That tracks

Time goes more quickly when you’re older

The fact that extending 702 is a matter of bipartisan consensus when Trump isn’t president is part of the problem tho

“Yes” is a death sentence too, it will just be a more drawn out process that enriches the people killing you

It’d be nice if JD Vance had his presidential ambitions killed by being part of this administration, but he’s been portrayed as uninvolved and unhappy with the war

Not many public statements to that effect, and if his story is “I had a vibes-based opposition to all the unpopular things the president did” he should see how well that worked for Kamala

Worst case scenario, America won’t exist in 10-15 years

I feel like as long as we have a stupidly huge nuclear arsenal, “The United States of America” will continue to exist in some form. I think there is going to be more strife in the near term, but longer term I think we will eventually land in a new New Deal type of place because you can only piss off like >70% of people for so long before everything breaks down on you. Peasant anger is contagious and historically more destructive than the nobles ever think it is.

The “Let’s just drag out our obvious defeat even longer until it doesn’t feel so embarrassing” strategy worked so well with Iran

Iran’s foreign minister said earlier that a deal to end fighting with the US is close. The agreement also envisages an end to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Seyed Abbas Araghchi also said.

Araghchi said the deal includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and told state TV it includes the lifting of a US blockade of Iran. However, he said talks on Iran’s nuclear programme would begin later.

US officials have confirmed some of the details of the agreement, saying economic benefits for Iran would depend on Tehran meeting its obligations.

Previous reports from the US have suggested Lebanon may not be part of this deal - with Iran reportedly insisting on it.

So, the US is going to be paying the Iranian government to get back to the status quo we had at the beginning of this year? Can’t wait to see the administration try to tell us all how they totally didn’t just lose a war.

But there’s a bipartisan consensus among party leaders that this is all the smelly commoners’ fault, and they wouldn’t say things just because it’s in their own material interest /s

Idk, most recent news I’ve seen was just that the change had been challenged by a bunch of states but it hadn’t been stopped yet

Is Nazism hereditary?

Nah, ask his daughter Vivian

The announced attendance was 44,985 — including FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Unless they have a way to independently verify this number I would bet it’s hugely inflated

There was indeed a significant number of fans standing on the concourses and by the concession stands throughout Thursday’s match.

Fuck this wimpy both sides writing, wtf is a “significant number”? Does the AP no longer employ anyone who can count a crowd?

The Democratic party’s refusal to stop red state governments’ voter suppression efforts or do much of anything else will tend to have that effect

Also, a lot of “stupid” behavior people do is a direct result of them being stressed, scared, tired, hungry etc. The more stuff you have on your mind to begin with because the world sucks the harder it is to pay attention to what you’re doing.

I … We’re

So you believe you’re part of the problem then? Or is it just everyone else who is delusional?

West Virginia will have something to say about this when they wake up from the daily methadone nap

Agreed on this being fucking horrific (and a straight up violation of the first amendment’s prohibition on government restrictions of political speech), but I don’t think there’s any way anyone could visit an inmate in any prison without the jailers knowing. The fact that GEO group took that knowledge and singled these detainees out for retaliatory treatment because they didn’t like their speech is 100% fucking bullshit, but how they learned about that speech in the first place is pretty straightforward.

Fair enough, with both the CIA and prosecutors being involved in this story I bet there’s a lot of “I’m not supposed to talk to anybody about this, so I will only answer some of your questions… Oh, we’re definitely going to charge him with more serious crimes. What crimes? No comment, but they’re definitely serious!” type of stuff going on, but the fact that dynamic exists is frustrating bullshit

”What a blessing to live in a country where if the government arrests you and charges you with something, you could count on the ability to go in and make the government prove its case.”

… I mean, how about a government that doesn’t throw bullshit charges at political opponents and forces them to pay thousands in legal fees, can we ask for that?

I swear Ben is intentionally baiting actual jew haters with this one just so he can get sympathy for his dogshit politics and support of genocide