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marzipanandminutiae · 5 months

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if you're terrified for your country's elections next year because a lot of people seem to think the solution to the government handling an international conflict in an abysmal and deplorable way is to let a group of total monsters who would handle it MUCH worse AND also potentially doom huge swaths of oppressed people at home as well as our entire literal planet get into power, by ignoring the way our deeply flawed but also deeply entrenched system realistically works

clap your hands...?

(I cannot understand trying to stop heinous and unnecessary killing- which disgusts and saddens me, too! how could it not?! -by handing the election to people who want to do even more of that exact thing. the math isn't mathing, as they say)

#us politics #current events #we all have to make our own choices and there are no good ones and that's horrible. but. there are choices I feel are willfully ignorant #and reflect a certain degree of security and privilege that not all of us have #if you do not vote dem. the republicans are going to win. it's awful and I don't like it either but #that is realistically what's going on here #(I've been trying not to talk about the Israel/Hamas war much because holy shit do I not have the full story as History Geek BloggerTM)#(but my basic stance is that both governments involved are horrible and see civilians as pieces on a game board)#(and the US should send no aid to either of them that isn't humanitarian in nature)

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socialjusticeinamerica · 22 days

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Yet our friends, family, and neighbors freeze to death in large numbers each year because they can’t afford to heat their homes.

Big energy CEO’s are killing us. End corporate welfare. Stop subsidizing companies that are making the largest profits in world history.

#end corporate welfare #fossil fuels #LNG #liquified natural gas #big energy #republican assholes #corporate greed #republican party #never trump

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sher-ee · 17 days

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Doubling down on being an absolute moron.

#gop #marjorie taylor greene #earthquake #eclipse #republican #donald trump #natural stupidity #america #not a joke #vote blue #georgia #religion

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ruthlesslistener · 2 years

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idk how conservatives and other bigots can ever think that more diversity = less safe of a community. the more queer, interracial, and muslim a community, the safer i feel. like how can you not see a whole load of people from different cultures and lives peacefully vibing in the same area minding their own buisness and NOT go 'oh thank god theres some level of tolerance here I can just be myself and not have to be constantly on edge all the time bc of it'

#obv its not perfect but lemme tell you norcal so far feels a lot safer than socal #probs bc theres less wealthy republican texans fucking everywhere griping about 'mexican gangs'#aka the people who naturally fucking live there #i mean theres probably a bias going on for me too bc theres a lot of muslim women wearing covers here and that = family in my brain #and theres a lot of openly trans queer folk here (more than socal)#but still #i saw an older trans woman walk into the library today humming peacefully and instantly felt safe #most of the people here are brown or asian #everyone respects my pronouns and accepts them without a blimk #its fucking great so far

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stan-the-jokeman-show · 4 months

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They are stalling Ukraine aid to buy Vladimir Putin time, because they've all been promised a payday! So prophesied: All the other nations will side up against God's country because they cannot be trusted anymore! NO LONGER the beacon of freedom!

Just hate! The wicked use GOD to attack the innocent! Their excuses WILL NOT be accepted! They are the offenders of children! They are the wicked!

#trump 2024 #vladimir putin #russia #nature #republicans #washington d.c.#democrats

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shinobicyrus · 1 year

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While Democrats and well-meaning liberals were so busy congratulating themselves for passing the Respect for Marriage act, Republicans have predictably exploited the gaping holes in the bill everyone knew was there and are continuing to attack marriage equality of any kind on the basis of protecting “religious liberty” - a thing the Respect for Marriage Act goes out of its way to kowtow to.

Republicans know that passing laws that obviously discriminate against a group won’t pass muster in court. Thus, much like Texas did with their anti-abortion “let citizens sue abortion seekers” law, Tennessee wants to outsource all their discrimination to individual citizens, empowering them to take away the rights of anyone who fail to satisfy their personal values.

Just as religious conservatives spent decades chipping away at women’s bodily autonomy, they will slice and carve and re-litigate every inch of progress that’s been made until respecting human rights and dignity are merely a personal opinion someone can opt-out on.

No one is safe.

#This is my surprised face #so-called #Religious Liberty Laws #are just a convenient vehicle in which #other people's rights can be held hostage by the whims of the lowest denominator #so much for the #better angels of our nature #that the Founders envisioned #Respect for Marriage Act #Homophobia #Republicans #LGBTQ Rights #Interracial Marriage #Marriage Equality #This is fine #🔥

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joe-england · 9 months

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Let's talk about a trillion trees and the GOP....

#youtube #climate change #climate crisis #climate #trees #nature #beau of the fifth column #republicans #conservatives #gop #politics

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 2 years

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Florida Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott called on Senate leaders Friday to provide more funding to help Florida rebuild after the devastating Hurricane Ian wiped out buildings, roads and power for millions of people.

Why It Matters: Several members of Congress from Florida previously voted against a short-term spending bill that includes aid for disaster relief.

What They Said: Rubio and Scott sent a joint letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee chairs that requested "much-needed assistance to Florida."

• “Hurricane Ian will be remembered and studied as one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the United States,” the Florida Senators wrote. “Communities across Florida have been completely destroyed, and lives have been forever changed."

• “A robust and timely federal response, including through supplemental programs and funding, will be required to ensure that sufficient resources are provided to rebuild critical infrastructure and public services capacity, and to assist our fellow Floridians in rebuilding their lives.”

• Rubio's office did not immediately return Axios' request for comment.

Yes, But: Florida lawmakers already opposed major disaster relief earlier this week.

Flashback: The Senate passed a stopgap bill Thursday to fund the government through December that included an $18.8 billion fund for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help states with natural disasters, CNBC reports.

• Scott voted against the bill, per the Senate roll call. Rubio was not present for the vote.

• The House voted in favor of the bill Friday. All 16 GOP members of Florida's Congressional team voted against it, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.

Scott's office pointed to a statement released Friday that said the continuing resolution (CR) in the bill "contains no funding for Florida’s response to Hurricane Ian."

• “Prior to Ian’s development, l made clear that I fully supported the proposed disaster funding for other states," Scott said in a statement.

• "This CR failed to fund the federal government until the new Congress begins in 2023, and that is why I could not support it.”

Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz criticized Floridian lawmakers for not approving the measure.

• “The same week that Hurricane Ian brought so much chaos and destruction to Florida, not a single Florida Republican cared enough to vote in favor of hurricane relief for the people in their own state hit hardest by the storm," he said, per the Democrat.

• "That is a level of callous indifference and political opportunism that boggles the mind."

The Big Picture: Multiple Republicans in Congress previously opposed hurricane relief packages or supported proposals that aimed to reduce the amount of federal money given to major storm relief, according to the Daily Beast.

Go Deeper: Ian to weaken overnight, NHC says

Death and destructions are not the only things Hurricane Ian brought to Florida this week. Along with the storm surge and high winds which devastated the southwestern portion of the Sunshine State, Governor Ron DeSantis’ chickens have also come home to roost.

The man who first made his name in Congress by opposing hurricane relief is now begging the federal government to bail out his state. In doing so, he’s providing a timely reminder to the American people as to why Republicans — and DeSantis specifically — cannot be trusted to govern this great country.

First, let’s state what should go without saying: Floridians need and deserve our help. Following tornadoes in the western portion of Kentucky last year and flooding in the eastern part this year, I condemned liberals who suggested my home state “reaped what it sowed” by voting for the likes of Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul. Florida is no exception. The people there, regardless of politics, are human beings and our fellow Americans. We have a moral and patriotic duty to come to their aid.

Yet, there was one thing those Twitter liberals got right: their criticism of McConnell and Paul. They too have opposed disaster relief for other (Democratic) areas. Indeed, Republicans seem to only care about Americans when they’re in red states. That’s despicable.

Florida’s answer to these heartless and calculating politicians is, of course, Ron DeSantis. We know just how cruel he can be – this is the man who ‘kidnapped’ refugees and flew them halfway across the country just this month. But DeSantis has always shown his true colors, going back to his earliest days as a Tea Party congressman.

In January 2013, the newly elected Congressman DeSantis opposed a $9.7 billion flood insurance aid package to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey. Though he expressed sympathy for the victims, he said that “allowing the program to increase its debt by another $9.7 billion with no plan to offset the spending with cuts elsewhere is not fiscally responsible.” In short, DeSantis was sorry for what happened, but not enough to help. His response was basically the equivalent of a shrug emoji.

Fast forward nine-and-a-half years. Now-Governor DeSantis wants the federal government to pick up 100% of the cost for debris removal and emergency protective measures for the 60 days following the hurricane. Yet when people bring up his hypocrisy, the Governor’s spokesman says that “we have no time for politics or pettiness.”

It isn’t politics or pettiness to point out a glaring double-standard, one that seems to prove Republicans are incapable of caring for anyone but themselves. Nor is it petty to point out that Florida — a state governed by Republicans since 1999 and in which Republicans control both houses of the legislature — is in the midst of an insurance crisis.

Since the beginning of 2020, ABC News reports, “at least a dozen insurance companies in the state have gone out of business, including six this year alone.” A further 30 are being watched by the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation “because of financial instability.” Meanwhile, the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corporation — created as a last resort for desperate homeowners — has seen the number of policies it underwrites more than double since 2020.

The problems facing Florida’s homeowners are compounded by the shockingly low levels of flood insurance in a state barely above sea level. The New York Times reports that in the counties under an evacuation order for Hurricane Ian, only 18.5% of homes are covered through the National Flood Insurance Program. Of those, only 47.3% of homes inside government-designated floodplains have flood insurance, while outside of the area designated a floodplain by the NFIP — areas still very likely to have been damaged by the storm surge — only about 9.4% have flood insurance.

Ian, like Sandy in 2012, was more of a flood event than a wind event. As such, traditional homeowners’ and even hurricane insurance is unlikely to cover much of the damage. Those without flood insurance will be left to foot the bill to recover and rebuild, or to rely on the government for assistance.

In fairness, not all of this is DeSantis’ fault. He can’t control the fact that Florida is susceptible to hurricanes, nor can he control whether people have flood insurance or national insurers do business in the state. I’m also not inclined to blame him for the rampant litigation and insurance fraud in the state.

But it’s worth noting that insurance premiums more than doubled during DeSantis’ term. Former governor Charlie Crist, who is DeSantis’ Democratic opponent in his race for reelection, pointed out that “Floridians now pay the highest property insurance premiums in the country.”

Despite a new law allocating $2 billion to a reinsurance fund, which Bankrate says “can help home insurance companies share risk, which lessens the likelihood that any one company will become insolvent,” the damage from Hurricane Ian is likely to far exceed what that reinsurance fund can handle. It’s no surprise, then, that DeSantis is looking to Washington — and to President Biden, a man he routinely denigrates and insults — to bail his state out.

Washington and President Biden should and, I expect, will do just that — because unlike Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden is a decent man. He doesn’t play politics with people’s lives and homes the way DeSantis has done from quite literally the moment he first entered Congress. Biden will help Florida, not because it is politically beneficial to him, but because it is the right thing to do.

DeSantis will, no doubt, try to take credit for that. We should not let him. The man has shown us who he is time and again. The only reason he is advocating federal aid in this disaster is because it’s his own state, one which will suffer immense economic and humanitarian harm without it. Had this hurricane hit a blue state, though, DeSantis would probably be demanding we let our fellow citizens fend for themselves.

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amoralcrackpot · 28 days

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For decades, scientists have warned us of the dire consequences of man's inexplicable war on nature: the oceans continue to warm; wildfires overstay their welcome even when you tell them you have work in the morning; and organic life slowly replaced by plastic doppelgangers.

But no study could have foreseen crocodiles spreading conspiracy theories across the internet.

Due to the increased presence of alcohol and fentanyl in the waters in which they live and in the people that they eat, the once fiercely independent crocodiles of Florida are now voting Republican, pistol whipping children at playgrounds, and posting videos to social media in which they claim President Biden is using the postal service to "trans" Americans with gay anthrax.

And while it may be easy to dismiss this as harmless fun by a species not only lacking opposable thumbs, but also the right to vote, researchers aren't convinced.

"As ancient apex predators, crocodiles know better than to attack with reckless abandon," said crocodologist Dr. Allison Gaydor. "They bide their time, luring in unsuspecting prey with talking points about personal liberties, free markets, and small government before striking with a flurry of clips from the Joe Rogan Experience."

And so far, this slower, methodical strategy by crocodiles is working where the "howling, rabid baboons flinging feces at everyone" strategy of modern right-wing grifters is failing. Watching just one video in which a crocodile debates the need for women and minority representation in film and television quickly results in algorithms suggesting similar videos on false flags operations by the PTA, schools providing students with litter boxes, and something about trees causing socialism.

"I can only hope the sea reclaims Florida before it's too late," said Dr. Gaydor.

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