I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Trump is making a nuclear deal with Saudi, the people responsible for 9/11, but people are worried about Mamdani
For Americans, war is something that happens to somebody else.
Sky Marchini@sky.skymarchini.net · 2w agoI’m sorry, but like, did they think that the enemy in a war would not actually try to kill them?
THAT IS NOT HOW THE AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THE PENALTY FOR “FAILURE TO COMPLY” IS NOT A FUCKING DEATH SENTENCE!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoHoman on people getting killed by ICE: "It comes down to one simple fact -- these people failed to comply with law enforcement ... all they had to do is comply. If they did, they'd be alive today."
avoiding fresh produce bc of the parasite sucks, but i've gotten creative with how i get my fresh veggie fix: roasted sweet potatoes, spicy roasted broccoli, garlic green beans, and stir fries with frozen veg. i'm going to the farmers market this weekend. eating healthy is still possible!!
Suddenly socialism is good when Trump does it?
USA TODAY@usatoday.com · 4w agoThe White House launched 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations, all selling fuel at $3.47 a gallon.
Look. I’m not for one second sorry that I love football. I have so many comment from people telling me to stay in my lane, or that I don’t know what I’m talking about. Football is for everyone. It brings joy and love and community. If that’s not political, nothing is.
My cab driver in Staten Island was a Reagan-Bush-Bush-Dole-Bush-Bush-McCain-Romney-Trump-Trump-Trump voter. He said that by nominating Mamdani-aligned candidates, Democrats had just thrown away any shot at getting his vote.
The reflecting pool debacle is the perfect visual metaphor for the Trump Administration - superficial approaches to complex problems leading to worse outcomes than if he had done nothing.
1/ Ukraine's massive drone strike against Moscow – with a reported 555 drones and missiles fired, and 180 claimed to have been shot down over Moscow – has prompted anger, defiance, and resignation from Russian warbloggers. "Tehran is safer", one says. ⬇️
He still doesn’t get it. “It is so bad. I couldn’t believe it. An hour before we were supposed to sign the deal. Why did Bibi have to do a fucking attack? I was so pissed off. I let him know. He has no fucking judgment. I let him know that,” Trump said. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Fox News needed an exorcism over Obama saluting a marine while holding a coffee
Benjamin Alvarez@benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 2mo agoMeanwhile on the White House South Lawn
My mayor Muslim My bagels Jewish My Maserati’s four-door And Knicks in four
Just googled the word consequences to make sure it’s still a thing
there is something genuinely clarifying and useful about this kind of stuff. they are totally hoods off and proud of it, which means we should not hesitate to describe them accordingly
lying on the couch with my eyes closed, windows open, baseball playing in the background
This is an extraordinary, searing interview. In the context of the repulsive new Jackson biopic, it raises questions about why so many people just don’t want to know what he did. FWIW I saw Leaving Neverland before HBO pulled it, and I absolutely believe those kids.
The Hollywood Reporter@thr.com · 4mo agoDan Reed was a documentary filmmaker who specialized in terrorism and war when he detoured into very different terrain, explosive in other ways entirely: the accusations of child sexual abuse that have followed Michael Jackson since 1993.
this is just a New Yorker believing that bodegas are special again
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo agoTrump: "Millions of American small businesses, including corner stores. What is a corner store? I've never heard that term. I know what a corner store is but I've never heard it described-- a corner store. Who the hell wrote that?"
