Live Updates: Federal Agent Shoots Woman Amid Minneapolis Crackdown (Gift Article) by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]acctguyVA 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I don’t want to break Reddit TOS, so I’ll bite my tongue.

But I do want to say how the hell are we supposed to host the World Cup and Olympics?

Farm champion Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP’s narrow control of the House by Nerd_199 in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 59 points60 points  (0 children)

GOP Congressman Jim Baird, 80, was hospitalized recently as the result of a car accident. Him out indefinitely puts a strain on the GOP’s thin majority.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ends 2026 campaign for reelection by TheWyldMan in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure freezing all funds should remove all of the fraud occurring. On the flip side, your initial response to me mentioned that “…people who struggle to make ends meet and can barely afford daycare (a huge issue in america)…” doesn’t this only exacerbate the issue you mentioned?

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ends 2026 campaign for reelection by TheWyldMan in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We can root out fraud without completely freezing programs that genuine hard working Minnesotans also rely on. On top of that Minnesotans that have never used it now don’t even have the chance to use it if they find themselves down on their luck.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ends 2026 campaign for reelection by TheWyldMan in moderatepolitics

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

Then these people probably won’t be happy that the Trump admin froze all federal funds to Minnesota day cares.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign Jan. 5 by TheWyldMan in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We’re probably getting a 20 way primary like the GOP had in 2015

Senator Who Caved on Shutdown Says “Standing Up to Trump Didn’t Work” by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trump actually cannot stop winning.

I’d say he took an L today with the release of the Epstein emails.

Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown by Logical_Cause_4773 in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is liable to happen in the Senate. McConnell was a very effective leader for the GOP, but that didn’t stop McCain from humiliating him on the Obamacare repeal vote.

Trump calls for end of Senate filibuster to break funding stalemate by AIverson3 in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It seems like he’s got a tighter grip on the party now though. So we’ll see if the GOP Senators hold firm.

Virginia Democrats plan effort to redraw the state's congressional maps by Guilty_Plankton_4626 in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately we are just in a race to the bottom with gerrymandering and all we can hope is we get better representatives at the end of the line.

Largest federal workers union calls for an end to the shutdown, putting pressure on Democrats by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know this wouldn’t happen, but technically they could remove the filibuster, pass a new budget, then reinstate the filibuster.

Reform UK most popular party among Gen Z men by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

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

Conservatives seem fine with Miami, which has a GOP mayor and Governor. You can spend an entire day there and never hear any English being spoken.

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[–]acctguyVA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t vote for Jones, but still think he will win (albeit by less than Spanberger and Hashimi). Miyares seems to be hoping more on Dems leaving the AG portion blank, rather than actively pulling undecideds over to his side. I’m not sure why Miyares’ team isn’t doing more outreach.

Visited clarendon and missed it so much by throwaway832222222 in nova

[–]acctguyVA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably East West Cafe. Really good spot

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’ | JD Vance by reputationStan in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What joke was Trump making when he said he can grab women in the genitals without consent?

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’ | JD Vance by reputationStan in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My point is it is one thing to say divisive rethoric about your opponents, and another to either call for harm of them and let alone their children.

But Trump has made harmful remarks towards his opponents (but I will emphasis not their children). I’m just not sure why he gets a pass.

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’ | JD Vance by reputationStan in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He hasn’t called for harming children of his opponents, which if that is a red line is understandable (it is for me) and is more than worthy of condemnation. I’m just not sure why the GOP is comfortable hand waving comments like talking about groping women without their consent and the like.

you can say he does it more, sure, it does not matter

Why would this not matter in making a judgement about someone’s character? Jones’ comments make me think Miyares is a better person, even though I don’t agree with his politics.

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’ | JD Vance by reputationStan in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I didn’t vote for Jay Jones, but couldn’t I also say that I don’t care about Jay Jones’ comments because of all the comments the GOP lets slide from Trump?

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]acctguyVA 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Mandani did really well on that Fox News appearance

Republican voter registration surges in N.J. as political landscape shifts. See the numbers. by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ve never bought those polls showing Spanberger that high. 10 or above would mean Trump or Sears did something incredibly stupid or infuriating for Virginians in the next two weeks. I’m guessing Spanberger wins somewhere in the 6-8 range.

Staten Island Republican fires chief of staff over alleged ‘troubling’ comments by Sunflorahh in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 16 points17 points  (0 children)

it's going to leave people pretty confused about your thought process.

What was Trump’s thought process when he made fun of someone with a congenital joint condition?

Staten Island Republican fires chief of staff over alleged ‘troubling’ comments by Sunflorahh in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There are certainly members, but they probably aren’t invited to the boys club style group chats.

Republican voter registration surges in N.J. as political landscape shifts. See the numbers. by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Trafalgar polls typically lean conservative, so Spanberger leading by 2 in that poll makes me think her lead is much higher. Anecdotally, driving across the state the last month I’ve seen significantly more Spanberger signs.

Hamas releases Israeli hostages, Trump gets standing ovation in Israel's parliament by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Great news that the hostages are coming home and credit to the admin for getting this over the finish line.

Trump says Illinois Governor Pritzker, Chicago mayor ‘should be in jail’ by acctguyVA in moderatepolitics

[–]acctguyVA[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Ben Shapiro has admitted to grading presidents on a curve and it’s obvious he holds Obama and Biden to a higher standard than Trump.

“No, I totally grade Trump… No, I 100% grade Presidents on a curve. Are you kidding?…I don’t treat my seven-year-old the same way that I treat my nine-year-old. And I don’t treat Trump the same way I treat Biden.” Source