crusa187

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’d vote for a 68 y/o Walz, because he’s the type of guy who would push for sensible reforms like age and term limits while in office. Harris is much younger, but you know she wouldn’t dare do something like that because she’s too invested in pandering to establishment donors.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is really quite simple - they want to remove the few marginal protections offered by ACA. Namely, pre-existing conditions. Republicans believe insurers should not assist you if you are sick but haven't been paying them for long enough beforehand. Just like these dying pregnant women who are now forced to attempt waiting to give stillbirth instead of get abortions, all of us will have to wait until insurers have collected enough money from us before they will pay their 60-80% to make vital medical care almost affordable.

As a concept, it’s a shit plan. In reality it will be extremely bad for all but the richest among us. America is truly barbaric to its own people.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

I think your scenario is very likely to play out, but in my mind the GOP won’t die, they will simply merge the neocons and neolibs into a formal pro-corporate party. Once the people have an actual left-of-center party to vote for that champions workers rights and other populist policies unencumbered, the political dynamics will shift very rapidly. This is why it has taken so long to occur - the dog and pony show of fake opposition prevents us from having that choice entirely.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago

8 years later, still riding that click-generating wave of “can you believe how racist this guy is?!”

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

Merrick Garland is a failure of epic proportions. It is a small silver lining that the Repugs blocked his Supreme Court nomination, not that their picks were better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey, welcome! Glad you’re here

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

This isn’t a both sides issue. Every time we find actual voter fraud occurring in the US, republicans are committing the crime. Be it election worker intimidation, submitting falsified votes, or attempting a coup with fake electors, republicans are behind it every time. GOP policies are so unpopular they need to cheat to win - this shouldn’t be surprising to anyone.

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

Shout out to Vivi! Love you my little homie.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of yum!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Whoever decided this should be the mobile “standard” should be dragged out back into the alley and shot.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This was my first thought. When I learned how to drive, the rule was one car length per 10 mph. So at highway speeds of 70, that would be 7 car lengths of space to ensure enough distance to safely stop or avoid a collision. I see approximately 0% of people following this rule nowadays, and while I try to maintain it myself, it often results in a stream of vehicles merging in front of me and messing up my distance. Fun times.

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