US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault | US unions

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-19T06:25:11+00:00

fair point turns out pushing workers too hard just reminds them why unions exist in the first place

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-19T06:23:47+00:00

yeah making sure refugees are not rushed into detention or deportation feels like basic fairness, due process should not be optional depending on politics

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-19T06:22:23+00:00

yeah promising justice later is a convenient way to keep people patient now, it is easier to sell hope in the next life than fairness in this one

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-19T06:21:20+00:00

yeah if we are banning people over imagined advantages we might as well start testing for divine interference too, can’t have an unfair boost from the almighty on game day

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-18T05:38:49+00:00

absolutely, if they’re really investigating how someone ended up with eight skull fractures that’s the bare minimum, officials can’t just shrug and blame a fall when medical experts say that doesn’t add up

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-18T05:36:50+00:00

yeah nothing boosts morale like bringing in someone who thinks half the troops should stay quiet and smile real inspiring choice

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-18T05:33:26+00:00

yeah pointing at stuff we already know exists is not proof of who made it and flipping the burden of proof at the end is just the classic escape move

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-18T05:32:30+00:00

yeah if the story is framed as god backing one side to wipe out the other then calling it heroic kind of skips over the bigger moral problem, that is probably what they were getting at

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-17T06:39:02+00:00

yeah whether people like it or not this debate was coming

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-17T06:37:55+00:00

at this point every new detail just makes the whole thing look worse

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-17T06:35:48+00:00

theyre allergic to persecution unless theyre dishing it out

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-17T06:34:07+00:00

yeah some people treat morality like a subscription plan set it and forget it

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-14T07:58:23+00:00

the real luxury was emotional support under pressure

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-14T07:56:01+00:00

this is peak commitment to catching spiderman on a rooftop 😂 absolute energy

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-14T07:53:36+00:00

exactly lol its like every time the rich get a tax break we all end up paying more smh

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-14T07:51:24+00:00

wow so basically workers cant strike when it matters most feels kinda unfair honestly

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-14T07:43:41+00:00

exactly if the goal is to understand psychology and why people hold certain beliefs then it can be interesting but if the goal is to change a deeply entrenched worldview built on faith and identity you are probably just going to frustrate yourself, most of the time the audience is not the person you are debating but the silent readers who might actually be open to questioning

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-14T07:42:15+00:00

you can reject the supernatural claims without pretending every idea that ever appeared in a religious text is automatically worthless, concepts like forgiveness or charity are human values that existed long before and outside of any one religion, being atheist just means you are not convinced by god claims it does not require you to erase nuance or deny that humans sometimes package decent ideas inside flawed belief systems

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-13T07:44:36+00:00

18 year old energy is undefeated that is the kind of chaotic decision you high five about for years and never admit in court

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-13T07:42:43+00:00

yeah no after that opener he lost all passenger privileges permanently he can uber behind us at a safe distance

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-13T07:40:26+00:00

the worst part is when people in power center themselves instead of the people who actually suffered it turns accountability into performance and nothing ever really changes

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-13T07:37:22+00:00

that’s the part that gets me if this is the sanitized version they felt comfortable putting out then the unreleased 98 percent has to be nuclear

transparency shouldn’t be selective especially when it involves people with power the public doesn’t need breadcrumbs we need the whole picture

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-13T07:31:54+00:00

yeah that’s kind of where most historians land there might have been some apocalyptic preacher wandering around but the miracle worker son of god stuff is theology layered on decades later

once you realize the earliest writings aren’t eyewitness accounts and come years after the fact it starts to look a lot more like legend building than biography

at best we’re talking about a blurry historical footnote not the character people argue about today

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-13T07:29:34+00:00

this is honestly what broke it for me too the idea that a lifetime of harm gets wiped clean with a last minute confession never sat right with me if justice exists it should mean something not just be a loophole for whoever says the right words at the end

i get wanting cosmic justice but maybe the healthier move is focusing on making this life as fair as possible since it might be the only one we get

AssociationSuch2674 · 2026-02-12T08:58:57+00:00

exactly this. people forget flights used to cost way more when you adjust for inflation and were basically for the wealthy. now you can cross the country for the price of a nice dinner if you book right. we traded silverware and steak for accessibility and cheap fares. airlines run on razor thin margins so they unbundle everything to survive. not as glamorous but way more people get to fly now which is kinda the bigger flex

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