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silence7, to politics in Here’s what the Christian right wants from a second Trump term

Even better, a big chunk of the founders put their name to this treaty paragraph:

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silence7, to politics in Here’s what the Christian right wants from a second Trump term

Yeah, they started doing this several days back, when the new management came in

silence7, to politics in Florida Governor DeSantis rejects climate change rationale for record-breaking rain

It’s not about dumb. it’s that the fossil fuels industry is the biggest patron of the Republican Party, and they know who butters their toast

silence7, to politics in Florida Governor DeSantis rejects climate change rationale for record-breaking rain

There are always excuses when you’re motivated by the size of bribe the fossil fuels industry can pay

silence7, to politics in Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 massacre

The billionaires are well-served having frequent mass murders — it keeps minorities in check, and encourages traumatic active-shooter drills in schools.

silence7, to politics in Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Senate Probe Finds

Crow is more of a Hitler-admiring kind of guy:

He also likes to show off his other Nazi and Hitler heirlooms, notably Hitler’s teapot (engraved with the Führer’s initials and an eagle with its talons gripping the globe), a signed copy of Hitler’s notorious political manifesto Mein Kampf, and even a set of Nazi table linen.

silence7, to politics in Let’s Talk About Trump’s Gibberish | Rambling about shark electrocutions is not normal.

There are two options: the first is that the people around him act in his name, and the second is that the cabinet declares him disabled under the 25th amendment, and puts the vice president in charge.

silence7, to politics in Let’s Talk About Trump’s Gibberish | Rambling about shark electrocutions is not normal.

It’s confabulation, which is what people do when they can’t actually say something meaningful but feel an urge to speak. It’s really common for people with mild to moderate cognitive impairment.

silence7, to politics in In sweeping change, Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit reports | The rule, first reported by ABC News, could go into effect sometime next year.

My guess — and I’m not 100% sure — is that it requires them to no longer count towards the credit score once the new rule goes into effect. Which it may not if Trump takes power.

silence7, to politics in Floridians outraged by shameful anti-worker heat law. Here’s how it happened
silence7, to politics in Floridians outraged by shameful anti-worker heat law. Here’s how it happened

Yes, and the lobbyists and businesses which fund them.

silence7, to politics in Why scientists fear a second Trump term, and what they are doing about it: Several federal agencies are working to safeguard research, including climate science, from future political meddling.

You could build a conservatism around conservation of the environment that people depend on, rather than conserving the wealth and privilege of the powerful. That’s not the modern one though, at all.

silence7, to politics in In sweeping change, Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit reports | The rule, first reported by ABC News, could go into effect sometime next year.

A big chunk of the population doesn’t pay anyways. Those who do are the ones with assets which might be seized

silence7, to politics in Trump advisers propose mandatory military service
silence7, to politics in Trump advisers propose mandatory military service

For that, and because when you’re in the military, you don’t have the same right to free expression.

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