“A family from Mexico arrives this morning legally has as much right to the American Dream as the direct descents of the Founding Fathers.”
Bob Dole accepting the Republican nomination for President in 1996.
having dinner at a hotel bar the other night struck up a conversation with a mid-level United Healthcare exec. he told me he puts over $300,000 a year on his company credit card just for entertaining clients. In case you’re wondering why you can’t afford health insurance
Meanwhile on Chinese TV: "I visited California in the 80s. They were promising high-speed rail. China didn't even have highways."
40 years later, they have built zero. China: biggest high speed rail network.
"The superiority of socialism is clear."
my favorite subplot for this summer's World Cup is that if Iran and USA both finish as runners-up in their groups, they would immediately face off in the Round of 32
the game would be on July 3rd (!) in Dallas, Texas lmao
i am BEGGING for a 'Battle for the Strait of Hormuz'
This is what republicans do-
Complain about oversight, get rid of regulations, ONLY to fuck things up because that oversight was there for a reason.
Then of course they never take responsibility for the damage they cause to the American people.
From 1966 to 2025 we dropped sterile flies over South America that ate screwworm and thus prevented them from spreading, but the le epic efficient cracked coders at DOGE thought this was a silly waste of the ~0 dollars it cost us.
I sext like this: “Will we ever marry? My father is a cruel man but he owns 2 horses if that’s any good to you. And my evening gowns are up to trend. I am a fair lady.”
This is exactly what happened. The west was so confident that China could only produce junk that it didn't pay attention to them at all and completely missed how China surpassed everybody in almost every industry