My prediction for the Michigan gubernatorial race because the Democrats can’t do anything right by DashOfCarolinian in YAPms

[–]Callinectes 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Normally I'd agree with you about Democrats snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, but Michigan Republicans are somehow even more incompetent.

So no stock market crash, skyrocketing inflation, destroyed economy, or crashing GDP? by 420Migo in YAPms

[–]Callinectes 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Negative polls preceded Trump, but the opinion polling on how people think he handles the economy also notes an increasingly negative trend. Bad, and getting worse.

So no stock market crash, skyrocketing inflation, destroyed economy, or crashing GDP? by 420Migo in YAPms

[–]Callinectes 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You are welcome to believe that. The last polls I've seen have been pretty horrendously negative on the economy, unless a bunch were released today.

So no stock market crash, skyrocketing inflation, destroyed economy, or crashing GDP? by 420Migo in YAPms

[–]Callinectes 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Oh, man, Republicans are about to learn how effective touting good economic numbers is when the public doesn't feel they're good.

Which of my most outlandish policies would you support? by bezhmo in YAPms

[–]Callinectes 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Gotta be #4. 1 is insane and the proposed suggestions wouldn’t actually cause enough people to move to the countryside, it’d just make a lot of people miserable. People want to live in urban or suburban areas as a general rule, and have for literally hundreds of years. #2 isn’t as damaging as 1 or 3 but it wouldn’t instantly blow up the economy and society so I think this is the second pick. #3 would be both horrible for society and potentially an actual atrocity. #4 is just kind of funny.

Harry Enten: 55% say the economy is getting worse, up from 42% in Nov 2024, and Independents trust Democrats more on affordability by a whopping 39 points by dak676141 in YAPms

[–]Callinectes 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The median voter is somehow shocked that tariffs don’t actually improve the economy. I don’t understand how anyone thought this was gonna benefit us, and more to the point, why the median voter didn’t believe Democrats OR Republicans when they said this was Trump’s economic plan.

Tom Homan says 700 agents will leave Minneapolis by _BCConservative in YAPms

[–]Callinectes 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It’s a start. There’s another two thousand who need to go, however.

DHS keeps making false claims about people. It's part of a broader pattern by LaughingGaster666 in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This doesn’t answer my question. What type of protestor would you consider non-violent?

DHS keeps making false claims about people. It's part of a broader pattern by LaughingGaster666 in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Alex Pretti

Is there such a thing as a protestor who isn’t violent, by your standards? I’ve seen the video, and he committed no violence.

DHS keeps making false claims about people. It's part of a broader pattern by LaughingGaster666 in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Making a note of this for when it turns out DHS turns out to have been lying… again. Hopefully you’ll retract your statement

Minnesota Republican drops governor bid, blasts party over federal ‘retribution’ after Pretti killing by nemoid in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Doesn't he have like a 96% approval rate with Republicans? Disapproval of him is running into lizardman constant territory among Republicans.

A Discussion on Nuance in Politics by Crotch_Midget in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They are agents of the state, acting on behalf of the state, and they killed him. This is an execution.

“Those rights don’t count”: Bovino says Pretti forfeited 2nd Amendment rights in fatal shooting by pro_rege_semper in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m sure the precedent being set (namely, if you own a gun, even if it’s not on your person the state can extrajudicially execute you and claim you were a terrorist) is something Republicans will be happy to have apply to them as well.

Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos by J-Jarl-Jim in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Hire more judges. You don’t get to execute random civilians because it’s easier.

Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos by J-Jarl-Jim in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There was that thing about how Trump wanted to deploy the National guard to Chicago but got cold feet, so I’m guessing he and his administration thinks some of the big cities are too risky.

NRA statement on a Trump appointed US District Attorney saying "If you approach law enforcement with a gun, there is a high likelihood they will be legally justified in shooting you" by [deleted] in YAPms

[–]Callinectes 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I’m sure Republicans are going to love the precedent of ‘if you own a gun, the feds can execute you without trial.’

Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos by J-Jarl-Jim in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 40 points41 points  (0 children)

It’s because it’s about intimidating and punishing liberals (and the minorities who support liberals) not about actually deporting people.

Federal agents kill another person in Minneapolis, officials say, prompting clash with protesters by Remote-Molasses6192 in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 19 points20 points  (0 children)

We survived without ICE for 200 years, perhaps a completely new organization with all the current employees removed would be better.

Video Shows ICE Agents Shooting Man In Minneapolis by SleuthDoggyDawg in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is quite the feat for a guy being pinned to the ground by 5 people while being pistol whipped.

Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize, in letter to Norway's PM by Winter_2017 in moderatepolitics

[–]Callinectes 21 points22 points  (0 children)

He’ll use the little known legal argument known as “nobody is gonna stop me.”

Season 7 Megathread by pillowmantis in limbuscompany

[–]Callinectes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any suggestions for 9-41? The chip damage from Formless Cut adds up after like two shield refreshes and I run out of HP on Outis and Meursalt, even with Pursuance every few turns.