@akoolkeith@TheTNHoller I wasn't disagreeing with you at all, but why use the "people who don't deserve it" description of marginalized groups when we both know that everyone deserves those things? Just wondering why you chose to use the terminology of the oppressors.
@HRSociology@Acyn Talarico is also a better representative for Jesus than most conservatives who identify as Christians, and they really can't handle that fact.
When anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, pro-Trump Dems run, it’s “build a bigger tent,” and “vote Blue no matter who.”
When the energy, volunteers and enthusiasm to revive a Dem party that has failed to meet the moment are to the left of the establishment, lobbyists, high-priced consultants and big conservative and corporate donors, it’s “leave the party.”
Maybe pay attention to the voters on this one.
Let's walk through what actually happened here, in order.
DOGE cut the USAID program specifically designed to prevent screwworm from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. DOGE cut USDA's animal disease control and prevention funding. That funding had supported more than 180 outbreak investigations in 22 countries and capacity-building in more than 160 laboratories. The screwworm monitoring and response program that watched the border for exactly this parasite - cut.
Then screwworm showed up in Texas cattle. Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a disaster for Zavala and Uvalde counties this week.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins went on CNBC this morning and blamed the Biden administration, 17 months out of office.
Her specific words: "obviously not much had been done to push back."
The program that was supposed to push back existed. DOGE eliminated it in March 2025. Rollins has been Agriculture Secretary since February 13, 2025. The cuts happened on her watch.
Beef prices are already high. Ranchers in south Texas are now dealing with a flesh-eating parasite that was eradicated in this country in the 1960s - eradicated, specifically, using the sterile fly program her department defunded.
The flies existed. The program existed. The budget existed.
Until it didn't.
@Icarys417668@BruceYoung80@rowdyamerican69@EricLDaugh "Send the children away if the president is speaking!"
Trump press conferences being considered "adult content" says a lot about the people who support him and simultaneously bitch about the deterioration of American morality, or whatever BS y'all whine about all the time.
I’m sorry, what? If the president sends US personnel to illegally invade another country and kidnap its leader, he is acting within his authority to launch airstrikes to protect those personnel from attack?
A transparently absurd argument, and an authorization for endless war.
@DenverChannel Moreover, this new bill aims to solve the "shortage" by removing barriers to the profession? Making it easier to become a teacher will not result in having higher quality educators; it will do the opposite. Then, those people will leave too because the real problem was ignored.
@DenverChannel Colorado doesn't have a teacher shortage; Colorado has a education funding shortage. There are plenty of good teachers out there, but they have to work better paying jobs because the cost of living in Colorado is high, but teacher salaries are not.