• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Been wanting to vent or cry all night. Whatever you see tomorrow after Milton, it’s far worse on the ground.

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      Our tax dollars will go there, as soon as the Republicans in the House agree to fund FEMA. Our tax dollars also funded the NOAA weather analysis systems that gave people warning to evacuate. As a Californian who’s never experienced a major hurricane, I’m glad to send my share of taxes to where it’s needed. Could definitely cut back on the bombs, though.

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        Speaker is adamant about not bringing them back until after the election last I heard.

        Which means blocking the money by doing so and they can blame Biden/Harris

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          They can try, but it’s patently evident who’s holding up the funds, and it could backfire for the Speaker under the new rules of his appointment.

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            It’s patently evident if you’re rational. If you’re not rational and all you hear is “when the people of Florida were devastated by Milton, where were Biden and Kamala?” you won’t be blaming the poor Republicans who obviously wanted to help (based on tone) but couldn’t because the evil Democrats were buying designer drugs like insulin for welfare queens.

            Republican rhetoric works extremely well for a large chunk of the electorate. And we all suffer for it, even those who vote against their interests.

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    1 month ago

    You must pay taxes kid otherwise second pic would look like a wild uncontaminated forest populated by multiple animal and species.

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    Calling the war for independence a revolution is an insult to that word. Revolution happened in Hatti, France, and Russia. What happened in America was just an “under new management”, one George for another.

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    Yeah, but you get the best murdered infant blood that money can buy!!!

    Israel and Joe Biden - making sure only the freshest and youngest blood ends up covering the hands of Americans, willing or otherwise!

    (Judging by the many rabid self-annointed Biden protectors even here, not all those willing to soak their hands in the blood of “brown” infants are Trumpists)

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        For anybody with even the mildest of Humanist Principles, it’s far more than “just”.

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          My point is that American foreign policy always been fuck brown people no matter who red or blue. I don’t think it’s right. But it’s what it does.

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              The most American of traditions if you will! (Eagle screech while proud to be an American plays in the background)