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aubeynarf, to politics in House Votes to Block U.S. Funding to Rebuild Gaza

Wow, not a word about the Republicans that introduced the measure to block funding and who hold a majority in the House.

It’s clear which party and which presidential candidate is a better choice for people who care about Gaza and want to resist right-wing regimes (such as Netanyahu) worldwide. The Democratic one.

aubeynarf, to politics in North Dakotans Approve Age Limit for Members of Congress

The call for term limits usually comes from the people who want (need?) government to be impotent and dysfunctional - typically echoing messages that very wealthy capitalists have injected into the public discourse.

aubeynarf, to politics in North Dakotans Approve Age Limit for Members of Congress

You think the US is a hellscape? Wow.

aubeynarf, to politics in North Dakotans Approve Age Limit for Members of Congress

It would also limit effectiveness in an important and difficult job that requires potentially years of procedural understanding and relationship building to pass impactful legislation.

A company where every employee was “junior” would waste a lot of time and money.

aubeynarf, to politics in Trump plans to claim sweeping powers to cancel federal spending: In a second term, allies said the former president would look at funding cuts for the World Health Organization and green energy

Read about the simulation games this researcher conducted with groups who score high on his authoritarian-type personality scale versus those who don’t: theauthoritarians.org

TLDR: When the world is run by right-wing authoritarians, it ends in famine and nuclear war.

aubeynarf, to politics in A quick note on the return2ozma ban:

Why wouldn’t a person’s comment history tell you anything about who they are as a person? What else do you have to go on? It’s literally their persona in the context of a pseudonymous forum.

Calling it “stalking” and “toxic” is a lame dodge, usually by people who got found out. They hate that their behavior fits a recognizable pattern - they don’t want to be accountable for their own public actions.

aubeynarf, to politics in A quick note on the return2ozma ban:

Right on, brother

aubeynarf, to politics in A quick note on the return2ozma ban:

As far as I know, lemmy does not “learn what you engage with”.

Saying “everything is biased” is not a good justification for encouraging intentional bad-faith behavior.

aubeynarf, to politics in Biden warns China's economy is on the brink

This guy!

aubeynarf, to politics in The Social Security Fix Nobody Wants to Talk About | A small tax increase would make the essential national retirement program secure for decades, our columnist says, but lawmakers would have to act

At least take away the contribution cap which limits SS taxes to the first $168k of income.

aubeynarf, to politics in Report: Donald Trump has spent millions in possible witness tampering

if it prohibits voluntary cooperation, probably ok. Involuntary cooperation (subpoena, etc) is compelled no matter what you signed - but I am not sure if an NDA prohibiting it is unlawful. (Though it’s definitely unenforceable)

aubeynarf, to politics in Biden Expected to Sign Executive Order Restricting Asylum

I’m sorry your views aren’t in the majority.
By the way, is this givesomefucks?

aubeynarf, to politics in Bipartisan leaders officially invite Netanyahu to address Congress [Mychael Schnell | 05/31/24 | The Hill]

yeah, because if you don’t like one position Biden holds, you should throw away your vote or vote for Trump… Even though Trump holds a much more extreme position regarding that one thing.

aubeynarf, to politics in Trump's social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a 'unified Reich'

“Reich” doesn’t mean “Nazi”.

The “Second Reich” referred to the German Empire. After WWI, “The Weimar Republic,[b] officially known as the German Reich,[c] was a historical period of Germany from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclaimed itself, as the German Republic.”

aubeynarf, to politics in Trump's social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a 'unified Reich'

“Reich” doesn’t mean “Nazi”.

The “Second Reich” referred to the German Empire. After WWI, “The Weimar Republic,[b] officially known as the German Reich,[c] was a historical period of Germany from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclaimed itself, as the German Republic.”

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