So much disinformation on this site tonight in the wake of the horrific Kirk murder, with conservatives cynically suggesting that all of the political violence in this country comes from the left.
In fact it’s the opposite. Here are the facts for those with short memories:
The man who targeted and killed Democratic state Rep Melissa Hortman was a Trump supporter.
The man who targeted the home of Dem Governor Josh Shapiro was a Trump supporter.
The men who wanted to hang Mike Pence on Jan 6th were Trump supporters.
The man who targeted and killed the son of Obama-appointed District Judge Esther Salas was a Trump supporter.
The man who tried to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and assaulted her husband was a Trump supporter.
The men who were convicted trying to kidnap Dem Governor Gretchen Whitmer were Trump supporters.
The man who sent pipe bombs to the homes of Obama and Biden was a Trump supporter.
There is no equivalent or even similar list of Obama or Biden supporters who have carried out similar murders, attempted murders, or violent attacks.
Because there isn’t one. It’s one of the dumbest fucking things the people running the U.S. government have ever done.
Long live Canada. 🇨🇦
Canada forever. 🇨🇦
A few things Trump admin is doing RIGHT and WRONG, in my opinion:
1) Economic Policy: RIGHT - focus on cutting taxes and cutting spending, rather than raising taxes to address deficits. WRONG - should be more focused on cutting taxes for low-to-middle income rather than wealthy.
2) Immigration: RIGHT - improving border security to reduce flow of illegal crossings. WRONG - seeking to deport productive members of American society and removing paths to citizenship.
3) Identity Politics: RIGHT - most people agree with Trump on trans sports participation. WRONG - belittling the most vulnerable members of our population, who deserve equal rights and love.
4) Wars: RIGHT - at least talking about wanting to end global wars and avoid future conflicts. WRONG - betraying our allies and rewarding malevolent bullies.
5) Trade: RIGHT - advancing dialogue on how to better support American jobs and wages through tweaks in trade policy. WRONG - slapping high indiscriminate tariffs on allies for no good reason, based on trade deals he negotiated.
Democrats shouldn't be afraid to agree with productive and popular policies and fight like hell against destructive and unpopular ones. Will require a reconfiguration of the party, which is necessary.
"How the hell could a person enjoy being
awakened at 6:30 AM
leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss
brush teeth & hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you made lots of money
for somebody else & were asked to be grateful for the opportunity?"
“People are strange: they are constantly angered by trivial things,
But on a major matter like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice.”
The biggest debate we should have is with ourselves. What the heck are you doing in life?
Stop majoring in minor things.
Imagine not ape'ing into a Taylor Swift Meme coin on Solana on Saturday morning? @SWIFTIESol
Got in around 200K marketcap but already sold most of it -- so probably going to go way higher.
NFA as always, these things are very silly and volatile, but can be kinda easy too.