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nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Social Security, Medicare are "going to be gone," Donald Trump warns
11·10 months agoI wish we had a mechanism of voting a deeply unpopular president out early. I think that’s a loophole that needs to be filled if we ever get another election
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Pritzker compares Trump to Putin, calls for invoking 25th Amendment for suggesting military use Chicago as "training grounds"
2·11 months agoNot always, but usually. We can hope!
Anyone notice how long it took for that one image to paint? Thing must be like 70MB. Far beit for me to expect any amount of web optimisation from this admin
I feel like I remember saying the exact opposite actually… Hold on, let me check.
I’m going to vote for the lesser of two evils because doing anything else is pointless,
But I’ll continue doing my part in hopes that I’m wrong.
Yep turns out I did. Yes, I absolutely have concerns that it won’t make a difference, but I’m not delusional enough to think doing absolutely nothing is a viable option. I think there’s a chance we can recover, but I’m also afraid we might not.
I want the two party system to die, but right now our only option is to try and vote in true progressives until they remove the parts of the system that keep the status quo. Yes, I said vote them in, because I think it’s still the best current option. It’s slow, and it sucks, and there will still be a ton more damage done before anything (hopefully) changes for the better, but I’m not giving up. Just expressing my fears and thoughts. Iowa’s recent election shows that voting still works, at the very least, in the smaller elections.
To reiterate: I, and everyone capable of doing so, should still vote. Who knows, maybe we can get enough independent Congress seats filled to eventually have an actual say in what happens.
But you can understand my frustrations right? These people are breaking the law, refusing to follow scotus rulings, committing war crimes, and a great deal of people are cheering for it, and not a single consequence is being dished out to those who deserve it. The rule of law has never to my knowledge been so flagrantly ignored in American history.
I’ll continue to participate in democracy, but I won’t truly believe it’s working until crimes and behavior is answered for, and those currently in power are properly held to account.
There’s also not-insignificant evidence coming to light suggesting out voting is already compromised. Several counties have ridiculously anomalous voting patterns based on their investigation. Congress is already borked, and the Senate never seems to make a good decision, and the supreme Court is bought and paid for. I’m going to vote for the lesser of two evils because doing anything else is pointless, and also maybe is that vote. I highly doubt the people are going to be allowed to continue their voting fraud investigation, or make anything happen to those responsible even if the evidence becomes insurmountable.
I’m personally afraid that there’s no coming back. Trump (take 2) is the result of a broken system, not the cause. But I’ll continue doing my part in hopes that I’m wrong. I can’t afford to expatriate.
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•DOJ does damage control as staffer admits Republicans will be redacted from Epstein files
9·1 year agoShe’s only doing it to keep her seat. Should still be replaced. While she’s weirdly actually doing her doing her actual job and listening to her constituents, it’s just a stop-gap until she’s reelected, then she’ll go back to shouting “Jewish space lasers” or whatever the hell and pandering to whatever Republican president is in office.
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
Political Memes@lemmy.world•Waving that Presidential pardon above Maxwell's head
4·1 year agoI’m pretty sure Congress just forced a vote to subpoena the unredacted files, they need to be delivered within 30 days.
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
Political Memes@lemmy.world•Immigrants might be in camps, but at least you 3rd party/nonvoters have your sense of moral superiority!
1·1 year agoI’m scrolling through this comment section, and all I see are empty comments from the person you’re replying to. Are they removing all the text from their comments?
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•This viral video has people talking about Christianity versus ‘MAGA Christianity’
5·1 year agoI agree in part. But most of these people are as gullible as they are BECAUSE of religion. They’re taught from birth to follow unquestioningly, and to trust their feelings over evidence. (I know, I was one) Without religion, then indoctrinating children wouldn’t be as easy or widespread.
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Lawsuit Challenging 2024 Election Results Moves Forward After Kamala Harris Received Zero Votes in a New York County
182·1 year agoI believe most of the blame was on non-voters.
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•BREAKING: Trump Says His Border Czar Should Arrest California Governor Gavin Newsom
16·1 year agoI think that would be something I’d watch, and I’m not one for capital punishment or public displays of violence.
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•“People will not lose their Medicaid unless they choose to do so," House Speaker Mike Johnson said.
4·1 year agoWhile shorter, and means the same, it’s not as clear, or as impactful
Weirdly I couldn’t watch it again, even though I wanted to. Just hope we get to the end of the movie without having to go through the rest of it…
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•New video shows Trump may have violated federal law at crypto event: attorney
1·1 year agoKKKaroline in one of her recent briefings said that basically he’s doing this in his personal time, and is unrelated to his presidency. They can probably use that 🤷 not that they will though
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•In Graduation Speech, NYU Student Condemns U.S.-backed Israeli War in Gaza
11·1 year agoThis sounds like Zionism…
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•In Graduation Speech, NYU Student Condemns U.S.-backed Israeli War in Gaza
4·1 year agoBefore you post this garbage again, look into the history of what Israel has been doing to Gaza since we helped Israel become a thing.
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Trump says 'I don't know' when asked if he must uphold the Constitution
1·1 year agoApparently I need to rewatch that movie!
nieminen@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Trump says 'I don't know' when asked if he must uphold the Constitution
201·1 year agoThank you for the new word!

Trump is invading Venezuela so we can be at war for the midterms, so they likely won’t happen