#american politics

[memingursa]

Never forget Joe Biden was so racist against Palestinians he handed the presidency to Donald Trump btw. Anybody who tries to say otherwise is a mark or just as racist against Palestinians btw.

[livetrash113]

But, those aren’t left wing views? Those are just reasonable expectations for a state to have a contained existence that helps the people who live in it optimally? Those are just normal, I’d argue expectable, views.

[bi-bliotaph]

It’s uncanny how similar Trump is acting like Hitler. People are now doing the Nazi salute. They’re drawing the symbol. The KKK was seen in Kentucky asking people to join them. ICE has been ripping families apart. Companies have pulled back Diversity Initiatives. We’re no longer part of WHO and there won’t be any communication from the CDC at least until February 1st. We’re being censored and the news can’t be trusted. Thousands of Americans didn’t know there were protests against Trump yesterday outside the U.S. Quotes from The Handmaid’s Tale and Anne Frank have been compared to what’s going on right now.

According to The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Studies and Prevention the U.S. has officially been given a red flag alert for Genocide.

I’m exhausted but I will never stop being angry.

[nebuladyke]

political rant bc ive been getting pissed off a lot lately: tldr - this administration can suck my dick and arrest me for whatever fuck off reason they create if they want too. i don’t give a fuck at this point

no matter how bad it gets i’m not hiding myself. i dont care how many executive orders get passed or taken back. how many rules get placed. idc if they bring back the law that we have to start wearing 3 pieces of clothing that aligns with your assigned sex at birth when we’re in public. i’m doing what i want. they can arrest me. i don’t care. maybe my family will finally understand the bs they invited in when they voted for the fucker when they see me get thrown in jail. if that’s what it takes for people to start waking up, then fine. let it happen. it will only get worse and worse until we’re are literally back in the 1930’s.

and those people who magically regret voting for him, fuck off. you didn’t care when everyone else was getting shit on, but now that it’s effecting your job, or your family, or whatever, now it’s a problem. literally fuck yourself. you had no sympathy or empathy for anyone when we were screaming for years that this fucker is gonna ruin us all to fill up his own pockets, but it didn’t matter until it was you. i hope you get everything you voted for. because we sure are.

[notthissh-tagain]

Due process is a) a constitutional right for all on US soil, regardless of how you arrived and b) is not a full trial. B) makes Trump’s claims that due process for everyone would take too long even more ridiculous.

You unlit candle.

[zblazowane-wrony]

at least somebody tried you know

[memingursa]

[whatkindofsoupp]

ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT HELLO????

Uhhhhhhhh that seems bad

[timothysnyder]

The guys in the White House talk all day about how soft the Europeans are. But when there is an actual war in the actual world, the Trump people immediately submit to what they think is the stronger side and complain that everyone else doesn’t do the same.

[thatdisasterauthor]

Just saw that FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program has been canceled. As the disaster knowledge person, I come to you seeking hope- do you know of any other programs still doing this important community disaster preparedness work?

Unfortunately FEMA is under heavy assault, and that doesn't look like it's going to end any time soon. The BRIC program is just one portion of it so far. We're also seeing Trump be slow to sign disaster declarations, and even not signing them at all or denying them, and tons of grants have been frozen or revoked outside of the BRIC program as well. He also just announced the people he's putting on his FEMA review committee today and...ah...it's a terrible bunch.

This administration's goal with FEMA is to put disaster response back into the hands of the states. But that is just impossible. According to one higher up Emergency Management guy I spoke with recently, in Alabama, only four counties could afford to run their own Emergency Management departments without FEMA grants. Four. Alabama has 67 total counties. (He also stated that, to recover from Helene without FEMA help, counties in Alabama would have to raise property taxes 55-70%.) I would guess the numbers would be similar across most states.

Point is, yeah, it's a bad damn time right now. And it is probably not going to get better at any useful speed.

BUT.

But there are a ton of great people focused on this problem, and we're all working hard to plan for these changes as much as possible. What that looks like is changing all the time, due to the goalposts constantly getting yanked around, but it is being worked on. No matter what, some form of help is ALWAYS going to be there. It may not look the way you expect, or the way you want, but there will be something, even if it's just your neighbors.

Some things you can do to help:

Look up "Your State + VOAD." VOAD stands for "Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster." This will get you a list of local, vetted volunteer organizations that specifically offer their services during disasters. See if there's one you want to/can help out with, even during non disaster times! You can also look up "National VOAD" to find national groups.

If you have ever made use of ANY of FEMA's services, or you know someone who has, and you have a positive story to share about it, do so. Do it loudly and repeatedly wherever and whenever you can.

Go to your local city/state political meetings and talk about the value you see in FEMA and that you want to see it protected.

Call your representatives and tell them the value you see in FEMA and that you want to see it protected.

Make sure you are personally prepared as much as possible without it turning into an anxiety spiral. The more you can help yourself, the more weight you can take off a stressed system. A go bag and an evacuation plan are great places to start, and will already put you ahead of the game.

[imams-diary]

Sounds like Donald J. Trump's criminal record is longer than CVS receipts! Maybe he should stick to reality TV instead of reality courtrooms.

[kittykittyredcat]

Remember when the muppets explained a bull market and calculated the national debt on ABC after Black Monday in the 80s?

without a doubt this is the strongest indicator that we are swiftly heading to a recession

[batboyblog]

"If we summon our hope then we will find the light and turn this moment into what a friend from Florida once called a slingshot moment.. where we are pulled backwards but the tension and pressure of being pulled backwards ultimately propels us to destinations that we have not yet been"

-Congresswoman Sarah McBride

[union-elvis]

Boss makes a dollar, we make a dime, that’s why we organize on company time, hummina hummina

[st-just]

I can't say I don't hope they win or think they'd be an improvement, given [gestures at current events]. But like, every time I read about California or New York state politics and administration I do get more understanding of widespread contempt for the Democratic party writ large.