Believe it or not the capitalists benefit too from regulation. Without it, the more powerful form monopolies, and swallow the weaker putting all of them out of business. Think Carnegie, Rockefeller.
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Humanist, social contract progressive The sleep of reason breeds monsters - Goya
You know that scene in aliens when the machine guns run dry? And the only thing keeping the aliens out, is they don’t know they’re empty? The US is in that spot now. Iran ain’t the only threat out there, and we are pretty public we have run dry.
Cool, cool. We’re basically out of ATACMS and PrSM, and we used half our *global* TLAM supply… all for the Strait of Hormuz to still be closed?
This hasn’t gotten much attention, but it should. While everyone was focused on Schedule F, the administration created something even broader. On July 30, a new OPM rule took effect that creates a second way to fire federal employees outside the normal civil service process.
The next time a climate change denier comes at you with that excuse:
Why dont the capitol police on J6 sue all the pardoned animals in civil court for assault and battery?
He took other steps to win too. He was impeached twice, in 2021 he was impeached for incitement of insurrection.
Sometimes i feel like republican messaging is like hostage messages scratched in breath on glass. They are ironic enough to be screaming for help, while flattering the terrorist. Shameless projection. An idiot wont get it. But a cry for help.
In typical trumpian fashion, these words, while uttered in ignorance and malice, prove oddly relevant. This country WAS taken over illegally, we ARE in the fight of our lives, and if we don’t band together and fight, this country, as we know it, will be gone.
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Coronavirus: Outcry after Trump suggests injecting disinfectant as treatment
Doctors call the president's latest remarks about coronavirus treatment "dangerous" and "ridiculous".
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"The goal isn’t programs that work well, it’s to save money for their priorities—military interventions, tax breaks for rich people and corporations, and immigration dragnets, deportations, and detentions."
Trump Is Making Government Worse on Purpose
Instead of seeking to simplify and improve citizens’ lives, this administration keeps creating new obstacles and burdens.
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Police keep saying, officers weren’t wearing body cam during this shooting. The rest of the civilian world managed to get it on body cam! Start a phone app! Turn on your phone when you respond. No body cam is bullshit!
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Section 106 is Under Threat: What You Need to Know | National Trust for Historic Preservation
Since the enactment of the National Historic Preservation Act 60 years ago, Section 106 has been the foundational requirement for federal agencies to “take into account” the effects of their actions o...
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Lincoln Documents Allegedly Exposed to 80-Degree Heat Inside Flawed National Mall Exhibit
Rare copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment, signed by Lincoln, face alleged preservation issues at a new exhibit, raising concerns about document safety and exhibit management.
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Its funny how everyone's idea of heaven is a complete untouched paradise, crystal clear waters, lush green forests, enough food for everyone, classless, moneyless, stateless, a Utopia of peace, unity and happiness. But here on earth it's considered a leftist ideology.
I just realized. If i made a cat scratch post that looked like my legs, my little monster would use it. I am going to make a fortune!
US senator and close Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies after 'brief and sudden illness'
Sanders And Mamdani, The Two Leaders Of The Movement To Change Our Government, To Serve Us, The People Who Elect Them, To Do Just That, Serve Their Constituents.........
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USDA's Hidden Plan to Dismantle the Forest Service Exposed in Sweeping Federal Lawsuit
USDA swore it wasn’t gutting the Forest Service. Then a federal court pried loose the plan the department spent a year hiding, and the plan proves the agency lied. A judge could halt the whole thing o
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