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lolgop, 3 months ago to random

LAWMAKERS FINALLY BEGIN TO CONFRONT AMERICA'S ELON MUSK PROBLEM

Musk has been told he may be in breach of his “contractual obligations with the government" as he seems to be siding with China over in delivery of internet to the U.S. military in Taiwan.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2024/02/24/elon-musk-taiwan-spacex-starshield/?sh=68ef2ea67c1e

markmetz, 9 months ago to random

Guys, this is not ok. In California no less! 🤬

“The owner of a clothing shop in Cedar Glen was shot and killed Friday night, Aug. 18, after a person made several disparaging comments about a rainbow flag displayed outside the store, authorities said.

The suspect was found nearby by arriving deputies, who shot and killed him, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said.

Deputies responded to the Magpi clothing store on Hook Creek Road around 5 p.m. and found the victim, identified as Laura Ann Carleton, 66, outside the store suffering from a gunshot wound.

Carleton was pronounced dead at the scene.”

Shop owner shot, killed over rainbow flag outside clothing store near Lake Arrowhead – San Bernardino Sun https://www.sbsun.com/2023/08/19/shop-owner-shot-killed-over-rainbow-flag-outside-clothing-store-near-lake-arrowhead/

markmetz, 9 months ago to random

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markmetz, 6 months ago to random

Coup plotting in plain sight… 🤮

Trump, Mike Johnson meet at Mar-a-Lago | The Hill https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4320467-trump-mike-johnson-meet-mar-a-lago/

markmetz, 9 months ago to random

DeSantis : I want Florida to be more biblical.

God: I am sending you leprosy.

markmetz, 10 months ago to random

Funny how the MAGA’s keep whining about election fraud, yet they’re the only ones getting busted for it.

(Gift link, no paywall)

Michigan Republicans charged in connection with 2020 voting machine tampering https://wapo.st/3YeWip5

markmetz, 3 months ago to random

Say what you will about AOC, but more of this please from every Democrat with a soapbox!

“Ocasio-Cortez touted Biden’s successes in his first term as president, including securing the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the American Rescue Plan.

“I know who I’m going to choose [for president]: It’s going to be one of the most successful presidents in modern American history,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN on Tuesday. “[He] passed the inflation reduction that got us the American Rescue Plan that ensured that we could pass one of the largest federal investments in climate change in U.S. history.”

AOC defends Biden as ‘one of the most successful presidents in modern history’ - Washington Examiner

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2855592/aoc-defends-biden-one-of-most-successful-presidents-modern-history/

markmetz, 5 months ago to random

Fingers crossed!

“The charges carry sentences of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to double the alleged funds embezzled.

If convicted, the court could also declare Le Pen ineligible for office for up to 10 years — threatening her plan to make a fourth run for the French presidency.”

France’s Le Pen ordered to stand trial in EU funding scandal – EURACTIV.com

https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/frances-le-pen-ordered-to-stand-trial-in-eu-funding-scandal/

markmetz, 4 months ago to random

“Just as the German army did, Republicans bet on what they thought was a malleable figurehead who would shower money on the plutocracy, shovel resources to the military and bust the unions. In both cases, they mostly got what they wanted. But in both cases, they also failed to foresee that their intended stooge would not only break free of their control but exert such total domination as to reduce them to cringing toadies forever protesting their loyalty.”

How Donald Trump reduced the GOP to groveling sycophants | Salon.com

https://www.salon.com/2024/02/04/how-donald-reduced-the-to-groveling-sycophants/

markmetz, 21 days ago to Ukraine

Just a few examples.

#NAFO
#Ukraine
#NAFOFellas
#SlavaUkraini
#NAFOExpansionIsNonNegotiable

markmetz, 4 months ago to literature

“Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.”
― Robertson Davies

#Literature
#Bookstodon
#Writing

markmetz, 28 days ago to random

😂

markmetz, 4 months ago to literature

“I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say.”

― Flannery O'Connor

#Literature
#Bookstodon
#Writing

markmetz, 1 month ago to random

MAGA wingnuts in Washington State saying the quiet part out loud:

The resolution sums up: “We … oppose legislation which makes our nation more democratic in nature.”

The WA GOP put it in writing that they’re not into democracy | The Seattle Times

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/the-wa-gop-put-it-in-writing-that-theyre-not-into-democracy/

markmetz, 5 days ago to random

Ba-d’à-bing!

markmetz, 1 month ago to random

🎯
“But what I don’t understand — what makes me genuinely embarrassed for the group of good journalists who work at some of these media outlets — is why they believe there is “no substitute” for debates to tell such a story.

Are you telling me the only way you can convey to voters that Trump’s vision for America is violence, fraud, and revenge is by giving him a platform to engage in such activities? Why wouldn’t you instead pursue aggressive journalism to tell more of these stories?

Twelve media outlets claim that the only way they can display Trump’s dystopian vision for America is by being complicit in it.”

Media Organizations Omit Mention of Trump's Allegedly Criminal Exploitation of 2020 Debates - emptywheel

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/04/16/media-organizations-omit-mention-of-trumps-allegedly-criminal-exploitation-of-2020-debates/

markmetz, 2 months ago to random

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markmetz, 4 months ago to random

“But when it comes to aiding allies in a shooting war, rather than a culture war, suddenly Johnson and his caucus are nowhere to be found.”

The GOP’s Great Betrayal on Ukraine Aid - The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/01/republicans-betrayal-israel-ukraine-aid/677254/

markmetz, 1 month ago to Ukraine

“The notion that the war is unwinnable because of Russia’s dominance is a Russian information operation, which gives us a glimpse of the Kremlin’s real strategy and only real hope of success. The Kremlin must get the United States to the sidelines, allowing Russia to fight Ukraine in isolation and then proceed to Moscow’s next targets, which Russia will also seek to isolate. The Kremlin needs the United States to choose inaction and embrace the false inevitability that Russia will prevail in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s center of gravity is his ability to shape the will and decisions of the West, Ukraine, and Russia itself.“

#NAFO
#Ukraine
#SlavaUkraini

Denying Russia’s Only Strategy for Success | Institute for the Study of War

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/denying-russia%E2%80%99s-only-strategy-success

markmetz, 1 month ago to random

😡

markmetz, 24 days ago to random

RE: NYT Polling BS.

“Even with all that math and science, the entire notion that Trump is gaining ground among 1.2 million young Black voters is essentially based on phone conversations with six Black people.

“Six.”

https://www.editorialboard.com/trumps-strength-is-illusory/

markmetz, 4 months ago to random

Sigh…

markmetz, 4 months ago to random

Proving once again that stochastic terrorism works.

“All federal employees are to be killed on site,” he said. “All FBI, IRS and other federal law enforcement offices, as well as federal courthouses, are to be sieged around the country. All federal agents, U.S. marshals, federal judges and border patrol are to be killed or else captured, tortured for information, and publicly executed for betraying their country. Earn your place in heaven by sending a traitor to hell early.”

Man Posted YouTube Video With Father’s Severed Head While Ranting About Joe Biden

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxjwg/justin-mohn-youtube-video-severed-head

markmetz, 4 months ago to random

🔥💣🔥
“The new bomb, which can travel about 90 miles, is expected to be “a significant capability for Ukraine,” said one of the U.S. officials.
“It gives them a deeper strike capability they haven’t had, it complements their long-range fire arsenal,” the U.S. official said. “It’s just an extra arrow in the quiver that’s gonna allow them to do more.”

New US-made longer-range bomb expected to arrive as soon as Wednesday in Ukraine - POLITICO

#NAFO

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/30/new-us-made-longer-range-bomb-expected-to-arrive-as-soon-wednesday-in-ukraine-00138566

markmetz, 3 months ago to random

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