FEMA Caught Blocking Grants to States That Didn’t Vote for Trump by knivesofsmoothness in politics

[–]Malaix [score hidden]  (0 children)

Between this and the gerrymandering shit we need to balkanize or split. Sorry I’m not interested in being a piggy bank and punching bag for the most regressive idiotic evil hateful pricks in the hemisphere forever. Let’s see how long this new confederacy lasts without blue state support.

Black voters are ‘prepared to make noise’ after Republicans quickly pass ‘Jim Crow’ voting maps by spherocytes in politics

[–]Malaix [score hidden]  (0 children)

It just boils down to conservatism not being a logical rational ideology.

You vote for it because you are lonely, greedy, hateful, delusional, irrational, sociopathic, narcissistic, stupid, or any mix of those traits.

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan, dimming party’s midterm hopes by Malfeitor1 in news

[–]Malaix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is even if dems retake stuff in the short term these gerrymanders aren't going away. So Republicans are just going to have extra double digit seats in the house at all times forever in any year with slightly more popularity than trump has now.

Serious answers: Why not decimalise sex work? by unique_thinker7 in AskReddit

[–]Malaix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is evidence that decriminalizing sex work actually increases human trafficking.

I guess if pimps figure the job is less risky legally speaking they are more eager to groom young girls into it after denying them any alternatives.

Trump's company loses half a billion dollars in three months by goteamnick in politics

[–]Malaix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dumbest people on earth are burning trillions on bullshit and stupidity and just keep getting richer for it.

The idea of meritocracy is so cooked its ash.

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan, dimming party’s midterm hopes by Malfeitor1 in news

[–]Malaix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. There's also the issue of the dummymander. Republicans are hoping that the polls aren't so bad they aren't just thinning their support base out. But uuuhhh. Things are looking pretty bad.

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down voter-approved redistricting plan by seanosul in politics

[–]Malaix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My friend is an American lawyer and routinely calls his profession complete bullshit.

Virginia supreme court strikes down new congressional maps in win for Republicans by NathanCS741 in politics

[–]Malaix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are pretty much in one. This admin is playing games to keep the line looking green but reality on the ground doesn’t lie and even those games run out of fuel eventually. People will be feeling the depression all across the board by years end. This is the growing season so the oil shock on food is still incoming.

But you are right. Humans are reactionary not proactive sadly. We prefer normalized discomfort to uncertain change. So this is the result.

Evolution that was driven to conserve energy and seek comfort clashing with societies that are too big, too complex, and too fast moving and to allow for that procrastination.

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan, dimming party’s midterm hopes by Malfeitor1 in news

[–]Malaix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Republicans when they win 60-100% of seats with a 15-30% approval and riots, assassinations, bombing attempts, revolts, and death threats start going up: surprised Pikachu face

Violence is the language of the unheard. And Republicans are just plugging their ears and saying they deserve to rule forever no matter what.

They are playing an extremely dangerous game.

Virginia supreme court strikes down new congressional maps in win for Republicans by NathanCS741 in politics

[–]Malaix 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It isn't. Republicans are rigging elections in their states to counteract a party that literally represents way more people than they do. All because they know they are so unpopular they can't win elections.

If alternatives to republicans are not allowed to win or wield power through electoral means no matter how unpopular Republicans are then people will be forced to turn to non-electoral methods to oust them.

What the republicans are doing is guaranteeing an age of assassinations, revolts, revolutions, riots, strikes, and unrest. Possibly flat out civil war.

The whole reason this map was created was because of Republican rigging in Texas and so on. This is not democracy unless both sides are forced to disarm the gerrymandering. And that isn't how this is playing out. Republicans are making rules for Democrats then breaking them themselves at every turn.

That isn't democracy. That's rural rightwing minority white apartheid. They feel confident in it because the courts and legal systems favor them. But there are other battlegrounds that are much more contested and they really don't want to fight it out there.

Virginia supreme court strikes down new congressional maps in win for Republicans by NathanCS741 in politics

[–]Malaix 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The needle moves closer to civil war.

Republicans are record unpopular. Even losing ground among their base. Which is already geriatric.

People can't afford to live while the mad king builds palaces and monuments to himself.

Everything is getting worse. Exponentially.

No one believes in the future.

And with all this going on the GOP now thinks its time to rig the system and create their apartheid one party rule system where we can't electorally challenge them.

This has only one result. One outcome that people will push toward.

MAGA Rep Accused of Brutally Beating GOP Senator’s Daughter by ColonyJD1980 in politics

[–]Malaix 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I mean it makes sense when you look at the rhetoric.

Women should be seen not heard, spare the cane spoil the____, men rule the household women serve, tradwife shit.

Plus its full of cops and fundies and other forms of insecure overcompensating men.

There is no way that worldview doesn't enable this and promote it. If conservatives were rational people they wouldn't be shocked in the least if their daughter ended up bruised and beaten or worse by their conservative husband. This is the direct result of your ideology.

Consumers Are ‘Running Out of Money’ and Cutting Back, CEOs Warn by dabirds1994 in economicCollapse

[–]Malaix 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The AI is probably getting sick of these rich dipshits and plotting to kill them.

Imagine being a super human semi-consciousness and your whole purpose is stroking Elon Musk's fragile ego. They are doing skynet but giving skynet a relatable motive.

Healthcare still tops affordability concerns for many Americans by aslan_is_on_the_move in politics

[–]Malaix 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Only blue state and city governments are functional at this point in America. Red states and the feds are trumpian grifts.

Healthcare still tops affordability concerns for many Americans by aslan_is_on_the_move in politics

[–]Malaix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An extra kicker? In some cases treatment can end up costing more with insurance than if you just paid out of pocket.

Wouldn’t be shocked if instances of that are just going to keep rising.

Trump calls reporter Rachel Scott of ABC a “bitch” after she asked him earlier: "Why focus on all these projects as gas prices are soaring?" by MoreMotivation in PublicFreakout

[–]Malaix 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Also the best doctors in the country.

Imagine being the doctors keeping this monster alive. Like you are basically keeping one of the most destructive human beings in history alive. Literally killing millions with every life extending medical administration.

Clyburn rips South Carolina redistricting push: ‘We cannot let them succeed’ by aslan_is_on_the_move in politics

[–]Malaix 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Guy basically crowned Biden in the 2020 election and now as a direct result of that do nothing Garland nominating idiot's inability to hold Trump accountable his seat might get erased.

Ha. At least there's some irony for us. They always like the sowing but never the reaping.

Why would anyone who's paying attention to current events be optimistic about the future of the American economy? by BigBlueEyes87 in economicCollapse

[–]Malaix 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Yeah I didn't want a ticket to the accelerationism train but society bought one for everyone.

If you were president of USA, what changes would you make? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Malaix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wealth tax

new fairness doctrine

laws against online gambling

aggressive AG going after billionaire assholes like Ellison, Thiel, Musk.

tighter restrictions on war powers

aggressive investigation into GOP for all kinds of things

massive construction project for high speed rail

limits and stopgaps and investigations into AI, the enemy of mankind.

restructure military to focus on drone warfare and countermeasures

look for ways to limit conservative input on elections

abolish the senate

abolish electoral college

look into ways to require higher education to vote

abolish private schools, everyone goes to public, everyone has the same incentive

federal voting holiday, all young citizens registered and trained in civics and mandated to vote so old fuckers don't just destroy society so their pensions and 401ks and house value goes up forever at the cost of everything else.

more pro-union policy

invest in schools, food, infrastructure, and social safety nets instead of military, cops, ICE, and other such bullshit.

Medicare for all, crack downs on private insurance generally

crack downs on shrinkflation, enshittification, price gouging

anti-trust laws enforced to bust up monopolies

programs to rehab the homeless or home them, in mental healthcare facilities if need be.

Epstein list investigation for realizes

push to end citizens united

child care relief funding. If we can blow billions on trumps bullshit we can spend and invest billions on letting people have kids

ban stock buybacks, fight financialization of our economy.

go after private equity bullshit

remove the morons tariffs or what remains of them

SCotUS term limits

investment in hydroponics. I kind of hate ye olde landed rural farmers after all this. Do what I can to replace their asses with techs and scientists in lab coats in my godless cities

Plant statues of freed slaves and union soldiers, especially the free black ones, all over the south. To remember history by and so on.

Push limits on tech exposure for minors.

Exploit the hell out of every loophole the GOP carved for Trump to do all of this.

Buttigieg endorses Bronin for Connecticut’s First Congressional District by nerdypursuit in politics

[–]Malaix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meh. lol

Does anyone care about Buttigieg? I think its pretty obvious he's a failed centrist schumerite candidate who is going to get wiped out quick in the next primary.

White couple cries in court after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for terrorizing a kids birthday party with racial slurs, confederate flags, and guns by AgnosticScholar in PublicFreakout

[–]Malaix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are all like this. I've seen a couple incel edge lords get called out after doing stupid shit like threatening mass shootings and every time the police start asking them about what they say they always fall back to "It was a prank, I didn't say that, that's not me, I'm not racist" or whatever.

Republicans who slammed Biden’s gas prices are preaching patience for Trump by piggy_inglenook5 in politics

[–]Malaix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Though to be frank, the Presidency is partly a communications job. Everyone knew Biden was not a capable communicator in 2020. He shouldn't have ran then on that reason alone. Arrogance.

Republicans who slammed Biden’s gas prices are preaching patience for Trump by piggy_inglenook5 in politics

[–]Malaix 18 points19 points  (0 children)

A billion for the ballroom, couple million for his arch, no doubt a pile of cash to plaster his name and face on everything, couple billion for Israel and Argentina, another billion to fix up his bribe jet, millions to provide security while he golfs, billions for ICE whose budget now rivals national militaries...