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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Gee, however long ago could we have foreseen that Trump would have just the worst takes when it comes to first responders and 9/11.

Washington Post: On 9/11, Trump pointed out he now had the tallest building in Lower Manhattan. He didn’t.

Right. Publicly, since literally 9/11.

I guess it must have been too late for them to possibly know, when he already had the shittiest take possible the day it happened, a quarter century ago.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, at least they didn't endorse the felon

Unlike the police union who actually endorsed the felon. Like, what happened to "law and order"? What a joke.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Law and order had always been a tool to oppress minorities. The people who loudly proclaim to be in favour of it never feel bound by laws themselves.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 56 minutes ago (1 children)

Have you ever actually needed the police? Once you do, I’m pretty sure you won’t feel repressed.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 43 minutes ago

Have you ever actually needed the police?

No. For what? Nobody actually needs police.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

That's not the whole story, that union extremely rarely endorses any candidate and only endorsed Biden specifically for the funding. Not to mention that this occurred under the Biden presidency.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The legislature creates the budget, not the presidency. And the legislature is controlled by Republicans.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, and that didn't start in the 2024 election.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Have you missed the last week of news? The funding was stripped out of the original budget, which had already gone through bipartisan negotiation and had support from both parties, because Trump and Elon Musk coerced their party into rejecting it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago

This was always Jon Stewart’s pet project. I’m sure we’ll hear it from him, though idk what he can do to lobby for it now.