It’s really hard to detect sarcasm these days because so many are conflating a fascist movement with Judaism. That confusion is totally not going to backfire at all later.

Which 3rd parties run for county offices? I’m out of the loop

I’ve been watching Ken’s career for a while. And I am convinced he is not doing this for a bribe, but has a good plan to enrich himself better than that.

I have no clue how he will make money here ; I suspect most of it will be known years later

Third parties who are not a pity vote, in the USA , can only arise from the school boards and city halls.

It cannot not be some national or state org who runs candidates for top offices only, asking for funds, and get a few votes

I think that local process to build options is broke right now, because grassroots are stalled at the neighborhoods, except for a few places in big cities.

It’s broke but it’s not dead

If you want third party, then run or support school board candidates, dog catchers, sheriffs; and then look to the next county for like minded folks. Someday it could be a coalition to change state politics

Thanks for describing it, I misread the first sentence.

Still, it’s AI creeping into their news. Even if it does change the content now, first step leads to a second step later. And that may not be noticed by me

Best to just train myself to not use them now

I am going to stop reading them myself.

It’s not so much ideological than practical, I simply don’t have the time to fact check them, or figure out which are the real articles and which are the AI ones, etc etc

Many have realized for months there is only one way this will end: with no Palestinians in Gaza. Later, I expect at least a million dead and the rest living elsewhere.

There are at least 1/5 that many dead now, and the famine and disease will start claiming victims at a faster rate.

Once Gaza is depopulated, Israel will force the West Bank out next.

If I look at it a certain way, we all come from a long line of millions of ancestors who barely scraped by or lucked out.

Our instincts only go as far as what we can see, hear, feel, taste, smell or vibe. We are not wired to react well to invisible things

He is still setting policy. His speech reflects changes he will not make

I’m naive because I only see protecting big business with no trickle down effect to me and my community.

And, quite honestly, any increased tensions with China takes money out of each household here, due to increased prices.

Sure, this is a selfish view, but I’m really tired of eternal war when I see a lack of money in my rural area.

Can the USA just not get entangled in more wars?

I would like this money going to repair local infrastructure, instead of this bothersome corporate welfare that helps keep prices high ( I know it’s a jump from a to b but it’s true in my mind)

President Abdeh Fattah el-Sisi has made a repressive government, and is dependent on American aid to stay in power. Most Egyptians are passionate about what is happening in Gaza but cannot protest. If you listen to crowds at football matches, though, it is very apparent how they feel.

Sisi ,regarding Gaza, should be regarded as an American puppet who walks a rather fine line. This is why Egypt has been so involved in “negotiations”.

The problem was he had too little money to play the game

As long as Israel blocks Philadelphia , the people will starve and be sicker

This was the only one witnessed by someone who reported them

I hope one day it will be illegal to shop for judges to shut down tech companies

Depends how determined they are, the voyage is going to have every obstacle

Another save the kids law

Blinken lied repeatedly on camera, a while back, about these negotiations. Honestly don’t know why he still goes there? What does he do? Does he have a favorite restaurant and a sit down. Play cards?

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/6/14/unpacking-blinkens-lies-on-the-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations

Also from Texas, this has been driving me crazy for years. At least they are now against international law now. Cold comfort