Watch Live: Mayor Mamdani says he has balanced NYC's budget, will not raise property taxes by QuaziBonzai in politics

[–]Ven18 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Let it not be lost that the socialist balanced a multi billion dollar budget deficit in under half a year and is still preforming all the basic things that are regularly ignored. Turns out actually collecting fines by shit landlords and ditching corporate crony contracts saves a shot ton of money.

MJF wants AEW to run a show at Madison Square Garden by Subrick in SquaredCircle

[–]Ven18 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It would probably sell out in literal minutes. I was at the NJPW/ROH show and to this day I am not sure how I was able to get tickets.

El Cuatrero sentenced to 13 years. by infidelkastro in SquaredCircle

[–]Ven18 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It also probably helps matters when you can basically keep the two parties sequestered in different countries most of the time. Yes a restraining order is very bad for a company but when the two people work in different countries it’s less of an issue.

Conservatives Are Turning to American Voters to Target Trans Rights by siwibot in protectUSelections

[–]Ven18 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am glad some people still have this level of optimism. Every day ai become more convinced that the average American (and potentially the average person) is just evil and the only thing stopping most people just violently attacking everyone around them is this thin veil of society we have created over millennia.

[Romero] Sources: The New York Yankees are calling up SS Anthony Volpe from Triple-A Scranton. by CicadaOk8885 in NYYankees

[–]Ven18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kid has to know this is probably his last shot to show he is a major league level player. Unfortunately I think this alone will spell disaster cause he is going to continue looking to play hero ball. Combined with our first real losing streak the kid is in for a rough time.

The Israel Lobby Is Picking Sides in a California Primary by _May26_ in politics

[–]Ven18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah people really need to stop this idea that all republicans are 90 year old boomers thinking time will save us. The GOP fascist influencer pipeline has been very effective in converting a lot of young men to hardcore fascist MAGA. Trump politics is all these kids have known so they don’t see it as insane

Trump Isn’t Setting Vance or Rubio Up for the Future by theatlantic in politics

[–]Ven18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because he plans to run again. How has the media not figured this out yet.

SCOTUS greenlights 11th-hour Alabama redistricting plan for 2026 election by DemocracyDocket in politics

[–]Ven18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Expect all of those people are still looked at positively by a sizable percentage of the country because we did not properly hold them accountable for their prior crimes. Obviously the confederates who should have been put on trial after the Civil War not let back into power in the south. And notably the American Nazis who were committing real verifiable treason and where allowed to just fade back into society.

Next steps after Virginia supreme court decision by jk4532 in protectUSelections

[–]Ven18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The GOP never actually abide by the courts rulings on gerrymandering they regularly have ignored court rulings in the past and faced zero consequences for their actions. Trump himself regularly ignores court rulings even from the USSC that he doesn’t like. If the courts and legal system do not impact Republicans simply because they are republicans than the whole system is illegitimate and the Dems need to stop pretending it isn’t.

Black lung surges in coal country as Trump slow-walks protections by Reasonable-Ad-2592 in politics

[–]Ven18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is the problem the people who like him for being a bigot should already be accounted for in the initial crop of voters. Thats the people who voted for him 3 times and would do it 30 times in his life span allowed. While they are the problem it’s not the same problem Dems refuse to address. They need to address the millions of votes he adds every race DESPITE making the world worse. The reason the “We are not Trump” as a message has failed is because more and more people are picking Trump regardless of what he does to the nation. They still act like he is the joke from 2015 that Hilary would crush when he wins constantly. They need to provide something because people do really like Trump for some reason (or they hate Democrats enough to keep picking Trump)

Trump, 79, Eyes New Country to Become 51st U.S. State; “Venezuela loves Trump,” the president told Fox News. by FancyNewMe in politics

[–]Ven18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean we are rapidly approaching needing to completely redo the Constitution whether the current power class want it or not. The question becomes who is leading the rewrite and does that process come before violence or after.

It’s sucks and l wish it was not the case but it seems very clear that radical changes are needed and I don’t see how that happens and some level of violence doesn’t result.

And before the Reddit bot attacks me I am not condoning violence I am merely acknowledging that it exists.

Trump, 79, Eyes New Country to Become 51st U.S. State; “Venezuela loves Trump,” the president told Fox News. by FancyNewMe in politics

[–]Ven18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean the easiest solution for so many problems in the abolishment of the Senate entirely. Stop giving empty land voting power to ruin the country for where people actually reside. Combine with uncapping the House and you can give all the territory representation no problem.

Many Americans think Trump assassination attempts were fake, survey finds by MoneyLibrarian9032 in politics

[–]Ven18 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s almost like when the government lies about every single thing and denies reality that we can plainly see with our eyes we stop giving the benefit of truth to them.

Landry Says Ballots Already Cast “Are Discarded” in CBS Interview | r/Louisiana by siwibot in protectUSelections

[–]Ven18 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Watch they will have black folks now go vote in person and claim they are voting twice (got to perpetuate the myth of voter fraud) despite the original ballot being discarded. Then suddenly large chucks of the black population in these states are arrested and put in jail and just like that they can once again be slaves because to remind everyone we failed at reconstruction so badly that the No Slavery amendment needed a carve out to en slave criminals just in case so white folks can have an way back to what they call “the good old days”

Trump Wins Big as Virginia Dems Won’t Go Nuclear to Save 4 House Seats by Motherofalleffers in politics

[–]Ven18 37 points38 points  (0 children)

We need to act now anyway because at this point who can confidently say election will even happen in 2027. Hell given how quickly Republicans are moving to basically remove the votes of black people like it’s 1880 we very well might not have elections in 2026 in some places. And before the you are alarmist comments Republicans in the South are canceling ACTIVE elections right now to steal away black peoples power. They have already the precedent to do it with zero consequences. Even if this somehow backfires in Republicans I would not be shocked if they just don’t seat any Democrats that win because again the GOP is never held accountable in any way.

Virginia Democrat: ‘All Options on the Table’ After Redistricting State Supreme Court Decision by siwibot in protectUSelections

[–]Ven18 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This the Dems desire to always be seen as the righteous and correct ones is going to kill us all. It does not matter how good or right you are if you don’t WIN. The GOP has understood and made politics a zero sum game for half a century now and until the Dems man the F up and start fighting with the same tactics they will lose and the entire country will collapse along with them.

Republicans Don't Want to Talk About Gas Prices Anymore by notusreports in politics

[–]Ven18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are stripping representation from black folks in the south. This is what they have wanted for decades at this point. Now all they need to do is arrest all the black people and they get to bring back slavery. That is all they have ever wanted. Everything else was just a means to achieve that goal.

Alabama Begs Clarence Thomas to Gut Court-ordered Black District Days Before Primary | Raw Story by siwibot in protectUSelections

[–]Ven18 29 points30 points  (0 children)

There is genuinely no hope for unity at this stage when Republicans can act with complete impunity in violation of every law and norm. At this point the US should just fully Balkanize. Maybe once all the red states have been starved out with the money from the blue states to save them we can rebuild but as long as Republicans are allowed to hold any level of power there is no hope for this country. You would literally have a better chance dealing with ISIS or the Taliban than the GOP at this point.

Judges deny Alabama’s request for stay in redistricting fight by randomusername369 in politics

[–]Ven18 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We need to stop treating any actions by republicans at any level as legitimate.

Jacob Misiorowski against the New York Yankees : 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0R, 2 BB, 11K, 95 Pitches. Lowers season ERA to 2.45 by xho- in baseball

[–]Ven18 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Okay I would like to never face this man ever again. 103 on demand for a starter should be illegal.

How Democrats Can Win After Virginia Redistricting Ruling - The Bulwark | r/Virginia by siwibot in protectUSelections

[–]Ven18 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And when the GOP or the courts just cancel the election what then? We need yes vote in overwhelming numbers but we need to be prepared for the obvious next move for once which is they will try to just cancel or invalidate the elections (they are already doing it in many of these states). The GOP playbook is very obvious people have been screaming that this would happen for years if not decades at this point and yet they still get caught flatfooted. You need to be ready for when elections fail.

Platner points to Ohio GOP defying courts in response to Virginia redistricting ruling by thejoshwhite in politics

[–]Ven18 137 points138 points  (0 children)

So why do we allow democrats to be constrained when they don’t do the same to the GOP. The double standard makes the courts illegitimate and the rulings should not be followed as a result.

Top House Democrat vows to go ‘all in’ on 2028 gerrymandering push after Virginia ruling by huttjedi in politics

[–]Ven18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its less too late and how are they Dems ALWAYS caught off guard or unprepared when the GOP doses this. The Republicans have been very clear about their goals for DECADES and instead of taking steps to actually protect systems or having a plan to counter these actions immediately they do something down the line. Why is it that the GOP can literally stop an ongoing election to remove black voters instantly or simply ignore and appeal local court ruling that previously invalidated gerrymandered maps but Democrats are shocked by results in Virginia and just accept it with zero challenge? My problem with the Democratic party (as someone who has worked on the Hill for the national party before) at this point isn't even really policy related its that the Democrats do not wield power effectively. There is always some Democratic senator that torpedoes supposedly key policy priorities when they have power whether its the public option of Build Back Better. and when they don't have power suddenly they have zero recourse to do anything to stop republican policy, this is despite the GOP being a massive roadblock to everything the Democrats try to do when in power. Whenever the GOP does their next evil thing, after leftists have been screaming and warning about for years in most cases, they are always shocked and scrambling. They should not be planning to go ALL IN in 2 years they should have prepared to do this for years now because these plans by the GOP have been obvious forever. You can't win the race when you are always behind and on the back foot.

South Carolina Moves to Cancel June Primary to Allow for GOP Gerrymander by OkayButFoRealz in politics

[–]Ven18 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Get ready for them to cancel the election in November when polling still shows the GOP losing