robert f pallante
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life: fucked
life: fucked
The idea that Barack Obama is somehow responsible for the advent of American fascism completely ignores the actual role that the American people did this to themselves. At some point the anti-Obama voices from both the left and those now Never Trumpers from the right need to reckon with themselves.
saw a nature doc yesterday narrated by Barack Obama and i really think it was a worthy way to spend his time during the ascent of violent fascism
December 28, 2024 at 6:14 PM
The idea that Barack Obama is somehow responsible for the advent of American fascism completely ignores the actual role that the American people did this to themselves. At some point the anti-Obama voices from both the left and those now Never Trumpers from the right need to reckon with themselves.
Adolf Hitler teases German expansion with extensions into Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.
December 24, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Adolf Hitler teases German expansion with extensions into Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.
This man is useless
Sen. John Fetterman said that Kash Patel, Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the FBI, assured him he would not target Trump’s enemies.
Fetterman: Kash Patel Told Me He Won't Go After Trump's 'Enemies List'
Sen. John Fetterman has met with multiple Trump nominees and said he will support some of the people Trump has nominated.
www.rollingstone.com
December 22, 2024 at 6:48 PM
This man is useless
I think Gen Z is seriously in danger of becoming a lost generation, it may already be beyond the point of no return.
December 17, 2024 at 3:32 PM
I think Gen Z is seriously in danger of becoming a lost generation, it may already be beyond the point of no return.
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You have the former governor of Maryland posting pictures of stars he thinks are drones. Everyone is insane now, social media induced years of lead.
December 14, 2024 at 8:12 PM
You have the former governor of Maryland posting pictures of stars he thinks are drones. Everyone is insane now, social media induced years of lead.
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i think this is a version of the phenomenon that put trump back in power: basically, people are bored
I AM LOSING MY FUCKING MIND
December 15, 2024 at 4:24 PM
i think this is a version of the phenomenon that put trump back in power: basically, people are bored
Yeah don’t even know what Fetterman is doing. Like okay I get backing Stefanik, she’s really unimportant.
Hegseth? That should be an easy and hard no. And downplaying the sexual assault stuff is… 😬
Hegseth? That should be an easy and hard no. And downplaying the sexual assault stuff is… 😬
December 13, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Yeah don’t even know what Fetterman is doing. Like okay I get backing Stefanik, she’s really unimportant.
Hegseth? That should be an easy and hard no. And downplaying the sexual assault stuff is… 😬
Hegseth? That should be an easy and hard no. And downplaying the sexual assault stuff is… 😬
You know Dems might just need to wait for this to inevitably bring the system near collapse again and then they’ll get their huge majorities.
NEW
Trump transition team has started to explore pathways to dramatically shrink, consolidate or even eliminate top bank watchdogs.
Potential appointees have been asked if Trump can eliminate the FDIC and have deposit insurance absorbed into Treasury Dept.
That would require an act of Congress.
Trump transition team has started to explore pathways to dramatically shrink, consolidate or even eliminate top bank watchdogs.
Potential appointees have been asked if Trump can eliminate the FDIC and have deposit insurance absorbed into Treasury Dept.
That would require an act of Congress.
Exclusive | Trump Advisers Seek to Shrink or Eliminate Bank Regulators
Advisers asked potential nominees whether Trump could abolish the FDIC.
bit.ly
December 13, 2024 at 12:37 AM
You know Dems might just need to wait for this to inevitably bring the system near collapse again and then they’ll get their huge majorities.
What said is that I truly believe this will end with the report going public and it simply revealing Oswald acted alone. And then half the country won’t believe it anyway.
December 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM
What said is that I truly believe this will end with the report going public and it simply revealing Oswald acted alone. And then half the country won’t believe it anyway.
If ICE raids a church the footage should be in ads until eternity.
BREAKING: The Trump Administration is preparing to allow ICE to detain undocumented migrants at schools, hospitals, places of worship, weddings, and funerals.
This is insane. meidasnews.com/news/trump-a...
This is insane. meidasnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump Administration Prepares To Roll Back Immigration Protections For Migrants In Protected Areas
Under the new policy, ICE officials would be able to detain migrants in areas of worship, hospitals, schools, and elsewhere.
meidasnews.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:46 AM
If ICE raids a church the footage should be in ads until eternity.
He shouldn’t do this
Breaking News: The FBI director, Christopher Wray, intends to resign, bowing to the reality that Donald Trump plans to replace him with Kash Patel, a longtime loyalist. The news comes more than two years before Wray’s 10-year term would have expired.
Christopher Wray says he will step down as F.B.I. director.
President-elect Donald J. Trump had already signaled his intention to replace Mr. Wray with a longtime loyalist, Kash Patel.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:18 PM
He shouldn’t do this
Nothing beyond exposing these people to the terrible things he will do is going to work. Let them keep touching the stove until they learn.
December 10, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Nothing beyond exposing these people to the terrible things he will do is going to work. Let them keep touching the stove until they learn.
Society has collectively gone off the deep end
NEW: From hoodies to erotic fan fiction, the internet is flooded with expressions of support and love for suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, Luigi Mangione.
In fact phrases, like “In this house, Luigi Mangione is a hero. End of story," have gone viral.
In fact phrases, like “In this house, Luigi Mangione is a hero. End of story," have gone viral.
Luigi Mangione Is Everywhere
From hoodies to erotic fan fiction, the internet is flooded with expressions of support and love for the suspected killer—a development experts find concerning.
www.wired.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Society has collectively gone off the deep end
Largely were I’m at. Today is better day for Syria simply because Assad is gone.
The future is uncertain and I’m not going to claim what comes next will be good because there no way to know. But it’ll certainly be better than it was.
The future is uncertain and I’m not going to claim what comes next will be good because there no way to know. But it’ll certainly be better than it was.
Syria’s future is of course uncertain, but a world without Bashar al-Assad still in power is a better world.
December 9, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Largely were I’m at. Today is better day for Syria simply because Assad is gone.
The future is uncertain and I’m not going to claim what comes next will be good because there no way to know. But it’ll certainly be better than it was.
The future is uncertain and I’m not going to claim what comes next will be good because there no way to know. But it’ll certainly be better than it was.
The #Resistance clearly didn’t work guys. The opposition today must be exactly that, a creature with teeth that defends liberal values not some ineffectual marching with no follow up.
December 7, 2024 at 9:48 PM
The #Resistance clearly didn’t work guys. The opposition today must be exactly that, a creature with teeth that defends liberal values not some ineffectual marching with no follow up.
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That’s why I propose in the podcast setting up a large legal defense project …. Would require a lot of pro bono legal work and and funding. But I think it can be done. More lawyers need to get onto defending the rule of law.
Therein lies the rub. Most people can’t afford to fight. He’s been bankrupting people since the 70s.
December 7, 2024 at 4:59 PM
That’s why I propose in the podcast setting up a large legal defense project …. Would require a lot of pro bono legal work and and funding. But I think it can be done. More lawyers need to get onto defending the rule of law.
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Elon Musk’s comment that Matt Gaetz was the “Judge Dredd America needs” is part of an alarming pattern, writes Adam Serwer:
Republicans Are Confused About the Concept of Bad Guys
Some conservatives are embracing the villains in what are supposed to be cautionary tales.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Elon Musk’s comment that Matt Gaetz was the “Judge Dredd America needs” is part of an alarming pattern, writes Adam Serwer:
I think the simplest explanation is Joe and Mika are the type of people that enjoy feeling part of “polite society.” They love being invited to dinners so that explains all their behavior.
December 5, 2024 at 3:52 PM
I think the simplest explanation is Joe and Mika are the type of people that enjoy feeling part of “polite society.” They love being invited to dinners so that explains all their behavior.
Genuinely disturbing at the amount of people cheering on what is essentially a public execution.
December 5, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Genuinely disturbing at the amount of people cheering on what is essentially a public execution.
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My wish list for reforming presidential powers:
1) Reform the Insurrection Act;
2) End presidential immunity;
3) Ban pardons for family members;
4) Provide for Senate advice and consent on other pardons;
5) Roll back tariff authority; and
6) Revive Congressional war powers.
Your ideas?
1) Reform the Insurrection Act;
2) End presidential immunity;
3) Ban pardons for family members;
4) Provide for Senate advice and consent on other pardons;
5) Roll back tariff authority; and
6) Revive Congressional war powers.
Your ideas?
December 4, 2024 at 5:42 AM
My wish list for reforming presidential powers:
1) Reform the Insurrection Act;
2) End presidential immunity;
3) Ban pardons for family members;
4) Provide for Senate advice and consent on other pardons;
5) Roll back tariff authority; and
6) Revive Congressional war powers.
Your ideas?
1) Reform the Insurrection Act;
2) End presidential immunity;
3) Ban pardons for family members;
4) Provide for Senate advice and consent on other pardons;
5) Roll back tariff authority; and
6) Revive Congressional war powers.
Your ideas?
I think there’s a difference between moderating on issues/messaging and querying with fascists. The Democratic Party needs to learn to play hardball and not be zealots about “norms & rules.”
so you’re saying mass mobilization and a Democratic Party that is willing to actually fight back against a fascist coup leads to positive outcomes?
But the American Democrats keep saying we have to work with the fascists who are going to end American democracy otherwise we’re just as bad as they are
But the American Democrats keep saying we have to work with the fascists who are going to end American democracy otherwise we’re just as bad as they are
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that he will lift martial law
December 3, 2024 at 10:16 PM
I think there’s a difference between moderating on issues/messaging and querying with fascists. The Democratic Party needs to learn to play hardball and not be zealots about “norms & rules.”
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A few important fact to remember:
S. Korea lived under some form of military dictatorship from 1965-1988!
Brazil lived under a military dictatorship from 1964-1985!
Democracy is not an abstraction to these folk, it's a vulnerable thing that they want to protect.
S. Korea lived under some form of military dictatorship from 1965-1988!
Brazil lived under a military dictatorship from 1964-1985!
Democracy is not an abstraction to these folk, it's a vulnerable thing that they want to protect.
December 3, 2024 at 6:07 PM
A few important fact to remember:
S. Korea lived under some form of military dictatorship from 1965-1988!
Brazil lived under a military dictatorship from 1964-1985!
Democracy is not an abstraction to these folk, it's a vulnerable thing that they want to protect.
S. Korea lived under some form of military dictatorship from 1965-1988!
Brazil lived under a military dictatorship from 1964-1985!
Democracy is not an abstraction to these folk, it's a vulnerable thing that they want to protect.