Pretty sure he’d have gotten the Kennedy treatment if his policies didn’t serve the owner class. But probably in a plausibly deniable way, like a heart attack or such.
Also, let’s face it: America didn’t do anything to Bernie, they did it to themselves…
Judging from the amount of ISIS soldiers I’ve seen blow up the person behind them when firing heavy ordnance like manpads or bazookas, there must’ve been some first-hand experience first.
Me and my SO bought our house 15 years ago. Add to that she was a shrewd negotiator who pitted a few banks’ offers against each other for an even lower rate.
Yet even back then, the only way we were able to put down a down payment for a modest house in a modest environment was because both my and her parents had saved something up and were willing to do this for us. If we’d been kicked out at 18 with no kind of support we’d still be renting today, no doubt.
So I can definitely appreciate that we were among the lucky ones, and even back then it was already hard. My heart bleeds for young people today, especially knowing it’ll get a whole lot worse before it ever gets better, IF it ever does…
This fuckery is going to cost him the election end this year, and we’ll ALL pay for that for many years if not decades to come.
So, thank you Biden, in a roundabout way, you’re really just as bad as Trump is. Still wouldn’t vote for him, but dammit If can’t understand protest voters.
Mine is nostalgia. That's literally my copium drug and it really is strong some days. It's not that I sit here everyday and never move on to newer things, I do sometimes embrace new things and realize there's more out there than what I have....
Donald Trump flirted with the idea of being president for three terms – a clear violation of the US constitution – during a bombastic speech for the National Rifle Association in which he vowed to reverse gun safety measures green-lighted during the Biden administration....
The UK really has become an unmitigated shithole ever since the conservatives managed to make Brexit a reality. Nowadays I appreciate the island for having the decency not to touch us, and to serve as both a warning and an example to Europeans about what could happen on the mainland if we let it.
Had a serious case of flu that got me midweek. Haven’t been remotely sick in any way since even way before the pandemic, so I guess my 40 year old corp- uhh, body wasn’t entirely up to par when it got that smackdown.
Apart from that, I took a midnight walk last night fully intending on taking my own life. I was stopped by two neighbor cats that walked with me and demanded attention. This normally never happens. They kept following me until I burst into tears, played with them, thanked them for saving me and walked back home bawling my eyes out. For some reason these two angelic furry creatures just had to show me that, if nothing else, they appreciate my presence and companionship and would somehow miss me if I were gone.
So, nothing out of the ordinary all things considered.
It’s looking mighty bleak at this point. The results of the election won’t matter, and the courts have already largely shown they’ll keep their hands off until after said election.
So yeah, let’s crash this car into the wall at 120mph and then try to pick up the pieces after.
Let’s still not ban it though. I mean, it IS banned now, but also not. And the fact that massive insect populations started wholesale disappearing and never coming back - something even poison like DDT couldn’t pull off- after introduction of glyphosate is surely wholly irrelevant in this discourse anyway.
I’m pretty sure I’m literally among the last few people alive who have seen live fireflies in our own country. That was some 40 years ago and I still miss them.
It’s also a tried and true strategy that brought Microsoft to the spot it is now. Evil and corrupt, but very effective. Only eee (embrace, extend, extinguish) is even more insidious because it requires companies to play the long con.
Then again in 2024, I automatically assume “con” first until I see evidence to the contrary.
On what planet does that seem remotely likely at this point? He said it himself, he could shoot an innocent point blank on cam and it would only make him more popular.
I’ll believe it when I see it. Doesn’t mean I won’t hope for it though. But something tells me this mfer basically has real life plot armor. At least until now.
What could have been... (lemmy.world)
You take the pirate out of the sea, not the sea out the pirate (cdn-live.warthunder.com)
Syrian Rebel forces using a homemade pirate cannon...
Foxgloves in my back garden this morning (lemmy.world)
OnlyFans fortunes fuel Gen Zs property dreams (www.theaustralian.com.au)
Electrons (mander.xyz)
Trying to buy a house is 'playing a game you can't win' (www.bbc.com)
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You can't take it with you, but you can't leave it for someone else either: Valve says you aren't allowed to bequeath a Steam account in a will (www.pcgamer.com)
Tucker Carlson launches show on Russian state TV (www.newsweek.com)
Biden slams ICC prosecutor’s ‘outrageous’ request for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders (thehill.com)
How do you cope with, life and the decaying world around you?
Mine is nostalgia. That's literally my copium drug and it really is strong some days. It's not that I sit here everyday and never move on to newer things, I do sometimes embrace new things and realize there's more out there than what I have....
Trump floats idea of three-term presidency at NRA convention (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump flirted with the idea of being president for three terms – a clear violation of the US constitution – during a bombastic speech for the National Rifle Association in which he vowed to reverse gun safety measures green-lighted during the Biden administration....
Different takes I've seen on sex work (lemmy.world)
Schools in England send police to homes of absent pupils with threats to jail their parents (www.theguardian.com)
‘Heavy-handed’ crackdown ignores underlying reasons for failure to attend classes, say critics...
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[Kind of weekly thread] Men over 30, how is your week going?
Rudy Giuliani Is Missing, Last Seen In Palm Beach County (bocanewsnow.com)
We’re in a pivotal moment in American history. We cannot retreat | Bernie Sanders (www.theguardian.com)
Attention! Butt missiles. That is all. (i.ibb.co)
High levels of weedkiller found in more than half of sperm samples, study finds - Glyphosate found in samples from French infertility clinic raising questions about controversial chemical’s impact on (www.theguardian.com)
Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Trump’s promises to oil executives ought to be illegal (wapo.st)
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