U.S. Politics

[Badger]

So if I took your money and gave it to someone else, what would you call that?

I'd call it something you made up that doesn't need to be taken seriously.

[Badger]

First of all, the central point of her words was that reparations would've helped bridge some sort of COVID divide, which is patently absurd.

Wrong

[Badger]

Terminal brainworms

[Johnny English]

I can't decide if it would be funnier for him to win or to lose.

https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-lindell-running-rnc-chair-unseat-ronna-mcdaniel-2022-11

I assume that it's voted for by party apparatchiks, in which case I'd expect him to lose handily given the party appears to be trying to move on from Trump.

[Badger]

Marco Rubio says he'll do ONE damn decent thing for a change and blue MAGA is upset

Obviously Rubio's framing and motivation here are shady but it's ultimately correct to not allow Congress to impose a deal on the rail workers.

[dcm1602]

Poor rail workers will only get a 24% raise

Cruel cruel world

[Badger]

Poor rail workers will only get a 24% raise

Cruel cruel world

Yeah, that might get them a bit closer to matching the value they create.

[SixFeetDeep]

It is genuinely hilarious seeing how well people all get on IRL at the tailgate given the things they say to each other on here at times. It makes me think that just maybe there's a bunch of online personas going on.

You should come to one and see for yourself.

As a Cheese Dust supporter, I stand behind this statement.

[dcm1602]

Yeah, that might get them a bit closer to matching the value they create.

You can make that argument for probably 99% of the working country


That doesn't give you the right to hold the country hostage

[Badger]

You can make that argument for probably 99% of the working country

Exactly.

[steves850]

You can make that argument for probably 99% of the working country


That doesn't give you the right to hold the country hostage

Do you season the boot or prefer the natural flavor?

[Badger]

Do you season the boot or prefer the natural flavor?

If bootmakers go on strike he'll starve. :(

[delavan]

"Broken by federal troops in early August..."    

don't have history repeat itself

[mj2sexay]

Always fun to see those who want government expanded to levels not yet seen in this country calling others a bootlicker.

[steves850]

Those that don't know history are doomed to repeat it.