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DirkMcCallahan

@ DirkMcCallahan @lemmy.world

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  • Senate Democrats embrace hardball on government shutdown

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  • The best argument I've heard against Dems filibustering the CR is that a filibuster would mean that they would - in the eyes of the public - take responsibility for the shutdown, and that the public would blame them for EVERYTHING wrong with the country now, including all of the Trump/Musk messes.

    Which is insane to me. Allowing the CR to go through would cause much more direct harm, show that the Dems don't really care about opposing this insanity, and - if we're worried about PR - allow the GOP to blame future problems on Biden since they're marketing the CR as a continuation of Biden's budget when it's really nothing of the sort.

    This is precisely the time to use the filibuster. If the GOP wants to remove it, let them. They'll own it, and if the Dems ever get back into power, it'll help them tremendously.

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  • Thank you!

    (Though, to be fair, I'm not sure how much they deserve to be thanked for undoing a change that should never have been made in the first place.)

  • GOP lawmakers push to charge women with homicide for seeking abortions.

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  • I mean, it's the logical consequence of their argument that abortion is murder. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, and it's why Dobbs was so disturbing.

    Unfortunately, most people just didn't give a damn.

  • Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

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  • It's like every company that wasn't complete shit just suddenly decided to...go to complete shit.

  • J. D. Vance Stopped Talking About Eggs | Last year, the vice president made prices a central theme of the GOP election campaign. Now that eggs cost more than ever, he’s gone quiet.

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  • Hillbilly Hypocrite

  • The private GOP panic over the slash-and-burn DOGE firings | White House aides are inundated with congressional calls as Republicans fret

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  • Susan Collins is very concerned.

  • Texas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growing

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  • Don't worry, RFK is here to make everything better!

  • House Republicans narrowly pass measure to fund Trump's agenda after last-minute drama

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  • Bastards.

  • 71 percent of Trump voters oppose Medicaid cuts: Poll

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  • AMA request: Someone from the 29% of Trump voters who are in FAVOR of Medicaid cuts.

  • Do you need complete silence to read books?

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  • Honestly, no. I actually prefer a bit of background noise.

  • ‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts

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  • It's not just Trump and Musk. Remember, there are two supposedly co-equal branches of government that could step in here.

    The entire Republican party is complicit in this.

  • Trump's Purge Hits Nuclear Weapons Agency–Setting Off National Crisis

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  • They couldn't be more cartoonishly evil if they tried.

  • Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence

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  • It's worrying that this isn't as high on Lemmy (or Reddit) as it should be. We all knew this was going to happen, but still, isn't this more important than articles about Trump's humiliation?

    I mean, I get it, there's some serious schadenfreude there, but as with last time around, Trump's clown antics are distracting from the serious damage that's going on directly behind him.

  • Hate speech on X surged for at least 8 months after Elon Musk takeover – new research.

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  • Wasn't that part of the point?

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  • Yeah, if I hadn't been so committed to Rexit, I doubt I would have stuck around long enough to find a UX that I liked. Just to name one, it'd be nice if MLMYM were a default skin.

  • Apple, Microsoft Joining Google Using Gulf of America in Maps Programs

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  • Not sure why anyone is surprised...they're all bootlicking corporations that don't want the mob boss to fuck with their mergers and/or investigate them for their various crimes.

  • Sen. Collins to vote for RFK Jr., Trump's pick to lead health agency

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  • She is very concerned.

  • Apple's new AI feature rewords scam messages to make them look more legit

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  • I am positive...positive!...that Apple will be sure to address this issue and take responsibility for any harm that may come out of it.

  • Trump’s cabinet isn’t as anti-Wall Street as voters might want to believe | Robert Reich

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  • AMA request: Someone who genuinely believes that Trump's cabinet will be anti-Wall Street.