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[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Shut up, loser. You and your former boss share blame for why we're here. Get out of the way and support the people who want to fix it.

[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 8 points 9 hours ago

Yeah you're only supposed to do that with transphobia and Zionism and other kinds of rape cult you tell em girl

[–] webp@mander.xyz 11 points 11 hours ago (2 children)
[–] pigup@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Things are really going to change now oh boy

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 hours ago

At least it wasn't blasted. She went soft on them

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

"Top Cop" Kamala?

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

"Backdoor" apparently means "roll out the red carpet for" now.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

SLAM DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH LET THE BOYS BE BOYS

[–] Bo7a@piefed.ca 3 points 6 hours ago

Sticky Fingaz 2028

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] halfeatenpotato@sh.itjust.works 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I think you might be having a stroke!

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Probably,but this is a reference

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't this happen nearly a week ago? Jesus Christ... I hate these democrats so much.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 1 hour ago

The Democrats have to seek permission from their corporate overlords before commenting on anything.

[–] Auk@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago

Progressives urge the Dems to shift left of center.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 97 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

What backdoor? They literally erased the voting power of black Americans living in the slaveholding States. It couldn't be more obvious and overt if the ruling used the N word.

[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 25 points 22 hours ago

Roberts always uses a hard R.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago

Yeah, I think they allowed it in the front door.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 21 hours ago

The backdoor they slid the racism in through, based on the process used to disenfranchise voters.

I'm not sure they used an actual eraser, so the "literally" part seems weird.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 18 points 18 hours ago

She didn’t even powerbomb them. Smdh

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

God damn she's pathetic. Even now she can't actually say what it actually is, full blown, open racism from the Republican members of the court.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago

She can only go so far (not very far) without indicting herself...

[–] Upgrayedd1776@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago

how will she ever win over the middle right if she doesnt appease them just like the biden coattails she rode into office on

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 43 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Unless the "slamming" involves a head in a car door, or equivalent situation, can we please stop using this verb in mass media when it comes to simple criticism.

On the same note, claiming that someone "blasts" someone else should include the use of actual explosives.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 18 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

They just want to keep Kamala's name in the media...

The wealthy are panicking that they don't control the dnc, so we're going to see the media keep acting like this shit does anything.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 16 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Counter propaganda for that recent poll where Harris got "slammed" into 3rd place among prospective Democrats.

Harris should have run for governor in CA to re-enforce her ability to win a statewide election. Should have been a layup for her. But you don't come off an L like she delivered in '24 and expect to be a starter. That'd just be silly.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 9 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

They just want to keep Kamala's name in the media...

Who?

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world -2 points 13 hours ago

ya right! i mean she was basically strangling palestinian children so, like, burn the witch ya?

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

They just want to keep Kamala’s name in the media…

The wealthy

It's not often used even in our hemisphere, but using "they" and clarifying in the next sentence has been around for a while, before Shakespeare and shipping criminals to your continent at least.

It's definitely archaic tho, and if I had realized I was doing it at the time, I probably would have changed the phrasing.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 16 hours ago

I was referring to Harris.;)

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -2 points 21 hours ago

She's not allowed opinions of her own? Are you secretly a supreme Court justice with that nullification?

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 17 hours ago

I've always gone with "slammed" should be followed by "through the announcer's table".

[–] rounding_error@lemmy.today 23 points 21 hours ago (3 children)
[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 hours ago

From the top rope...

[–] Chaunticleer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 17 hours ago

This shit is all WWE. Nothing means anything.

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 5 points 19 hours ago

Brat 👏 summer 👏 is 👏 back 👏

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 16 points 20 hours ago

Looks a lot more like a front door assault, like the old cross burning days.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

Kamala Harris Backdoors The Supreme Court for 'Slamming Racism'

[–] YoureHotCupCake@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

What about the racism and genocide of the Palestinians? She could have slammed that and be in a position to do something about the racism here.

[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

No see its Palestinians who are supposed to use the servants entrance zios need to be allowed to use the front door how else will they fit the hardware for their rape dungeons in think before you speak