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  • Considering really the only difference between peaceful prosperous modernity and the barbarity our ancestors experienced is technology, yes.

  • They now proudly refuse vaccines to die of COVID, oppose legislation that would benefit them, and now Florida Republicans evidently want to live underwater. Destroying themselves is so hot right now on the right.

  • There seems to be an inordinate amount of racism around the Huntsville Alabama area, and I can't help but wonder if that's partly due to the legacy of operation paperclip.

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  • Misery in Missouri, the land of forced birth and unwanted children.

  • There are heavily moderated spaces, but they seem dedicated to banning anyone who dissents rather than culling low quality posts.

  • An eye for an eye leaves the world blind.

  • The point was never to secure the border, the point was to make it look like Democrats weren't.

  • That's one way to look at it, I see the Democratic response to be more like, "I don't think there is a crisis but if stronger border security will shut you up and let us run the government like functional adults, I suppose that isn't so bad. We like security, too."

    Republicans have been fear-mongering over the border every election cycle with moderate success, and this takes the wind out of their sails without much of a downside. I don't object to stronger borders/immigration reform even though I don't think it's as important an issue as the xenophobic right seems to.

  • To anyone who is aware it happened. At very least it will kill this specific Republican talking point.

  • It is too late mother I have seen everything, I now identify as non-Euclidean.

  • This draws attention to the moving goalposts.

  • The irony is that it's quite popular among Republicans as long as one doesn't call it, "Obamacare."

  • What exactly are they risking? What do you object to about the concessions? Looking at what was proposed it seems to be a quota on illegal immigration that triggers an emergency if the number is exceeded, and minor procedural changes intended to make the process more efficient.

  • It's "mixed" factual reporting, which is literally the minimum acceptable in this forum to not be removed, and has high anti-Israel, pro-Islamist bias. Citation above. It's not what I'd consider a good source. Pointing this out is not, "misinformation."

  • That was very interesting, I appreciated his opinion, thanks. While there's certainly a lot of reasons why someone would fall into unhealthy life patterns that often lead to homelessness, homelessness itself is strongly tied to the cost of rent. As for drug use, many homeless people start using drugs after they become homeless.

    For [homeless] who did use drugs in the last six months, 40% of people started using — more than 3 times a week —after becoming homeless. ...
    research finds that individuals frequently use methamphetamine to help them stay awake at night to protect themselves and their property from assault and theft.
    https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-04/homelessness-drugs-addiction-encampments-substance-abuse-unhoused-police

    It seems the stress of homelessness has a way of causing mental problems and drug addiction even in those who started out healthy.

  • Wow, that's incredible. He was at 20% approval rating among Palestinians, seems like he's going for 0%.