Manchin sucked but there was a lot that got done under Biden that wouldn’t have if you replaced Manchin with a Republican, which is exactly what woudlve happened if they went after him (and is what happened what he retired). Manchin voted with the Dems far more often than he didn’t.
Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats
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Like I said “good enough” You have a point here?
I’ve flat out said that Gasbandit is defending a stupid take. A stupid take that I assume you’re defending as well but you’re refusing to actually defend.
Next week, MAGA is likely slated to lose the support of flat Earthers.
Flat Earthers are shaking in their boots at SpaceX's imminent flight over Earth's poles
--Patrick
Flat Earthers are shaking in their boots at SpaceX's imminent flight over Earth's poles
--Patrick
figmentPez
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This thread explaining how the "Broligarchy" is distinct from the established oligarchy:
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TL;DR Broligarchs want to destabilize the world's current governments, largely by devaluing the US dollar, so that they can create their idea of a sci-f fascist future society. One where their corporations rule over people instead of any current government, women are removed from the workforce, and the rich pay no taxes.
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TL;DR Broligarchs want to destabilize the world's current governments, largely by devaluing the US dollar, so that they can create their idea of a sci-f fascist future society. One where their corporations rule over people instead of any current government, women are removed from the workforce, and the rich pay no taxes.
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GasBandit
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- Trump says U.S. will acquire Greenland, refuses to rule out military force despite international pushback.
- Trump says he won’t fire officials over Yemen strike leak that included journalist in secret group chat.
- Trump administration fires most U.S. Institute of Peace staff by email on a Friday night after court allows federal takeover.
- Appeals court panel rejects AG Kaul’s bid to block Musk from offering million-dollar checks tied to Wisconsin election petition.
- Wash Post exclusive: Secret Pentagon memo about China copies sections from Heritage report by Project 2025 report writers.
- Trump says he “couldn’t care less” if foreign automakers hike prices after permanent 25% tariffs.
- White House Correspondents Association cancels comedian Amber Ruffin after post-inauguration booking, following backlash from Trump’s deputy chief of staff.
- GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz faced boos, protests, and chaos over Signal leak, deportations, and Musk-led service cuts while defying party leadership’s call to skip town halls.
- Protesters swarmed Tesla dealerships across U.S. and Europe over Musk’s federal purge, with Reps. Crockett and Jayapal joining demonstrations.
- Saturday court filings reveal Marko Elez, fired over racist posts, was rehired by Musk’s DOGE team with Trump’s approval to access Medicare and child support systems.
- Trump White House posts AI meme of ICE arrest in Studio Ghibli anime style, using viral trend to mock deportations.
- For the second time this month, Pentagon targets Jackie Robinson—after scrubbing a story on his Army court-martial, DoD now flags his biography for removal under Hegseth’s anti-DEI order.
figmentPez
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I also wonder if he doesn't realize that it's not as green as the name suggests.
Also no hell is too hot for these people.
figmentPez
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I agree. I just also think he was easy to convince because he's ignorant and has no real understanding of what Greenland actually is.
I mean, any place that difficult to access is going to be rich in resources simply because of the difficulty of accessing and extracting those resources. They've just been sitting there all this time behind/under the GIANT SLAB OF ICE.
--Patrick
I mean, I think that problem is being taken care of.
Which creates a whole new problem. The middle of Greenland is below sea level. Some parts 200m below. Not that this mean much with 3 million km³ melted ice.
Greenland and Canada control almost all of the arctic sea that isn't controlled by Russia or the USA (through Alaska). With northern shipping routes becoming more feasible, along with his intention to take back the Panama canal and his messaging about "freeing" Suez and the Persian gulf - it's all about controlling all transportation between the Pacific and Atlantic.
Combined with the grabs for Ukrainian resources, grabbing Greenland means control over most all non-Chinese deposits of some critical resources.
It makes no sense in a world with stable coalitions and allies, but in a Risk style worldview it's not actually without some logic.
It can't possibly work, but that's another matter.
Combined with the grabs for Ukrainian resources, grabbing Greenland means control over most all non-Chinese deposits of some critical resources.
It makes no sense in a world with stable coalitions and allies, but in a Risk style worldview it's not actually without some logic.
It can't possibly work, but that's another matter.
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- Trump tells NBC he’s serious about a third term, then doubles down hours later.
- U.S. airstrikes against Houthis continue near Yemen’s capital, killing one and bringing total to at least 59.
- Greenland’s new prime minister rejects Trump’s claim that the U.S. will get the territory “one way or the other.”
- France and Belgium reject U.S. pressure on government contractors in Europe to drop diversity programs.
- Iran rules out direct nuclear talks with U.S. after Trump threatens unprecedented bombing.
- Musk gives $1 million checks to Wisconsin voters after state Supreme Court refuses to block him.
- Trump aide Navarro says tariffs beginning Wednesday will raise $6 trillion, about a quarter of the entire U.S. economy.
- Feds investigate arson after Molotov cocktail sets fire to GOP headquarters in New Mexico.
- Trump says he’s “pissed off” at Putin and threatens tariffs over Putin questioning Zelenskyy’s legitimacy.
- Atlantic editor says Trump’s national security advisor lied about never meeting him: “This isn’t The Matrix. Phone numbers don’t just get sucked into other phones.”
- GOP Sen. Lankford calls for inspector general probe into Signal leak that exposed U.S. airstrike plans.
- Hegseth says U.S. is turning its military bases in Japan into a “war-fighting” headquarters to deter China.
GasBandit
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Health insurance CEO fired after admitting to hiring private investigators to dig up dirt
AUSTIN, Texas - Mark Sanders, the CEO of Superior HealthPlan, was dismissed from his position following revelations that his company had hired private investiga
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GasBandit
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French far-right's Le Pen sentenced to prison and banned from office in embezzlement trial
Le Pen may still appeal the four-year sentence, two years of it suspended, and five-year political ban, which came after she was found guilty of misusing $3 million to pay party staff.
The French right is, predictably, crying foul over this perversion of democracy and so on and so forth.
But she admitted to abusing those funds for users or wasn't intended for, and her defense was pretty much "everybody does it, I'm just being persecuted for it!"
Shockingly, this doesn't work.
But she admitted to abusing those funds for users or wasn't intended for, and her defense was pretty much "everybody does it, I'm just being persecuted for it!"
Shockingly, this doesn't work.
… outside of America.
Hey, adding Greenland as a state would open the door for PR and a bunch of other territories considered too small to become separate states too (Greenland had about 60K people). Let's get 50 extra democratic states and the Senate might start working again!
And yet it's a pretty convincing argument for a lot of people in ex-communist countries...
Dave
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'What a coincidence': Musk's $1 million Wisconsin giveaway won by chair of state's College Republicans
What are the odds...
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