GivingEuropeASpook

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French President Emmanuel Macron announces new right-wing government in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Macron really going out of his way to fuck over the French people, eh? Calls snap elections right after the far right wins big in eu elections, then refuses to follow the will of the people when said election backfires.

Part of my thinks the left will be better off in opposition, though.

Republican Demands and Divisions Drive Impasse Toward a Shutdown in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

All they care about is their base

One in the same in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

A better way to say it would instead be the inverse: "If you don't work for a paycheck, you probably hold enough capital"

Republican Demands and Divisions Drive Impasse Toward a Shutdown in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 18 points 8 months ago (9 children)

They want a shutdown lol this idea that negotiating will avert it is silly since you don't negotiate for things you don't want.

Amazon and SpaceX are quietly trying to demolish national labor law — American workers could lose workplace protections that they’ve had for almost a century in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Captured implies that the State didn't already function as a tool of capital

French President Macron says sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not “ruled out” in c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

All this because Republicans in the US don't like that sending arms to Ukraine makes Biden look good to the general public.

MAGA Republican Pledges “End of Democracy” to Rabid Cheers at CPAC | Republicans at CPAC 2024 are openly vowing to take down democracy. in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

I know, I was joking

Amazon and SpaceX are quietly trying to demolish national labor law — American workers could lose workplace protections that they’ve had for almost a century in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Yes, although the US pulled itself back enough with some of FDR's reforms that it kicked the can down the road a few generations, whereas the Weimar Republic actually collapsed.

Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024 in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

I know right? This quote in the headline makes her out to sound so tepid like "please mr president could you maybe be more confrontational against the fascists who want to kill me and my allies? 👉👈"

Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024 in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

Too busy trying to court centrist voters and uphold a dying status quo

Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024 in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 0 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Nah if Trump was in office in the last four months there'd be open conflict across the Middle East with thousands of US troops bound for Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, etc

Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024 in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

Oh yeah, if he started talking like half of his most rabid supporters do online then he'd be way more popular.

If people could quote President Biden's personal attacks on white supremacists, book bans, etc then they'd get a lot farther with the politically disengaged.

Imagine if you had Biden (or his social media team) out here on the daily constantly mocking GOP culture war shit as inherently un-American and out of touch with normal people?

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Workers at another public library in Ohio vote to unionize (www.peoplesworld.org)
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A lot is happening in Florida education. These are some of the changes kids will see (www.npr.org)
 

The headline should read something more like "Florida students to return to schools after fascist-overhaul of the curriculum" but that wouldn't be "objective" enough for NPR.

Students will literally be watching Prager U Kids videos, require parental permission for a nickname, and be forcibly misgendered by even their closest, favorite, teacher as a matter of State Law.

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Child safety bills are reshaping the internet for everyone (www.theverge.com)
 

Lawmakers across the country (United States) are trying to protect kids by age-gating parts of the internet.

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“Big Three” Auto Workers Vote To Strike By 97% (peoplesdispatch.org)
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Texas Central partners with Amtrak (www.youtube.com)
 

The project has been delayed for years, but perhaps with Amtrak (and Andy Byford), the line will finally progress.

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North Carolina Passes 3 Anti-Trans Laws In One Day, Overriding Vetoes (www.erininthemorning.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4580386

From the article, my emphasis added:

"Bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community remained stagnant for the initial months of North Carolina's legislative cycle. However, the landscape shifted when Democratic Representative Tricia Cotham, elected from a district which voted for her,** a Democrat, by +19points, switched to the Republican party**. This gave the GOP the crucial 72 votes required to override a governor's veto. Subsequently, these bills were promptly slated for hearings and aggressively advanced by the state's Republican leadership."

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North Carolina Passes 3 Anti-Trans Laws In One Day, Overriding Vetoes (www.erininthemorning.com)
 

From the article, my emphasis added:

"Bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community remained stagnant for the initial months of North Carolina's legislative cycle. However, the landscape shifted when Democratic Representative Tricia Cotham, elected from a district which voted for her,** a Democrat, by +19points, switched to the Republican party**. This gave the GOP the crucial 72 votes required to override a governor's veto. Subsequently, these bills were promptly slated for hearings and aggressively advanced by the state's Republican leadership."

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Florida governor removes elected opposition official, replaces with political ally (www.rawstory.com)
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Alan Fisher - Economics Explained is Misled about Induced Demand (www.youtube.com)
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One of my favourites from Alan Fisher. Seriously, just one more lane bro!

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Woman has life changing brain implant forcibly repossessed after company goes bankrupt (www.technologyreview.com)
 

Sure, updating patients rights would help but how fucked is it that our system allows this by default in the first placd?

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