Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape
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This is substantial improvement over what Bernie does where he just blames Netanyahu and gives Israel itself a pass.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 41m agoEl-Sayed: "We've been talking about an illegal apartheid regime for a very very long time, and that supersedes Netanyahu itself. So I just think we need to treat Israel the way we would treat any other country that behaved the way Israel is behaving."
Which is why it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for DemSocs to expend their resources and political capital to save a dying party where the establishment still controls the levers of power and all the rules are written in their favor.
The American Prospect@prospect.org · 53m agoThe DNC’s woes have become part of a broader narrative about the Democrats’ inept leadership and damaged “brand.” prospect.org?p=142192
“Every society is three meals away from chaos”
Affordability is a 'defining challenge' for Americans, with food costs leading the way, report finds
Many consumers rely on credit cards to pay for everyday expenses, such as groceries, but some can't make the minimum payment, according to a new report.
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Lost in all the election news — Israel just imprisoned an American teen. Soldiers raided Adam's family home in the West Bank right before his sister’s grad party. The soldiers were shown his US passport and apparently didn’t care, disregarding it. As they took him, they blew kisses at his mom.
Israel Has Imprisoned a 16-Year-Old Palestinian-American Boy for Two Weeks
Adam Karakrah is one of at least two Americans in Israeli prison – both held while Trump hosted Netanyahu for the eighth time.
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If you went back to 2012 and told a bunch of liberals that this guy would be a major influencer in the party, they would have said you were totally batshit, yet here we are, and it really explains why people see this right wing lunacy as "moderate" now.
GOP Rep. Joe Walsh: Obama Is Dumb And a “Tyrant” for Stopping Deportations
The tea party-backed freshman congressman hits the president on immigration.
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Liberals are obsessed with the idea that Russia is rigging our elections, but Israel is out here injecting millions of dollars into close races and literally changing the outcome. Not only are liberals almost completely silent about that, but they're actively voting for the AIPAC candidates!
Isn't Thanedar the incumbent that lost all his campaign money on a crypto scam and still massively outspent his opponent?
Decision Desk HQ@decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 15h agoDDHQ Race Update (est. 69% in): Michigan US House 13 Democratic Primary Donavan McKinney (D): 46,400 (51.7%) Shri Thanedar (D): 43,390 (48.3%) Follow more results here: votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/283920
I feel like I'm one of a small number of people on here that doesn't really care about the Michigan primary. I truly believe that bourgeois electoralism will never lead to liberation. All of this is a safety valve to make you think you have a say in your government when you really don't.
It's fucking wild that people are arguing that things are better now than 40 years ago and are mentioning shit like solar panels. Bro, we can't afford food and housing! Healthcare and education are bankrupting households! Please get serious!
The American century of humiliation, indeed.
US military has used up nearly 80% of key missile interceptors as commanders warn stockpiles ‘dangerously low,’ sources say | CNN Politics
The US military has exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system as senior US military commanders are warning that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is “dangerously low,”...
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That’s fine and all, but if real socialists were empowered, people would be talking about how essential it is that workers control the means of production. SocDem policies are an improvement, but they preserve the same systemic problems we have now.
Shifting left, Democrats see universal health care, taxing the rich as 'essential,' Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Liberal Democrats now make up a clear majority of their party and view universal healthcare, greater abortion access and higher taxes on the rich as essential political positions, underscoring how De...
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Higher education is so fucked. You're going to see a lot of universities go under and only the biggest ones with large endowments are going to be left. This is what happens when college becomes synonymous with vocational training and no one can justify the expense anymore.
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · yesterdayHundreds of private universities are admitting students who haven't event applied as they fight for a shrinking pool of prospective undergrads.
My taxes subsidize the police and military. I don’t support that. We should get rid of them.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
It’s wild how “diversity” has been twisted into tolerating intolerance and amplifying the message of literal Nazis.
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
Anybody else losing track of the number of places on fire right now? That's good, right?
AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 2d ago🇬🇷 Flames flared up again in Greece on Monday, as wildfires that have raged west of Athens for four days remained a threat despite easing winds and the deployment of firefighting aircraft. ➡️ u.afp.com/SHJ9
Can't tell what the bigger issue is with centrists: That they have no coherent ideology that aligns with material reality, or that they're just racist af.
The goal of these policies was never to protect kids.
Ben Schwarz@benschwarz.bsky.social · 3d agoAustralia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
"Industry veterans told CNBC that one of Washington’s biggest concerns was avoiding a scenario where Japan would need to dump large quantities of Treasurys to finance unilateral intervention, given how the north Asian nation is the largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt."
Why the U.S. stepped in after decades to prop up Japan's yen — and what's at stake
Washington's decision to join Japan in supporting the battered yen has prompted questions over what motivated the rare coordinated intervention.
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My workplace has no HEPA filters and almost no one masks, except me. Half the office has a permanent cough and they've been sick at least 2 times so far this year. One is undergoing chemo to treat cancer, while coughing up a storm. My boss was out for 3 weeks with pneumonia. All of this is a choice.
Changing the identity of the oppressor does not make them any less oppressive.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3d agoThe ‘Trump effect’ is taking a toll on corporate gender goals ft.trib.al/oXcGtGB | opinion
Have you ever wanted to see a pro-genocide mouthpiece fight with an incoherent nepo baby?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoRFK Jr: Dana, you probably don't understand this because you're not a scientist BASH: Well you're not either! RFK Jr: I know you're flustered now
Today, an Israeli strike in central Gaza killed a pregnant Palestinian woman with such force that her unborn baby was expelled from her body and found among the rubble. This is still happening. The Zionist death machine has not stopped.
Fucking loser keeps trying to bluff his way into something other than a devastating defeat. I'm sure the timing of these announcements has nothing to do with manipulating the stock market...
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3d agoTrump says Iran talks set for Monday as Tehran and Oman discuss strait of Hormuz deal
Liberals are fully onboard with the conservative narrative about COVID. The only difference is that they object to blaming Fauci and the rest of their heroes. That's it. Otherwise, they all think it's just the flu, nobody should mask, and that eugenics is perfectly fine.
This is why people stopped trusting "experts." No, our bodies didn't "win out" over the virus and our immune systems are not "taking it on." There are numerous studies that prove this is false, yet the endowed chair of public health at UMinn is saying it and this is what they're teaching students.
