misanthropocene

this makes no sense on votes where they actually need 60 votes ie need Dem votes. Like give up actual power that exists now so long as the fillibuster remains, for fantasy power that may exist in the future.

the top oil producing country in the world is the UNITED STATES.
Oil rich is a different question I suppose, about estimates of not yet exploited oil deposits and so on.

there's a defensive case there just like with Ukraine. There is definitely none for Iraq 2 or Iran.

this sun blotting is just a distraction from the Epstein files. While we are worrying about the sun being blotting out we have forgotten to talk about Epstein. Don't fall for it, ignore the sun blotting. Epstein, Epstein, Epstein.

that's probably just the percentage that believe in the rapture or that it will lead to the return of Jesus.

that was DHS funding, which I think might be separate from Iran war funding, which I don't think has been voted on.

I was just hoping the economy would collapse first and force that. And I'm not some general fan of economic collapse, but how do we turn enough people against him fast enough.

not really, but unions might be able to pull it off in like 2028 I think as they actually have plans. Until then it's mostly a meme.

so in other words it was on twitter

so this was almost certainly a propaganda line, very widespread in 2016, but in 2020 I guess too.
So it's as much about falling for propaganda as being dense. Based on Trump's prior admin he wasn't the most warlike HOWEVER that was because his own administration stopped him in his last term.

sorry they were defeated, valiantly held on till the end, but lacked the numbers.

but first the Republican party

I think there are multiple right wings being referred to here. That billionaires need tax cuts, that we can afford war but not a safety net, we are ALL exposed to that.
The kind of stuff Candance Owens and other right wingers podcasts are going on about, no we might not be exposed to that crazy.

probably kind of could if we weren't such high energy consumers. If we consumed energy like China or the EU, U.S. 13500 billion of oil production a day would suffice
However oil is sold on a global market, not hoarded by the country producing, so prices would still be set based on global oil supply

it would all help, but like the travelers stuck in the middle east, we are on our own.

bring back EV subsidies. At least that one is easily done.

that seems to be with the approval of their government no? I mean their government may be horrible and the u.s. may pressure, but that's more nuanced than Iran.

I hear he was hiding out in Germany

universal healthcare will pay for itself. But we could also have all the other things and more.

and it's cowardly too, it's not even a fair fight these macho men engage in. He only attacks after the guy is subdued by security and in no position to defend himself.

ok but what are they going to do?

More likely to be something like this. Or they just have his ear, he is easily influenced by the last person he talks to. That's pretty likely to be one of the above or Lindsey Graham or Jared Kushner (friend of Netanyahu)

yes like it's still pretty immoral regardless, but don't tell us you can't fund the ACA subsidies while you are voting billions for war. We aren't all stupid.

Really as long as they don't make laws based on religion. But that simply isn't going to happen with a minority religion anyway. Because of power and how it works.
Except perhaps a weird billionaire religion as wealth is also power, though I really don't see it happening.

it's the names of Dems and Republicans (other than Fetterman and Paul switching places). I don't doubt Sanders voted with the Dems. The other I, I have no idea.

Yea Republicans have the Senate, don't know what to tell you. Republicans have the Senate and noone has been able to stop them walking in lockstep in kissing up to Donald Trump (Rand Paul exempted here). This would be true even without Fetterman. Hell if the Senate had tied, J.D. is the tie breaker.

did the military and the generals really want this war though? Was it their idea? I'd bet no.

I'm not sure but I kinda think Donald Trump may not be a fan of the democracy thing ...

goes after sweet tea. The Republicans have lost the south for a generation.

I'm also not worried about my vote being tampered with in deepest blue CA though. I get lazy, procrastinate, do do the research on props mind you, ugh 20 horrible props to research. Then on election day think to myself: "ugh have to go vote" and do it.