CosmicTurtle0

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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Iirc the only reason we went with lethal injection was because politicians couldn't stomach the gore of a firing squad. And the PTSD of this firing the guns.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 138 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"Those who made peaceful reform impossible have made violent revolution inevitable."

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 61 points 6 months ago (7 children)

"If you can't be handsome, be interesting. If you can't be interesting, be useful."

I can't remember who said it but it seems to fit here.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 6 months ago

We are marching towards another civil war.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Because egg producers are using the hype of bird flu to increase profit margins at the expense of their customers.

Grocery stores are following suit by spreading signs about bird flu and increasing their prices as well.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 months ago

This is not the way. You take these addresses and report them in states with anti-abortion trafficking laws.

That's the harmless fun part. There are more meaningful ways to use this list but the rules of this instance prevent me from sharing them.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

It's not enough for conservatives to win. They want to rub your face in it. Make you bend the knee and kiss the ring.

This is about flexing power and influence and not about politicking.

And their base absolutely eats it up.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Iirc, the difference was who had control of the House. Both times, the Republicans controlled the House.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 months ago

Cunningham's Law

Correlary: use a female-sounding username with a cutesy icon (e.g. flowers, butterflies, etc) and you're more likely to get the help you need.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 6 months ago

Part of it was the shock. Many career government employees are used to administrative shake ups. They probably thought this was normal.

As news and the effects of DOGE have been published, we are now seeing resistance at the front line.

We need to encourage more of this behavior.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

He clearly and unequivocally outlined why any future president will have a difficult time restoring alliances with the EU.

This is Putin's goal. That is his end game. Trump is pushing us to World War 3 and we're on the wrong side.

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