BlogHide Resteemsnooses (78)in mass • yesterdayMass stabbings.When people claim that we have more mass shootings than days per year in this country, they cite studies that define mass shootings broadly enough to include less carnage than this maniac…nooses (78)in hogg • 2 days agoDemocrats, time to drop gun control.David Hogg insisting Democrats should embrace gun control even harder in Alaska is such a perfect microcosm of the Democrats in general after another inexplicable election beating. The…nooses (78)in religion • 3 days agoThe Philippines is very Catholic.I saw more crucifixes there than in Italy. Here is the world's tallest Virgin Mary statue, built in 2021 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the first Spanish missionaries showing up to the…nooses (78)in rfk • 4 days agoTrump's pick for HHS Secretary, RFK Jr. wants to go after water fluoridation.You might think it isn't necessary these days with availability of other fluoride sources, but research still shows a benefit to the practice. Communities that discontinue it without replacement…nooses (78)in tyson • 5 days agoMy friend is convinced the fight was fixed.I assume Tyson cares more about his pride than whatever money could have been thrown his way, wanted to win, and a lot of people including me underestimated just how much his age mattered because we…nooses (78)in global • 6 days agoA lot of countries internationally are moving away from the global list free trade neoliberal paradigm.Even the United States under Biden was the starting to do that. Trump will very likely do more of that though he's so erratic it's hard to say. This will make inflation worse, but it will also most…nooses (78)in kakistocracy • 7 days ago"clown shoes are preferable to jackboots."Good piece. Though we have a lot more picks to go through, so things can get worse. Also unfortunately he did pick some competent and brutally ruthless people on the immigration front, so it seems…nooses (78)in fauci • 8 days agoIn regards to the torment and trials of Dr. Fauci that are sure to begin in the coming year:Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, was executed during the Terrors of the French Revolution. The judge that sentenced him said: "The Republic needs neither scholars nor chemists; the…nooses (78)in gun • 9 days agoHypocrisy.If you're responding to the election this way, you're fucking daffy because you're making the Pro-2A point. You think that Trump is literally Hitler; so, even though you supported Harris, who…nooses (78)in animal • 10 days agoAnimal psychology.I was talking to some ethologists in a special interest group. Several of them agreed that practices like this were actually good. There was one animal psychologist specializing in raising…nooses (78)in trump • 11 days agoThere is a lot of talk about how the election result is a great realignment and/or a mandate for Trump's policies.Perhaps evidence will eventually show this is true. But here's why I disagree, based on the data available so far: When all votes are fully counted, it looks like Trump will win the popular…nooses (78)in biden • 12 days agoOkay so the message from many Democrats today is that Biden is to blame.He waited to late and although Harris ran a flawless campaign, she could not overcome the short runway she had. I find it hypocritical that after all the praise laid on Biden after he dropped out…nooses (78)in trump • 13 days agoWhy people supported Trump and what needs do they see him addressing.I have seen a minority of progressives asking to know why people supported Trump and what needs do they see him addressing. That is an important step if progressives want to reach some of the groups…nooses (78)in democracy • 14 days agoIs “democracy in trouble”?Yes and no. I do think the MAGA win will restore confidence in electoral integrity, and the failure to get reforms to work will show that the issue wasn’t merely a matter of “corrupt Democrats” and…nooses (78)in us • 15 days agoA sincere and heartfelt congratulations to all my MAGA friends.You have the stage, you are writing the script. Let’s see what you do with it. You can drive a populist agenda of finally forcing government and American oligarchies to pay attention to the unfair…nooses (78)in gun • 16 days agoSecond Amendment.Everybody who knows piss and head from his sister's titty about the Second Amendment knows that it's about keeping the government in check. The question for those of us who do know piss and head…nooses (78)in election • 17 days agoA pretty high percentage of friends that I normally align with politically are voting Trump.If I had to summarize their argument for him? "I believe he'll do the things he says he'll do that I like, but not the things he says he'll do that I don't like. I'll focus on the aspects of his…nooses (78)in abundance • 18 days agoThere's a new political movement that I'm genuinely excited about -- the Abundance movement.Abundance is focused on creating a flourishing society by making government more capable, but also more lean and efficient. Abundance favors deregulation so that it's easier for individuals to…nooses (78)in neely • 19 days agoIt's a miscarriage of justice that Penny is even on trial.Jordan Neely had a pulse after Daniel Penny released him from the choke hold and the police arrived. The police gave Neely Narcan, which is a drug that's used to aid an overdose. I'm pretty sure…nooses (78)in us • 20 days agoLooking ahead after Tuesday (or however long it takes to count and transition)...Best case scenario after a Trump win: He does all the good things he's proposed but doesn't do the bad things. Like... he surrounds himself with good people giving good advice after learning his…