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pjwestin

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  • Cry cry cry

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  • Calling bullshit on this. I never received a telegraph, but I never assumed they were made up for the movies. This kid is either a troll or a moron.

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    Elon Musk salute controversy

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  • The Romans didn't even use it. It's from a French painting of Rome that became popular after the revolution. It existed for barely a hundred years, and was hardly used by anyone, until it was adopted by fascists and Nazis.

  • Nonconformity

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  • I would let Beaker take them first and watch what happens.

  • Controversial startup's plan to 'sell sunlight' using giant mirrors in space would be 'catastrophic' and 'horrifying,' astronomers warn

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  • Scientists: One desperate plan we are considering to combat climate change is a series of gigantic mirrors to deflect sunlight away from the planet.

    These assholes: OK, but what if, like, the opposite of that?

  • Trump readies US troops for ground invasion in Mexico to go after cartels

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  • Well, fuck.

  • Trump readies US troops for ground invasion in Mexico to go after cartels

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  • You've got to find a way to check out a little. If you try to stay in top of this shit 24/7 you'll have a breakdown. A little time to focus on something, anything, that gives you joy is important.

  • Trump readies US troops for ground invasion in Mexico to go after cartels

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  • There's so much terrible news all the time, I legitimately don't know if we've threatened to attack Nigeria or not

  • Trump readies US troops for ground invasion in Mexico to go after cartels

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  • Yeah, this is great. We're going to (illegally) invade Mexico ane Venezuela simultaneously, while also occupying our own cities that don't go along the paramilitary immigration Gestapo. Oh, and we're also waging chaotic, impulsive trade wars with literally every country on Earth. Maybe we can get a ground war going in Russia as well, really speed run the imperial collapse.

  • Peak movie idea

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  • The Late Mr. Kent. One of the best episodes of the series. He finds evidence that a death row inmate is innocent, gets, "assassinated," by the real killer (which also destroys the evidence), and has to find a new way to clear the man/catch the real killer while also seeing how the people close to him deal with his, "death." And, boy, that ending.

  • YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States

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  • That's the Senate.

  • TIL: American Boomers are The Most Selfish Parents on the Planet

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  • To be fair, I read a while ago that the, "Great Wealth Transfer," was going to fizzle because of medical costs. Medicare doesn't cover long term care, so a lot of the wealth that Boomers would have left behind is getting eaten by the medical industry.

    Still, they gutted the social safety nets for short-term stock market gains, so fuck boomers.

  • Democratic contender for Congress indicted over Chicago ICE protests - Progressive Palestinian American candidate Kat Abughazaleh, 26, decries ‘gross attempt at silencing dissent’

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  • I mean, it kinda does. The fact that she is young, attractive, and media savvy means that people will pay more attention to her (not saying that's good, just that it's how our society works). The more attention she gets, the more of a threat she is to the regime, which is why the they're trying to prosecute her for getting assaulted by ICE.

  • If a Great Depression happened again, would people still stand together like they did during the penny auctions?

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  • Yeah, the bloated police state and anonymity of most real estate moguls makes this is logistically impossible. That being said, the reaction to the United Healthcare CEO's killing and the number of ICE, "assaults," that can't get grand jury indictments makes me think this spirit is still alive.

  • 'I am not done' - Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again

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  • I doubt the DNC wants her. The Biden folks were trying to scare people into backing him by threatening them with the possibility of a Kamala candidacy, since she was seen as such a trash candidate. Newsom is probably the preferred candidate; he makes a good show of fighting Trump, but doesn't do any crazy leftist stuff like treating homeless or trans people as human beings. That's what the DNC wants.

  • He shall not pass

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  • Chocolate is also very poisonous for cats, but unlike dogs, they're usually smart enough not to eat it. I think lilies are the only things that they occasionally chew on that is poisonous to them (and they are extremely poisonous to them).

  • Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again

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  • Fuck it, let her. She had to drop out of the 2020 primary before voting started because she was on track to lose every single state, and she clearly hasn't become more electable since then. All she could possibly do is siphon some votes and donor money off Newsom or Buttigieg. If that's what she wants to do, I fully support that.

  • White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show

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  • If it were up to me we'd demolish the ballroom and leave it there, just a rotting pile of rubble lying on the White House lawn. Let it sit there as a reminder of all the damage our nation caused, even to ourselves, and how it can never be undone.

  • White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show

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  • Well, there are two things at play here. First is that the White House isn't technically classified as a historic building. It's a functioning government building with high security needs, so it doesn't have the same strict protections placed on it that Historic Buildings have.

    Second is that Trump bypassed the protections that are placed on it by simply lying about what's taking place and moving too fast for anyone to stop him. This is also how Trump's dad destroyed Coney Island's Steeplechase Park before anyone could object.

  • White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show

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  • You know, I'm glad he's doing it. It's a great metaphor, not just for the damage he's doing to the country, but also how it will have enduring, irreversible consequences. The East Wing won't just go back to normal when he's gone. We've permanently lost something, and even if we stop that stupid fucking ballroom from taking it's place, we will have to build something new there.

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  • Carl?

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
    pjwestin @lemmy.world

    "Winner"

  • memes @lemmy.world
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    I mean...violence is bad.

  • Out of Context Comics @lemmy.world
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    Seems Legit

  • Out of Context Comics @lemmy.world
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    He's cracked the case!

  • Out of Context Comics @lemmy.world
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    Ghosted

  • Out of Context Comics @lemmy.world
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    I have been waiting for this community my whole life

  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    Not to get too topical, but...

  • Facepalm @lemmy.wtf
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    I want to thank Sync for placing this ad next to this post

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    I thought he sounded fine.

  • Political Memes @lemmy.world
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    I'm begging you to learn how to use this term.