They had zero Republican votes in the Senate in any case, and still passed it, and only one in the House, where they passed it with a 5 vote majority.
09.11.2025 00:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@cosmopolitanrdw.bsky.social
Nomadic Cosmopolitan Afrikaner tannie living, working and studying in Canada. Lover of books, biltong, and afternoon naps. Kept entertained by my GenZ students. I have opinions. Interested in so much more than politics. πΏπ¦π¨π¦
They had zero Republican votes in the Senate in any case, and still passed it, and only one in the House, where they passed it with a 5 vote majority.
09.11.2025 00:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And in the end Democrats had to pass the ACA without GOP support so they could just as well have passed single payer universal healthcare. Why pass all the concessions they made for Republicans when, IIRK, they got ONE R vote in the House, and NONE in the Senate.
08.11.2025 23:56 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0The next administration is going to to have to have everything in the White House appraised to check if it the original or a copy.
08.11.2025 17:48 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Donβt kill my dreams!!! πͺ¦πͺ¦π€π€
08.11.2025 17:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβm sure everyone is devastated by the news that theyβre going to be deprived of his charming, witty, and ever so gracious presence. Not to mention his infinite wisdom.
07.11.2025 23:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βSo there!β What, is she six years old?
07.11.2025 05:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Years ago someone made an animated video showing this loop of exploitation. It used to be on YouTube, but then it disappeared. Anybody know the video Iβm talking about, or where it can be found?
06.11.2025 22:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The percentage of transgender athletes at an Olympic level is even lower. So no, separate leagues just makes no sense.
06.11.2025 19:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0To illustrate, out of more than half a million US college level athletes, there are around 10 transgender athletes. That includes both transgender men AND women, in more than 25 different sports. So having separate sports leagues means youβll have leagues with zero or 1 athletes.
06.11.2025 19:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This only works if you fall for the dramatic fear mongering that there are 1000βs of transgender athletes. There just is not. How and why do you create sports leagues when there are probably single digit numbers of athletes in individual sports?
06.11.2025 19:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0I am normally a very empathetic person, so why I am I sitting here giggling like a fool?
06.11.2025 19:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If there was a strong Republican Party Trump would never have won a primary, and we would not be where we are. Instead, we have a bunch of spineless bootlickers without policies and principles.
06.11.2025 16:31 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Wow! And it only took her 10 years to realize this?
06.11.2025 16:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0To be clear, what is down by 25% is the price of Walmartβs Holiday Basket, a curated promotional basket of 20 items. Itβs almost certainly a loss leader, and the price drop is very likely a favour for Trump. What it is not is the regular price of a basket of groceries at Walmart or anywhere else.
06.11.2025 15:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0TouchΓ©. Ek is βn wit, Afrikaans sprekende Afrikaner. I am an immigrant for a variety of reasons, none of which has anything to do with persecution, genocide or racism. I am not a refugee. And like you, I love South Africa, which will always be my country. These MAGA Afrikaners are an embarrassment!
06.11.2025 15:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The solution is to back off, and let each sport figure it out for themselves. There are are going to be hits and misses along the way, but every sport is different, and the governing bodies are best suited to come up with a fair approach, not politicians.
06.11.2025 01:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I want to see candidates for federal positions who hold very strong anti-monopoly opinions, and who are not only in favor of breaking up all these large monopolies into smaller companies, but are fierce advocates for it.
05.11.2025 14:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Are universities still academic institutions, or have they become glorified vocational institutions to feed the hungry maws of industry?
04.11.2025 16:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0bsky.app/profile/lewi...
04.11.2025 02:48 β π 10 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Earlier last week he did manage to figure out who it was, now again he seems to not know? Is this part of his mental decline or is it just obfuscation and plausible deniability?
03.11.2025 15:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0How every history and science textbook should start
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Is it too much too ask that the Speaker of the House keeps himself informed about what is going on around the country? And what his president has been doing/saying/shit-posting? Maybe, if it is too much for work him, have his press people give him daily briefings on whatβs happening in the country?
29.10.2025 21:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 090% of voters donβt know a transgender person, have never met a transgender person, or, if they have, didnβt even know they have. It was never an issue, until the right made it one and convinced people it is an existential threat.
29.10.2025 14:08 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs all going smashing, isnβt it. π€¦π»ββοΈπ€¦π»ββοΈ
28.10.2025 06:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Weβd lost track of which innings it was, delirium was starting to set in, and purple alligators were dancing with green monkeys in the bullpen. (Sorry, I think Iβm on a roll nowβ¦)
28.10.2025 06:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It was day eight of the third game, and provisions were running lowβ¦
28.10.2025 05:55 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0En nog is dit het einde niet. π§’π§’
28.10.2025 05:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I guess accusing people of eating the cats, eating the dogs, has grown stale?
25.10.2025 23:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Why are they always dressed like itβs 2007 and theyβre going on a reconnaissance mission through Fallujah?
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