With the NZ Mainstream Media not saying anything now about the American President after years of saying something nearly daily, this is in case you’ve forgotten they have one.
Americans: healthcare please
Government: Sorry, did you say a new military base in northeastern Syria?
Americans: no, healthcare
Government: Alright you drive a hard bargain but here’s a new military base in northeastern Syria.
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Sorry we’re not going to be able to do the $2000 checks thing, or the cancelling student debt thing, or the $15 minimum wage thing. Would you accept payment in the form of social media “dunking” on Senate Republicans instead?
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Biden is so endearingly befuddled in his old age it’s easy to forget how many children he’s killed.
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Electing a new US president doesn’t change the movie, it just changes the soundtrack.
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Abusive narcissists are just as motivated to acquire allies as they are to acquire victims. They’re often well-liked in the circles they move in, because the clever ones work hard on manipulating the way they are publicly perceived. This is also the case with the US empire.
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Things that should be done in response to the Capitol riot:
- Charge the people who broke laws under those laws
Things that shouldn’t be done in response to the Capitol riot:
- Making new domestic terrorism laws
- Continuing the military occupation of DC
- Censoring the internet
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It’s self-evident that Silicon Valley oligarchs conspiring to censor conspiracy theories will not eliminate conspiracy theories; the only thing that can end conspiracy theorizing is for the government to become transparent and cease conspiring.
So naturally we’re going with the censorship via Silicon Valley oligarchs thing.
