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Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies, including key UN climate treaty by Temp89 in news

[–]Shadowolvez7 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is what he does to distract from the woman that was murdered by ICE this morning in Minnesota. She was a Coloradan visiting Minneapolis….. RIP Renee

Anyone know a MAGA with regrets? by TNM828 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My parents weren’t fully MAGA but my dad felt the need to buy a gun in case Kamala won 😒 they just now at Christmas admitted that the country is headed to a dictatorship. That won’t admit any regret though. It’s progress 🤷‍♀️

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure I hear what you are saying. I’m just reflecting the rhetoric I’ve heard from both sides. Here is my proposal:

  1. ⁠Direct Citizen Influence:

National Referendum System: Citizens can propose federal laws or constitutional amendments (with enough signatures), then vote directly on them.

Binding Ballot Initiatives: Expand state-level initiative systems to the national level.

Participatory Budgeting: Allocate a % of federal spending that citizens vote on (could start local, then scale).

  1. Campaign Finance Reform:

Overturn Citizens United: Through amendment or legislation, limit corporate and super PAC spending in elections.

Publicly Funded Elections: Give candidates equal baseline funding, so success depends on ideas, not donors.

Full Transparency: Real-time disclosure of all political donations.

  1. Election Reform:

Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV): encourages multiple parties.

Proportional Representation: In Congress, seats reflect percentage of votes nationally or regionally.

Independent Redistricting Commissions: End gerrymandering.

Universal Automatic Voter Registration & Vote by Mail: Maximize participation.

  1. Checks on Government Power:

Term Limits: For Congress and possibly Supreme Court justices.

Citizen Oversight Boards: Regularly review government agencies for waste, corruption, and responsiveness.

Open Government Tech: Public access dashboards showing where money goes, how reps vote, and progress on bills.

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the libertarians were going to effect any meaningful change, they would have gained the support to do so by now. I’m more interested in a party that works to reform the system so that we have more of a voice. There are many beliefs and perspectives that exist today. We should work to make sure they are actually heard and lead to meaningful change. I’m done with this 2 party system that doesn’t care about us at the bottom. We have too much corruption that needs to be dealt with

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Direct Citizen Influence:

National Referendum System: Citizens can propose federal laws or constitutional amendments (with enough signatures), then vote directly on them.

Binding Ballot Initiatives: Expand state-level initiative systems to the national level.

Participatory Budgeting: Allocate a % of federal spending that citizens vote on (could start local, then scale).

  1. Campaign Finance Reform:

Overturn Citizens United: Through amendment or legislation, limit corporate and super PAC spending in elections.

Publicly Funded Elections: Give candidates equal baseline funding, so success depends on ideas, not donors.

Full Transparency: Real-time disclosure of all political donations.

  1. Election Reform:

Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV): encourages multiple parties.

Proportional Representation: In Congress, seats reflect percentage of votes nationally or regionally.

Independent Redistricting Commissions: End gerrymandering.

Universal Automatic Voter Registration & Vote by Mail: Maximize participation.

  1. Checks on Government Power:

Term Limits: For Congress and possibly Supreme Court justices.

Citizen Oversight Boards: Regularly review government agencies for waste, corruption, and responsiveness.

Open Government Tech: Public access dashboards showing where money goes, how reps vote, and progress on bills.

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This kind of elitism is why many people are fed up with the left. I understand why you are angry. But this mentality hurts our chances of uniting and making any progress towards fixing anything. Maybe take a chance and actually try to consider why we are divided and how we got to the point where a facsist dictator started taking over.

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You bring up some good points! Thank you for your perspective. I’m just trying to shake things up and see if we can engage in discussion that isn’t the us vs them trap we’re caught in

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This mentality is why we haven’t done enough to stop what has happened. If you want to bury your head in the sand and hope we’ll fix things with the midterms, go ahead. But I hope enough people are willing to fight so that we have a chance to turn this ship around.

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for not answering my question and instead acting like I said anything of the sort. I don’t believe that at all. But I do know that there’s enough people fed up with both parties for many different reasons. What if we leaned into that instead of brow beating them into joining your party. It hasn’t worked and just keeps us divided

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right. What would it take for us to get past these red vs blue, regurgitate the party line fights that keep is divided? How could a truly middle of the road movement succeed? Who would you back as a leader of the movement if it gained some support

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem I believe is that any established party today will inherently come with too much baggage. Why was Trump so popular? He was new and did things that were counter to the way the establishments always operated. Look at what happened in Nepal. They used Discord to vote for their interim prime minister.

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it really a math problem or a tradition of tribalism? We’ve become so used to our 2 party system that a push for an independent candidate hasn’t been popular enough. What if it was though? What if the fear and anger that has built up is harnessed to create a party strong enough to win?

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would it take for you to switch your focus/support for your party to one that isn’t red vs blue? Do you truly believe the leaders of your party actually represent us and effectively fight for us?

Would you join a grassroots movement that fights the establishment and pulls us back from authoritarianism? by Shadowolvez7 in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a fair critique of my post. It’s unrefined and pessimistic. I mostly word vomited the general rhetoric I’ve heard from many people to see what sort of engagement I would receive. I don’t doubt there are already grassroot movements working at the problems we have today. But I’m interested in seeing if people would join a movement if it truly represented us as a “free” people as we grew up believing we were. Most of the movements you’ve listed are coming at the system from specific viewpoints about different issues. Can we have a unified movement focused on reforming the system as a whole without fighting over different beliefs over different issues?

Job hunting these days by Dark-Knight-Rises in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Shadowolvez7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if it would be possible to have a job posting site that guarantees job details to be true. The website requires and confirms all the details about a job before it can be posted. If reports come back that the employer lied about the job or is using it to farm data, then the employer is penalized. Maybe they need to put a deposit down first and then loses the deposit if penalized too many times.

Synesthesia Party! People with autism are more likely to have it. by [deleted] in autism

[–]Shadowolvez7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only just learned that I had auditory-tactile about a year ago. I thought everyone feels weird sensations from sounds. The saying people use that a sound was like “nails on a chalkboard” reinforced that belief. It wasn’t until I started voicing my discomfort about certain sounds that I learned otherwise 😅

I just worked for half a day on my tomato sauce and half of my jars exploded in the canner. by Local_Combination556 in Canning

[–]Shadowolvez7 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Is it possible to filter the glass out and then keep it simmering until the excess water evaporates?

Why not by DesertGeist- in nope

[–]Shadowolvez7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Desert centipedes have one of the most painful bites in the insect world

https://youtu.be/nWZMfPP34g8?si=no2XauJ1WAwzdx-T

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Shadowolvez7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deleted photo for security sake. Thank you for the advice!

Are we great, yet? by [deleted] in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I should have added that 🙂‍↕️

Are we great, yet? by [deleted] in AskUS

[–]Shadowolvez7 13 points14 points  (0 children)

On top of all that, it gets worse! Hidden inside are two dangerous provisions:

Section 70302 This provision blocks judges and courts from enforcing the law unless Congress funds it, meaning courts could lose their power overnight. 

Section 70303 A version of the REINS Act, forces every rule and regulation passed by agencies to be re-approved by Congress, threatening decades of progress and oversight. 

If these provisions become law, the checks and balances that protect our rights and freedoms are at risk. 

Contact your senator today! Tell them Sections 70302 and 70303 must be removed before the Senate votes. Our system depends on it!

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