alclyde
alclyde
@retirednewsjunkie.bsky.social
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Increase in national debt due to tariffs put in place by the orange poop president

Seat of the pants calculation:
Based on a minimum tariff of 25% on $300 billion of monthly purchases increases the national debt by $900 billion for 2025.

US is primarily a non cash buyer and constant borrower
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"Nearly 50M Americans lack an active ID that has their current name & address. And if they’re in a state with strict voter ID laws, it likely means they can’t vote. But who in America lacks photo ID & who gets squeezed out of the electorate because of it? Lauren Kunis of VoteRiders joins Marc Elias"
How Voter ID Laws Keep Millions of People From Voting with Lauren Kunis
Nearly 50 million Americans lack an active ID that has their current name and address. And if they’re in a state with strict voter ID laws, it likely means they can’t vote. But who in America lacks photo ID and who gets squeezed out of the electorate because of it? Lauren Kunis of VoteRiders joins Marc Elias to break down these stats, myths behind noncitizens voting and more. Learn more about VoteRiders: http://voteriders.org/ Volunteer with VoteRiders: https://www.mobilize.us/voteriders/ Sign up for VoteRiders’ updates: https://www.voteriders.org/volunteer/?swcfpc=1#form Donate to VoteRiders: http://voteriders.org/donate -Sign up for our free newsletters: https://www.democracydocket.com/youtubesubscribe/ -Become a member of our premium content: https://www.democracydocket.com/member-yt -Support our work: https://www.democracydocket.com/support/ -Shop Democracy Docket merch: https://store.democracydocket.com Listen to this episode wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.democracydocket.com/defendingdemocracy/ Follow Democracy Docket! -⁠X/Twitter⁠: https://twitter.com/DemocracyDocket -⁠Facebook⁠: https://facebook.com/democracydocket -⁠Instagram⁠: https://instagram.com/democracydocket -⁠TikTok⁠: https://tiktok.com/@democracydocket -Threads: https://www.threads.net/@democracydocket Resources: -New Research Ahead of 2024 Confirms Voter ID Laws Impact Millions: https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/new-research-ahead-of-2024-confirms-voter-id-laws-impact-millions/ -1 in 10 Eligible Voters Can’t Easily Provide Proof of Citizenship, New Survey Reveals: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/1-in-10-eligible-voters-cant-easily-provide-proof-of-citizenship-new-survey-reveals/
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this is a perfect Spain experience
We rented a tiny fiat in Spain and we went down the wrong medieval alleyway, got wedged in with delivery trucks, so all these burly happy guys appeared, picked our car up, and turned it around
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I swear Elon and the GOP have a new scam going….
Fuck that apartheid baby mother fucker.
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Super cool that the driving force behind the proliferation and induced demand of SUVs is so American car companies could flout CAFE safety and environmental standards for cars and move all their production to less regulated car models.
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"Walz, the governor of Minnesota, & Vance, a senator from Ohio, both accepted an invitation by CBS to take part in a one on one televised debate on 1 October.

Walz has vowed to use the debate to push Vance on his links to Project 2025, the controversial rightwing blueprint to overhaul the US govt."
Walz to grill Vance on Project 2025 in first vice-presidential debate
Democratic VP nominee pushes back against his rival’s abortion comments as they agree to 1 October debate
www.theguardian.com
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Tanks have better vision clearance than an F150.
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Fake electors from 2020 giving thousands to Trump-Vance campaign
‘Trump and Vance are keeping extremist election-deniers in the fold to challenge the fall election,’ warns watchdog
www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
Fake electors from 2020 giving thousands to Trump-Vance campaign
‘Trump and Vance are keeping extremist election-deniers in the fold to challenge the fall election,’ warns watchdog
www.theguardian.com
Kyle Rittenhouse at his best
Pure moronic weird lack of intelligence
He only went to Chicago because he thought he was going to have a free campaign tour. He’s out of money.
That’s because she’s looking at Don Jr when she’s talking
Don Irvin‬ ‪@donirvin.bsky.social‬

I think shouting ‘The best is yet to come’ over and over again has disfigured her face.
JD Vance talks about a sucker punch regarding Kamala Harris, running for president

I am sure JD Vance understands the meaning “sucker” more than in political terms
#JDVance
Who is the biggest a hole in Ohio?
I am sure GYM Jordan is upset that he no longer holds the honor of being Ohio’s biggest a hole. Since JD Vance has taken over that honor.
#JimJordan
#JDVance