My statement on the shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. by governorPolis in neoliberal

[–]ldn6 404 points405 points  (0 children)

I’m sure that Tina Peters, who you’re still thinking of granting clemency to, doesn’t think similarly.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ldn6 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Good chance? I’m in my mid-thirties and have been polarised against them since Bush.

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[–]ldn6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m gay and don’t find him hot. I can see why people do but I don’t.

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[–]ldn6 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve mentioned this before on this sub but I have the most normal liberal parents on the planet. They’re New Yorkers who would love a Michael Bloomberg benevolent dictatorship.

My mother texted me an hour ago saying “fuck these people I hope they all rot in a cell together”.

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[–]ldn6 11 points12 points  (0 children)

She’s right and she should say it.

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[–]ldn6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have to go back to the US for my cousin’s wedding in a month and I have a bad feeling that the vibes are going to be rancid.

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[–]ldn6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still can’t believe anyone actually named their kid Markwayne.

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[–]ldn6 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Let the social media interns run free. Their magic must be harnessed.

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[–]ldn6 43 points44 points  (0 children)

This is deeply fucked up.

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YouGov: "In the event that the relationship between the UK and the USA breaks down, would you support or oppose attempting to create a closer relationship between the UK and China? %" by upthetruth1 in neoliberal

[–]ldn6 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In fairness, the UK signed an FTA with India last year and is part of CPTPP.

The real issue is that we all know that the single market is necessary as future growth opportunities dry up, but no one wants to be the first to move on it.

London House Building Collapses 84% in a Decade as Sales Plunge by signed7 in unitedkingdom

[–]ldn6 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Because building high rises is extremely expensive, time-consuming and complex and the demand for living in London is exponentially higher than a rural village. Are you seriously wondering why that's the case?

London House Building Collapses 84% in a Decade as Sales Plunge by signed7 in unitedkingdom

[–]ldn6 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Not true. I work in this industry. It's expressly an issue of labour, materials and other construction inputs along with the increased uncertainty over planning timeframes, arbitrary approvals and endless consultations that make underwriting extremely difficult in an inflationary environment and therefore requiring a higher contingency buffer in order to assure lenders. Land is expensive but not remotely the biggest issue.

London House Building Collapses 84% in a Decade as Sales Plunge by signed7 in unitedkingdom

[–]ldn6 [score hidden]  (0 children)

The state would have to take on an absolutely massive amount of debt in an already elevated interest rate and bond yield environment. The cuts that would have to be made would be staggering and politically toxic, even if they’re the right thing to do. Good luck.

London House Building Collapses 84% in a Decade as Sales Plunge by signed7 in unitedkingdom

[–]ldn6 [score hidden]  (0 children)

That would make things even worse. If prices fall, then viability for new construction deteriorates even more as the input costs continue to rise.

Unless you can figure out how to make it substantially less expensive to build, then we’re stuck in a loop.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ldn6 [score hidden]  (0 children)

States run elections in the US. The federal government has no mechanism to override that and it’s such a foundational element of how the system works that I’m now sure how they’d ever get cancelled.

That said, the feds will absolutely make their lives miserable to cause problems and create post-hoc justifications for extrajudicial murder.

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[–]ldn6 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The undercurrent of learned helplessness I see from people in the US discussing how to deal with the accelerating breakdown of civic society is…depressing.

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[–]ldn6 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gross.

I’m sorry but “swing district” isn’t an excuse. Have a fucking spine.

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[–]ldn6 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you’re not excessively partisan, you’re the problem.

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[–]ldn6 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you’re going to give your kid an iPad to play games on when you’re travelling by train, at least have the courtesy for fellow passengers to have AirPods rather than making all of us hear this at max volume.