philip_cardella

philip_cardella, 8 days ago to random

A worthwhile look at the justification for sentencing #Trump to a prison term.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/donald-trump-jail-sentence-trial-verdict-rcna155323

philip_cardella, 12 days ago to random

I think #Alito, #Thomas, #Trump, #Kushner, #DeSantis et al are evil criminals who need to be brought to justice.

I believe they are fascists or at least on friendly terms with fascists. I believe they've broken laws and are a threat to my life and the lives of my children.

I believe the US government may not be equipped to bring them to justice and that too is a crime.

I will never wish violence on them. I will never wish cancer on them.

Because I'm not a fucking fascist.

philip_cardella, 13 days ago to random

If you're talking about #HushMoney but not #ElectionFraud you're doing it wrong and missing the point entirely. Strategically AND legally.

There's nothing inherently illegal about paying someone to be quiet.

The guy won in 2016 by under 80,000 votes. There's a very real chance the thing he was convicted of was successfully cheating to win.

Honestly, maybe don't use the Republican term "hush money" unless you're trying to carry water for #Trump.

philip_cardella, 13 days ago to random

Seems to me the #Trump #jury came back quick.

I'm guessing that's not a good sign for the defense.

philip_cardella, 14 days ago to random

#Trump's trial was long and boring.

I don't care that he fell asleep. I don't care that he wears diapers. I don't care that he stumbles sometimes.

What I care about is he's openly fascist. Or, for the clowns that don't understand how dangerous fascism is and prefer their own agenda to reality: he incites violence and is a lifelong unrepentant sexist and racist. A court found he raped a woman. He's charged with stealing nuclear secrets.

This is why he's unfit to lead.

philip_cardella, 14 days ago to random

Y'all be surprised to learn that former sportsball player turned Republican politician is a dumpster fire inside a tire fire at the bottom of a toxic waste dump.
#SteveGarvey #USPol
https://news.yahoo.com/news/why-hell-former-baseball-star-094000704.html

philip_cardella, 16 days ago to random

The constant low level #antisemitism on here is nauseating.

I know I've only recently started to recognize it and I apologize to my Jewish brothers, sisters and family here.

philip_cardella, 16 days ago to random

I never liked #BillWalton but fuck cancer. Nobody deserves to die that way and that young.

philip_cardella, 17 days ago to religion

Though I'm a practicing #Christian I welcome any religious or non religious person who loves humanity and wants to do good for all of it. While my dad was very sick last week that he passed we welcomed people from protestant, Catholic, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu traditions to pray with us and they did.

Not out of desperation but out of solidarity in love.

We welcomed thoughts of atheists as well and were grateful for their solidarity in love for my dad. #religion

philip_cardella, 21 days ago to random

I'm so fucking mad about the #uvalde settlement.

It's not that the number is low --what number would be high enough?

It's that it's insulting.

And the 400 cowards with their guns let those children and parents be terrorized.

philip_cardella, 23 days ago to random

Folks. We need to be talking about #fascism even more because they're not even trying to hide it.

#Trump's social media account posted a video that predicts that when he wins it'll usher in a "unified Reich."

https://apnews.com/article/trump-election-2024-rhetoric-germany-antisemitism-31002afb91b642c0314223d19e51f427?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/politics/trump-unified-reich-video/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/us/donald-trump-reich-video.html

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/21/trump-unified-reich-video-truth-social-post

philip_cardella, 23 days ago to random

Well. My dad died. 0/10 do not recommend.

philip_cardella, 25 days ago to random

Things people say when they don't understand what fascism is. And this one I believe is actually honestly against fascism. They just don't know anything they didn't "learn" on social media or YouTube.

These people are the same ones that allowed the Brown Shirts and the Nazis to win in 1922 and 1932.

I cannot emphasize this enough.

philip_cardella, 27 days ago to random

As we're probably making final decisions for my dad very soon i have to admit, I'm not crazy about having to navigate all my parents' Trumper friends and family. I'm not going to say anything to anyone here because this is about helping my parents and I'm grateful for all the help we can get.

But it makes me sick knowing a few of these people would spit on my non binary child's hospital bed before they'd offer the child the support they're offering my mom and dad.

philip_cardella, 28 days ago to random

I'm pretty sure a disinformation troll accused me of being disinformation troll.

I can and am wrong about things though I try hard to be clear when I'm speculating.

I can be and sometimes am a troll though I'm not proud of this.

But it's interesting that this apparently fake account targeted me for saying the #GOP is #fascist accusing me of "all the hallmarks of a disinformation troll."

Maybe they made an honest mistake.

Or maybe they're defending the GOP.

philip_cardella, 1 month ago to random

I knew my hometown, a fairly liberal place in a relatively liberal state of California and the state capital, had a #sheriff sharing out-of-state license plate data.

It's almost impossible to control sheriffs in most states because they are elected and answer to no one.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article276848586.html

I missed that the #police department, which answers to the mayor, was doing this, too.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article288449539.html

philip_cardella, 1 month ago to Ukraine

It's something that #MikeJohnson finally let the #Ukraine aid go through and all but you have to wonder if he waited until he knew Russia had the opening it needed.

That man is lousy with Russian influence.

philip_cardella, 1 month ago to random

Lol.

Apparently, Biden is bad because he let Roe fall.

🤣

Yes, engaged Americans think that.

Of course they don't. I can't imagine anyone thinking that argument works who isn't a Russian paid troll.

philip_cardella, 1 month ago to Florida

"As we have seen very clearly, there is a stark difference between Florida and many other states in this nation,” Kerner said. “This is very intentional. Our governor will not bend to the shrill and illogical will of an entitled and reckless super-minority. He will not tolerate for a moment our campuses degenerating into collectives of violence and anti-American and antisemitic dogma, and neither will the Florida Highway Patrol.”

#Fascism #Florida #DeSantis

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article288422715.html?deviceId=091d06bff1f6ef12&tempKey=value

philip_cardella, 1 month ago to random

One of the worst things about having someone you care about who isn't doing well is the random people you bump into who greet you with "how are you today?"

I hate insincerity in myself and lying even more.

So, I want to say, "pretty fucking awful and you?"

I don't. But honestly, it'd be better than the real truth "My Dad is on life support and my best friend just found out his eight year old has stage 4 cancer. You?"

philip_cardella, 1 month ago to random

We should rename Mastodon "Fediverse populated by too many software developers way over their skiis with their political takes."

philip_cardella, 1 month ago to random

Does anybody know why a band from Jacksonville Florida with a front man from California wrote a song called Sweet Home Alabama?

philip_cardella, 1 month ago to random

'“We are seeing younger voters defecting more to Trump. And Black voters as well,” Taglia said of the results. The reason? “Among young voters, it lights up as a Christmas tree: economy and housing affordability. For Black voters, it’s very similar.”' Miami Herald

#Democrats and #Progressives, it doesn't matter that #Trump would be worse for the housing crisis. People who have lost or are desperate to not lose the roof over their head aren't thinking about national politics much.

philip_cardella, 1 month ago to floridanews

"Preposterous in an ethical society, but we’re actually not that anymore here in the land of feverish #Trump idolatry a la Fidel #Castro in 1959. The American right-wing caudillo, who tried to derail democracy and took off with secret military documents he shared and hid from the FBI, can do no wrong."

FABIOLA SANTIAGO writes for the #MiamiHerald

We need more reporters, columnists, politicians and activists linking Trump to Castro and Hugo Chavez.

philip_cardella, 1 month ago to random

My dad, who has been in the hospital or rehab since April 5, was sent to the ER from rehab for shortness of breath.

My mom wasn't told for three hours.

Once at the ER for shortness of breath the hospital took a picture of his groin area because it was so inflamed and swollen from the rehab center letting him sit in his own waste so much.

My mom has demanded the rehab center address this but everyone there says "it's not my job."

They're trying to decide if my dad needs the ICU.