What’s a sane reaction to a call for donations like this one?
The Trump administration breaks the law several times a day. Are these people better prepared to deal with these atrocities than other “competitive” groups? Do they use your donations more efficiently?
I don’t know, but I’m skeptical.
Here’s an article that walks the reader through a current-day misconception re: immigrants.
What effect do immigrants have on Social Security? Trump supporters tend to believe that “real” Americans are harmed via immigrants’ mooching money out of the pool of money that citizens paid in. When given a few moments of thought, however, this idea is revealed as empty, since people without Social Security numbers cannot receive benefits.
In fact, the truth is the precise opposite. Non-citizens working in the United States pay taxes into a system without any means of benefiting. In just one more way, we exploit them.
This brilliant op-ed from Canadian journalist Pete McMartin includes this zinger: Where there was once admiration, there is now a firm and angry resolve.
But what about the line: “It’s Over?”
I would say, at worst, “It’s over for now.” Yes, Trump has reduced this relationship to rubble, along with many others around the globe. But what happens when Trump is gone and sanity returns to the United States?
I thought this was funny, but in reality, liberals must deal with a ton of ridicule from the right wing.
Normally this aggression come from the hateful morons, but not always. A rich and well-educated friend likes to kid me about my environmentalism. “Save the whales, Craig,” he jeers.
What Trump says here is true — and how often can we say that?
Actually, however, in 1998 the average Republican was far brighter and more discerning that they are now. At this point, nothing seems outrageous. Annex Canada? Invade Greenland? Have an unelected billionaire dismantle the federal government? Take personal possession of Gaza? It’s all just fine.
In this short interview, Donald Trump talks about his plans to take personal possession of Gaza.
I don’t recall seeing grift like this from a single other world leader.
See Bernie Sanders’ response below.
We’ve all heard the claim that decarbonizing our energy and transportation sectors will harm the economy. This narrative is critical to the far-right-wing’s claim that environmentalism is anti-capitalist, and, in particular, anti-American.
But does it make sense?
Granted, there are a great many “moving parts” to an analysis, but at a minimum we need to take into considering the cost of current-day and long-term environmental damage, including climate change (storms, droughts, wildfires, loss of land mass), ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, increasing levels of disease and death from pollutants, and the wars that take place over oil.
Champagne corks are popping in shady businesses that deal with consumer finance.
Of course, the common American, especially those living paycheck-to-paycheck, will suffer greatly, but these folks were never of interest in the first place.
The 2024 election showed us how little the majority of woman care about their rights to an abortion. How any self-respecting woman could vote for a party that is actively refashioning the United States into The Handmaid’s Tale, I do not understand.
Good observation at left.
Outside of my own family, the only people whose grammar I correct are those who have asked me to. I have a childhood friend who accredits me for having raised his verbal SAT score. That feels good.
