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And the entire nation of Switzerland laughs at Hegseth's posturing display of ignorance....

(Quote should be "are those", not "and those" for anyone a bit confused)

"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones. But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal. A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said. We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized. Ira Byock"

Absolutely.

No different than the US population as a whole right now, then.

I've spent this past 8 months or so feeling nauseous every time I hear "the land of the free, & the home of the brave."

National anthem needs changing....

In my playing of that clip, my partner heard the words "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace are those who are willing to wage war to defend it." - & immediately laughed in response.

As did, I imagine, the entire nation of Switzerland.

I'll add that in my experience, the longer the military service & higher the rank, the more anti-war members of the military become.
The trigger-happy Rambo wannabes tend to be new recruits whose only experience of 'war' is movies & video games. Experiencing real war quickly knocks that out of them.

Australian comments on the insanity of MAGA 🥴👇🏼💙

More guns than people…

Is it freedom or a national death cult that keeps growing?

and there you have it!😂🔥🔥

Our "democracy" has always been a hoax. Every living, breathing citizen has one vote once a year, but inanimate money has unlimited votes 24/7/365. Do you understand? As women, Native Americans, immigrants, and Black people gained more rights, so did money and corporate entities. That's on purpose.

No soul, either.

Not the first signs by a long shot.

It's past time for Dem states & cities to form a coalition & stop sending tax dollars to the federal government via a soft (potentially hard in the future) secession.
Continuing to fund the government that uses those funds to attack them is madness.

So the point you're trying to make is that if someone expresses a personal opinion/belief (that they're opposed to being forced onto anyone else), you believe that the logical response is to attempt to force your own personal opinion onto them to correct any perceived imbalance in the power dynamic?

They're all lying - constantly.

NOTHING coming out of the Trump admin or MAGA should be taken at face value. Even if it seems as benign as 'the sky is blue', it should all be vigorously fact-checked.

SCOTUS-approved domestic terrorism perpetuated by the US government; proving (yet again) that 'law' & 'justice' aren't the same thing.

When gov't & SCOTUS stop serving "We the people", it's time for drastic challenges & change. They were both designed to serve the people - not the other way around.

That's 'Nobody's allowed to have opinions that differ from my own' behavior.

Exactly the kind of behavior/mindset that I vehemently oppose in MAGAs, but apparently, it's just fine if it's displayed on "our side".

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Europe blocked traffic and vandalized shops and restaurants after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla reut.rs/42R0QW4

Among those detained are doctors, parliamentarians, faith leaders, and other human rights defenders. In total, Israel abducted 497 people, a violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and international law. To date, no state has imposed consequences. #GlobalSumudFlotilla #3E

Israel committed piracy by illegally intercepting the #GlobalSumudFlotilla in international waters.

Human rights defenders, from 46 countries, including Greta Thunberg, were abducted as nearly 40 vessels carrying aid, for genocide & starvation stricken Gaza, were stopped. #3E

Exactly. Far too many (including the British police, apparently) see it as an either/or situation. It's not, though.
Outrage at what the Israeli government is doing doesn't equate to a hatred of all Jewish people (many of which are themselves protesting the government's actions).

No different at all - that's exactly what's so frustrating for their base.

That's the one thing I can't forgive Harris for - her failure to demand a recount (she's the only one that had the legal right to do so).

There were so many suspect things about the '24 elections. I feel that the least she could have done for voters would have been to confirm things either way.

the mods of this place will strangle it to death trying to avoid it having the reputation it already has and unavoidably will always have

California and New York paying taxes to this federal government in 2025 is tantamount to England and France paying taxes to Germany in 1940.

The money is going to be used *against* you.

Republicans Are an Invading Force: What Are Our Options? AUTHOR’S NOTE: I originally published this article several weeks ago.

As I’ve been saying,
“The facts are clear. Fascist takeovers prevented after winning power democratically: zero. Average length of fascist rule once established: 31 years. Fascist regimes removed by voting: zero. Most were removed by war or military coups, and tens of millions died in the process.”

….and blaming the trans community and immigrants 🙄🙄

Presuming that you'd call either of them men.
I wouldn't.

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

“It was heartbreaking to watch,” said Watson. “Even if you’re not a mother, seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.”…

“Stuff was everywhere…people’s birth certificates, and papers thrown all over. Water was leaking into the hallway. It was wicked crazy.”

Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties. Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours before agents finally let him go. “I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up,” Jones said. “I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.”

What DHS pulled in Chicago on Tuesday is wildly unconstitutional. They smashed down almost every door in the building, dragged entire families into the street, and detained people for hours ("Kavanaugh stops").

Ms. Fisher was held for five hours and another senior citizen was held for three hours.