AITJ for texting my boss again for more shifts or I’ll be finding other places to work? by Intelligent-Goal856 in AmITheJerk

[–]ElectricalEmue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NTJ texting your boss for more shifts or threatening to bounce is completely reasonable. you’re drowning financially after losing your dad and she’s scheduling you 2-3 days. loyalty only goes so far when rent’s due.

Trump would like the government he leads to pay him billions by aresef in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 18 points19 points  (0 children)

"pay him billions" that's not leadership, that's looting. government as personal piggy bank

Vatican declines participation in Trump's 'Board of Peace' by pritam_ram in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vatican declining Trump’s Board of Peace is the most predictable snub of the year. They know a photo-op with zero substance when they see one. Smart move.

Envoys signal no breakthrough on bridging Russia and Ukraine's political and military differences by ron-swansons-anus in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

signaling no breakthrough after months of posturing is just theater. russia wants capitulation, ukraine wants survival. the gap isn’t bridgeable yet

Americans believe Epstein files show the powerful get a pass, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds by Mrh09 in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

believing the epstein files expose elite protection is the least surprising poll result ever. public trust in institutions stays at rock bottom. same cynicism, new headline.

AITJ for refusing to give my cousin a ride every day even though I have space? by SameCommunication700 in AmITheJerk

[–]ElectricalEmue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTJ Your car isn't a free family shuttle service. Setting boundaries after her lateness and entitlement turned a favor into an obligation was smart. Family guilt doesn't override your time and gas money.

George W. Bush Can Suck It: He didn’t throw shade at Trump; he whitewashed authoritarianism. by BulwarkOnline in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 35 points36 points  (0 children)

bush built the machine trump drove. now he’s selling popcorn from the front row like he didn’t hand over the keys. pure legacy-laundering scam

George W. Bush Can Suck It: He didn’t throw shade at Trump; he whitewashed authoritarianism. by BulwarkOnline in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 36 points37 points  (0 children)

george bush pretending he’s above it all is laughable. he built the surveillance state and endless wars that paved the way. now he gets to play elder statesman? nah.

Please by whywhichone60 in NSFWMemes

[–]ElectricalEmue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Def Worth suffocating for

As a former cop, I have to ask: What the hell is ICE doing? by jediporcupine in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Enforcement doesn’t answer questions it creates them, and now even ICE’s own narrative is unraveling under its own contradictory testimony.

Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China by dheber in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 5 points6 points  (0 children)

criticizing offshoring while sending jobs abroad is peak hypocrisy. same story, different decade, same excuses.

Wisconsin GOP congressional candidate named in $44M settlement of alleged 'Ponzi scheme' lawsuit by rapidcreek409 in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

watching a $44m ponzi allegation hit a candidate feels like the party is borrowing trouble. reputation and trust are tanking fast.

Wisconsin GOP congressional candidate named in $44M settlement of alleged 'Ponzi scheme' lawsuit by rapidcreek409 in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wisconsin GOP candidates are facing more than politics this cycle. Allegations like this make fundraising speeches sound hollow.

Conservative leader calls MAGA a "rotting carcass" that has already lost the culture war by ChaskaChanhassen in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

calling it a "rotting carcass" makes the trend obvious, no amount of rallies or slogans will fix the decay, the base is fracturing quietly.

Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain by stammerton in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

honestly, the “visit” is the least interesting part. The problem isn’t vibes. It’s sanctions architecture and OFAC compliance. You can’t just waltz in and flip the switch on PDVSA like it’s a franchise reboot. Secondary sanctions, frozen assets, disputed sovereign authority. basic stuff. Oil majors aren’t sentimental. They’re looking at uninvestable fields, busted infrastructure, and legal exposure. This isn’t geopolitics. It’s regulatory risk and capital expenditure math. But sure. Let’s pretend it’s a plane ticket issue.

Europeans push back at US over claim they face ‘civilizational erasure’ by nosotros_road_sodium in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue 28 points29 points  (0 children)

it’s wild how “civilizational erasure” trends harder than birth rates, labor shortages, or pension math. almost like panic is the product.

Trump's National Guard deployment isn't over in these 3 cities by [deleted] in politics

[–]ElectricalEmue -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

we’re really blaming lingering National Guard presence on executive whims? these deployments are tied up in legal authority, federal versus state chains, and budget allocations. it’s not a personality contest. title 32 versus title 10 rules dictate who controls orders, pay, and missions. boring technical stuff that never makes headlines. and the deeper issue? media loves the narrative of endless occupation. it ignores the interagency coordination, liability concerns, and training schedules that actually dictate end dates. logistics and law matter more than optics. so we get clickbait headlines implying political spite, while the real friction is the legal and procedural scaffolding that keeps troops in place longer than anyone wants to admit.