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[–] solrize@lemmy.world 61 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

'People Will Not Forget'

They always forget.

[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 25 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

Oh damn I'd forgotten about that

[–] stopdropandprole@lemmy.world 59 points 13 hours ago

opposition party? these motherfuckers may as well be on the same goddamn team.

[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 87 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

I quit. American politics are a circus sideshow full of dancing turds. At this point, let it burn. The side that I vote for won’t even stand up against this shit, so what good is my vote now?

Just a bunch of rich assholes doing whatever they want.

[–] FreeRangeMustard@lemm.ee 26 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

Come to Europe. We got ice cream and free healthcare. Also you don’t need a gun to protect yourself when going out for a walk.

[–] littlebrother@lemm.ee 23 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I think those of us who want to leave cant..

I mean I KNOW I'm fucked, I'd save my wife...but who would accept us? Likely not one single European nation.

[–] Master@lemm.ee 14 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

All of them will if you have a million in the bank... If not then its a long hard road.

[–] littlebrother@lemm.ee 12 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Exactly...I'm not rich.

So we're fucked.

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[–] FreeRangeMustard@lemm.ee 3 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

That’s not exactly true. There are countries who welcome you if you have like some useful skills.

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[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago

Gonna need that free Healthcare after I get done eating all of that ice cream.

[–] OutForARip@lemmy.ca 35 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It won’t burn on its own. It will only get worse if left unattended.

[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 20 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I’m just so disappointed in the fact that there are so many people in this country that actually voted for this shit. How can people sell themselves out like that, just to be able to say, “I owned the libs loool”

I don’t even know what to think anymore.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 6 points 8 hours ago

Cmon, they cheated. We all know it. Even they know it. And by not addressing it and shining a light on it, Democrats are INVITING them to do it again in 2026 and 2028. In 2028, HitlerPig will win his unConstitutional reelection with 98% of the vote, and use that "overwhelming popularity" to justify ignoring the Constitutional prohibition against a third term.

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 155 points 16 hours ago

"The Republican bill is a terrible option," Schumer said in his remarks. "It is deeply partisan. It doesn't address far too many of this country's needs. But I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option."

You fucking twat

[–] suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml 108 points 16 hours ago (18 children)

OK democratic leadership, you win; I'll quit voting for your party.

[–] killabeezio@lemm.ee 13 points 9 hours ago

I said the same shit to my senators and Schumer https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/message-chuck. If they don't vote no, I won't vote Dem ever again. Tired of it.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 53 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

OK democratic leadership, you win; I’ll quit voting for your party.

May not matter at the rate we're going.

[–] eric5949@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Way i look at it if does then the threat was overblown and they're undeserving anyways.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

And vote Republican instead? Yeah, that'll show'em.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 8 points 7 hours ago

your braindead take is exactly how you got into this mess

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 21 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (5 children)

Just quitting voting isn’t enough, join a local political group. Worst case scenario, they get radical and you’re too into it so you end up on the news. Best case scenario, they get radical and you’re not into it so you go home and plan your meals for the week.

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[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 48 points 15 hours ago (7 children)

"I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option."

What's his reason for saying this? How does a government shutdown give Trump more power?

[–] wedge@lemmy.one 5 points 6 hours ago

I say this with no sarcasm whatsoever... Its not like anyone is opposing Trump anyway so what's the point of capitulating and preventing a govt shutdown... There is no point other than bending a fucking knee.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 24 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

A congressional recess during shutdown means that nobody would be left to hold Trump accountable. Except, they're already not doing that, so...

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 3 points 8 hours ago

If the goverment shuts down, the buildings and agencies will be empty, because all government workers will be home. But DOGE and Musk arent government workers, and theyll have unimpeded access to EVERYTHING, with absolutely nobody to observe what they are doing.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 22 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It doesn't. He is lying and he knows it. I won't attempt to recreate his spin, because it doesn't make any sense.

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[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 32 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Citing what I saw on Philip DeFranco earlier, apparently in a shutdown the executive branch has a lot of power in terms of what specifics get shutdown and how.

Was news to me considering the shitshow that happens every time the budget needs to be voted on but with all the DOGEness going on makes sense that there's extra caution around this. Still sucks that Dems rolled over so easily.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 43 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

Nothing is stopping the republicans from shutting it down themselves if it was so beneficial to Trump.

And it’s not like they wouldn’t lie and blame it on the Democrats, so there’s minimal risk in voter agitation vs alleged reward.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 4 points 8 hours ago

I think mostly it is revealing about Schumer's priorities. He has a government job. If everything within the buildings in Washington DC is mostly still working the way it's supposed to, then at the end of the day he still gets a paycheck and some important stuff to do every day. Lots of people across the US going through upheaval, losing their jobs, maybe getting detained indefinitely or not, journalists getting threatened, all that stuff isn't, like, good, but it's also not an existential threat to him. The government shutting down would be.

And so, avoiding that is a key priority of his. It's urgent. All that other stuff is not.

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 44 points 16 hours ago

What the fuck.

Cowardly traitor.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Surely it's the fault of the voters tho, right? I mean the dems are the good guys! \s

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