old guy, not from around here
not even clear what problem we would be trying to solve with our fantastically destructive hoard of stuff even if China did invade Taiwan meanwhile kids go hungry
terra firma, terra eterna 🚱🌉The underlying post here is basically saying "the democrats should spend a huge amount of political capital, and literal taxpayer capital, rebuilding the military capability of the United States so that the next Republican can use it to destabilize the world again" and like, no? Why would we do that
actual Socialism: city-run stores so EVERYBODY eats on the regular
HeadquartersMayor Mamdani: Since 2019, food prices have soared at grocery stores around the country by roughly 30%. Wages have not kept up. Today, I am proud to announce a collection of essential staples that will be predictably 30% cheaper at all five of our city-run grocery stores.
the respect given exclusively to *American* dead in all the media seems even more pronounced than all those other wars. HEY HEY LBJ HOW MANY KIDS DID YOU KILL TODAY
Aaron RuparTrump offers sales pitch for his war: "Afghanistan War: 20 years, 2,000 DEAD. Iraq War: 9 years, 4,600 DEAD. Vietnam War: 19 years and 5 months, 58,220 DEAD. Korean War: 3 years and 1 month, 36,574 DEAD. Venezuela War: 1 day, 0 DEAD. Iran Military Conflict: 4 months, 18 DEAD."