emma_lazarus for a while after that, now I’m all queermunist!

queermunist she/her @lemmy.ml 2h ago

Well. They're trying to use it as human replacement. They keep finding out that they can't.

5h ago

Brown University’s Costs of War project estimates the U.S. blew $3.4T countering the "China threat" since 2012, and we still don't know why Americans don't have free healthcare 🥀

queermunist she/her @lemmy.ml 5h ago

Amerikkkans don't have free healthcare because they'd have to give it to Black people - they'd rather die.

5h ago

Document: Homeland Security Warns of Iranian “Fatwa” | Americans think god on their side

queermunist she/her @lemmy.ml 5h ago

Yeah, religion is mostly just a cultural affect. People go to church because that's where their community is and is one of the last third spaces that has avoided commodification. The actual True Believers are a very small portion of the US population. All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, etc etc

5h ago

Let's not forget that its not communism unless it is for everyone

queermunist she/her @lemmy.ml 5h ago

When it's our turn, shall we just hug it out with the former ICE agents and border patrol? Just send the fascists home?

Because if we do, they will come back. They always do. After the Civil War we just let the slave owners and the Confederates go, and they came back with the Klan and Jim Crow. After the civil rights movement we just let the Klan and their politicians go, and they came back with "tough on crime" and "states rights" and now they're wearing masks and murdering people in the street again.

We can't do this anymore. When we defeat them again, and we will, we can't let them regroup. Marx said it himself: "We have no compassion and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror."

14h ago

Fuck chuck schumer. We can win without abandoning trans people.

queermunist she/her @lemmy.ml 14h ago

Something I've been thinking about:

Tall people have a biological advantage in certain sports, like basketball. That means the should be banned, right? Just based on the same logic (that biological advantages are unfair) then what's the difference?

14h ago

Perfect tagline for these days

queermunist she/her @lemmy.ml 14h ago

Tie me to the rocket and fire when ready.

14h ago

"Concerned"

queermunist she/her @lemmy.ml 14h ago

concepts of the outcome

They (almost) said the thing!

1d ago

Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

I'm optimistic that gas prices and the ensuing inflation will do a lot of the work, actually.

1d ago

Transformers: Trans Megathread from March 9 2026 to March 15 2026

Good thing oil and gas prices are stable and aren't shooting through the roof!

1d ago

It's good to keep in mind we're not actually standing next to each other, when engaging in online discussions.

I think this also applies to any time you attempt to change someone's mind. Online discourse is inherently alienating, so if someone isn't already open to your ideas you'll never be able to convince them. Arguing only has value because other people uninvolved with the argument can see our back-and-forth and be convinced, but the person you argue with is unreachable.

1d ago

Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

The current rhetoric surrounding Israel turns sour, changing from "we needed to protect Israel" to "Israel dragged us into the war" and the US pulls out of its commitments.

1d ago

WTF man!

If I allow myself to be optimistic, this is the US giving itself an off-ramp. If it doesn't look like it's going their way they can just say "this is all Israel's fault, they dragged us into the war" and cut their losses.

1d ago

Qatar warns that oil could double to $150 a barrel and 'bring down the economies of the world'

Unless the US stops all of its oil producers from engaging in international trade

It could, though. The fossil fuel lobby would oppose this, of course, but they're not the only lobby. Never mind the fact that all of Trump's supporters drive oversized vehicles. Amazon doesn't want high fuel prices, neither do Uber or DoorDash, neither do GM or Ford or Stelantis, neither do farmers, neither do construction companies, neither do data centers, neither do military contractors or the Pentagon, and so on. There are a lot of economic and political forces that want to keep fuel prices down.

This would begin a collapse of the old economic order, of course. If Canada and Mexico could be convinced to go along with this, lead by the US's new "hemispheric dominance" strategy, we might see oil prices totally diverge between East and West.

I have no idea what is going to happen.

1d ago

Dollar surges as Middle East war sends oil above $110 a barrel

Lehman Brothers went bankrupt 2 months after oil hit that record high. Something to think about.

2d ago

Dollar surges as Middle East war sends oil above $110 a barrel

Oil peaked at $147.27 in 2008, it will almost certainly go higher than that.

Hey, by the way, did something else happen in 2008? I forget! 🤔

2d ago

Bulletins and International News Discussion from March 6th to Whenever We Reach About 3000 Comments - The Third Iran VS US+Zionists War Megathread

Gotta learn to roll my K's

2d ago

US war on Iran | MEGATHREAD #2

USAmericans believe two things simultaneously: first, correctly, they believe their leaders are liars and thieves and crooks; second, falsely, they believe the US is the best country in the world. Combining these two together in their heads leads them to believe that every other leader must be at least as bad, or worse, than the US's leaders.

2d ago

Lucy E. Parsons "Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth." - Novo General Megathread for the 5th-12th of March 2026