely strengthen socialist candidates in the coming years.

Iran has irrevocably shattered US hegemony by destroying our bases in the Middle East and making the military afraid to rebuild. The US is even, evidently, afraid to park planes in allied European countries now.

The revolution’s already happened. People just haven’t seen the full effects of it yet, but they will.

Honestly, I couldn’t care less about the Ukraine war. My entire life has been war after war after war that the US supposedly just had to get involved in or WW3 would happen, or whatever.

A majority of Americans are finding that their full-time labor doesn’t buy them housing or food now, and that is the war we should be focused on, the one being waged against us by fucking billionaires.

That said, Ukraine has something the US clearly needs: drone tech and anti-drone tech. The Iran War has made that obvious, but we’re still blowing money on subs and battleships and it doesn’t make any goddamn sense when the nature of war is changing before our very eyes and the loss of our bases, planes, troops, and materiel clearly necessitates that we adapt.

And Ukraine, clearly, has the expertise to help us do that. Even if only out of self-interest, the US should be much more helpful in the Ukrainians’ war of defense.

That little furball is an absolute king.

That’s a peaceful life.

Until feeding times comes… :)