I was reading press coverage with an eye to that, and I think this hurts enough rich Republicans that it's one of the few things that's expanding. Now, will, say, Homeland Security find a way to wreck it? Quite possibly, but for now, we are good.
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I mean, this was a big problem into the 1970s I think, so still living memory for people.
aug 25, 2025, 7:29 pm • 1 0 • view
"it'd be shooting their own base squarely in the dick" has not been a very good heuristic for what the admin will/won't do. The death drive has overtaken self-interest in the Republican party.
aug 25, 2025, 7:27 pm • 12 0 • view
Very true. But this directly shoots the local rich people in the dick, with cause and effect so simple even they can understand.
aug 25, 2025, 7:30 pm • 2 0 • view
And yet you'd think the same thing about FEMA and gulf coast property values.
aug 25, 2025, 7:33 pm • 4 0 • view
That's probably not going to happen next year, screwfly could be that fast
aug 25, 2025, 8:52 pm • 1 0 • view