danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
No, this is absolutely true: Putin will 100% guarantee that Ukraine has no security...
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No, this is absolutely true: Putin will 100% guarantee that Ukraine has no security...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
... except the stuff that isn't finished yet or isn't quite working...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
So ... backstabbing is worse than being a pedophile? Not liking that.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
So Rand, does this apply to immigrants inside the U.S. too? If so, you should be speaking out about that too.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
So ... diseases don't count until they affect you personally? Typical Republican politician...😠
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Excellent points!! 👍 The only thing that I'd add - and I'm no political expert but I do have many years as a voter - is to not only tell the stories of real people who the R's have hurt, but have those people tell their stories in their own voice - and let them tell us that it's the R's fault.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a great show - but on the other hand, it has barely changed in 40 years. Plus it, like Walt said!
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
You absolutely know that if this were Biden, Fox News would be running wall-to-wall coverage of this, claiming Biden was dead and this was a body double. (If this a body double, I wonder if they found him at the same place they get the Melania stand-ins?)
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Just like the R's, the D's got addicted to corporate money and have to dance to their funders' tune. We absolutely have to find a way to get big money out of politics, and get the voters back in.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Hmm. Which has killed more school kids in the last year: trans people or assault weapons? So I guess this isn't about "protecting kids" then, is it?
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
🤣
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
I dunno - did JD Vance shake his hand recently?...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
A member of the Kennedy clan can't afford a silk necktie? You gotta be kidding me (and yet I know you aren't)...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
A country that gets all of its energy from renewable sources basically has free electricity once the infrastructure is built. China will have free energy while we're still paying lots of money to Chevron and Exxon. Who's going to come out ahead on that one (other than Chevron's shareholders)?...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, you are so missing the point of this exercise: if only companies the size of Facebook and Google can afford to comply with the law, then everyone else disappears and Facebook and Google dominate the internet even more than they do now...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
And why - especially with all the evidence to the contrary - would you think they would hire someone competent?
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
You'd have to get Jesus in there somewhere for SCOTUS to consider it a real religion...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Because there's no big industry to make money off of you cooking meth, whereas the gun industry would lose money if we regulated guns and ammo.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
He's been itching to invoke it since his first term....
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
There's a word for this: Idiocracy. And the movie of that name was foretelling, alas.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow. A GOP Senator retiring without being dead, senile, or about to go to jail...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
No, it isn't coming from his brain worm - he's pulling it from the other end of his body...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
So ... letting you die will make somebody money, and they can just say, "It wasn't me! It's the computer program's fault"
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Absolutely no possible way that this could go wrong...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, because all these were so very successful generals against the US...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
You forgot that RFK Jr has eliminated mitochondrial damage...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
No, no - every day is swimming in a creek that's contaminated with sewage...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
I haven't read the article yet, but having visited Disney parks in the last decade or two, it's clear that it's a very different philosophy: in Walt's day, it was "We're all equal and all in this country together". Now it's, "I've got more money, so I'll get mine and F*** the rest of you".
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
It's even worse: they're trying to figure out how to make more profit off of us dying...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
The infighting, that is. Not the Orange One leaving. That'll take longer, I think.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Frankly, I'm surprised it hasn't happened already.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
As long as they keep getting elected. In fact, they'd be perfectly happy if everyone in their district died, because they could still vote for themselves and be reelected indefinitely.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Basically this: "Maybe some stuff that I don't understand how it works is causing other things that I don't why it is happening"
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
(Totally off-topic, but just wanted to drop in and say "Hi!" because it's been too many years...)
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah, remember him promising he'd keep us out of foreign wars? Let's see: in 7 months we've bombed Somalia, Yemen and Iran, and soon maybe Venezuela and perhaps even some military raids on Mexico drug gangs. Definitely sounds like Nobel Peace Prize work to me!
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sure a lot of people believe prayer works. Whether it does or doesn't, those kids are still dead. Maybe some people should stop praying and start doing something...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
No, it actually makes sense: if you are stupid enough to believe that a couple of cells is the same as a fully-developed and born child, then you're also stupid enough to believe conspiracy theories about vaccines and chemtrails and other scams...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
That 38% support seems crazy to me. I wonder what it would look like if they filtered out Fox News viewers...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
The President does not care if you get sick or die, and he does not care if non-supporters do not like him. He only cares if his MAGA base is happy - but they have been pumped full of the same conspiracy theories that RFK Jr believes. So convincing him to fire RFK Jr is likely a fool's errand.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
I can see the history books in the future: "Team of Fluffers: The Political Failure of Donald Trump"
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
"Serve just one weekend a month to pick up trash for the President! Same as if you got caught driving drunk!"
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Eww, you don't know where that thing has been...oh, actually, you do know where it's been....
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
C'mon! They never really cared about "small government". It was always just an excuse to pay less taxes. Just like "immigrant crime" is just an excuse to kick out a bunch of non-white people.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Hmm. If he was big with Epstein, you'd think Epstein's best friend would know about this too. So why might he be cutting funding to the party that's in opposition to Epstein's best friend...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
We need our own Outrage Machine. If Biden had a hand bruise like Donold has, it would have been non-stop, wall-to-wall coverage for weeks!
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Hence "running the country like a business"...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Wouldn't surprise me in the least....
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
It has begun: either it's the beginning of the D's stomping the GOP and their unpopular policies, or it's the beginning of the GOP's elimination of democracy so they can remain in power indefinitely.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
R's are often single-issue voters: if the candidate is on their side of 2A or abortion or whatever, they don't care about the rest of their views. D's are often "every issue" voters: if the candidate doesn't agree with them on every single issue, they'll attack their own candidate mercilessly.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
R's, a year ago: "Biden's not allowed to (cancel student debt/regulate pollution/negotiate drug prices)!" R's now, when The Felon says he can do whatever he wants: 🦗
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
"Ma'am, this is an IKEA food court. Now do you want the meatballs or not?'
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Really? You don't think those little weasels are stupid enough to actually believe what they're saying to him, right? Every single one of them would happily stab him - or anyone else - in the back if it gave them more power or wealth.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sure the National Guard troops are super-happy to be away from their homes, families, and jobs so they can fight litter...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
RFK Jr knows about whales, after all...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
He's perfect for that job: look at how well he kisses The Orange Felon's ***. And I'm sure The Orange One wants him to do the same to Putin.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
No - he wants to destroy the country b/c he wants it to be a kleptocratic oligarchy with himself as the ultimate & unquestionable ruler. He's been signalling that for years, well before the Epstein files came back into the news. It's just that the non-MAGA R's in his last admin wouldn't let him.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not sure whether his head would explode or if he'd just curl up in a ball on the sidewalk, mumbling to himself while rocking back and forth. And for the record, I've walked through SF after dark by myself, ridden the NY subway, and did volunteer work in South Central LA - and never felt unsafe.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow - you guys really aren't getting what he's really asking: Will you insist on always being morally correct and perfectly right on your values and lose, or would you compromise your values/morals slightly in order to win. And from the replies I'm seeing, most of you would never ever compromise.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd guess blood thinners which make you bruise easily - but his arms would be bruised too. So I don't know...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Exactly. BTW - I've met Lip-Bu Tan and he's a very smart guy. I'm sure he figured out exactly how to co-opt The Felon to Intel's advantage....
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Interesting: a brown man who has embarrassed the President but not convicted of anything will be deported to a dangerous 3rd-World country, but a white woman convicted of numerous sex trafficking crimes but could embarrass the President keeps her mouth shut and gets transferred to a cushy prison...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
No way he pardons her before the midterms. Unless they totally rig the elections so no voting matters...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow. I didn't realize Groundskeeping was one of the responsibilities of the Attorney General....
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
So the R redistricting in TX is changing super-strong R districts into ones that are less than 15 points red. So rather than gaining seats it ironically may cost them seats!
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Also, more like "Trash" Patel...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
And we shouldn't have one, except the R Senators stopped doing their job. If they only feared the voters as much as their fear The Felon...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, there are enough crackers around to make up for it...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
JFC - "All hail King Donald the First". Good thing they ruled she's not allowed to keep that job. And I loved how the federal courts were so respectful of Biden - imagine if a Biden appointee had said that?
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Agree with that!
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
I meant when we take Congress back of course. Assuming they let us have free and fair elections, of course - not a given these days...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Nazi much? Oh, and can Miller get a suit that actually fits?
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, can we pass a law that says you can indict a sitting president? Because otherwise they'll continue to take advantage of that loophole...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
I get that there's a lot of hate/fear of Mamdami - but how much worse could he really be than super-corrupt Adams?
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
So the argument is, "We do this all the time, so it can't be bribery"? Not a winning argument, I think...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow - you've hit the nail on the head. As much as I hate what Netanyahu has done to Gazan civilians, I've also disliked it being called "Genocide". Netanyahu could care less what happens to Gaza civilians and children - but fatal indifference is not the same as express intent to wipe them out.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, this happened. It was Stephen Miller - he can go out now that the National Guard is making sure no Latino busboy is spitting in his food. (Of course, I'm kidding. We all know Miller only eats live rodents...)
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Thinking about it, "Cracker Barrel Parking Lot" is a fitting nickname for Byron ...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
It is kind of funny that on the same day that the former Speaker of the House complains that California's Governor isn't doing his job, the entire Republican party is more worried about a company logo than doing their jobs. It's not like we don't have problems for them to solve...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice. But what an effing waste of our tax dollars. And of course the Supreme Court will overturn it on appeal 😕
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Welp, he did say last time that It was the last election you needed to vote in...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
...and? I'm not seeing the problem here. Most definitely better than MAGA pussies taking over D.C....
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Never done c to Cracker Barrel but (as a white guy) Waffle House sure can hit just right after a late night...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
This is The Prisoner's Delimma in Game Theory: if someone screws you over and you don't retaliate, guess what? They're going to keep doing it. The best strategy according to Game Theory is to mirror what they've done until they stop. So let's keep gerrymandering until they stop!
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
He'll demand to play James Bond, opposite Bezos' wife (who he'll end up groping).
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Nope. Gotta fill in the Rivers of America first....
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Um ... so then D's can only vote the way they want to if they vote the way the Republicans want. Sounds totally fair...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
...if Lex Luthor were on the edge of senility...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey, Kevin, how come you're not spending more time on your job? Oh, yeah, right - you don't have one! 🤣
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Or a job...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm getting "daily high school wedgie" vibes off of him..
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
It's simple: D's are always defensive, always trying to rebut criticism somebody attacked with years ago. Ex: Too weak on military/nat'l security? Run military veterans, etc. So b/c R's attacked them on partisanship, they go out of way to be "bipartisan". Screw that - go on the offensive, D's!
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
You would think they'd pick a scary villain to make everyone afraid, you know, like Antifa or Communists or something. Nobody is scared of elderly white hippies. You've lost it, Stephen - please go away now....
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Are we at the "Papers, please" stage yet? Or did we skip right over that to the "Because we said so, that's why" stage?
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Pics or it didn't happen, Pam...
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Bonus: you can find them in the dark!
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
That got a good laugh. Thanks! Anyway, whatever happened the whole "We have a whole different label (Touchstone) so we can do more adult stuff now" thing? I guess they just stopped caring about the brand?
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
My (not necessarily rational) fear is that The Felon knows some really bad 💩 is about to go down and he wants tons of National Guard in town to protect him. Please, please tell me I'm wrong.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
My (not necessarily rational) fear is that The Felon knows some really bad 💩 is about to go down and he wants tons of National Guard in town to protect him. Please, please tell me I'm wrong.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
Heh, but it's okay when their side does it. Hypocrites.
danst3.bsky.social (@danst3.bsky.social) reply parent
C'mon - give Musk some credit: he'll tease his new political party for 5 or 6 years, and when it finally launches it'll be ugly and disappointing. But his fanboys will eat it up...